2017 Goals:
Read 100 books (currently 110)
COMPLETED!
Read 15 magazines (currently 3!)
Read a short story every day. (Currently 71)
Cancelled
Keep purchases under $300 for year.
FAIL
Complete Diskworld Series (50%+)
Complete all ebooks/audiobooks purchased 2011 and earlier (20/65)
Magazines Completed
3
Diskworld Series Completed
6
Short Story a Day Read: **
2017 Purchases TBR: 156
Read: 14 Total: $755.44
Spoiler:
Baen Bundle (used credit for most) $1.24
001. 1636: Ottoman Onslaught
002. The Golden Gate
003. Borders of Infinity
004. If This Goes Wrong
005. Storm Front DONE
006. Mission: Tomorrow
007. Wing Commander: The Price of Freedom
008. Galaxy's Edge #24 $1.99
009. Bad Habits No More (audio+book) $1.99 DONE
010. 10 Minute Clutter (audio) 0.99
010b. 10 minute Clutter $1.99
011. Asimov Feb 2017 $2.99
012. Ghouls Rush In (audio) $2.14
012b. Ghouls Rush In $1.06
013. Sphere $7.48 (sale 2/1 cr)
014. Illegal Alien $7.48 (sale 2/1 cr)
015. Isis Orb $2.13
015b. Isis Orb (audio) $4.27
016. The Skates - Mark Rigney $1.25
017. Sleeping Bea - Mark Rigney $1.75
018. Check Out Time - Mark Rigney $2.75
019. Bonsey - Mark Rigney $3.25
020. Oath of Fealty - Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle $3.20
021. Captains and the Kings (audio) $4.27
021b. Captains and the Kings $.52
022. I'm Not Dead (audio + free ebook) $2.13
023. Starship Blackbeard (audio) $1.06
024. Desperate Housedogs (audio) $3.74 DONE
025. We are Legion (We are Bob) (audio) $2.13
026. One Under (audio) $14.95
027. Killer women (audio + free ebook) $2.13 DONE
028. Neromancer $2.13
029. Asimov March 2.99
030. Asimov May 2.99
031. Asimov July 2.99
032. Holy Hell (audio) $2.13
033. Traitor's Story (audio) $21.20
034. Plum Island (audio)
035. Wrong Side of Goodbye (audio)
036. Babylon's Ashes (audio)
037. Moby Dick (audio) $8.02
037a. Moby Dick $1.06
038. Max Brand Library (audio) $14.95
039. The Abberation (audio) $2.13
040. Shadowland (audio) $14.95
041. Accidental Sire (audio) $8.00
041a. Accidental Sire $6.42
042. Twin Cities Noir (audio) $8.02
042a. Twin Cities Noir 7.49
043. Champions of the Dragon (audio) $8.02 + free ebook
044. Grammar (audio) $2.13 + free ebook
043. Terms of Enlistment (audio) $2.13
043a. Terms of Enlistment $1.06
044. Ubik (audio) $3.16
045. Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians (audio) $3.16 DONE
046. Starman Jones (audio) $4.23
047. Kidnapped (audio) $14.95
048. Lady Fortescue Steps Out (audio) $2.09 DONE
049. In the Market For Murder (audio) $2.13
050. A Quiet Life in the Country (audio) $2.13
051. Scarlet Pimpernel (audio) $4.49
052. Unnatural Acts (audio) $9.08 DONE
053. Slimy Underbelly (audio) $9.08 DONE
054. Alfred Hitchcock (audio) $9.08
055. The Last Enchantment (audio) $3.20
056. The Last Continent (audio) $14.95 DONE
057. Feet of Clay (audio) $14.95 DONE
058. A Wild Fright in Deadwood (audio) $3.74
058a. Wild Fright in Deadwood $1.06
059. A Good Spy Dies Twice (audio) $2.13 + free ebook DONE
060. Hollow hills (audio) $3.20
061. Death by Potato Salad $1.06
062. Death at the Manor $1.06 DONE
063. Callacean $1.06
064. Tower of Dawn $9.14 (paid by another)
065. Game of Thrones $2.13 DONE
066. Dragon Law $1.06
067. Kamikazes: History of Japan's WW2 Suicide Pilots $3.20
068. National Espionage, Rescue and Defense Society (NERDS) $3.20
069. Wives of War $2.13
070. Foreign Field (Morland Dynasty) $5.35
071. What Doesn't Kill her $1.06
072. The last Spartan $3.20
073. Legends of Camber $3.20
074. Dying for a Diamond $3.20 DONE
075. Dying for a Donut $3.20 DONE
076. The Phoenix $5.35
077. Fallen Kings $3.20
078. Last Legends of Earth $1.06
079. Raised Bed Gardening (feb 19) $5.35
080. Asimov Sept 2017 $2.99
081. The Brothers Karamazov $.74
082. Eagle and the Wolves (audio) $14.95
083. Eagle's Prey (audio) $14.95
084. Great Train Robbery (audio) $7.86
085. Aye Robot (audio) $8.02
086. Dark Space Universe (audio) $2.13
087. Dark (audio) $2.13
088. Dark Space book 2 (audio) $2.13
089. Dark Space Avilon (audio) $2.13
090. Dark space Armageddon (audio) $2.13
091. Persuasion (audio) $0.41
092. Suicide Station (audio) $8.02
093. The Chase (audio) $8.02 DONE
094. The Heist (audio) $8.02 DONE
095. Injustice For All (audio) $8.02
096. In Good Faith (audio) $8.02
097. Academ's Fury (audio) $8.02
098. Fool's Errand (audio) $8.02
099. Golden Fool (audio) $8.02
100. Shogun (audio) $8.02
101. Fool's Fate (audio) $8.02
102. Riders of Purple Sage (audio) $1.06
103. Asimov Nov/Dec $2.99 DONE
104. Riders of the Purple Sage $1.06
105. Frankestein $2.13 (audio)
105a. Frankenstein $1.06
106. Miracles and Conundrums of the Secondary Planets $1.06
107. The First Golden Age of Mystery & Crime MEGAPACK ®: Fletcher Flora .90
108. War & Peace $1.09
109. Murder and Mayhem: A Limited Edition Thriller and Mystery Collection $1.06
110. Year's Best SF 16 (Year's Best Science Fiction) $3.20
111. Year's Best SF 14 (Year's Best Science Fiction) $3.20
112. Year's Best SF 10 (Year's Best Science Fiction) $3.20
113. Year's Best SF 13 (Year's Best SF Series) $2.13
114. Year's Best SF 17 (Year's Best Science Fiction) $2.13
115. Time On My Hands: My Misadventures In Time Travel $8.56
116. Mentats of Dune (audio) $14.95
117. Wicked Day - Mary Stuart (audio) $14.95
118. Since We Fell - Denise Lehane (audio) $3.51
119. For We are Many (bobiverse 2) Dennis Taylor (audio) $3.51
120. Duel in the Dark - Jay Allan ( audio) $2.13
121. Fool Moon - Jim Butcher (audio) $14.99
122. Jacob T Marley - William Bennett (audio) $2.09
123. Cruising for Murder - Elizabeth Spann Craig (audio) $10.58
124. World Walker -Ian Sansbury (audio) $2.13
125. Cold Frame - Ann Charles (audio) $3.75
126. Meanwhile Back In Deadwood - Ann Charles (audio) $13.01
127. Boot Points - Ann Charles (audio) $3.75
128. Tequila & Lime - Ann Charles (audio) $3.75
129. List - J A Konrath (audio) $2.13
130. Raffles - E W Horning $6.23
131. Clouds of Witness - Dorothy Sayers $11.23
132. Fangs for the Memories - Molly Harper $3.72
133. Rinaldi Ring - Jenni Nimmo $7.60
134. Unnatural Death - Dorothy Sayers $11.23
135. Connecticut yankee in King Arthur's Court (abridged) - Mark Twain $7.11
136. Satans Lullaby - Priscilla Royal $11.13
137. Masked Ball in Broxly Manor - Rhys Bowen $3.72
138. Sourdough - Robin Sloan $11.24
139. 12 Slays of Christmas $1.06
140. Abbey Court Murder $2.13
141. Paris is a Bitch $1.06
142. Tale of Two Reapers $1.06.
143. Newfoundland Vampire $1.61
144. Ghost-in-Law Omnibus 1-3 $8.56
145. Dead Detective $2.13
146. Mistletoe Moonlight and Murder $2.13
147. Mysterious Island $1.06
148. Bloody Mary $2.13
149. Terradox $2.13
150. Murder in Black Swan Lane $2.44
151. Cupcake Witch $2.13
152. Glass Mermaid $5.21
152a. Glass mermaid $1.06
153. Bee Charmer $2.13
153a. Bee Charmer. $3.20
154. Wives of War $2.13
155. Two Tocks before Midnight $3.20
156. Practical Magic $2.13
Free
Casino Royal (audio) DONE
Peter Pan (audio)
Watership Down (audio)
The Cleaner (audio)
Starship Liberator (audio)
Good Girl (audio)
Anne of Green Gables (audio)
Ebooks/Audiobooks 2011 & earlier (65) Total Done: 20
January
1. 3/5
A Wrinkle In Crime - Joel Arnold
Murder in Minnesota. Book of 10 murder mysteries.
2. 5/5
Feet of Clay - Terry Pratchett (audio)
Hilarious - golums and the Watch.
3. 5/5
Clink or Cooler - Jutta Profijt (audio)
Another great ghost/medical examiner mystery.
4. 5/5
Stalking the Vampire - Mike Resnick (audio)
This is SO funny. Detective noir in fantasy Manhattan.
5. 5/5
Storm Front - Robert Conroy
Disaster movie in book form. Exciting!
6. 4/5
A is For Alibi - Sue Grafton (audio)
I like having a female investigator. Story went well.
7. 5/5
Hogfather - Terry Pratchett (audio)
Death pretends to be the Hogfather.
8. 4/5
A Darker Side of Magic - V E Schwab
Multiple Londons! A decent plot and world building.
9. 4/5
Twisted Threads - Lea Wait
Good cozy set in Maine featuring needlepoint.
10. 5/5
Starship: Pirate - Mike Resnick (audio)
Great action. Some good new characters. Humor!
February
11. 3/5
Jingo - Terry Pratchett (audio)
Didn't love this one. Still, Carrot makes it all good.
12. 3/5
Tales For The Frightened - Michael Avallone (Audio)
Average stories; good narration.
13. 3/5
Resort to Murder - Minnesota Crime Spree (audio)
Good collection of stories. A couple were outstanding
March
14. 2/5
Rogue Hunter - Lyndsay Sands
I couldn't warm up to this one much.
April
15. 5/5
Seduction in Death - J D Robb
Strong plot - writer refreshed a series that was sortof droning.
16. 5/5
Killer Women - Crime Club Anthology #1 (audio)
Anthology of short stories written by women in thriller/mystery genres
17. 5/5
Dying for a Dude - Cindy Sample
Is a 150 year old murder related to one that happened last week?
18. 5/5
Lady Fortescue Steps Out - M C Beaton
Funny Regency novel revolving around poor relations and the hotel they make.
19. 4/5 The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett (audio)
Delightful story. Somewhat different than the play.
May
20. 5/5
A Company of Stars - Christopher Stasheff
Really enjoyed. Plot really sticks with you even after several days between reads.
21. 5/5
The Cat, The Quilt and the Corpse - Leann Sweeney
This was a GREAT read during a very trying time.
22. 1/5
His Wicked Games - Ember Casey
Mommy porn. Good writing, no romance.
23. 2/5
Vampire Dead-tective - Mac Flynn
Irritating serial novella.
24. 4/5
Dyeing Shame - Elizabeth Spann Craig (audio)
Good swift cozy.
25. 4/5
Witch & Wizard - James Patterson
Fast paced with some snark.
26. 5/5
A Darkness More Than Night - Michael Connelly (audio)
This was a GREAT book. Love Harry Bosch
June
27. 5/5
Faceless Killers - Henning Mankel (audio)
What a great story! This poor detective's life has imploded though.
28. 4/5
Kitty & The Midnight Hour - Carrie Vaughn (audio)
Surprisingly enjoyable considering I don't like this genre.
29. 5/5
Starswarm - Jerry Pournelle (audio)
Really exciting! Loved the audiobook!
30. 4/5
Dying For A Donut - Cindy Sample
Another good cozy from this series.
31. 4/5
Alcatraz and the Evil Librarians - Brandon Sanderson (audio)
Funny. Kept me entertained
July
32. 4/5
The Good Spy Dies Twice - Mark Hosak (audio)
Lots of action. A couple of plot problems, but I enjoyed it!
33. 4/5
Unnatural Acts - Kevin Anderson (audio)
Another good book in this series.
34. 4/5
Tau Ceti - Kevin J Anderson (audio)
Good space voyage book.
35. 4/5
Hair Raising - Kevin J Anderson (audio)
Someone is scalping werewolves. Shamble is on the hunt.
36. 5/5
Slimy Underbelly - Kevin J Anderson (audio)
Some new characters in this one.
August
37. 4/5
Silvertip's Trap - Max Brand (audio)
What a great book! Moves along quick too!
38. 3/5
Deadwood - Matt Braun (audio)
Good pulp western.
39. 4/5
Death by Darjeeling - Laura Childs
Good start to series. I love tea, just not the details.
40. 4/5
Bad Man's Gulch - Max Brand (audio)
Short stories, some of which are very excellent!
41. 4/5
Gunpowder Tea - Lauren Childs
Good mystery - love the tea stuff
42. 5/5
Last Continent - Terry Pratchet (audio)
Hilarious. Shape shifting Kangaroos.
43. 4/5
Jurassic Park - Micheal Crichton (audio)
Good book - overplays Lexie as a whiney spoiled kid (part rewritten for movie).
44. 4/5
Shades of Earl Grey - Lauren Childs
Good mystery - better than last one.
45. 5/5
Carpe Jugulum - Terry Pratchett (audio)
The witches are back and beating back vampires.
46. 4/5
Reboot Your F*cking Computer - Joe Rieter
Telling it like it is - dealing with really clueless people.
47. 4/5
Back To The Bedroom - Janet Evanovich (audio)
Wacky romance featuring 70+ year old Elsie with a loaded gun.
48. 5/5
Game of Thrones - George R R Martin (audio)
Wonderful story. The series follows book fairly closely
49. 3/5
Cosmos - Carl Sagan (audio)
Great audiobook, but I enjoyed the book better when it came out.
50. 5/5
Reunion In Death - J D Robb (audio)
This was GREAT! Excellent plot.
September
51. 4/5
Black Jack - Max Brand (audio)
Excellent story. Does blood actually will out?
52. 2/5
Harrigan! - Max Brand (audio)
I tried to like - not my genre. Two friends battle with each other.
53. 4/5
War of the Worlds - H G Wells (audio)
Stands the test of time. Excellent story.
54. 4/5
Working Stiff - Kevin J Anderson (audio)
Loved the short stories. Didn't care for the replacement narrator.
55. 5/5
Murder in Merisham Lodge - Celina Grace
Pretty darn good cozy. 1920s Britain with cook's assistant and lady's maid slueths
56. 3/5
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Ronald Dahl
Better read as a child.
57. 5/5
Myth Conceptions - Robert Asprin (audio)
Funny, funny.
58. 5/5
Myth Directions - Robert Asprin (audio)
Funny as always
59. 4/5
At Bertram's Hotel - Agatha Christie (audio)
Miss Marple. Good -lots of characters.
60. 5/5
The Moving Finger - Agatha Christie (audio)
Miss Marple - EXCELLENT!
61. 4/5
Betrayal in Death - J D Robb (audio)
Enjoyed, but it carried on longer than it needed to.
62. 3/5
Police Your Planet - Lester Del Ray (audio)
Enjoyed it. Improved as the story went on.
63. 4/5
Orphans of the Sky - Robert Heinlein (audio)
People don't change, even when on a generational ship.
64. 3/5
Adventures of Tom Sawyer - Mark Twain (audio)
Great audio. Enjoyed more now than as teenager.
65. 4/5
Get Fluffy - Sparkle Abbey (audio)
Not great writing, but it made me laugh and I kept listening!
66. 5/5
Hit or Myth - Robert Asprin (audio)
First half is hilarious. 2nd half still good.
October
67. 5/5
Kitty Kitty Bang Bang - Sparkle Abbey (audio)
Pretty funny.
68. 4/5
Yip/Tuck - Sparkle Abbey (audio)
Continued funny but not as connected
69. 3/5
Lightning Thief - Rick Riordan (audio)
Very enjoyable book. I might read the next one.
70. 4/5
Murder by Design - Jessica Fletcher/Donald Bain (audio)
Murder during fashion week. Another enjoyable episode
71. 4/5
The Circular Staircase - Mary Roberts Rinehart (audio)
Listened to Lorna Raver's narration. Wonderful book!
72. 4/5
Catastrophe - Chloe Kendrick
Technically a novella. Enjoyable mystery.
73. 4/5
Puppy Mills Puppy Kills - Chloe Kendrick
Technically a novella. Enjoyable mystery.
74. 4/5
Fifty Shades of Greyhound - Sparkle Abbey
Loved this. I should give a copy of this to my vet assistants.
75. 5/5
Miss Frost Solves a Cold Case - Kristin Painter
Loves this. Lots of humor and snark.
76. 5/5
Furies of the Calderon - Jim Butcher (audio)
This was quite excellent!
77. 4/5
About a Dragon - G A Aiken
Still snarky, but didn't enjoy it as much as when it first came out.
78. 5/5
Deadly Gamble - Connie Shelton
Oh this was excellent cozy!
79. 5/5
Cocaine Blues - Kerry Greenwood (audio)
Two different mysteries going on. Well played.
80. 5/5
Swarm - B V Larson (audio)
I had trouble starting on this book, but started next right away.
81. 5/5
They Do It With Mirrors - Agatha Christie
Another good mystery. Lots of potential killers here.
82. 5/5
Extinction - B V Larson (audio)
Humans go off to fight on another planet.
November
83. 5/5
B is for Burglar - Sue Grafton (audio)
Good mystery. You get a bit more background on Kinsey in this book.
84. 5/5
Casino Royale - Ian Flemming (audio)
This was surprisingly good and didn't suffer from being so old!
85. 4/5
Manhunting - Jennifer Crusie (audio)
Funny romance. Excellent narrator.
86. 5/5
Louisiana Longshot - Jana Deleon (audio)
Funny mystery cozy with no actual romance!
87. 4/5
Od Magic - Patricia McKillip (audio)
Enjoyable story. Grieving man accepts invitation to be gardener at magic school.
88. 4/5
Maybe This Time - Jennifer Crusie (audio)
Starts off dumb, but it's so danged funny! Romantic, ghostly comedy.
89. 4/5
X - Sue Grafton
2 mysteries; elderly couple are mysterious. Easy job turns out to have extended problems.
90. 5/5
Just One Damned Thing After Another - Jody Taylor (audio)
Wonderful rollercoaster of time traveling historians. And stuff.
91. 5/5
Vacations Can Be Murder - Connie Shelton
Ignoring the implausible situation, it was a good story.
92. 5/5
Purity In Death - J D Robb (audio)
Refreshed series a bit; Great story.
93. 5/5
Design for Murder - Jessica Fletcher/Donald Bain (audio)
Good mystery. Features fashion week murder.
December
94. 5/5
Starship: Mercenary - Mike Resnick (audio)
Book 3 of a great naval renegade series.
95. 5/5
Y is for Yesterday - Sue Grafton (audio)
Wonderful follow up to X. Another good mystery.
96. 4/5
Diabetes For Dummies - Alan Rubin
Doesn't address low carb for controlling diabetes. Another ADA tribute.
97. 5/5
Starship: Rebel - Mike Resnick (audio)
Book 4 of space navy renegade series. Excellent!
98. 3/5
Queen of the Void - Michael Wallace
Good military scifi. Looking forward to next book.
99. 3/5
The Fifth Elephant - Terry Pratchett (audio)
A dull start, but improves over time. I guess they can't all be winner books.
100. 3/5
We Open On Venus - Christopher Stasheff
Love the characters, but some of the rehearsal stuff confuses me.
101. 5/5
Sleeping Murder - Agatha Christie (audio)
Another great Miss Marple mystery
102. 4/5
A Pocketfull of Rye - Agatha Christie (audio)
Loved this but not enough clues for conclusion.
103. 3/5
4:50 To Paddington - Agatha Christie (audio)
Enjoyed basic premise but too much meandering.
104. 4/5
Miss Marple's Final Cases - Agatha Christie (audio)
Short stories; All were good, though not outstanding.
105. 3/5
Zippered Flesh: Tales of Body Enhancements Gone Bad! - Wedon Burge, ed.
Good short stories, just a couple of outstanding ones.
106. 5/5
Carrie - Stephen King (audio)
Still a good horror story years later.
107. 5/5
Imitation In Death - J D Robb (audio)
Excellent mystery, but yet another serial killer.
108. 5/5
Spitting Image (Ed Noon #2) - Michael Avallone
Loved it. Ultimately, not terribly plausible, but still a good mystery.
109. 2/5
Newfoundland Vampire - Charles O'Keefe
A couple characters patently unbelievable. Good writing otherwise.
110. 3/5
Jar City - Arnaldur Indrišason (audio)
Very slow and pondering; picked up at about 60% done.
Book Rating/Comments:
1: Awful, or did not finish
2: So, so, or not to my taste
3: Good book
4: Very good book; possible reread.
5: Wonderful book! A keeper.