I cannot believe the year is over! December flew by…even faster than I thought it would and yet, I managed to read more than I have in a while. So strange how that happens. This year we were spoiled by all the incredible books that were published and even still, I was able to read quite a few backlist books and even some of my own. I am going to try to do a little better in balancing this because I want to make sure I remember this is all for fun…this isn’t a job and I never want it to feel that way.
Bookclub news: We have exciting news about the online bookclub I co-host…we have rebranded and the #Mommaleighellensbookclub is now @Bookfriendsbookclub and has its own page over on Instagram!!! We have lot of fun things planned for the new year. We also announced our January picks: A Little Hope by Ethan Joella, The Last House on the Street by Diane Chamberlain and The Magnolia Palace by Fiona Davis. If you would like to join the chats for any of these books, please let me know!
Reading Stats:
- Read this month: 27
- Year to date: 318
Books Read:
- And the Bridge Is Love — David Biro
- Into the Sound — Cara Reinhard (audio book)
- Wish You Were Here — Jodi Picoult (e-book)
- True Crime Story — Joseph Knox (audio book)
- Hercule Poirot’s Christmas — Agatha Christie
- The Collective — Alison Gaylin (e-book)
- Darkness Falls — Robert Bryndza (e-book)
- The Ballerinas — Rachel Kapelke-Dale
- Dark Night — Paige Shelton (e-book)
- The Women of Pearl Island — Polly Crosby (e-book)
- Florence Adler Swims Forever — Rachel Beanland
- Three Sisters — Heather Morris (audio book)
- Suddenly Last Summer — Sarah Morgan (e-book)
- A History of Wild Places — Shea Ernshaw (e-book)
- The Return — Nicholas Sparks (audio book)
- The Holiday Swap — Maggie Knox
- Count to Three — T.R. Ragan (audio book)
- Once Upon a Wardrobe — Patti Callahan (audio book)
- As the Wicked Watch — Tamron Hall (e-book)
- My Darling Husband — Kimberly Belle
- Black Ice — Carin Garhardsen
- A Man of Honor — Barbara Taylor Bradford
- One Night, New York — Lara Thompson
- The Spanish Daughter — Lorena Hughes
- The Good Son — Jacqueline Mitchard (e-book)
- Reckless Girls — Rachel Hawkins (audio book)
- These Silent Woods — Kimi Cunningham Grant
Favorite Books of December:
- Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult
- A History of Wild Places by Shea Ernshaw
- These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant88u
This year I am all about the numbers. I decided that I am not doing any challenges, but I am going to pay attention to my own stats. This may or may not change as the year goes on…we shall see.
Books read that were published this year: 23 (255 YTD)
And of those, how many were review books: 21 (230 YTD)
Backlist review books read: 2 (21 YTD)
Books read off my own shelf (not review books): 2 (44 YTD)
Books bought/won in giveaways: 13 (88 YTD)
