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2025 Goals

60 books: 60
20,000 pages: 20,425
4 books over 600 pages: 2

TBR Down 10 for each category:
Ebooks: +134
Audiobooks: +100
Magazines: 4


Magazines Read So Far: 4

Spoiler:

1. 2 Asimov June 2012 (2 copies)
2. 3 Asimov July 2012 (2 copies)

2025 Purchases Read:
Bought: 275 Read: 9
Free: 33 Read: 0

Spoiler:

January
1. Fellowship of the Ring $2.15
2. Scent of Death - Simon Becket
3. Gravity -Tess Gerritsen
4. How to Solve Your Own Murder - Kristen Perrin
5. Everyone in my Family is a Murderer - Benjamin Stevens
6. Carpathians - Paul Dixon (audio)
February
7. Last Song of Penelope - Claire North (audio)
8. Quofum - Alan Dean Foster
9. Captain Lacey Vol 2 - Ashley Gardner
10. Captain Lacey vol 3 - Ashley Gardner
11. The Hero of Ages - Brandon Sanderson (audio+ebook)
12. Measure Once, Cut Twice - Bruce Leonard
13. Proving the Negative - Bruce Leonard
14. Dying for a Decoration - Cindy Sample
15. Book of Life - Deborah Harkness
16. Ravine of Blood and Shadow - Derek Prior
17. Exodus - Doug Dandridge
18. Siege Perilous - Ed DeBirminghand
19. Frumious Bandersnatch - Ed McBain
20. Money, Money, Money - Ed McBain
21. Alexander X - Edward Savio
22. Ancient Among Us - Edward Savio
23. League of Auld - Edward Savio
24. Catnapped - Elaine Viets
25. A Traitor to Memory - Elizabeth George
26. In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner - Elizabeth George
27. A Body in the Trunk - Elizabeth Spann Craig
28. Cleaning is Murder - Elizabeth Spann Craig
29. Mystery Loves Company - Elizabeth Spann Craig
30. Last Ditch - G M Ford
31. Greatest Hits - Harlan Ellison
32. Suicide Machine - Jack Wallen
33. Crucible of Time - Jeffrey A Carver
34. Dragon Rigger - Jeffrey A Carver
35. The Reefs of Time - Jeffrey A Carver
36. Bloodline - Jess Lourey
37. The Very First Damned Thing - Jodi Taylor
38. Katabasis - Joseph Brassey
39. Locked in - Jussie Adler Olsen
40. Dark as Night - Lilja Sigurdardottir
41. Cruelest Month - Louise Penny
42. Scrapyard Ship - Mark Way McGinnis
43. Bedroom Bolero - Michael Avallone
44. Dark on Monday - Michael Avallone
45. Kill Her - You'll Like it! - Michael Avallone
46. Killer on the Keys - Michael Avallone
47. London Blood London - Michael Avallone
48. Lust is No Lady - Michael Avallone
49. The Fat Death - Michael Avallone
50. The February Doll Murders - Michael Avallone
51. The X-rated Corpse - Michael Avallone
52. Walking Wounded - Michael Avallone
53. The Last Graduate - Naomi Novik
54. Crossroads of Twilight - Robert Jordan
55. Crown of Swords - Robert Jordan
56. Lord of Chaos - Robert Jordan
57. Memory of Light - Robert Jordan
58. Path of Daggers - Robert Jordan
59. Winter's Heart - Robert Jordan
60. Revenge of Rome - Simon Scarrow
61. A Woman of No Importance - Sonia Purnell
62. Night's Master - Tanith Lee
63. A Stroke of the Pen - Terry Pratchett
64. Eric - Terry Pratchett
65. Fifth Elephant - Terry Pratchett
66. Lords and Ladies - Terry Pratchett
67. Making Money - Terry Pratchett
68. Maskerade - Terry Pratchett
69. Monstrous Regiment - Terry Pratchett
70. Moving Pictures - Terry Pratchett
71. Soul Music - Terry Pratchett
72. The Truth - Terry Pratchett
73. Thief of Time - Terry Pratchett
74. Thud - Terry Pratchett
75. Ultimate Discworld Companion - Terry Pratchett
76. Bloodstream - Tess Gerritsen
77. Hidden in Shadows - Viveca Sten (audio+ebook)
78. Waybound - Will Wight
79. Hidden in Snow - Viveca Sten (audio+ebook)
80. Murder in Georgetown - Margaret Truman $2.15
March
81. Renegades - Craig Alanson (audio)
82. Pardise - Craig Alanson (audio)
83. Black Ops - Craig Alanson (audio)
84. Zero Hour - Craig Alanson (audio)
85. Mavericks - Craig Alanson (audio)
86. Not till We Are Lost - Dennis E Taylor (audio)
87. Galaphile - Terry Brooks (audio)
April
88. An Inheritance of Magic - Benedict Jacka (audio)
89. Dread - Kevin Bachar (audio)
90. One Good Deed - David Baldacci (audio)
91. High Deryni - Katherine Kurtz (cr)
92. Warbreaker - Brandon Sanderson
93. Warrior Born - Jim Butcher (audio)
May
94. Boys Who Hurt - Eva Bjorg Aaegisdottir $1.06
95. Murder Down Memory Lane- Elizabeth Spann Craig (cr)
96. Bad Moon - Jodi Taylor (cr)
97. Mercy For Hire Omnibus - J S Morin (audio)
98. Murder Your Employer - Rupert Holmes (audio)
99. Neutronium Alchemist - Peter F Hamilton (cr)
100. Close Circles - Viveca Sten (cr)
101. Whispers of the Dead - Simon Beckett
102. The Calling of the Grave - Simon Beckett (cr)
103. In Bad Company - Viveca Sten (cr)
104. The Restless Dead - Simon Beckett
105. Written in Bone - Simon Beckett (cr)
106. Up in a Heavel - Piers Anthony
107. The McBain Brief - Ed McBain (cr)
108. Farilane - Michael J Sullivan
June
109. Fated - Benedict Jacka (ebook & audio)
110. Lights! Camera! Mayhem! - Jodi Taylor (audio)
111. We Three Queens - Rhys Bowen (audio)
112. Christmas Pie - Jodi Taylor (audio)
113. Murder in an Irish Garden - Carlene O'Connor (audio)
114. Christmas Cocoa Murder - Carlene O'Connor (audio)
115. Child of Light - Terry Brooks (audio)
116. Daughter of Darkness - Terry Brooks (audio)
117 Sister of Starlit Seas - Terry Brooks (audio)
118. Myth Alliances - Jody Lynn Nye (audio)
119. Myth Chief - Jody Lynn Nye (audio)
120. Myth Told - Jody Lynn Nye (audio)
121. Threshold - Will Wight (audio)
122. Myth Taken Identity - Jody Lynn Nye (audio)
123. A Difficult Position - Helena Marchmont (audio)
124. The Broken Room - Peter Clines (audio)
125. Silent Night, Stolen Night - Matthew Costello (audio)
126. In Good Faith - Mathew Costello (audio)
127. The Fatal Illusion - Matthew Costello (audio)
128. The Saint-Flacre Affair - Georges Simonon (audio)
129. The Misty Harbor - Georges Simonon (audio)
130. The Madman of Bergerac - Georges Simonon (audio)
131. Felicie - Georges Simonon (audio)
132. The Judges House - Georges Simonon (audio)
133. The Murder of Quality - John LeCarre (audio)
134. Inspector Cadaver - Georges Simonon (audio)
135. The Flemish House - Georges Simonon (audio)
136. Liberty Bar - Georges Simonon (audio)
137. Cecile is Dead - Georges Simonon (audio)
138. The Cellars of the Majestic - Georges Simonon (audio)
139. Maigret - Georges Simonon (audio)
140. Lock No. 1 - Georges Simonon (audio)
141. Signed, Picpus - Georges Simonon (audio)
142. False Witness - Matthew Costello (audio)
143. Agatha Christie Collection - Agatha Christie (audio)
144. The Knight - Will Wight (audio)
145. The Engineer - Will Wight (audio)
146. Trouble on Paradise - Craig Alanson (audio)
147. Homefront - Craig Alanson (audio)
148. Little Drummer Girl - John LeCarre (audio)
149. Pass of Fire - Taylor Anderson (audio)
150. Blood in the Water - Taylor Anderson (audio)
151. Devil's Due - Taylor Anderson (audio)
152. Winds of Wrath - Taylor Anderson (audio)
153. River of Bones - Taylor Anderson (audio)
154. A Perfect Spy - John LeCarre (audio)
155. The Russia House - John LeCarre (audio)
156. The Killing in the Cafe - Simon Brett (audio)
157. The Tomb in the Turkey - Simon Brett (audio)
158. The Liar in the Library - Simon Brett (audio)
159. Armageddon - Craig Alanson (audio)
160. Guiltless - Viveca Sten (cr)
161. Chemistry of Death - Simon Brett
162. The Naked God - Peter F Hamilton
163. Blood on the Tracks - Martin Edwards (cr)
164. The Grey Wolf - Louise Penney (cr)
165. Mile 81 - Stephen King
July
166. Rhythm of War - Brandon Sanderson (audio)
167. Wind and Truth - Brandon Sanderson (audio)
168. Fatal Traditions - Ann Charles (cr)
169. Salem's Lot - Stephen King (cr)
170. A Stitch In Time - Andrew J Robinson (audio)
171. Easeful Death - Cynthia Harrod-Eagle (audio)
172. Stone and Sky - Ben Aaronovitch (audio)
August
173. Caterbury Murders - E M Powell (cr)
174. The Nothing Girl - Jodi Taylor (cr)
175. The Something Girl - Jodi Taylor
176. Long Past Dues - James J Butcher (Cr)
177. The Veteran - Frederick Forsythe
178. St Zita Society - Ruth Rendell (Cr)
September
179. Edit to Death - Elizabeth Spann Craig (audio)
180. A Body in the Attic - Elizabeth Spann Craig (audio)
181. Services Rendered - Kevin J Anderson (audio)
182. Resolute - Jack Campbell (audio)
183. Murder on the Ballot - Elizabeth Spann Craig (audio)
184. A Demon in My View - Ruth Rendell (audio)
185. Scrapyard Ship - Mak Wayne McGinnis (audio)
186. Nor Crystal Tears - Alan Dean Foster (audio)
187. Call For the Dead - John LeCarre (audio)
188. Bedpan Commando - June Wandry
189. The Last Wish - Andrzej Spkowski
190. Sword of Destiny - Andrzej Spkowski
191. Blood of Elves - Andrzej Spkowski
192. The Time of Contempt - Andrzej Spkowski
193. Baptism of Fire - Andrzej Spkowski
194. Tower of Swallows - Andrzej Spkowski
195. Lady of the Lake - Andrzej Spkowski
196. Season of Storms - Andrzej Spkowski
197. Nether Station Kevin J Anderson
198. Gone tomorrow - Cynthia Harrod Eagles
199. Dear Departed - Cynthia Harrod Eagles
200. Tinker Taylor Soldier Spy - John LeCarre
October
201. A Bachelor Establishment - Jodi Taylor
202. The Black Bird Oracle - Deborah Harkness
203. Fake Truth - Lee Goldberg (ebook + Audio)
204. The Postman - David Brin (audio)
205. The Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller
206. Blood Sinister - Cynthia Harrod Eagles
207. Out of Time - Jodi Taylor (audio)
208. Firestorm - Taylor Anderson (audio)
209. Storm Surge - Taylor Anderson (audio)
210 Deadly Shores - Taylor Anderson (audio)
211. Penric and the Bandit - Lois McMaster Bujold
212. Complete Miss Marple Collection - Agatha Christie
213. Cat Caliban Mysteries - D B Borton
214. Don't Lie To Me - Donald Westlake
215. Misery - Stephen King
216. Odyssey - Stephen Fry (audio)
217. True Fiction - Lee Goldberg
November
218. Firewall - Henning Mankel
219. A Death in Berlin - Simon Scarrow
220. Fortunes of Ashmore Castle - Cynthia Harrod Eagles
221. Iron Gray Sea - Taylor Anderson (audio)
222. Beast of Littleton Woods - T E Kinsey (audio)
223. Killer Pitch - Matthew Costello (audio)
224. Adventure of Demonic Ox - Lois McMaster Bujold (audio)
225. Bitter Harvest - Helena Marchmont (audio)
226. Straights of Hell - Taylor Anderson (audio)
227. The Spy Who Came in From the Cold - John LeCarre (audio)
228. The Looking Glass War - John LeCarre (audio)
229. Sentenced to Prism - Alan Dean Foster (audio)
230. Cachalot - Alan Dean Foster (audio)
231. Drowning World - Alan Dean Foster (audio)
232. The Howling Stones - Alan Dean Foster (audio)
233. Voyage to the City of the Dead - Alan Dean Foster (audio)
234. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (wincott) - Jules Verne (audio)
235. Midworld - Alan Dean Foster (audio)
December
236. Ship of Magic - Robin Hobb (audio)
237. Ship of Destiny - Robin Hobb (audio)
238. Mad Ship - Robin Hobb (audio)
239. Dead of Night - Simon Scarrow (audio)
240. Christmas Cocoa Murder - Carline O-Connor (audio)
241. Blackout - Simon Scarrow (audio)
242. Glory Lane - Alan Dean Foster (audio)
243. What Cannot Be Said - C S Harris (audio)
244. When Falcons Fall - C S Harris (audio)
245. What Remains of Heaven - C S Harris (audio)
246. When Gods Die - C S Harris (audio)
247. Where the Dead Lie - C S Harris (audio)
248. What Angels Fear - C S Harris (audio)
249. What Darkness Brings - C S Harris (audio)
250. Why Mermaids Sing - C S Harris (audio)
251. Where Serpents Sleep - C S Harris (audio)
252. Who Will Remember - C S Harris (audio)
253. Why Kill The Innocent - C S Harris (audio)
254. Who Speaks for the Damned - C S Harris (audio)
255. What the Devil Knows - C S Harris (audio)
256. Who Buries the Dead - C S Harris (audio)
257. Who Cries for the Lost - C S Harris (audio)
258. Why Kings Confess - C S Harris (audio)
259. Who Slays the Wicked - C S Harris (audio)
260. When Maidens Mourn - C S Harris (audio)
261. Where Shadows Dance - C S Harris (audio)
262. When Blood Lies - C S Harris (audio)
263. Out of Time - Jodi Taylor
264. The Chancellor's Secret - Susanna Gregory
265. Heartstones - Ruth Rendell (audio)
266. Death in the Dressing Room - Simon Brett (audio)
267. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - Ian Flemming (audio)
268. Cursed - Benedict Jacka (audio)
269. Piranha to Scurfy - Ruth Rendell (audio)
270. The Snow Queen - Joan Vinge
271. The Summer Queen - Joan Vinge
272. Safety Second - Bruce Leonard
273. Twelve Months - Jim Butcher (audio) Preorder
274. A Death In Berlin - Simon Scarrow (audio)
275. Apt Pupil - Stephen King


Free
1. Joy - Celina Grace
2. A Dwarf With No Name - Derek Prior
3. Gravewater Lake- A M Strong
4. The Fall Risk - Abby Jiminez
5. Hidden in Snow - Viveca Sten
6. A Cotswold Killing - Rebecca Tope
7. The Sublet - Greer Hendricks
8. Follow Me - Elizabeth Rose Quinn
9. Murder in the Gallogait - Daniel Sellers
10. Bitter Roots - C J Carmichael
11. Orchestra of Shadows - Charles Nall
12. Broken Horizon - Charles Nall
13. Aphelion - Charles Nall
14. Echoes of Cataclysm - Charles Nall
15. Death Row - Freida McFadden
16. Silent Girl - Blake Pierce
17. A Body on the Flats - Max Manning
18. Housewarming - Kritin Offiler
19. Last Seen - J T Ellison
20. The Body on the Beach - Simon Brett
21. Cold Island - Peter Colt
22. Bad Date - Ellery Lloyd
23. The Long Dead - John Dean
24. Wanting Daisy Dead - Sue Watson
25. Murder in Montmartre - Susan Kiernan-Lewis
26. What She Saw - Mary Burton
27. Kidnapping of Alice Ingold - Cate Holahan
28. The Ambassador's Wife - Jake Needham
29. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (cast) - J R Rowling (audio)
30. The Night Watcher - Tariq Ashkanani
31. Kill Clause - Lisa Unger
32. The Last Father-Daughter Dance - Lisa Wingate
33. Behind These Four Walls - Yasmin Angoe

Short Stories: 8

Spoiler:

01. 3 All Butter Short Dead - H Y Hanna (audio)
02. 5 Winterfair Gifts - Lois McMaster Bujold (audio)
03. 3 Loneliness of the Deep Space Cargoist - J S Carter Gilson
04. 5 Mile 81 - Stephen King
05. 4 A Christmas Tragedy - Agatha Christie
06. 3 Freaks - Tess Gerritsen
07. 5 The Very First Damned Thing - Jodi Taylor
08. 2 Fatal Traditions - Ann Charles

Books Finished: 60

Spoiler:

January
01. 4 Fallen - Karen Slaughter (audio)

Good story.

02. 1 Thrice Upon a Time - Paul Hogan (audio)

Too much technical, not enough story/action.

February
03. 5 Dreadnaught - Jack Campbell (audio)

Just the right amount of tech and action. Good plot.

04. 5 Falling Free - Lois Bujold (audio)

Reread this time with audio. Great story. Stand alone.

March
05. 3 A Scone to Die For - H Y Hanna (audio)

Cozy. Ok story.

06. 4 Tea With Milk and Sugar - H Y Hanna (audio)

Cozy. Better plotting than first book

07. 5 Columbus Day - Craig Alanson (audio)

Great SF story! Even love Skippy!

08. 4 The Demon King - Cinda Williams Chima (audio)

Good start. YA, which I don't usually like.

April
09. 5 The Exiled Queen - Cinda Williams Chima (audio)

Plot has thickened. Well paced, interesting plot.

10. 5 Gray Wolf Throne - Cinda Williams Chima (audio)

Continued excellent plot.

11. 5 Crimson Crown - Cinda Williams Chima (audio)

Excellent finish to the 4 book series. Recommend!

12. 5 Payment in Blood - Elizabeth George

Good pace; most of story in Scotland with theater types.

13. 3 The Cat, The Professor and the Poison - Leeann Sweeney (audio)

So so. Not as good as first book of series.

May
14. 3 Kidnapped - Robert Lewis Stephenson (audio)

Good adventure!

15. 5 One Corpse Too Many - Ellis Peters

Excellent medieval sleuth!! Plot moves well.

16. 5 Monk's Hood - Ellis Peters

Another great story!

17. 5 Needful Things - Stephen King (audio)

Excellent horror and suspense.

18. 5 Keep The Home Fires Burning - Cynthia Harrod-Eagles (audio+ebook)

Excellent book. WW1

June
19. 5 The Darkest Goodbye - Alex Grey (audio)

Excellent story, good pacing.

20. 4 An Inheritance of Magic - Benedict Jacka (audio)

Not bad. A little too detailed for me, but fair.

21. 4 The Carter of "La Providence" - Georges Simonen

Good story.

22. 5 Barrayar - Lois McMaster Bujold (audio)

Favorite series!! Great book!

23. 5 The Fox - Frederick Forsyth (audio)

Loved this book!

24. 3 Rattling the Heat in Deadwood - Ann Charles (audio)

Plot wasn't very clear on this one.

25. 4 Gone Haunting in Deadwood - Ann Charles (audio)

Pretty good plot.

26. 4 Ports of Call - Jack Vance

Good plot. Ordinary trading spacers going from port to port.

27. 4 Lurulu - Jack Vance

Good finish to 2 book story.

28. 3 Rendezvous with Rama - Arthur C Clarke

Good story!

July
29. 5 Kill My Darling - Cynthia Harrod-Eagles

Another good case!

30. 5 Into The Black - Evan Currie

Good characters. Plot has some holes but adventure is excellent.

31. 4 The McBain Briefs - Ed McBain

Good short stories but several were excellent.

32. 5 The Way of Kings - Brandon Sanderson

Excellent story!

33. 4 Sinners and Saints - Helena Marchmont (audio)

Good story. Bunburry continues with interesting cast of characters.

August
34. 3 Murder at the Magnolia Inn - Helena Marchmont (audio)

Ok story. Seemed more a bridge to later series than a good plot.

35. 5 Poison Ivy - Helena Marchmont (audio)

This had a great plot!

36. 3 Lost and Found - Helena Marchmont (audio)

Good story but a bit muddled in the latter half.

37. 3 The Necropolis Railway - Andrew Martin

Good story, language was difficult. Lots of tech terms not clear.

38. 4 When Night Falls - Helena Marchmont (audio)

Good story. Goths!

39. 1 Windham series boxed set - Grace Burrows

DNF, not to my interest.

40. 1 Knit One Pearl One - Gil McNeil

DNF, Don't care for general fiction. Bought because knitting subject.

41. 4 Foul Play - Helena Marchmont (audio)

Oscar Wilde features in this one. Good story.

42. 3 The Hugo Stories Vol 4 - Mike Resnick

A couple of good stories; the rest were strange. Very unscifi for scifi stories.

September
43. 4 The Hugo Stories Vol 3 - Mike Resnick

Most of these stories were very good to excellent.

44. 3 The Hugo Stories Vol 5 - Mike Resnick

Good stories but not outstanding.

45. 5 When The Eagle Hunts - Simon Scarrow

Historical fiction - Roman Army invades Briton. Boudica & Druids

46. 4 False Truth - Helena Marchmont (audio)

Good story; some new stuff on older characters.

47. 2 Scrapyard Ship - Mark Wayne McGinnis (audio)

Wasn't for me although narrator was excellent so listened to whole book.

48. 4 A Difficult Position - Helena Marchmont

Another good story.

October
49. 5 The Eagle and the Wolves - Simon Scarrow (audio+ebook)

Another great story.

November
50. 5 A Suitable Vengeance - Elizabeth George

Another great story.

51. 1 The Envy Of The Stranger - Caroline Graham

DNF - Read 50% before skipping to last 2 chapters.

52. 3 Medium Raw - Anthony Bourdain (audio)

Good autobiography with some interesting stories.

53. 5 The Eagle's Prey - Simon Scarrow (audio+ebook)

Another great story.

54. 2 Kate's Progress - Cynthia Harrod Eagles (audio+ebook)

Ok, but I don't care for general fiction or romance.

December
55. 5 On A Pale Horse - Piers Anthony (audio+ebook)

Loved this oldie still!

56. 5 A Suitable Vengence - Elizabeth George

Good story. Throwback before well before Lynley is pared with Havers.

57. 4 A Difficult Position - Helena Marchmont (audio)

Good story but not gripping.

58. 4 Bitter Harvest - Helena Marchmont

Good story, but the actual crime seems to be a side thought.

59. 4 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - Ian Flemming

Good story. Rather like a thriller.

60. 5 Fated - Benedict Jacka (audio+ebook)

Good story. Excellent narrator

TBR as of 1/1/25
Audiobooks 1,413
Ebooks&magazines 1,950