Well my dear Gentle Reader, the end of the month ~ and year ~ is upon us. This month the book group read Daughter of the Empire by Raymond E. Feist and Janny Wurts and I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. I went on to reread the entire trilogy, and it didn’t disappoint. It never does. I will say that this time around I noticed some of the slower bits, the whole exile sequence in the final book has never really appealed to me and I usually skim it on a reread. But I still think the trilogy holds the test of time as an excellent fantasy series and one of the best strong women leaders out there. I’m not going to write a full review, because you know that I love it. Instead…
Here are my reading statistics for 2014:
- 52: Number of Fiction books read and finished in 2014
- 10 Romance
- 8 YA
- 14 Fantasy
- 9 Science Fiction (includes steampunk)
- 4 Urban Fantasy
- 5 Anthology
- 2 Other
- (Many fit into multiple genres I just categorized by what I felt fit best)
- 63: Number of fiction books read and rejected in 2014
- 13 full, the rest samples (I do NOT believe that once started I have to finish a book)
- 27: Number of books deleted in extreme annoyance after only a few lines
10 Favorite Books I read in 2014
- Sword Masters ~ Selina Rosen
- Black Dog ~ Rachel Neumeier (review here)
- Newt’s Emerald ~ Garth Nix (review here)
- Clockwork Heart ~ Dru Pagliassotti (review here)
- Sworn to Raise: Courtlight #1 ~ Terah Edun
- Paradox series ~ Rachel Bach (review of first book here)
- To Play the Lady ~ Naomi Lane (warning, unfinished series!)
- Theirs Not to Reason Why series ~ Jean Johnson
- Dark Triumph ~ Robin LaFevers (review of first two books in this series here)
- Bitterwood ~ Rowan Speedwell (review here)
So if you are looking for something to read in 2015, these are a few of my recommendations. I’m looking forward to a lot of travel at the beginning of 2015, which means lots of reading. I’m hoping to match my numbers from 2014, if not beat them. And fingers crossed I discover 10 more books I enjoyed. Can’t wait for 2015!
{What is Gail’s Book Group reading for December? Daughter of the Empire by Raymond E. Feist and Janny Wurts}
GAIL’S DAILY DOSE
Your Moment of Parasol . . .
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| 1912 Parasol Betaille, 1912 The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Your Infusion of Cute . . .
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| Spotted in Hilo Hawaii |
Your Tisane of Smart . . .
Alarm Clock App Donates To Charity Every Time You Hit Snooze
Your Writerly Tinctures . . .
How Does Your Character Answer Questions?
PROJECT ROUND UP
Manners & Mutiny ~ The Finishing School Book the Last Releases November 2015. Not yet available for pre-order. Edits stage.
Prudence ~ Custard Protocol Book the First Release date March 17, 2015 now available for pre-order!
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