This week we will celebrate our Annual Day in school. We are busy preparing for that. In the midst of all this, my reading is going great. I finished 19 books in Jan 2014. (18 novels+1 poetry book). Not bad, eh? My goal is to read 150+ book in 2014. Let's see if I get to that.
Listing below what I finished reading, the best part being, I have reviewed 15 out of 19, I read:
19. The Personal History of Rachel DuPREE (Historical literary fiction)
18. Mangled Hearts by Felicia (Romance) (e-book)
17. It Takes a Murder by Anu Kumar (Dark romance)
16. The Hunger Angel by Herta Muller (Literary Fiction)
15. Tahoe Trap by Todd Borg (Crime Fiction)
14. Cera's Place by Elizabeth McKenna (Historical Romance)
13. Baby, It's Cold Outside by Genevieve Jourdin (e-book)
13. Baby, It's Cold Outside by Genevieve Jourdin (e-book)
12. Displaced Persons by Ghita Schwarz (Literary....Holocaust)
11. Dead Water by Ann Cleeves (Crime Fiction)
9. The Lantern by Deborah Lawrenson (Gothic Suspense)
8. Where's My Son? by John C. Dalglish (Novella) (e-book)
7. Clamor by Elyse Fenton (poetry)
5. Far To Go by Alison Pick (literary....Holocaust...Canada)
4. Dirty Little Secrets by Liliana Hart (cozy)
2. The Calamitous Chinese Killing by Shamini Flint (Detective)
1. One Dead Cookie by Virginia Lowell (cozy)Crime Fiction Pick of the Month for January 2014
I am choosing Dead Water by Ann Cleeves as the Crime Fiction Pick of the Month. With a wonderful setting and a grieving detective, this novel has all the elements of holding our interest till the end. Do click on the title to read my review.
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I posted the following in my blog:
What an incredible reading month you had! With lots of wonderful titles. Enjoy your weekend & thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteSuzanne @ Chick with Books
You are on a mighty roll! Best wishes for your goals!~
ReplyDeleteHarvee
Book Dilettante
Excellent reading month for you! Glad you work day is going back to normal for awhile!
ReplyDeleteVery impressive! Hope you have the chance to read even more in February!
ReplyDeleteMy Sunday/Monday post: http://www.bookclublibrarian.com/2014/02/sundays-weekly-book-recap-52.html
You are certainly a fast reader. I hope for you that work settles a bit for you, it can be so un-nerving.
ReplyDeleteYou had a great month!
ReplyDeleteHope February is a good one too!
That's an awesome amount of books to have finished and a great amount to have reviews up for too! Thanks for stopping by!
ReplyDeleteTressa @ Tressa's Wishful Endings
Wow, 19 books! That's great. Hope February is a good month as well.
ReplyDeleteImpressive month! Hope you enjoy the new month. Thanks for visiting my blog.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad your union worked things out for you. You did great this month. I hope you have a great week and happy reading!
ReplyDeleteLots of amazing books you have been reading!! I need to read some of these.
ReplyDeleteWow, that's a long list of books! Some of them are pretty heavy, too. Good job! :) My update is here: http://rachelreadingnthinking.blogspot.com/2014/02/february-update.html
ReplyDelete19 books, wow! You must have been busy reading in January, lol
ReplyDelete~Sophia @ Bookwyrming Thoughts
Wow!! You had an impressive reading month! You are well on your way to your goal.
ReplyDeleteGlad that your union bought you some time :)