Tuesday, January 08, 2013

2012 Reading list

It's time for my annual "What I Read last year" list.  In 2011, I read over 100 titles.  In 2012, I only read 94 titles (excluding magazines and some re-reads that I just didn't document.)

The little "e's" in front of titles shows those I read as e-books.  I was curious to see how having an iPad with the Kindle and Nook apps changed my reading habits.  Some e-books, I read for free from the Kansas State Library's e-collection.  Free is always good!

Since I imported my list from excel, it doesn't really lend itself to comments about each title.  But I can say that my two most favorite reads of 2012 were:  Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness and Tumbleweeds by Leila Meacham.  My favorite non-fiction title of the year was A Year of Biblical Womanhood by Rachael  Held Evans.  So, browse the list, pick out a title or two to read.  Let me know what you think of it!  And, if anyone has any questions about any title I read, feel free to ask.  I love discussing books.


e Clash of Kings George R R Martin
Sybil exposed Debbie Nathan
e Doomsday Book Connie Willis
e Sweet Revenge Nora Roberts
e Fated Carolyn Mccray
A feast for Crows George R R Martin
Storm of Swords George R R Martin
e Spying in High Heels Gemma Halliday
e Killer in High Heels Gemma Halliday
e Undercover in High Heels Gemma Halliday
e Alibi in High Heels Gemma Halliday
e Mayhem in High Heels Gemma Halliday
e Footsteps in Time Sarah Woodbury
e Prince of Time Sarah Woodbury
e Daughters of Time Sarah Woodbury
e Fearless in High Heels Gemma Halliday
Third Grave Dead Ahead Darynda Jones
Celebrety in Death J D Robb
Colonial Women Carole Chandler Waldrup
e The Winter King Bernard Cornwell
Tomorrow is Today Julie Cross
Prized Caragh M. O'Brien
Tortured Caragh M. O'Brien
e The Witch's Daughter Paula Brackston
e This is me Surviving Kathie in FL
e Mom's Journal of the Zombie Years Kathie in FL
e Over the mountain and through the Fire Kathie in FL
Maze Runner James Dashner
The Witness Nora Roberts
Sugar Nation Jeff O'Connell
e Discovery of Witches Deborah Harkness
The Serpent's Shadow Rick Riordan
The Last Boyfriend Nora Roberts
e Lights out David Crawford
e Deadlocked Charlaine Harris
Vengeance Born Kylie Griffin
e The Bride Price Tracey Jane Jackson
e Daughter of Joy Kathleen Morgan
e Sagebrush William Wayne Dicksion
e Why I left the Amish Saloma Miller Furlong
50 shades of grey E L James
e Confessions of a prairie bitch Allison Arngrim
If walls could talk Lucy Worsley
e Wicked Business Janet Evanovich
Ruby Red Kristen Gier
e Shadow of Night Deborah Harkness
e The Stolen Crown Susan Higginbotham
e Tumbleweeds Leila Meacham
Once Burned Jeaniene Frost
 Goddess Test Aimee Carter
Goddess Interrupted Aimee Carter
Grave Mercy Robin LaFevers
e The Last Romanov Dora Levy Mossanen
e Through a Glass Darkley Karleen Koen
Sky Dragons Todd & Anne McCaffrey
e Mountain Woman: Snake River Blizzard Johnny Fowler
e Wonder Woman: Odyssey Michael Straczynski
Nightshade Andrea Cremer
Wolfsbane Andrea Cremer
Delusion in Death J D Robb
Bloodrose Andrea Cremer
Sister Wives The Browns
Love times three The Dargers
The unthinkable: who survives when disaster strikes Amanda Ripley
Bitterblue Kristin Cashore
Rift Andrea Cremer
Why is the Penis Shaped like that? Jesse Bering
e The Covenant Beverly Lewis
The Uninvited Heather Graham
The Betrayal Beverly Lewis
The Sacrifice Beverly Lewis
The Prodigal Beverly Lewis
The Revelation Beverly Lewis
Holy Misogyny April D DeConick
e Return of Rafe MacKade Nora Roberts
e Pride of Jared MacKade Nora Roberts
e Heart of Devin MacKade Nora Roberts
e Fall of Shane MacKade Nora Roberts
Promised Caragh O'Brien
The Mark of Athena Rick Riordan
e A Year of Biblical Womanhood Rachael Held Evans
The Perfect Hope Nora Roberts
Fourth Grave beneath my feet Darynda Jones
Consider the fork:  a history of how we cook and eat Bee Wilson
Sapphire Blue Kerstin Gier
The Physick book of Deliverance Dane Katherine Howe
Lord of Mountains S. M. Stirling
Witch of Hebron James Howard Kunstler
Son Lois Lowry
Kiss of Midnight Lara Adrian
Kiss of Crimson Lara Adrian
Mary Boleyn: the mistress of Kings Alison Weir
Nightshade Nora Roberts
Night Smoke
Wrong Hill to Die On
Nora Roberts
Donis Casey

1 comment:

Ranch Wife said...

Ok - I printed off your list and I look forward to studying it in more detail, but I HAD to comment when I saw that one of your favorites was "Tumbleweeds". My favorite High School English teacher wrote that! We have stayed in contact all these years and I have signed copies of her books. I went to her book signing for "Roses", but was unable to attend for 'Tumbleweeds". My Mom went and got my book. Mrs. Meacham was my favorite teacher. She was tough, but amazing. If it's ok, I would like to send her a copy of your post. She would be delighted.