Year End: 2012

I have not posted in eight months.  It has been a very busy, difficult year caring for my father (who is thankfully on the mend) and my family, and my free time to post has been limited.  There would be no way for me to review the 18 books I have read since my last post.  I have not tracked the books that I have read well either.  There may be a few missing from the list (as of my last post in April, I was only on number 12).  As a result, I can only come up with 30 books read.  I am below my average reading for the year, with only 2.5 books read per month.  That is not very surprising, given my time limitations.  My book club also consumed fewer books this year with only three books read (Cold Mountain being completed just this week) rather than our usual of four or five.  Favorites from this year include Notorious Nineteen (Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich), Wicked Business (the second in the Wicked series by Janet Evanovich), Still Alice, The Map of Time, and The Fiery Cross (5th in the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon).

2012 was a life changing year.  A year that split my life into the "before" and the "after" with the passing of my mother.  Not all of it was bad, but a lot of it was challenging.  The books that I read offered escape from those challenges (notice the number of silly, non consequential novels on the list of 29).  This past year I learned a lot about myself - about my limits and my strength; about my blessings and my love of my family; about what really matters.  2013 will be a better year and hopefully my time will allow for more frequent blog posts.

Books Read in 2012

 

Drums of Autumn

Perfect Match

Kill Me

Love, Unexpectedly

Cool Shade

Still Alice

Off Season

The Journey Home

Love in a Nutshell

Double Dare

Chasing the Dime

The Lilac Bus

The Night Circus (BC)

Fifty Shades of Grey

Fifty Shades Darker

Fifty Shades Freed

Montana Creeds: Logan

Montana Creeds: Tyler

Montana Creeds: Dylan

The Last Summer of You and Me

Dedication

The Broker

The Map of Time (BC)

Wicked Business

Pillow Talk

The Fiery Cross

Falling Star

Dark Fever

Cold Mountain (BC)

Notorious Nineteen