Several years ago my mother sent me a list of the books she had read for the year. Each entry included a brief (one to two sentence) description, as well as if she listened to it or read it. It was six pages long, front and back. As part of my reflections on 2014 I thought I would list the stats for books I reviewed this last year. Out of the It appears that I've read about 46 books that ended up being reviewed. I'm pretty good about writing my reviews (although I need to write one for my latest ebook), so I consider this a pretty good list of my years reading. It ranges in genre and time period, but I can honestly say I enjoyed the vast majority of them.
Books reviewed:
The Chestnut King by Nathan D. Wilson
Closer, Spiral, and Terminal by Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams
Middleworld by J and P Voelkel
Sands of Nezza by M.L. Forsman
On Basilisk Station and The Honor of the Queen by David Weber
The Kingdom Keepers by Ridley Pearson
Cress by Marissa Meyer
Dead Six and Swords of Exodus by Mike Kupari and Larry Corriea
City of the Saints by D.J. Butler
Words of Radiance and The Emperor's Soul by Brandon Sanderson
Three Parts Dead by Max Gladston
Raising Steam by Terry Pratchett
Black Out by Robison Wells
Wings by Aprilynne Pike
Wednesdays in the Tower by Jessica Day George
Relic by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
Lockwood and Co.: The Screaming Staircase, and The Whispering Skull, by Jonathan Stoud
William Shakespeare's Star wars: Verily and New Hope, and The Empire Striketh Back, by Ian Doescher
Monster Hunter Nemesis, Hard Magic, Into the Storm, Spellbound, and two short stories by Larry Correia,
Storm Front, and Fool Moon, by Jim Butcher
"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" by Richard Feynman
The Hollow City by Dan Wells
The Mouments Men by Robert M. Edsel with Bret Witter
The Royal Ranger (Ranger's Apprentice book 11) by John Flanagan
Hounded, Hexed, Hammered, and Tricked, by Kevin Hearne
The Legend of Drizzt: The Collected Stories, and Homeland by R.A. Salvatore
1632 and In the Heart of Darkness by Eric Flint
Mr. Midshipman Hornblower by C.S. Forester
Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Garriger
Favorite book of the year: A toss up between Words of Radiance and Monster Hunter Nemesis. WoR was impressive, engrossing, engaging, and spectacular. However, I've listened to MHN three times in the six months I've had it. Which is higher praise? Hard to tell. WoR is the thickest book Tor publishing CAN publish based on their current book making equipment. That translates to over 45 hours worth of listening. I will re-listen to it in preparation to getting the next book and I look forward to that. However, MHN is my go to book when I'm looking for something fun to keep my occupied between credits. That same could be said of all of Larry's (and Mike Kupari's) books, but MHN was just the one that hit three times repeated.
Next years reading goals: I've got a non-fiction on Stonewall Jackson that I'm looking forward to. I also will be continuing the Honor Harrington and 1632 series, but I don't know how long. I will also be restarting (and finishing) my masters program, so I'll get a big dose of academic and professional reading in. Who knows? I've never reviewed a Monograph collection before. I'd like to get a bit more non-fiction in - which will most likely be histories or biographies, but I'd like to grab a science book or two.
Books reviewed:
The Chestnut King by Nathan D. Wilson
Closer, Spiral, and Terminal by Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams
Middleworld by J and P Voelkel
Sands of Nezza by M.L. Forsman
On Basilisk Station and The Honor of the Queen by David Weber
The Kingdom Keepers by Ridley Pearson
Cress by Marissa Meyer
Dead Six and Swords of Exodus by Mike Kupari and Larry Corriea
City of the Saints by D.J. Butler
Words of Radiance and The Emperor's Soul by Brandon Sanderson
Three Parts Dead by Max Gladston
Raising Steam by Terry Pratchett
Black Out by Robison Wells
Wings by Aprilynne Pike
Wednesdays in the Tower by Jessica Day George
Relic by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
Lockwood and Co.: The Screaming Staircase, and The Whispering Skull, by Jonathan Stoud
William Shakespeare's Star wars: Verily and New Hope, and The Empire Striketh Back, by Ian Doescher
Monster Hunter Nemesis, Hard Magic, Into the Storm, Spellbound, and two short stories by Larry Correia,
Storm Front, and Fool Moon, by Jim Butcher
"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" by Richard Feynman
The Hollow City by Dan Wells
The Mouments Men by Robert M. Edsel with Bret Witter
The Royal Ranger (Ranger's Apprentice book 11) by John Flanagan
Hounded, Hexed, Hammered, and Tricked, by Kevin Hearne
The Legend of Drizzt: The Collected Stories, and Homeland by R.A. Salvatore
1632 and In the Heart of Darkness by Eric Flint
Mr. Midshipman Hornblower by C.S. Forester
Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Garriger
Favorite book of the year: A toss up between Words of Radiance and Monster Hunter Nemesis. WoR was impressive, engrossing, engaging, and spectacular. However, I've listened to MHN three times in the six months I've had it. Which is higher praise? Hard to tell. WoR is the thickest book Tor publishing CAN publish based on their current book making equipment. That translates to over 45 hours worth of listening. I will re-listen to it in preparation to getting the next book and I look forward to that. However, MHN is my go to book when I'm looking for something fun to keep my occupied between credits. That same could be said of all of Larry's (and Mike Kupari's) books, but MHN was just the one that hit three times repeated.
Next years reading goals: I've got a non-fiction on Stonewall Jackson that I'm looking forward to. I also will be continuing the Honor Harrington and 1632 series, but I don't know how long. I will also be restarting (and finishing) my masters program, so I'll get a big dose of academic and professional reading in. Who knows? I've never reviewed a Monograph collection before. I'd like to get a bit more non-fiction in - which will most likely be histories or biographies, but I'd like to grab a science book or two.
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