Monthly and Year Wrap Ups - 2015

It's hard to believe but we say goodbye to 2015 and welcome 2016. It really went fast and wasn't a particularly good year for me and my family.  I lost my beloved father.  I still think about him all the time and it's hard to believe he's not still with us.  Hopefully 2016 will be a better year.

Now to wrap up my reading and blogging year.

I'm going to start with my monthly reads for November and December. Then, I'll wrap up the whole year. Here we go...

Monthly Wrap Up - October 2015

Time seems to really fly by me and I'm behind on everything.  Here are the books I read in October... not many but better than nothing...

Monthly Reads - September 2015

Goodbye September and hello October. These months go faster and faster all the time, don't they? Anyway, here's what I read in September...just click on the titles to read the reviews I have posted.

Monthly Reads - August 2015

August was an okay reading month for me.  Eight books isn't terrible, but I would have liked to read more.  Maybe in September.  I've already completed two books for September so I'm off to a good start.


Agatha Raisin and the Perfect Paragon by M.C. Beaton (audio)
Give Em Pumpkin to Talk About by Joyce and Jim Lavene
Better Homes and Corpses by Kathleen Bridge
Agatha Raisin and Love, Lies, and Liquor by M.C. Beaton (audio)
Fool Me Once by Steve Hockensmith with Lisa Falco
The Gates of Evangeline by Hester Young
Kiss Christmas Goodbye by M.C. Beaton (audio)
Code Grey by Clea Simon

Monthly Reads - July 2015

July wasn't the greatest month for me for many reasons, but somehow I managed to read 8 books with 3 being audio books. Here's what I read...

Agatha Raisin & the Case of the Curious Curate by M.C. Beaton (audio)
The Case of the Dotty Dowager by Cathy Ace
The Cottage Next Door by Georgia Bockoven
Second Chance Summer by Jill Shalvis
The Cake Therapist by Judy Fertig
Agatha Raisin & the Haunted House by M.C. Beaton (audio)
Agatha Raisin & the Deadly Dance by M.C. Beaton (audio)
Death of An English Muffin by Victoria Hamilton

Monthly Reads - June 2015

Goodbye June and Hello July!

I know we're always saying this but it's so true...time is just flying.  I can't believe it's the second half of the year already.  June wasn't a very good reading month for me.  I only read six books and three were audios.  Maybe July will be better.  Here's what I read in June...

So That Happened by Jon Cryer (audio)
Fat Cat Spreads Out by Janet Cantrell
When the Balls Drop by Brad Garrett (audio)
Dressed to Kill by Lynn Cahoon
Agatha Raisin and the Day the Floods Came by M.C. Beaton (audio)
Beach Town by Mary Kay Andrews

Monthly Reads - May 2015

May is over and now we're heading into summer! Here's what I read in May....as you can tell, it was more of an audio month for me then anything else :)

Happy June everyone!

Romeow and Juliet by Kathi Daley
Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist by M.C. Beaton (audio)
Agatha Raisin and the Wellspring of Death by M.C. Beaton (audio)
Fillet of Murder by Linda Reilly
Agatha Raisin and the Wizard of Evesham by M.C. Beaton (audio)
Agatha Raisin and the Fairies of Fryfam by M.C. Beaton (audio)
Boca Undercover by Miriam Auerbach
Agatha Raisin and the Love From Hell by M.C. Beaton (audio)
Death by Coffee by Alex Erickson (Review to come later this week.)

Monthly Wrap Up - April 2015

I can't believe another month is over, but it is.  Here's what I read in April...


Agatha Raisin and the Vicious Vet by M.C. Beaton (audio)
Threads of Deceit by Mae Fox and Jan Fields
Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener by M.C. Beaton (audio)
Demise in Denim by Duffy Brown
Agatha Raisin and the Walkers of Dembley by M.C. Beaton (audio)
Buy A Whisker by Sofie Ryan
The Cozy Cookbook by Cozy Authors
Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage by M.C. Beaton (audio)
Bite the Biscuit by Linda O. Johnston (review to come)

Monthly Reads - February and March 2015

I didn't post my February reads, so I'll combine both February and March in one post.

Here's what I've been reading....


February

Gooseberry Island by Steven Manchester
All Fall Down by Jennifer Weiner (audio)
Death By Didgeridoo by Barbara Venkataraman (audio)
Community Affairs by Michele Lynn Seigfried
The Case of the Killer Divorce by Barbara Venkataraman (audio)
Flamenco, Flan and Fatalities by Mary McHugh
The Deep End by Julie Mulhern
Quirky Essays for Quirky People by Barbara Venkataraman (audio)
Borrowed Crime by Laurie Cass
Bringing in the Thieves by Lora Lee

March

Unbelievable by Cindy Blackburn
Admit to Mayhem by D.J. Adamson
Cat Man Deux by Maureen Murphy Williams
The Mysterious Doll by Linda Weaver Clarke
The Glassblower by Joanna Campbell Slan (Blog Tour coming next week!)
Snow Way Out by Christine Husom
Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death by M.C. Beaton (audio)


That's it...not too bad.

Monthly Reads - January 2015

Another month is over.  For a month with 31 days in it, January sped by to me.  Here's what I read...

December and 2014 Wrap Up

December is over and 2014 is over! It's hard to believe, but true. First, my December wrap up...here are the books I read during the month...

November Monthly Reads

I can't believe another month is over and 2014 is almost over. I have no idea where the time goes, but now we're in December and a new month begins. Here's what I read in November...

October Monthly Wrap Up

Another month is over...here's what I read in October...

September Monthly Wrap Up

Here's what I read in September...

August Wrap Up

Here's what I read in August...

May, June, and July Wrap Up

It seems like I'm very at doing my monthly wrap ups and I missed the last three months.  So, I'm playing catch up and doing them now...

April Wrap Up

Here are my April reads. I didn't do too badly.  11 books read, which is actually pretty good for me.


Dearly Devoted Dexter by Jeff Lindsay (Audio)

Bloom and Doom by Beverly Allen


Death on Eat Street by J.J. Cook

The Whole Cat and Caboodle by Sofie Ryan

Organized for Murder by Ritter Ames

The Bali Mystery by Linda Weaver Clarke

Dyed and Gone by Beth Yarnall

Mai Tai for Two by Dephine Dryden

Nine Lives Last Forever by Rebecca M. Hale

The Corpse with the Emerald Thumb by Cathy Ace

Mr. Monk Gets on Board by Hy Conrad (Review, Blog Tour and Giveaway coming up on May 6th.

February 2014 Wrap Up!

Another month is gone and more books have been read.  I don't read as much as other people, but here's my list...

A Tough Nut To Kill by Elizabeth Lee

Murder With Ganache by Lucy Burdette

Time or Money by Carly Fall

Limoncello Yellow by Traci Andrighetti

Tax Cut by Michele Lynn Seigfried

The Cat in the Window by Callie Smith Grant

1105 Yakima Street by Debbie Macomber



E-Books = 6
Print Book = 1
Cozy Mysteries = 4
Non-Fiction = 1
Romances = 2

This was an okay month for me.

January 2014 Wrap Up!

Here are the books I read for January...

Zero-Degree Murder by M.L. Rowland
Paws for Murder by Annie Knox
Don't Cry Over Killed Milk by Stephen Kaminski
Seriously...I'm Kidding by Ellen DeGeneres (audio)
Playing with Fire by J.J. Cook
The Billionaire Banker by Georgia LeCarre
Stealing Home by Jennifer Seasons
Lending A Paw by Laurie Cass
A Tale of Two Biddies by Kylie Logan

So, a total of 9 books for the month. 

November 2013 - Monthly Wrap Up

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I haven't been doing a monthly wrap up lately, but I'm trying to get back into the swing of things.  Here are the books I read in November...

Mayhem at the Orient Express by Kylie Logan
Just Add Spice by Carol E. Wyer
Joyfully Yours by Amy Lamont
Dare to Love by Carly Phillips
Murder, She Barked by Krista Davis
Catnapped by Patricia Fry
Whips, Cuffs, and Little Brown Boxes by Kathryn Long (Review to be posted next week.)

So that makes 7 books for November.  Not great, but not horrible either.

According to Goodreads, I've read 86 books.  My goal was 100 books for 2013.  I seriously doubt I will be getting there with only a month left to the year but that's okay.  I intend to set the same goal for next year and try again :)

As for my challenge status...

So far, for 2013, I completed these challenges:

2013 Romance Reading Challenge
What An Animal Reading Challenge VI
2013 ARC Reading Challenge
2013 Library Reading Challenge
2013 Ebook Challenge
Foodie's Read 2013 Reading Challenge
Cruisin' thru the Cozies Reading Challenge 2013 

These are the challenges I still have left...

2013 A to Z Reading Challenge (4 books left)
2013 Embarrassment of Riches TBR Reading Challenge (I signed up for 12 and haven't read any!)
2013 What's in a name Reading Challenge (Only 1 book left)
2013 Where Are You Reading? Challenge (23 out of 50 left)
2013 Why Buy the Cow? Challenge (10 left)
Finishing the Series Reading Challenge 2013 (2 left - I can't even complete my own challenge!)

There's only one of these challenges that I think I have a legitimate chance to complete - What's in a name - but I don't even think I'll complete that one.  Still, I'm not unhappy with what I've completed.  It's not perfect and only "so-so", but I had fun with these challenges and I'll be back again in 2014.  LOL

Now, hopefully I remember to do a December wrap up :)