Chrissy Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 (edited) Another year begins and so many books to buy, borrow, devour and enjoy. 2016's Reading 1) Descent Series by SM Reine (7 books) 2) Seasons Of The Moon by SM Reine (4 books) 3) The Cain Chronicles (SOTM) by SM Reine (7 books) 4) The Ascension Series by SM Reine (7 books) 5) The Late Scholar by Jill Paton Walsh 6) Ill Wind by Rachel Caine 7) Heat Stroke by Rachel Caine 8) Chill Factor by Rachel Caine 9) Windfall by Rachel Caine10) Firestorm by Rachel Caine11) Thin Air by Rachel Caine12) Gale Force by Rachel Caine13) Cape Storm by Rachel Caine14) Total Eclipse by Rachel Caine15) Thrones, Dominations by Jill Paton Walsh16) Undone by Rachel Caine17) Unknown by Rachel Caine18) Unseen by Rachel Caine19) Unbroken by Rachel Caine20) Rivers Of London by Ben Aaronovitch21) Moon Over Soho by Ben Aaronovitch22) Whispers Underground by Ben Aaronovitch23) Broken Homes by Ben Aaronovitch24) Foxglove Summer by Ben Aaronovitch25) Conjurer by Carole & John Barrowman26) Spirit Legacy by E.E. Holmes27) Spirit Prophecy by E.E. Holmes28) Spirit Ascendancy by E.E. Holmes29) The Shepherd's Crown by Terry Pratchett30) The Perfect Husband by Lisa Gardner31) The Third Victim by Lisa Gardner32) The Next Accident by Lisa Gardner33) The Killing Hour by Lisa Gardner34) Gone by Lisa Gardner35) Say Goodbye by Lisa Gardner36) Percy Jackson & The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan37) Percy Jackson & The Sea Of Monsters by Rick Riordan38) Percy Jackson & The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan39) Percy Jackson & The Battle Of The Labyrinth by Rick Riordan40) Percy Jackson & The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan41) The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan42) The Son Of Neptune by Rick Riordan43) The Mark Of Athena by Rick Riordan44) The House Of Hades45) The Blood Of Olympus46) Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor47) A Symphony Of Echoes by Jodi Taylor48) A Second Chance by Jodi Taylor49) A Trail Through Time by Jodi Taylor50) No Time Like The Past by Jodi Taylor51) What Could Possibly Go Wrong? by Jodi Taylor52) Lies, Damned Lies & History by Jodi Taylor53) The Nothing Girl by Jodi Taylor (+ The Little Donkey)54) Hogwarts / Incomplete & Unreliable Guide /Stories of Heroism, Hardship & Dangerous Hobbies /Power, Politics & Pesky Poltergeists by JK Rowling55) The Name Of The Star by Maureen Johnson56) The Madness Underneath by Maureen Johnson57) The Shadow Cabinet by Maureen Johnson58) Summer Shadows by Joss Stirling59) The Rook by Daniel O'Malley60) Stiletto by Daniel O'Malley61) Magyk by Angie Sage62) Flyte by Angie Sage63) Physik by Angie Sage64) Queste by Angie Sage65) Syren by Angie Sage66) Darke by Angie Sage67) Fyre by Angie Sage68) Harry Potter & The Cursed Child by Jack Thorne, JK Rowling & John Tiffany 2017's Books Read (RR = Re Read) Spoiler 1) Working Stiff by Rachel Caine 2) Two Weeks Notice by Rachel Caine 3) Terminated by Rachel Caine 4) The Something Girl by Jodi Taylor 5) Spirit Legacy by EE Holmes - RR 6) Spirit Prophecy by EE Holmes - RR 7) Spirit Ascendancy by EE Holmes - RR 8) Glass Houses by Rachel Caine - RR 9) Dead Girl's Dance by Rachel Caine - RR 10) Midnight Alley by Rachel Caine - RR 11) Feast of Fools by Rachel Caine - RR 12) Lord of Misrule by Rachel Caine - RR 13) Carpe Corpus by Rachel Caine - RR 14) Fade Out by Rachel Caine - RR 15) Kiss of Death by Rachel Caine - RR 16) Ghost Town by Rachel Caine - RR 17) Bite Club by Rachel Caine - RR 18) Last Breath by Rachel Caine - RR 19) Black Dawn by Rachel Caine - RR 20) Bitter Blood by Rachel Caine - RR 21) Fall of Night by Rachel Caine - RR 22) Daylighters by Rachel Caine - RR 23) And The Rest Is History by Jodi Taylor 24) A Bachelor Establishment by Jodi Taylor 25) Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare - RR 26) Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare - RR 27) Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare - RR 28) City Of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare - RR 29) The Things We Learn When We're Dead by Charlie Laidlaw 30) Harry Potter & The Philosopher's Stone by JK Rowling RR 31) Harry Potter & The Chamber Of Secrets by JK Rowling RR 32) Harry Potter & The Prisoner of Azkaban by JK Rowling RR 33) Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling RR 34) Harry Potter & The Order Of The Phoenix by JK Rowling RR 35) Harry Potter & The Half Blood Price by JK Rowling RR 36) Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows by JK Rowling RR 37) The Butterfly Tattoo by Philip Pullman 38) Stillhouse Lake by Rachel Caine 39) Time Travelling With A Hamster by Ross Welford 40) Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter 41) Rivers Of London by Ben Aaronovitch 42) Moon Over Soho by Ben Aaronovitch 43) Whispers Underground by Ben Aaronovitch 44) Broken Homes by Ben Aaronovitch 45) Foxglove Summer by Ben Aaronovitch 46) Rivers Of London : Body Work by Ben Aaronovitch, Cartmel, Sullivan & Guerrero (Graphic Novel) 47) Rivers Of London : Black Mould by Ben Aaronovitch, Cartmel, Sullivan & Guerrero (Graphic Novel) 48) Rivers Of London : Night Witch by Ben Aaronovitch, Cartmel, Sullivan & Guerrero (Graphic Novel) 49) The Hanging Tree by by Ben Aaronovitch 50) Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor 52) A Symphony Of Echoes by Jodi Taylor 53) A Second Chance by Jodi Taylor 54) A Trail Through Time by Jodi Taylor 55) No Time Like The Past by Jodi Taylor 56) What Could Possibly Go Wrong? by Jodi Taylor 57) Lies, Damned Lies, And History by Jodi Taylor 58) And The Rest Is History by Jodi Taylor 59) X8 Short Stories by Jodi Taylor 60) White Silence by Jodi Taylor 61) The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger 62) Hunting In Bruges by EJ Stevens 63) Shadow Sight by EJ Stevens 64) Right Behind You by Lisa Gardner 65) Magnus Chase & The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan 66) Killman Creek by Rachel Caine 67) Shadow Sight by EJ Stevens 68) Ghost Light by EJ Stevens 69) Burning Bright by EJ Stevens 70) Birthright by EJ Stevens 71) Tales From Harborsmouth by EJ Stevens 72) Midnight Crossroad by Charlaine Harris 73) Day Shift by Charlaine Harris 74) Night Shift by Charlaine Harris 75) Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris 76) Living Dead In Dallas by Charlaine Harris 77) Club Dead by Charlaine Harris 78) Dead To The World by Charlaine Harris 79) Dead As A Doornail by Charlaine Harris 80) Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris 81) All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris 82) From Dead To Worse by Charlaine Harris 83) Dead & Gone by Charlaine Harris 84) Dead In The Family by Charlaine Harris 85) Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris 86) Deadlocked by Charlaine Harris 87) Dead Ever After by Charlaine Harris 2018 Reading 1) Shakespeare's Landlord by Charlaine Harris 2) Shakespeare's Champion by Charlaine Harris 3) Shakespeare's Christmas by Charlaine Harris 4) Shakespeare's Trollop by Charlaine Harris 5) Shakespeare's Counselor by Charlaine Harris 6) Grave Sight by Charlaine Harris 7) Grave Surprise by Charlaine Harris 8) An Ice Cold Grave by Charlaine Harris 9) Grave Secret by Charlaine Harris 10) Whispers Of The Walker by EE Holmes 11) Plague Of The Shattered by EE Holmes 12) Awakening of The Seer by EE Holmes 13)The Broken Bridge by Philip Pullman I am having to throw a rough 'Wot I may have read' list up, as it has been so long since I kept my list up to date. Here goes!.... 14) Magyk by Angie Sage 15) Flyte by Angie Sage 16) Physik by Angie Sage 17) Queste by Angie Sage 18) Syren by Angie Sage 19) Darke by Angie Sage 20) Fyre by Angie Sage 21) The Steam Pump Jump (SS) by Jodi Taylor 22) White Silence by Jodi Taylor 23) Dark Light by Jodi Taylor 24) The Big Over Easy by Jasper Fforde 25) The Fourth Bear by Jasper Fforde 26) The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde 27) Lost In A Good Book by Jasper Fforde 28) The Well Of Lost Plots by Jasper Fforde 29) Something Rotten by Jasper Fforde 30) First Among Sequels by Jasper Fforde 31) One Of Our Thursdays Is Missing by Jasper Fforde 32) The Woman Who Died A Lot by Jasper Fforde 33) Midnight Crossroads by Charlaine Harris 34) Day Shift by Charlaine Harris 35) Night Shift by Charlaine Harris That is all I can currently recall. I had a long old stretch of no reading, then danced back into books for a while, and am back in a no reading rut again now. No worries! Ebb and flow. I'm just going to throw a few titles down, as I recall them. I shall make a greater effort in 2019 to make note, and review. We Need To Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver The Passage by Justin Cronin The Twelve by Justin Cronin Edited December 29, 2018 by Chrissy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Good luck with your reading in 2016, Chrissy ... hope it's a good year of books for you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inver Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Have good reading year Chrissy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 I hope you have a fabulous reading year 2016, Chrissy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobblybear Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Hope you have a great reading year, Chrissy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 I wish you a great reading year in 2016, Chrissy. May it be filled with a lot of good books . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaliepud Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Have a very happy 2016 Chrissy, I hope you get the opportunity to devour lots of wonderful books! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 I hope you have a wonderful year of reading, Chrissy—a year that at least matches last year, which seemed to go quite well for you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissy Posted January 11, 2016 Author Share Posted January 11, 2016 Thank you all. I wish you all an excellent year of books and reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anisia Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Have a great reading year in 2016! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissy Posted January 12, 2016 Author Share Posted January 12, 2016 Thanks, you too Mona. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyshake Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Happy Reading in 2016 Chrissy .. hope it's a great reading year for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissy Posted January 21, 2016 Author Share Posted January 21, 2016 Thank you Kay, I wish the same for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissy Posted March 9, 2016 Author Share Posted March 9, 2016 (edited) 1) Descent Series by SM Reine (7 books) 2) Seasons Of The Moon by SM Reine (4 books) 3) The Cain Chronicles (SOTM) by SM Reine (7 books) 4) The Ascension Series by SM Reine (7 books) Elise Kavanagh is good at one thing: killing demons, angels, and gods. For years, she was the death that supernatural creatures feared. More myth than woman, she walked the Earth as the embodiment of vengeance. James Faulkner is a powerful witch, and the only person she trusts. Together they are Kopis (sword) a fighter, and Aspis (shield) the supporting witch. The Descent and Ascension series are gritty urban fantasy books that tell their story as they travel Earth, Heaven and Hell and all the dimensions in between. The Descent and Ascension series are fast paced stories with interesting characters of depth. Adam, Eve and Lilith, Angels from the exalted to the fallen and the demonic forces on earth and in hell. We skip backward and forward in time as the story unfurls itself to understand what has come before, and what may be coming. Destinies, sacred oaths, immortality and the bending of the rules governing life, loyalties and redemption seeking all all here. Huge and complex themes are brought to the reader through Elise as she fights the forces of evil and attempts to bring justice to an increasingly uncertain reality. Seasons Of The Moon and The Cain Chronicles tell the story/stories of Rylie Gesham, Seth and Abel Wilder, their families, friends and acquaintances. Werewolves, Witches, Kopis and the governmental forces that are chasing them down, the series builds at a fast pace as the players and series cross over at times with the Descent and Ascension books. Edited March 9, 2016 by Chrissy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissy Posted March 9, 2016 Author Share Posted March 9, 2016 5) The Late Scholar by Jill Paton Walsh Being a huge fan of Dorothy L Sayers and her Lord Peter Wimsey creation, I have read not only her books, but additionally the four books that Jill Paton Walsh has written (with permission) using the characters. I had thought that her last book The Attenbury Emeralds, was to be the final book, and felt it had been a really good and fitting finale. So it was with a hint of trepidation that I picked up The Late Scholar. It is a proper Sayers' mystery in so many ways, and in itself is a fine story. Unlike her previous works with the Sayers' characters however, this one didn't quite ring true and at times felt contrived . There were occasions when a few out-of-character moments made me actually wince, and overall it read as an unnecessary add on to what I had felt had been an accomplished continuation / homage to the original books. I'm glad that I read it, but consider the earlier book to be the more fitting final book. Let's hope there are no more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissy Posted April 10, 2016 Author Share Posted April 10, 2016 Weather Wardens Series ;6) Ill Wind by Rachel Caine, 7) Heat Stroke by Rachel Caine, 8) Chill Factor by Rachel Caine, 9) Windfall by Rachel Caine,10) Firestorm by Rachel Caine,11) Thin Air by Rachel Caine,12) Gale Force by Rachel Caine,13) Cape Storm by Rachel Caine,14) Total Eclipse by Rachel Caine Life has been so busy of late I wanted to escape into another place completely when I could actually sit down to read, and Rachel Caine's The Weather Warden series allowed me to do just that. The series centres on Joanne Baldwin, who is part of the secret worldwide Weather Warden organisation that attempts to control the weather across the globe, keeping the extremes down to a minimum and humanity safe. They do this using their own special elemental gifts, and the coerced assistance of the Djinn, ancient, magical and mythical creatures. When it works, it works well, but as Joanne is to discover over the course of the 9 books, things are never quite what they seem, a balance must be kept at al times and in all areas, and that people are capable of appalling acts against each other. Witty, fast paced and following a genuinely refreshing and original story arc, the reader is swept along with Joanne. I enjoyed the series enormously, despite feeling hesitant during the early books as to whether the series worked, or if it could maintain the same level of compelling activity throughout the nine books. I couldn't predict the story at any time, and could only avidly read on to discover what would happen next. A very satisfying read, perfect for an active period in my life where I needed vividly depicted characters encased in a compelling story that changed scenes regularly enough to allow me to zip through it without recourse to going back and forth. If you are in need of a distracting fast paced read, and enjoy immersing yourself your reading world for a time, then these are the books for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 I had no idea this series had 14 books! I own books 3 - 6. I'm glad you enjoyed reading these books . Nice review! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissy Posted April 11, 2016 Author Share Posted April 11, 2016 They were enjoyable books. The first few really establish the main character of Joanne, and the relationships between the Wardens, the Djinn and everyone's role in keeping the weather ticking over. The later ones expand the original idea and gets into politics and positioning of things. An intriguing idea well written I thought. Didn't mean to spook you with how many Gaia, but here are 9 of them, not 14. - the numbering was for my list of keeping track. I had wondered where the author could go with the series, or whether it would feel like she was padding out the later books, but she maintains a good story and fast pace throughout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Ah thanks . Oh sorry for misreading! 9 seems like a more managable number for a series . It's nice to know the series was enjoyable throughout . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissy Posted April 11, 2016 Author Share Posted April 11, 2016 Nah! I listed them badly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissy Posted April 24, 2016 Author Share Posted April 24, 2016 16) Undone by Rachel Caine, 17) Unknown by Rachel Caine, 18) Unseen by Rachel Caine, 19) Unbroken by Rachel Caine Four books that form a 'spin off' from Rachel Caine's Weather Warden series. The same time frame and events form the backdrop to both series, but these four focus on Cassiel, a former Djinn and her Weather Warden partner Luis and the events that directly effect them. Cassiel briefly appears in the last book in the WW series, Total Eclipse, and I was intrigued enough by her and Luis' appearance in that book to want to read her separate adventures. As with the WW series, these four are well paced and imaginative with decent character development and a solid story that makes you want to read on. The overlap of Djinn and human sensibilities is an interesting one that at times looks to answer perennial questions of mankind - the notion of empathy, family, hope etc. Rachel Caine has enabled me to keep on reading during a busy time when my mojo might easily have taken a holiday. The WW and Outcast four books are definitely 'keepers' to aid me in future potential wobbly mojo times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 I didn't know there was a spin-off series. I'm glad you enjoyed reading these books . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 I bought another Rachel Caine book a little while ago, and meant to mention it to you. It's called Ink and Bone and is the first in a new series called Novels of the Great Library. I haven't read it yet, but it's a Rachel Caine book set in a library ... It's gotta be good, hasn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissy Posted April 25, 2016 Author Share Posted April 25, 2016 I didn't know there was a spin-off series. I'm glad you enjoyed reading these books . I only discovered them when I looked on fantasticfiction.com, it wasn't immediately apparent that they were connected to the series until you actually read the blurb for them. I may have also bought the Revivalist series by her too. I thought that having enjoyed the Morganville Vampires, The Weather Wardens and the Outcast series by her I may as well go the whole hog. Which leads me onto........ I bought another Rachel Caine book a little while ago, and meant to mention it to you. It's called Ink and Bone and is the first in a new series called Novels of the Great Library. I haven't read it yet, but it's a Rachel Caine book set in a library ... It's gotta be good, hasn't it? Me too! For the same reasons! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julie Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 Hi Chrissy Hope you are doing well and finding some interesting reading material . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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