Goal: 50
More realistic goal in 2016 based on numbers from 2015 and 2014: 25
January:
1. A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn
2. The Martian by Andy Weir
February:
3. Night Crossing by Don J. Snyder
4. Anything for You by Kristan Higgins
5. Night by Elie Wiesel
March:
6. The Cinderella Murders by Mary Higgins Clark
7. The Book Thief by Markus Zarkus
8. Big Little Lies by Lianne Moriarty
April:
9. The Husband's Secret by Lianne Moriarty
10. Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
May:
*11. As You Wish by Cary Elwes
*12. The Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park
13. After You by Jojo Moyes
*14. Atonement by Ian McEwan
*15. The Princess Bride by William Goldman
June:
16. As Time Goes By by Mary Higgins Clark
17. Top Secret Twenty-One by Janet Evanovich
18. The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie
*19. All-American Girl by Meg Cabot
July:
20. Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith
*21. Never Go Back by Lee Child
August:
*22. A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro
23. Slumdog Millionaire by Vikas Swarup
*24. Lethal by Sandra Brown
25. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling
*26. Personal by Lee Child
September:
*27. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
28. Ten by Gretchen McNeil
*29. Brooklyn by Colm Tobien
October:
*30. Call the Midwife by Jennifer Worth
*31. Argo by Antonio Mendez
*32. Unbroken by Laura Hillebrand
33. Chasing Truth by Julie Cross
November:
34. Faking It by Jennifer Crusie
*35. A Master of Disguise by Antonio Mendez
*36. The Cinderella Deal by Jennifer Crusie
*37. Scandals of Classic Hollywood by Anne Helen Petersen
38. Welcome to Temptation by Jennifer Crusie
*39. Mistaken Identity by Lisa Scottoline
December:
*40. Let's Explore Owls with Diabetes by David Sedaris
41. Fast Women by Jennifer Crusie
*42. A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton
*42. A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton
43. Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie
*44. Mad About the Boy by Helen Fielding
*45. B is for Burglar by Sue Grafton
Forty-five. I was soclose to my goal of 50, thanks in large (read: huge) part to audiobooks and Overdrive. God bless the public library system!
Nonfiction books read: 9. Very nice number, and again, all thanks to Overdrive and the public library.
Audiobooks (denoted by *): 22. Wow. Exactly half of the books I read were audiobooks. And at 23 books read-read, that still beats the last two years by 5 and 6 books respectively. Win-win.
Best fiction book of 2016:
Big Little Lies was a favorite, for sure! Can't wait for the miniseries on HBO.
Career of Evil. I stayed up late over the summer to finish it and then immediately began reading on Wikipedia to see when the next one might come out.
The Martian. So funny and enjoyable.
Anything for You by Kristan Higgins. (Why are her titles so interchangeable and forgettable?)
Best nonfiction book of 2016:
This is the hardest decision and I don't think I can narrow it down:
Unbroken
Call the Midwife
Argo
Biggest yawn:
Probably A Study in Charlotte, although I thought about Chasing Truth as well. Maybe I just don't like young adult novels. (Although I did enjoy Ten, but the angsty voice of the narrator also got on my nerves, come to think of it.)
Biggest surprise:
Bridget Jones: Mad about the Boy. I didn't hate it. In fact ... I liked it. (Shh!) Pleasant surprise.
Most enjoyable reading experience:
Forty-five. I was soclose to my goal of 50, thanks in large (read: huge) part to audiobooks and Overdrive. God bless the public library system!
Nonfiction books read: 9. Very nice number, and again, all thanks to Overdrive and the public library.
Audiobooks (denoted by *): 22. Wow. Exactly half of the books I read were audiobooks. And at 23 books read-read, that still beats the last two years by 5 and 6 books respectively. Win-win.
Big Little Lies was a favorite, for sure! Can't wait for the miniseries on HBO.
Career of Evil. I stayed up late over the summer to finish it and then immediately began reading on Wikipedia to see when the next one might come out.
The Martian. So funny and enjoyable.
Anything for You by Kristan Higgins. (Why are her titles so interchangeable and forgettable?)
Best nonfiction book of 2016:
This is the hardest decision and I don't think I can narrow it down:
Unbroken
Call the Midwife
Argo
Biggest yawn:
Probably A Study in Charlotte, although I thought about Chasing Truth as well. Maybe I just don't like young adult novels. (Although I did enjoy Ten, but the angsty voice of the narrator also got on my nerves, come to think of it.)
Biggest surprise:
Bridget Jones: Mad about the Boy. I didn't hate it. In fact ... I liked it. (Shh!) Pleasant surprise.
Most enjoyable reading experience:
Some repeats here:
Unbroken
Call the Midwife
Fast Women
Unbroken
Call the Midwife
Fast Women
