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Old 12-17-2024, 08:10 AM   #16
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  • The Name of the Wind - Patrick Rothfuss
  • The Fellowship of the Ring - J.R.R. Tolkien
  • Shock Value - John Waters
  • The Wise Man's Fear - Patrick Rothfuss
  • The Narrow Road Between Desires - Patrick Rothfuss
  • The Slow Regard of Silent Things - Patrick Rothfuss
  • Eye of the World - Robert Jordan
  • The Water-Method Man - John Irving
  • The Coworker - Freida McFadden
  • Sunrise On the Reaping - Suzanne Collins
  • The Two Towers - J.R.R. Tolkien
  • The Great Hunt - Robert Jordan
  • To Green Angel Tower, Part 1 - Tad Williams
  • Planet of the Apes - Pierre Boulle
  • Dune - Frank Herbert
  • The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald
  • Dune Messiah - Frank Herbert
  • Crumb - Dan Nadel
  • Ugly Love - Colleen Hoover
  • Piranesi - Susanna Clarke
  • The Dragon Reborn - Robert Jordan
  • A Fig For All the Devils - C.S. Fritz
  • The Plant - Stephen King
  • The Body - Stephen King
  • The Breathing Method - Stephen King
  • Apt Pupil - Stephen King
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1) The Ironclad Covenant by Christopher Cartwright
2) Lakeside Cougars by Misty Vixen
3) Lakeside Cougars 2 by Misty Vixen
4) Sam Reily volume thirteen the Holy Grail
5) Sam Reily volume fourteen The Phoenix Sanction
7) Sam Reily volume fifteen Habitat Zero by Christopher Cartwright
8) Tanner volume thirty-three Target: Tanner by Remington Steel
9) Tanner volume thirty-four Black Sheep by Remington Steel
10) Jack Ryan volume ten Dead or Alive by Tom Clancy and Grant Blackwood
11) Sam Reiley volume sixteen the Hunt for Excalibur by Christopher Cartwright
12) Sam Reiley volume seventeen Ghost Ship by Christopher Cartwright
13) Jack Seigler volume one Prime by Jeremy Robinson
14) Jack Seigler volume two Pulse by Jeremy Robinson
15) Sam Reiley volume eighteen the Tomb of El Dorado
16) Sam Reiley volume nineteen the Labryinth Key by Christopher Cartwright
17) Down the Rabbit Hole volume one by Misty Vixen

February

18) Our own way volume one Our own way by Misty Vixen
19) Our own way volume two Our own way 2 by Misty Vixen
20) Sam Reiley volume twenty the Obsidian Chamber by Christopher Cartwright
21) Sam Reiley volume twenty one Shangri la by Christopher Cartwright
22) The Hunter Files volume one the Atlantis Covenant by Rob Jones
23) Sam Reiley volume twenty two Alexander's Treasure by Christopher Cartwright
24) The Hunter Files volume two the Revelation Relic by Robert Jones
25) Down the Rabit Hole volume two by Misty Vixen
26) Sam Reiley volume twenty three Valhalla Found by Christopher Cartwright
27) Sam Reiley volume twenty four Medessa's Curse by Christopher Cartwright
28) The Hunter Files volume three the Titanic Legacy by Rob Jones

March

29) Sam Reiley volume twenty five Dragon's Breath by Cristopher Cartwright
30) Sam Reiley volume twenty six vostok enigma by Christopher Cartwright
31) Down the Rabit Hole episode three by Misty Vixen
32) Sam Reiley volume twenty Seven Skelton Crew by Christopher Cartwright
33) Sam Reiley volume twenty eight Midus Vault by Christopher Cartwrigh
34) The Hunter Files volume three the Titanic Legacy by Rob Jones
35) The hunter Files volume four the Excaliber Code by Rob Jones
36) Darwin Lacroix volumee Roman Ice by David Bartell
37) Sam Reiley volume twenty-eight The Petra Medallion by Christopher Cartwright

April

37) Sam Reiley volume twenty-eight the Petra Medalion by Christopher Cartwright
38) Sam Reiley volume thirty Relic Hunters by Christopher Cartwright
39) Sam Reiley volume thirty one the Exlixer of Life by Christopher Cartwright
40) Sam Reiley volume thirty two the Relic Hunter by Christopher Cartwright
41) Sam Reiley volume thirty two the tomb of the gods by Christopher Cartwright
42) The Vatican Secret Archives volume eone the Vivaldi Chpher by Gary Mc Avoy
43) The Vactican Secret Archives volume two the Opus Discturm by Gary Mc Avoy
44) Jack Widow volume one Gone Forever by Scott Blade
45) Jack Widow volume two Winter Terirory by Scott Blade
46) Arisen volume seven Fall of Empires by Stepehn Michael Fucus
47) Jack Window volume three Reason to Kill by Scott Blade

May

48) Jack Window volume four Without Measure by Scott Blade
49) Jack Widow volume five Reason to Kill by Scott Blade
50) Jack Widow volume six Once Quiet by Scott Blade
51) The Vatican Secret Archives volume the the Perteur Prophecy by Gavin Mc Coy
52) Jack Widow volume seven No Name by Scott Blade
53) Jack Widow volume eight Midnight Caller by Scott Blade
54) Jack Widow volume nine Fire Watch by Scott Blade.
55) John Milton volume one the Cleaner by Mark Dawson
56) John Milton volume two Saint Death by Mark Dawson
57) John Milton volume three The Driver by Mark Dawson
58) John Milton volume four Ghosts by Mark Dawson
59) John Milton Sword of G-d by Mark Dawson
60) Assasin volume one Payback by David Nees
61) Assasin volume two Shaman by David Nees
62) John Milton volume six Salvation Row by Mark Dawson
63) John Milton volume seven Headhunters by Mark Dawson
64) John Milton volume eight The Ninth Stop by Mark Dawson
65) John Milton volume nine the Jungle by Mark Dawson
66) John Milton volume ten Blackout by Mark Dawson

June

67) American Phoenix volume five Crusing by Brian S. Wilson
68) Dan Stone volume one Payback by David Nees
69) Dan Stone volume two the Shaman by David Knees
70) Dan Stone volume three Captive Girl by David Knees
71) Dan Stone volume four the Assasin and the Pianist by David Knees
72) Sam Reiley volume thirty three abyss codex by christopher cartwright
73) Adam Burke volume three Breaking Point by Bradley Wright
74) Jason Trapp volume nine Dust Storm Jack Slater
75) Jason Trapp volume ten Eyes Only Jack Slater
76) Adam Burke volume four Cold Front by Bradley Wright
77) Xander King volume one Wiskey and Roses by Bradley Wright
78) Alexander King volume one the Secret Wepon by Bradley Wright
79) Alexander King volume .5 Bullets by Bradley Wright
80) Harry Bower volume eighteen Bloody Retibution by Blake Banner
81) Harry Bower volume nineteeen Rogue Kill by Blake Banner
82) Alex Blaxe volume on Blaze Returns by Bill Runner
83) Alexander King Prequels volume two Vanquish by Bradley Wright
84) Alexander King Prequels volume one Wisky and Roses by Bradley Wright
85) Alex Blaze volume two Lethal Force by Bill Runner
86) Sean Wyatt volume twenty two Saint's Covenant

July

87) Sam Reiley volume 34 Caliburn's Fight by Christopher Cartwright
88) Axel Blaze volume three Hard Target by Bill Runner
89) Alexander King prequels volume two Vanquish by Bradley Wright
90) Alexander King Prequels King's Ransom by Bradley Wright
91) Alexander King Prequels Longs Regn by Bradley Wright
92) Alexander King Prequels Scourge by Bradley Wright
93) Alexander King volume one Secret Weapon by Bradley Wright
94) Axel Blaze volume two Lethal Force by Bill Runner
95) Axel Blaze volume three Hard Target by Bill Runner
96) Alexander King volume two Cold War by Bradley Eright
97) Axel Blaze volume four Mean Streets by Bill Runner
98) Alexander King volume three Most Wanted by Bradley Wright
99) Alexander King volume four Power Move by Bradley Wright
100) Alexander King Enemy Lines by Bradley Wrught

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January
1) Angel of Vengeance - Author Preston & Child
2) The Waiting - Author Michael Connelly
3) A Minute to Midnight - An Atlee Pine Novel 2 - Author David Baldacci
4) To Die For - Author David Baldacci
5) Stalking the Angel - Author Robert Crais

February
6) Annihilation - Author Jeff Vandermeer
7) The Highway - Author C.J. Box
8) In Too Deep - Author Lee Child
9) The Fix - Amos Decker 3 - Author David Baldacci

March
10) The Secret - Author Lee Child
11) Back of Beyond - Author C.J. Box
12) Intensity - Author Dean Koontz

April
13) Bellevue - Author Robin Cook
14) Badlands - Author C.J. Box
15) The Medici Return - Author Steve Berry
16) The Big Empty - Author Robert Crais

May
17) Onyx Storm - Author Rebecca Yarros
18) Long and Faraway Gone - Author Lou Berney
19) A Calamity of Souls - Author David Baldacci

June
20) Camino Ghost - Author John Grisham
21) Monarch - Author Ryan Steck
22) Road Home - Survivalist 12 - Author Arthur Bradley
23) Suspect - Author Robert Crais
24) Nobody's Fool - Author Harlan Coben

July
25) The Blessing Way - Author Tony Hillerman
26) Unnatural History - Author Jonathan Kellerman
27) The Edge - Author David Baldacci

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60 books: 30
20,000 pages: 11,345
4 books over 600 pages: 1

TBR Down 10 for each category:
Ebooks: +114
Audiobooks: +48
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Magazines Read So Far: 0
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2025 Purchases Read:
Bought: 170 Read: 1
Free: 20 Read: 0

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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
161. Chemistry of Death - Simon Brett
162. The Naked God - Peter F Hamilton
163. Blood on the Tracks - Martin Edwards
164. The Grey Wolf - Louise Penney
165. Mile 81 - Stephen King
July
166. Rhythm of War - Brandon Sanderson (audio)
167. Wind and Truth - Brandon Sanderson (audio)
168. Fatal Tradition - Ann Charles
169. Salem's Lot - Stephen King
170. A Stitch In Time - Andrew J Robinson (audio)


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


Short Stories: 3
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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



Books Finished: 30
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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.



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Audiobooks 1,413
Ebooks&magazines 1,950

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  • Library books read this year: 6

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- 2 prompts are completed and 1 is in progress
  • St. Valentines - a book on your TBR by an author you love or a genre you love. Brandon Sanderson - Oathbringer (own physical book) (en)
  • Fixed or Broken - read a book about things/people/places/galaxies being fixed and/or broken. Peter F Hamilton - The Reality Dysfunction (borrowed from the library)(en)
  • Currently reading: New Beginnings - start a new series, new to you author, or book that you got for the holidays (something new to your TBR). Robert Jordan - Het oog van de wereld (own physical book)(nl)

Goal 4: Read 60 books
- 19 read

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January Read: 5
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1. Jan. 3, 2025 Lost Stars by Claudia Gray 3.5/5

2. Jan. 5, 2025 Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman 4/5

3. Jan. 11, 2025 Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson 4/5

4. Jan. 18, 2025 The Well of Acension by Brandon Sanderson 4/5

5. Jan. 29, 2025 The Here of Ages by Brandon Sanderson 5/5


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Rating:
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.

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I'm in for 2025! My goal is the same as last year, 3 books a month.

January
An Emperor For The Legion by Harry Turtledove, 336 pgs
Legion Of Videssos by Harry Turtledove, 432 pgs
Swords Of The Legion by Harry Turtledove, 416 pgs

February
Troy: Lord Of The Silver Bow by David Gemmell, 449 pages
Troy: Shield Of Thunder by David Gemmell, 512 pgs
Troy: Fall Of Kings by David & Stella Gemmell, 466 pgs

March
Emperor: The Gates Of Rome by Conn Iggulden, 307 pgs
Aftershocks (The Palladium Wars #1) by Marko Kloos, 289 pgs
Terms Of Enlistment by Marko Kloos, 345 pgs

April
Emperor: Death Of Kings by Conn Iggulden, 560 pgs

May
Emperor: Field Of Swords by Conn Iggulden, 624 pgs
Extermination Day by William Turnage IV, 314 pgs

June
The Sword Of Shannara by Terry Brooks, 736 pgs

July
The Elfstones Of Shannara by Terry Brooks, 576 pgs
The Wishsong Of Shannara by Terry Brooks, 512 pgs
Indomitable by Terry Brooks, 75 pgs


Books Read 16
Pages Read 6,949

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Goal - 10 books - 3
Pages - 3500 - 1890

January: 1 book - 816 pages
February: 1 book - 304 pages
March: 0 books - 230 pages
April: 0 books - 200 pages
May: 1 book - 160 pages
June: 0 books - 180 pages
July:



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1. Dune - 816 pgs - 5
2. Dune Messiah - 304 pgs - 5
3. Children of Dune - 590 pgs - 4
4. God Emperor of Dune - 584 pgs - 5

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5 - Awesome (I would read it again)
4 - Good (I can recommend it)
3 - Ordinary (but I finished it)
2 - Boring (I barely finished it)
1 - Awful (will never come back, didn't finish it)


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2025:
Thomas Mann - Buddenbrooks (trans. Paul Woods)
Thomas Mann - The Magic Mountain (trans. Paul Woods)
Thomas Mann - Joseph & His Brothers (trans. Paul Woods)
Thomas Mann - Doctor Faustus (trans. Paul Woods)
Christoper Clark - Iron Kingdom: the Rise & Downfall of Prussia 1600-1947
Dominic Sandbrook - Never Had It So Good: a History of Britain from Suez to the Beatles
Marcel Proust - Swanns Way (In Search of Lost Time vol 1) (trans. C.K. Scott Moncrieff &
Terence Kilmartin; rev. D.J. Enright)
Dominic Sandbrook - White Heat: a History of Britain in the Swinging Sixties
Dominic Sandbrook - State of Emergency: the Way We Were: Britain 1970-1974
Dominic Sandbrook - Seasons in the Sun: the Battle for Britain 1974-1979
Dominic Sandbrook - Who Dare Wins: Britain 1979-1982
Alwyn Turner - Crisis? What Crisis? Britain in the 1970s
Alwyn Turner - Rejoice! Rejoice! Britain in the 1980s
Alwyn Turner - A Classless Society: Britain in the 1990s
Alwyn Turner - All in It Together: England in the Early 21st Century
Marcel Proust - Within a Budding Grove (In Search of Lost Time vol 2) (trans. C.K. Scott
Moncrieff & Terence Kilmartin; rev. D.J. Enright)
Mike Rapport - City of Light, City of Shadows: Paris in the Belle Époque
Jim Malusa - Into Thick Air: Biking to the Bellybutton of Six Continents
Mary McAuliffe - Dawn of the Belle Epoque: the Paris of Monet, Zola, Bernhardt, Eiffel, Debussy,
Clemenceau, and Their Friends
Mary McAuliffe - Twilight of the Belle Epoque: the Paris of Picasso, Proust, Renault, Marie Curie,
Gertrude Stein, and Their Friends through the Great War
Colin Fletcher - River: One man's journey down the Colorado, source to sea
Wayne Ranney - Carving Grand Canyon: Evidence, Theories & Mystery (2nd ed.)
Eric D. Weitz - Weimar Germany: Promise & Tragedy
Frank McDonough - The Weimar Years: Rise & Fall 1918-1933
Don Lago - Grand Canyon: a History of a Natural Wonder & National Park
Carol Hill, Gregg Davidson, Tim Helble & Wayne Ranney, editors - The Grand
Canyon: Monument to an Ancient Earth
Stephen Hirst - I am the Grand Canyon: the Story of the Havasupai People
Andrey Kurkov - Death and the Penguin (ebook)
Andrey Kurkov - Penguin Lost (ebook)
Andrey Kurkov - A Matter of Death and Life (ebook)
Andrey Kurkov - The Gardener from Ochakov (ebook)
Frank McDonough - The Hitler Years Vol 1 1933-1939
Frank McDonough - The Hitler Years Vol 2 1940-1945
Brian Jacques - Redwall (Redwall 1)
Brian Jacques - Mossflower (Redwall 2)
Brian Jacques - Mattimeo (Redwall 3)
Marcel Proust - The Guermantes Way (In Search of Lost Time vol 3) (trans. C.K. Scott
Moncrieff & Terence Kilmartin; rev. D.J. Enright)
Prit Buttar - Between Giants: the Battle for the Baltics in WWII
Charles Clarke, ed. - Understanding the Baltics: Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania since 1991
Rick Atkinson - The Army at Dawn: the War in North Africa 1942-1943 (Liberation Trilogy 1)
Rick Atkinson - The Day of Battle: the War in Sicily & Italy 1943-1944 (Liberation Trilogy 2)
Rick Atkinson - The Guns at Last Light: the War in Western Europe 1944-1945 (Liberation Trilogy 3)
Suetonius - The Lives of the Caesars (trans. Tom Holland)
Serhii Plotkhy - The Last Empire: the Final Days of the Soviet Union
Vladislav M. Zubok - Collapse: the Fall of the Soviet Union
Eugene Finkel - Intent to Destroy: Russia's Two-Hundred-Year Quest to Dominate Ukraine
Marcel Proust - Sodom & Gomorrah (In Search of Lost Time vol 4) (trans. C.K. Scott
Moncrieff & Terence Kilmartin; rev. D.J. Enright)
Richard Overy - Russia's War: Blood Upon the Snow
S.M. Plokhy - Yalta: the Price of Peace
Serhy Yekelchyk - Ukraine: What Everyone Needs to Know (2nd ed.)
Paul Veyne (ed.) - A History of Private Life: I. From Pagan Rome to Byzantium
Taras Kuzio - Putin's War against Ukraine: Revolution, Nationalism & Crime
Simon Price & Peter Thonemann - The Birth of Classical Europe: a History from Troy to Augustine
Mikhail Zygar - War and Punishment - Putin. Zelensky, & the Path to Russia's Invasion of Ukraine
Maria Popova & Oxana Shevel - Russia & Ukraine: Entangled Histories Diverging States
Franziska Exeler - Ghosts of War: Nazi Occupation & It's Aftermath in Soviet Belarus
Herodotus - The Landmark Herodotus (ed. Robert B Strassler; trans. Andrea L. Purvis)
Paul Kriwaczek - Babylon: Mesopotamia & the Birth of Civilization
Zygmunt Bauman - Modernity & the Holocaust
Gene Wolfe - Storeys from the Old Hotel
Eckhart Frahm - Assyria: the Rise of Fall of the World's First Empire
Lloyd LLewellyn-Jones - Persians: the Age of the Great Kings
Gene Wolfe - The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories and Other Stories
Marcel Proust - The Captive & The Fugitive (In Search of Lost Time vol 5) (trans. C.K. Scott
Moncrieff & Terence Kilmartin; rev. D.J. Enright)

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The last time I kept a list here, I read 83 books.
2021: 83
2022: 42
2023: 31
2024: 23

Obviously, not keeping a tally here has hurt me.

2025 Reading Challenge List

January 2025
1. Hiss and Tell by Rita Mae Brown
2. An Affair at Stonecliffe by Candace Camp
3. P is for Peril by Sue Grafton
4. Claws for Alarm by Rita Mae Brown

February 2025
5. An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon

March 2025
6. The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah (book club)
7. The Complete Peanuts Vol. 1: 1950-1952 by Charles Schultz
8. Fairy Tale Vol. 4 by Mashima Hiro
9. Q is for Quarry by Sue Grafton

April 2025
10. The Complete Peanuts Vol. 2: 1953–1954 by Charles Schultz

May 2025
11. The Complete Peanuts Vol. 3: 1955-1956 by Charles Schultz
12. Hiss and Tell by Rita Mae Brown

June 2025
13. The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon (book club)
14. R Is for Ricochet by Sue Grafton
15. The Page Turner by Viola Shipman
16. Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall (book club)

July 2025
17. The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin (Paperback)
18. We All Live Here by JoJo Moyes (book club)
19. The Complete Peanuts Vol. 5: 1959-1960 by Charles Schultz
20. The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer (book club)


Currently Reading
1. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
2. Fire with Fire by Charles E. Gannon
3. Clanlands: Whisky, Warfare, and a Scottish Adventure Like No Other by Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish (audiobook)
4. The New Menopause by Mary Claire Haver, MD
5. Gods and Kings by Lynn Austin
6. Feline Fatale by Rita Mae Brown
7. Lasso the Moon by Beth Ciotta




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For now, just checking how many books I can read this year, for school or leisure:
January
Freud - A Case of Hysteria
Lacan - Seminar II
Joseph Conrad - Nostromo
February
Freud - On aphasias
Ram Dass - A meditator's guidebook
March
Freud - The interpretation of dreams, chapter VII
Chimamanda Adichie - Notes on Grief
April
Philip Roth - The Humbling
Paul Preciado - Can the Monster Speak?
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