JANUARY
3. The Girl who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of her own Making, by Catherynne M. Valente
2. Edible History: Easy Recipes for Homemade Mother of Vinegar, Apple Cider Vinegar, and Wine Vinegar, by Cassandra Cookson (short, but I want to make my own apple cider vinegar. Probably won't, but want to.)
1. Zeus of Ithome, by T. E. Taylor (written by one of the guys in my writer's group. Really great guy, enjoyable book.)
Friday, February 7, 2014
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
2013 Reading List: December
DECEMBER
57. Blue Lightning, by Ann Cleeves (book #4 of the Shetland Series. for reading group)
56. Whispers Under Ground, by Ben Aaronovich (Peter Grant #3)
55. Room, by Emma Donoghue (for reading group)
57. Blue Lightning, by Ann Cleeves (book #4 of the Shetland Series. for reading group)
56. Whispers Under Ground, by Ben Aaronovich (Peter Grant #3)
55. Room, by Emma Donoghue (for reading group)
54. *The Last Vampire, by Christopher Pike
NOVEMBER
53. *The War with Grandpa, by Robert Kimmel Smith (hey, I loved it as a kid)
52. Just a Geek, by Wil Wheaton
51. Sick Puppy, by Carl Hiaasen (for reading group)
50. Deadly Heat, by Richard Castle (Nikki Heat #5. Best guess at ghostwriter is still Tom Straw, but there's an "Andrew Major" also mentioned, who is most likely show creator Andrew Marlowe. Brad Parks is also mentioned as a possible ghostwriter.)
OCTOBER
49. Linked, by Heather Bowhay (Book Two of the Guardian Series. It has more or less turned into Twilight. Since it didn't really end on a cliffhanger, I have no pressing need to read the third book).
48. Roots, by Alex Haley (for reading group, and quite possibly the most amazing book I've ever read. It's taken nearly a month to read, but I loved nearly every second of it.)
SEPTEMBER
47. The Enchantress, by Michael Scott (Book 6 of The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel)
46. *The Vampire's Promise, by Caroline B. Cooney (The Vampire Trilogy Book 3)
45. *The Return of the Vampire, by Caroline B. Cooney (The Vampire Trilogy Book 2)
44. *The Cheerleader, by Caroline B. Cooney (The Vampire Trilogy Book 1)
43. The Winning Season, by Alison Packard
42. Music and Silence, by Rose Tremain (for reading group)
AUGUST
41. Frozen Heat, by Richard Castle (Nikki Heat #4. Best guess at ghostwriter is still Tom Straw)
40. Under the Dome, by Stephen King
39. Into the Heart of Borneo, by Redmond O'Hanlon (for reading group. And no, it is not "the funniest travel book I have ever read," despite the claims on the cover)
JULY
38. Billy the Kid and the Vampyres of Vegas: A Lost Story from the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, by Michael Scott (ebook short tied to The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel)
37. The Death of Joan of Arc: A Lost Story from the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, by Michael Scott (ebook short tied to The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel)
36. *The Other Side of Dawn, by John Marsden (The Tomorrow Series #7)
35. *The Night is for Hunting, by John Marsden (The Tomorrow Series #6)
34. *Burning for Revenge, by John Marsden (The Tomorrow Series #5)
33. * Darkness be My Friend, by John Marsden (The Tomorrow Series #4)
32. *A Killing Frost, by John Marsden (The Tomorrow Series #3)
31. *The Dead of Night, by John Marsden (The Tomorrow Series #2)
30. *Tomorrow, When the War Began, by John Marsden (The Tomorrow Series #1. This is the first thing I've reread anything this year, apparently. Cool)
29. The Whale Road, by Robert Low (for reading group)
JUNE
28. Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters, by Jane Austen and Ben H. Winters
27. UnEnchanted, by Chandra Hahn (An Unfortunate Fairy Tale, Book 1)
26. Amethyst, by Heather Bowhay (Book One of the Guardian Series)
25. The Morville Hours, by Katherine Swift (for reading group. I may have disliked #16, but at least it had a plot. This just rambled on about nothing interesting, and while the writing itself was ok, the construction of the–I don't know, it didn't have a plot, or even really a reason for existence–whatever was chain-of-consciousness. It was dull.)
24. Death Comes to Pemberley, by P.D. James
MAY
23. The Age of Zeus, by James Lovegood (Book 2 of The Pantheon Trilogy)
22. The Saddlebag, by Bahiyyih Nakhjavani (for reading group)
APRIL
21. The CIA Lockpicking Manual, by the Central Intelligence Agency (not like it'll help, though at least I better understand the theory. The only locks I can successfully pick are TSA approved luggage locks. Real secure.)
20. 2BR02B, by Kurt Vonnegut (a very, very short story)
19. The Warlock, by Michael Scott (Book 5 of The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel)
18. The Hippo with Toothache, edited by Lucy H. Spelman and Ted Y. Mashima (originally published in the US as The Rhino with Glue-on Shoes. I think it's fairly obvious why I checked this one out from the library. It's a bunch of zoo and wild-animal vet stories.)
17. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, by F. Scott Fitzgerald (I thought #16 might be a ripoff or variant of this. It isn't really, other than the reverse aging thing.)
16. I haven't Dreamed of Flying for a While, by Taichi Yamada (for reading group. This is one of the most self-important, boring books I've ever read.)
MARCH
15. The Necromancer, by Michael Scott (Book 4 of The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel)
14. The Sorceress, by Michael Scott (Book 3 of The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel)
13. The Magician, by Michael Scott (Book 2 of The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel)
12. Plugged, by Eoin Colfer
11. The Ring of Solomon, by Jonathan Stroud (A "prequel" featuring Bartimaeus from The Bartimaeus Trilogy)
FEBRUARY
10. Weight, by Jeanette Winterson (for reading group. The parts where she wasn't naval gazing were ok. The parts where she was, well, yeah...)
9. The Lady of the Rivers, by Philippa Gregory (Book 3 of The Cousins War)
8. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot
JANUARY
7. The Walking Dead Volume 8: Made to Suffer, by Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard, and Cliff Rathburn (graphic novel)
6. The Walking Dead Volume 7: The Calm Before, by Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard, and Cliff Rathburn (graphic novel)
5. Love in the Afternoon, by Alison Packard
4. The Owl Killers, by Karen Maitland (for reading group)
3. The Bromeliad, by Terry Pratchett (actually a compilation of three of his books: Truckers, Diggers, and Wings)
2. Smitten, by Janet Evanovich
1. Witness, by Cath Staincliffe (for reading group)
Monday, December 9, 2013
2013 Reading List: November
NOVEMBER
53. *The War with Grandpa, by Robert Kimmel Smith (hey, I loved it as a kid)
52. Just a Geek, by Wil Wheaton
51. Sick Puppy, by Carl Hiaasen (for reading group)
50. Deadly Heat, by Richard Castle (Nikki Heat #5. Best guess at ghostwriter is still Tom Straw, but there's an "Andrew Major" also mentioned, who is most likely show creator Andrew Marlowe. Brad Parks is also mentioned as a possible ghostwriter.)
53. *The War with Grandpa, by Robert Kimmel Smith (hey, I loved it as a kid)
52. Just a Geek, by Wil Wheaton
51. Sick Puppy, by Carl Hiaasen (for reading group)
50. Deadly Heat, by Richard Castle (Nikki Heat #5. Best guess at ghostwriter is still Tom Straw, but there's an "Andrew Major" also mentioned, who is most likely show creator Andrew Marlowe. Brad Parks is also mentioned as a possible ghostwriter.)
OCTOBER
49. Linked, by Heather Bowhay (Book Two of the Guardian Series. It has more or less turned into Twilight. Since it didn't really end on a cliffhanger, I have no pressing need to read the third book).
48. Roots, by Alex Haley (for reading group, and quite possibly the most amazing book I've ever read. It's taken nearly a month to read, but I loved nearly every second of it.)
SEPTEMBER
47. The Enchantress, by Michael Scott (Book 6 of The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel)
46. *The Vampire's Promise, by Caroline B. Cooney (The Vampire Trilogy Book 3)
45. *The Return of the Vampire, by Caroline B. Cooney (The Vampire Trilogy Book 2)
44. *The Cheerleader, by Caroline B. Cooney (The Vampire Trilogy Book 1)
43. The Winning Season, by Alison Packard
42. Music and Silence, by Rose Tremain (for reading group)
AUGUST
41. Frozen Heat, by Richard Castle (Nikki Heat #4. Best guess at ghostwriter is still Tom Straw)
40. Under the Dome, by Stephen King
39. Into the Heart of Borneo, by Redmond O'Hanlon (for reading group. And no, it is not "the funniest travel book I have ever read," despite the claims on the cover)
JULY
38. Billy the Kid and the Vampyres of Vegas: A Lost Story from the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, by Michael Scott (ebook short tied to The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel)
37. The Death of Joan of Arc: A Lost Story from the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, by Michael Scott (ebook short tied to The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel)
36. *The Other Side of Dawn, by John Marsden (The Tomorrow Series #7)
35. *The Night is for Hunting, by John Marsden (The Tomorrow Series #6)
34. *Burning for Revenge, by John Marsden (The Tomorrow Series #5)
33. * Darkness be My Friend, by John Marsden (The Tomorrow Series #4)
32. *A Killing Frost, by John Marsden (The Tomorrow Series #3)
31. *The Dead of Night, by John Marsden (The Tomorrow Series #2)
30. *Tomorrow, When the War Began, by John Marsden (The Tomorrow Series #1. This is the first thing I've reread anything this year, apparently. Cool)
29. The Whale Road, by Robert Low (for reading group)
JUNE
28. Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters, by Jane Austen and Ben H. Winters
27. UnEnchanted, by Chandra Hahn (An Unfortunate Fairy Tale, Book 1)
26. Amethyst, by Heather Bowhay (Book One of the Guardian Series)
25. The Morville Hours, by Katherine Swift (for reading group. I may have disliked #16, but at least it had a plot. This just rambled on about nothing interesting, and while the writing itself was ok, the construction of the–I don't know, it didn't have a plot, or even really a reason for existence–whatever was chain-of-consciousness. It was dull.)
24. Death Comes to Pemberley, by P.D. James
MAY
23. The Age of Zeus, by James Lovegood (Book 2 of The Pantheon Trilogy)
22. The Saddlebag, by Bahiyyih Nakhjavani (for reading group)
APRIL
21. The CIA Lockpicking Manual, by the Central Intelligence Agency (not like it'll help, though at least I better understand the theory. The only locks I can successfully pick are TSA approved luggage locks. Real secure.)
20. 2BR02B, by Kurt Vonnegut (a very, very short story)
19. The Warlock, by Michael Scott (Book 5 of The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel)
18. The Hippo with Toothache, edited by Lucy H. Spelman and Ted Y. Mashima (originally published in the US as The Rhino with Glue-on Shoes. I think it's fairly obvious why I checked this one out from the library. It's a bunch of zoo and wild-animal vet stories.)
17. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, by F. Scott Fitzgerald (I thought #16 might be a ripoff or variant of this. It isn't really, other than the reverse aging thing.)
16. I haven't Dreamed of Flying for a While, by Taichi Yamada (for reading group. This is one of the most self-important, boring books I've ever read.)
MARCH
15. The Necromancer, by Michael Scott (Book 4 of The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel)
14. The Sorceress, by Michael Scott (Book 3 of The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel)
13. The Magician, by Michael Scott (Book 2 of The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel)
12. Plugged, by Eoin Colfer
11. The Ring of Solomon, by Jonathan Stroud (A "prequel" featuring Bartimaeus from The Bartimaeus Trilogy)
FEBRUARY
10. Weight, by Jeanette Winterson (for reading group. The parts where she wasn't naval gazing were ok. The parts where she was, well, yeah...)
9. The Lady of the Rivers, by Philippa Gregory (Book 3 of The Cousins War)
8. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot
JANUARY
7. The Walking Dead Volume 8: Made to Suffer, by Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard, and Cliff Rathburn (graphic novel)
6. The Walking Dead Volume 7: The Calm Before, by Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard, and Cliff Rathburn (graphic novel)
5. Love in the Afternoon, by Alison Packard
4. The Owl Killers, by Karen Maitland (for reading group)
3. The Bromeliad, by Terry Pratchett (actually a compilation of three of his books: Truckers, Diggers, and Wings)
2. Smitten, by Janet Evanovich
1. Witness, by Cath Staincliffe (for reading group)
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