Books read in 2017

Posted on December 31, 2017 inSite News

It’s hard to believe that today is the last day of 2017.  It has personally been a difficult year for myself and many others. But I have all of you, Kim, and this site to help keep me sane! I hope 2018 is a complete 180 from 2017.

This has been my first full year of blogging and I look forward to many more. I love reading and sharing my thoughts with you. I am so happy that Kim signed on. She reads so many more and different books than I do and we can cover more books that way for you all!  She brings her own style to this site as well. THANK YOU KIM!!!!

Is there anything you guys would like to see in 2018 with this site? We are open to suggestions.

THANK YOU to ALL the authors and publishers who have sent books to me this past year. I might not have read them yet, BUT I will! There are just too many books and not enough time! Any books you send WILL be reviewed at some point. I am trying my best to get caught up.

I wanted to share a list of the books I read this year. I listed the format I read and also the short stories I read. The short stories are marked with ****

Books Read in 2017:

Started in 2016:  Stop the World- Sherry Mayes- Kindle- 216 pages

1. ****The Caretaker- Dan Klefstad– short story
2. If I was Your Girl- Meredith Russo- AUDIOBOOK- 6 Discs- 7 hours
3. Total Money Makeover- Dave Ramsey- AUDIOBOOK- 3 Discs- 220 minutes
4. Duplicity- Sibel Hodge- Kindle- 316 pages
5. Ghost Boy- Martin Pistorious- AUDIOBOOK- 6 Discs-7 hours 18 minutes
6. Behind Her Eyes- Sarah Pinborough- Paperback 306 pages
7. ****Asteroid Riders: Breaking Hearts and Making Moons-M.R. Pritchard – Kindle- 20 pages
8. ****Invisible- Billy McLaughlin- Kindle- 31 pages
9. You Will Know Me- Megan Abbott- AUDIOBOOK- 8 Discs- 9 hours 11 minutes
10. ****House of Horror- E.J. Bennett- Kindle 28 pages
11. In Farleigh Field- Rhys Bowen- Paperback-379 pages
12. ****Where There’s Smoke- Jodi Picoult- Kindle- 40 pages
13. In Farleigh Field- Rhys Bowen- Paperback 389 pages
14. The Weekenders- Mary Kay Andrews- AUDIOBOOK-12 Discs- 15 hours 25 minutes
15. Never Let You Go- Chevy Stevens- Hardback- 406 pages
16. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time- Mark Haddon- AUDIOBOOK- 5 discs- 6 hours 15 min
17. I Must Say: My Life as a Humble Comedy Legend- Martin Short- AUDIOBOOK- 7 discs-8 hours 42 minutes
18. Tattletale– Sarah J Naughton- Kindle- 336 pages
19. Zenn Diagram- Wendy Brant- Paperback- 315 pages
20. Before the Fall-Noah Hawley-AUDIOBOOK- 10 discs- 12 hours 57 minutes
21. Just a Normal Tuesday- Kim Turrisi- Paperback- 250 pages
22. Woman of God- James Patterson and Maxine Paeto- AUDIOBOOK- 8 discs- 9 hours 16 minutes
23. The Best of Adam Sharp- Graeme Simsion- Kindle- 352 pages
24. Everything Everything- Nicola Yoon- AUDIOBOOK- 6 discs- 6 hours 45 minutes
25. Textrovert- Lindsey Summers- Paperback- 234 pages
26. Damaged (Rosato and DiNunzio #4)- Lisa Scottoline- AUDIOBOOK-11 discs-13.5 hours
27. He Said/She Said- Erin Kelly- Paperback- 390 pages
28. Accused (Rosato and DiNunzio) #1- Lisa Scottoline- AUDIOBOOK- 9 discs- 11 hours
29. The Fourth Monkey- J.D. Barker- Paperback-412 pages
30. The Couple Next Door-Shari Lapena-AUDIOBOOK-7 discs- 8.5 hours
31. The Chosen One- Carol Lynch Williams- AUDIOBOOK- 5 discs-5.5 hours
32. One Perfect Lie- Lisa Scottoline- Hardback
33. Behind Closed Doors- B.A. Paris- Hardback- 293 pages
34. The Breakdown- B.A. Paris- Paperback- 328 pages
35. Fight Club- AUDIOBOOK- 5 Discs
36. The Queen of New Beginnings- Therese Loreskar- Kindle- 271 pages
37. See What I Have Done- Sarah Schmidt- Kindle- 324 pages
38. Isolation Junction- Jennifer Gilmour- Paperback- 126 pages
39. Every Last Lie- Mary Kubica- AUDIOBOOK- 10 discs- 12 hours
40. The Lost Causes- Alyssa Embree Schwatrz & Jessica Koosed Etting- Paperback- 341 pages
41. Exposed- Lisa Scottoline- AUDIOBOOK- 8 discs- 9 hours
42. Letters to the Pianist- S.D. Mayes-Kindle-487 pages
43. Wonder- R.J. Palacio- AUDIOBOOK- 7 discs- 8 hours 12 min
44. Kiss Me in New York- Catherine Rider- Paperback 200 pages
45. Love and Laughter in the time of Chemotherapy- Manjusha Pawagi- Kindle- 288 pages
46. The Lying Game- Ruth Ware- AUDIOBOOK-11 discs- 13.5 hours
47. El Deafo- Cece Bell- Graphic Novel-233 pages
48. Last Call- Jerry Herships- Kindle- 192 pages
49. ****Dear Aylissa- E.J. Bennett- 5000 word short story
50. The Radium Girls- Kate Moore- Kindle- 399 Pages
51. Perfect Imperfections- Taryn Leigh- Paperback- 289 pages
52. Clipped Wings: Hear Some Stories of Survival- Jennifer Gilmour- Kindle- 148 pages
53. My Best Friend’s Exorcism- Grady Hendrix- AUDIOBOOK- 10 hours 12 minutes
54. The Magnolia Story- Chip and Joanna Gaines-AUDIOBOOK-5 hours
55. The Memory Watcher- Minka Kent-AUDIOBOOK- 8 Hours 47 minutes
56. The Sisters of Blue Mountain- Karen Katchur- Hardback- 320 pages
57. The Haunting of Hattie Hastings- Kindle- 90 pages
58. Tails of Friendship- Sally Grace- photo book-124 pages
59. ***Solstice-Dan Klefstad- 1600 word short story
60. The Hate U Give- Angie Thomas- AUDIOBOOK
61. Anatomy of a Scandal- Sarah Vaughn- Paperback- 394 pages
62. A Christmas Carol- Charles Dickens- AUDIOBOOK- 3 hours 31 minutes
63. Jacob T. Marley- R William Bennett- AUDIOBOOK- 4 hours 10 minutes
64. Santa Claus is for Real- Charles Edward Hall-AUDIOBOOK- 2 hours 28 minutes
65. Sticky Fingers- JT Lawrence- AUDIOBOOK-4 hours 40 minutes
66. The Wife Between Us- Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen– Paperback- 352 Pages
67. Sisters First-Stories from Our Wild and Wonderful Life- Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Pierce Bush- AUDIOBOOK- 5 discs 6.5 hours

These were the books I awarded 5 stars to this year in order of preference:

1. Just A Normal Tuesday- Kim Turrisi
2. The Fourth Monkey- J.D. Barker
3. The Couple Next Door- Shari Lapena
4. Behind Closed Doors- B.A. Paris
5. The Chosen One- Carol Lynch Williams
6. Zenn Diagram- Wendy Brant
7. Perfect Imperfections- Taryn Leigh
8. Never Let You Go- Chevy Stevens
9. Clipped Wings- Jennifer Gilmour
10. Letters to the Pianist- S.D. Mayes
11. Stop the World- Sherry Mayes (finished in 2017)
12. If I Was Your Girl- Meredith Russo
13. The Wife Between Us-Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
14. The Lost Causes- Alyssa Embree Schwatrz & Jessica Koosed Etting
15. Radium Girls- Kate Moore
16. The Memory Watcher-Minka Kent
17. Sisters First-Stories from Our Wild and Wonderful Life- Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Pierce Bush
18. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime- Mark Haddon
19. The Queen of New Beginnings-Therese Loreskar

It’s been a good year of reading! Bring on 2018!!!