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Location: Minneapolis
Device: PWSE, Voyage, K3, HDX, KBasic 7 & 8, Nook Glo3, Echos, Nanos
Goal: 100 books / 15 magazines / 2011 & earlier finished

2018 Goals:

Read 100 books (currently 119) COMPLETED!!
Read 15 magazines (currently 3) FAIL
Keep purchases under $300 for year. HUGE FAIL!
Complete all ebooks/audiobooks purchased 2011 and earlier (32/43) FAIL

Magazines Completed 3
Spoiler:

1. 3/5 Asimov's Science Fiction July/August 2018
2. 4/5 Asimov's Science Fiction May/June 2018
3. 5/5 Asimov's Science Fiction Jan/Feb 2018



2018 Purchases TBR: 139 Read: 15 Total: Way too Much!
Spoiler:

Totals include shipping when applicable
001. Winter Whodunits $1.06
002. Wrath and Ruin $1.06
003. Christmas Train - David Baldacci (audio) $4.23 Returned
004. Brave New World - Aldous Huxley (audio) $11.57
005. Murder in an Irish Village (audio)
006. Breakfast at Tiffany's (audio)
007. The Emperor's Soul (audio)
008. Treasure Island (audio) $2.13
009. Punch Escrow (audio) $3.60
010. Soothsayer (Oracle Book 1) - Mike Resnick $.90
011. Six Blind Men and an Alien - Mike Resnick $.91
012. Shaka II - Mike Resnick $.91
013. Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge - Mike Resnick $.91
014. Prophet (oracle book 3) - Mike Resnick $.91
015. Oracle (Oracle book 2) - Mike Resnick $.91
016. Exploits of Lucifer Jones - Mike Resnick $.91
017. Encounters of Lucifer Jones - Mike Resnick $.91
018. Bully - Mike Resnick $.91
019. Bug-Eyed Monsters & Bimbos - Mike Resnick $.91
020. Adventures Lucifer Jones - Mike Resnick $.91
010. Captive Dreams - Michael Flynn $2.99
011. Forest of Time and other short stories - Michael Flynn $1.00
012. Touch (audio) $8.60 (1/2 credit) DONE 2/14
013. Old Bones (audio) $12.80
014. Yakima Henry - Dangerous Dawn (CD) 6.07+4
015. Yakima Henry - Dead River Killer (CD) 3.69+4
016. Yakima Henry - Bullet For a Half-Breed (CD) $11.98
017. Yakima Henry - Thunder Riders (CD) 7.10+4
018. Yakima Henry - The Savage Breed (CD) $12.99+4
019. Swallow the Sky - Chris Mead .99
020. Dying for a Dude - Cindy Sample (audio) $8.02
021. Dragon Blood - Lyndsay Buroker (audio) $8.02 RETURNED
022. Jack Daniels Stories - J A Konrath (audio) $2.13
023. Swallow the Sky - Chris Mead $1.06
024. Good to Great to Gone: Rise and Fall of Circuit City - Alan Wurtzel $1.06 +
025. Flying Blind - Max Allan Collins (audio) $2.13
026. What Doesn't Kill Her - Max Allan Collins (audio) $2.13
027. A Prayer for the Ship - Douglas Reeman (audio) $8.96
028. Goodbye Piccadilly - Cynthia Harrod-Eagles (audio) $10.64
029. Keep the Home Fires Burning - Cynthia Harrod-Eagles (audio) $10.64
030. The Land of My Dreams - Cynthia Harrod-Eagles (audio) $10.85
031. The Long, Long Trail - Cynthia Harrod-Eagles (audio) $10.85
032. Striding Folly - Cynthia Harrod-Eagles (audio) $6.97
033. Asimov Scifi Mag (Jan) $5.98
034. Asimov Scifi Mag (Mar) $5.98
035. Asimov Scifi Mag (May) $5.98
037. Asimov Scifi Mag (Jul) $5.98
038. Prisoner of Limnos (audio) $2.95
039. Rattling heat in Deadwood $14.69
040. Christmas Past (audio) $4.06
041. Naughty & Nice (audio) $4.06
042. The Tall Delores - Michael Avallone $4.99
043. Still Waters - Viveca Sten (audio) $2.13
044. A Matter of Loyalty (audio+ebook) $2.11 $2.13
045. Magic Kingdom For Sale (audio+ebook) $10.66 + $3.20
046. Southern Bound - Stuart Jaffe(audio) $8.02
047. 14 - Peter Clines (audio) $7.45
048. Night Circus - Erin Morgenstern (audio) $7.45
049. In the Darkest Corner - Elizabeth Haynes (audio) $7.45
050. A Date With Murder - Jessica Fletcher (audio) $14.95
051. Bloodfire Quest - Terry Brooks (audio)
052. Skaar Invasion - Terry Brooks (audio)
053. Battersea Barricades - Jodi Taylor $4.79 (audio)
054. Bearers of the Black Staff - Terry Brooks $6.00 (CD)
055. The Measure of the Magic - Terry Brooks $6.00 (CD)
056. Playing Possum - Charlaine Harris $4.00 (CD)
057. Dancers in the Dark - Charlaine Harris $4.00 (CD)
058. The Neighbor - Dean Koontz $6.00 (CD)
059. Warriors - George R. R. Martin & Gardner Dozois $6.00 (CD)
060. Warriors 1 - George R. R. Martin & Gardner Dozois $6.00 (CD)
061. Warriors 2 - George R. R. Martin & Gardner Dozois $6.00 (CD)
062. Wolfsbane & Mistletoe - Charlaine Harris $6 (CD)
063. Home Improvement: Undead Edition (CD)
064. Down These Strange Streets - George R R MArtin $6.00 (CD)
065. Games Creatures Play - Charlaine Harris $6 (CD)
066. Death's Excellent Vacation -Charlaine Harris $6 (CD)
067. Fatal Tide - Lis Wiel $6 (CD)
068. Many Bloody Returns - Charlaine Harris $6 (CD)
069. Sweet Tea & Sympathy - Molly Harper $4.23 (audio) RETURNED
070. The Truth - Terry Pratchett $14.95 (audio)
071. Fatal Tide - Lis Wiel $6.00 (audio)
072. Black Elfstone - Terry Brooks $14.95 (audio)
073. Eye of the Needle - Ken Follet $ 6.48 (audio)
074. Sevenses - Neal Stephenson $5.20 (audio)
075. Redshirts - John Scalzi $3.99 (audio)
076. Existence - David Brin $3.49 (audio)
077. Medium Dead - Chris Dolley $2.13 (audio) + $4.09
078. A Christmas Tragedy: A Miss Marple Story - Agatha Christie $1.06
079. The Pieter Van In Mysteries $4.27
080. Bubba Mystery Novels 1-6 $1.07
081. Bubba and the Wacky Wedding $3.20
082. Bubba and the Curious Cadaver $3.20
083. The Smiler with the Knife $9.42
084. Shadow Play - Cynthia Harrod Eagles $14.95
085. Oxford Tea Room Mysteries Vol 1 - H.Y. Hanna $8.02
086. Dust Angel - Jutta Profijt (E + audio) $2.13 + $2.13
087 (preorder) Bodies from the Library - anthology $7.40
088. Hal Spacejock Vol 2 - $4.31
089. Licensed to Thrill 3 $5.39
090. Edinburgh Twilight (E + audio) $2.13 + $2.13
091. Children of the Earth - Catherine Wells $1.33
092 The Earth Is All That Lasts - Catherine Wells $1.33
093. The Earth Saver - Catherine Wells $1.33
094. Connor's Gambit - Z Gottlieb $1.06
095. Turn Coat - Jim Butcher(E + audio) $2.13+12.84
096. Cooking is Murder - Elizabeth Spann Craig (E + audio) $5.35 +$8.02
097. Asimov Scifi Mag (Sept) $2.99
098. The Fold - Peter Clines (audio) 5.30
099. Blood World - B V Larsen $1.06
100. Undeniable - Tom Grace (CD) $4
101. Tappan's Burro/The Kidnapping of Roseta Uvaldo - Zane Grey (CD) $4
102. INCI - Mike Resnick (CD) $4
103. Ignition - Kevin J Anderson (CD) $4
104. Darkling Child - Terry Brooks $16.15
105. Sorcerer's Daughter - Terry Brooks $16.15
106. In Harms Way - Vivica Stem $10.49
107. Thirty Nine Steps - John Buchan $7.98
108. True Crime - Max Allan Collins $2.13
109. Never Somewhere Else - Alex Gray $8.02
110. Death in the English Countryside - Sara Rosett $3.16
111. In the Heat of the Moment - Viveca Sten (e+a) $6.42 + $2.13
112. Act One - Nancy Kress $1
113. AI Unbound - Nancy Kress $1
114. Beggars in Spain - Nancy Kress $1
115. The Body Human - Nancy Kress $1
116. Future Perfect - Nancy Kress $1
117. Oaths and Miracles - Nancy Kress $1
118. Stinger - Nancy Kress $1
119. New Under the Sun - Nancy Kress $1
120. Asimov Magazine (Sept 2018) $5.98
121. The Dead Key- D M Pulley (e+a) $2.13 + $2.13
122. Arabian Knights (e+a) $1.06 + $2.13
123. Shadow of Night - Deborah Harkness $7.45
124. MSW Manuscript for Murder - Jessica Fletcher (audio)
125. February Fever - Jess Lourey $3.85
126. Good Omens - Terry Pratchett $6.37
127. Just One Damned Thing After Another - Jodi Taylor $5.35
127. Running With The Demon - Terry Brooks $7.42
128. Don Quixote - Miguel Certantes $7.43
129. Fellowship of the King - J R R Tolkein $7.50
130. Brideshead Revisited - Evelyn Waugh $5.25 RETURNED
131. Edinburgh Dusk - Carole Lawrence (ebook + audio) $2.13 + 2.13
132. HellCorp - Jonathan Whitelaw $3.20
133. Tea Cozies - GMC Editors $2.13
134. Never Somewhere Else - Alex Gray $3.20
135. Five Ways To Kill A Man - Alex Gray $3.20
136. The Silent Games - Alex Gray $3.20
137. Keep the Midnight Out - Alex Gray $3.20
138. What Have You Done - Mathew Farrell (audio+ebook) $3.20
139. Rapid Falls - Amber Cowie (first reads) ebook+ audio $3.20
140. And Now For Something Completely Different - Jodi Taylor (audio) $3.27
141. The Great ST Mary's Day Out -- Jodi Taylor (audio)$3.96
142. Men I'm Not Married To - Dorothy Parker $3.96
143. THe Steam Pump Jump - Jodi Taylor (audio) $3.96
144. Kiss and Tell - Ellery Queen $3.95
145. Storm World - B V Larson $16.15
146. David Copperfield - Charles DIckens $2.13
147. Symphony of Echoes - Jodi Taylor (ebook +audio) $4.27 +$2.13
148. A Trail Through TIme - Jodi Taylor (audio) $8.11
149. Till The Boys Come Home - Cynthia Harrod-Eagles $11.00
150. A second Chance - Jodi Taylor (ebook +audio) $4.27 +$2.13
151. NO Time Like The Past - Jodi Taylor (ebook +audio) $5.35+ $2.13
152. An Argumentation of Histories - Jodi Taylor (audio) $10.54
153. Lies, Damned Lies and History - Jodi Taylor (audio) $10.83
154. And The Rest is History - Jodi Taylor (audio) $10.83
155. What Could Possibly Go Wrong - Jodi Taylor (audio) $10.83
156. The Evolutionary Void - Peter F Hamilton $16.18
157. Inconstant Moon - Larry Niven $2.65
158. Home World - B V Larson $2.13
159. Rogue World - B V Larson $2.13
160. The Elven - Bernard Hensen (ebook + audio) $2.13 + $2.13
161. Road Beyond Ruin - Gemma Livie (ebook + audio) $2.13
162. Lord of the Rings Omnibus $3.20
163. The Two Towers (audio) $16.15
164. The Return of the King (audio) $16.15
165. Judas Unchainged (audio) $16.15
166. Inconstant Moon $2.65
167. Rapid Falls (ebook+audiobook) $2.13 + 2.13





Free
01. West Cork (audible)
02. Humanity Anthology - Alex Shvartsman (Phoenix pick)
03. Captive Dreams - Michael Flynn (Phoenix Pick)
04. Forest of Time and Other Stories - Michael Flynn (Phoenix Pick)
05. Best of Cordwainer Smith - Anthology (Phoenix Pick)
06. Date with Murder (used credit from a return)
07. Energized - Edward Lerner
08. Minecrafter
09. Mother Grimm - Catherine Wells (Phoenix Pick)
10. The Coming Storm - Michael Lewis (audible)
11. Everyday Meditation (audible)
12. Everyday Meditation (audible)
13. Emma (audible)
14. Dark Corners Collection (free from Audible)
15. The Ruin - Deveria McTiernan (free from Audible)
16. Rapid Falls - Amber Cowie (ebook free from Kindle First)
17. Storm Glass - Jeff Wheeler (free from audible).
18. Road Beyond Ruin - Gemma Liviero (kindle First)
19. Black Tides of heaven (Tor free)
20. Luna: New Moon (Tor Free)
21. Shadow in Summer (Tor Free)
22. Quantum Thief (Tor Free)

2019 Preorder
1. Killer Thriller - Ian Goldberg $5.99 (ebook) $7.99 (audio)
2. Storm World - B V Larson $16.15 (audio)



Ebooks/Audiobooks 2011 & earlier (43) Total Done: 32
Spoiler:

001. ELANTRIS - Brandon Sanderson
002. STAR HUNTER - Andre Norton
003. EMMA - Jane Austen
004. VALOR'S CHOICE - Tanya Huff
005. PLAGUE SHIP - Andre Norton
006. LUST, LOATHING AND A LITTLE LIP GLOSS - Kyra Davis
007. TWILIGHT EYES - Dean Koontz
008. GINGERBREAD COOKIE MURDER - Joanne Fluke, etc.
009. DARKLY DREAMING DEXTER - Jeff Lindsay
010. MEMORY OF EARTH - Orson Scott Card
011. JAWS - Peter Benchly
012. DARK & STORMY KNIGHTS (anthology) ed. P Enrod
013. IMPACT - Michael Wallace & Jeffery Anderson
014. DARKNESS FORGED IN FIRE - Chris Evans
015. LIGHT OF BURNING SHADOWS - Chris Evans
016. NEPTUNE CROSSING - Jeffery Carver
017. DARK OF THE MOON - John Sandford
018. ARMAGEDDON'S CHILDREN - Terry Brooks
019. THE DEFIANT AGENTS - Andre Norton
020. TRUE DETECTIVE - Max Allan Collins
021. NORTHANGER ABBEY - Jane Austen
022. DOUBLE WHAMMY - Carl Hiaasen
023. GODCHILD - Vincent Zandri
024. LETHAL PEOPLE - John Locke
025. DIABETES WITHOUT DRUGS - Suzy Cohen
026. PANDORA'S STAR - Peter Hamilton
027. ELVES OF CINTRA - Terry Brooks
028. THE GYPSY MORPH - Terry Brooks
029. POLARIS - Jeff McDevitt
030. WIZARD'S FIRST RULE - Terry Goodkind
031. MOON IS A HARSH MISTRESS - Robert Heinlein
032. RINGWORLD'S CHILDREN - Larry Niven



January
01. 5/5 Jacob T Marley - R William Bennett (audio)
A Christmas Carol from Marley's point of view.
02. 5/5 Elantris - Brandon Sanderson (audio)
Great fantasy story. A little tough with audio because of all the references.
03. 4/5 Carbs & Cadavers - J.B. Stanley (audio)
Enjoyed this diet based mystery cozy. A good read for Jan weight loss goals.
04. 5/5 Dead Until Dark - Charlaine Harris (audio)
Small group reread - still enjoyable!
05. 5/5 Living Dead in Dallas - Charlaine Harris (audiobook)
Small group reread - loved it. Forgot some parts even!
06. 3/5 Star Hunter - Andre Norton (audio)
Good action. Disgruntled guild spacer makes deal with criminal for cash.
07. 5/5 Midwife's Here! - Linda Fairley
Memoir of a midwife's early years.
08. 4/5 Fire and Fury - Michael Wolff (audio)
Summarizes the first 9 months of the Trump administration. Messed up!
09. 2/5 Emma - Jane Austen (audio)
Just could not stand the rambling in this book.
10. 4/5 Ups and Downs of Being Dead - M R Cornelius
Apparently, the soul doesn't sleep when cryogenically frozen.
February
11. 1/5 Uninteresting Tales of Fred the Vampire Accountant - Drew Hayes (audio)
Uninteresting fit this book.
12. 3/5 Deader Homes and Gardens - Angie Fox
Enjoyed Ok, enjoyed the characters, but the plot was kinda choppy.
13. 4/5 May Day - Jess Lourey
Minnesota prairieland murder. Did the librarian do it?
14. 5/5 Touch - Claire North (audio)
He switches bodies as someone tries to track him and kill him.
15. 5/5 Valor's Choice - Tanya Huff (audio)
Great military scifi. Loved it.
16. 4/5 June Bug - Jess Lourey
Another Minnesota prairieland case - missing jewelry from the 1920s.
17. 5/5 Club Dead - Charlaine Harris (audio)
Loved this book. Some real humerous reactions from Eric.
18. 5/5 Dead To The World - Charlaine Harris (audio)
Eric looses his memory and Sookie and he develop relationship.
19. 3/5 Plague Ship - Andre Norton
Good book. Crew is sickened and threatened with destruction.
20. 4/5 Knee High to the Fourth of July - Jess Lourey
The Chief's statue is stolen and there is part of a scalp left. Who did it & where is chief?
March
21. 3/5 Lust, Loathing and a Little Lip Gloss - Kyra Davis (audio)
Woman buys house with contingency that she join a ghost group. So so. A little humor.
22. 4/5 August Moon - Jess Lourey
Religious nuts and a teenager dies. Plus a woodtick curator. Weird, huh?
23. 4/5 Twilight Eyes - Dean Koontz (audio)
Guy sees goblins. Hides out in carnival. Good and creepy.
24. 4/5 September Fair - Jess Lourey
The Minnesota State Fair! Butter! Cows! Murder!
25. 3/5 Gingerbread Cookie Murder - Joanne Fluke, Laura Levine, Leslie Meier (audio)
3 short stories. Two were really good, but one was narrated funky.
26. 5/5 Dead as a Doornail - Charlaine Harris (audio)
Shapeshifters are getting shot. Who's next? Who's doing it?
27. 4/5 A Little Yuletide Murder - Jessica Fletcher/Donald Bain
Farmer/Santa Claus shot. Another farmer accused based on rep.
28. 5/5 Definitely Dead - Charlaine Harris (audio)
Rushed through cuz I couldn't stop listening.
April
29. 2/5 High Noon - Michael Avallone
Odd book, but definite end to the Ed Noon series.
30. 4/5 The Truth - Terry Pratchett (audio)
Loved this although I was confused with the plot.
31. 5/5 All Together Dead - Charlaine Harris (audio)
Another vampire thrill. Vampire hotel incident.
32. 4/5 From Dead to Worse - Charlaine Harris (audio)
Post Katrina problems.
33. 3/5 Breakfast At Tiffany's - Truman Copote (audio)
Worthy listen. Capote had a great writing style.
34. 5/5 Gentle Brush of Wings - David Niall Wilson (audio)
This was a freebee from Audible. Really good horror short story.
35. 4/5 Heat Wave - Richard Castle (audio)
Once I got past the stupid name, Nikki Heat, it was a good mystery.
36. 3/5 Listening Is An Act of Love - Dave Isay (audio)
StoryCorps, ambitious private oral history project.
37. 5/5 Naughty & Nice - Kevin J Anderson (audio)
Santa Clause has been robbed. Oh, and he lives in the quarter! novella.
38. 4/5 C is for Corpse - Sue Grafton
Kinsey looks for the killer of her client
39. 5/5 Still Waters - Viveca Sten (audio)
Swedish crime mystery in the Swedish archepelago.
40. 5/5 Darkly Dreaming Dexter - Jeff Lindsay (audio)
Excellent book. Kept me going throughout.
May
41. 1/5 John Dies at the End - David Wong (audio)
Hated it. Returned to Audible for a credit. The narrator was excellent.
42. 5/5 Jaws - Peter Benchley (audio)
Great pre-summer read. Still just as good as it was in 70s
43. 5/5 Dead and Gone - Charlaine Harris (audio)
Fairy War
44. 5/5 Dead In The Family - Charlaine Harris (audio)
Eric's maker shows up.
45. 1/5 Memory of Earth - Orson Scott Card (audio)
Quit after 3 hours. Religious fantasy, not scifi. Narrator was great.
June
46. 4/5 Dead Reckoning - Charlaine Harris (audio)
The Fae and Victor are the main issues in this book.
47. 4/5 Deadlocked - Charlaine Harris (audio)
Good story but lacking spark.
48. 4/5 Dead Ever After - Charlaine Harris (audio)
Excellent end to the series.
49. 3/5 Dark & Stormy Knights - ed. P. Enrod (audio)
Good anthology, a couple of very good shorts.
50. 4/5 Implant - Michael Wallace & Jeffery Anderson
Good CIA Military thriller
51. 2/5 Southern Bound - Stuart Jaffe (audio)
Didn't really spark for me. Urban paranormal without romance.
52. 5/5 Darkness Forged in Fire - Chris Evans (audio)
Military fantasy - really enjoyed. Some humor which is great!
53. 5/5 Three Musketeers - Alexander Dumas (audio)
Narrated by John Lee. Excellent story. Does drag in some places.
54. 4/5 Whose Body - Dorothy Sayers (audio)
Good story. A bit like Woodhouse.
55. 5/5 A Slight Detour - Christopher Stasheff
Our troupe lands on a Puritan planet. The lecture was fabulous!
56. 5/5 There's Trouble Brewing - Nicholas Blake (audio)
Excellent mystery with writer sleuth. Written in 1930s.
July
57. 5/5 Jane Carver of Waar - Nathan Long (audio)
Maybe it was the narrator, but I LOVED this book despite the gratuitous sex.
58. 3/5 Rocket Ship Galileo - Robert Heinlein (audio)
Good book, geared towards ages 10-16.
59. 4/5 Silver Needle Murder - Laura Childs
Really liked this but there were some unrealistic actions, hence the 4/5.
60. 4/5 The Wide-Awake Princess - E D Baker
Great fun. Multiple fairy tales weaved in. Enjoyable even for adults.
61. 5/5 Closed Circles - Viveca Sten (audio)
Excellent murder mystery in Sweden. Love this series!
62. 4/5 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - Ian Flemming
Loved this as a kid. Still good as an adult.
63. 3/5 Dead But Not Forgotten - Charlaine Harris & Tony Kelner ed. (audio)
Stories written in Sookie Stackhouse world. Some are EXCELLENT. Most are ok.
64. 5/5 Little Myth Marker - Robert Asprin (audio)
Skeeve wins a mark during Dragon poker that turns out to be a little girl.
64a. 3/5 Asimov's Science Fiction July/August 2018
Good novella, one outstanding novellette.
65. 4/5 Myth-ing Persons - Robert Asprin (audio)
Oz gets nabbed for a crime that didn't happen.
66. 5/5 True Fiction - Lee Goldberg (audio)
Really good thriller featuring author Ian Ludlow against the CIA.
67. 5/5 Guiltless - Viveca Sten (audio)
This murder has two threads - one from the past, one from the present.
67a. 4/5 Asimov's Science Fiction May/June 2018
Very good, 1 outstanding novella and 2 outstanding shorts.
68. 5/5 Tonight You're Dead - Viveca Sten (audio)
Murder involving student and soldiers. Another excellent book!
August
69. 3/5 Red shirts - John Scalzi (audio)
Not my kind of read, but enjoyed it.
70. 3/5 Vampire Archives: Blood Suckers - ed. Otto Penzler & Neil Giaman (audio)
Enjoyable, but not outstanding.
71. 5/5 Octoberfest - Jess Lourey
Politicals and death. And Mrs. Berms silly son tries to lock her up.
72. 5/5 November Hunt - Jess Lourey
Was the shooting accidental? Or was it murder?
73. 4/5 Riders of the Purple Sage - Zane Grey (audio)
Excellent story. Really warms up later in the book.
74. 4/5 Cancer: What I Wish I Had Known When I Was First Diagnosed - Michelle Ryan
Short and to the point. Geared towards those with children.
75. 5/5 Murder She Wrote: Coffee, Tea or Murder? - Jessica Fletcher/Donald Bain (audio)
New airline has inaugural trip. Then a murder.
76. 5/5 Riders of the Silences - Max Brand (audio)
This was a great story! Very interesting characters.
77. 4/5 10 Minute Declutter - S J Scott (audio)
Just my speed. Get more done 10 minutes at a time then what I usually do.
77a. 3/5 Asimov's Science Fiction January/February 2018
Fabulous. Every story a winner!
September
78. 3/5 The Untamed - Max Brand (audio)
Good story but a tad too supernatural for a straight western.
79. 5/5 Callaghen - Louis L'Amour
Great story - Callaghen is waiting for his release from Army & stuff happens.
80. 5/5 December Dread - Jess Lourey
Murders with candy canes! Not as many great snarky lines.
81. 5/5 Light of Burning Shadows - Chris Evans (audio)
Book 2 featuring Iron Elves vs. Shadow Monarch & sometimes themselves.
82. 5/5 Neptune Crossing - Jeffery Carver
Alien enters mind of pilot so that they can both complete an unknown mission.
83. 5/5 Dark of the Moon - John Sandford (audio)
1st book in Virgil Flowers series - funny guy.
84. 3/5 Armageddon's Children - Terry Brooker (audio)
Apocalyptic beginning of the end for humans & mutants.
85. 2/5 The Defiant Agents - Andre Norton (audio)
Time volunteers revert to their Apache ancestors on another planet.
86. 5/5 True Detective - Max Allan Collins (audio)
1932 historical detective. Excellent
October
87. 5/5 Northanger Abbey - Jane Austen (audio)
Wonderful! Definite keeper. Romantic comedy and gothic in the same novel.
88. 5/5 Double Whammy - Carl Hiaasen (audio)
Bass fishing and murder! Fun book.
89. 4/5 Godchild - Vincent Zandri
Private eye sent to rescue woman from Mexican prison run by cartel.
90. 3/5 Frankenstein - Mary Shelley (audio)
Great story and a bit different than one expects having seen many films.
91. 5/5 The Black Ice - Michael Connelly (audio)
Cop commits suicide; Bosch given 2 other cases that seem related.
92. 3/5 Kiss The Girls and Make Them Die - Charles Runyon (audio)
Guy arrested for pot accused of killing multiple women.
93. 2/5 Storm Over Warlock - Andre Norton (audio)
Really dragged for me. Don't know why.
November
94. 5/5 A Case Of Need - Michael Crichton
Medical mystery with doc as sleuth
95. 2/5 Unkillable - Patrick E. McLean
Wanted to like more than i did
96. 5/5 January Thaw - Jess Lourey
Really funny. She managed to include ice fishing.
97. 5/5 The Fifth Risk - Michael Lewis
How the US Government really works.
98. 2/5 Lethal People - John Locke
Contract killer. Nothing to enjoy here.
99. 1/5 Diabetes Without Drugs - Suzy Cohen
Way out of date to be useful
100. 5/5 Pandora's Star - Peter Hamilton (audio)
Fabulous story! Several plots. Book 1 of 2
101. 5/5 Importance of Being Earnest - Oscar Wilde (audio)
2 versions - narrated by Christopher Hurt + cast performance.
102. 5/5 Elves of Cintra - Terry Brooks (audio)
Good story. Lots of action.
103. 5/5 We Are Legion (We Are Bob) - Dennis Taylor
This was a fun story. Definite keeper.
104. 3/5 M.Y.T.H Inc Link - Robert Asprin (audio)
multiple plots going on. I got rather confused. Enjoyable though.
105. 5/5 February Fever - Jess Lourey
Another great book, but it made me cry. Sniff.
106. 5/5 Just One Damned Thing After Another - Jodi Taylor
Reread. One of my top 10 favorite books!
107. 5/5 The Gypsy Morph - Terry Brooks (audio)
Great ending to this trilogy.
December
108. 3/5 Polaris - Jeff McDevitt (audio)
Closed room mystery. Scifi fan should skip unless they also read mysteries.
109. 4/5 Wizard's First Rule - Terry Goodkind (audio)
Good fantasy, but overfocused on cruelty.
110. 2/5 Moon Is a Harsh Mistress - Robert Heinlein (audio)
OK story. Not for me.
111. 4/5 March Of Crime - Jess Lourey
Good story but too much of stretch for belief.
112. 3/5 Ringworld's Children - Larry Niven (audio)
Pretty good ending to series although not outstanding.
113. 2/5 The Christmas Train - David Baldacci (audio)
I don't like general fiction even from a favorite thriller writer. But it was Amtrak
114. 2/5 Drowning in Christmas - Judith Ivie (audio)
So so mystery.
115. 5/5 Glass Mermaid - Melanie Karsak (audio)
Very nice modernization of mermaid story. Short story.
116. 2/5 The Cupcake Witch - Melanie Karsak (audio)
Was supposed to be fantasy. Turns out to be a romance.
117. 5/5 Fellowship of the Ring - J R R Tolkien (audio)
Fabulous still! I bought audiobooks, so had to listen.
118. 5/5 Dragonflight - Ann McCaffrey
Great story. Wish my ebook had fewer errors, however.
119. 5/5 The Two Towers - J R R Tolkien (audio)
Love it, love it! SO glad I got the audio now too!

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.

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