Saturday, January 2, 2021

2017 in Books

 Quick summary of books I read in 2017

By the Numbers:

Total Books: 216

Mystery: 35

Romance: 95

Non-Fiction: 8

Sci Fi/Fantasy/Paranormal:  32

Young Adult/Children:    21

Novellas: 4

Anthologies: 5

Re-reads: 13

Books in a series: 139

 

Authors Read the Most:

Sophie Jordan: 13

Lorraine Heath: 8

Kristen Callihan: 8

William Kent Krueger: 8

Sarah MacLean: 8

Victoria Dahl: 7

Rhys Bowen: 6

Jennifer Estep: 6

Julie Kenner: 6

Vivian Arend: 6

Maureen Johnson: 5

 

 Best of 2017:

Born a Crime” by Trevor Noah

The Last Hellion” by Loretta Chase

Salt to the Sea” by Ruta Sepetys

The Hook Up” by Kristen Callihan

Still Life” by Louise Penny (and other titles in the Inspector Gamache series. SO good.)

A Study in Charlotte” by Brittany Cavallaro (and other titles in her gender reversed and younger series inspired by  Sherlock Holmes)

Do You Want to Start a Scandal” by Tessa Dare

The Name of the Star” by Maureen Johnson (first in her “Shades of London” series)

"The Day of the Duchess” by Sarah MacLean (somehow she took a man who was a total alpha-hole and redeemed him)

Someone to Love”, “Someone to Hold”, and “Someone to Wed" by Mary Balogh

Ordinary Grace” by William Kent Krueger (but also titles in his Cork O’Connor series)

Etched in Bone” by Anne Bishop (part of her Others series)

 

Honorable Mentions: books by Julia Keller, Sophie Jordan, Eloisa James, Sabrina Jeffries, and Lisa Kleypas

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