Friday, January 3, 2020

2020 - Books Read

Hello!  It's that time again.  What time?  Time to start a new Books Read post for the new year!

In case you haven't seen one of my other years, this is how it works.  I list the books I've read as I read them (so they're in reverse order).  The titles are linked to the book's Goodreads page.  Ebooks are noted with an asterisk.  'New to me and underappreciated' books are noted with a pound sign (hashtag for you youngin's).  If it's an underappreciated second or third book I'll put a number.  If it's got none of that, it's a hardcopy - paperback more often than not.

As of right now, the goal for the year is to read 70 books.  It's a lot lower than last year's 120 books, but I'd like to think I'll be writing enough that I won't have as much time for reading.  Time will tell.  I'm not going to give 'new to me and underappreciated' a numerical goal this year, because I blew last year's goal out of the water, but I'll most likely read a lot of those kinds of books.  I like doing it.  It makes me feel like I'm doing something to help indie authors like myself.

Reviews or more information about said books will be posted on Saturdays.

And now, here we go... 

Update 10/24/20: Raised the goal to 80 books.
Update 11/30/20: Raised the goal to 85 books.
Update 12/19/20: Raised the goal to 90 books.

88) The East Witch by Cedar Sanderson (12/31/20) - Paranormal Fantasy*
NA) Christmas Moon by Silver James (12/29/20) - Paranormal Romance*
87) Double Down on Demons by Annabel Chase (12/26/20) - UF*#
86) Decker and Joy by Elle Rush (12/20/20) - Paranormal Romantic Holiday Mystery*
85) Gloria by Jessica Lynch (12/19/20) - Romance*#
84) A Case of Need by Michael Crichton (Jeffery Hudson) (12/17/20) - Medical Suspense
83) The Conspiracy (DC Jake Tanner #1) by Jack Probyn (12/13/20) - Suspense*#
82) Drop Dead, Gorgeous by Mike Jastrzebski (12/6/20) - Supernatural Mystery*#
81) Cherry Pie or Die by CeeCee James (12/3/20) - Cozy Mystery*
80) Two Hearts Home for Christmas by Tamara Ferguson (12/2/20) - Romance*#
79) A Litter of Bones (DCI Logan #1) by JD Kirk (12/1/20) - Thriller*
78) The Wrong Side of Goodbye (Harry Bosch #19) by Michael Connelly (11/28/20) - Suspense
77) A Match Made for Thanksgiving by Jackie Lau (11/27/20) - Romantic Comedy*
76) The Edge by Dick Francis (11/16/20) - Mystery
75) Savaged Devotion by Jennifer Lyon (11/14/20) - Romantic Suspense*
74) Flintelf (Exili's Excellent Elucidation Services, #1) by Victoria Bastedo (11/12/20) - Fantasy Mystery*#
73) Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, March 1994, Double issue by Various (11/4/20) Mystery shorts
72) Rafe (Texas Boudreau Brotherhood #1) by Kathy Ivan (11/1/20) - Romance*
71) Death du Jour by Kathy Reichs (10/30/20) - Suspense
70) Groundskeeper: Raking Up the Dead (10/24/20) - Paranormal Mystery*
69) Night Wish (Nightriders MC #5) by Silver James (10/22/20) - Paranormal Romantic Suspense*
68) Hook, Line and Murder by Thom Elkjer (10/20/20) - Mystery#
67) Mandrake and a Murder by Ruby Loren/Silver Nord (10/19/20) - Paranormal Mystery*
66) Poinciana by Phyllis A. Whitney (10/15/20) - Romantic Suspense
65) Sit...Stay...Beg (Dogfather #1) by Roxanne St. Claire (10/13/20) - Romance*
64) The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories by Agatha Christie (10/12/20) - Mystery
63) The Scarlet Ruse by John D. MacDonald (10/2/20) - Hard-boiled crime
62) In Dog We Trust by Neil Plakcy (9/26/20) - Mystery*
61) Sphere by Michael Crichton (8/29/20) - Technothriller
60) High Stakes by Dick Francis (8/23/20) - Mystery
59) Lending a Paw by Laurie Cass (8/19/20) - Cozy Mystery*
58) Dream of Orchids by Phyllis A. Whitney (8/16/20) - Romantic Suspense
57) Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories by Agatha Christie (8/7/20) - Mystery
56) Casket Girls by Seth Pevey (7/23/20) - Suspense*3
55) Pixie Me Up by Willow Mason (7/2/20) - Paranormal Cozy Mystery*
54) Hide by Lisa Gardner (6/30/20) - Suspense
53) Live Fae or Die Trying by Jenna Wolfhart (6/27/20) - UF*
52) The Lost World by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (6/25/20) - Literature
51) Steeped in Suspicion by Eryn Scott (6/20/20) - Cozy Supernatural Mystery*#
50) Modern Sorcery by Gary Jonas (6/17/20) - UF*
49) Moonstruck: Betrayal by Silver James (6/14/20) - Paranormal Romantic Suspense*
48) The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper by John MacDonald (6/12/20) - Hard-boiled Crime
47) Pricked by Scott Mooney (6/6/20) - Paranormal Mystery*#
46) The Surrey Stalker by BL Pearce (6/1/20) - Suspense*
45) The Wild Hunt by Ron C Nieto (5/24/20) - UF*
44) The Body Lovers by Mickey Spillane (5/23/20) - Hard-boiled crime
43) To Kill a Labrador by Kassandra Lamb (5/19/20) - Cozy Mystery*
42) Flea Market Magic by Bella Falls (5/16/20) - Paranormal Cozy Mystery*
41) Tender Trap by Lisa Jackson (5/9/20) - Romance
40) SALEM: Blood to Drink (Jason Crane #4) by Richard Gleaves (5/7/20) - Paranormal Suspense*
39) The Judas Cypher by Greg Dragon (4/24/20) - Hard-boiled Crime/Dystopian*#
38) Walking Sam by Deanna Lynn Sletten (4/22/20) - Romance*#
37) Blood Money by Chris Underwood (4/18/20) - Urban Fantasy*#
36) The Mummy (or Ramses the Damned) by Anne Rice (4/18/20) - Paranormal Romance
35) Greed (DI Scott Baker #1) by Jay Nadal (4/12/20) - Suspense*#
34) Catatonic (Tails of Talisman) by TM Stark (4/11/20) - Paranormal Something*#
33) Memorial Day by Vince Flynn (4/10/20) - Political Thriller
32) Pushing Daisy by Scott Baron (4/3/20) - SF*
31) Daisy's Run by Scott Baron (4/2/20) - SF*
30) Love You Still by Kat Bammer (3/27/20) - Romantic Suspense*#
29) Sleeping Murder by Agatha Christie (3/27/20) - Mystery
28) Apprentice Fool by Aldred Chase (3/24/20) - YA Fantasy*#
27) Grave Games by Skylar Finn (3/19/20) - Suspense*#
26) Fire Me Up by Alicia Street (3/17/20) - Romance*#
25) Nemesis by Agatha Christie (3/16/20) - Mystery
24) Pancakes and Pleas by Gretchen Allen (3/14/20) - Cozy Mystery*#
23) Finny's Star by Sam Bartram (3/13/20) - MG Adventure/Mystery*#
22) Retribution: Lucky's Mercs #1 by Joshua James (3/9/20) - SF*#
21) The Lord God Made Them All by James Herriot (3/4/20) - Memoir
20) Love & Order by Elsie Davis (2/23/20) - Romance*#
19) The Twisted Thing by Mickey Spillane (2/22/20) - Hard-boiled Crime
18) Death on the Danube by Jennifer Alderson (2/20/20) - Mystery*#
17) Fighting for Elena by Silver James (2/19/20) - Romantic Suspense*
16) Never Date a Siren by Byrd Nash (2/15/20) - Paranormal*#
15) The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie (2/13/20) - Mystery Short Stories
14) The Hungry Gun by Steve Thurman (2/8/20) - Western#
13) Blood in the Sand by Kelly Clayton (2/6/20) - Mystery*#
12) The Christmas Cookie Shop by Ginny Baird (2/3/20) - Romance*
11) Legally Undead by Margo Bond Collins (1/31/20) - UF*
10) The Integral Trees by Larry Niven (1/27/20) - SF
9) Sins of the Angels by Lydia M. Hawke (1/25/20) - Supernatural Suspense*
8) Jeopardy in January by Camilla Chafer (1/19/20) - Mystery*
7) Demonic Indemnity by Craig McLay (1/18/20) - UF*#
6) A Few Good Men by Sarah A. Hoyt (1/17/20) - SF
5) Fatal Justice by John Etzil (1/12/20) - Hard-boiled Crime*
4) Curtain by Agatha Christie (1/10/20) - Mystery
3) Cicada Summer by Jeff Dosser (1/9/20) - Supernatural Suspense*#
2) Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine - December 1979 by Various (1/7/20) - Short Stories Mystery
1) All Things Wise and Wonderful by James Herriot (1/3/20) - Literature

What's your reading goal for this year?

2 comments:

  1. How did I miss this Friday? Weird. Anyway, my goal is 200 books. I usually end up adding as I tend to average over 250 a year, but like you, I hope to be writing more this year. I'm 2 books in for this year. I'll see you on the other side. 😏

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    1. Probably missed it because I was being weird and published in the evening.

      Go you!

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