January 1, 2015

Books I didn't finish in 2015

Updated: January 1, 2015

Below will be any books I started and didn't finish and the reason why. 


  1. The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins
    • There were too many different characters in the beginning doing weird things. I found it a bit hard to follow.
  2. Parts & Wreck by Mark Henry
    • I was listening to this on audio and it just wasn't catching my attention. Next thing you know I was an hour in and only had a vague idea of what was going on. Maybe I'll try it again sometime soon as it did seem like fun. 
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Labels: 2015 , DNF

Top 5 books I've read in 2015

Updated: Februar 28, 2015
  1. The Passenger by Lisa Lutz
  2. L.A. Rotten by Jeff Klima
  3. The Fire Sermon by Francesca Haig
  4. The Teller by Jonathan Stone
  5. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern (re-read for book club & still awesome!)

Bumped off this list:Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

Click here for my 2014 top five.

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Books I've Read in 2015

BOOKS
January
  1. Zombies vs. Unicorns Anthology edited by Holly Black & Justine Larbalestier
  2. The Basilisk's Creed Omnibus by Eme Strife
  3. Peril in the Park by Barbara Venkataraman
  4. Mosaic by Deborah Jackson
  5. The Dead of December by Ryan Bowman
  6. September Sky by John A. Heldt
February
  1. The Glittering World by Robert Levy
  2. The Teller by Jonathan Stone
  3. The Fire Sermon by Francesca Haig
March
  1. The Doomsday Equation by Matt Richtel
  2. Spartan Frost by Jennifer Estep
  3. L.A. Rotten by Jeff Klima
  4. Medusa, A Love Story by Sasha Summers
April
  1. Arivaca: Guardians of the Light by John Poulsen
  2. Game On by Gabra Zackman
May
  1. Eeny Meeny by M. J. Arlidge
  2. The Witch Must Burn by Danielle Paige
  3. The Stranger by Harlen Coben
June
  1. Follow You Home by Mark Edwards
July
  1. Superheroes Anonymous by Lexie Dunne
  2. Spider's Trap by Jennifer Estep
August
  1. The Winter Girl by Matt Marinovich
  2. Fandemic by Jennifer Estep
September
  1. First Activation by Darren Wearmouth and Marcus Wearmouth
October
  1. The Last September by Nina de Gramont
  2. Witches Protection Program by Michael Phillip Cash
November
  1. The Scam by Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg
  2. The Passenger by Lisa Lutz
  3. Descent by Tim Johnston
  4. Let Us Prey by Jamie Lee Scott
  5. The Cracked Spine by Paige Shelton

AUDIOBOOKS
January
  1. Ladies' Night by Mary Kay Andrews
  2. All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
  3. Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
  4. Croak by Gina Damico
  5. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern (re-read for book club)
February
  1. Influx by Daniel Suarez
  2. Black Widow by Jennifer Estep
March
  1. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
  2. Revenge Of The Whale by Nathaniel Philbrick
  3. Much Ado About Magic by Shanna Swendon
  4. Death Warmed Over by Kevin J. Anderson
  5. Festive in Death by J. D. Robb
April
  1. Bras & Broomsticks by Sarah Mlynowski
  2. Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple
  3. Stakeout at the Vampire Circus by Kevin J. Anderson
  4. The Patriot Threat by Steve Berry
  5. The Cat Who Went Bananas by Lilian Jackson Braun
May
  1. No Quest For The Wicked by Shanna Swendson
  2. The Escape by David Baldacci
  3. Midnight Frost by Jennifer Estep
  4. Moving Day by Jonathan Stone
  5. Look Behind You by Sibel Hodge
  6. The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
  7. Frankenstein: Prodigal Son by Dean Koontz and Kevin J. Anderson
June
  1. Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King
  2. Obsession in Death by J. D. Robb
  3. Memory Man by David Baldacci
July
  1. Mr. Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
  2. Garden of Lies by Amanda Quick
  3. Kill Decision by Daniel Suarez
August
  1. Night Film by Marisha Pessl
  2. Wild Thing by Josh Bazell
  3. Bone Shop by T A Pratt
September
  1. On the Edge by Ilona Andrews
  2. Frogs & French Kisses by Sarah Mylnowski
  3. Unnatural Acts by Kevin J. Anderson
  4. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
  5. The Well of Lost Plots by Jasper Fforde
October
  1. Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff
  2. Everything I Never Told you by Celeste Ng
  3. The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
  4. Tyrannosaur Canyon by Douglas Preston
November
  1. How to Start a Fire by Lisa Lutz
  2. The Water Knife by Paulo Bacigalupi
  3. Finders Keepers by Stephen King
  4. The Children's Crusade by Ann Packer
  5. The Fold by Peter Clines
December
  1. The Keeper by David Baldacci
  2. The Autobiography of Santa Claus by Jeff Guinn
  3. Cress by Marissa Meyer
  4. Bullseye by David Baldacci
  5. Tricky Twenty-Two by Janet Evanovich
Grand Total: 83

 Here's what I read in previous years:
    2013
    2012
    2011
    2010
    2009
    2008
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November 24, 2014

Review: The Murder of Adam and Eve by William Dietrich


Product Description:
In this fast-paced and thought-provoking thriller, two teens time-travel to prehistoric Africa to judge whether to save our ancestors: the genetic "Adam" and "Eve" whose descendants will go on to populate the world. 

 When 16-year-old Nick Brynner explores an old fort on a forbidden island for a school history project, he stumbles onto a time wormhole. What follows is a mysteriously deserted village with a prowling sentry that looks like a gargoyle, and narrow escape with the help of fellow teen Eleanor Brynner. 

 The two are hurtled into a grim series of challenges by an alien race called the Xu, which are considering a Reset of human history because of our poor planetary stewardship. If Adam and Eve are murdered, will another couple, or another species, do better? Nick and Ellie are ruthlessly deposited onto the African savanna of fifty thousand years ago, and the hunt is on. 

 The Murder of Adam and Eve is a coming of age story, a love story, a war story, and an environmental fable with a deliberately provocative ending, inspired by such books as "Walkabout," "Ishmael," "Lord of the Flies," and the author's own "Getting Back." If you could change history...would you?

 My Thoughts:
Admittedly I only read the first paragraph of the product description when I selected The Murder of Adam and Eve to review. If I would have read the entire description I might have passed on this one because of the alien aspect and the book being a coming of age story. I was hoping for a unique time travel mystery and what I actually got was a weird story that eventually came together in the end. 

 The beginning of the book that tells the story of Nick's journey was very choppy and odd but once he meets Ellie and they travel back in time the writing gets smoother and the story line gets intriguing. I liked their time alone in Africa and the interaction with the ancient clan, especially their guide, Boy. Overall I thought the book was okay but was hoping for so much more. 

 My Recommendation: 
I feel that this one would be a great read for the teen audience it was intended for.
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Labels: 3 stars , review , YA

November 10, 2014

Review: The Job by Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg



Product Description:
The FBI had one demand when they secretly teamed up Special Agent Kate O’Hare with charming con man Nicolas Fox—bring down the world’s most-wanted and untouchable felons. This time it’s the brutal leader of a global drug-smuggling empire.  The FBI doesn’t know what their target looks like, where he is, or how to find him, but Nick Fox has a few tricks up his sleeve to roust this particular Knipschildt chocolate–loving drug lord.

From the streets of Nashville to the back alleys of Lisbon, from the rooftops of Istanbul to the middle of the Thames, Nick and Kate chase their mark. When they find themselves pitted against a psychopathic bodyguard and a Portuguese enforcer who gets advice from a pickled head, they decide it’s time to enlist some special talent—talent like a machete-wielding Somali pirate, a self-absorbed actor, an Oscar-winning special effects artist, and Kate’s father Jake, a retired Special Forces operative. Together they could help make this Fox and O’Hare’s biggest win yet . . . if they survive.

 My Thoughts:
I started this series with the second book, The Chase which I enjoyed. I put book one in the series on my TBR list and forgot about the series until I was offered The Job to review. Now after reading and loving this third installment I went ahead and read the short prequel, Pros and Cons and am currently reading book one, The Heist. 

 This book is 100% fluff. It's a light and quick read with absurd circumstances and characters but it's a whole lot of fun. If you accept that it's fluff then you can set everything aside and love the book will the crazy goings on. 

 My only gripe with the book is the relationship, or should I say lack of a relationship, between Kate and Nick. Kate obviously has feelings for Nick but does nothing about it. Being that this is the third book in the series I have a feeling that a relationship will never develop and it's already frustrating to me two books in. Just sleep together and move on already. 

 My Recommendation: 
Just like the second book I recommend this for all Evanovich fans and anyone who wants a fast, easy read.
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Labels: 4 stars , mystery , review , series book , suspense
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