Books read in 2015

[rolanni]

47.  Midnight Riot (aka The Rivers of London), Ben Aaronovitch
46.  Hounded, Kevin Hearne (e)
45.  Saratoga Trunk, Edna Ferber (read aloud to Steve)
44.  Death at Wentwater Court, Carola Dunn
43.  Silver on the Road, Laura Anne Gilman
42.  Lessons in French, Laura Kinsale (e)
41.  Evil Genius, Patricia Rice (e)
40.  A Night in the Lonesome October, Roger Zelazny (re-re-re-&c-read aloud w/Steve)
39.  The View from Saturday, E.L. Konigsburg
38.  The Chocolate Thief, Laura Florand
37.  From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, E.L. Konigsburg
36.  The Paper Doll Museum, Abigail Padgett (e)
35.  The Princess Bride, William Goldman (re-re-read; and--it's official--I definitely prefer the movie)
34.  The Goblin Emperor, Katherine Addison
33.  Cooking the Books, Kerry Greenwood (e)
32.  Forbidden Fruit, Kerry Greenwood (e)
31.  Maisie Dobbs, Jacqueline Winspear
30. Trick or Treat, Kerry Greenwood (e)
29.  The Golden Hawk, Frank Yerby (reread; six pages fell out at various spots during this reading; it was reread many times, when I was 14)
28. The Wave in the Mind, Ursula K. Le Guin
27.  The Boy from the Burren, Sheila Gilluly (e)
26.  Dead Heat, Patricia Briggs (e)
25.  Girl Genius: The Beast of the Rails, Kaja and Phil Foglio
24.  A Bollywood Affair, Sonali Dev
23.  Who Buries the Dead, C.S. Harris
22. Killer Instinct, Zoe Sharpe (e)
21. Devil's Food, Kerry Greenwood (e)
20. The Making of a Marchioness, Frances Hodgson Burnett (e)
19.  A Little Princess, Frances Hodgson Burnett (e)
18. Geekomancy, Michael R. Underwood (e)
17.  The Perfect Rake, Anne Gracie
16.  The Martian, Andy Weir
15.  Blaze of Memory, Nalini Singh
14. Tracker, C.J. Cherryh (read out loud with Steve)
13.  Chanur's Legacy, C.J. Cherryh (re-read, read out loud with Steve)
12.  Chanur's Homecoming, C.J. Cherryh  (re-read, read out loud with Steve)
11.  The Kif Strike Back, C.J. Cherryh (re-read, read out loud with Steve)
10.  Why Kings Confess, C.S. Harris
9.  Chanur's Venture, C.J. Cherryh (re-read, read out loud with Steve) (Note:  the publisher's note at the end of the book states that the next-in-series is Chanur's Revenge. This is false. The next-in-series is The Kif Strike Back.)
8.  Angels' Blood, Nalini Singh (read out loud with Steve)
7.  The Pride of Chanur, C.J. Cherryh (re-read, read out loud with Steve)
6.  What Darkness Brings, C.S. Harris
5. When Maidens Mourn, C.S. Harris
4.  Where Shadows Dance, C.S. Harris
3.  What Remains of Heaven, C.S. Harris
2.  Where Serpents Sleep, C.S. Harris
1.  When Gods Die, C.S. Harris

Comments

[bandicoot.livejournal.com]

(... Nathan Lowell ...) :)

[rolanni.livejournal.com]

No, not at all.

Someone sent me ... was it Quarter Share? which failed to engage my interest.

[bandicoot.livejournal.com]

Ah. Sad. I've read them and listened to them and I'll be ready to read them again soon.

[charlie russel (from livejournal.com)]

Yes, I enjoyed the Nathan Lowell books, in a quiet way.

I also very much enjoy the Ben Aaronovitch books. (And if you like audio books, the reader for these, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, is superb.

What did you think of Rivers of London/Midnight Riot?

[rolanni.livejournal.com]

I love my dad, he's a caution a minute.

I liked it enough to order in the next three, though BN online did all it could to discourage me.

I liked the voice; the plot was clever; the magic was interesting. I of course very much liked that the Rivers of London are personified :) and the discussion of genuis loci. It was, I thought, a tiny bit long in the middle, but not enough to make me either put the book down, or skip over the tedious parts.

[gilraen2.livejournal.com]

Okay, Sharon. YOU made me do it. I've ordered Saratoga Trunk for my Kindle. Mem

[rolanni.livejournal.com]

Excellent. It's been years since I read it and it was such fun to revisit.