X-post what did you read in December?

[litskispeciality]

Last check-in of 2019. What did you read, ratings etc? If you had a goal how did you do?

[litskispeciality]

I read:

Looking for Alaska - 2.5 - 3*'s, I just can't get into John Green minus Fault in Our Stars
You - 3*'s

For the year I came out to about 21.5 - 22 depending on how you carry over half a book from '18. I read almost 8K pages according to Goodreads so I'll take it.

[tacokick]

I really read a ton in December, even for me.


Grocery: The Buying and Selling of Food in America by Michael Ruhlman

Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets & Advice for Living Your Best Life by Ali Wong

The Ghost of Crutchfield Hall by Mary Downing Hahn

The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin

The Glass Eye: A Memoir by Jeannie Vanasco

Where I Belong by Mary Downing Hahn

The Girl in the Locked Room: A Ghost Story by Mary Downing Hahn

In the Name of Truth by Viveca Sten

Little Secrets by Jennifer Hillier

Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid (very topical)

The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline B. Cooney

Whatever Happened to Janie? by Caroline B. Cooney

The Voice on the Radio by Caroline B. Cooney

What Janie Found by Caroline B. Cooney

What Janie Saw by Caroline B. Cooney

Janie Face to Face by Caroline B. Cooney (who knew she wrote sequels to The Face on the Milk Carton for nearly 25 years?)

Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier (really bad)

Jungle Gems: A Naturalist's Tale by Yikai Zhang

Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts by Kate Racculia (cute)

Kitchen Table Tarot: Pull Up a Chair, Shuffle the Cards, and Let's Talk Tarot by Melissa Cynova

Deep and Dark and Dangerous: A Ghost Story by Mary Downing Hahn

The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren

Serious Eater: A Food Lover's Perilous Quest for Pizza and Redemption by Ed Levine

Our Little Secret by Roz Nay

All the Lovely Bad Ones by Mary Downing Hahn

Midnight Chicken (& Other Recipes Worth Living For) by Ella Risbridger (loved)

From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily and Finding Home by Tembi Locke (loved)

Recipe for a Perfect Wife by Karma Brown (very good)

Please See Us by Caitlin Mullen (very good)

Eat Joy: Stories & Comfort Food from 31 Celebrated Writers by Natalie Eve Garrett (and others)

[meowmaps]

I read 80 books which was 20 over my goal. I don't think the same thing will happen this year.

In December I read:

The Need 4*
When All is Said 4*
Catch and Kill 5*
The Dearly Beloved 4*
The Lager Queen of Minnesota 4*
Where the Forest Meets the Stars 3*
Once Upon a River 4*
Euphoria 3*
Commonwealth 4*

[travella]

A Better Man by Louise Penny 4*
The Satapur Moonstone by Sujata Massey, 4*
Education for Life: Preparing Children to Meet Today's Challenges by Swami Kriyananda, 3*
The Two Lila Bennetts by Liz Fenton 2*
The Christmas Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella 1*

[pandora89]

Dear Wife - 4*
Red White & Royal Blue - 2.5*
The Family Upstairs - 4*
Lock Every Door - 3.5*
A Woman is No Man - 4.5*

[Vespasia]

I read 52 books in 2019, 2 books over my goal. I read 37 in 2018 and 26 in 2017 so this is a big improvement. 

December books:
Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi *
The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line by Rob Thomas 
A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny
The Oracle Year by Charles Soule 

They were all good, no real standouts. Children of Virtue and Vengeance was a bit disappointing since I loved the first book and this one was just okay. I am hopeful that she will "fix" things in the third book. 

[susiebw]

My only goal was to read more than the year before, and I read 52 in 2019, compared to only 31 in 2018, so mission accomplished.

In December, I read:

This is How it Always Is by Laurie Frankel
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
The Nix by Nathan Hill

I gave them all 5 stars.
I also read most of After the Flood by Kassandra Montag in December and finished it last week. That only got 2 stars.

[rainbowchip]

After by Anna Todd 3* - this book made me angry.

Where Winter Finds You by JR Ward 4*

Catch and Kill by Ronan Farrow 4*

Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty 3*

I read 66 books in 2019 which is well over my goal of 52. I got back into audiobooks toward the end of the year which helped my goal a lot.