laura_88's ROOTs 2013

I had a lot of fun 2012 reading 20 BOMBs, so this time I'm trying to read 25 books that I own. All my unread books count also those that I will buy in 2013.

I currently have 157 unread tomes so a lot to choose from. :)

Hi Laura, good luck with the Challenge, I'll be dropping by to root you on!

#3 Thanks! I have some great books waiting to be read in 2012.

Book #1 Monsters: History's Most Evil Men and Women by Simon Sebag Montefiore
In this non-fiction book the author has chosen 101 individuals who are some of the most evil and cruellest people that have ever lived. To mention a few by name: Hitler, Lenin, Stalin, Nero, Idi Amin, Vlad the Impaler, Al Capone and so on...
There was a lot of information about the history of when these people lived which was very interesting. There were people from all over the world mentioned, some of which I hadn't heard of before.

Book #2 Doctored Evidence by Donna Leon
I really like this series. This is Guido Brunetti #13 and I have five more Brunetti books waiting to be read on my shelves.

An absolutely great serie. I've got and read all of them. I love Brunetti and his entourage. :-)

#7 Me too. :) And the food sounds very delicious.

Book #3 The Black Book by Ian Rankin
The Rebus-series is one of my favourite crime series. Luckily there are lots of books left in this series.

I loved the Rebus-series, in fact, I hung onto the last book for years as I didn't want the series to end. How was I to know that he would take a break and now he's back to writing about Rebus again!

#10 It's always nice to know that I have plenty of books left to read in one of my favourite crime series. :)

Book #4 Lover Unleashed by J. R. Ward
These books have become my fluff reads when I want something not so serious to read.

ROOT #5 Wintersmith by Terry Pratchett
Book #3 in the Tiffany Aching-series. Really liking this series so far.

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ROOT #6 Inside HBO's Game of Thrones by Bryan Cogman
I love this series so this book was a treat for me. Especially the images in this book were really magnificent.

ROOT #7 Tuhat ja yksi yötä by Jaakko Hämeen-Anttila
A selection of stories from the Thousand and One Nights.

ROOT #8 Tuhannen ja yhden yön erotiikka by Jaakko Hämeen-Anttila
A non-fiction book about sex and eroticism in the Middle East in the Middle Ages. Very interesting and well researched.

ROOT #9 Dissolution by C.J. Sansom
A very interesting historical mystery book. After finishing this one I started the second book in this series right away.

You are moving along nicely, Laura!

#18 Thanks! April was a slow month for me but May is going a lot better ROOT-wise. :)

ROOT #10 Rakkauden atlas by Virpi Hämeen-Anttila and Jaakko Hämeen-Anttila
The meaning of the title is the atlas of love. This non-fiction book tells about the cultural history of love.

ROOT #11 Mafia export by Francesco Forgione
A non-fiction book about the crimes of Italian crime organizations all over the world.

ROOT #12 Dark Fire by C.J. Sansom
Book #2 in the Shardlake series. Really like this series. Now I have to wait for the translation of book #3...

#13 Case Histories by Kate Atkinson
The style of this mystery was very different. Liked it and will continue with this series.

ROOT #14 Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
Liked this alot. Will borrow the second book in this series from the library soon.

ROOT #15 Blood from a Stone by Donna Leon
#14 in the Brunetti series.

ROOT #16 After Dark by Haruki Murakami
Couldn't sleep last night so I started this book and finished it today. I just love Murakami's writing style.

Good Job, Laura!

Thanks Connie! I'm not feeling too optimistic on reaching my goal this year, but there is always next year. :)

That's the right spirit!

ROOT #17 Death Rites by Alicia Gimenez Bartlett
The first book in the Petra Delicado series. I liked this book and I'm now reading the second book in the series.