Books Read:
I cross stitched four and a half ornaments this month, and so I only read half a book. Overall this year, I read 57 books and listened to 63 audio books.
Check out my year in books on Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/user/year_in_books/2017/1154329
Audio Books Completed:
The Silver Chair by C. S. Lewis
Can't rate this series, due to emotional attachment.
The Case of the Deadly Butter Chicken by Tarquin Hall 4/5 stars (my review here)
The Last Battle by C. S. Lewis
see above
Thirteen Problems by Agatha Christie 4/5 stars
A set of thirteen short stories featuring Miss Marple. As is typical of Christie, most are clever and intriguing.
Dead in the Water by Carola Dunn 3/5 stars
Daisy and her fiance witness a rower collapse and die, and together they search for the reason and culprit. It's an okay book; more of a time-pass than a serious read.
People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks 4/5 stars
This well-written novel follows the life of a book, the Hagada, through the stories of various people. Brooks did a great job of writing distinctive voices for her characters, and I'm not sure why I'm not rating it 5 stars--I didn't fully emotionally connect to it, so I suppose that's why. I do highly recommend it, though, for readers who love books about books.
Everything You Told Me by Lucy Dawson 4/5 stars
Sally wakes up in a taxi 300 miles from home with no idea how she got there. The reader then follows her as she tries to determine if she's crazy or if someone planned to make her look that way. I knew from very early on who and why, but the book was still quite good.
