Reading in 2013

After a quick tally this morning, I discovered that over the past two years I read about a hundred books. This isn't an exact count as I'm pretty confident I missed getting one or two books onto my list, but it's close. This was encouraging to discover, because I have decided to read at least fifty-two books during 2013 - a book for every week of the year - and was excited to see that I've nearly met this goal for the past two years.

Since 2013 began I have already re-read the entire Percy Jackson series, as well as the sequel series, Heroes of Olympus, which I thought was much better than the first series. Don't get me wrong - the original series is an excellent read and extremely witty, but the intricacy of the plots and depth of each character is much greater in the second series.

I'm also one book away from finishing the Thursday Next series by Jasper Fforyd. I must say, humorous novels typically aren't my mug of tea, but these books have kept me laughing. I think my interest is partially due to the whopping amount of literary references strewn throughout the pages. Between this series and the Percy Jackson books, I've already finished fifteen books this year, which puts me six weeks ahead of schedule. Not that I'm complaining - this gives me leeway in case reading doesn't happen in the weeks ahead.

Some of the books I intend to read in 2013 include Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, several of L. E. Modesitt's series, such as The Imager Portfolio and The Corean Chronicles, and finally reading all of the Honor Harrington novels.  The recent release of the beginning of The Hobbit film trilogy has me desiring to re-enter one of the first magical lands I ever visited. I also need to catch up on the few recent Ted Dekker books I haven't yet read and keep abreast with his releases throughout the year (Sovereign, I have my eye on you).

I plan to read more of Stephen Lawhead's works before traveling to Great Britain, which should put me right in the mood! I may even read some classics by Dumas, Verne, and Dickens, which I have been determined to read for awhile but keep putting off. And I might decide to worm my way back through some fantasy series such as The Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind, which I never quite finished the first time through, and read some new ones I recently became familiar with, such as The Kingkiller Chronicles. Needless to say, there are plenty of books I'd like to read, and I hope to make a huge dent in my reading list this year.

What about you? Do you have a reading goal set for 2013? Or have you read some good books recently which you would recommend? I'm always looking for new material to read! Feel free to share in the comments below.