Jamie's 50 Books for the year 2023

[Jamie]

Books read so far:

1) Nancy Drew and the Whispering Statue - Carolyn Keene
This book was a 3 star book for me. I enjoyed it for a nice easy read to past the time with.

2) Alice in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll
This was an audio book that I listened to and loved. The book is already a 5 star book to me. I just love this book

3) The Dana Girls mystery the Circle of Footprints - Carolyn Keene
Like the Nancy Drew book this is a 3 star book for me. Just a nice easy mystery read to pass the time.

4) Go Set the Watchman - Harper Lee
This book was a 3 star read for me. I enjoyed the book but it just lacked something that To Kill a Mocking Bird had.

5) The Atlas Six - Olivie Black
This book was 3 star book for me I enjoyed it. And I might read the second book that goes with it.

6) The Sandman book one - Neil Gaiman
This graphic Novel is a 4 star read for me. I really enjoyed it and want to read the other books in the series. And yes I cant wait for season 2 of the show to come out.

7) The Princess and Curdie - George MacDonald
This book was a 3 star for me. Like go set a watchman this book just lacked what I loved with his book the Princess and Goblin.

[Lisa]

Great progress so far, Jamie :)
Best of luck with your reading challenges in 2023!

[Jamie]

8) The House in the Cerulean Sea - TJ Klune
I loved this book defiantly one of my favorite reads.

9) Howl's Moving Castle - Diana Wynne Jones
I enjoyed this book but if I'm honest I really liked the movie better .

10) Not a Happy Family - Shari Lapena
I didn't really care for this book at all.

[Jamie]

11) The Blue Fairy Book - Andrew Lang
This was a 3 star book for me.

12) The Host - Stephanie Meyer
This book was a reread for me and a 4 star book.

13) Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov
This book was a 1 star book for me.

[Jamie]

14) The Thirty Nine steps - John Buchan
I really enjoyed listening to this audio book

15) Ninth House - Leigh Bardugo
This was a 5 star book for me defiantly a favorite for the year.

[Lisa]

I know Lolita is a vastly polarizing book - I'm curious so would you like to expand on why Lolita was only a 1 star for you? Was it the writing style, or the subject matter, or something else entirely?

I hope you continue to discover some fantastic books throughout the year!

[Lisa]

Hey Jamie,
i'm hoping you've had a great reading year so far and that it carries on over on the second half of the year.

Have a great summer !