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1weejane
Hey Friends!
I don't think I even read 40 books last year - blech! I'm hoping to fix this year! My goal is to get back on track with presidential biographies (I left off at FDR), read all the amazing new Star Wars books that are slated for this year and generally just have a good year! I found it really hard to keep with posting the last couple of years, so I will try to be better about that too but make no promises.
January:
1. Darth Vader, Dark Lord of the Sith #20 (comic)
2. Darth Vader, Dark Lord of the Sith #21 (comic)
3. Darth Vader, Dark Lord of the Sith #22 (comic)
4. Darth Vader, Dark Lord of the Sith #23 (comic)
5. Darth Vader, Dark Lord of the Sith #24 (comic)
6. Darth Vader, Dark Lord of the Sith #25 (comic)
7. Catwoman #1 (comic)
8. Catwoman #2 (comic)
9. Zero G by Dan Wells (audio)
10. The Spies that Bind: A Gallagher Girls Prequel by Ally Carter (audio)
February:
11. Skyward by Brian Sanderson (audio)
12. All the President's Men by Bob Woodward & Carl Bernstein (audio)
March:
13. No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II by Doris Kearns Goodwin (Presidential Biography challenge)
14. Star Wars: Pirate's Price by Lou Anders (audio)
15. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling (read aloud to WRS)
April:
16. Star Wars: Queen's Shadow by E.K. Johnston
17. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline (audio)
18. Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar (read aloud to WRS)
19. A People's History of the United States: Highlights from the Twentieth Century by Howard Zinn (audio)
20. Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli (read aloud to WRS)
May:
21. Dooku: Lost Jedi by Cavan Scott (audio)
22. Trials of Apollo: Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan (audio)
23. Trials of Apollo: The Dark Prophecy by Rick Riordan (audio)
June:
24. Wayside School is Falling Down by Louis Sachar
25. Star Wars: Master and Apprentice by Claudia Gray
26. Trials of Apollo: The Burning Maze by Rick Riordan (audio)
27. Truman by David Mccullough (audio) (Presidential biography challenge)
28. The Legend of the Stone Keepers by J.L. Trépanier
29. The Vexed Generation by Scott Meyer (audio)
July:
30. Magnus Chase and the Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan (audio)
31. The Legend of the Stone Keepers: Book 2, Forturis by J.L. Trepanier
32. Percy Jackson & The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
33. Magnus Chase and the Hammer of Thor by Rick Riordan (audio)
August:
34. Magnus Chase and the Ship of the Dead by Rick Riordan (audio)
35. Redshirts by John Scalzi (audio)
36. You do you: Proud to be Fabulous by Tan France, et al. (audio)
37. Percy Jackson & The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
38. Thrawn: Treason by Timothy Zahn (audio)
39. Star Wars: Alphabet Squadron by Alexander Freed
40. It Burns: The Scandal-Plagued Race to Breed the Hottest Chili Pepper by Marc Fennell (audio)
September:
41. Percy Jackson & The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan
42. Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge by Delilah Dawson
43. The Kitchen (graphic novel)
October:
44. The Jedi Path
45. Eisenhower in War and Peace by Jean Edward Smith (audio)
46. Percy Jackson & The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan
47. The Trials of Apollo: Tyrant's Tomb by Rick Riordan
November:
48. Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People by Mahzarin R. Banaji
49. Resistance Reborn by Rebecca Roanhorse
December:
50. The Heroes of Olympus, Book 1: The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan (read aloud to my son)
51. The Heroes of Olympus, Book 1: The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan (audio for me)
52. The Heroes of Olympus, Book 2: The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan (audio for me)
53. The Heroes of Olympus, Book 3: The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan (audio for me)
I don't think I even read 40 books last year - blech! I'm hoping to fix this year! My goal is to get back on track with presidential biographies (I left off at FDR), read all the amazing new Star Wars books that are slated for this year and generally just have a good year! I found it really hard to keep with posting the last couple of years, so I will try to be better about that too but make no promises.
January:
1. Darth Vader, Dark Lord of the Sith #20 (comic)
2. Darth Vader, Dark Lord of the Sith #21 (comic)
3. Darth Vader, Dark Lord of the Sith #22 (comic)
4. Darth Vader, Dark Lord of the Sith #23 (comic)
5. Darth Vader, Dark Lord of the Sith #24 (comic)
6. Darth Vader, Dark Lord of the Sith #25 (comic)
7. Catwoman #1 (comic)
8. Catwoman #2 (comic)
9. Zero G by Dan Wells (audio)
10. The Spies that Bind: A Gallagher Girls Prequel by Ally Carter (audio)
February:
11. Skyward by Brian Sanderson (audio)
12. All the President's Men by Bob Woodward & Carl Bernstein (audio)
March:
13. No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II by Doris Kearns Goodwin (Presidential Biography challenge)
14. Star Wars: Pirate's Price by Lou Anders (audio)
15. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling (read aloud to WRS)
April:
16. Star Wars: Queen's Shadow by E.K. Johnston
17. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline (audio)
18. Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar (read aloud to WRS)
19. A People's History of the United States: Highlights from the Twentieth Century by Howard Zinn (audio)
20. Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli (read aloud to WRS)
May:
21. Dooku: Lost Jedi by Cavan Scott (audio)
22. Trials of Apollo: Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan (audio)
23. Trials of Apollo: The Dark Prophecy by Rick Riordan (audio)
June:
24. Wayside School is Falling Down by Louis Sachar
25. Star Wars: Master and Apprentice by Claudia Gray
26. Trials of Apollo: The Burning Maze by Rick Riordan (audio)
27. Truman by David Mccullough (audio) (Presidential biography challenge)
28. The Legend of the Stone Keepers by J.L. Trépanier
29. The Vexed Generation by Scott Meyer (audio)
July:
30. Magnus Chase and the Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan (audio)
31. The Legend of the Stone Keepers: Book 2, Forturis by J.L. Trepanier
32. Percy Jackson & The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
33. Magnus Chase and the Hammer of Thor by Rick Riordan (audio)
August:
34. Magnus Chase and the Ship of the Dead by Rick Riordan (audio)
35. Redshirts by John Scalzi (audio)
36. You do you: Proud to be Fabulous by Tan France, et al. (audio)
37. Percy Jackson & The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
38. Thrawn: Treason by Timothy Zahn (audio)
39. Star Wars: Alphabet Squadron by Alexander Freed
40. It Burns: The Scandal-Plagued Race to Breed the Hottest Chili Pepper by Marc Fennell (audio)
September:
41. Percy Jackson & The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan
42. Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge by Delilah Dawson
43. The Kitchen (graphic novel)
October:
44. The Jedi Path
45. Eisenhower in War and Peace by Jean Edward Smith (audio)
46. Percy Jackson & The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan
47. The Trials of Apollo: Tyrant's Tomb by Rick Riordan
November:
48. Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People by Mahzarin R. Banaji
49. Resistance Reborn by Rebecca Roanhorse
December:
50. The Heroes of Olympus, Book 1: The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan (read aloud to my son)
51. The Heroes of Olympus, Book 1: The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan (audio for me)
52. The Heroes of Olympus, Book 2: The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan (audio for me)
53. The Heroes of Olympus, Book 3: The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan (audio for me)
3PaulCranswick
Happy 2019
A year full of books
A year full of friends
A year full of all your wishes realised
I look forward to keeping up with you, Brit, this year.
4Crazymamie
Dropping a star, Brit.
5FAMeulstee
Happy reading in 2019, Brit!
10weejane
Book 11. Skyward by Brian Sanderson (audio)
I've always been told that I would like Sanderson's work, but I never knew where to start. This synopsis of this book grabbed me and I was hooked! This was a fabulous story! And I'm so excited to hear that it is the first in a series! Of course, now I have to wait for the next book to come out. The story is about Spense, a girl who is trying to escape the tales of her father's alleged cowardness. All Spense wants is to fly and that means butted heads with the planet's defense group which runs the only flight academy. It is an incredible book. Highly recommended.
11weejane
Book 13. No Ordinary Time by Doris Kearns Goodwin
I was incredibly underwhelmed by this book. I know it won the Pulitzer, but I did not like it. It was too cursory in terms of politics and the war. I was also surprised that it was not a flattering picture of Eleanor Roosevelt. I thought it was a bit too fawning of FDR.
I was incredibly underwhelmed by this book. I know it won the Pulitzer, but I did not like it. It was too cursory in terms of politics and the war. I was also surprised that it was not a flattering picture of Eleanor Roosevelt. I thought it was a bit too fawning of FDR.
