I don't contribute a lot to MobileRead, but posting my books is a way to keep touch with the community. My goals are similar to the previous year.
2017 Goals:
Read at least 7 books per month
Include 1 new (to me) author per month
Remember to read previously-purchased books
Remember to post them on Mobileread (I continue to work on this one...)
Book Rating/Comments (I'm a harsh critic: most books end up in the 3 range, and a score of 5 is a rare rating...)
1: Awful, or did not finish
2: Not great, or not to my taste
3: Average
4: Good. Would read again.
5: Great! A prominent place in my library.
JANUARY - New Year, New Books!
1. The Undoing - Shelly Laurentston (rating 3.5) Crows 2
2. Catching Echoes - Meghan Ciana Doidge (rating 3.5) Reconstructionist 1
3. One Fell Sweep - Ilona Andrews (rating 4) Innkeeper 3
4. Sandman Slim - Richard Kadrey (new author, rating 4)
5. Murder to Go - Chloe Kendrick (new author, rating 3)
6. Mythology 101 - Jody Lynn Nye (rating 2.5)
7. The Woman on the Orient Express - Lindsay Jane Ashford (new author, rating 4)
8. Venom and Vanilla - Shannon Mayer (new author, rating 4)
9. Belgravia - Julian Fellowes (rating 3)
FEBRUARY - It's cold out there!
10. Shot on Location - Laurence Shames (rating 3)
11. Gold Digger - Vicki Delany (rating 4)
12. Shipwreck: The Strange Fate of the Morro Castle - Gordon Thomas (new author, rating 4)
13. Gold Fever - Vicki Delany (rating 3)
14. A Quiet Life in the Country - TE Kinsey (new author, rating 4)
15. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - JK Rowling (rating 3)
MARCH - Here comes the rain!
16. Dipped, Stripped and Dead - Elise Hyatt/Sarah Hoyt (rating 3.5)
17. All These Shiny Worlds - edited by Jefferson Smith (rating 3.5)
18. Awakening from Alzheimer's: How America's Most Innovative Doctors are Reversing Alzheimer's, Dementia, and Memory Loss - Peggy Sarlin (rating 4)
19. Ripper: The Secret Life of Walter Sickert - Patricia Cornwell (rating 1)
20. Fire Touched - Patricia Briggs (rating 3.5)
21. Silence Fallen- Patricia Briggs (rating 3.5)
22. The new arthritis cure : eliminate arthritis and fibromyalgia pain - Brice Fife (new author, rating 3)
23. Murder at Lost Dog Lake - Vicki Delaney (rating 3.5)
APRIL - Spring is Here
24. Hilda’s Inn for Retired Heroes - Cyn Bagley (new author, rating 3.5)
25. At the Scene of the Crime - Edited by Dana Stabenow (rating 3.5)
26. Though Not Dead - Dana Stabenow (rating 4.5) Kate 18
27. Murder on Bainbridge Island - Dianne Harman (new author, rating 3)
28. Restless in the Grave - Dana Stabenow (rating 3.5) Kate 19
29. Spirit Binder - Meghan Ciana Doidge (rating 3.5)
30. Murder on Wheels - Lynn Cahoon (new author, rating 2)
31. London Large - Gary & Rob Robson (new author, rating 2.5)
32. Bad Blood - Dana Stabenow (rating 4) Kate 20
MAY - It’s May…
33. Murder at Sea of Passenger X - Anna Celeste Burke (new author, rating 3)
34. Chopped - Alison Golden (rating 3) Diana 4
35. Black Tide Rising - John Ringo, editor (rating 3.5)
36. When We Were Dragons - Brandon Berntsson (new author, rating 3)
37. Less Than a Treason - Dana Stabenow (rating 3.5) Kate 21
38. In Ashes Born - Nathan Lowell (rating 4) Seekers Tale 1
39. To Fire Called - Nathan Lowell (rating 3.5) Seekers Tale 2
40. Catching Echoes - Meghan Ciana Doidge (rating 3.5) Reconstructionist 1
41. Tangled Echoes - Meghan Ciana Doidge (rating 4) Reconstructionist 2
42. The Gangster - Clive Cussler and Justin Scott (rating 2.5) Isaac Bell 9
43. The Cutthroat - Clive Cussler and Justin Scott (rating 1) Isaac Bell 10
44. Pirate - Clive Cussler and Robin Burcell (rating 2.5)
45. Sugar and Spice - edited by Fern Michaels (new authors, rating 2.5)
JUNE - Summertime!
46. In the Market for Murder - T.E. Kinsey (rating 3.5) Lady Hardcastle 2
47. River of Teeth - Sarah Gaily (new author, rating 3.5)
48. The Collected Short Stories- Dana Stabenow (rating 4)
49. Scene of the Grind - Tonya Kappas (new author, rating 3)
50. The Unyielding - Shelly Laurentson (rating 3) Crows 3
51. The Unquiet - (rating 3 to 4) Anthology with JD Robb, Mary Blayney, Patricia Gaffney, Ruth Ryan Langan, Mary Kay McComas
52. Burn for Me - Ilona Andrews (rating 3.5) Hidden Legacy 1
53. White Hot - Ilona Andrews (rating 4) Hidden Legacy 2
54. Silver Lies (error: title not Leadville) - Ann Parker (new author, rating 3.5)
55. The Other Side - (rating 3) Anthology with JD Robb, Mary Blayney, Patricia Gaffney, Ruth Ryan Langan, Mary Kay McComas
56. Death of a Cantankerous Old Coot - Teresa Watson (new author, rating 3)
57. Portrait in Death - JD Robb (rating 4) In Death 16
58. Imitation in Death - JD Robb (rating 3) In Death 17
JULY - Happy Independence Day!
59. Fangs and Fennel - Shannon Mayer (rating 3) venom trilogy 2
60. Death Makes the Front Page - Teresa Watson (new author, rating 2)
61. Death Talks the Law - Teresa Watson (rating 2)
62. Scaling the Rim - Dorothy Grant (new author, rating 4.5)
63. Divided in Death - JD Robb (rating 3) In Death 18
64. A Cat Among Dragons - Alma Boykin (new author, rating 3.5)
65. Visions in Death - JD Robb (rating 3) In Death 19
66. Hard Magic - Larry Coreia (rating 4) Grimnoir Chronicles 1
67. Survivor in Death - JD Robb (rating 3.5) In Death 20
68. Bound by Mystery - Poisoned Pen Press (rating 3.5)
69. The Court of Last Resort - Erle Stanley Gardner (rating 3)
70. Horror in the Highlands - Alison Golden (rating 3)
71. The Third Nero - Lindsey Davis (rating 4) Flavia Albia 5
72. Barking Up The Wrong Tree - Eric Barker (new author, rating 3)
73. Death at a Fixer-Upper - Sarah T Hobart (new author, rating 3)
74. The Mothers of Lovely Lane - Nadine Dorries (new author, rating 3.5)
75. Shadows in the Night - Jane Finnis (rating 3.5) formerly called Get Out or Die
AUGUST - Baby it’s hot outside!
76. The Unbanking of America: How the New Middle Class Survives - Lisa Servon (new author, rating 3)
77. The Lost City of the Monkey God - Douglas Preston (rating 3)
78. The Dollhouse - Fiona Davis (new author, rating 3)
79. Mars Journey: Call to Action 1 - Bill Hargenrader (new author, rating 3.5)
80. Wildfire - Ilona Andrews (rating 4) Hidden Legacy 3
81. The Third Nero - Lindsey Davis (rating 3.5)
82. Iron Ties - Ann Parker (rating 3.) Leadville 2
83. Mars Journey: Call to Action 2 - Bill Hargenrader (rating 3)
84. Everybody Lies; Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet can tell us about who we really are - Set Stephens-Davidovitz (new author, rating 3.5)
85. Till Death / Matter of Death - Victoria DeLuis (new author, rating 3.5)
86. With Baited Breath - Lorraine Bartlett (new author, rating 3)
Sorry I'm so behind on posting books - my son recently got married and I have been distracted
SEPTEMBER - School's In and Josh Got Married!!
87. What Went Wrong With Mrs. Milliard's Mech? - I H Laking (new author, rating 3) Ambrose 1
88. The Vanishing Villa - I H Laking (rating 3.5) Ambrose 2
89. The Murder at Mansfield Manor - I H Laking (rating 3) Ambrose 3
90. The LawDog Files - D LawDog (new author, rating 4.5)
91. Power in the Blood - Michael Lister (new author, rating 3)
92. The Clockwork Dungeon - I H Laking (rating 3) Ambrose 4
93. Dusk and Shiver - Annie Bellet (new author, rating 4) Remy Pigeon
94. Feel the Burn - G.A. Aiken (rating 3.5) Dragon Kin 8
95. Tangled Echoes - Meghan Ciana Doidge (rating 4) Reconstructionist 2
96. Unleashing Echoes - Meghan Ciana Doidge (rating 4) Reconstructionist 3
97. Getting Wilde - Jenn Stark (new author, rating 4) Immortal Vegas 1
98. Romeow and Juliet - Kathi Daley (new author, rating 3)
99. The Bunker: surviving an economic collapse - Wayne Bosak (new author, rating 4.5)
100. Nefertiti's Heart - A.W. Exley (new author, rating 3)
101. Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
David Grann (new author, rating 3)
OCTOBER - Fall is Starting and Conferences Galore
102. Death Around the Bend - T.E. Kinsey (rating 3.5) Lady Hardcastle 3
103. The Chihuahua Always Sniffs Twice - (new author, rating 2)
104. Famous Crimes the World Forgot, Vol 1 - Jason Lucky Morrow (new author, rating 3)
105. Snow in Her Eyes- Cedar Sanderson (rating 3.5) Amaya Lombard
106. Bats and Bones - Karen Musser Nortman (new author, rating 3) Campground Mystery 1
107. Callahan's Key - Spider Robinson (rating 4.5)
108. Origin in Death- JD Robb (rating 3.5) In Death 21
109. These Haunts are made for walking - Rose Pressey (rating 2.5)
110. Memory in Death- JD Robb (rating 3.5) In Death 22. 4.0
111. Wanna Get Lucky? - Deborah Coonts (new author, 4.0)
112. Killer Jam - Karen MacInerney (new author, 2.5)
NOVEMBER
113. Born in Death - JD Robb (rating 3.5) In Death 23 3.0
114. No Stone Unturned: NecroSearch - Steve Jackson (new author, rating 3.5)
115. Innocent in Death- JD Robb (rating 4) In Death 24
116. The Black Death: a History - Hourly History (new author, rating 4)
117. Eternity in Death- JD Robb (rating 3.5) In Death 25
118. Calexit The Anthology - various authors, collected by J.L. Curtis (rating 4.5)
119. Taken - Victoria DeLuis (rating 4.0) Rune Witch Mysteries 1
120. First Moon - Michelle Fox (rating 2.5)
121. The Last Call - George Weir (new author, rating 3) Bill Travis
122. Rebel of the Sands - Alwyn Hamilton (new author, rating 4.5) Rebel 1
DECEMBER
123. Traitor to the Throne - Alwyn Hamilton (rating 4.0) Rebel 2
124. Keller's Fedora - Lawrence Block (rating 4)
125. The Steam Bundle - edited by Charles Eugene Anderson (rating 3.5)
126. In Sheep’s Clothing - L.D. Beyer (new author, rating 3)
127. Starboard Secrets: A Cruise Ship Mystery - Hope Callaghan (new author, rating 2.5)