So in 2023 I read and finished 71 books, plus 2 very short stories, and didn’t finish 2 books for various reasons. All of this doesn't include any Bible or fanfic reading.
Please note, just because I finished a book doesn't mean it was good or that I liked it, just that it wasn't so bad that I couldn't finish it (or it was historical detective and I wanted to know who did it). Conversely, just because I struggled with a book doesn't mean it was badly written, sometimes I just can't get into a book - a personal thing rather than a book quality thing.
The books are alphabetical via author surname, except for the books by Julie R Merrifield/May. Her first 4 books were under her then married name of Merrifield, the others are after her divorce (unfaithful husband :( ) and are written under her maiden name, May.
Also, I’ve put The Murderbot books by Martha Wells in chronological order rather than publication order, and her 2 short stories are listed under ‘Short Stories’, not ‘Books I Finished Reading’.
Finally, I have just discovered that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is under ‘D’ for Doyle, as Conan is one of his first names (as per his birth certificate). And here was me thinking his surname was Conan Doyle!! I have gone back and altered the 2021 Annual Book Count to take this into account, and am surprised at how long it’s been since reading the first book.
Books I Finished Reading
First NameSurnameTitlePages
GrahamBrackMurder In Maastricht (book 7)224
RickBraggThe Speckled Beauty238
FionaBuckleyTo Shield the Queen326
ZoeColvilleThe Chief Shepherdess268
StephCookeA Slow Plodder on the Coast to Coast106
StephCookeA Slow Plodder on the Pennine Way133
LindseyDavisFatal Legacy (Flavia Albia 11)377
Janeyde NordwallFrom A Wonky Path To An Open Road174
SueDevereuxLooking on the Bright Side: A Vet's Tale350
Sir Arthur ConanDoyleThe Sign of Four (book 2)139
JohnDrakeGods in Londinium (book 3)274
Mildred ADrost DVMUntil One Has Loved an Animal148
JulieEckerThe Dachshund & the Gold Digger (Alaska Campground prequel)12K words
JulieEckerA Midlife Mountain Murder (Alaska Campground Book 1)135
JulieEckerA Case of Moose-Taken Identity (Alaska Campground Book 2)165
JulieEckerMaisie's Christmas Cottage Murder (Mistletoe Falls Book 1)262
DavidFieldThe Castle Abductions (Bailiff Mountsorrel book 1)202
SamanthaGlenBest Friends329
GuyGordonThe Highland Vet: A Year at Thurso308
SusannaGregoryThe Habit of Murder (Matthew Bartholomew Book 23)368
SusannaGregoryThe Sanctuary Murders (Matthew Bartholomew book 24)395
SusannaGregoryThe Chancellor's Secret (Matthew Bartholomew book 25)416
Deborah PHallThe Cats Locked Me in the Well House146
RogerHoskingI Want You To Meet My Jesus274
Donna MJacksonEr Vets: Life in an Animal Emergency Room135
ElizabethKayeLifeboat No. 866
GrantKendallThe Animals in my Life (book 1)204
GrantKendallMore Animals in my Life (book 2)186
WillieLabuschagneThe Soul of a Lion317
R DLawrencePaddy: The Story of a Baby Beaver194
JaneyLowesJaney the Vet275
Julia RMerrifieldMy Feet and Other Animals (book 1)374
Julia RMerrifieldWalking Pembrokeshire with a Fruitcake (book 2)108
Julia RMerrifieldPedals, Panniers and Punctures (book 3)499
Julia RMerrifieldWalking with Offa (book 4)339
Julia RMayI've Cycled Through There (book 5)109
Julia RMayWalking With Hadrian (book 6)134
Julia RMayCycling Across England (book 7)146
Julia RMayCycles and Sandcastles (book 8)207
Julia RMayBicycles, Boats and Bagpipes (book 9)232
Julia RMayA Week in Provence (book 10)212
IanMorsonFalconer's Crusade (book 1)200
IanMorsonFalconer’s Judgement (book 2)202
NickPageThe Badly Behaved Bible260
Paul JParsonsFat Bloke on a Bike103
JadePengellyTales Of A Vet Nurse270
DickPitmanA Wild Life287
RomainPizziExotic Vetting419
Melissa APriblo ChapmanDistant Skies: An American Journey on Horseback224
CarolynReardon-NeumanThe Rescue123
RosemaryRoweThe Rewards of Treachery (book 20)277
MattSewellOur Garden Birds115
MelStarrA Polluted Font (book 16)181
ErinTaylor YoungSurviving Henry226
AndrewTerrillThe Earth Beneath My Feet (book 1)481
AndrewTerrillOn Sacred Ground (book 2)523
ChrisTownsendAlong the Divide194
PeterTremayneDeath of a Heretic (book 33)364
PeterTremayneRevenge of the Stormbringer (book 34)386
SamVincentMy Father and Other Animals271
AlexWagnerMurder at the Limes (book 1)257
AlexWagnerDeath of a Preacher Man (book 2)246
MarthaWellsAll Systems Red (Murderbot book 1)156
MarthaWellsArtificial Condition (Murderbot book 2)149
MarthaWellsRogue Protocol (Murderbot book 3)150
MarthaWellsExit Strategy (Murderbot book 4)163
MarthaWellsFugitive Telemetry (Murderbot book 5)172
MarthaWellsNetwork Effect ((Murderbot book 6)348
MarthaWellsSystem Collapse (Murderbot book 7)248
DavidWilbourneA Vicar's Diary209
Short Stories
First NameSurnameTitlePages
MarthaWellsCompulsory8
MarthaWellsHome: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory20
Books I Gave Up On
First NameSurnameTitle
RogerEvansOver the Farmer's Gate
AnneHollandStirrup Stories and Lambs’ Tales
Off to bed now, will start reading again next year! :D