Friday, December 30, 2016

How many books did you read?

This year was a good year of reading for me. I will have read 71 books by the turn of the new year and I'm back here to start blogging again.

2016 was such a busy year at work that my blog, right here, has been sorely neglected. Honestly, the last thing I wanted to do each night when I got home was talk about books more. Which is sad, considering it is my favorite thing. But as we settle into 2017 I look forward to some good changes and more time to do things I love (read: talk about books more ... and read more).

Anyway, finishing a quick graphic novel today brought me to an end of the 2016 Book Bingo. After four years of hosting a Book Bingo score card here on Lizz the Librarian, I've decided to take a break and do something new for 2017.

I'll still be completing a reading goal over on GoodReads and hope to read 80 books in 2017. I'll keep you updated as to what I read, if I join any reading goals, and I hope to do lots more reviews here in the coming year.

Check out the books I read this year after the jump and I'll see you as we read together in 2017!


1. Endgame – James Frey (Book set on another continent)
2.     Storm Siren – Mary Weber (Book with a blue cover)
3.     Reckless – Cornelia Funke (Book with a male protagonist)
4.     Fearless – Cornelia Funke (non-human character)
5.     The Sleeper and the Spindle – Neil Gaiman (a library book)
6.     Blue Lilly, Lilly Blue – Maggie Stiefvater
7.     The Goose Girl – Shannon Hale (book suggested from a friend)
8.     Splintered – A. C Howard (fairy tale retelling)
9.     Prudence – Gail Carriger
10.  The Night Circus – Erin Morgenstern (book you own)
11.  The Queen of the Yearling – Erika Johansen (an audio book)
12.  City of Heavenly Fire – Cassandra Clare (book over 500 pages)
13.  The Selection – Kiera Cass (a dystopian novel)
14.  Stardust – Neil Gaiman (book made into a movie)
15.  The Marvels – Brian Selznick (a mystery)
16.  The Lie Tree – Frances Hardinge
17.  First Life – Gena Showalter (an award winning book)
18.  Truthwitch – Susan Dennard
19.  Octopus Pie (a graphic novel)
20.  The Rose Society – Marie Lu (a hardcover)
21.  Cruel Crown – Victoria Aveyard
22.  Half Bad – Sally Green (a paper back)
23.  The Rook – Daniel O’Malley
24.  Crimson Bound – Rosamund Hodge
25.  Winter – Marissa Meyer
26.  Princess of Thorns – Stacey Jay
27.  A Great and Terrible Beauty – Libba Bray
28.  Snow Like Ashes - Sara Kaasch
29.  Salt and Storm – Kendall Kulper
30.  Glass Sword – Victoria Aveyard
31.  The Raven King – Maggie Stiefvater (2016 release)
32.  Walk the Earth a Stranger – Rae Carson
33.  The Island of Dr. Libris – Chris Grabenstein
34.  Land of Stories – Chris Colfer
35.  The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up – Marie Kondo (a non-fiction book)
36.  Mila 2.0 – Debra Driza
37.  Hunter – Mercedes Lackey
38.  I Am Number Four – Pitticas Lore
39.  Mr. Lemoncello’s Library Olympics – Chris Grabenstein
40.  Seeker – Arwen Elys Dayton
41.  Me Before You – Jojo Moyes (book with a red cover)
42.  Winner’s Kiss – Marie Rutkoski
43.  Your Idea Starts Here
44.  Lady Midnight – Cassandra Clare
45.  Flawed – Cecelia Ahern
46.  These Shallow Graves – Jennifer Donnelly
47.  Fire – Kristin Cashore
48.  Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell – Susanna Clarke
49.  Artemis Fowl – Eoin Colfer
50.  Kiss of Deception – Mary E. Pearson
51.  Rump – Lisel Shurtliff
52.  Wink Poppy Midnight – April Genevieve Tucholke (modern romance)
53.  Dream On – Keristin Gier
54.  Harry Potter and the Cursed Child – J.K. Rowling
55.  The Burning Sky – Sherry Thomas
56.  Flamecaster – Cinda Williams Chima
57.  Infinity – Sherrilyn Kenyon
58.  The Great Hunt – Wendy Higgins
59.  Mistborn – Brandon Sanderson (science fiction)
60.  The Crown’s Game – Evelyn Skye
61.  The Perilous Sea – Sherry Thomas
62.  The Glittering Court – Richelle Mead
63.  Reign of Shadows – Sophie Jordan
64.  This Savage Song –Victoria Schwab
65.  The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place  - Julie Berry
66.  Atlantia – Ally Condie
67.  The Gallery – Laura Marx Fitzgerald
68.  Soundless – Richelle Mead
69.  Empire of Storms – Sarah J Maas
70.  We Found a Hat – Jon Klassen (picture book)
71.  The Polar Express – Chris Van Allsburg (Christmas book)
72.  Doctor Who Volume 1 Fugitive (book based on TV)

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