I read the Wool omnibus last year.  The Shift series is technically a sequel, but it tells the story of what happened in the years prior to the events in the omnibus.

It was different than what I expected.  I thought First Shift was even better than the omnibus. Chapter 18 was a shock.  I never saw that coming!

I didn't like Second Shift as much, but it was still interesting, and I'm sure it's integral to the storyline.  I might change my mind once I've read the next book.

I decided to take a break from this series.  I'm currently reading Below Stairs by Margaret Powell.  I'm about 50% into it.

My current (short) TBR pile
* Hollow City- Ransom Riggs
* Third Shift: Pact- Hugh Howey
* Dust- Hugh Howey
* H.P. Lovecraft: The Complete Fiction- B&N Classics series

Well, once again, I've failed miserably at keeping up with this blog.
I can't believe I haven't updated since August.
I guess this will be a catch-up post, and then I'll try to keep up with it from now on.
I read 37 books in 2013.  My goal was 35.

This is what I read since last time:

December

• Plum Pudding Murder- JoanneFluke  (hated it- I am DONE with this series.  All they do is eat and the mysteries aren't very good)
• The Eyes Have It- Philip K Dick (lol)
• Allegiant- Veronica Roth  (I wasn't expecting it to end like that.  It was a very good series, though.)
• The Defenders- Philip K Dick 
• The Seven Dials Mystery- Agatha Christie

November

• Angels & Demons- Dan Brown 

October

• Piper in the Woods- Philip K Dick
• The Hanging Stranger- Philip K. Dick (loved it)
• Agatha Raisin & the Vicicous Vet
• The Book of Awesome
• Embroidered Truths- Monica Ferris

I ended up reading 37 books last year.  My goal was 35. 

I’m usually not very good at keeping reading goals.  I make lists, but a lot of times I won’t feel like reading what’s on the list, so I read something else.  If I set a number goal, I often feel too pressured to meet the goal so I read shorter books instead of books that I really want to read.  So this year, for the first time since 2004, I am not setting a reading goal!  Whoo hoo!  I must admit, that feels quite freeing.  :)

However, I am making a list of books I would like to read this year.  

• finish Wool series
• catch up on Louise Penny’s series
• The Hobbit / LOTR trilogy 
• Philip K. Dick
• read my B&N Classics, esp. H.P. Lovecraft
• Inferno- Dan Brown
• Below Stairs
• The Bell Jar

It’s not a very long list, and I’m pretty sure I won’t read everything on it (and probably lots that aren’t on it), but it’s a good starting point.