The best thing of 2014 was the arrival of our first grandchild Cole in June. Pictured with Uncle Caleb and Uncle James.
I was very pleasantly surprised that I surpassed my reading goal by 50+ books.
I started the year with The Splendor Falls by Susanna Kearsley and ended the year with Burying Water by K.A. Tucker (audio)
Reading Stats:
Total for 2014 - 289
Fiction - 288
Non Fiction - 1
Audio - 54
Young Adult - 46
Male Authors - 39
Female Authors - 250
New to Me Authors - 70
Debut Authors - 20
Multiple Books By Same Author:
Grace Burrowes - 6
Ilona Andrews - 11
Jessica Sorensen - 11
Susan Mallery - 6
My favorites for 2014:
It is very hard to choose a favorite from over 285 books. Instead I choose a few categories and then chose a few favorites.
Favorite Audio- Young Adult:
Code Name Verity
FanGirl
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown
Favorite Audio - Adult:
Mercy Snow
Maybe Someday
Orphan Train
Favorite Narrators:
Sebastian York (aka guilty pleasures):
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Finty Williams
The Girl With All The Gifts
Susan Duerden (can't believe I only listened to one)
Three Weeks With Lady X
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Favorite Adult Fiction:
Favorite YA/NA Fiction:
Favorite Debut Authors:
Erin Lindsay McCabe
Nicholas Butler
James Scott
Ariel Lawhon
Matthew Thomas
Favorite New To Me Authors:
Karin Slaughter - Cop Town
Ilona Andrews - Magic Bites (Kate and Curran series)
Lynne Branard - The Art of Arranging Flowers
Emily St. John Mandel - Station Eleven
Where I read last year: Africa (2), Alabama, Alaska (2), Amsterdam, Arizona (3), Atlanta (13), Australia (3), Belize, Boston (2), California (24), Canada (6), Caribbean, Charleston, Chicago (11), Colorado, Connecticut (3), Denmark, Denver, England (25), Florida(6), France (3), Germany, Georgia (2), Hong Kong, Houston, Idaho (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ireland, Istanbul, Italy (2), Kansas, Kentucky (2), Key West, Las Vegas, (7), London (5), Los Angeles (4), Maine (5), Malaysia, Maryland, Massachusetts (7), Mexico, Michigan (7), Minnesota (3), Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana (5), Nantucket (5), Nashville, Nebraska, New England, New Hampshire, New Jersery (3), New Mexico (2), New Orleans (2), New York (28), Nevada (2), North Carolina (5), Ohio (5), Oregon (5), Pennsylvania (6), Rhode Island (2), San Francisco (3), Savannah, Scotland (6), Seattle (8), Shanghai, South Carolina (2), St. Vincents, Tennessee (2), Texas (7), Tibet, Vermont, Virginia (2), Washington (8), Washington DC (7), West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming (5)
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| Goodbye '14 - Hello '15! |
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| That's a wrap folks! |
10 comments:
Oh my gosh, I can't believe Cole is so big already! Happy New Year!
What a precious, precious little boy! Congratulations and Happy New Year!
I'm amazed at your number of books, but you certainly had some good ones on your best list. One I particularly enjoyed was NATCHEZ BURNING. Will be discussing it with my book group in the spring and I'm so ready for the next in that trilogy.
Nise you did some 'serious' reading in 2014. Amazing. I hardly ever read male authors but you did really well. Orphan Train was a great audio I agree. Cole is growing so fast, beautiful.
Great year for you :)
Your little one is cute Nise.
You had a great year ... and Cole is getting so big!
Cole is soooooo cute!. I loved the audio of Coldest Girl in Coldtown too.
Such a cute little boy (or should I say big boy Cole, sitting up already!). Love that photo!
I have Natchez Burning but I think it is in the middle of a series, so I should read the previous ones first. I heard good things about Coldest Girl and the Dark Road to Mercy. I've read a handful of your mentioned books and enjoyed them too.
Here's to a great year of reading!
Aww! I could just eat him up! Love him in front of his first Christmas tree :) LOve your list. A few I've read and loved and lots more are in my TBR piles right now!
Best present ever under your tree, Cole is adorable and isn't it great when they can sit up. You had a brilliant reading year and lots of my faves on your list and some I'm adding to my wishlist. I really want to get to Cress this year :)
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