Books in review for 2012

2012 was a bumper reading year for me. I managed to read 65 books! I was aiming for 52 (one per week) but easily surpassed this. I think I could have potentially read another 10 but I got rather sick at the start of November and haven't physically read a book since. Basically I've lost my reading mojo...  Instead I've been watching trashy TV series so I hope once I finish what I'm watching that my enthusiasm for reading returns.  But here was what I did in 2012:

Fiction: 49
Non-fiction: 16
Teenage: 0 (this really shocked me)

Of the fiction 19 were in what I would call the Australian Rural Romance genre. I just loved reading about farmers and strong independent women...  There are a ton of new releases in this genre due out early 2013 so am rather excited!

I continued with my two bookgroups. In one I read 9/12 books and the other was 10/11. That elusive 100% still eludes me.

Best book from the year is a toss up between "Shadow of the Wind" or "Sarah's Key". Both just brilliant.

So now I look onwards to 2013. Maybe I will finish a few more books in the next week but it isn't likely...  My aim for 2013 is to read 52 again. Part of me wants to say more but I need to be realistic here...

Book: Sing You Home

Summary: Zoe Baxter has spent ten years trying to get pregnant, and just when she’s about to get her heart’s desire, tragedy destroys her world. In the aftermath of loss and divorce, she throws herself into her career as a music therapist. Working with Vanessa, she finds their relationship moving from business, to friendship, and then – to Zoe’s surprise – blossoming into love. When Zoe allows herself to start thinking of children again, she remembers that there are still frozen embryos that she and her husband never used.  But Max, having sought peace at the bottom of a bottle, has found redemption in an evangelical church, and Zoe needs his permission to take his unborn child . . .

What I thought: I really enjoyed this book. Once again such thought provoking subject matter. And this one kept me guessing right up until the end on what the outcome would be...

Uni

The second semester saw me finish two more subjects of my MBA. The first was Managerial Skills Workshop. This was very much a personal look at myself and relecting on me as a manager and leader. I really enjoyed it. My other subject was Strategy and Management of Change. This was not so good... But in the end I passed both with DISTINCTIONS so was sure happy!  Now I am just left with one subject to go. How I wish it was all over with already...

Final card swap for 2012, part 2

And the rest of them... 

Final card swap for 2012, part 1

Final card swap for 2012 had 12 of us participate. Here are the cards: