January 02
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2012 in Books
2012 in Books
By: Meg Humphrey
I REALLY LIKE MAKING LISTS, YOU GUYS. If I was Julie Andrews I’d be singing about how much I love them. Ryan North of Dinosaur Comics does this and because I want to be more like him, I started doing it too. The spike of reading in June was after I had SEWED SO MUCH I could not sew anymore so all of my free time was spend reading. The drop off in September was due to diving into the bottomless pit of shoujo manga (I’ve read about 24 titles start to finish since then).
January:
Nocturns by John Connolly – A compilation of mysterious and super natural short stories. [B+]
– Because profiling is COOL. My boyfriend doesn’t read a lot, so he when lends me a book to read I know I better do it. [B]
[C]
February:
– I don’t like physics, but I like this book! [B]
– It always surprises folks when I tell them I haven’t read anything by Gaiman besides Stardust. I’m working on it. [B-]
March:
– Nothing can ever compare to Lamb. [D]
– A pretty good introduction book about Primal/Paleo living. Extremely beginner friendly! [A-]
– A fairly complete view of historically famous pirates without the romance and exaggerations.[B]
April:
– A quick little read about the interaction of ancient Gods and humans. It was very interesting for because I know nothing about Norse mythology. [C]
– A Luke and Leia side story between A New Hope and Empire. A pretty quick read, but doesn’t really have an impact on continuity. [B-]
[A+]
May:
– This plus Allegiance are two of the greatest Star Wars books I’ve ever read. If you are a Mara Jade fan it is a must read! [A+]
– Not as good as I remember it. [C]
– THUS STARTS MY MURDER BOOK ADDICTION. This is the first of the P.I. Charlie Parker series. I was hooked! [A]
June:
[A]
[A]
– The best Charlie Parker book I’ve read. The villains are so upsetting and protagonists risk so much. [A+]
[A]
– I read this trilogy remarkably fast (for me). I really appreciated the virus approach to vampire procreation as well as the lore behind their existence. [B]
– an average Star Wars EU book that takes place immediately following the destruction of the second Death Star. [D]
July:
[B]
– The best Star Wars EU trilogy, hands down. [A+]
[B]
August:
[A+]
– I love you, Grand Admiral Thrawn. [A+]
September:
[B-]
October:
– Book 7 of the Charlie Parker series. It focuses on Louis and Angel and has no supernatural elements, but the back story is engaging and has much more action. [B-]
November:
– Charlie looks into his late father’s past. It answers a lot of questions from throughout the series but still leaves you with more. [B-]
December:
[D]
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What did you read this year?! Any favorites? Leave your answer in the comments below.
Cold Days by Jim Butcher. Butcher completely redeemed himself after the phoned-in stinker that was Ghost Story. Thanks for the list, always looking for new stuff to read and a few of these will hit my to-read pile.