Friday, January 16, 2015

Win a $25 Outback Gift Card



For a chance to win the Outback gift card, add your comments on books you read in 2014 and would recommend. The winner will be drawn at random. As you can see, I'm an eclectic reader and all these books are worth reading. I got a strong dose of the marvelous Robyn Carr last year.

This completes the list of 2014 books read and a peek at the start of 2015. Happy Reading!
 
(N) denotes non-fiction

One Summer, David Baldacci

First Family, David Baldacci

Real Truth, David Baldacci

American Sniper, Chris Kyle (N)

The Art of Racing in the Rain, G. Stein

Armed and Dangerous, William Queen (N)

The Promise, Robyn Carr

Wild Man Creek, Robyn Carr

Promise Canyon, Robyn Carr

Angel’s Peak, Robyn Carr

Moonlight Road, Robyn Carr

Virgin River Christmas, Robyn Carr

‘Tis the Season, Robyn Carr

In Your Dreams, Kristan Higgins

The Summit, Kat Martin

What It’s Like to Go to War, Karl Marlantes (N)

Everlasting, Kathleen Woodiwiss

Miss Julia Renews Her Vows, Ann B. Ross

The Heist, Daniel Silva

Homefront, Kristin Hannah

I’ve Got Your Number, Sophie Kinsella

Service, a Navy Seal at War, Marcus Luttrell (N)

The Design is Murder, Jean Harrington


So far in 2015:


Fearless, the story of Navy SEAL Adam Brown, Eric Blum (N)

World Without End, Ken Follett

20 comments:

  1. AMERICAN SNIPER, Chris Kyle
    NEAREST THING TO HEAVEN, Lynnette Austin
    ONCE A MARINE, Patricia Campbell
    THE SAINT, Monica McCarty
    THE SINNER, Margaret McCarty
    THANKLESS IN DEATH, J.D. Robb
    ALONG CAME A SPIDER, Kate SeRine
    just a handful... The list goes on and on
    Much continued success, Patty!

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    1. Keep reading, Diane. Books give us alternate lives.

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  2. The Heist by Daniel Silva. As usual with Silva's work, this 14th book in the series was well written. But this one was predictable in that various characters, locations and incidents seemed repetitious. After 13 previous novels using the same protagonist fighting the same battles for the same cause, how could it not be?

    Also read The Design Is Murder. Ha!

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    1. Love that Gabriel Allon. I have a hunch he looks a lot like Daniel Silva. What do you think?

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    3. Yes, good guess, Patty re Silva and Allon looking alike. Could very well be. Fiction does tend to be autobiographical, doesn't it? And BTW, I misunderstood your initial question. I thought you were asking readers what they had read from YOUR list. Since I go through a book a week or so, my list is lengthy! The stellar reads for the year, though were The Goldfinch and The Crystal Castle.

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    4. Thanks for the recommendations, Jean.

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  3. The Burning Room by Michael Connolly. This is one of his Harry Bosch books. Love them! And--a new TV series about Harry Bosch is in the works. So glad.
    Beyond Words--Diane O'Key
    Design is Murder--Jean Harrington
    Once A Marine--Patty Campbell
    J A Jance--Ring in the Dead
    J D Robb--Thankless in Death
    Nora Roberts--Cousins O'Dwyer Trilogy
    Kristan Higgins--In Your Dreams
    Susan Elizabeth Phillips--Heroes Are My Weakness
    And I could go on and on. I LOVE to read!!!

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    1. Keep writing your books, Lynn, and I'll keep reading them.

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  4. I have read a lot of contemporaries this year. I love Robyn Carr. But you read my favorite of the year- In Your Dreams by Kristan Higgins. Loved it!!
    My New Year's Resolution is to keep a journal of the books I read-because I read so many I can't remember them all.

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    1. I think we should organize a march on Kristan Higgins and demand that she write faster.

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  5. Some Of These Are Nonfiction, Does That Count?
    From Florida with Love
    Escape Artist By Ed Ifkovic
    Kumquat by Jeff Strand
    Choke Hold by Krista Faust
    Phryne Fisher Mysteries (6 Of Them) By Karry Greenwood
    Weird Detectives Ed. Neil Gaiman
    Miami Noir Ed. Les Standiford
    The Squared Circle: Life, Death, And Professional Wrestling By David Shoemaker
    KISS and Make-up by Gene Simmons
    Best American Myustery Stories 2014 Ed. Laura Lippman
    Best American Mystery Stories 2010 Ed. Lee Child
    Best American Mystery Stories 2001 Ed. Lawrence Block
    All Shook Up: How Rock ‘N’ Roll Changed America By Glenn C. Altschuler
    Clothes, Clothes, Clothes, Music, Music, Music, Boys, Boys, Boys By Viv Albertine
    The New Mammoth Book Of Pulp Fiction Ed. Maxim Jakubowski
    The Last Girlfriend On Earth By Simon Rich

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  6. Non fiction counts, of course. Good luck.

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  7. I don't have much reading time (of adult books anyway) with a 3 yo and trying to squeeze in writing time, but I read
    Mazerunner, & The Scorch Trials by James Dashner
    Commanding Fate by Kayla Payeur
    Tunneling for Revenge by Travis Sharpe
    and a couple more I can't for the life of me remember the titles. All were excellent!

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  8. Thank you, Heather. Good luck in the drawing.

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  9. I don't have an actual reading list just yet, because I work at a library and have a lot of time to read...usually.

    I do want to read some good paranormal books this year, including shape-shifters. I also want to read some good LGBT books. Maybe even a cookbook if I'm feeling ambitious.

    anaraine@blogspot.com

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  10. Ana, My list is books I've already read. I just grab whatever book strikes my interest, and put it on the list when I ready to move on to the next one. Lucky you, working in a library. That's where the books are!

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  11. Kate Daniels series by Ilona Andrews. Charley Davidson series by Darynda Jones. Thanks.

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  12. THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR PARTICIPATING. THE CONTEST IS OVER AND THE WINNER IS. . . M.L. JOY.

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