2016 A Look Back

Another year has come and gone and I still haven't made it to 150 books. I actually came in 3 less than 2015 with 120 books. Once again I will be trying for 150 this year. I figure I have to make it eventually.

First Read

First book I finished was Cold Burn of Magic by Jennifer Estep which I gave 4 stars. I loved the this and the second book and really need to get reading book 3 Bright Blaze of Magic.















Last Read

The last book I finished was also my favorite from 2016. The Name of The Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. I loved the way the author mixed the past and the present in a storyteller fashion. I also really enjoyed how full all the characters were.
This was also the longest book I read at 662 pages.













Other Odd Facts from 2016 Reads
Total Books: 120
Total Pages: 40,059
Average Length: 339
Goodread Facts: Most Read Book; Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children with 618, 156 reads. Least Read Book; 50 Greatest Red Wings at only 4 other reads.

Other Favorites
I started a lot of series this past year that I am still enjoying into 2017.

Lady Emily Series by Tasha Alexander (Goodreads) There were a couple books that I didn't care for but books 6 & 7 have really picked the series back up.

KingFountain series by Jeff Wheeler (Goodreads) There are 3 books out in this series with a 4th coming June 2017. I didn't think Owen and Evie (especially Evie) would become two of my faves last year but they did.








Overall, even though I didn't make my yearly goal, I still consider 2016 a success. A lot of great books and even more that I'm looking forward to reading this year.

This Week's Reads

Once Upon a Curse: 17 Dark Faerie Tales
anthology (Goodreads)
**Yasmine Galenorn is one of my favorite authors so I had to grab this one. Only familiar with a few of the other authors but I love faerie tales so looking forward to maybe finding new authors to love.

Death in The Floating City by Tasha Alexander
Lady Emily #7 (Goodreads)
**A Crimson Warning pulled me back into this series. It was everything I had been missing in the few before it. Hoping this stays on the same track.

This Week's Reads

India Black and The Shadows of Anarchy by Carol K Carr
Madam of Espionage #3 (Goodreads)
**Another historical mystery series that I have enjoyed previously. Just started this one and so far it's as good as I remember.

Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops by Jen Campbell
Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops #1 (Goodreads)
**As someone who worked in retail and customer service for several years, I found this accurate and very funny. There were several that had me laughing remembering dealing with similar customers.

Dangerous to Know by Tasha Alexander
Lady Emily #5 (Goodreads)
**Book 4 was not my favorite but I still really enjoy this series and hope it picks back up.

This Week's Reads

The Accidental Alchemist by GiGi Pandian
An Accidental Alchemist Mystery (Goodreads)
**Received this awhile ago from NetGalley and am just now getting around to reading it. I like that it's a mystery mixed with the magical and mystical.

Tears of Pearl by Tasha Alexander
Lady Emily #4 (Goodreads)
**Still enjoying this series. It's nice to throw one of them in, in between other reads each week.

This Week's Reads

Strange Truths by S.D. Wasley
Alice England #1 (Goodreads)
**This came out this week. Excited to finally find out more about Alice.

The Hammer of Thor by Rick Riordan
Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard #2 (Goodreads)
**One of my favorite authors and I always look forward to reading a new book from him.

A Fatal Waltz by Tasha Alexander
Lady Emily #3 (Goodreads)
**Love finding a new series that have plenty of books for me to read. Really like the mix of Historical and Mystery in these.

New Releases ~ week of 10/10/2016

Christmas Day at the Office by Matt Dunn (#2 Day at the Office)

A Most Novel Revenge by Ashley Weaver (#3 Amory Ames Mystery)
A Soldier's Revenge by Matthew Dunn (#6 Spycatcher)
A Terrible Beauty by Tasha Alexander (#11 Emily Ashton)
Ablaze by Paige Tyler (#2 Dallas Fire & Rescue)
Abstract Aliases by Ritter Ames (#3 Body of Art Mystery)
Alliance by Rebecca Hamilton, K de Long (#1 Mated in Hell Trilogy)
Beautiful Maids All in a Row by Jennifer Harlow (#1 Iris Ballard Series)
Black Widow: Red Vengeance by by Margaret Stohl (Black Widow #2)
Blood On the Tracks by William Vitka (#2 Hellcat)
Bound by Blood and Sand by Becky Allen (#1 Bound by Blood and Sand)
Bound to Submit by Laura Kaye (#1 Blasphemy)
Bound To Surrender by Jenna Jacob (#7 Doms Of Genesis)

Buy a Bullet by Gregg Hurwitz (#Story in Evan Smoak)
Cal by Megan O'Brien (#5 The Ride)
Carved by Brenda K. Davies (#2 The Road To Hell Series)
Chaosmage by Stephen Aryan (#3 Battlemage Trilogy)
Conspiracy of Ravens by Lila Bowen (#2 Shadow)
Creatus Animus by Carmen DeSousa (#4 Creatus)
Crimson Death by Laurell K. Hamilton (#24 Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter)
Darkness Savage by Rachel A Marks (#3 The Dark Cycle)
Death Among Rubies by R J Koreto (#2 Lady Frances Ffolkes Mystery)
Death in Cold Water by Patricia Skalka (#3 Dave Cubiak Mystery)
Death of a Toy Soldier by Barbara Early (#1 Vintage Toyshop Mystery)
Disenchanted by Megan Morrison (#2 Tyme)

Down Deep by Virna DePaul (#1 Going Deep)
Drone Threat by Mike Maden (#4 Troy Pearce)
Enjoy the Dance by Heidi Cullinan (#2 Dancing)
Fashion Disaster by Jill Santopolo (#9 Sparkle Spa)
Fidelity by Jan Fedarcyk (#1 Kay Malloy)
Grizzly Season by S W Lauden (#2 Greg Salem)
Happy Witchgiving by Amanda M. Lee (#8.6 Wicked Witches of the Midwest Mysteries)
Here Comes the Flood by J J Salkeld (#4 Natural Detective)
It Had to Be Them by Tamra Baumann (#4 It Had to Be)
Mary Russell's War by Laurie R. King (#15 Mary Russell Mysteries)
Midnight Untamed by Lara Adrian (#14.5 1001 Dark Nights)
Murder in the Courthouse by Nancy Grace (#3 Hailey Dean)

My Seductive Highlander by Maeve Greyson (#4 Highland Hearts)
Never Better by Charlotte Stein (#3 Dark Obsession)
Order to Kill by Vince Flynn, Kyle Mills (#15 Mitch Rapp)
Precious and Grace by Alexander McCall Smith (#17 The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency)
Prisoners by Robert J. Crane (#10 Out of the Box)
Raw Edges by CJ Lyons (#2 Renegade Justice)
Scared Money by Jenna Bennett (#13 Savannah Martin Mystery)
School Ship Tobermory by Alexander McCall Smith (#1 School Ship Tobermory)
Something Buried, Something Blue by Wendy Corsi Staub (#7 Lily Dale)
Song of the Sword by C. R. Grey (#3 Animas)
South Village by Rob Hart (#3 Ash McKenna)
Spy Ski School by Stuart Gibbs (#4 Spy School)
StarChaser by Angie Sage (#3 Todhunter Moon)
Sugar Free by Sawyer Bennett (#3 Sugar Bowl)
The Abandoned Heart by Laura Benedict (#3 Bliss House)
The Billionaire Shifter's Virgin Mate by Diana Seere (#2 The Billionaire Shifters Club)
The Bookshop on Autumn Lane by Cynthia Tennent (#3 Truhart)
The Butterfly Rebellion by Jack Patton (#9 Battle Bugs)
The Delphi Effect by Rysa Walker (#1 Delphi Trilogy)
The Ghost of Grey Fox Inn by Carolyn Keene (#13 Nancy Drew Diaries)
The Midnight Star by Marie Lu (#3 The Young Elites)
The Northern Cross by Hendrik Falkenberg (#2 A Baltic Sea Crime Novel)
The Scent of Salt & Sand by Kristin Cast (#2.5 Escaped)
The Truest Heart by E D Baker (#2 Fairy-Tale Matchmaker)
The Wilhelm Conspiracy by Charles Veley (#2 Sherlock Holmes & Lucy James Mystery)
The Wraiths of War by Mark Morris (#3 Obsidian Heart)
Unlucky in Love by Maggie McGinnis (#4 Whisper Creek)
Variations by Megan Mitcham (#9 Base Branch Novels)
Veiled In Blue by Lynne Connolly (#6 Emperors of London)
Whispered Lies by Kathleen Brooks (#1 Web of Lies)
Within a Captain's Fate by Lisa A Olech (#3 Captains of the Scarlet Night)
Wolf Betrayed by Carrie Ann Ryan (#4 Talon Pack)
Worth Killing For by Ed James (#2 DI Fenchurch)

This Week's Reads

Free Agent by J.C. Nelson
Grimm Agency #1 (Goodreads)
**I've been trying a lot of new UF/PNR series lately. So far I'm having good luck with them. This one has fairy godfathers, magical happily ever afters, dragons and more.













Bought a couple of books this past week. Wasn't really looking for anything specific and don't know anything about these two books. I've found some of my favorite authors this way.

Behind the Shattered Glass by Tasha Alexander
Lady Emily Mystery #8 (Goodreads)
**This isn't the first in the series but I don't mind catching up. The cover and description seemed like a mystery that I would enjoy.

Dirty Magic by Jaye Wells
Prospero's War #1 (Goodreads)
**This one has been on my list since it came out. Finally giving it a chance.