I had a great reading year I was a bit pickier about the
books I read and quit reading books I just wasn’t connecting to that is why I
have so many high starred books. So what I am going to do is try to breakdown
my reading for the year. You can visit my Goodreads page here to see all the
great books I read this year I know I am missing many but it was really too
many to name ,so I will make another post just listing what I read.
Books read 121- including some short stories I won’t list on
my master list.
Out of those 81 were audiobooks
I listened to 779 Hours of audiobooks
Favorite Book of the Year: The Homecoming of Samuel Lake by,Jenny Wingfield
Favorite Audiobook of the Year: The Silence of Trees by,Valya Dudcz Lupescu narrated by, Xe Sands
Favorite Historical Fiction: The Last Queen narrated by,Marguerite Gavin, The Confessions of Catherine de Medici: A Novel narrated by, Cassandra Campbell , The Queen’s Vow by, CW Gortner
The Second Empress by, Michelle Moran
Favorite Young Adult: Ashen Winter by, Mike Mullins,
Insurgent by, Veronica Roth narrated by, Emma Galvin,
Viva Jacquelina!: Being an Account
of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, Over the Hills and Far Away (Bloody
Jack #10) by L.A. Meyer narrated by, Katherine Kellgren
Favorite Middle Grade: The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom by, Chistopher Healy narrated by, Bronson Pinchot
Favorite Mysteries: Dust and Shadow: An Account of the Ripper Killings by Dr. John H. Watson by, Lyndsay Faye narrated by, Simon Vance
Catch Me by, Lisa Gardner
Defending Jacob by, William Landay narrated by,
Grover Gardner
Stay Close by, Harlan Coben narrated by, Scott Brick
Favorite Non-Fiction Audiobook: Catherine the Great:
Portrait of a Woman by Robert K. Massie narrated by,Mark Deakins,
SisterQueens: The Noble, Tragic Lives of Katherine of Aragon and Juana, Queen of
Castile by, Julia Fox narrated by, Rosalyn Landor
Other 5 Star Books:
Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend by, Matthew Dicks narrated
by, Matthew Brown
Beyond the Bougainvillea by, Dolores Durando
A Grown-up Kind of Pretty by, Joshilyn Jackson narrated by
the author
Yellow Crocus by, Laila Ibrahim
Oh Susie! I am so honored to have voiced your favorite audiobook of the year! Thank you so much...and thanks for being such a voice of encouragement for Valya's work. She's such an amazing writer and person and I hope her work will gain a wider audience.
ReplyDeleteI agree I wish more people knew of her beautiful writing I hope she gets the attention she deserves!
ReplyDeleteThank you both so much!
ReplyDeleteXe thank you for giving voice to the story. I'm so grateful for all that you brought to the book.
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Thank you for stopping by Valya I loved your words and Xe's voice so much this book stayed with me a very long time! I look forward to anything else you write!
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