Books Read in 2014

For the past few years (2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009) I've had a goal to read and review a bunch of books over the course of each year.

My goal has been to average a book per week and end up with 50 books read and reviewed at the end of the year. I usually don't include smaller books (early middle grade, picture books, etc) unless I feel really strongly about them.  In 2013, I was significantly below my goal.  Oh well.

This year (2014) I plan to improve on my downturn in 2013.  If I hit 50, great, but at the very least, I hope to reach 40 books read in 2014.  I will also try to share all of my reviews here so you can get a feel for what I liked or didn't like.  That said, I generally only pick up a book to read it if I feel like it "speaks to me" in some way, so chances are, most of my reviews will be fairly positive.  Even then, I'm sure I'll come across some stinkers.  :)

If you have any suggestions for books to read or ways I can make my reading goal more exciting, please let me know.

And now, without further ado, here's the list of books I've read so far in 2014:
(I will be updating this post each time a new book is read/reviewed)

1. The Martian
2. The Forbidden Stone (The Copernicus Legacy Book 1)
3. At First Light
4. The Orphanage of Miracles
5. The High Druid's Blade
6. The Conjuring Glass (The Phoenix Girls Book 1)
7. The Bluest Eye
8. Frostborn (Thrones and Bones book 1)
9. Death in Venice and other tales
10. Shell Game (Kingdom Keepers #5)
11. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
12. Around the World in Eighty Days
13. The Rule of Thoughts (Mortality Doctrine #2)
14. Rat Runners
15. Words That Work: It's Not What You Say, It's What People Hear
16. Forcing the Ace

And for additional reference, here's a link to my "to be read" list over at Goodreads. This list includes purchased books on my bookshelves (but not read) as well as tons of books that have been recommended to me over the years. As you can see, the list is huge...and never really shrinks since there are always new recommendations coming in. So tell me...what good books have you read lately that I should add to my list? Any that I "MUST" get to ~immediately? :-)