I've been diligently keeping a list of books I've read since 2010.
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It's one of those things I used to always say I was going to do, but would somehow forget to keep up with fairly early on.
Keeping up with it here on Meanderings and Muses, for some reason, made it an easier and more fun thing to do.
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If you're interested in past reading lists - they're here:
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You can see my 2010 list here -
http://meanderingsandmuses.blogspot.com/2010/12/books-read-during-2010.html
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And, you can see my 2011 list here -
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And here's my 2012 list -http://www.meanderingsandmuses.com/2013/01/books-read-in-2012.html
And, my 2013 list -
http://www.meanderingsandmuses.com/2013/12/books-read-duing-2013.html
And, my 2014 list -
http://www.meanderingsandmuses.com/2014/12/books-read-in-2014.html
And, my 2015 list -
http://www.meanderingsandmuses.com/2015/12/books-read-in-2015_14.html
If a book is on my list, it means I liked it.
I am not one to finish a book I don't care for, or am even feeling lukewarm about. I know there are people out there who feel like they can't put a book down once they've invested some time in it, and that's fine. That's just not me.
So I'm posting my entire list and simply including my most memorable reads of the year within that list.
Truth be told, I'm terrible at remembering a lot about most books once I've read it and moved on. A lot of people can remember books, the plots, even quote passages from their favorites well after they've been read.
I wish I could do that.
The best I can do, however, is remember when a particular book made enough of an impression that it actually still brings on a bit of a physical reaction when I see the title.
A nudge of remembrance.
So.
That's what I'm going with here.
My own unorthodox gut-reaction list of most memorable books of 2016, which I've highlighted in bold letters.
And, those very few you see in red. They're my "wow" reads.
And, because it's only the 6th of December, there will be more added right up until the end of the year, so check back from time to time to see what's new (and what's good).
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I finally gave in this year to some gentle nudges from my friends Judy Bobalik, Dru Ann Love and Kristopher Zgorski and picked up the first in the series by J.D. Robb. Although I have long been a huge fan of Nora Roberts, I just didn't think the Roarke/Eve Dallas novels were going to be my cup of tea.
Pffft.
I am now head over heels in love with this series. Addicted. Tapping my toe awaiting the next one!
I inhaled these books one after another, as you can see from the list below.
For those who aren't familiar with the "(ARC)" you see on some of these titles, it means "Advance Reading Copy." Some of those titles were "ARCs" when I read them, but have now been released. Some, however, are not due to be released until next year, so I'm afraid you'll have to wait. But, it'll be worth it.
I had one reading experience this year that, if you know me, you know of already.
I received an ARC of a book by an author I had never heard of.
THE NEVER-OPEN DESERT DINER by James Anderson.
I have raved about this book all over the world.
I have sent copies of this book to good friends, and will continue doing so.
It's my book of the year and if you follow my list for suggestions, I hope you'll treat yourself to Mr. Anderson's book.
Happy Reading, Everyone!!
THE LITTLE BOOKSHOP ON THE SEINE by Rebecca Raisin
LETTERS FROM PARIS by Juliet Blackwell
EVERY FRENCHMAN HAS ONE by Olivia de Havilland
WINTER SOLSTICE by Rosamunde Pilcher
THE PARIS LIBRARIAN by Mark Pryor
THE RELUCTANT MATADOR by Mark Pryor
CORPUS CHRISTMAS by Margaret Maron
THE BUTTON MAN by Mark Pryor
THE BODY AT STARSHINE MILL by Celia H. Miles
THE BLOOD PROMISE by Mark Pryor
THE CRYPT THIEF by Mark Pryor
THE BOOKSELLER by Mark Pryor
THE FIFTH PETAL by Brunonia Barry (ARC)
THE DRESS THIEF by Natalie Meg Evans
THE SWANS OF FIFTH AVENUE by Melanie Benjamin
THE PARIS EFFECT by K. S. R. Burns
FROM A PARIS BALCONY by Ella Carey
QUIET NEIGHBORS by Catriona McPherson
ALL THE ODES by Pablo Neruda
WHAT YOU BREAK by Reed Farrel Coleman (ARC)
SAY NO MORE by Hank Phillippi Ryan (ARC)
COMING TO ROSEMONT by Barbara Hinske
PRACTICAL MAGIC by Alice Hoffman
THE OBSIDIAN CHAMBER by Preston & Child
MURDER IN CONTAINMENT by Anne Cleeland
HOLD STILL by Sally Mann
THE TRESPASSER by Tana French
PAST CRIMES by Glen Erik Hamilton
THE LONG AND FARAWAY GONE by Lou Berney
BLIND SIGHT by Carol O'Connell
I LET YOU GO by Clare Mackintosh
APPRENTICE IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR by Shari Lapena
CROSSING TO SAFETY by Wallace Stegner
STEVIE NICKS; VISIONS, DREAMS & RUMOURS by Zoe Howe
THE LIGHT OF PARIS by Eleanor Brown
THE DOLLHOUSE by Fiona Davis
THE LONELY TEDDY BEAR by Chelsea Radojcic
THE CAVENDON LUCK by Barbara Taylor Bradford
THE CAVENDON WOMEN by Barbara Taylor Bradford
CAVENDON HALL by Barbara Taylor Bradford
LAST WORDS by Michael Koryta
BROTHERHOOD IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
DEVOTED IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
OBSESSION IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
FESTIVE IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
SURVIVORS WILL BE SHOT AGAIN by Bill Crider
CONCEALED IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
THE SIXTH IDEA by P. J. Tracy
THANKLESS IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
A LOWCOUNTRY HEART by Pat Conroy (ARC)
CALCULATED IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
DELUSION IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD by J. K. Rowling, John Tiffany and Jack Thorne
CELEBRITY IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
NEW YORK TO DALLAS by J. D. Robb
TREACHERY IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
INDULGENCE IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
LETTERS FROM NEW ORLEANS by Rob Walker
FANTASY IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
KINDRED IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
PROMISES IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
SALVATION IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
THE SECOND LIFE OF NICK MASON by Steve Hamilton
STRANGERS IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
CREATION IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
INNOCENT IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
INK AND BONE by Lisa Unger
BORN IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
MEMORY IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
THE HOUSE ON FIRST STREET; MY NEW ORLEANS STORY by Julia Reed
ORIGIN IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
SURVIVOR IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
VISIONS IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
DIVIDED IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
MISSION TO PARIS by Alan Furst
PORTRAIT IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
SHIRLEY JACKSON, A RATHER HAUNTED LIFE by Ruth Franklin (ARC)
PURITY IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
THE HIGHWAYMAN by Craig Johnson
REUNION IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
SEDUCTION IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
BETRAYAL IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
A GREAT RECKONING by Louise Penny (ARC)
JUDGMENT IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
WITNESS IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
ALL SUMMER LONG by Dorothea Benton Frank (ARC)
LOYALTY IN DEATH by J. D.Robb
NIGHT SHIFT by Charlaine Harris
JANE STEELE by Lyndsay Faye
CONSPIRACY IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
KILLER LOOK by Linda Fairstein (ARC)
MANITOU CANYON by William Kent Krueger (ARC)
HOLIDAY IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
VENGEANCE IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
CEREMONY IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
RAPTURE IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
IMMORTAL IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
GLORY IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
NAKED IN DEATH by J.D. Robb
THE DARKEST SECRET by Alex Marwood
FOOL ME ONCE by Harlan Coben
JUNE by Miranda Beverly-Whittemore (ARC)
A GOWN OF THORNS by Natalie Meg Evans (ARC)
GUILTY MINDS by Joseph Finder (ARC)
THE CHARM BRACELET by Viola Shipman (ARC)
WILDE LAKE by Laura Lippman (ARC)
THE SAINTS OF THE LOST AND FOUND by T. M. Causey (ARC)
HOUR OF THE BEES by Lindsay Eagar (ARC)
MY SOUTHERN JOURNEY by Rick Bragg
THE POT THIEF WHO STUDIED GEORGIA O'KEEFFE by Mike Orenduff
DEATH AT THE OLD HOTEL by Con Lehane
WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND by Con Lehane
BEWARE THE SOLITARY DRINKER by Con Lehane
MURDER AT THE 42ND STREET LIBRARY by Con Lehane (ARC)
NIGHT NIGHT, SLEEP TIGHT by Hallie Ephron
RIVER ROAD by Carol Goodman
THE MAGICIAN'S LAND by Lev Grossman
THE MAGICIAN KING by Lev Grossman
THE MAGICIANS: A NOVEL by Lev Grossman
LIGHTNING BUG by Donald Harington
THE NEVER-OPEN DESERT DINER by James Anderson
THE READERS OF BROKEN WHEEL RECOMMEND by Katarina Bivald (ARC)
THE DRESS THIEF by Natalie Meg Evans
THE SWANS OF FIFTH AVENUE by Melanie Benjamin
THE PARIS EFFECT by K. S. R. Burns
FROM A PARIS BALCONY by Ella Carey
QUIET NEIGHBORS by Catriona McPherson
ALL THE ODES by Pablo Neruda
WHAT YOU BREAK by Reed Farrel Coleman (ARC)
SAY NO MORE by Hank Phillippi Ryan (ARC)
COMING TO ROSEMONT by Barbara Hinske
PRACTICAL MAGIC by Alice Hoffman
THE OBSIDIAN CHAMBER by Preston & Child
MURDER IN CONTAINMENT by Anne Cleeland
HOLD STILL by Sally Mann
THE TRESPASSER by Tana French
PAST CRIMES by Glen Erik Hamilton
THE LONG AND FARAWAY GONE by Lou Berney
BLIND SIGHT by Carol O'Connell
I LET YOU GO by Clare Mackintosh
APPRENTICE IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR by Shari Lapena
CROSSING TO SAFETY by Wallace Stegner
STEVIE NICKS; VISIONS, DREAMS & RUMOURS by Zoe Howe
THE LIGHT OF PARIS by Eleanor Brown
THE DOLLHOUSE by Fiona Davis
THE LONELY TEDDY BEAR by Chelsea Radojcic
THE CAVENDON LUCK by Barbara Taylor Bradford
THE CAVENDON WOMEN by Barbara Taylor Bradford
CAVENDON HALL by Barbara Taylor Bradford
LAST WORDS by Michael Koryta
BROTHERHOOD IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
DEVOTED IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
OBSESSION IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
FESTIVE IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
SURVIVORS WILL BE SHOT AGAIN by Bill Crider
CONCEALED IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
THE SIXTH IDEA by P. J. Tracy
THANKLESS IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
A LOWCOUNTRY HEART by Pat Conroy (ARC)
CALCULATED IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
DELUSION IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD by J. K. Rowling, John Tiffany and Jack Thorne
CELEBRITY IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
NEW YORK TO DALLAS by J. D. Robb
TREACHERY IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
INDULGENCE IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
LETTERS FROM NEW ORLEANS by Rob Walker
FANTASY IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
KINDRED IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
PROMISES IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
SALVATION IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
THE SECOND LIFE OF NICK MASON by Steve Hamilton
STRANGERS IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
CREATION IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
INNOCENT IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
INK AND BONE by Lisa Unger
BORN IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
MEMORY IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
THE HOUSE ON FIRST STREET; MY NEW ORLEANS STORY by Julia Reed
ORIGIN IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
SURVIVOR IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
VISIONS IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
DIVIDED IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
MISSION TO PARIS by Alan Furst
PORTRAIT IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
SHIRLEY JACKSON, A RATHER HAUNTED LIFE by Ruth Franklin (ARC)
PURITY IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
THE HIGHWAYMAN by Craig Johnson
REUNION IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
SEDUCTION IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
BETRAYAL IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
A GREAT RECKONING by Louise Penny (ARC)
JUDGMENT IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
WITNESS IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
ALL SUMMER LONG by Dorothea Benton Frank (ARC)
LOYALTY IN DEATH by J. D.Robb
NIGHT SHIFT by Charlaine Harris
JANE STEELE by Lyndsay Faye
CONSPIRACY IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
KILLER LOOK by Linda Fairstein (ARC)
MANITOU CANYON by William Kent Krueger (ARC)
HOLIDAY IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
VENGEANCE IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
CEREMONY IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
RAPTURE IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
IMMORTAL IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
GLORY IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
NAKED IN DEATH by J.D. Robb
THE DARKEST SECRET by Alex Marwood
FOOL ME ONCE by Harlan Coben
JUNE by Miranda Beverly-Whittemore (ARC)
A GOWN OF THORNS by Natalie Meg Evans (ARC)
GUILTY MINDS by Joseph Finder (ARC)
THE CHARM BRACELET by Viola Shipman (ARC)
WILDE LAKE by Laura Lippman (ARC)
THE SAINTS OF THE LOST AND FOUND by T. M. Causey (ARC)
HOUR OF THE BEES by Lindsay Eagar (ARC)
MY SOUTHERN JOURNEY by Rick Bragg
THE POT THIEF WHO STUDIED GEORGIA O'KEEFFE by Mike Orenduff
DEATH AT THE OLD HOTEL by Con Lehane
WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND by Con Lehane
BEWARE THE SOLITARY DRINKER by Con Lehane
MURDER AT THE 42ND STREET LIBRARY by Con Lehane (ARC)
NIGHT NIGHT, SLEEP TIGHT by Hallie Ephron
RIVER ROAD by Carol Goodman
THE MAGICIAN'S LAND by Lev Grossman
THE MAGICIAN KING by Lev Grossman
THE MAGICIANS: A NOVEL by Lev Grossman
LIGHTNING BUG by Donald Harington
THE NEVER-OPEN DESERT DINER by James Anderson
THE READERS OF BROKEN WHEEL RECOMMEND by Katarina Bivald (ARC)
2 comments:
Great list that I'm proud to be on!
I agree with Bill. It is a great list, Kaye. And, I can't wait to see what you add through the end of the year. It's fun to see the whole list laid out. Hugs!
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