staci426 gives it another try in 2022

Hi! I’m Staci from NJ. I’ve been a not so active member of this group for many years now. I was thinking that I would not join again this year because my reading has taken a giant nose dive over the past few years, but have recently been motiveated to start reading more with my recent discovery of the BookTube world. And even though, I don’t post much, I really enjoy this group. I’m not going to set any specific goals or put any pressure to do all of the different CATS/KITS. I’m just going to try to have fun reading again. I am legally blind and can no longer read print books, so 99% of my reading is done via audiobooks. Besides reading, I also enjoy playing Dungeons & Dragons, listening to podcasts/watching YouTube, and my latest obsession is building Lego.And can’t forget the kitties, I have three beautiful girls now, Snowbell, Pepper & Cinnamon.

I will be having individual posts for my categories, but I also like to keep a running list of my reads for the year in this first post.

January
1. The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan, fantasy 3.5*
2. Dumb Witness by Agatha Christie, mystery 3.5*
3. Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny, mystery 4*
4. O is for Outlaw by Sue Grafton, mystery 4*
5. The Memory Theater by Karin Tidbeck, fantasy 4*
6. Unsinkable: a Memoir by Debbie Reynolds, memoir 4*
7. The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones, horror 4*
8. Red Sister by Mark Lawrence, fantasy 4*
9. St. Peter's Fair by Ellis Peters, mystery 3.5*
10. Broken Homes by Ben Aaronovitch, urban fantasy 4*
11. The Cleft by Doris Lessing, fiction 3*
FEBRUARY
12. Once More Upon a Time by Roshani Chokshi, fairy tale, 3*
13. Kindred by Octavia E.Butler, time travel 4*
14. Where the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuire, fantasy 4*
15. In the Woods by Tana French, mystery 3.5*
16. The Unkindest Tide by Seanan McGuire, uban fantasy 4*
17. On Beauty by Zadie Smith, fiction 3*
18. Amatka by Karin Tidbeck, dystopian 4.5*
19. The Sea, the Sea by Iris Murdoch, fiction 4*
MARCH
20. Miss Marple: the Complete Short Stories by Agatha Christie, mystery 4*
21. The World of Critical Role by Liz Marsham, non-fiction 3*
22. Brilliance of the Moon by Lian Hearn, fantasy 4*
23. The Dragon Reborn by Robert Jordan, fantasy 4*
24. The Shadow District by Arnaldur Idridason, mystery 4*
25. The Last Continent by Terry Pratchett, fantasy, 3*
26. The Changeling: A Novel by Victor LaValle, horror 4.5*
27. Changeless by Gail Carriger, fantasy 4*
28. Blameless by Gail Carriger, fantasy, 4*
29. Heartless by Gail Carriger, fantasy, 4*
30. Timeless by Gail Carriger, fantasy 4*
31. The Swimming Pool by Mary Roberts Rinehart, mystery 3.5*
32. Tarka the Otter bu Henry Williamson, fiction 3.75*
33. Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity and Love by Dani Shapiro, memoir 4*
APRIL
34. Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay,fantasy 5*
35. The Redbreast by Jo Nesbo, mystery 3.5*
36. The Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan, fantasy 3.5*
37. Loyalty in Death by J. D. Robb, mystery 3.5*
38. A Killing Frost by Seanan McGuire, urban fantasy, 4*
39. When Sorrows Come by Seanan Mcguire, urban fantasy, 4.5*
40. Critical Failures by Robert Bevan, fantasy, 3.5*
MAY
41. Chess Story by Stefan Zweig, fiction, 3.5*
42. Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie, mystery, 4*
43. Mao II by Don DeLillo, fiction, 4*
44. The Grave's a Fine and Private Place by Alan Bradley, mystery, 4*
45. Game of Mirrors by Andrea Camilleri, mystery, 3.5*
46. Her Enemy by Leena Lehtolainen, mystery 3.5*
47. Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell by Brandon Sanderson, fantasy, 4*
48. One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, fiction, 3.75*
49. Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher, memoir, 4.5*
50. Rosewater by Tade Thompson, sci fi, 3.75*
51. A Midsummer's Equation by Keigo Higashino, mystery, 4*
52. Smilla's Sense of Snow by Peter Hoeg, thriller, 4*
53. The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter, horror 3.5*
JUNE
54. Pietr the Latvian by Georges Simenon, mystery 3*
55. Cruel Candy by Mildred Abbott, mystery, 3*
56. The Leper of Saint Giles by Ellis Peters, mystery 3.5*
57. The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin, urban fantasy, 4*
58. The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy, 2017 edited by John Joseph Adams, 3.5*
59. The Life of Lazarillo de Tormes by Anonymous, fiction 3.5*
60. The Fires of Heaven by Robert Jordan, fantasy 4*
61. Network Effect by Martha Wells, sci fi, 3.5*
62 Rise of the Ranger by Philip C. Quaintrell, fantasy 3.75*
63. I Shot the Buddha by Colin Cotterill, mystery 4*
JULY
64. A Man Lay Dead by Ngaio Marsh, mystery 3.5*
65. Descendants of the First by Reni K. Amayo, fantasy 3.5*
66. Pepita Jimenez by Juan Valera, classics 3.5*
67. Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky, sci fi, 4.5*
68. Wise Children by Angela Carter, fiction 3.5*
69. Aunty Lee's Delights by Ovidia Yu, mystery 3.5*
70. July's People by Nadine Gordimer, fiction, 3*
71. The Violent Bear it Away by Flannery O'Connor, fiction, 4*
72. The Enchanted Life of Adam Hope by Rhonda Riley, fiction 5*
73. Listen, Slowly by Thanhha Lai, middle grade fiction, 4.5*
74. The Sandman: Act II by Neil Gaiman, comics, 3.5*
75. The Human Division by John Scalzi, sci fi 3.25*
76. Indistractible by Nir Eyal, non-fiction 3*
77. The Honjin Murders by Seishi Yokomizo, mystery, 3.5*
78. P is for Peril by Sue Grafton, mystery 3.25*
AUGUST
79. The Rosewater Insurrection by Tade Thompson, sci fi 3.5*
80. The Child in Time by Ian McEwan, fiction, 3.25*
81. A Cold Day For Murder by Dana Stabenow, mystery, 3.5*
82. A Fatal Thaw by Dana Stabenow, mystery 3.5*
83. Dead in the Water by Dana Stabenow, mystery 3.5*
84. Fire & Blood bt George R. R. Martin, fantasy 3.5*
85. The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune, fantasy 5*
86. The Jumbies by tracey Baptiste, horror, 3.5*
87. A Beam of Light by Andrea Camilleri, mystery 3.5*
88. The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu, fantasy 4.5*
89. A Cold-Blooded Business by Dana Stabenow, mystery 3.5*
90. Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough, thriller 2*
SEPTEMBER
91. The Dire King by William Ritter, fantasy 4*
92. The Way Spring Arrives and Other Stories by Yu Chen, spec fiction, 4*
93. The Golden Tresses of the Dead by Alan Bradley, mystery 4*
94. The Silmarillion by J. R. R. Tolkein, fantasy 3.5*
95. This World We Live In by Susan Beth Pfeffer, post-apocalyptic, 3.5*
96. Lamentation by C. J. Sansom, mystery 4*
97. Tombland by C. J. Sansom, mystery, 4*
98. Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells, sci fi, 4*
99. Andrea Vernon and the Superhero Industrial Complex by Alexander C. Kane, superheros, 3.5*
100. The Rosewater Redemption by Tade Thompson, sci fi 3*
101. Carpe Jugulum by Terry Pratchett, fantasy 3.5*
102. Transformation bby Carol Berg, fantasy 4*
OCTOBER
103. Be the Serpent by Seanan McGuire, urban fantasy, 4*
104. The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix, horror 3.5*
105. Hellmouth by Giles Kristian, horror 3.5*
106. North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell, classics, 3.5*
107. Speak the Nightbird by Robert R. McCammon, historical mystery 4*
108. Uncle Silas by J. Sheridan LeFanu, gothic 3*
109. The Fifth Elephant by Terry Pratchett, fantasy 4*
NOVEMBER
110. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte, classics 4.5*
111. The Lost Queen by Signe Pike, historical .5*
112. Fluent Forever by Gabriel Wyner, non-fiction, 4*
113. Daughter of Moloka'i by Alan Brennert, historical fiction, 5*
114. Forever Nerdy by Brian Posehn, memoir 4*
115. The Virgin in the Ice by Ellis Peters, mystery 4*
116. The Justice of Kings by Richard Swan, fantasy 4*
117. The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey, mystery 4*
118. At Bertram's Hotel by Agatha Christie, mystery 3*
DECEMBER
119. The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers, sci fi 4.5*
120. The Cheese Trap by Neal D. Barnard, non-fiction 4*
121. Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor, fantasy 4*
122. Apple Cider Slaying by Julie Anne Lindsey, mystery 4*
123. The Christmas Murder Game by Alexandra Benedict, mystery 3.5*
124. Hidden in Snow by Viveca Sten, mystery 3.5*
125. The Christmas Hirelings by Mary Elizabeth Braddon, classics 4*
126. Dead and Gondola by Ann Claire, mystery 3*
127. The Truth by Terry Pratchett, fantasy 3.5*
128. Christmas By the Book by Anne Marie Ryan, fiction 4.5*
129. Christmas Every Day by Beth Moran, fiction 3*
130. Rest Ye Murdered Gentlemen by Vicki Delany, mystery 3.5*
131. Christmas Days by Jeanette Winterson, stories 4.5*
132. Ace by Angela Chen, non0fiction 3.5*
133. The Hangman by Louise Penny, mystery 3.5*
134. Ogres by Adrian Tchaikovsky, fantasy 4.5*

1. SPECULATIVE FICTION
This is my comfort genre and what I have been mostly reading lately. So I expect this will probably be my most popular categary again this year.

1. The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan, 3.5*
2. The Memory Theater by Karin Tidbeck, 4*
3. Red Sister by Mark Lawrence, 4*
4. Broken Homes by Ben Aaronovitch 4*
5. Once More Upon a Time by Roshani Chokshi, 3*
6. Kindred by Octavia E. Butler, 4*
7. Where the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuire, 4*
8. The Unkindest Tide by Seanan McGuire, uban fantasy 4*
9. Amatka by Karin Tidbeck, 4.5*
10. Brilliance of the Moon by Lian Hearn, 4*
11. The Dragon Reborn by Robert Jordan, 4*
12. The Last Continent by Terry Pratchett, 3*
13. Changeless by Gail Carriger, 4*
14. Blameless by Gail Carriger, 4*
15. Heartless by Gail Carriger, 4*
16. Timeless by Gail Carriger, 4*
17. Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay, 5*
18. The Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan, 3.5*
19. A Killing Frost by Seanan McGuire, 4*
20. When Sorrows Come by Seanan McGuire, 4.5*
21. Critical Failures by Robert Bevan, 3.5*
22. Shadows for Silence in the Forest of Hell by Brandon Sanderson, 4*
23. Rosewater by Tade Thompson, 3.75*
24. The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin, 4*
25. The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy, 2017 edited by John Joseph Adams, 3.5*
26. The Fires of Heaven by Robert Jordan, 4*
27. Network Effect by Martha Wells, 3.5*
28. Rise of the Ranger by Philip C. Quaintrell, 3.75*
29. Descendants of the First by Reni K. Amayo, 3.5*
30. Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky, 4.5*
31. The Sandman: Act II by Neil Gaiman, 3.5*
32. The Human Division by John Scalzi, 3.25*
33. The Rosewater Insurrection by Tade Thompson, 3.5*
34. Fire & Blood by George R. R. Martin, 3.5*
35. The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune, 5*
36. The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu, 4.5*
37. The Dire King by William Ritter, 4*
38. The Way Spring Arrives and Other Stories by Yu Chen, 4*
39. The Silmarillion by J. R.R. Tolkien, 3.5*
40. This World We Live In by Susan Beth Pfeffer, 3.5*
41. Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells, 4*
42. Andrea Vernon and the Superhero Industrial Complex by Alexander C. Kane, 3.5*
43. The Rosewater Redemption by Tade Thompson, 3*
44. Carpe Jugulum by Terry Pratchett, 3.5*
45. Transformation by Carol Berg, 4*
46. Be the Serpent by Seanan McGuire, 4*
47. The Fifth Elephant by Terry Pratchett, 4*
48. The Justice of Kings by Richard Swan, 4*
49. The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers, 4.5*
50. Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor, 4*
51. The Truth by Terry Pratchett, 3.5*
52. Ogresby Adrian Tchaikovsky, 4.5*

2. MYSTERY
Another one of my popular genres that I enjoy. I've been slowly making my way through Cristie's bibliography, so hope to get to more of those this year. As well as the numerous other series I've got on the go.

1. Dumb Witness by Agatha Christie 3.5*
2. Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny, 4*
3. O is for Outlaw by Sue Grafton, 4*
4. St. Peter's Fair by Ellis Peters, 3.5*
5. In the Woods by Tana French, mystery 3.5*
6. Miss Marple: the Complete Short Stories by Agatha Christie, 4*
7. The Shadow District by Arnaldur Indridason, 4*
8. The Swimming Pool by Mary Roberts Rinehart, 3.5*
9. The Redbreast by Jo Nesbo, 3.5*
10. Loyalty in Death by J. D. Robb, 3.5*
11. Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie, 4*
12. The Grave's a Fine and Private Place by Alan Bradley, 4*
13. Game of Mirrors by Andrea Camilleri, 3.5*
14. Her Enemy by Leena Lehtolainen, 3.5*
15. A Midsummer's Equation by Keigo Higashino, 4*
16. Smilla's Sense of Snow by Peter Hoeg, 4*
17. Pietr the Latvian by Georges Simeonon, 3*
18. Cruel Candy by Mildred Abbott, 3*
19. The Leper of Saint Giles by Ellis Peters, 3.5*
20. I Shot the Buddha by Colin Cotterill, 4*
21. A Man Lay Dead by Ngaio Marsh, 3.5*
22. Aunty Lee's Delights by Ovidia Yu, 3.5*
23. The Honjin Murders by Seishi Yokomizo, 3.5*
24. P is for Peril by Sue Grafton, mystery 3.25*
25. A Cold Day for Murder by Dana Stabenow, 3.5*
26. A Fatal Thaw by Dana Stabenow, 3.5*
27. Dead in the Water by Dana Stabenow, 3.5*
28. A Beam of Light by Andrea Camilleri, 3.5*
29. A Cold-Blooded Business by Dana Stabenow, 3.5*
30. Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough 2*
31. The Golden Tresses of the Dead by Alan Bradley, 4*
32. Lamentation by C. J. Sansom, 4*
33. Tombland by C. J. Sansom, 4*
34. Speak the Nightbird by Robert R. McCammon, 4*
35. The Virgin in the Ice by Ellis Peters, 4*
36. The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey, 4*
37. At Bertram's Hotel by Agatha Christie, 3*
38. Apple Cider Slaying by Julie Anne Lindsey, 4*
39. The Christmas Murder Game by Alexandra Benedict, 3.5*
40. Hidden in Snow by Viveca Sten, 3.5*
41. Dead and Gondola by Ann Claire, 3*
42. Rest Ye Murdered Gentlemen by Vicki Delany, 3.5*

3. HISTORICAL FICTION
I'm hoping to get to some more Phillipa Gregory and Sharon Kay Penman this year.

1. St. Peter's Fair by Ellis Peters, 3.5*
2. Kindred by Octavia E. Butler, 4*
3. The Shadow District by Arnaldur Indridason, 4*
4. Changeless by Gail Carriger, 4*
5. Blameless by Gail Carriger, 4*
6. Heartless by Gail Carriger, 4*
7. Timeless by Gail Carriger, 4*
8. The Redbreast by Jo Nesbo, 3.5*
9. The Grave's a Fine and Private Place by Alan Bradley, 4*
10. The Leper of Saint Giles by Ellis Peters, 3.5*
11. I Shot the Buddha by Colin Cotterill, 4*
12. The Enchanted Life of Adam Hope by Rhonda Riley, 5*
13. The Dire King by William Ritter, 4*
14. The Golden Tresses of the Dead by Alan Bradley, 4*
15. Lamentation by C. J. Sansom, 4*
16. Tombland by C. J. Sansom, 4*
17. Hellmouth: A Novella by Giles Kristian, 3.5*
18. Speak the Nightbird by Robert R. McCammon, 4*
19. The Lost Queen by Signe Pike, 4.5*
20. Daughter of Moloka'i by Alan Brennert, 5*
21. The Virgin in the Ice by Ellis Peters, 4*
22. The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey, 4*

4. HORROR
I have not been in a horror mood lately, but am hoping to get back into my Stephen King reading again this year. He's another author who's bibliography I've been slowly making my way throuh.

1. The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones, 4*
2. The Changeling by Victor LaValle, 4.5*
3. The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter, 3.5*
4. The Sandman: Act II by Neil Gaiman, 3.5*
5. The Jumbies by Tracey Baptiste, 3.5*
6. The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix, 3.5*
7. Hellmouth: A Novella by Giles Kristian, 3.5*

5. SERIES
Like everyone else here, I've got a milion series on the go. Some of which, I don't even remember the earlier books I've read so long ago at this point. Hoping to get to some of those older ones I've been neglecting.

1. The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan, The Wheel of Time book 2, 3.5*
2. Dumb Witness by Agatha Christie, Hercule Poirot book 16, 3.5*
3. Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny,
Chief Inspector Armand Gamache book 14, 4*
4. O is for Outlaw by Sue Grafton, Kinsey Millhone book 15, 4*
5. St. Peter's Fair by Ellis Peters, Brother Cadfael book 4, 3.5*
6. Broken Homes by Ben Aaronovitch, book 4 in the Rivers of London, 4*
7. The Unkindest Tide by Seanan McGuire, October Daye book 13, 4*
8. Brilliance of the Moon by Lian Hearn, Tales of the Otori book 3, 4*
9. The Dragon Reborn by Robert Jordan, Wheel of Time book 3, 4*
10. The Last Continent by Terry Pratchett, book 22 in Discworld, 3*
11. Changeless by Gail Carriger, book 2 of the Parasol Protectorate, 4*
12. Blameless by Gail Carriger, book 3 of the Parasol Protectorate, 4*
13. Heartless by Gail Carriger, book 4 of the Parasol Protectorate, 4*
14. Timeless by Gail Carriger, book 5 of the Parasol Protectorate, 4*
15. The Redbreast by Jo Nesbo, Harry Hole book 3, 3.5*
16. The Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan, The Wheel of Time book 4, 3.5*
17. Loyalty in Death by J. D. Robb, Eve Dallas book 9, 3.5*
18. A Killing Frost by Seanan McGuire, October Daye, book 14, 4*
19. When Sorrows Come by Seanan McGuire, October Daye 15, 4.5*
20. Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie, Hercule Poiot book 17, 4*
21. The Grave's a Fine and Private Place by Alan Bradley, Flavia deLuce book 9, 4*
22. Game of Mirrors by Andrea Camilleri, Inspector Montalbano 18, 3.5*
23. Her Enemy by Leena Lehtolainen, Maria Kalio book 2, 3.5*
24. A Midsummer's Equation by Keigo Higashino, book 3 in the Detective Galileo series, 4*
25. The Leper of Saint Giles by Ellis Peters, Brother Cadfael book 5, 3.5*
26. The Fires of Heaven by Robert Jordan, book 5 in Wheel of Time, 4*
27. Network Effect by Martha Wells, book 6 in Murderbot Diaries, 3.5*
28. I Shot the Buddha by Colin Cotterill, book 11 in Dr. Siri Paiboun, 4*
29. Descendants of the First by Reni K. Amayo, book 2 in the Return of the Earh Mother series, 3.5*
30. The Sandman: Act II by Neil Gaiman, The Sandman audio editions book 2, 3.5*
31. The Human Division by John Scalzi, Old Man's War book 6, 3.25*
32. P is for Peril by Sue Grafton, Kinsey Millhone book 16, 3.25*
33. The Rosewater Insurrection by Tade Thompson, The Wormwood Trilogy book 2, 3.5*
34. A Fatal Thaw by Dana Stabenow, Kate Shugak book 2, 3.5*
35. Dead in the Water by Dana Stabenow, Kate Shugak book 3, 3.5*
36. A Beam of Light by Andrea Camilleri, Inspector Montalbano book 19, 3.5*
37. A Cold-Blooded Business by Dana Stabenow, book 4 in Kate Shugak, 3.5*
38. The Dire King by William Ritter, Jackaby book 4, 4*
39. The Golden Tresses of the Dead by Alan Bradley, book 10 in Flavia deLuce, 4*
40. The World We Live In by Susan Beth Pfeffer, book 3 of The Last Survivors, 3.5*
41. Lamentation by C. J. Sansom, book 6 Matthew Shardlake, 4*
42. Tombland by C. J. Sansom, book 7 Matthew Shardlake, 4*
43. Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells, book 6 Murderbot Diaries, 4*
44. Andrea Vernon and the Superhero Industrial Complex by Alexander C. Kane, book 2, Andrea Vernon, 3.5*
45. The Rosewater Redemption by Tade Thompson, book 3 in the Wormwood Trilogy, 3*
46. Carpe Jugulum by Terry Pratchett book 23 in Discworld, 3.5*
47. Be the Serpent by Seanan McGuire, book 16 October Daye, 4*
48. The Fifth Elephant by Terry Pratchett, book 24 Discworld, 4*
49. The Virgin in the Ice by Ellis Peters, book 6 in Brother Cadfael, 4*
50. At Bertram's Hotel by Agatha Christie, Miss Marple 11, 3*
51.The Truth by Terry Pratchett book 25 Discworld, 3.5*

6. NONFICTION
I especially enjoy biographies and memoirs in this category. Also enjoy history related works.

1. Unsinkable by Debbie Reynolds, 4*
2. The World of Critical Role by Liz Marsham, 3*
3. Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity and Love by Dani Shapiro, 4*
4. Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher, 4.5*
5. Indistractible by Nir Eyal, 3*
6. Fluent Forever by Gabriel Wyner, 4*
7. Forever Nerdy by Brian Posehn, 4*
8. The Cheese Trap by Neal D. Barnard, 4*
9. Ace by Angela Chen, 3.5*

7. AROUND THE WORLD
Anything set outside of the US or by non-US authors. I've been trying to read at least one book from each country. Not really sure how much progress I've mae yet though. Will need to start keeping better track ofthis. (I think I'm not going to include England here since I read a lot of books set there.)

1. Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny, Quebec, Canada, 4*
2. The Memory Theater by Karin Tidbeck, Swedish author, 4*
3. In the Woods by Tana French, Ireland, 3.5*
4. Amatka by Karin Tidbeck, translated from Swedish, 4.5*
5. The Shadow District by Arnaldur Indridason, Iceland, 4*
6. The Redbreast by Jo Nesbo, Norway, 3.5*
7. Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie, Egypt, 4*
8. Game of Mirrors by Andrea Camilleri, Italy, 3.5*
9. Her Enemy by Leena Lehtolainen, Finland, 3.5*
10. Chess Story by Stefan Zweig, Austria, 3.5*
11. One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Columbia, 3.75*
12. Rosewater by Tade Thompson, Nigeria, 3.75*
13. A Midsummer's Equation by Keigo Higashino, Japan, 4*
14. Smilla's Sense of Snow by Peter Hoeg, Denmark 4*
15. Pietr the Latvian by Georges Simeonon, France, 3*
16. The Life of Lazarillo de Tormes by Anonymous, Spain, 3.5*
17. I Shot the Buddha by Colin Cotterill, Laos & Thailand, 4*
18. Pepita Jimenez by Juan Valera, Spain 3.5*
19. Aunty Lee's Delights by Ovidia Yu, Singapore, 3.5*
20. July's People by Nadine Gordimer, South Africa, 3*
21. Listen, Slowly by Thanhha Lai, Vietnam 4.5*
22. The Honjin Murders by Seishi Yokomizo, Japan, 3.5*
23. The Rosewater Insurrection by Tade Thompson, Nigera, 3.5*
24. The Jumbies by Tracey Baptiste, Caribbean 3.5*
25. A Beam of Light by Andrea Camilleri, Italy, 3.5*
26. The Way Spring Arrives and Other Stories
by Yu Chen, China, 4*
27. The Rosewater Redemption by Tade Thompson, Nigeria 3*
28. Hellmouth: A Novella by Giles Kristian, Bohemia, 3.5*
29. The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey, India, 4*
30. Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor, Nigeria 4*
31. Hidden in Snow by Viveca Sten, Sweden 3.5*

8. 1001 BOOKS TO READ BEFORE YOU DIE
I've been slowly making my way through these books for a while now. Last year, I only finished 1 book, so hope to improve on that this year.

254. On Beauty by Zadie Smith, 3*
255. The Sea, the Sea by Iris Murdoch, 4*
256. Tarka the Otter by Henry Williamson, 3.5*
257. Chess Story by Stefan Zweig, 3.5*
258. Mao II by Don DeLillo, 4*
259.One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, 3.75*
260. Smilla's Sense of Snow by Peter Hoeg, 4*
261. The Life of Lazarillo de Tormes by Anonymous, 3.5*
262. Pepita Jimenez by Juan Valera, 3.5*
263. Wise Children by Angela Carter, 3.5*
264. July's People by Nadine Gordimer, 3*
265. The Violent Bear it Away by Flannery O'Connor, 4*
266. The Child in Time by Ian McEwan, 3.25*
267. North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell, 3.5*
268. Uncle Silas by J. Sheridan LeFanu, 3*
269. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte, 4.5*
270. Money: A Suicide Note by Martin Amis, DNF

9. CATS & KITS
One of my favorite parts of this group are all of the CATS & KITS. I like this year's batch of choices and hope to participate in most of them. But it's ok if I don't.

1. The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan, Alpha
2. Dumb Witness by Agatha Christie, Mystery
3. Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny, Mystery, 4*
4. O is for Outlaw by Sue Grafton, Mystery, 4*
5. Red Sister by Mark Lawrence, Alpha, 4*
6. Unsinkable: a Memoir by Debbie Reynolds, Woman, Alpha 4*
7. The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones, Author 4*
8. St. Peter's Fair by Ellis Peters, Mystery, 3.5*
9. Broken Homes by Ben Aaronovitch, Alpha H & Random Home, 4*
10. Kindred by Octavia E. Butler, SFFF & Alpha B, 4*
11. In the Woods by Tana French, Mystery 3.5*
12. On Beauty by Zadie Smith, Alpha B & Z
13. Amatka by Karin Tidbeck, 4.5*, Women & Alpha A
14. The World of Critical Role by Liz Marsham, Random, hobbies
15. Brilliance of the Moon by Lian Hearn, Author ovr 40
16. The Shadow District by Arnaldur Indridason, Alpha S
17. The Last Continent by Terry Pratchett, Alpha P
18. The Changeling by Victor LaValle, Mystery
19. Changeless by Gail Carriger, SFF
20. Blameless by Gail Carriger, SFFF
21. Heartless by Gail Carriger, SFFF
22. Timeless by Gail Carriger, SFFF
23. The Swimming Pool by Mary Roberts Rinehart, Mystery & Alpha S & P
24. Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity and Love by Dani Shapiro, Alpha A
25. The Redbreast by Jo Nesbo, Alpha J
26. The Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan, Alpha J
27. Loyalty in Death by J. D. Robb, Alpha J & L
28. A Killing Frost by Seanan McGuire, SFFF, lifespans
29. When Sorrows Come by Seanan McGuire, SFFF Lifespans
30. Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie, Alpha D
31. Mao II by Don DeLillo, Alpha D
32. Game of Mirrors by Andrea Camilleri, Mystery, in translation
33. Her Enemy by Leena Lehtolainen, Mystery, in translation, 3.5*
34. One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Alpha O
35. A Midsummer's Equation by Keigo Higashino, Mystery in translation
36. Smilla's Sense of Snow by Peter Hoeg, Mystery in translation
37. The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter, Scardy short stories
38. Cruel Candy by Mildred Abbott, Random: cooking & Alpha C
39. The Leper of Saint Giles by Ellis Peters, Mystery historical
40. The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin, Women cities, Alpha C
41. The Fires of Heaven by Robert Jordan, SFFF, next in series
42. Network Effect by Martha Wells, SFFF series
43. Rise of the Ranger by Philip C. Quaintrell, Alpha C & Q
44. I Shot the Buddha by Colin Cotterill, Mystery historical, Alpha C
45. A Man Lay Dead by Ngaio Marsh,Mystery golden age
46. Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky, Alpla T, 4.5*
47. Wise Children by Angela Carter, Sahkespeare, justice
48. Aunty Lee's Delights by Ovidia Yu, Author Asian
49. The Enchanted Life of Adam Hope by Rhonda Riley, Alpha E
50. Listen, Slowly by Thanhha Lai, Author: Asican, Alpha T
51. Indistractible by Nir Eyal, Alfa E
52. The Honjin Murders by Seishi Yokomizo, Author,Asian; Mystery, golden age
53. The Child in Time by Ian McEwan, Author-prize winner, Alpha-M
54. A Cold Day for Murder by Dana Stabenow, Alpha M
55. A Fatal Thaw by Dana Stabenow, Alpha F
56. Fire & Blood by George R. R. Martin, Alpha F & M
57. The Jumbies by Tracey Baptiste, Horror YA, Women YA
58. The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu, SFFF Asian authors
59. The Dire King by William Ritter, Alpha K
60. The Golden Tresses of the Dead by Alan Bradley, Shakespeare sonnets
61. This World We Live In by Susan Beth Pfeffer, Alpha I
62. Andrea Vernon and the Superhero Industrial Complex by Alexander C. Kane, Alpha I & K
63. The Rosewater Redemption by Tade Thompson, Author African
64. The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix, Alpha V
65. North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell, Alpha N
66. Speak the Nightbird by Robert R. McCammon, Alpha N
66. Daughter of Moloka'i by Alan Brennert, Random City, Author Real events
67. The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers, SFF wishes, Alpha W
68. Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor, SFF wishes, Alpha W
69. Apple Cider Slaying by Julie Anne Lindsey Mystery, holiday, Random, holiday sweets
70. The Christmas Murder Game by Alexandra Benedict, Mystery, holiday
71. Hidden in Snow by Viveca Sten, Mystery holiday
72. The Truth by Terry Pratchett, Author favorites
73. Rest Ye Murdered Gentlemen by Vicki Delaney, Mystery holiday, Alpha Y

10. OFF THE SHELF
I own a lot of unread books. I can't read the actual book any more, but have been lookinig for audio or digital editions that I can listen to or have read to me. I think I will only count books that are first time reads here. I am planning on some rereads that would but I don't think that fits the spirit of what I'm going for with this.
I have decided to also include Kindle books that have been on my Kindle shelf for awhile now too. I tend to neglect these books for some reason.

1. St. Peter's Fair by Ellis Peters, originally purchased 8/30/15
2. The Cleft by Doris Lessing, originally purchased 10/14/09
3. Kindred by Octavia E. Butler originally purchased 8/30/15
4. In the Woods by Tana French, originally purchased 11/6/10
5. On Beauty by Zadie Smith purchased 1/28/09
6. Miss Marple: the Complete Short Stories by Agatha Christie, Kindle edition originally purchased 3/9/14
7. Brilliance of the Moon by Lian Hearn, originally purchased 11/13/07
8. Loyalty in Death by J. D. Robb, purchased 4/2/11
9. Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie, purchased 4/2/11
10. The Leper of Saint Giles by Ellis Peters, originally purchased Kindle edition on 2/12/16
11. . The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy, 2017 edited by John Joseph Adams, Kindle edition purchased 8/29/18
12. The Violent Bear it Away by Flannery O'Connor, purchased Kindle edition 6/9/13
13. The Child in Time by Ian McEwan, purchased Kindle edition 6/7/12
14. Uncle Silas by J. Sheridan LeFanu , originaly purchased 1/26/09
15. The Virgin in the Ice by Ellis Peters, purchased Kindle edition 2/12/16
16. Money: A Suicide Note by Martin Amis, purchased 12/27/11

BINGO



1. Z in title:
2. LGBTQ+ author: The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
3. Set in a capital city: Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough
4. Non-fiction: Unsinkable: a Memoir by Debbie Reynolds
5. Month in the title: July's People by Nadine Gordimer
6. Children's or YA book: Listen, Slowly Thanhha Lai
7. Set in another country: Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny
8. By a favorite author: Dumb Witness by Agatha Christie
9. Character shares name with a friend: Loyalty in Death by J. D. Robb
10. Published year joined LT (2005): On Beauty by Zadie Smith
11. Travel or journey: The Dragon Reborn by Robert Jordan
12. Would like to see as a movie: The Changeling by Victor LaValle
13. Read a CAT:
14. Features a dog: Cruel Candy by Mildred Abbott
15. Flowers on the cover: Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories by Agatha Christie
16. In translation: Amatka by Karin Tidbeck
17. Modern retelling: The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter
18. Was a gift: A Cold Day for Murder by Dana Stabenow
19. Published in year ending in 2: Where the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuire, 2022
20. About siblings: The Swimming Pool by Mary Roberts Rinehart
21. Award winner: The Child in Time by Ian McEwan
22. Weather word in title: A Killing Frost by Seanan McGuire
23. Book club read: The Sea, the Sea by Iris Murdoch
24. Silver or gold on cover: Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay
25. A long book: The Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan

First two books down for the year.

1. The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan, fantasy 3.5*

This is book 2 in the Wheel of Time series. I've decided to do a reread of the series because of the new Amazon show since it's been close to 20 years since I've read the earlier books in the series and I don't remember a lot of the details. still an enjoyable read on the second go around. This book fits for this month's AlphaKIT for both letters, R & H.

2. Dumb Witness by Agatha Christie, mystery 3.5*

This was another entertaining installment in the Hercule Poirot series. In this one, Poirot recieves a letter from a woman requesting his assistance with a matter, two months after it was dated. He becomes even more intrigued by the case when he learns had died. This was a quick, excellently narrated listen that I finished in one night. This book fits for this month's MysteryKIT, series theme.

I am currently working on another mystery, Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny.

Good luck with your 2022 reading. You are off to a good start!

>14 Tess_W: Thanks!

Welcome back and have a great reading year!

>16 rabbitprincess: Thanks!

Welcome back, Staci! Looks like you are off to a great start.

Finished several more books:

3. Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny, mystery 4*

Book 14 of the Chief Inspector Gamache series. Gamache is invited to a crumbling farmhouse where he discovers he has been named an executor to a will of a woman he never met. He is intrigued and begins an investigation into the woman. Of course we end up with a murder along the way. There’s also drugs, embezzlement and family secrets that come into play along the way. Even though we’re never there for a good reason, I always enjoy a visit to Three Pines. This installment was not a disappointment. Looking forward to my next visit. Hopefully won’t be too long. This one fits for MysteryKIT, series.

4. O is for Outlaw by Sue Grafton, mystery 3.5*

Book 15 of the Kinsey Millhone series. In this one, Kinsey comes across a box of old memories with a letter that she never received which causes her to try to track down her first ex-husband which leads her on a personal quest to try to discover the truth of what happened in the past. I enjoyed learning some more about Kinsey’s past. This was another good installment in the series. This was another book that fit for the MysteryKIT series month.

5. The Memory Theater by Karin Tidbeck, fantasy 4*

I picked this book up without knowing anything about based on the fact that I had read a short story collection from the author and really enjoyed it. They are a Swedish author and translator and wrote this book in English. The novel ended up being connected to one of the short stories, Augusta Prime. The Garden is a place where time stands still. The adults who live there live a decadent life with young children to serve their needs. Thistle and Dora and two of the children who find a way out. But must find the answer that will truly set them free. I really enjoyed this. It had such an eerie fairytale-like feel to it which was helped along by the excellent narration from the reader, Tanya Cubric. And I never would have guessed the author was not writing in their native language. I will definitely be looking for more of their works.

6. Unsinkable by Debbie Reynolds, memoir 4*

This was a fun look into Debbie’s life. Although things weren’t always easy for her, she always managed to pull through. She starts off at the time of her third marriage in the 1980s, which was a bit of a surprising place to start at first I thought. I especially enjoyed hearing about her Hollywood memorabilia collection and all of the efforts she went through to try to have a museum to preserve it all. She ended with talking a little about each of her roles over the years. I am a big fan of the classic musicals, singing in the Rain being one of my favorites. It was fun to hear Debbie’s firsthand accounts of everything. It was also great that she narrated the audio. I picked this one up for the CATWoman, biographies & memoirs.

7. The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones, horror 4*

Four Blackfoot teenagers make a terrible mistake one night. This has a haunted them all for ten years. Someone is out for vengeance. This book had a bit of a slow start, but once things started to pick up, they really kept moving and I did not want to put the book down. Jones expertly weaves the modern Native American experiences into this haunting, sometimes gruesome, tale of revenge. I also think the narrator, Shaun Taylor-Corbet, did an excellent job with the audio. This was my first book by this author and I will definitely be picking up more of his work. I picked this one up for the AuthorCAT, indigenous authors.

8. Red Sister by Mark Lawrence, fantasy 4*

Book 1 in the Book of the Ancients. Nona is a young girl with secrets who is sold by her mother and eventually finds herself being trained as an assassin nun. The book mostly follows Nona in her early training at the Abbey. It’s a really interesting world that Lawrence has created. It’s a dark gritty world with some interesting, subtle magic. I really liked the character of Nona as she struggles to make her way in this new home. I look forward to seeing where the rest of the series goes from here. This one fits for AlphaKIT, R.

One more book finished:

9. St. Peter's Fair by Ellis Peters narrated by Johanna Ward, 3.5*

Book 4 in The Brother Cadfael Chronicles. It's the summer of 1139 and everyone is excited about the fair. Then murder happens and Cadfael is on the case. I really enjoy this series, especially like the time period and characters. I did have a pretty good idea of the culprit pretty early on, which is unusual for me. But it was still entertaining seeing Cadfael get to the conclusion. This was my first book in my off the shelf category. I had purchased a copy of htis back in 2015 and was able to find an audio edition through my library's Hoopla collection to listen to.

I might be able to squeeze in one more book to finish out the month. Not sure what that will be though.

>20 staci426: I think that's the next in series for me. I read many of them back in the day, but I don't remember which ones, so I just started over, but I'm going slowly through the series.

>21 thornton37814: I think I had started with one of the later books in the series, enjoyed it, so went back and started from the beginning. I've also been going pretty slow, seeinga s I'm only up to number 4, but that's ok. We're not under any pressures to finish by a certain time, right lol. Hoper you continue to enjoy when you get back to it!

>20 staci426: That was my first Cadfael book, and it got me hooked on the series, so I have a huge soft spot for it! After at least a decade, I still haven't finished the series...I think I have three or four books left.

A little behind on my posts. Have my last two January reads and all of February. Here they are:

10. Broken Homes by Ben Aaronovitch, 4*
Book 4 in the Rivers of London series featuring Peter Grant, part of the special London unit that deals with the supernatural. I’m really enjoying this series and feel that it gets a little better with each book.

11. The Cleft by Doris Lessing, 3*
This was an odd story for me. It’s a female-centered creation myth which is being recounted by an Ancient Roman senator. I’m not really sure why I picked this book up. I guess the blurb sounded like it would be interesting. But it didn’t really work for me. But at least it’s one I’m able to cross off the list of physical books owned.

12. Once More Upon a Time by Roshani Chokshi 3*
This is a bit of an expansions to the fairy tale The Twelve Dancing Princesses. This is about one of the sisters and a prince who are cursed to a year and a day of happiness together. This was a quick, cute novella. However, it almost lost me at the end when one of my least favorite things in writing happened, the stubborn, usually young female, main character, jumps to conclusions without knowing all of the facts and can easily figure out that they are mistaken by looking at the thing or asking a simple question I probably would have quit the book, but there was only 5 minutes left on the audio.

13. Kindred by Octavia E. Butler, 4*
Dana is a young black woman living in 1970s California, who starts getting pulled into antebellum Maryland where she seems to have some connection to a young boy, Rufus, the son of a plantation owner. I really enjoyed this and am so glad to have finally picked it up. This was another one that’s been sitting on my shelves for quite a while now.

14. Where the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuire, 4*
This is book 7 in the Wayward Children series, a portal fantasy about a school for kids who have found their way into other magical worlds, but then end up back home and struggle to fit in again. In this one, we visit with Cora who decides she wants to leave Miss Eleanor’s school and transfers to Whitethorn Institute. I thoroughly enjoy this series. And this as another great installment. It was interesting to see how things were run at this other school. Looking forward to see who we get to visit with next.

15. In the Woods by Tana French, 3*
Book 1 in the Dublin Murder Squad. One summer day, three kids are playing in the woods, but only one returns. The other two are never found. 20 years later, the survivor is now a detective and gets involved in a case of a missing girl in those same woods. I finally picked this one up for the MysteryKIT of cold cases. I have to admit; I was slightly disappointed in this. I’ve heard nothing but great things about this book for so long. I found it to be a bit slow moving and not exactly what I was expecting. I’m glad that I finally read it, since it’s another book off my shelf. I think I will give the next book a try before deciding to give up on the series.

16. The Unkindest Tide by Seanan McGuire, 4*
Book 13 in the October Daye series. The sea witch needs Toby to help her call in the debts of the Selkies. This was exactly what I needed when I started this. I always enjoying seeing what Toby and her gang gets up to. I also read a short story, Rat-Catcher which was about Tybalt and his rise to King of the Cats.

17. On Beauty by Zadie Smith, 3*
This takes place over about a year in the lives of the Belsey family, a mixed family living in Boston and entrenched in the world of Wellington College. Their paths intersect with the Kipps family throughout the book. The fathers are academic rivals and complete opposites. I felt like I almost decided not to finish this. I was not really feeling like I was connecting with the story. It felt a little disjointed to me, jumping from one moment in one of the family member’s life to a different moment of a different family member. I generally don’t enjoy contemporary fiction, but wanted to give this one a try since it was on the 1001 Books list and I’ve had it sitting on my shelf for a while. This also helped fill a Bingo square, book published the year I joined LT, 2005.

I am working on two more books that I hope to finish this month:
The Sea, the Sea by Iris Murdoch, have about 3.5 hours left on the audio. I picked this one up for the 1001 Books to Read book club that I am in.
Amatka by Karin Tidbeck; haven’t started this one yet, but I wanted to give it a go because it’s short and will fit for WomenCAT, in

>24 staci426: If it helps, I think Tana French's series improves -- I only sort of liked In the Woods, but then loved both The Likeness and Faithful Place.

>24 staci426: I've only read the first 5 books of the October Daye series and a whole bunch of short stories, but I like this series a lot and hope to read the next one soon. This is my favourite of the Seanan McGuire series I've read so far. The others are hit-or-miss.

As I had feared, I’ve fallen behind in my posts, which usually starts to happen with me around this time of year. Fortunately, though, my reading has not been neglected as well, which is something that also has been happening the past few years. I’ve finished 18 books since my last post. I will list them all and give a summary of my thoughts.

I did also try a little TBR game in early March. I’ve been focusing a lot on trying to find digital copies of the physical books I can’t read, and have been happy with my progress in this, with 6 books read in this category for the first quarter of the year. I’ve realized that I also have a large library of unread Kindle books that I’ve been neglecting, so wanted to start working on some of these.

I made 3 lists of 20 Kindle books. List 1 were some of the oldest novels, list 2 were newest novels and list 3 was short story collections. I then rolled a d20 to pick one of the books from each list. I didn’t set a time limit on when I had to read them, but just wanted to give myself something to focus on.

So for my list of older books, I rolled a 15 which was Lud-in-the-Mist by Hope Mirrlees. I had purchased this for $0.99 back in 2013. I was excited to get to this one. The only thing I knew was that it was a fairy tale type of fantasy story. For some reason I thought it was written in the 80s, but I was way off with that. Original publication was 1926. Unfortunately, this was a DNF. I just couldn’t get into it. I can’t really pinpoint why I wasn’t liking it, just not for me right now, I guess. I’m a bit disappointed about this since I did have high hopes.

For the newer books, I rolled a 9, Toward the Midnight Sun by Eoin Dempsey. This was a free Prime early release that I picked up on 12/1/19. This sounded like it would be interesting. A young woman travels to Alaska during the Klondike gold rush to marry a man she doesn’t know to help save her family from financial ruin. But unfortunate, this was another DNF. I did not care for the writing and not that I know much about this period in history, but I found some of the things that were happening a bit unbelievable.

My short stories worked out much better. I decided to pick two for this so I could switch back & forth in case I wanted some variety, but it didn't work out that way. First I rolled a 1, The Best American Noir of the Century which I had already started back in 2018, but had only finished 7 out of the 39 stories. I decided to save this one for April’s MysteryKIT, noir theme, and have just started it today. My second one was a 6 for Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories by Agatha Christie. This started and finished right away. It was such a delight to visit with Miss Marple again, it had been awhile for me. This one also checks off one of my physical books, as I own two copies of The Tuesday Club Murders, which were included in this collection.

So now I will add some new books to the lists and roll again. Hopefully I will have better luck with the novels this time around.

Older books, I rolled an 11 which is The Gingerbread House by Carin Gerhardsen. This s book 1 in a Swedish mystery series. I’m always up for a good mystery, so hopefully this will be enjoyable.

Newer books got a 10, That Wild Country: An Epic Journey Through the Past, Present, and Future of America’s Public Lands by Mark Kenyon. This sounds interesting, plus it is available through Kindle Unlimited with Audible, so I can listen to the audio version, which is much easier for me.

For collections, I’m just going to pick one this time, since I’m still working on one from the last round. I got 17 which is The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2017. I’m always up for some good sci fi & fantasy stories. Glad I didn't get another mystery collection this time. I haven't read any out of this collection yet. Hope there will be some good ones.

Boos read since last post:
18. Amatka by Karin Tidbeck, dystopian 4.5*
19. The Sea, the Sea by Iris Murdoch, fiction 4*
20. Miss Marple: the Complete Short Stories by Agatha Christie, mystery 4*
21. The World of Critical Role by Liz Marsham, non-fiction 3*
22. Brilliance of the Moon by Lian Hearn, fantasy 4*
23. The Dragon Reborn by Robert Jordan, fantasy 4*
24. The Shadow District by Arnaldur Idridason, mystery 4*
25. The Last Continent by Terry Pratchett, fantasy, 3*
26. The Changeling: A Novel by Victor LaValle, horror 4.5*
27. Changeless by Gail Carriger, fantasy 4*
28. Blameless by Gail Carriger, fantasy, 4*
29. Heartless by Gail Carriger, fantasy, 4*
30. Timeless by Gail Carriger, fantasy 4*
31. The Swimming Pool by Mary Roberts Rinehart, mystery 3.5*
32. Tarka the Otter bu Henry Williamson, fiction 3.75*
33. Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity and Love by Dani Shapiro, memoir 4*
34. Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay,fantasy 5*
35. The Redbreast by Jo Nesbo, mystery 3.5*

Great idea to use dice to narrow down the options!

>28 staci426: Tigana was a 5-star read for me too, one of Kay's best!

>30 mathgirl40: Tigana was a reread for me. I had decided to reread all of Kay's work since it's been so long since I had origianlly read it. I'm so glad i had reread it because I didn't really enjoy it as much the first time around, but this time, I realized what an excellent book it really is.

I really need to get better about posting my books more regularaly. Here is the list since my last batch:

36. The Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan, fantasy 3.5*
37. Loyalty in Death by J. D. Robb, mystery 3.5*
38. A Killing Frost by Seanan McGuire, urban fantasy, 4*
39. When Sorrows Come by Seanan Mcguire, urban fantasy, 4.5*
40. Critical Failures by Robert Bevan, fantasy, 3.5*
41. Chess Story by Stefan Zweig, fiction, 3.5*
42. Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie, mystery, 4*
43. Mao II by Don DeLillo, fiction, 4*
44. The Grave's a Fine and Private Place by Alan Bradley, mystery, 4*
45. Game of Mirrors by Andrea Camilleri, mystery, 3.5*
46. Her Enemy by Leena Lehtolainen, mystery 3.5*
47. Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell by Brandon Sanderson, fantasy, 4*
48. One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, fiction, 3.75*
49. Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher, memoir, 4.5*
50. Rosewater by Tade Thompson, sci fi, 3.75*
51. A Midsummer's Equation by Keigo Higashino, mystery, 4*
52. Smilla's Sense of Snow by Peter Hoeg, thriller, 4*
53. The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter, horror 3.5*
54. Pietr the Latvian by Georges Simenon, mystery 3*
55. Cruel Candy by Mildred Abbott, mystery, 3*
56. The Leper of Saint Giles by Ellis Peters, mystery 3.5*

I have been focusing a lot on continuing series that I hope to get caught up on. I've got so many that I've been working on, though, it's a daunting task. But I am happy with my progress. .

I had one DNF, The Gingerbread House by Carin Gerhardsen. This was one of my dice roll picks and I just could not get into it. This is the first in a German mystery series and I was not enjoying the writing.

I am currently working on:
The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin
The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2017 edited by John Joseph Adams

Hi! I’m Staci from NJ. I’ve been a not so active member of this group for many years now. I was thinking that I would not join again this year because my reading has taken a giant nose dive over the past few years, but have recently been motiveated to start reading more with my recent discovery of the BookTube world. And even though, I don’t post much, I really enjoy this group. I’m not going to set any specific goals or put any pressure to do all of the different CATS/KITS. I’m just going to try to have fun reading again. I am legally blind and can no longer read print books, so 99% of my reading is done via audiobooks. Besides reading, I also enjoy playing Dungeons & Dragons, listening to podcasts/watching YouTube, and my latest obsession is building Lego.And can’t forget the kitties, I have three beautiful girls now, Snowbell, Pepper & Cinnamon.

I will be having individual posts for my categories, but I also like to keep a running list of my reads for the year in this first post.

January
1. The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan, fantasy 3.5*
2. Dumb Witness by Agatha Christie, mystery 3.5*
3. Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny, mystery 4*
4. O is for Outlaw by Sue Grafton, mystery 4*
5. The Memory Theater by Karin Tidbeck, fantasy 4*
6. Unsinkable: a Memoir by Debbie Reynolds, memoir 4*
7. The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones, horror 4*
8. Red Sister by Mark Lawrence, fantasy 4*
9. St. Peter's Fair by Ellis Peters, mystery 3.5*
10. Broken Homes by Ben Aaronovitch, urban fantasy 4*
11. The Cleft by Doris Lessing, fiction 3*
FEBRUARY
12. Once More Upon a Time by Roshani Chokshi, fairy tale, 3*
13. Kindred by Octavia E.Butler, time travel 4*
14. Where the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuire, fantasy 4*
15. In the Woods by Tana French, mystery 3.5*
16. The Unkindest Tide by Seanan McGuire, uban fantasy 4*
17. On Beauty by Zadie Smith, fiction 3*
18. Amatka by Karin Tidbeck, dystopian 4.5*
19. The Sea, the Sea by Iris Murdoch, fiction 4*
MARCH
20. Miss Marple: the Complete Short Stories by Agatha Christie, mystery 4*
21. The World of Critical Role by Liz Marsham, non-fiction 3*
22. Brilliance of the Moon by Lian Hearn, fantasy 4*
23. The Dragon Reborn by Robert Jordan, fantasy 4*
24. The Shadow District by Arnaldur Idridason, mystery 4*
25. The Last Continent by Terry Pratchett, fantasy, 3*
26. The Changeling: A Novel by Victor LaValle, horror 4.5*
27. Changeless by Gail Carriger, fantasy 4*
28. Blameless by Gail Carriger, fantasy, 4*
29. Heartless by Gail Carriger, fantasy, 4*
30. Timeless by Gail Carriger, fantasy 4*
31. The Swimming Pool by Mary Roberts Rinehart, mystery 3.5*
32. Tarka the Otter bu Henry Williamson, fiction 3.75*
33. Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity and Love by Dani Shapiro, memoir 4*
APRIL
34. Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay,fantasy 5*
35. The Redbreast by Jo Nesbo, mystery 3.5*
36. The Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan, fantasy 3.5*
37. Loyalty in Death by J. D. Robb, mystery 3.5*
38. A Killing Frost by Seanan McGuire, urban fantasy, 4*
39. When Sorrows Come by Seanan Mcguire, urban fantasy, 4.5*
40. Critical Failures by Robert Bevan, fantasy, 3.5*
MAY
41. Chess Story by Stefan Zweig, fiction, 3.5*
42. Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie, mystery, 4*
43. Mao II by Don DeLillo, fiction, 4*
44. The Grave's a Fine and Private Place by Alan Bradley, mystery, 4*
45. Game of Mirrors by Andrea Camilleri, mystery, 3.5*
46. Her Enemy by Leena Lehtolainen, mystery 3.5*
47. Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell by Brandon Sanderson, fantasy, 4*
48. One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, fiction, 3.75*
49. Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher, memoir, 4.5*
50. Rosewater by Tade Thompson, sci fi, 3.75*
51. A Midsummer's Equation by Keigo Higashino, mystery, 4*
52. Smilla's Sense of Snow by Peter Hoeg, thriller, 4*
53. The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter, horror 3.5*
JUNE
54. Pietr the Latvian by Georges Simenon, mystery 3*
55. Cruel Candy by Mildred Abbott, mystery, 3*
56. The Leper of Saint Giles by Ellis Peters, mystery 3.5*
57. The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin, urban fantasy, 4*
58. The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy, 2017 edited by John Joseph Adams, 3.5*
59. The Life of Lazarillo de Tormes by Anonymous, fiction 3.5*
60. The Fires of Heaven by Robert Jordan, fantasy 4*
61. Network Effect by Martha Wells, sci fi, 3.5*
62 Rise of the Ranger by Philip C. Quaintrell, fantasy 3.75*
63. I Shot the Buddha by Colin Cotterill, mystery 4*
JULY
64. A Man Lay Dead by Ngaio Marsh, mystery 3.5*
65. Descendants of the First by Reni K. Amayo, fantasy 3.5*
66. Pepita Jimenez by Juan Valera, classics 3.5*
67. Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky, sci fi, 4.5*
68. Wise Children by Angela Carter, fiction 3.5*
69. Aunty Lee's Delights by Ovidia Yu, mystery 3.5*
70. July's People by Nadine Gordimer, fiction, 3*
71. The Violent Bear it Away by Flannery O'Connor, fiction, 4*
72. The Enchanted Life of Adam Hope by Rhonda Riley, fiction 5*
73. Listen, Slowly by Thanhha Lai, middle grade fiction, 4.5*
74. The Sandman: Act II by Neil Gaiman, comics, 3.5*
75. The Human Division by John Scalzi, sci fi 3.25*
76. Indistractible by Nir Eyal, non-fiction 3*
77. The Honjin Murders by Seishi Yokomizo, mystery, 3.5*
78. P is for Peril by Sue Grafton, mystery 3.25*
AUGUST
79. The Rosewater Insurrection by Tade Thompson, sci fi 3.5*
80. The Child in Time by Ian McEwan, fiction, 3.25*
81. A Cold Day For Murder by Dana Stabenow, mystery, 3.5*
82. A Fatal Thaw by Dana Stabenow, mystery 3.5*
83. Dead in the Water by Dana Stabenow, mystery 3.5*
84. Fire & Blood bt George R. R. Martin, fantasy 3.5*
85. The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune, fantasy 5*
86. The Jumbies by tracey Baptiste, horror, 3.5*
87. A Beam of Light by Andrea Camilleri, mystery 3.5*
88. The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu, fantasy 4.5*
89. A Cold-Blooded Business by Dana Stabenow, mystery 3.5*
90. Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough, thriller 2*
SEPTEMBER
91. The Dire King by William Ritter, fantasy 4*
92. The Way Spring Arrives and Other Stories by Yu Chen, spec fiction, 4*
93. The Golden Tresses of the Dead by Alan Bradley, mystery 4*
94. The Silmarillion by J. R. R. Tolkein, fantasy 3.5*
95. This World We Live In by Susan Beth Pfeffer, post-apocalyptic, 3.5*
96. Lamentation by C. J. Sansom, mystery 4*
97. Tombland by C. J. Sansom, mystery, 4*
98. Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells, sci fi, 4*
99. Andrea Vernon and the Superhero Industrial Complex by Alexander C. Kane, superheros, 3.5*
100. The Rosewater Redemption by Tade Thompson, sci fi 3*
101. Carpe Jugulum by Terry Pratchett, fantasy 3.5*
102. Transformation bby Carol Berg, fantasy 4*
OCTOBER
103. Be the Serpent by Seanan McGuire, urban fantasy, 4*
104. The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix, horror 3.5*
105. Hellmouth by Giles Kristian, horror 3.5*
106. North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell, classics, 3.5*
107. Speak the Nightbird by Robert R. McCammon, historical mystery 4*
108. Uncle Silas by J. Sheridan LeFanu, gothic 3*
109. The Fifth Elephant by Terry Pratchett, fantasy 4*
NOVEMBER
110. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte, classics 4.5*
111. The Lost Queen by Signe Pike, historical .5*
112. Fluent Forever by Gabriel Wyner, non-fiction, 4*
113. Daughter of Moloka'i by Alan Brennert, historical fiction, 5*
114. Forever Nerdy by Brian Posehn, memoir 4*
115. The Virgin in the Ice by Ellis Peters, mystery 4*
116. The Justice of Kings by Richard Swan, fantasy 4*
117. The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey, mystery 4*
118. At Bertram's Hotel by Agatha Christie, mystery 3*
DECEMBER
119. The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers, sci fi 4.5*
120. The Cheese Trap by Neal D. Barnard, non-fiction 4*
121. Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor, fantasy 4*
121. Apple Cider Slaying by Julie Anne Lindsey, mystery 4*
122. The Christmas Murder Game by Alexandra Benedict, mystery 3.5*
123. Hidden in Snow by Viveca Sten, mystery 3.5*

You've done quite a lot of reading!

>34 MissWatson: Thanks for stopping by! I've falen off in my posting this year, but have been keeping my list up to date. This has been one of my best reading years in a long time, numbers wise and quality wise, more 5* reads this year, than any previous years. Starting my planning for next year where I am hoping to be more consistantly active in the group.

I hope next year will prove to be a good reading year, too, quality-wise!

Congratulations on a great reading year!