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Emily Grace
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Dec 31, 2013 05:27PM
This is my first year so I hope I'm not being too ambitious! I plan to read 24 books this year. Thank you for creating this group!
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1) Soulless by Gail Carrigervery delightful, light fantasy; part 1 of a series, I definitely intend to read the rest!
2) The Gunpowder Plot by Antonia FraserLife got very busy, so this took longer to read than planned. It was a great read though! Very informative about the events surrounding this moment in history.
3) When Strikes the WarlordCampy but fun scifi.
4) The Three MusketeersI've always loved the movies of this but had never read it. LOVE the book! Lots of adventure and some unexpected twists!
5) The Tenant of Wildfell HallI read this on a recommendation from a friend, with no knowledge of the plot at all. I didn't read it in one sitting because it's pretty long but I definitely had trouble putting it down! I highly recommend it to any Austen or Bronte fans.
Just noticed been neglecting to include authors. 3) Van Allen Plexico
4) Alexandre Dumas
5) Anne Bronte
6) Grave Mercy by Robin LafeversThoroughly excellent book about assassin nuns.
7) Moby Dick by Herman MelvilleI've gotten off schedule with this, but the feeling of satisfaction I got finishing it makes it totally worth it.
This book is a bit of an odd duck; I understand why some people don't like it. I did like it though. Very beautiful language.
8) Shards of Time by Lynn FlewellingThe newest and possibly last installment in one of my favorite fantasy series. EXCELLENT; a lot of fun newish characters and a lot of what I love from the main characters! plus an engaging and different mystery.
9) Going Clear by Lawrence Wrightfascinating look at the development of Scientology
10) House of Hades by Rick Riordanlatest in the Heroes of Olympus series; EXCELLENT, very interesting character development, fantastic plot
11) 1776 by David McCulloughThe story of the year America declared independence, it follows both Americans and British soldiers through their travels around New England. Lots of excerpts from letters and journals. Fascinating.
12) Spook by Mary Roacha skeptic look at the afterlife. I was left wanting a little something more from this, although I'm not sure what. Enjoyable none the less.
13) Dark Triumph by Robin Lafevers2nd book in the His Fair Assassin series. DELIGHFUL
14) Issac's Storm by Erik LarsonEngaging, well - handled telling of a tragic moment in American history.
15) Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonEngaging, disturbing story of Chicago's World Fair & America's first modern serial killer.
17) Landline by Rainbow RowellA fabulous new book by one of my favorite authors.
18) More Information Than You Require by John Hodgman
19) Blood of Olympus by Rick RiordanExcellent final installment in the equally excellent Heroes of Olympus series.
20) The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett
21) Rites of Spring: The Great War and the Birth of the Modern Mind by
22) How to Live or A Life of Montaigne by Sarah Bakewell fascinating biography of Michel de Montaigne
23) Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes
24) The Outlaws of Sherwood by Robin McKinley
26) Decades of Dominance by John Ringer & Van Allen Plexico I'm admittedly biased but SO GOOD
27) The Greatest Knight by Elizabeth Chadwick
