Well, I managed to read a respectable 65 books this year. Most of the non fiction books were audible books that I listen to while I drive, so that always helps my numbers. For the most part I was successful in choosing good books, which is why my ratings are usually fairly high. I'm hoping to continue with about the same number of books next year. If you are on GoodReads, I'd love it if you friend me, I love keeping up with everyone through their reviews! (Post contains affiliate links).
1. The Year of Reading Dangerously: How Fifty Great Books (and Two Not-So-Great Ones) Saved My Life by Andy Miller. ⅘.
2. The Great Zoo of China by Matthew Reilly. ⅘
3. The Rosie Effect: A Novel (Don Tillman Book 2) by Graeme Simsion. 3.5/5
4. The Tell-Tale Heart ⅘.
5. Cane and Abe ⅘.
6. Walking on Trampolines ⅘.
7. The Shadow of the Wind by Carolos Ruiz Zafon. 5/5.
8. The Girl on the Train: A Novelby Paula Hawkins. 5/5
9. Her: A Novel by Harriet Lane. 5/5
10. Repeatby Neal Pollack. ⅘
11. The Mermaid's Sisterby Carrie Ann Nobel. ⅘
12. The Strangerby Harlan Coben. ⅘
13. My Sunshine Away by M. O. Walsh. ⅘
14. Unstuff Your Life!: Kick the Clutter Habit and Completely Organize Your Life for Good by Andrew Mellen. 5/5
15. Inside the O'Briens: A Novelby Lis Genova. ⅘
16. The Girl on the Pierby Paul Tomkins. ⅘
17. Don't Lose Her (The Max Freeman Mysteries)by Jonathon King. ⅘.
18. The Wishing Thread: A Novelby Lisa Van Allen. ⅘
19. Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography ⅗
20. Last Night at the Blue Angel: A Novel by Rebecca Rotert. ⅘
21. The Beautiful Daughters: A Novel by Nicole Baart. ⅘
22. The House of Hawthorne: A Novel by Erika Roburk. ⅘
23. Day Shift (Midnight, Texas)by Charlaine Harris. 5/5.
24. My Paris Dream: An Education in Style, Slang, and Seduction in the Great City on the Seine by Kate Betts. ⅘
25. The Sound of Glass by Karen White. 5/5
26. The Canterbury Sistersby Kim Wright. ⅘
27. Don't Lose Her (The Max Freeman Mysteries) by Jonathan King. ⅘.
28. The Truth According to Us: A Novel by Annie Barrows. ⅘.
29. The Book of Speculation: A Novel by Ericka Swyler. 4.5/5
30. Death in Brittany: A Mystery by Jean-Luc Bannalec. ⅘
31. The Bones of You by Debbie Howells. 4.5/5
32. The Flying Circus by Susan Crandall. ⅘
33. Among the Ten Thousand Things: A Novelby Julia Pierpont. ⅗
34. The Coincidence of Coconut Cake by Amy Reichert. ⅘.
35. Speaking in Bones: A Novel (Temperance Brennan) by Kathy Reichs. ⅘
36. Black-Eyed Susans: A Novel of Suspense by Julia Heaberlin. 4.5/5
37. Circling the Sun: A Novel by Paula McLain. ⅘
38. Trust No One: A Thriller by Paul Cleave. 5/5.
39. Somebody I Used to Know by David Bell. ⅘.
40. The Uninvited: A Novel by Cat Winters. ⅘
41. Down the Rabbit Hole: Curious Adventures and Cautionary Tales of a Former Playboy Bunnyby Holly Madison. ⅘
42. Down the Rabbit Hole: Curious Adventures and Cautionary Tales of a Former Playboy Bunny by Holly Madison. (⅘)
43. Broken Promise: A Thriller by Linwood Barclay. 3.5/5
44. The Guilty One by Sophie Littlefield. (⅘)
45. Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari. (⅘)
46. Everybody Rise: A Novel by Stephanie Clifford. (⅗)
47. We Never Asked for Wings: A Novel by Vanessa Diffenbaugh. (⅗)
48. I See You Made an Effort: Compliments, Indignities, and Survival Stories from the Edge of 50 by Annabelle Gurwitch (⅘).
49. The Little Paris Bookshop: A Novel by Nina George. (5/5)
50. The Murderer's Daughter: A Novel by Jonathan Kellerman (⅘).
51. So That Happened: A Memoir by Jon Cryer (5/5).
52. The Sisters of Versailles: A Novel (The Mistresses of Versailles Trilogy) by Sally Christie (⅘).
53. The Child Garden: A Novel by Catriona McPherson (⅘).
54. Playing with Fire: A Novel by Tess Gerritsen (⅘).
55. White Collar Girl: A Novel by Renée Rosen (⅘).
56. Movie Game by Michael Ebner (⅘).
57. Now That She's Gone (A Waterman & Stark Thriller) by Gregg Olsen (⅘).
58. Ashley Bell: A Novel by Dean Koontz (⅘).
59. Why Not Me? by Mindy Kalling (⅘).
60. Three Whistles by Tim Soyars (⅗).
61. The Silent Children by Amna K. Boheim (⅘).
62. The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald (4.5/5).
63. The Bette Davis Club by Jane Lotter (⅘).
64. Angels Burning by Tawni O'Dell (⅘).
65. The Winter Girl: A Novel by Matt Marinovich (⅘).
Cheryl says
OMG, I'm embassed that you read my blog...LOL I'm going to have to copy and print your list. There are a lot of books on there that I have never heard of and I like your rating systems...numbers instead of writing about them...You give me something to aspire to...or feel bad about because I'd never make this money...hey, maybe I'll start counting the books I read to the kids...
Good for you Pam...I really love your passion but more than that I love that you gave yourself permission to spend the time. I did take to heart what you said on my blog about how you find the time...I'm trying to get there ...
Oh, I do belong to Goodreads but I don't post there much...Maybe I'll even do better at that this year...
Happy Sunday...I'm going to grab my book, put on a fire and maybe have a bit of Southern Comfort...rainy and windy here...Have a great week.