It has been a fabulous year in many ways. My reading totals exceeded last year’s, as well as the year before.
Here are the books, linked to reviews, for December. Scroll down to see the numbers for the month and for the year.
Here are the Top Ten Favorite Books of the year.
DECEMBER 2012:
1. Accursed, The , by Joyce Carol Oates – 667 pages – (historical suspense) - 12/9/12
2. Bonnie, by Iris Johansen – 373 pages – (suspense) – 12/5/12
3. Chanel Bonfire, by Wendy Lawless – 292 pages – (memoir) – 12/16/12
4. End of the Wasp Season, The, by Denise Mina – 390 pages – (murder mystery) – 12/18/12
5. Good Woman, The, by Jane Porter – 341 pages – (contemporary fiction) – 12/10/12
6. How to Be Single, by Liz Tuccillo — 354 pages – (contemporary fiction) – 12/27/12
7. In Name Only (e-book), by Carol Kilgore – 320 pages – (suspense/contemporary fiction) – 12/15/12
8. Midwives, by Chris Bohjalian – 372 pages – (mystery/legal suspense) – 12/7/12
9. Murder at Blue Falls (e-book) - 192 pages – (mystery) – 12/30/12
10. Not Young, Still Restless, by Jeanne Cooper – 207 pages – (memoir) – 12/21/12
11. Search, The, by Nora Roberts – 488 pages -(contemporary fiction) – 12/3/12
12. Sugar Springs, by Kim Law – 356 pages – (romance/contemporary fiction) – 12/13/12
13. Three Moons Over Sedona (e-book) - 313 pages – (contemporary fiction) – 12/29/12
14. Whistling Woman (e-book), by C. C. Tillery – 254 pages – (memoir) – 12/23/12
15. Windfall (e-book), by Penny Vincenzi – 528 pages- (historical fiction) – 12/20/12
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TOTAL BOOKS READ THIS MONTH: 15
TOTAL PAGES READ THIS MONTH: 5,777
TOTAL BOOKS READ THIS YEAR: 191
TOTAL PAGES READ THIS YEAR: 63,640
FAVORITE BOOK THIS MONTH: (FICTION) – Midwives, by Chris Bohjalian
FAVORITE BOOK THIS MONTH: (NONFICTION) – Chanel Bonfire, by Wendy Lawless
CHALLENGES: ALL CHALLENGES COMPLETED!
Congratulations on completing your challenges. Wanted to stop by and wish you a Healthy and Happy New Year!
Thanks, Cheryl…glad you could stop by. Have a wonderful New Year!
Congratulations! =)
Best wishes for a wonderful New year!
Thanks, My Recent Favorite Books…glad you could stop by; have a great New Year.
How do you manage to read so many books – what’s your secret?…do you have magic elves who come and do the washing, cooking and cleaning so you can just read?
Ha-ha! Yes, magic elves. But seriously, I moved five years ago into a small condo; I’m retired from my “day job;” and all the kids and others have grown up. So I have the house to myself and schedule my own things. After the big house I had, the condo is a breeze to clean. There isn’t much cooking and the laundry is only mine….lol
Thanks for visiting, Karen; I got a smile from your comments.