Reading Summary - 2017
My final books read list:
Read in 2017:
- Mariana Zapata. The Wall of Winnipeg and Me. Kindle. 2016. 673 pages.
- *+Julie Anne Long. Wild at Whiskey Creek (Hellcat Canyon #2). Avon. 2016. 384 pages.
- Chuck Wendig. Aftermath (Star Wars: Aftermath #1). Del Rey. 2015. 418 pages.
- Elizabeth Kiem. Dancer, Daughter, Traitor, Spy (Dukovskaya #1). Soho Teen. 2013. 288 pages.
- +Susan Mallery. The Friends We Keep (Mischief Bay #2). Mira Books. 2016. 432 pages.
- +Sarah Ockler. Bittersweet. Simon Pulse. 2012. 378 pages.
- Liz Fielding. The Ordinary Princess. Harlequin. 2003. 187 pages.
- Ally Carter. Take the Key and Lock Her Up (Embassy Row #3). Scholastic Press. 2016. 336 pages.
- +Susan Mallery. The Girls of Mischief Bay (Mischief Bay #1). Mira. 2015. 416 pages.
- +Kendall Ryan. The Room Mate (Roommates #1). CreateSpace. 2017. 322 pages.
- +Sarina Bowen & Elle Kennedy. Good Boy (WAGs #1). Rennie Road Books. 2017. 269 pages.
- +Katie McGarry. Walk the Edge (Thunder Road #2). Harlequin TEEN. 2016. 426 pages.
- +Kasie West. On the Fence. HarperTeen. 2014. 296 pages.
- +*Sarah Morgan. Miracle on 5th Avenue (From Manhattan with Love #3). HQN Books. 2016. 384 pages.
- +Lori Foster. Under Pressure (Body Armor #1). HQN Books. 2017. 384 pages.
- +Sara Ney. The Studying Hours (How to Date a Douchebag #1). Createspace. 2016. 1,307 pages.
- +Tawny Weber. Call to Honor (Team Poseidon #1). Harlequin Books. 2017. 384 pages.
- `Morton Kondracke & Fred Barnes. Jack Kemp: The Bleeding-Heart Conservative Who Changed America. Sentinel. 2015. 480 pages.
- +Kristan Higgins. On Second Thought. HQN Books. 2017. 390 pages.
- +Jennifer Ryan. His Cowboy Heart (Montana Men #6). Avon. 2017. 386 pages.
- Claudia Gray. Bloodline. LucasBooks. 2016. 332 pages.
- +Arlene James. The Doctor's Perfect Match (Chatam House #9). Love Inspired. 2015. 224 pages.
- +Jennifer Ryan. Her Lucky Cowboy (Montana Men #3). Avon. 2015. 384 pages.
- Kiera Cass. The Guard (The Selection #2.5). HarperTeen. 2014. 64 pages.
- +Delores Fossen. No Getting Over a Cowboy (Wrangler's Creek #2). Harlequin Books. 2017. 384 pages.
- +Delores Fossen. One Good Cowboy (Wrangler's Creek #1.5). HQN Books. 2017. 47 pages.
- +Erika Kelly. You Really Got Me (Rock Star Romance #1). Berkley. 2015. 352 pages.
- +Christie Ridgway. Keep On Loving You (Cabin Fever (One & Only) #4). HQN Books. 2016. 393 pages.
- +Julie James. Something About You (FBI/US Attorney #1). Berkley Sensation 2010. 307 pages.
- +Catherine Gayle. Delay of Game (Portland Storm #4). Night Shift Publishing. 2014. 318 pages.
- +Sarah Morgan. New York, Actually (From Manhattan with Love #4). Harlequin Books. 2017. 384 pages.
- Jude Watson. The Dangerous Games (Star Wars Legends). Turtleback Books. 2002. 169 pages.
- +Jodi Thomas. Wild Horse Springs (Ransom Canyon #5). Harlequin Books. 2017. 362 pages.
- *Mary Downing Hahn. The Ghost of Crutchfield Hall. Clarion Books. 2010. 160 pages.
- `Ginjer L. Clarke & Diego Jourdan . Amazing True Stories: The Ellis Island Experience. Worthwhile Books. 2010. 64 pages.
- +Liz Fielding. The Sheikh's Convenient Princess (Romantic Getaways #4). Harlequin Books. 2017. 256 pages.
- `Felicia Day. You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost). Touchstone. 2015. 272 pages.
- `*Steve Coll. Private Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power. Penguin Press. 2012. 704 pages.
- +Lori Foster. Hard Justice (Body Armor #2). HQN Books. 2017. 384 pages.
- +Maisey Yates. Slow Burn Cowboy (Copper Ridge #7). Harlequin Books. 2017. 367 pages.
- +Maisey Yates. Take Me, Cowboy (Copper Ridge: Desire #1). Harlequin Desire. 2016. 208 pages.
- +Sarina Bowen. Pipe Dreams (Brooklyn Bruisers #3). Berkley Books. 2017. 336 pages.
- +Brenda Jackson. Forged in Desire (The Protectors #1). HQN Books. 2017. 416 pages.
- Timothy Zahn. Thrawn (Star Wars Disney Canon Novel). Random House. 2017. 427 pages.
- +Susan Mallery. Chasing Perfect (Fool's Gold #1). HQN Books. 2010. 376 pages.
- +C.J. Miller. Delta Force Desire. Harlequin. 2016. 288 pages.
- +Delores Fossen. Just Like a Cowboy (Wrangler's Creek #2.5). HQN Books. 2017. 51 pages.
- +Delores Fossen. Branded as Trouble (Wrangler's Creek #3). Harlequin Books. 2017. 384 pages.
- +Brenda Jackson. Seized by Seduction (The Protectors #2). Harlequin Books. 2017. 400 pages.
- +Julie James. About That Night (FBI/US Attorney #3). Berkley Sensation. 2012. 284 pages.
- +Maisey Yates. Down Home Cowboy (Copper Ridge #8). Harlequin Books. 2017. 356 pages.
- +Linda Lael Miller. Forever a Hero (The Carsons of Mustang Creek #3). HQN Books. 2017. 384 pages.
- +Brenda Jackson. Locked in Temptation (The Protectors #3). HQN Books. 2017. 384 pages.
- Michael Buckley & Ethen Beavers. NERDS: National Espionage, Rescue, and Defense Society (NERDS #1). Amulet Abrams. 2009. 316 pages.
- +Miranda Kenneally. Coming Up for Air (Hundred Oaks). Sourcebooks Fire. 2017. 320 pages.
- Margaret Atwood. The Handmaid's Tale. Anchor Books. 1998. 331 pages.
- Paul Park. A Princess of Roumania (Princess of Roumania #1). Tor Fantasy. 2006. 480 pages.
- ~^Agatha Christie. The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot #1). HarperCollins. 1920/2004. 304 pages.
- `Katy Tur. Unbelievable: My Front-Row Seat to the Craziest Campaign in American History. Dey Street Books. 2017. 291 pages.
- +Brenda Novak. Until You Loved Me (Silver Springs #3). Mira Books. 2017. 384 pages.
- +Catherine Gayle. Dropping Gloves (Portland Storm #7). Night Shift Publishing. 2015. 292 pages.
- `Art Garfunkel. What Is It All But Luminous: Notes From an Underground Man. Knopf Publishing Group. 2017. 256 pages.
- +Catherine Gayle. Mistletoe Misconduct (Portland Storm #7.6). Night Shift Publishing. 2016. 92 pages.
- +Catherine Gayle. Home Ice (Portland Storm #7.5). Night Shift Publishing. 2016. 120 pages.
- +Catherine Gayle. Defensive Zone (Portland Storm #10). Night Shift Publishing. 2016. 210 pages.
- +Catherine Gayle. Losing an Edge (Portland Storm #8). Night Shift Publishing. 2016. 302 pages.
- J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter #1). Bloomsbury Publishing . 1997. 223 pages.
- Dick Lehr. Trell. Candlewick Press. 2017. 320 pages.
- `Kai Bird. The Good Spy: The Life and Death of Robert Ames. Crown. 2014. 448 pages.
- +Sarah Dessen. Once and for All. Viking Books. 2017. 358 pages.
- Brad Meltzer. The Inner Circle (Culper Ring #1). Grand Central Publishing. 2011. 449 pages.
- Steven K. Smith. Summer of the Woods (The Virginia Mysteries #1). MyBoys3 Press. 2013. 157 pages.
- +Jennifer E. Smith. Windfall. Delacorte Press. 2017. 416 pages.
- Agatha Christie. The Murder on the Links (Hercule Poirot #2). Berkley. 1984. 232 pages.
- Paul Park. The White Tyger (Princess of Roumania #3). Tor Books. 2007. 304 pages.
- +Catherine Gayle. Game Breaker (Portland Storm #9). Night Shift Publishing. 2016. 288 pages.
- Steven K. Smith. Mystery on Church Hill (The Virginia Mysteries #2). MyBoys3 Press. 2013. 196 pages.
Symbol Key with summary in bold
~ = counts for
Around the World in 80 Books Reading Challenge. Did not read much for this challenge this year - really need to get on this in 2018 to finish in time.
* = counts for
What's In a Name Reading Challenge 2017 Did not complete, but I think I did better than the last time I tried!
^= counts for
2017 European Reading Challenge wow! Usually I read mostly in Europe, apparently not this year; only read 2? That’s crazy! Did not complete I guess.
+= counts for
2017 Contemporary Romance Reading Challenge Knocked it out of the park! I was aiming for 21+ books, read 49 for this challenge. Guess I’ll be doing this again next year!
`= counts for
Nonfiction Reading Challenge 2017not bad - completed “explorer” status - read 7 books this year.
Status Check -- # read this year for:
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1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die0 -
Time Magazine All-Time 100 Novels0 -
Modern Library Editorial Board Top 100 English novels of the 20th century0 -
Radcliffe Publishing Course 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century0 -
All 339 Books Referenced In the Gilmore Girls