2013 Books

One of my fellow NaNoWriMos posted in her year review for 2012 that she read 38 books last year.  I read a lot, but I have no idea how many books I read in a year.  Just for kicks and giggles, I thought I'd see if I could keep track of what I read this year.

It was suggested that I include a short synopsis of each book or a review.  I agree that might be a good idea, but I often finish one book and immediately pick up another.  Instead, I've included links for the books or authors so you can read their "blurbs" and decide whether or not you want to read it.  If I finished a book, you can reasonably assume that I enjoyed it.  If I don't finish, I'll make a note of it and will definitely tell you why.

  1. THE KEEPING by Nicky Charles (1048 pages), started 12/31/12, finished 1/3/13.
  2. THE FINDING by Nicky Charles (1120 pages), started 1/3/13, finished 1/4/13.
  3. BY ANY NAME by Katherine John (246 pages), started 1/4/13, finished 1/5/13.
  4. RECKLESS NIGHTS IN ROME by CC MacKenzie (625 pages), started 1/5/13, finished 1/6/13.
  5. WORTH THE SCANDAL: WORTH IT, BOOK 1 by Karen Erickson (450 pages), started 1/6/13, finished 1/6/13.
  6. BARNSTORMING by Laura Crum (171 pages), started 1/6/13, finished 1/10/13.
  7. BLACK LIGHT by Stephen Hunter (425 pages), started 1/10/13, finished 1/17/13.
  8. FORCED TO KILL by Andrew Peterson (313 pages), started 1/18/13, finished 1/18/13.
  9. OPTION TO KILL by Andrew Peterson (336 pages), started 1/20/13, finished 1/20/13.
  10. A DESCENT INTO HELL by Kathryn Casey (325 pages), started 1/20/13, finished 2/2/13
  11. SHOOT: YOUR GUIDE TO SHOOTING AND COMPETITION by Julie Golob (248 pages), started 2/2/13, finished 2/3/13.
  12. MIDNIGHT FIRE - RISE OF THE DARK ANGEL by Melody Ann (450 pages), started 2/4/13, finished 2/6/13.
  13. THE DUCK COMMANDER FAMILY by Willie and Korie Robertson (195 pages), started 2/6/13, finished 2/7/13.
  14. OUT OF THE WILD by Mark Rashid (375 pages), started 2/7/13, finished 2/10/13.
  15. LOST EMPIRE by Clive Cussler with Grant Blackwood (497 pages), started 2/10/13, finished 2/23/13.
  16. THINGS GO WRONG FOR ME by Rodney Lacroix (244 pages), started 2/13/13, finished 2/15/13
  17. TAKING YOUR FIRST SHOT by Lynne Finch (169 pages), started, 2/22/13, finished 2/22/13.  *Super excited about this - I get to review it for Lynne.  It's not available yet, but will be released in June.*
  18. SWAN SONG by Robert McCammon (864 pages), started 2/23/13, finished 3/4/13.
  19. THE CORNERED CAT: A WOMAN'S GUIDE TO CONCEALED CARRY by Kathy Jackson  (396 pages), started 3/4/13
  20. THE COWBOY AND HIS ELEPHANT: THE STORY OF A REMARKABLE FRIENDSHIP by Malcom McPherson (256 pages), started 3/10/13, finished 3/10/13.
  21. FIRST TO KILL by Andrew Peterson (364 pages), started 3/10/13, finished 3/15/13.
  22. THE WOLF RING by Meg Harris (novella), started 3/19/13, finished 3/19/13.
  23. THE WOLF HUNGER by Meg Harris (novella), started 3/19/13, finished 3/19/13.
  24. THE WOLF MOON by Meg Harris (novella), started 3/19/13, finished 3/19/13.
  25. LOVE UNDER TWO LAWMEN by Cara Covington (244 pages), started 3/19/13, finished 3/20/13. 
  26. LET'S PRETEND THIS NEVER HAPPENED: A MOSTLY TRUE MEMOIR by Jenny Lawson (318 pages), started 3/19/13
  27. FACING VIOLENCE: PREPARING FOR THE UNEXPECTED by Rory Miller (233 pages), started 3/28/13 
  28. WINTER OF THE WOLF by Cherise Sinclair (200 pages), started 4/11/13, finished 4/11/13.
  29. HOUR OF THE LION by Cherise Sinclair (217 pages), started 4/11/13, finished 4/13/13.
  30. MASTERS AT ARMS by Kallypso Masters (166 pages), started 4/14/13, finished 4/15/13.
  31. THE BOOGIE MAN IS MY FRIEND by Kathryn Loving (254 pages), started 4/24/13, finished 4/24/13.
  32. THE KINGDOM by Clive Cussler with Grant Blackwood (400 pages), started 4/28/13, finished 5/1/13. 
I give up!  I'm more than forty books behind on this list!  I'm keeping up with my list on Goodreads.  As of today (10/25/13) I've read 76 books, am currently reading 3, have 4 on my TBR list, and didn't finish 2.

2 comments:

Cricket said...

Wow, you really are a reader! You should start adding brief comments about what you liked about the book and if you would recommend it. And what genre it falls under.

I stopped using Goodreads because it took too much of my time. I do, however, keep a book review blog detailing the books I read and what I think. I've found it is helpful to go back and look if I've read something, and if I liked it, before purchasing the next in the series. It's been fun.

GunDiva said...

I do use Goodreads, but under my real name, so I won't be sharing my Goodreads reviews here. :)