Happy New Year!
I can’t believe it’s already 2013!
Weren’t we just waiting for Y2K? I mean, seriously, time has flown.
I know it doesn’t move as fast as I think but as I get older it seems
to move at an unbelievable pace. Probably not as true for you
younger chickies. :0)
Weren’t we just waiting for Y2K? I mean, seriously, time has flown.
I know it doesn’t move as fast as I think but as I get older it seems
to move at an unbelievable pace. Probably not as true for you
younger chickies. :0)
So I was reviewing my 2012 reading year
right as I was making a new spreadsheet for my 2013 reads. It was a
really great reading year, that’s for sure. It gave us some really
great books and so many other things. I got to meet with bloggers
that I’d met online and I got to go to some pretty damned fun events.
Overall a great year!
right as I was making a new spreadsheet for my 2013 reads. It was a
really great reading year, that’s for sure. It gave us some really
great books and so many other things. I got to meet with bloggers
that I’d met online and I got to go to some pretty damned fun events.
Overall a great year!
I read 391 books (which of course
includes short stories and novellas) in 2012. My goal, according to
my Goodreads challenge was 350 so at least I passed that. I also
managed to finish my TBR challenge despite consistently posting my reviews ahead of time! Lol
includes short stories and novellas) in 2012. My goal, according to
my Goodreads challenge was 350 so at least I passed that. I also
managed to finish my TBR challenge despite consistently posting my reviews ahead of time! Lol
Looking back on the year my favorite books were (in no particular order and not all published in 2012 – these are books that I rated 4.5 or 5 stars):
Oracle’s Moon by Thea Harrison
Not Wicked Enough by Carolyn Jewel
Strawberries for Dessert by Marie
Sexton
Sexton
Concubine by Jill Knowles
Just Down the Road by Jodi Thomas
The Duke’s Perfect Wife by Jennifer
Ashley
Ashley
The Witness by Nora Roberts
Country Mouse by Aleksandr Voinov and
Amy Lane
Amy Lane
Rainshadow Road by Lisa Kleypas
Beguiling the Beauty by Sherry Thomas
The Governess Affair by Courtney Milan
Tangle of Need by Nalini Singh
Slow Summer Kisses by Shannon Stacey
Lucky in Love by Jill Shalvis
The Only Gold by Tamara Allen
A Lady by Midnight by Tessa Dare
Hard Tail by JL Merrow
Mina Wentworth and the Invisible City
by Meljean Brook
by Meljean Brook
Take a Breath by Tam Ames
A Notorious Countess Confesses by Julie
Anne Long
Anne Long
I Kissed an Earl by Julie Anne Long
Unraveled by Courtney Milan
Lord’s Fall by Thea Harrison
In Bed With a Highlander by Maya Banks
Lord Stillwell’s Excellent Engagements
by Victoria Alexander
by Victoria Alexander
The Scandalous, Dissolute, No-Good Mr.
Wright by Tessa Dare
Wright by Tessa Dare
Chance of a Lifetime by Jodi Thomas
Update:
OMG I just realized these books weren’t on the list – how could I forget them! (thanks, JenM)
Four Kisses by Bonnie Dee
The Past Came Hunting by Donna Ann Bell
Beauty in the Beast by Christine Danse
Winging It by Deborah Cooke
About Last Night by Ruthie Knox
Player and the Prude by Daisy Harris
Highland Bride by Hannah Howell
Breath in Embers by Anne Calhoun (in the Red Hot Holiday anthology)
Heart of Steel by Meljean Brook
Forever and a Day by Jill Shalvis
A damn good list if I do say so myself! Like I said, a lot of great books.
There were some bombs that I read this
past year as well but I’m trying to forget those so I won’t bring
them up at all. Lol
past year as well but I’m trying to forget those so I won’t bring
them up at all. Lol
So what were a few of your favorite
books of 2012? If they weren’t on my list and you’d recommend them
then please share – I’m always up for recommendations!
books of 2012? If they weren’t on my list and you’d recommend them
then please share – I’m always up for recommendations!
Again, happy 2013! Here’s to another
great reading year!
great reading year!
Wow you had a productive reading year. You read a lot more long books than I do and I barely made 355. 🙂 And you are sweet to say that about my story. Thanks.
Of those I've only Strawberries and Concubine, but I loved them both. May 2013 bring us all many more great books.
I read Strawberries, Concubine, and Hard Tail from that list. 🙂
Happy New Year! That is one great list! I keep eyeing up Hard Tail – worth a read? *grin*
None of my faves are on your list, so here they are (but the last 2 are part of series and really shouldn't be read out of order):
Easy by Tammara Weber
About Last Night by Ruthie Knox
Gunmetal Magic by Ilona Andrews
Fair game by Patricia Briggs
Here's to more happy reading in 2013!
Tam – I only said what was true – and I really liked that book of yours. 🙂
What were your top 3 books for 2012?
Chris – No favorites? Let me know what they are! 🙂
Orannia – I really liked Hard Tail a lot. Definitely worth the read. Happy New Year!
JenM. – OMG thank you for commenting! Because of your comment I realized that a few books had been left off of the list. I posted my 4.5 and 5 star reads and apparently my filter wasn't working correctly the first time (or operator error which is more like it). I noticed this because I knew I loved About Last Night and wondered why you mentioned it wasn't on there. Geezsh! Anyway…I've heard good things about Easy but I don't read too much YA or New Adult – maybe I'll have to check it out. I loved Fair Game but read it in 2011 and I still want to read Gunmetal Magic as I love Briggs' writing!
I'm going back to adjust my list now. 🙂
Tessa Dare was good to begin with, but I think she's really turning into quite an author.