ANNUAL READING GOAL CHALLENGE for 2015!

[Soldier's*Sweeties]

I've been meaning to share this for a while but it kept slipping mind for some reason. I know a lot of you enjoy historical romance books. This book is actually written by a DISer! She was published last year.

Return to Me
Melissa MacKinnon

http://www.amazon.com/Return-Me-Melissa-MacKinnon-ebook/dp/B00MRF8N5K/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1421533637&sr=8-1&keywords=return+to+me+melissa+mackinnon

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/return-to-me-melissa-mackinnon/1120148311?ean=9781940695419

 

[zippitydoo]

Book #5 of 50: The Last Town by Blake Crouch

I enjoyed the Wayward Pines trilogy, I can’t wait for the miniseries to come on tv.

 

[portia9]

#8 Less Happier Lands by Annette de Burgh-this was well written for a kindle cheapy. I have downloaded more books of hers.

#9 Glittering Images by Susan Howatch-story about a Anglican clergyman in the 1930's. Good story. Part of a series so I will continue to read them.

 

[portia9]

#10 The Perfect Hero by Victoria Connelly. Forgot to log this. It was not very good and I didn't like the main female character at all.

 

[mumloveseeyore]

i found a new to me chick lit series by cathy woodman set in the village of talyton st george
from amazon
City vet Maz Harwood has learned the hard way that love and work don't mix. So when an old friend asks her to look after her Devonshire practice for six months, Maz decides running away from London is her only option.

But country life is trickier than she feared. It's bad enough she has to deal with comatose hamsters, bowel-troubled dogs and precious prize-winning cats, without having to contend with the disgruntled competition and a stubborn neighbour who's threatening to sue over an overzealous fur cut!

Worse still, she discovers Otter House Veterinary Clinic needs mending as much as her broken heart. Thank goodness there's an unsuitable distraction, even if he is the competition's deliciously dashing son...
this are cosy fluff reads although they do deal with some darker issues. each book in the series features different characters from the villlage 4/5

 

[kmb584]

The Moonlit Mind by Dean Koontz makes book 5 for me. It was a 106-page novella that went hand-in-hand with book #3, 77 Shadow Street. I enjoyed it more than the novel itself. From Goodreads:

Twelve-year-old Crispin has lived on the streets since he was nine—with only his wits and his daring to sustain him, and only his silent dog, Harley, to call his friend. He is always on the move, never lingering in any one place long enough to risk being discovered. Still, there are certain places he returns to. In the midst of the tumultuous city, they are havens of solitude: like the hushed environs of St. Mary Salome Cemetery, a place where Crispin can feel at peace—safe, at least for a while, from the fearsome memories that plague him . . . and seep into his darkest nightmares. But not only his dreams are haunted. The city he roams with Harley has secrets and mysteries, things unexplainable and maybe unimaginable. Crispin has seen ghosts in the dead of night, and sensed dimensions beyond reason in broad daylight. Hints of things disturbing and strange nibble at the edges of his existence, even as dangers wholly natural and earthbound cast their shadows across his path. Alone, drifting, and scavenging to survive is no life for a boy. But the life Crispin has left behind, and is still running scared from, is an unspeakable alternative . . . that may yet catch up with him.

 

[K and K's Mommy]

#2 - The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith (aka J.K. Rowling)

This was a good murder/mystery, but I did not enjoy the story as much as the first one, "The Cuckoo's Calling." I really like the main character, Cormoran Strike and his assistant Robin, so I will definitely read a third story if there is one. With "The Silkworm" I had problems keeping all the suspects straight. Plus, I didn't really like any of them or care "who did it?"

 

[Darcy03231]

#3 - She Can Scream by Melinda Leigh
#4 - She Can Hide by Melinda Leigh

Romantic suspense. While the series was ok, the last book was the best of the four.

#5 - Faerie by Delle Jacobs

I really liked this book a lot. If you enjoy medieval romance with an element of fantasy I would recommend it. I found it to be a quick read and am going to look for other books by this author.

 

[surfergirl602]

I've been meaning to share this for a while but it kept slipping mind for some reason. I know a lot of you enjoy historical romance books. This book is actually written by a DISer! She was published last year.

Return to Me
Melissa MacKinnon

http://www.amazon.com/Return-Me-Melissa-MacKinnon-ebook/dp/B00MRF8N5K/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1421533637&sr=8-1&keywords=return+to+me+melissa+mackinnon

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/return-to-me-melissa-mackinnon/1120148311?ean=9781940695419

Aww, THANK YOU!!!!!

 

[monarchsfan16]

Book 5 of 30 The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin

From Amazon: A. J. Fikry’s life is not at all what he expected it to be. He lives alone, his bookstore is experiencing the worst sales in its history, and now his prized possession, a rare collection of Poe poems, has been stolen. But when a mysterious package appears at the bookstore, its unexpected arrival gives Fikry the chance to make his life over--and see everything anew.

I thought this started slow, but once the story really got going, I couldn't put it down. Very good book. I'd give it 4 of 5 stars, because of the slow start.

 

[BadgerGirl84]

#1/12: All the Light we Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

From Amazon: "From the highly acclaimed, multiple award-winning Anthony Doerr, the beautiful, stunningly ambitious instant New York Times bestseller about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II."

Meh. Another super well reviewed book (on a lot of the best-of lists from last year) that just didn't do it for me. I loved the writing style and prose. The story itself was a major letdown and the whole second half was quite boring. I would still recommend reading it if it interests you, as the prose was beautiful and I seem to be in the minority of those who have read it.

 

[Swimnoid]

7 of 80

Knit Two by Kate Jacobs

This is the second of the Friday Night Knitting Club series. I really enjoyed the first one although it had a sad ending. This one picks up 5 years later and continues with each character's story. The first half mainly retells a lot of the first book and forces the point of how the main character in book 1 was missed after her death. I was really getting tired of it. Then they all went to Italy (all under different circumstances) and the interest picked up. Not bad if you want something without a real plot, just a nice story.

Now I am alternating between the next Myron Bolitar novel on my list and an early Ridley Pearson.

 

[Soldier's*Sweeties]

The Magpies
Mark Edwards

When Jamie and Kirsty move into their first home together, they are full of optimism. The future, in which they plan to get married and start a family, is bright. The other residents of their building seem friendly too, including the Newtons, a married couple who welcome them to the building with open arms.

But then strange things start to happen. Dead rats are left on their doorstep. They hear disturbing noises, and much worse, in the night. After Jamie's best friend is injured in a horrific accident, Jamie and Kirsty find themselves targeted by a campaign of terror.

As they are driven to the edge of despair, Jamie vows to fight back—but he has no idea what he is really up against . . .

The Magpies is a gripping psychological thriller in which the monsters are not vampires or demons but the people who live next door. It is a nightmare that could happen to anyone.

I enjoyed reading this one. Some parts we kind of slow, but I was never actually bored!

Between this and The Wayward Pines Trilogy, I definitely need something a little lighter and upbeat.

 

[dismom301930]

#5/52

Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCregiht

Summary: Kate believes her daughter, 15-year-old Amelia, has committed suicide, jumping from the roof of her private school—until she receives an anonymous text saying simply, “Amelia didn’t jump.” Could she have been murdered? Kate, a successful attorney, is determined to find out even as she is haunted by the fear she has failed her daughter, too often putting her career ahead of her responsibilities as a mother. McCreight has written an elaborately plotted mystery that not only tells Kate’s story but also includes Amelia’s own first-person narrative along with her e-mails, texts, and Facebook posts, all of which tell a harrowing story while keeping the reader one step ahead of Kate and the police. This first novel occasionally requires a willing suspension of disbelief and comes dangerously close to melodrama near the end, but McCreight does a fine job of building suspense and creating characters, notably Kate and Amelia, whom the target audience—both adults and older teens—will care about and empathize with.

Review: I thought it was just okay. I guessed a few major plot points pretty early. But I did care enough to finish it to see how it ended.

Up Next: The Winter Guest by Pam Jenoff

 

[kt_mom]

I will join in.

I'm not a very good reader. I'm pretty slow, actually. My wife can read one or more books in a day. The closest I've gotten to that is when a new Harry Potter book came out and I would read it literally non-stop until it was done.

So, my goal for the year is 12. A book a month. Mostly a chapter a night. I understand how pathetic that is compared to a lot of you on this thread, but it's more than I read in awhile.

I'm currently reading Concealed in Death by J. D. Robb. After that will be the next book in that series, Festive in Death. Book #3 will be The Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler.

Technically, you can say I read a book this year already. Hansel and Gretel by Neil Gaiman. But that was really just a short story (and a retelling of the original story) with illustrations, so I'm not counting it.

I have the JD Robb books on my list to read but I haven't gotten to them yet. My aunt loves them and has been trying to get me to read them forever.

 

[kt_mom]

I finished book 7- Me Before You by Jojo Moyes and ended up enjoying it so I started One Plus One also by JoJo Moyes. I haven't gotten far in it yet though.

 

[PigletsPal2]

Goal: 30 books this year.

#4 - Longbourn by Jo Baker. A Jane Austen era book featuring characters only mentioned as necessary in Austen's Pride and Prejudice. The housekeeper and her husband, The Hills; the maids, Susan and Polly; and the mysterious groom and man-of-all-trades, James. It was an OK book, but not one I'd go out of my way to read.

Queen Colleen

 

[camreesmom]

Goal: 25 books in 2015

#1 - Betrayal by Fern Michaels

Definitely a fluff read but I enjoyed it

From Amazon:
In #1 New York Times bestselling author Fern Michaels’ dazzling new novel, a woman devastated by betrayal embarks on a daring quest for justice…
She Lost Everything…

Kate and Alex Rocket are blessed with a wonderful marriage and a lovely home. Although Kate can’t have children, she and Alex look upon Sara and Emily, daughters of their good friends Don and Debbie Winter, as part of their family.

Except Hope…

With one phone call, everything changes. Sara accuses Alex of a terrible act, opening up a vicious rift between the couples. Kate watches helplessly as her innocent husband is convicted and sent to prison. But when even greater tragedy strikes, Kate’s grief turns to anger, and she discovers an inner strength and steel-edged resolve to clear her husband’s name-and ruin those who destroyed their life together. But Kate’s greatest challenge will be in avenging Alex without losing her chance at a new future-and a precious new love…

"Heartbreaking, suspenseful, and tender.” -Booklist on Return to Sender


Next up: A Perfect Life by Danielle Steel

 

[jenny105]

Just finished book #2 - The Heiresses by Sara Shepard. I thought this was a stand alone book but about halfway through I found out it was a series. I enjoyed it so now I'm sucked into yet another one of Sara Shepard's crazy series. Hopefully this one won't turn out to be 16 books long!

 

[timsprincess]

"There is more treasure in books than in all of the pirate's loot on Treasure Island."

Walt Disney