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1dudes22
Editat: nov. 5, 2015, 1:19 pm

Time to start a new thread to get me to the end of the year



Between the KITS, the CATS, the Bingo Dog, the BBs from LT, the series I'm behind on, and my TBR pile in general, I couldn't find a theme I liked for this year. So I'm going to read from bookshelves - mine, the library, the bookstore, and here on LT. I'm setting my goal for 100 books and my categories as the months of the year. I've also decided to just do the Random Cat and the Bingo Dog so I don't get too bored and to give me a little push each month. And I'm going to try the SFFF Cat too.

2dudes22
nov. 5, 2015, 1:16 pm

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3dudes22
Editat: des. 28, 2015, 3:25 pm

Tickers and stats:

2015 Books Read



2015 Books From My TBR Shelves



TBR added in:
2014 - 16
2013 - 5
2012 - 7
2011 - 11
2010 - 20
2009 - 1

4dudes22
Editat: nov. 5, 2015, 1:19 pm



January Snowflake Shelf Reads:

1. Love Lies Bleeding by Susan Wittig Albert
2. Cockroaches by Jo Nesbo
3. Split Second by David Baldacci
4. In the Company of Cheerful Ladies by Alexander McCall Smith
5. The Quilter's Legacy by Jennifer Chiaverini
6. Hour Game by David Baldacci
7. An Irish Country Girl by Patrick Taylor
8. Etiquette and Espionage by Gail Carriger

5dudes22
Editat: nov. 5, 2015, 1:19 pm



February Heart Shelf Reads:

9. Blue Shoes and Happiness by Alexander McCall Smith
10. April Undercover by Evan Katy
11. The Diary of Mattie Spenser by Sandra Dallas
12. A Rule Against Murder by Louise Penny
13. Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café by Fannie Flagg
14. Notorious Nineteen by Janet Evanovich
15. Range of Motion by Elizabeth Berg
16. We Bought A Zoo by Benjamin Mee
17. Hearts on a String by Kris Radish
18. The Art Forger by B.A. Shapiro

6dudes22
Editat: nov. 5, 2015, 1:20 pm



March Winds Shelf Reads:

19. The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells
20. Truth & Beauty: A Friendship by Ann Patchett
21. Chile Death by Susan Wittig Albert
22. Norwegian by Night by Derek Miller
23. Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel
24. Shades of Earl Grey by Laura Childs
25. The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
26. Simple Genius by David Baldacci
27. 9th Judgment by James Patterson

7dudes22
Editat: maig 24, 2016, 8:36 am



April Easter Egg Shelf Reads:

28. Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear
29. The Big Over Easy by Jasper Fforde
30. The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie B King
31. The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
32. The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy by Rachel Joyce
33. 600 Hours of Edward by Craig Lancaster
34. The Likeness by Tana French
35. The Improbable Return of Coco Chanel by Richard Parker

8dudes22
Editat: maig 24, 2016, 8:36 am



May Flowers Shelf Reads:

36. New Orleans Mourning by Julie Smith
37. Anne of the Island by L.M. Montgomery
38. The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
39. The Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester
40. Cover Her Face by P.D. James
41. Goat Song by Brad Kessler

9dudes22
Editat: maig 24, 2016, 8:36 am



June Father's Day Necktie Shelf Reads:

42. A Red Herring Without Mustard by Alan Bradley
43. Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
44. Swimming at Suppertime by Carol Wasserman
45. One Coffee With by Margaret Maron

10dudes22
Editat: maig 24, 2016, 8:36 am



July Flag Shelf Reads:

46. All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
47. Anarchy and Old Dogs by Colin Cotterill
48. Lullaby Town by Robert Crais
49. Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant? by Roz Chast
50. Inside the O'Briens by Lisa Genova
51. Outcasts United by Warren St John
52. Escape From Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein
53. A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan
54. The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny

11dudes22
Editat: maig 24, 2016, 8:35 am



August Shell Shelf Reads:

55. Children of God by Mary Doria Russell
56. Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight by Alexandra Fuller
57. Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny
58. Vanish by Tess Gerritsen
59. Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
60. Death Du Jour by Kathy Reichs
61. The Good Husband of Zebra Drive by Alexander McCall Smith

12dudes22
Editat: maig 24, 2016, 8:35 am



September Leaf Shelf Reads:

62. Killer Pancake by Diane Mott Davidson
63. Blueberry Muffin Murder by Joanne Fluke
64. First Family by David Baldacci
65. Aprons on a Clothesline by Traci Depree
66. First Frost by Sarah Addison Allen
67. The Master Quilter by Jennifer Chiaverini
68. The Sixth Man by David Baldacci

13dudes22
Editat: nov. 5, 2015, 1:23 pm



October Bat Shelf Reads:

69. The Templar Legacy by Steve Berry
70. King and Maxwell by David Baldacci
71. Gap Creek by Robert Morgan

14dudes22
Editat: nov. 28, 2015, 9:24 am



November Cornucopia Shelf Reads:

72. Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach
73. Providence by Geoffrey Wolff
74. 10th Anniversay by James Patterson
75. A Deadly Cliché by Ellery Adams
76. What the Dog Saw by Malcom Gladwell
77. The Maze Runner by James Dashner
78. The Whole Enchilada by Diane Mott Davidson
79. Joy School by Elizabeth Berg

15dudes22
Editat: des. 28, 2015, 3:25 pm



December Tree Reads:

80. Home to Harmony by Philip Gulley
81.The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
82. Comfort and Joy by Kristin Hannah
83. A Redbird Christmas by Fannie Flagg
84. The Walnut Tree by Charles Todd
85. The Sound of Sleigh Bells by Cindy Woodsmall
86. The Handmaid and the Carpenter by Elizabeth Berg
87. A Dog Named Christmas by Greg Kincaid
88. The Cross Gardener by Jason F. Wright
89. Takedown Twenty by Janet Evanovich
90. One Perfect Gift by Kathleen Morgan
91. World of Pies by Karen Stolz

16dudes22
Editat: nov. 30, 2015, 7:21 pm



Random CAT Shelf Reads:

January - Love Lies Bleeding by Susan Wittig Albert (character names based on Olympus Has Fallen)
February - Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
We Bought A Zoo by Benjamin Mee
(Books made into movies)
March - Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel (Cool Kids books)
April - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin (Aperire - open)
May - New Orleans Mourning by Julie Smith (place name in title)
June - Swimming At Suppertime by Carol Wasserman (on the water)
July - All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr (let there be light!)
August - Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight by Alexandra Fuller (dog, day or summer in title)
September - First Frost by Sarah Addison Allen (Weather)
October - Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach (Steps of a Friend)
November - Providence by Geoffrey Wolff (Books & the Big City)
December - Home to Harmony by Philip Gulley (Home for the Holidays)

17dudes22
Editat: des. 3, 2015, 8:54 pm

SFFF CAT:

Jan - (Steampunk) - Etiquette and Espionage by Gail Carriger
Feb - (Classics) - The Invisible Man by H. G. Wells
Mar - (Apocalyptic) - Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel
Apr - (Fairy Tales & Myths) - The Big Over Easy by Jasper Fforde
May - (Girl Power) - The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
Jun - (Time Travel) - Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
Jul - (non-Humans) - A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan
Aug - (Other Worlds) - Children of God by Mary Doria Russell
Sep - (Slipstream) - First Frost by Sarah Addison Allen
Oct -
Nov - (Quest) - The Maze Runner by James Dashner
Dec - (Award) - The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

18dudes22
Editat: nov. 5, 2015, 1:25 pm

BINGO DOG



Some of my possible reads are:

*1...Set in a country other than your own - In the Company of Cheerful Ladies by Alexander McCall Smith
*2....Genre bender - Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
*3....Reminds you of your childhood - The Improbable Return of Coco Chanel by Richard Parker
*4....Chosen by Someone Else - The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
*5....Animal is of importance - We Bought A Zoo by Benjamin Mee
*6...Correspondence/letters/epistolary - The Diary of Mattie Spenser by Sandra Dallas
*7...Owned for more than 1 year - The Quilter's Legacy by Jennifer Chiaverini
*8...Translated from a language you don't speak/read - Cockroaches by Jo Nesbo
*9....Major Historical Event - All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
*10...Published in 1915 - Anne of the Island by L. M. Montgomery
*11...Prophecy, signs, or portents are important - The Templar Legacy by Steve Berry
*12...About/with Scientists - A Red Herring Without Mustard by Alan Bradley
*13..Read A CAT -Love Lies Bleeding by Susan Wittig Albert
*14...Author has same name as your mother/grandmother - One Coffee With by Margaret Maron
15...Natural Disaster - Gap Creek by Robert Morgan
*16...Mythical creature - A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan
*17..LGBTQ main character - Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
*18...By an LT Author - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
*19...About Languages - The Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester
*20...Outside your comfort zone - graphic novel Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant by Roz Chast
*21...Autism - 600 Hours of Edward by Craig Lancaster
*22...Inspired by another piece of fiction - The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King
*23...Subject you're unfamiliar with - Goat Song by Brad Kessler
*24...Based on fairy tale/myth - The Big Over Easy by Jasper FForde
*25...Protagonist of the opposite gender - Norwegian by Night by Derek Miller

19dudes22
nov. 5, 2015, 1:29 pm

So it's unlikely that I'll reach my goal for this year. My plan is to try and keep up with the CATs and then some lighter reading to get me the rest of the way.

20dudes22
nov. 5, 2015, 1:41 pm



Book 73: Providence by Geoffrey Wolff
Random CAT: City Name in title

Although this book was only a little over 200 pages, I found after reading approximately 60, I couldn't finish it. Living in RI and familiar with the capital city Providence, I was expecting something more than the author delivered. For some reason, after about 55 pages, the author decided to give a history of RI & Providence in 10-15 pages, including the slave trade, rum and molasses, the factory tradition, immigration, all the street names, and prominent buildings...and in no logical sequence. The story is supposed to be following five people and (I'm guessing) how their stories all come together at some point. But it's very disjointed and the writing is choppy and not organized. I sometimes had to reread the beginning of sentences because I though they were grammatically incorrect. Just an odd style of writing I finally decided. And not for me.

21mamzel
nov. 5, 2015, 2:06 pm

Ideas for your SFFFCAT:

22dudes22
nov. 5, 2015, 4:19 pm

Thanks mamzel. Not sure why I never looked for a picture at the beginning of the year for the SFFF. Think I'll just let it go.

23rabbitprincess
nov. 5, 2015, 5:30 pm

Happy new thread! I enjoyed the opportunity to go back over all those creative shelves!

24DeltaQueen50
nov. 5, 2015, 5:37 pm

Just checking into your new thread and finding a comfortable corner to settle into!

25thornton37814
nov. 5, 2015, 8:51 pm

Oh, I did enjoy those bookshelves once again. I found a kitten curled up on one last night. It was one of the ones in my bedroom where I'd recently cleared out some old books that I no longer wanted to keep.

26lkernagh
nov. 6, 2015, 9:24 am

Happy new thread, Betty!

27mysterymax
nov. 6, 2015, 10:43 am

Ditto!

28tymfos
nov. 7, 2015, 6:52 pm

Happy New Thread, Betty!

29-Eva-
nov. 7, 2015, 7:54 pm

Happy new thread - can't believe how close to the end of this year we are!

30dudes22
nov. 7, 2015, 8:14 pm

>23 rabbitprincess: - >25 thornton37814: - Thanks. VivienneR has a shelf that's a sideways question mark in her 2016 thread which I think is way cool.

>24 DeltaQueen50: - Sure, Judy. Find a comfy spot.

>26 lkernagh: - >27 mysterymax: - >28 tymfos: - Thanks.

>29 -Eva-: - Seems like only yesterday we were starting 2015.

31dudes22
Editat: nov. 11, 2015, 4:40 pm



Book 74: 10th Anniversary by James Patterson

Needed a quick read to take to the doctor's while waiting for my husband to get a colonoscopy. Despite my grousing whenever I read a James Patterson about the decrease in the depth in his plots and writing over the years, I enjoyed this next book in the "Women's Mystery Club" series. I'm beginning to think that I should consider him in the cozy mystery category and I wouldn't expect as much.

The main story this time is about a woman who is on trial for murdering her husband. Lindsay Boxer begins to believe that she didn't do it and decides to investigate despite being told by her boss not to.

32dudes22
nov. 11, 2015, 4:47 pm



Book 75: A Deadly Cliché by Ellery Adams

I wasn't sure when I read the first book in this series if I liked the main character or not. But she grew on me and with this second book, I find she's really starting to be a character I like a lot. A cozy mystery series set in North Caroline about a writer's group that also seems to end up involved in solving mysteries.

33thornton37814
nov. 12, 2015, 11:09 pm

>32 dudes22: Congrats on hitting 75. That reminds me that I intended to read that second book in the series and haven't. I kept picturing the Sheriff as Sheriff Tupper from Murder, She Wrote.

34dudes22
nov. 13, 2015, 1:38 pm

>33 thornton37814: - Thanks Lori. But to complete my challenge I should have been at 75 by the end of Sep. Still - whatever total I get to - it's all good. I've never followed Murder, She Wrote so I'm not familiar with your reference. You should read the second book. Things happen.

35dudes22
nov. 14, 2015, 6:34 am

With the change to Daylight Savings Time and the weather getting a bit chillier (but still nice for Nov), I've decided to start an ebook to encourage me to get on the treadmill every day. I decided on To Darkness and to Death by Julia Spencer-Fleming, the next book in the series for me. It started off good, so hopefully I'll want to know what happens next and hit that treadmill. If I could just lose a few lbs before the holidays start....

36tymfos
nov. 15, 2015, 9:27 pm

If I could just lose a few lbs before the holidays start....

Oh, me too!

I like that series by Julia Spencer-Fleming.

37-Eva-
nov. 15, 2015, 9:43 pm

I have a coworker who ups his eating amounts every year after Halloween, "to make sure he can fit the whole Christmas meal." :) His family is Sicilian and their Christmas dinner is apparently epic in size, so I guess you need a month of practice/stomach-stretching...

38dudes22
Editat: nov. 17, 2015, 2:20 pm



Book 76: What the Dog Saw by Malcom Gladwell

I started this collection of essays by Malcom Gladwell back in August as a second book for the Random CAT. But, because it was essays, it was easy to put aside and start another book instead. Not that they weren't good (because they were), just easier to let go of than a novel. Anyway - Gladwell was/is a writer for The New Yorker magazine and this collection of essays are from some of the columns he has written over the years. Some about things that might have crossed your mind here or there, and some you never thought of and wonder why you haven't.

In light of what's happened in Paris, one of the essays I was thinking about is one that was written in 2003 looks at the attack on Sept 11, 2001 and "analyzes" whether looking back at an event and "connecting the dots" afterward really shows things that intelligence communities should have put together beforehand to predict the even happening. Or does the fact that you know the end result already make it seem more obvious.

I enjoyed this quite a bit and will probably read another of his books next year for part of my Dewey challenge.

39dudes22
nov. 20, 2015, 4:39 pm



Book 77: The Maze Runner by James Dashner
Nov SFFF: On a Quest

YA novel similar to the Hunger Games. Thomas arrives at the Glade to find a bunch of boys who've been there for 2 years. Once a month the Box opens to the arrival of another boy. But Thomas can't shake the feeling that something is familiar about all this. And then the Box delivers a girl the following day.

Although I enjoyed the book, I didn't like it quite enough to keep reading the rest in the series.

40DeltaQueen50
nov. 20, 2015, 6:17 pm

>39 dudes22: Trust me, Betty, you aren't missing much by giving up on the series. I really liked the first book but every book after that I liked less and less.

41dudes22
nov. 20, 2015, 8:21 pm

>40 DeltaQueen50: - Good to know, Judy. Maybe because it's YA, I don't really feel the need to continue. Your comment seals the deal.

42dudes22
nov. 24, 2015, 3:40 pm



Book 78: The Whole Enchilada by Diane Mott Davidson

I like this series about a caterer in Colorado, married to a cop, who likes to poke around and help solve murders. This time it's one of her oldest friends who ends up dead and Goldy can't seem to figure out what secrets her friend was hiding that got her killed. And the food always sounds so good.

43DeltaQueen50
nov. 25, 2015, 10:30 pm

Hope you have a lovely Thanksgiving, Betty.

44dudes22
nov. 26, 2015, 6:39 am

A Happy Thanksgiving to all my friends here at LT.

45dudes22
nov. 27, 2015, 9:19 am

I don't know what I was thinking. Even though I wasn't cooking for Thanksgiving, I asked my brother to keep a small turkey for me when they "processed" his turkeys. (He has a small farm.) When we went to his house yesterday to eat, he told me he was holding a 17 lb turkey for me. So now I have to either cook a turkey or clean out my freezer to see if I can fit it in.

46dudes22
nov. 28, 2015, 9:28 am



Book 79: Joy School by Elizabeth Berg

This is the second book in a trilogy about the coming of age of Katie Nash. She and her father have moved to Missouri and Katie has trouble making friends and fitting in. She also gets a crush on the guy who works at the service station. It's been a long time for me, but I think she gets the twelve-going-on-thirteen pretty right.

47dudes22
nov. 30, 2015, 7:36 pm



Book 80: Home to Harmony by Philip Gulley
Dec Random: Home for the Holidays

First in a series about a Quaker minister in the small town of Harmony. Each chapter seems to be its own little snapshot of just a slice of life of the inhabitants of Harmony with little continuity from one chapter to the next and with perhaps a moral included. I'll be curious to see how this continues in a second book.

48thornton37814
nov. 30, 2015, 8:46 pm

>47 dudes22: I read that one years ago, but I don't remember much about it.

49dudes22
Editat: des. 3, 2015, 8:58 pm



Book 81: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Dec SFFF CAT: Under the Influence

This young adult book is about a boy who grows up in a graveyard. I enjoyed it quite a bit.

50dudes22
des. 5, 2015, 7:10 pm



Book 82: Comfort and Joy by Kristin Hannah

First let me say - if you are going to read this book, don't read any reviews about it first. They almost all give the twist in the story away and I would have enjoyed it far less if I had know what was coming. (And that includes the ones here on LT.)

Joy is dreading the holidays because she is recently divorced and also estranged from her sister. On a whim, she decides to get on a plane without telling anyone. The plane crashes in the woods and she walks away and finds herself at a remote fishing camp where Bobby and his father are trying to deal with the recent loss of Bobby's mother. She asks if she can stay a few days hoping to reevaluate her life and decide what she's going to do.

Some would find this a very farfetched story, but, hey, it's Christmas time - anything's possible in a Christmas book.

51VivienneR
des. 5, 2015, 10:00 pm

>30 dudes22: I thought of you when I picked that graphic.

52dudes22
des. 6, 2015, 6:15 am

53thornton37814
des. 6, 2015, 3:28 pm

>50 dudes22: I generally enjoy a little romance around the holidays in my reads. I hope I have time to get to a couple this year.

54dudes22
des. 11, 2015, 7:24 am



Book 83: A Redbird Christmas by Fannie Flagg

"After a startling diagnosis from his doctor, Oswald T. Campbell leaves behind the cold and damp of the oncoming Chicago winter to spend what he believes will be his last Christmas in the warm and welcoming town of Lost River. "

I've only read a couple of Fannie Flagg's books (although there are more in my TBR pile) and I like her style of writing. She writes of people you would want to know including the members of the Mystic Order of the Royal Polka Dot Society who do good works. This was a lovely book for a Christmas read.

55thornton37814
des. 11, 2015, 8:06 am

>54 dudes22: Didn't you love the mailboat?

56tymfos
des. 11, 2015, 5:36 pm

>47 dudes22: A friend loaned me one of the Harmony books a few years ago; I liked it, and I've been meaning to read more.

57DeltaQueen50
des. 11, 2015, 5:51 pm

>54 dudes22: I remember really enjoying A Redbird Christmas when I read it a couple of years ago. And I agree, Fannie Flagg has a warm, folksy writing style that has great appeal.

58dudes22
des. 12, 2015, 9:18 am



Book 84: The Walnut Tree by Charles Todd

This short "holiday tale" takes places during the beginning days of WWI. Lady Elspeth Douglas gets caught in France while there to be with her friend who is having a baby while the friend's husband goes off to war. While there she runs into her friend's brother and he asks permission to ask her guardian to marry her. While trying to get back to England, she runs into an old family friend and finds herself attracted to him also. And she decides to become a nurse. Bess Crawford (from another series by Todd) makes a couple of brief appearances. I really enjoyed this story and kind of wish it was part of his series and not a stand alone. I really need to start the other series by Todd.

59dudes22
des. 12, 2015, 9:21 am

>55 thornton37814: - Lori, I did. What a great way to get your mail.

>56 tymfos: - Terri - I wasn't that thrilled with the first book as there wasn't much of a unifying theme. But I have a few more in the series and hope they'll improve.

>57 DeltaQueen50: - Judy, I still have a couple of her other books in the TBR pile and hope to get to them soon.

60dudes22
des. 13, 2015, 3:45 pm



Book 85:The Sound of Sleigh Bells by Cindy Woodsmall

Cindy Woodsmall is an author whose connection to the Amish has allowed her an insight into the community that she has included in her novels. In this first book of her "Apple Ridge" series, Beth seems to be still mourning her fiancé even though her mourning period should be over. She works as a contact between Amish craftsmen and Englischer retailers. While on a business journey she comes across a carving that seems to speak to her. Her Aunt Lizzy arranges things so that Beth ends up corresponding with the carver thinking he is far older than he is and he thinks he's corresponding with her aunt. Will Aunt Lizzy's matchmaking work or will finding out the truth destroy the relationship developing between the two? It's a Christmas story - what do you think?

I have another few books from one of the author's other series that I might start next year for my series beginning category.

61dudes22
des. 15, 2015, 11:59 am



Book 86: The Handmaid and the Carpenter by Elizabeth Berg

A fictionalized narrative of the Christmas story.

62dudes22
des. 16, 2015, 2:58 pm



Book 87: A Dog Named Christmas by Greg Kincaid

A heart-warming Christmas story about a developmentally challenged young man who decides to try and place dogs from the local animal shelter in temporary homes for the holidays.

63dudes22
des. 18, 2015, 9:18 pm



Book 88: The Cross Gardener by Jason F. Wright

I found this book to be somewhat of a disappointment overall. It's supposed to be about how a stranger helps a man deal with a tragedy that has happened in his life, but I found it to be over-the-top sappy and somewhat heavy handed in it's message.

64dudes22
des. 21, 2015, 11:24 am



Book 89: Takedown Twenty by Janet Evanovich

More of the mad-cap adventures of bail bondsman Stephanie Plum. This time she's on the trail of a murderer who is killing old ladies and putting them in a dumpster. As always, there are funeral viewings to attend, cars to destroy, and confusion over which man she should choose.

65lkernagh
des. 22, 2015, 10:19 pm

Stopping by the get caught up. I see a nice batch of Christmas reading. A few titles have been added to my possible future reading list. The dog on the cover of A Dog Named Christmas got a huge "AWE!" out of me. ;-)

66dudes22
des. 23, 2015, 8:12 am

It's a really heart-warming story for Christmas time, if you wanted to take a BB.

67tymfos
des. 23, 2015, 6:36 pm

Wishing you a peaceful Christmas, Betty!

68dudes22
des. 24, 2015, 3:43 pm



Book 90: One Perfect Gift by Kathleen Morgan

A very quick Christmas read that I finished while waiting for things to bake. Jess Ashmore moves to Colorado to start a new life with her young daughter Emma in 1933 after her husband commits suicide and leaves her with nothing after the Stock Market Crash. The job she thinks she is coming to fill as a nurse turns out to be unavailable but she finds a job offering room and board to care for a lady who has had a stroke. The son at the ranch really doesn't want her there as he struggle with demons of his own. I really thought the book was a bit rushed and would have been even better with another 50-100 pages.

69dudes22
des. 24, 2015, 3:45 pm

>67 tymfos: - Thanks Terri! I'll be posting a Christmas message later tonight or tomorrow morning.

70rabbitprincess
des. 24, 2015, 4:07 pm

Merry Christmas!

71lkernagh
des. 24, 2015, 4:51 pm

Stopping by to wish you the very best this holiday season, Betty!

72lsh63
des. 25, 2015, 6:31 am

Merry Christmas Betty!

73dudes22
des. 25, 2015, 7:09 am



Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all my friends here on LT. I'll try to stop at each ones thread, but if I miss you, this is my wish for you.

74VivienneR
des. 25, 2015, 2:13 pm



Merry Christmas Betty! A full moon for Santa!

75VioletBramble
des. 26, 2015, 9:41 pm

Happy Holidays Betty!

76-Eva-
des. 27, 2015, 5:26 pm

Lots of holiday reading, I see. Hope you had a wonderful Christmas holiday!

77dudes22
des. 28, 2015, 8:47 am

Thanks everybody. We had a good, relatively quiet Christmas. But no books, no book gift cards, no gift cards that might be used for books, no fabric, no fabric cards. I think people feel I have too many books and too much fabric already (and they're probably right).

My step-son and his wife got another Jack Russell brother for the one they have who is about 9 mo old. Same parents, different litter. I guess this makes them brothers or step brothers, or something. They brought the older one (didn't have the new one yet) and my border collie would barely tolerate him. A little growl to let him know she was in charge and he avoided her the rest of the night. She liked the last one they had, so maybe with some more social occasions, they become friends.

78dudes22
des. 28, 2015, 3:28 pm



Book 91: World of Pies by Karen Stolz

This book follows the life of a young girl/woman from a small Texas town as she grows up over the years. Each chapter skips ahead a few years from the time she is a young girl until she's about early thirties.

79dudes22
des. 28, 2015, 3:31 pm

I think I'm going to call that the last book of the year. I've started another that I think will be the first one for next year. I was short of my goal (91 out of 100), but I did read as many books from my TBR pile as I wanted to (60). I'll post my stats and highs and lows over the next day or so.

80thornton37814
des. 28, 2015, 9:38 pm

91 is still good, Betty!

81lkernagh
des. 29, 2015, 9:30 pm

91 is a good number of books for the year, Betty!

>77 dudes22: - I think people feel I have too many books and too much fabric already (and they're probably right) My other half has started to makes noises about the number of books I have that I haven't read yet, which is part of the reason why my 2016 reading is going to be more focused on my TBR pile. ;-)

82LauraBrook
des. 30, 2015, 12:01 pm

Congratulations on making such great progress, Betty! I'm especially impressed by the number of TBRs you got done - that's a massive percentage! I can't wait to follow your bookish and life adventures next year.

Happy New Year!

83dudes22
des. 30, 2015, 6:00 pm

>82 LauraBrook: - Thanks, Laura. Considering how many I have on my TBR, I really need to plug right along.

84dudes22
Editat: des. 31, 2015, 1:17 pm

Although I didn’t reach my goal this year, I still had a good reading year. I enjoyed expanding my reading through the SFFF Cat and only had one month where I didn’t get a book read. I found some months I enjoyed more than others – pretty much the ones I expected. I read a book for each of the Random Cats and also completed a Bingo card. Here are some facts about my 2015 reading:

Books read - 91
Books from TBR pile (including ebooks) – 60
Aquired and read in 2015: 9
Library/overdrive books – 22

Books added: 86 (76 physical, 10 ebooks)
Books Read from TBR (including new): 69 (68 physical, 1 ebook)
So I added 18 physical books and 9 ebooks to the TBR pile in 2015. Need to work on this in 2016.

Female authors: 54
Male authors: 36
Other: 1
Number of pages: 28,324 (@311 per book)

Best books of 2015:
The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
Children of God by Mary Doria Russell
Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach
The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny

Worst books of 2015: (less than 3 stars)
Providence By Geoffrey Wolff
Swimming at Suppertime by Carol Wasserman

Now I'm looking forward to starting my 2016 reading year.

85VivienneR
des. 31, 2015, 4:55 pm

86dudes22
gen. 1, 2016, 7:36 am

Happy New Year and many good books in the new year to all my friends here on LT.

87paruline
gen. 5, 2016, 11:04 am

Nice summary! Looks like you read some great books!