Thursday, January 9, 2014

The books of 2013

I read 112 books in 2013.  I listened to some as audiobooks and read some the traditional way as well.  This was the year of REALLY long books.  I enjoyed almost every one.  I LOVED The Mortal Instruments and Infernal Devices series by Cassandra Clare, also The Refiner's Fire series by Lynn Austin and the Divergent series by Veronica Roth.  I am thrilled to be able to say I've read Les Misérables, Jane Eyre and the Ayn Rand books.  I enjoyed each of Kate Morton's and also Margaret Peterson Haddix's books.  I was surprised and honored by President George W. Bush's Decision Points.  Here is the comprehensive list: 


1 A Light to my Path: A Novel by Lynn Austin 
2 A Painted House by John Grisham 
3 A Step of Faith: A Novel (The Walk, Book 4) by Richard Paul Evans 
4 A Swiftly Tilting Planet (Time Quartet, Book 3) by Madeleine L'Engle 
5 A Wind in the Door (Time Quartet, Book 2) by Madeleine L'Engle 
6 A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quartet, Book 1) by Madeleine L'Engle 
7 Allegiant by Veronica Roth 
8 Anthem by Ayn Rand 
9 Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys 
10 Bleachers: A Novel by John Grisham 
11 Calico Joe: A Novel by John Grisham 
12 Candle in the Darkness: A Novel by Lynn Austin 
13 City of Ashes (The Mortal Instruments, Book 2) by Cassandra Clare 
14 City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, Book 1) by Cassandra Clare 
15 City of Fallen Angels (The Mortal Instruments, Book 4) by Cassandra Clare 
16 City of Glass (The Mortal Instruments, Book 3) by Cassandra Clare 
17 City of Lost Souls (The Mortal Instruments, Book 5) by Cassandra Clare 
18 Clockwork Angel: The Infernal Devices, Book 1 by Cassandra Clare 
19 Clockwork Prince: The Infernal Devices, Book 2 by Cassandra Clare 
20 Clockwork Princess: The Infernal Devices, Book 3 by Cassandra Clare 
21 Common Sense by Thomas Paine 
22 Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky 
23 Decision Points by George W. Bush 
24 Divergent by Veronica Roth  
25 Echoes by Danielle Steel  
26 Emma by Jane Austen 
27 Fahrenheit 451: A Novel by Ray Bradbury 
28 Fallen by Lauren Kate 
29 Fallen in Love: A Fallen Novel in Stories by Lauren Kate  
30 Fire by Night: A Novel (Refiners Fire, Book 2) by Lynn Austin 
31 Ford County Stories by John Grisham 
32

Found (The Missing, Book 1) by Margaret Peterson Haddix 
33 Franny K. Stein Mad Scientist: The Fran With Four Brains (#6) by Jim Benton 
34 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Book 2)(again) by J.K. Rowling 
35 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Book 1)(again) by J.K.Rowling 
36 Hidden Girl, The: A True Story of the Holocaust by Lola Rein Kaufman and Lois Metzger 
37 Hold Tight by Harlan Coben  
38 I, Robot by Isaac Asimov 
39 Inferno: A Novel by Dan Brown 
40 Insurgent (Divergent, Book 2) by Veronica Roth 
41 James Herriot's Treasury of Inspirational Stories for Children by James Herriot 
42 JANE EYRE by Charlotte Bronte 
43 Les Misérables by Victor Hugo 
44 Letter to My Daughter by Maya Angelou 
45 Love and Freindship (spelling deliberate) by Jane Austen 
46 Many Waters (Time Quartet, Book 4) by Madeleine L'Engle 
47 Michael Vey: Battle of the Ampere (Book 3) by Richard Paul Evans 
48 Michael Vey: Rise of the Elgen (Book 2) by Richard Paul Evans 
49 Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs 
50 Murder By The Way: A Novel by Betsy Brannon Green 
51 Night by Elie Wiesel 
52 Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen (twice) 
53 Number the Stars by Lois Lowry 
54 One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd by Jim Fergus 
55 Passion: A Fallen Novel (Fallen, Book 3) by Lauren Kate 
56 Persuasion by Jane Austen 
57 Pivot Point by Betsy Brannon Green 
58 Proceed with Caution by Betsy Brannon Green 
59 Rapture: A Fallen Novel (Fallen, Book 4) by Lauren Kate 
60 Reached (Matched Trilogy Book 3) by Ally Condie 
61 Sabotaged (The Missing, Book 3) by Margaret Peterson Haddix 
62 Seekers #2: Great Bear Lake by Erin Hunter 
63 Sent (The Missing, Book 2) by Margaret Peterson Haddix 
64 Shadowhunters and Downworlders: A Mortal Instruments Reader edited by Cassandra Clare 
65 Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel by Harlan Coben 
66 Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury 
67 The Appeal by John Grisham 
68 The Associate: A Novel by John Grisham 
69 The Boxcar Children by by Gertrude Chandler Warner 
70 The Boxcar Children Mysteries #2, Surprise by Gertrude Chandler Warner 
71 The Boxcar Children Mysteries #3, The Yellow House Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner 
72 The Boxcar Children Mysteries #86, The Mystery on Blizzard Mountain by Gertrude Chandler Warner 
73 The Brethren: A Novel by John Grisham 
74 The Broker by John Grisham 
75 The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling 
76 The Confession: A Novel by John Grisham 
77 The Eyre Affair: A Thursday Next Novel by Jasper Fforde 
78 The Fiery Heart: A Bloodlines Novel by Richelle Mead 
79 The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand 
80 The Giver by Lois Lowry  
81 The House at Riverton: A Novel by Kate Morton 
82 The Indigo Spell: A Bloodlines Novel by Richelle Mead 
83 The King of Torts by John Grisham 
84 The Kiss (Witch & Wizard) by James Patterson and Jill Dembowski 
85 The Last Juror: A Novel by John Grisham 
86 The Last Train: A Holocaust Story by Rona Arato 
87 The Litigators: A Novel by John Grisham 
88 The Longest Ride by Nicholas Sparks 
89 The Mammoth Hunters (Earth's Children, Book Three) by Jean M. Auel 
90 The New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, The Holy Bible: Authorized King James Version 
91 The Partner: A Novel by John Grisham 
92 The Plains of Passage (Earth's Children, Book Four) by Jean M. Auel 
93 The Racketeer: A Novel by John Grisham 
94 The Runaway Jury: A Novel by John Grisham 
95 The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne 
96 The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett 
97 The Secret Keeper: A Novel by Kate Morton 
98 The Shelters of Stone (Earth's Children, Book Five) by Jean M. Auel 
99 The Story of My Life by Helen Keller 
100 The Street Lawyer: A Novel by John Grisham 
101 The Summons: A Novel by John Grisham 
102 The Testament: A Novel by John Grisham 
103 The Valley of Horses (Earth's Children, Book Two) by Jean M. Auel 
104 Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer by John Grisham 
105 Theodore Boone: The Abduction by John Grisham 
106 Torment: A Fallen Novel (Fallen, Book 2) by Lauren Kate 
107 Torn (The Missing, Book 4) by Margaret Peterson Haddix 
108 Turnabout by Margaret Peterson Haddix  
109 Up From Slavery: An Autobiography by Booker T. Washington 
110 We the Living by Ayn Rand 
111 Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed 
112 Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte