At the beginning of the year, I made a post about some of the books I wanted to read this year. The question is – did I read them?

There were many series I wanted to finish, and while I didn’t finish all of them, there are quite a few I ticked off my list – The Dark Artifices by Cassandra Clare, Cursebreakers by Brigid Kemmerer, Gone by Michael Grant, Bone Grace by Kathryn Purdie, The Young Elites by Marie Lu, and The Blood of Stars by Elizabeth Lim. There are some series I am part way through reading and wanted to continue, and made progress with Throne of Glass, Daughter of Smoke and Bone, and Serpent & Dove, but didn’t get round to the next Camelot Rising book.

I also set a goal to pick up more debuts rather than reading the same authors all the time. I definitely discovered some great new authors and books, including A Dark and Hollow Star by Ashley Shuttleworth, Malice by Heather Walter, Queen of Coin and Whispers by Helen Corcoran, and The Unbroken by C. L. Clark.

Other books I planned to read and did – A Darker Shade of Magic by V. E. Schwab, The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon, Crownchasers by Rebecca Coffindaffer, The Bone Houses by Emily Lloyd Jones, And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie.

Books I didn’t get to – Furyborn by Claire Legrand, Legend by Marie Lu, The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness, Legendborn by Tracy Deonn, The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna, Blazewrath Games by Amparo Ortiz, Persuasion by Jane Austen.

It was interesting to look back at what I had planned to read this year and see how many I ended up reading. I discovered other books during the year that I hadn’t planned to read. I’m definitely a mood reader so don’t always stick to TBRs, but I am pleased that I managed to read quite a few of the books that were on my list at the beginning of the year.

Were there any books you planned to read this year but didn’t get to? Chat with me in the comments!