Goal Finish 116 books
Made Goal!
Goal Finish 100 novellas & short stories
FAILED Only did 25
Goal Finish 5 series (3 books+)
Completed 3 series FAILED
Goal Spend under $40/month for ebooks and audiobooks (Baen Bundle/Audible credits not included)
FAILED BIG TIME!
Novellas & Short Stories 25 so far
Magazines 2 read so far
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Asimov's SF Feb. 1, 2014.
Average. I'd call this the insect issue. Nothing outstanding
2. Asimov's SF March 1, 2012
Mrs. Hatcher's Evaluation (James Van Pelt) was great. Rest was ok.
$$ spent $40.00/month Currently
$87.53 Over
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January - $35.48
Rules of Murder $3.20, The Five Elements (The Alchemancer: Book 1) $0.99, Still Life $3.20, Escape Velocity $3.24, The Nameless Dwarf $1.99, Triple Play $.99, Captain Lacey Vol 1 $.99, Death Ivan Ilyich (A) $6.30, Second Son (A) $1.35, High Heat (A) $1.35, A Textbook Case (A) $1.80, Natural Born Thrillers $.99, Darkness & Shadows (A) $.99, The Lawless West $1.99, The 1st Victim $2.13, If Looks Could Kill $.99, The Spirit Lens (A) $3.95, Tau Ceti $1.99 (A), Circle of Sorcerers $1.99 (A)
February - $111.35
House of Evidence $1.99 + $1.99 (A), Alien Honor $1.99 +.99 (A), Pickwick Papers .99 + $2.99 (A), Oliver Twist $1.99 + $2.99 (A), Great Expectations $2.99 (A), Nicholas Nickleby $.99 (A), Bleak House $2.99 (A), Hard Going $7.75, Scavenger's Daughters $.99 + $1.99 (A), Tangled Vines, $1.99 + 1.99, Shambling Guide to NYC $2.13, HalfKinds $.99, Gabrielle's Redemption $.99, His Majesty's Dragon $4.95 (A), Titan $4.95 (A), Let the Dead Sleep $4.95 (A), Planet Pirates bk 1 $4.95 (A), Old Curiosity Shop $2.99 (A). Working Stiff $1.99, Deadly Dozen $.99, Bookbale Feb $13, Galaxy's Edge Mag .99, Triple Play $1.99 (A), Magic of Thieves $1.99 (A), Silence of Lir $1.99 (A), The Widow File $1.99 (A), Optical Delusions in Deadwood $2.99 (A), The 1st Victim $1.99 (A), Mongoliad 2 $1.99 (A), Mongoliad 3 $1.99 (A), the Big Sin $4.99 (A), Dark Horse $2.99 (A), The Sandcats of Rhyl $2.99 (A), The Last Call $1.99 (A)
March $118.53
The Kobo Spree (62 books) $51.45, Pizza foccoccia & flatbread .$.99, The Warden $2.99 (A), The Wretched .99, Orn $2.74, Omnivore $2.74, Dragon King trilogy $5.94 (A), Reversing Diabetes $3.29. Kickstarter $40, Whole Enchilada .42, Planetary Assault $1.99, Con Man $1.99,
April $33.60
Alladin .99, Death Row Rejects $1.75, 26 Zane Grey Novels $1.99, Frigin Fargin Witch $4.99, Dragon Isle $2.99, St. Elm's $4.99, Sword of Shannara $7.49, Sword of Shannara audio $8.
May $59.46
The Son $1.59, Unlucky 13 $1.59, Death in Disguise $10.17, Written in Blood $10.17, Murder at Magdingly Grange $10.17, the Envy of the Stranger $10.17, Hard Magic: Book I of the Grimnoir Chronicles $1.75. 6 Audiobooks $13.85
June$38.65
Supreme justice $1.99, Killishandra $7.32, Crystal Line $6.42, The Snatch $2.99, Graveyard Plots/Case File $7.98, Graveyard Plot/Casefile $3.98 (a), Iron Druid $6.42, Its in the book $1.55 (a),
July $35.42
Dying for a Dance $4.98 (e+a), Dying for a Date $4.98 (e+a), Dying for a Dacquiri .99, Hello Bento $1.99, Killer's Wedge $1.99 (a), Another Fine Myth $2.99 (a), Kill the Dead $3.18 (e+a), Devil said bang $3.18 (e+a), Aloha from hell $3.18 (e+a), Queen of Stars $3.98 (e+a), Elfstones of Shannara $1.99, The Surgeon $1.99
August $38.44
Killer's Payoff $6.00 (e+a), Liaden Universe 1 $5.39, Mr Darcys guide $2.12, Man-Kzin 14 $2.25, LOTR $3.60, Cast on cast off $2.65, Custard Crime $1.50, Return Wizard king $2.98, Alien Shores $1.99+ .99 (e+a), Hair Raising $2.99, Sweetalicious pies $1.99, Death Warmed Over $3.99,
September $16.60
Festive in Death $5.42, 4400 Vesuvius $8.19, Borderline $2.99,
October
Galaxy mag. ,
November
December
Books Read
January
001. 3/5
Philly Stakes - Gillian Roberts
Cozy mystery. Good read, but lacks the wit of the first 2 in series.
002. 4/5
Terminal Freeze - Lincoln Child (audio)
SciFi Thriller. Reads like a screenplay, a little predictable, but I loved it.
003. 4/5
Falling Free - Lois McMaster Bujold (audio)
Scifi - Enjoyed. Good plot. Predates Vorkosigan saga by centuries.
004. 5/5
The Shining - Stephen King (audio)
Still love it after all these years.
005. 5/5
The Colour of Magic - Terry Pratchett (ebook + audio)
Funny story. Look forward to next book.
006. 5/5
Conspiracy In Death - J D Robb (audio)
Great book. Good balance between drama and funny.
007. 3/5
The Princess Bride - William Goldman
Liked the movie better, but worthy of a read.
008. 4/5
Doctor Sleep - Stephen King (audio)
Loved it. However, the first 1/3 was so slow, it was hard to push through.
009. 4/5
Still Life - Louise Penney
Excellent mystery. Ending was a bit of a mishmash for me.
010. 5/5
Summer Knight - Jim Butcher (audio)
Dresden takes a case to solve a murder. His first mistake. Great book!
011. 1/5
Where'd You Go Bernadette - Maria Sempel
Humorous but selfish characters & screwy plot got old. 40% read and abandoned.
012. 3/5
The Iron Cage - Andre Norton
Good story, but you do need to suspend belief some.
013. 5/5
Death Masks - Jim Butcher (audio)
Fast pace, lots of action. Compelling story.
014. 5/5
Loyalty In Death - J D Robb (audio)
This one read like a thriller. Exciting!
015. 3/5
Twelve Drummers Drumming - C C Benison
English mystery series involving a Vicar. A little slow, chatty, but I liked it.
016. 4/5
Knots & Crosses - Ian Rankin (audio)
017. 3/5
Ocean At The End Of The Lane - Neil Gaiman (audio)
018. 1/5
Lords of the Abyss Omnibus - Michelle Pillow
Original ideas ruined with porn and bad plot.
019. 5/5
Barrayar - Lois Bujold Masters (audio)
Great story! Looking forward to the rest of series.
020. 5/5
Blood Rites - Jim Butcher (audio)
Great story. Plot started strong & gets skewed towards the end.
021. 5/5
The Light Fantastic - Terry Pratchett (audio)
022. 5/5
The Day of the Jackal - Frederick Forsyth (ebook & audio)
This was very suspenseful! Loved it.
023. 3/5
Witness In Death - J D Robb (audio)
024. 2/5
The Great Gatsby - F Scott Fitzgerald (audio)
I was bored through the first half. It did pick up later on.
025. 5/5
Dead Beat - Jim Butcher (audio)
I give this a 4.5. Good plot, good characters. Hard to put down.
026. 4/5
Enter A Murderer - Ngaio Marsh (audio)
Good plot, good characters. Very enjoyable.
027. 3/5
Escape Velocity - Christopher Stasheff
I enjoyed it. The first half was pretty funny.
028. 5/5
The Black Echo - Michael Connelly (audio)
Great detective novel. Hard to put down.
029. 4/5
Prime Cut - Diane Mott Davidson (audio)
Another good mystery cozy.
030. 4/5 Equal Rites - Terry Pratchett (audio)
031. 5/5
Proven Guilty - Jim Butcher (audio)
Great story. Love the horror movie inclusion.
032. 4/5
Judgement In Death - J D Robb (audio)
Good swift story. Plenty of wit and issues. Some plot flaws.
033. 3/5
I'd Rather Be In Philadelphia - Gillian Roberts
The mystery was good. The interaction of characters dull.
034. 3/5
The Con Man - Ed McBain (audio)
April
035. 4/5
With Friends Like These - Gillian Roberts
Great story, but I think the author made Amanda unusually stupid in this book.
036. 4/5
White Night - Jim Butcher (audio)
Very exciting but more focus on vampire war than 'cases'
037. 5/5
Small Favor - Jim Butcher (audio)
Another exciting story & switch from PI to Warden
038. 3/5
How Not To Kiss A Toad - Elizabeth Reeves
Funny, short, good afternoon witchy read.
039. 1/5
Duke By Day, Rogue By Night - Elizabeth Reeves
No humor, no wit, and no research. I finally skipped to the end.
040. 4/5
Legend of Vanx Malic: Through the Wildwood - M R Mathias
Adventurous, sword & sorcery with a half human
041. 3/5
Endless Night - Agatha Christie (audio)
Good story but not exceptional.
042. 5/5
Side Jobs - Jim Butcher (audio)
Lots of great Dresden short stories.
043. 5/5
Mort - Terry Pratchett (audio)
Absolutely hilarious. Keeper.
044. 4/5
Regina - Clare Darcy
A favorite Regency romance from the 70s. Not quite Heyer.
045. 5/5
Nor Crystal Tears - Alan Dean Foster
Wonderful alien contact story from point of view of the alien
046. 5/5
Sword of Shannara - Terry Brooks (audio)
Still love this story. Flat characters, LOTR Lite, and all.
047. 3/5
Galactic Rejects - Andrew Offutt
Not enough action for me, but a good story.
048. 5/5
Turn Coat - Jim Butcher (audio)
Excellent. Not as much action until near end, but very chatty
049. 4/5
Cyrion - Tanith Lee
Loved this story in my early 20s. The reread was excellent.
050. 5/5
Changes - Jim Butcher (audio)
051. 5/5
The Big Sleep - Raymond Chandler (audio)
Still great many years later.
052. 5/5
Crystal Singer - Anne McCaffrey
Different perspective to read a book 20 some years later.
053. 3/5
Killashandra - Anne McCaffrey
A transition book with some poor plot lines.
054. 4/5
Crystal Line - Anne McCaffrey
I like this story despite its problems
055. 3/5
Ghost Story - Jim Butcher (audio)
Average book. Kindof depressing. Still, good elements and action.
056. 5/5
Like Nothing On Earth - Eric Frank Russell
This was a GREAT book! Every short story worth reading.
057. 5/5
Cold Days - Jim Butcher (audio)
Exciting. Excessive smart aleck remarks, but ignoring that, enjoyable.
058. 3/5
Days of Grass - Tanith Lee
It was ok. I'm not a fan of apocalyptic fiction.
059. 5/5
Skin Game - Jim Butcher (audio)
060. 5/5
Stainless Steel Rat - Harry Harrison
Worthy read. I see why a lot of people love this book.
061. 4/5
Hounded - Kevin Hearne (audio)
Relisten. Still like it despite unlikely scenes.
062. 4/5
Men, Martians & Machines - Eric Frank Russell
063. 3/5
Dying For A Date - Cindy Sample (audio)
064. 5/5
Killer's Choice - Ed McBain (audio)
065. 3/5
Sourcery - Terry Pratchett (audio)
Enjoyable book. Not quite as good as earlier ones in the series.
066. 4/5
The Cat Who Could Read Backwards - Lilian Jackson Braun (audio)
067. 5/5
The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern - Lilian Jackson Braun (audio)
Another great story! And it features a cat!
068. 4/5
The Cat Who Went Up and Down - Lilian Jackson Braun (audio)
Great story involving antique dealers.
069. 5/5
The Warrior's Apprentice - Lois McMaster Bujold (audio)
Lots of humor and action in this. Quirky plot.
070. 4/5
Dying For a Dance - Cindy Sample (audio)
071. 4/5
Killer's Payoff - Ed Mcbain (audio)
This was an excellent story.
072. 3/5
Ghosts, Spooks & Spectres - Charles Molin ed.
Good collection of ghost stories. Canterville Ghost, my favorite.
073. 4/5
Eliza - Clare Darcy
Very enjoyable and funny Regency Romance from the 70s.
074. 3/5
Killer's Wedge - Ed McBain (audio)
Just couldn't believe that former soldier's wouldn't have ACTED earlier.
075. 4/5
Death Warmed Over - Kevin J Anderson (audio)
076. 4/5
Cressida - Clare Darcy
077. 4/5
Blunt Darts - Jeremiah Healy
Private eye based on Boston in Mid-70s. Good, short novel!
078. 4/5
The Assassin's Apprentice - Robin Hobb (audio)
Lots of intrigue. Lots of characters. Good story.
079. 4/5
Caroline & Julia - Clare Darcy
Regency romance with some stronger female characters
080. 5/5
Ringworld - Larry Niven (audio)
This was GREAT! I regret putting it off so long to listen to!
081. 4/5
Don't Die Under the Apple Tree - Amy Patricia Mead
Mystery Cozy set in WW2 dockyards.
082. 5/5
Wyrd Sisters - Terry Pratchett (audio)
Granny Weatherwax and the other witches were hilarious!!
083. 4/5
Hexed - Kevin Hearne (audio)
Not a believable plot, but I love it anyway.
084. 4/5
Royal Assassin - Robin Hobb (audio)
085. 5/5
Pyramids - Terry Pratchett (audio)
Funny, funny, though I preferred Tony Robinson's version of Teppic.
086. 5/5 Sylvester - Georgette Heyer (audio)
Imperfect Duke placed as villain in a book.
087. 3/5
Do or Diner - Christine Wenger
Good read, but more romance than mystery cozy.
088. 4/5
Assassin's Quest - Robin Hobb (audio)
Excellent story, but rather sad.
089. 4/5
Well Read, Then Dead - Terry Farley Moran
Snappy comments makes this a great cozy. Set in Gulf Coast.
090. 5/5
Under the Dome - Stephen King (audio)
Long story but great pace and interesting throughout.
091. 3/5
Hammered - Kevin Hearne (audio)
Good read but didn't hold my attention as much as first 2 books.
092. 5/5
Dying for a Dacquiri - Cindy Sample
Another good cozy mystery. Lots of dacquiri recipes at the end.
093. 5/5
Guards! Guards! - Terry Pratchett (audio)
This was hilarious, as usual
094. 3/5
Square in the Middle - William Campbell Gault
Good story. Murder mystery
095. 3/5
Hitchhiker's Guide To the Galaxy - Douglas Adams (audio)
Great, but I prefer the TV version
096. 3/5
Eric - Terry Pratchett (audio)
Very funny, but compared to other Discworld novels,just average.
097. 3/5
Stories To Read Late At Night - Alfred Hitchcock
Some great stories. Some average.
098. 4/5
Lady Pamela - Clare Darcy
Great regency romance. Very funny.
099. 4/5
The Forever War - Joe Haldeman (audio)
1st person recruit. Loved the audio version!
100. 4/5
The Ship Who Sang - Anne McCaffrey
Good blend between technology and adventure.
101. 5/5
Bill the Galactic Hero - Harry Harrison
Hilarious with a lot of commentary on the war machine.
102. 5/5
Treasure Island - Robert Lewis Stephenson (audio)
Great book! Hard to believe it is still great many years later.
103. 3/5
Rolande - Clare Darcy
Regency romance - not as funny as some of her books.
104. 3/5
Letty - Clare Darcy
Not as funny as her other works.
105. 5/5
Moving Pictures - Terry Pratchett (audio)
106. 4/5
Steamed - Holly Jacobs
Funny cozy. I gave it a 4 because it's short and made me laugh.
107. 3/4
I Feel Bad About My Neck - Nora Ephrom (audio)
She tells it like it is. Although I am not wealthy or live in NYC, I enjoyed.
108. 4/5
King's Ransom - Ed McBain (audio)
Case with a kidnapping. Good with some issues.
109. 2/5
Undone By A Duke - Michelle Wellingham
Author uses too many modern issues in a Regency novel. Disappointed.
110. 3/5
Give the Boys a Great Big Hand - Ed McBain (audio)
Mystery was fine, but more about lives of the detectives.
111. 4/5
Somewhere A Voice - Eric Frank Russell
Several good stories, several GREAT stories.
112. 4/5
Dracula - Bram Stoker (audio)
Never read this when I was younger. Loved the audiobook!
113. 3/5
Til Death - Ed McBain (audio)
Repeated attempts at killing the groom before the wedding.
114. Missing 1 book compared my GOODREADS count.
115. 4/5
Doctor Who & The Daleks - David Whitaker
Just as crazy as the show.
116. 3/5
Cover Her Face - P D James
Good characters. Plot was choppy
1 No interest, didn't finish or hated.
2 It didn't completely suck. Enjoyed some of it.
3 Average. Enjoyed reading.
4 Really enjoyed. Might read again.
5 Among the best read this year. Keeper. Would read again.
Series
In Death
Spoiler:
Naked in Death Done 2013
Glory in Death Done 2013
Immortal in Death Done 2013
Rapture in Death Done 2013
Ceremony in Death Done 2013
Vengeance in Death Done 2013
Holiday in Death Done 2013
Conspiracy in Death Done Jan 2014
Loyalty in Death Done Feb 2014
Witness in Death Done Feb 2014
Judgment in Death Done Mar 2014
Betrayal in Death
Seduction in Death
Reunion in Death
Purity in Death
Portrait in Death
Imitation in Death
Divided in Death
Visions in Death
Survivor in Death
Origin in Death
Memory in Death
Born in Death
Innocent in Death
Creation in Death
Strangers in Death
Salvation in Death
Promises in Death
Kindred in Death
Fantasy in Death
Indulgence in Death
Treachery in Death
New York to Dallas
Celebrity in Death
Delusion in Death
Calculated in Death
Thankless in Death
Novellas and short stories
Remember When
Big Jack
“Midnight in Death,” Silent Night READ 2013
“Interlude in Death,” Out of This World
“Haunted in Death,” Bump in the Night
“Eternity in Death,” Dead of Night
“Ritual in Death,” Suite 606
“Missing in Death,” The Lost
“Possession in Death,” The Otherside,
"Chaos in Death," The Unquiet
"Taken in Death," Mirror, Mirror
Vorkosigan Saga