December 2012 Wrap Up

December is over and it's time to move onto January, but first I must wrap up my December reading.  Here are the books I read...

Animal Magnetism by Jill Shalvis (audio)
The Prophet by Ethan Cross
Ride the Tiger by Pat Silver-Lasky
Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich (audio)
The Christmas Carol Murders by Christopher Lord
Maybe Too Good To Be True by Christy McKee
The Disappearance of Grace by Vincent Zandri
Austenland by Shannon Hale (audio)
A Hard Act to Follow by Henry Bushkin
The Power of Happiness by Timothy McKinney
The Penthouse Man by Kea Noli

Not bad, 11 books.  I ended up reading 86 books in 2012.   I didn't reach my goal of 100 books for the year but I'm planning to try again in 2013.

If you'd like to read my reviews, just click on the titles.  The only one I didn't review is the Jill Shalvis book.

2012 Audio Reading Challenge Wrap Up

I actually finished this challenge in August, but never posted a wrap up post. So, here it is. I'm hoping to sign up for this one again since I'm always listening to audio books on my way to and from work.

I completed the "Going Steady" level for 12 audio books. Here are the books I read...

1. My Horizontal Life by Chelsea Handler(Click for review.)
2.Shakespeare's Landlord by Charlaine Harris(Click for review)
3. I Feel Bad About My Neck by Nora Ephron (Click for review)
4. I Remember Nothing and Other Reflections by Nora Ephron (Click for review)
5. Quitters, Inc. by Stephen King (Click for review.)
6. Chocolate Covered Murder by Leslie Meier (Click for review.)
7. This Time Together by Carol Burnett (Click for review.)
8. Whisker of Evil by Rita Mae Brown (Click for review.)
9. The Last Boy by Jane Leavy (Click for review.)
10. Deadlocked by Charlaine Harris (Click for review.)
11. Grave Sight by Charlaine Harris (Click for review.)
12. Metro Girl by Janet Evanovich (Click for review.)

2012 Romance Reading Challenge Wrap Up

I always love this challenge and I completed this one this week. Thanks to Naida at The Bookworm for hosting it again.


These are the books I read...


1. Melinda and the Wild West by Linda Weaver Clarke (Click here for review.)
2. Animal Magnetism by Jill Shalvis (Click here for review.)
3. Woodrose Mountain by RaeAnne Thayne (Click here for review.)
4. Because of You by Jessica Scott (Click here for review.)
5. Ice Cold by Cherry Adair (Click here for review.)

2012 E-Book Reading Challenge Wrap Up

I finished this challenge this week. These are the books I read.



1. Citizen Insane by Karen Cantwell (Click to read review.)
2. Melinda and the Wild West by Linda Weaver Clarke (Click here for review.)
3. The Less You Know by Jenny Ashley (Click for review.)
4. A Valentine from Harlequin: Six Degrees of romance (Click for review.)
5. Hot Chocolate by Dawn Greenfield Ireland (Click for review.)
6. A Grand Murder by Stacy Verdick Case (Click for review.)
7. Animal Magnetism by Jill Shalvis (Click for review.)
8. Ecstatic Evil by Amanda McNeil (Click for review.)
9. Shore Excursion by Marie Moore (Click for review.)
10. Cats Can't Shoot by Clea Simon (Click for review.)
11. Woodrose Mountain by RaeAnne Thayne (Click for review.)
12. Titanic 2012 by Bill Walker (Click for review.)
13. Fifty Shades of Grey by EL James (Click for review.)
14. Desert Intrigue by Linda Weaver Clarke (Click for review.)
15. Dead Locked by Amy Saunders (Click for review.)
16. A Fistful of Collars by Spencer Quinn (Click for review.)
17. For Whom the Funeral Bell Tolls by Livia J. Washburn (Click for review.)
18. Firefly Beach by Meira Pentermann  (Click for review.)
19. On the Island by Tracey Garvis Graves (Click for review.)
20. Designed for Death by Jean Harrington (Click for review.)
21. Because of You by Jessica Scott (Click for review.)
22. A Charming Crime by Tonya Kappes (Click for review.)
23. Missing Rebecca by John Worsley Simpson (Click for review.)
24. Curveball by Jen Estes (Click for review.)
25. Ice Cold by Cherry Adair (Click for review.)

Completed Challenges - Wrap Up Posts

I completed two challenges this week. It should come as no surprise that it's cozy mystery challenges. LOL



Here's what I read...

1.  Citizen Insane by Karen Cantwell (Click to read review.)
2.  Shakespeare's Landlord by Charlaine Harris (Click to read review.)
3.  Little Shop of Homicide by Denise Swanson (Click to read review.)
4.  Hot Chocolate by Dawn Greenfield Ireland (Click to read review.)
5. Chocolate Covered Murder by Leslie Meier (Click to read review.)
6. Murder Buys A T-shirt by Christy Fifield (Click to read review.)
7. An Appetite for Murder by Lucy Burdette (Click to read review.)
8. Cats Can't Shoot by Clea Simon (Click to read review.)
9. Dead Locked by Amy Sanders (Click to read review.)
10. Corpse in the Crystal Ball by Kari Lee Townsend (Click to read review.)
11. For Whom the Funeral Bell Tolls by Livia J. Washburn (Click to read review.)
12. Pies and Prejudice by Ellery Adams (Click for review)

Here's what I read...

1. Whisker of Evil by Rita Mae Brown (Click for review.)
2. Shear Murder by Nancy J. Cohen (Click for review.)
3. Quilt or Innocence by Elizabeth Craig (Click for review.)
4. For Whom the Funeral Bell Tolls by Livia J. Washburn (Click for review.)
5. Corpse in the Crystal Ball by Kari Lee Townsend (Click for review.)
6. Pies and Prejudice by Ellery Adams (Click for review.)

I loved doing these challenges and I'll definitely be hosting the Cruisin' thru the Cozies challenge again next year. If Kris' has her cozy challenge next year, I'll be signing up again!

2012 ARC Reading Challenge-Wrap Up!

My first completed reading challenge of 2012! That's always exciting :) These were all books I was asked to review from one source or another and I really could have advanced to another level since I still have a huge stack of ARCs waiting for me - not to mention that the year is not nearly over :) However, I committed to ten and it makes me feel good that I finished something :)

These are the books I read...

1. Citizen Insane by Karen Cantwell (Click for review).
2. Melinda and the Wild West by Linda Weaver Clarke (Click here for review.)
3. The Less You Know by Jenny Ashley (Click for review.)
4. Little Shop of Homicide by Denise Swanson (Click for review.)
5. Hot Chocolate by Dawn Greenfield Ireland (Click for review.)
6. A Grand Murder by Stacy Verdick Case (Click for review.)
7. Chocolate Covered Murder by Leslie Meier (Click for review.)
8. Showstoppers by Helen Smith (Click for review.)
9. Ecstatic Evil by Amanda McNeil (Click for review.)
10. Shore Excursion by Marie Moore (Click for review.)