ted74ca's Reading for 2017

Happy New Year everyone! I made it to 100 books last year, by the skin of my teeth, but hope not to have to spend quite so much time cocooned in my house this coming year.

My first book of the year was a little disappointing-I had expected more from the reviews and the dust jacket.
1. The Beauty of the End by Debbie Howells

Welcome back! Sorry the first was a bit of a bust.

I am part of the group.
I love being part of the group.
I love the friendships bestowed upon my by dint of my membership of this wonderful fellowship.
I love that race and creed and gender and age and sexuality and nationality make absolutely no difference to our being a valued member of the group.

Thank you for also being part of the group.

>1 ted74ca: Ted, perhaps "the beauty of the end" was that you managed to finish it off so quickly?!

Happy reading in 2017, Terry!

A change in genre for me-a memoir. Quite a good read. 2. They Left Us Everything by Plum Johnson

3. The Slap by Christos Tsiolkas. I meant to read this years ago, amidst all its hype, but now don't really know why I bothered finishing it. Boring...

4. Rather Be the Devil by Ian Rankin

I vaguely remember hearing about The Slap when it was published here in the US. Glad I can skip it... :)

5. Mortal Causes by Ian Rankin

6. Dead Water by Ann Cleeves
7. The Zig Zag Girl by Elly Griffiths

8. Seeking the Dead by Kate Ellis

9. A light, but well written debut novel, in the vein of Kate Morton's books: The House Between Tides by Sarah Maine

10. A Great Reckoning by Louise Penny

11. An Expert in Murder by Nicola Upson

12. Sleep, Pale Sister by Joanne Harris and
13. The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper by Phaedra Patrick

14. Don't You Cry by Mary Kubica

15. The Girl Before by JP Delaney

16. The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman

17 The Sleepwalker by Chris Bohjalian

18. The Girl Before by Rena Olsen and

19. The wonder by Emma Donoghue

20) Ghost Girl by Lesley Thomson
21) Fatal Act by Leigh Russell
22) Playing with Bones by Kate Ellis

23) The Lewis Man by Peter May

24) The Book of Evidence by John Banville

25) Two for Sorrow by Nicola Upson

26) Closed Casket by Sophie Hannah

27) The Chilbury Ladies' Choir by Jennifer Ryan and
28) The Perfect Girl by Gilly MacMillan

29) When the Music's Over by Peter Robinson

30) Broken Promise by Linwood Barclay and
31) A High Mortality of Doves by Kate Ellis

32) Set in Darkness by Ian Rankin

33) Ross Poldark by Winston Graham

34) He Wants by Alison Moore

35) Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd by Alan Bradley
36) Under a Silent Moon by Elizabeth Haynes

37) The Monogram Murders by Sophie Hannah

38) Blackberry Wine by Joanne Harris

39) The Summer Before the War by Helen Simonson

Strolling by for a visit!

>35 mdoris:. Hi!

40) Long Time Coming by Robert Goddard

41) The Merchant's House by Kate Ellis

42) The Missing by Jane Casey

43} Fear in the Sunlight by Nicola Upson

44) My Husband's Wife by Jane Corry

45) The Sealed Letter by Emma Donoghue

46) Trans-Sister Radio buy Chris Bohjalian

47) Lollipop Shoes by Joanne Harris

48) Believing the Lie by Elizabeth George

49) The Lighthouse by Alison Moore

50) The Terror by Dan Simmons

Oooo, good one.

>47 drneutron:. I agree (about The Terror.) I was surprised about how much I enjoyed it, almost couldn't put it down, even though I knew of course the "true" history of the expedition.

Favourite read of the year: The Universe versus Alex Woods by Gavin Extence. Book # 51.

52) The Reckoning by Jane Casey

53) The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

54) Light in the Ruins by Chris Bohjalian

55) The Armada Boy by Kate Ellis

56) Natural Causes by James Oswald

57) The Evening Spider by Emily Arsenault

58) The Chalk Pit by Elly Griffiths

59) Belgravia by Julian Fellowes

60) A Question of Blood by Ian Rankin and

61) The Book of Souls by James Oswald

62) Into the Water by Paula Hawkins

63) An Unhallowed Grave by Kate Ellis

64) The Colour of Blood by Declan Hughes

65) The Broken Teaglass by Emily Arsenault
66) The Funeral Boat by Kate Ellis

67) His Bloody Project by Graeme Macrae Burnet

71) Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon

72) Voyager by Diana Gabaldon
73) The Death of Lucy Kyte by Nicola Upson

74) Miller's Valley by Anna Quindlen

75) Cold Earth by Ann Cleeves

Made it to 75, with 10 weeks or so of the year left. Was going to shoot for 100 again this year, but don't think I'll make it.

Congrats on hitting 75! I love the Shetland series.

>68 drneutron: Congratulations on reaching 75, Terry!

Slowly getting back into reading as the weather is changing--
76) Those Girls by Chevy Stevens, very so-so and
77) London Rain by Nicola Upson, very good.

78) The Mirror World of Melody Black by Gavin Extence
79) The Scottish Prisoner by Diana Gabaldon
80) Telling Tales by Ann Cleeves

81) Lament for Bonnie by Anne Emery

82) Let Darkness Bury the Dead by Maureen Jennings
83) No Safe House by Linwood Barclay
84) Barrington Street Blues by Anne Emery

This is a time of year when I as a non-American ponder over what I am thankful for.

I am thankful for this group and its ability to keep me sane during topsy-turvy times.

I am thankful that you are part of this group.

I am thankful for this opportunity to say thank you.

86) Before the Fall by Noah Hawley

Wishing you all good things this holiday season and beyond.

>77 ted74ca:. Thank you, Paul.

87) Hidden Depths by Ann Cleeves

88) By Gaslight by Steven Price. Finished on Dec 31, 2017 and a great read it was.