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It just occurred to me that I never made my book-tracking post for this year. You may laugh…
…because OBVIOUSLY medical school -- especially surgery rotation! -- is the time to embark on the Wheel of Time series. Obviously. When else?
(Kindly don't spoil me in comments here! I've made it 20+ years ignorant and I'd hate to ruin my streak now -- except page-by-page, like everybody else.)
1) Throne of Glass - Sarah J. Maas - overhyped, for reasons unknown
2) Storm Front - Jim Butcher
3) The Eye of the World - Robert Jordan
4) The Great Hunt - Robert Jordan
5) The Dragon Reborn - Robert Jordan
6) The Shadow Rising - Robert Jordan
7) The Fires of Heaven - Robert Jordan
8) Star Cursed - Jessica Spotswood
9) Lord of Chaos - Robert Jordan
10) The Duchess War - Courtney Milan
11) The Heiress Effect - Courtney Milan
12) A Crown of Swords - Robert Jordan
13) Fifty Shades of Grey - EL James
14) Fifty Shades Darker - EL James
15) *The Coldest Girl in Coldtown - Holly Black
16) The Bitter Kingdom - Rae Carson
17) The Future of Us - Jay Asher & Carolyn Mackler
18) *The Burning Sky - Sherry Thomas
19) Immortal Lycanthropes - Hal Johnson
20) His at Night - Sherry Thomas
21) Tempting the Bride - Sherry Thomas
22) Hyperbole and a Half - Allie Brosh
23) The Luckiest Girl in London - Sherry Thomas
24) Beguiling the Beauty - Sherry Thomas
25) Ravishing the Heiress - Sherry Thomas
26) Private Arrangements - Sherry Thomas
27-36) Anita Blake Series #13-22 - Laurell K. Hamilton
37-43) [assorted on-the-road romance novels - note to self, check Scribd/Kindle for details]
Unfinished:
Shatter Me - Tahereh Mafi - second instance of overhype fail - why was this so popular?
Fool Moon - Jim Butcher
Ironskin - Tina Connolly
The Path of Daggers - Robert Jordan
Truth & Beauty: A Friendship - Ann Patchett
How Will You Measure Your Life? - Clayton M. Christensen
Reread:
Sunshine - Robin McKinley
Favorites from 2012:
The Fault in Our Stars - John Green
Summers at Castle Auburn - Sharon Shinn
Archangel - Sharon Shinn
I Hunt Killers - Barry Lyga
Once a Witch - Carolyn MacCullough
Always a Witch - Carolyn MacCullough
Born Wicked - Jessica Spotswood
A Confusion of Princes - Garth Nix
For my reference, lists from 2007 (59), 2008 (67), 2009 (67), 2010 (40), 2011 (34), and 2012 (48). Work reading not included.
…because OBVIOUSLY medical school -- especially surgery rotation! -- is the time to embark on the Wheel of Time series. Obviously. When else?
(Kindly don't spoil me in comments here! I've made it 20+ years ignorant and I'd hate to ruin my streak now -- except page-by-page, like everybody else.)
1) Throne of Glass - Sarah J. Maas - overhyped, for reasons unknown
2) Storm Front - Jim Butcher
3) The Eye of the World - Robert Jordan
4) The Great Hunt - Robert Jordan
5) The Dragon Reborn - Robert Jordan
6) The Shadow Rising - Robert Jordan
7) The Fires of Heaven - Robert Jordan
8) Star Cursed - Jessica Spotswood
9) Lord of Chaos - Robert Jordan
10) The Duchess War - Courtney Milan
11) The Heiress Effect - Courtney Milan
12) A Crown of Swords - Robert Jordan
13) Fifty Shades of Grey - EL James
14) Fifty Shades Darker - EL James
15) *The Coldest Girl in Coldtown - Holly Black
16) The Bitter Kingdom - Rae Carson
17) The Future of Us - Jay Asher & Carolyn Mackler
18) *The Burning Sky - Sherry Thomas
19) Immortal Lycanthropes - Hal Johnson
20) His at Night - Sherry Thomas
21) Tempting the Bride - Sherry Thomas
22) Hyperbole and a Half - Allie Brosh
23) The Luckiest Girl in London - Sherry Thomas
24) Beguiling the Beauty - Sherry Thomas
25) Ravishing the Heiress - Sherry Thomas
26) Private Arrangements - Sherry Thomas
27-36) Anita Blake Series #13-22 - Laurell K. Hamilton
37-43) [assorted on-the-road romance novels - note to self, check Scribd/Kindle for details]
Unfinished:
Shatter Me - Tahereh Mafi - second instance of overhype fail - why was this so popular?
Fool Moon - Jim Butcher
Ironskin - Tina Connolly
The Path of Daggers - Robert Jordan
Truth & Beauty: A Friendship - Ann Patchett
How Will You Measure Your Life? - Clayton M. Christensen
Reread:
Sunshine - Robin McKinley
Favorites from 2012:
The Fault in Our Stars - John Green
Summers at Castle Auburn - Sharon Shinn
Archangel - Sharon Shinn
I Hunt Killers - Barry Lyga
Once a Witch - Carolyn MacCullough
Always a Witch - Carolyn MacCullough
Born Wicked - Jessica Spotswood
A Confusion of Princes - Garth Nix
For my reference, lists from 2007 (59), 2008 (67), 2009 (67), 2010 (40), 2011 (34), and 2012 (48). Work reading not included.