Thursday, January 01, 2015

I managed *only* 77 books this year. Here we go, in chronological order, under the cut.
 The * designates my favorites, while ** designates the ones I hated the most.
January
01. The Scorpio Races, Maggie Stiefvater
02. 13 Women: Parables from Prison, Karlene Faith
03. Divergent, Veronica Roth
04. A Study in Silks, Emma Jane Holloway

February
05. The Golem and the Jinni, Helene Wecker*
06. Skeleton Women, Mingmei Yip
07. The Song of Achilles, Madeline Miller
08. Serena, Ron Rash*
09. Stalina, Emily Rubin
10. Relic, Heather Terrell
11. Thirst, Andrey Gelasimov
12. Insurgent, Veronica Roth
13. Rebel Rose: Life of Rose O'Neal Greenhow, Confederate Spy, Ishbel Ross

March
14. A People's History of the United States: 1492 to Present, Howard Zinn
15. Extinction Point, Paul Antony Jones
16. Elizabeth Street: A Novel Based on True Events, Laurie Fabiano
17. The Duke and I, Julia Quinn

April
18. Murder in the Mountains, Emily Monroe*********** So exciting to see my friend's book published! Go read it!
19. Wise Women: From Pocahontas to Sarah Winnemucca, Remarkable Stories of Native American Trailblazers, Erin Turner
20. Lighthouse Island: A Novel, Paulette Jiles
21. Two Lives: Gertrude and Alice, Janet Malcolm
22. Gone Girl, Gillian Flynn*
23. The Reflections of Queen Snow White, David Meredith

May
24. I am Livia, Phyllis T Smith
25. Gods of the Steppe, Andrey Gelasimov
26. Rubyfruit Jungle, Rita Mae Brown
27. The Book Thief, Markus Zusak
28. Allegiant, Veronica Roth
29. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Mark Haddon
30. Middlesex, Jeffrey Eugenides*

June
31.The Orchardist, Amanda Coplin
32. Indexing, Seanan McGuire
33. Fortune's Pawn, Rachel Bach
34. The Sugar Queen, Sarah Allen Addison
35. Always Coming Home, Ursula K. LeGuin
36. From Achilles' Heel to Zeus' Shield, Dale Corey Dibbley

July
37. O Pioneer!, Frederik Pohl
38. The Seeds of Time, Kay Kenyon
39. Jaran, Kate Elliott
40. Lady of the English, Elizabeth Chadwick
41. As Red as Blood, Salla Simukka
42. Not a Drop to Drink, Mindy McGinnis
43. Four: A Divergent Collection, Veronica Roth

August
44. Cinder, Marissa Meyer
45. Reconstructing Amelia, Kimberly McCreight**
46. The Windup Girl, Paolo Baciagalupi
47. Rendezvous with Rama, Arthur C. Clarke
48. Lesbian Crushes at School: A Diary on Growing up Gay in the Eighties, Natasha Holme
49. Clockwork Heart, Dru Pagliassotti
50. Dragonflight, Anne McCaffrey

September
51. The Eye of the Heron, Ursula K. Le Guin
52. The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, Sherman Alexie
53. Children of the Night, Mercedes Lackey
54. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America, Erik Larson
55. A Storm of Swords, George RR Martin

October
56. A Feast for Crows, George RR Martin
57. Carpe Demon, Julie Kenner
58. The Kingmaker's Daughter, Philippa Gregory
59. Magic Burns, Ilona Andrews
60. A Dance With Dragons, George RR Martin

November
61. Grave Mercy, Robin LaFevres

December
62. Zelda, Nancy Milford
63. Sandman Slim, Richard Kadney
64. The Golden City, J. Kathleen Cheney
65. Waistcoats & Weaponry, Gail Carriger
66. Alanna: the First Adventure, Tamora Pierce
67. Night, Elie Wiesel
68. Princess in the Spotlight, Meg Cabot
69. The Witch Sea, Sarah Diemer
70. Throne of Glass, Sarah J. Maas
71. Hellraisers: The Life and Inebriated Times of Richard Burton, Richard Harris, Peter O'Toole, and Oliver Reed, Robert Sellers
72. Sweating Sickness: In a Nutshell, Claire Ridgway
73. In a Handful of Dust, Mindy McGinnis
74. Daughter of the Empire, Raymond Feist & Janny Wurtz
75. Patience and Sarah, Isabel Miller
76. Scarlet, Marissa Meyer

Okay I know there are 77, but I can't figure out which one I skipped. So uh, I'll figure it out later and update it.

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