January 2014 Wrap Up post and Crime Fiction Pick of the Month

Last Sunday I vented about longer working hours. Our Union negotiated and the timings have been reverted back for some more time. The reason given out was vague to the least. I can say that it is not going to happen anytime soon. We are all happy.

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)

12. Displaced Persons by Ghita Schwarz (Literary....Holocaust)

11. Dead Water by Ann Cleeves (Crime Fiction)

10. The Doctor's Secret Bride by Anna E. Ross (Romance) (e-book)

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)

6. Something About Her by Jeannie Ruesch (Historical Romance) (e-book)

5. Far To Go by Alison Pick (literary....Holocaust...Canada)

4. Dirty Little Secrets by Liliana Hart (cozy)

3. Death, Taxes and Green Tea Ice Cream by Diane Kelly (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:

• Saturday Snapshot: Feb 01, 2014

• It Takes A Murder by Anu Kumar
• Cera's Place by Elizabeth McKenna
• Booking Through Multi-Tasking
• Displaced Persons by Ghita Schwarz
• Dead Water by Ann Cleeves
• Monday: Mailbox/What Am I reading?/Musing