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January 5, 2018

Book Recap from 2017 – Goal Accomplished

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Books .Books. Books.

They are everywhere and even at our vacation rental there are books overflowing.  The condo has a book nook where people leave books to share and it is going to be organized before I leave.  Just saying.  It is a mess and how could anyone find a book when they are all in disarray?

I did well with my reading challenge last year and even though a few were short stories they still count, right?  Here is a list of what I read (minus the ones I forgot to record or ones not on Goodreads).  I have highlighted a few that I would recommend as great books to read.

1. The Memory of Us by Camille DiMaio
2. What We Find (Sullivan’s Crossing, #1) by Robyn Carr
3. Three Weeks With My Brother by Nicholas Sparks
4. The Magnolia Story by Chip and Joanna Gaines
5. The Ritual Bath by Faye Kellerman
6. Tea Sommelier by Gabrialla Lombardi
7. Plan Cee by Hilary Grossman
8. False Prophet by Faye Kellerman
9. Shopgirl by Steve Martin
10. The Mercedes Coffin by Faye Kellerman
11. Ashes to Ashes : An Allison Parker Mystery by Adair Sanders
12. The Golden Age of Charli: GPS by Jena Henry
13. Tea-Aspiration: Inspirational Words for Tea Lovers by Ann Pannunzio
14. Slightly South of Simple by Kristy Harvey Woodson
15. Small Great Things by Jodi Piccolt
16. Bless Her Dead Little Heart by Miranda James
18. How to Start a Social Media Breakfast Club by Sara Broers
19. The Heaven Answer Book by Billy Graham
20. Sisters One Two Three by Nancy Star
21. Together Tea by Marjan Kamali
22. Five Marks of a Methodist by Steve Harper
23. My Story My Divorce God’s Promise: The Beginning by Kathiey V
24. Lab Girl by Hope Jahren
25. Interference by Amelie Antoine
26. Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty
27. Lust,Money and Murder Book 1 by Mike Wells
28. True Style: A Look Beyond the Surface by Glenda Harrison
29. Glitter and Glue by Kelli Corrigan
30. Where She Went (If I Stay Book 2)
31. Jeopardy in July by Barbara Venkataraman
32. Off Sides by Sawyer Bennett
33. The Wednesday Group by Sylvia True
34. All at Sea by Decca Aitkenhead
35. Rhythm, Chord and Malykhin by Mariana Zapata
36. North : An Adventure by Amanda Linehan
37. Sunny Side Up by Maureen K Howard
38. Sweet Tea Tuesday’s by Ashley Farley
39. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
40. Smile for No Good Reason by Dr. Lee Jampolsky
41. Rich and Pretty by Rumaan Alam
42. Writing in the Dust: After September 11th by Rowan Williams
43. Slivers of Life by Beem Weeks
44. Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
45. The Girl You Left Behind by JoJo Moyes
46. It’s Okay to Laugh by Nora McInerny Purmont
47. Born Standing Up: A Comic’s Life
48. With a Twist by Staci Hart
49. The Sisters Chase by Sarah Healy
50. Insipid by Christine Brad
51. The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
52. Red Line: The Shift JT Bishop
53. Murder Most Frothy by Cleo Coyle
54. The 9th Hour by Claire Stibble
55. Caution: This Vehicle Makes Frequent Stops For Boiled Peanuts by Sean Dietrich
56. The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan
57. The Great Divide:A Novelette by J E Ocean
58. Dream Accomplished by Elizabeth Gross
59 Murder Book by Frank F. Weber
60. The Great Divide by J.E. Ocean
61. Deviled ! Lake Erie Mysteries #2 by Maureen K Howard
62. God, Me and Sweet Iced Tea: Experiencing God in the Midst by Rose Chandler Johnson
63. Love and Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch
64. March of Crime by Jess Lourey
65. One Thousand Paper Cranes by Takayuki Ishi
66. A Paris All Your Own by Eleanor Brown
67. The Mysterious Bakery on Rue de Paris by Evie Gaughan
68. Murder, Mayhem and Bliss by Loulou Harrington
69. Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande
70. When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
71. English Lessons: The Crooked Path of Growing Toward Faith by Andrea Lucado
72. The Four Agreements by Miguel Ruiz
73. The Black Box by Stephanie Robertson
74. Books Can be Deceiving by Jenn McKinley
75. Dead Letters by Caite Dolan-Leach
76. Still Life with Bread Crumbs by Anna Quindlen
77. The Space Between Sisters by Mary McNear
78. A World Without You by Beth Revis
79. Notes Left Behind by Brooke Desserich
80. Turtles All the Way Down by John Green
81. The Dark Lake by Sarah Bailey
82. The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett by Chelsea Sedoti
83. Uncommon Type by Tom Hanks
84. The Lion in the Living Room: How House Cats Tamed Us by Abigail Tucker
85. Good as Gone by Amy Gentry
86. Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs
87. Recipe for Disaster by Stacey Ballis
88. Tricky Twenty Two by Janet Ivanovich
89. Kat Greene Comes Clean by Melissa Roske
90. 180 Seconds by Jessica Park
91. Forfeiting Decency by Rachel Schneider
92. Love in the Land of Dementia by Deborah Shouse
93. The Mistletoe Murder and Other Stories by P.D. James
94. A Scone to Die For by H. Y. Hanna
95. Baby It’s Cold Outside by Gemma Halliday
96. The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks
97. I Was a Stranger : Short Story by Bill McKell
98. Christmas Canpes and Sabotage by Janet Gradowski
99. Rosalie Red by Traci Andrighetti
100. The Blonde Before Christmas by Anna Snow
101. On the Road with Sean of the South by Sean Dietrich
102. Ornamental Danger: A Holiday Short Story by Kerri Nelson
103. When We were Sisters by Emilie Richards
104. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

I hope to read 110 books in 2018 and have set that as my goal.  Want to see what is on my coffee table for reading right now?

 

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