If there was ever a meh year, 2016 was it. 
 I started out the year positive. I set my reading goal at 50 books and I was determined to keep it. Unfortunately, my first book of the year caused me to go into a reading slump until the end of March. This is a reoccurring theme throughout the year. By the end of September, I had taken up a new position at work and did not have time to read for the rest of the year. 
 My reading life also changed because I joined Netgalley last year. That had some mixed results for me. I completed 5 books from there, DNFed one book and gave two other books rather low ratings. I think that might be a sign that I do not always pick the greatest books and that I might need to be a little more choosy. 
 Overall, I read an unimpressive sixteen books and had an average rating of 3.6. Here are some facts about my reading last year: 
 -I continued on with my Agatha Christie reading and completed The A.B.C. Murders. However, I did not pick up another Jane Austen book like I had planned on doing. 
 -I also started Dorothy L. Sayers' Lord Peter Wimsey mystery series, which had a really awful first book called Whose Body. 
 -I reread volumes one and two from the Fushigi Yugi manga and they were not as good as I remembered. I think I might be getting too old to enjoy them like I did. 
 -I read Harry Potter and the Cursed Child like everyone else, but I did not hate it as much as most people did. (In my head though... I rewrote the story as a comedy with Albus Severus being sorted into Hufflepuff and that leading to teenage angst.) 
 -In my excitement for the new Beauty and the Beast movie, I read Cruel Beauty. It was well written but pretty weak on plot. 
 -I read a mediocre retelling of Mulan as well called Wild Orchid. I liked it, but it could have been better if it was long. 
 -I started Julie Mulhern's The Country Club Murders series (Series includes: The Deep End, Guaranteed to Bleed, and Clouds in My Coffee). I have fangirled over it a lot. These books are probably one of my most favorite things ever. 
 -When I was actually trying to catch up to my reading goal, I read many short books. To my surprise, my favorite turned out to be Ira Levin's The Stepford Wives. I have never been so enthralled by something that I had been spoiled on. 
 For the most part, my favorite books this year were The Stepford Wives and the three books from The Country Club Murders series. Everything else was fairly forgettable. If you want to see my full reading list, you should check out my Read in 2016 shelf. 
 Let's hope 2017 is a better reading year for me. On a side note, I'm already behind on my reading goal this year. I guess that is just the way I roll.