I am a big reader; regular, eBook, and audiobook. I don’t care how the information gets uploaded into my brain as long as it does. I keep track of my consumption on GoodReads (both the phone app and the website) and have been participating in their reading challenge since 2011. My goal for 2017 is 80 books, which I reached in August so I increased it to an even 100. I reached that goal at the end of October so I increased it again to 115. I ended up reading a grand total of 121 books.
Below is my ranking system when I blog about them. The categories are a bit broad because of the difficulty in categorizing books rather than the easiness of rating movies. I rate them on GoodReads on their 5-star scale with a minor review if you are interested (everything below is linked). It comes down to: I really recommend, I recommend, or I do not recommend. I separate out the fiction, non-fiction, and series that I read. Have a look and let me know your thoughts on these. Enjoy!
Books That Are Apart Of A Series I Am Reading (And Love)
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Murder in Montparnasse (Phryne Fisher #12) – Kerry Greenwood
- Side Jobs: Stories from the Dresden Files – Jim Butcher
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The Castlemaine Murders (Phryne Fisher #13) – Kerry Greenwood
- Me Before You (Me Before You #1) – Jojo Moyes
- After You (Me Before You #2) – Jojo Moyes
- Death by Water (Phryne Fisher #15) – Kerry Greenwood
- The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line (Veronica Mars #1) – Rob Thomas, Jennifer Graham
- Dead as a Doornail (Sookie Stackhouse #5) – Charlaine Harris
- The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events #1) – Lemony Snicket
- Murder in the Dark (Phryne Fisher #16) – Kerry Greenwood
- Definitely Dead (Sookie Stackhouse #6) – Charlaine Harris
- The Reptile Room (A Series of Unfortunate Events #2) – Lemony Snicket
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The Night Eternal (The Strain Trilogy #3) – Guillermo del Toro, Chuck Hogan
- A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire #4) – George R.R. Martin
- Stiletto (The Checquy Files #2) – Daniel O’Malley
- A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire #5) – George R.R. Martin
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The Wide Window (A Series of Unfortunate Events #3) – Lemony Snicket
- The Miserable Mill (A Series of Unfortunate Events #4) – Lemony Snicket
- The Austere Academy (A Series of Unfortunate Events #5) – Lemony Snicket
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Murder on a Midsummer Night (Phryne Fisher #17) – Kerry Greenwood
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The Ersatz Elevator (A Series of Unfortunate Events #6) – Lemony Snicket
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The Last American Vampire (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter #2) – Seth Grahame-Smith
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The Vile Village (A Series of Unfortunate Events #7) – Lemony Snicket
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From Dead to Worse (Sookie Stackhouse #8) – Charlaine Harris
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Murder and Mendelssohn (Phryne Fisher #20) – Kerry Greenwood
Fiction Awesome:
- The Unseen World – Liz Moore
- Black Beauty – Anna Sewell
- The Impossible Fortress – Jason Rekulak
- Beneath a Scarlet Sky – Mark T. Sullivan
- The Nix – Nathan Hill
Non-Fiction Awesome:
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168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think – Laura Vanderkam
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The Power of a Positive No: How to Say No and Still Get to Yes – William Ury
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Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age – Sherry Turkle
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Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World – Cal Newport
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The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes – and Why – Amanda Ripley
- Born to Run – Bruce Springsteen
- The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks – Rebecca Skloot
- Master of Ceremonies: A Memoir – Joel Grey
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Emily Post: Daughter of the Gilded Age, Mistress of American Manners – Laura Claridge
- Lab Girl – Hope Jahren
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The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload – Daniel J. Levitin
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The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room, the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made – Greg Sestero
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Churchill and Orwell: The Fight for Freedom – Thomas E. Ricks
Fiction Recommended:
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One Hundred Years of Solitude – Gabriel García Márquez [BBC Must Read Book]
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Make Something Up: Stories You Can’t Unread – Chuck Palahniuk
- We Are Called to Rise – Laura McBride
- Les Miserables – Victor Hugo [BBC Must Read Book]
Non-Fiction Recommended:
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Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption – Laura Hillenbrand
- Getting to Yes: Negotiating an Agreement Without Giving In – Roger Fisher
Fiction NOT Recommended:
Non-Fiction NOT Recommended:
Books Re-read:
Past Rankings from old blog:
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So….when do you sleep?
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When I’m not reading, obviously. It is one of the benefits of a long commute as well as being an extrovert since we feel “silences are there to be filled.” So why not fill them with audiobooks?
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My motivator!❤
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One book at a time and you too and read this many!
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