What did you read in DECEMBER?

Young_Love

Last month of 2014! What did you read? How was it? How many for the year?

eajanvrin

Let it Snow mixed authors 4 stars; The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin 5 stars; The Ship of Brides by Jojo Moyes 4 stars; Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover 5 stars; The White Queen by Philippa Gregory 4 stars; Sum it Up by Pat Summitt 3 stars; An Island Christmas by Nancy Thayer 3 stars; My Christmas Curse by Joan Gable 3 stars.....year total: 67 books

dmlk413

I read 7 books in December for a total of 82 books for the year.

The Virgin Widow by Anne O'Brien - 3 stars
A Grave Inheritance by Kari Edgren - 4 stars
The Secret Place by Tana French - 3 stars
The King's Curse by Philippa Gregory - 3 stars
Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater-4 stars
Whither Thou Goest by Anna Belfrage - 4 stars
The Girl Who Came Home by Hazel Gaynor - 4 stars

jlc1979

1. Money Rules by Gail Vaz-Oxlade   ****

2. Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline   ****

3. I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson   ****

4. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon   *****

5. One Week in December by Holly Chamberlin   ***

6. The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan   ***

I had six for the month which put me at 77 for the year.

GilliC

Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs
3 stars. Interesting but definitely NMS

Legendarium by Kevin G. Summers
4 stars. A quick and fun adventure for book lovers

Best American Short Stories 2011
3 stars. Too many troubled couples and general malaise

A Shot of Sultry by Macy Beckett
5 stars. I really loved it! One of the most healthy romance stories I've ever read.

I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai
4 stars. An inspiration for teen girls (and Team Jacob).

ETA - It ended up being 32 for the year

booneybear

1.  The Wild Blue: The Men and Boys Who Flew the B-24's Over Germany 1944-45 by Stephen E. Ambrose 

2.  The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes

3.  The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North

4.  Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

5.  The Cypress House by Michael Koryta

6.  Ice Bound: A Doctor's Incredible Battle for Survival at the South Pole - Jerri Nielsen

7.  The Truth About Alice - Jennifer Mathieu

8.  Love Anthony - Lisa Genova

9.  Brutal Youth - Anthony Breznican

10.  Glaciers - Alexis M. Smith

11.  This is Not a Test (This is Not A Test #1) - Courtney Summers

12.  Mind of Winter by Laura Kasischke

I ended the year having read 124 Books.  

SnShne322

Blood Games  (Chicagoland # 10) ****
Howling for You (Chicagoland # 8.5) ***
Maybe Someday ****
Written in Red ****
We Were Liars ****
Inside Out (Brown Siblings #3) ****
Laid Bare (Brown Siblings #1) ***
Seige and Storm (The Grisha #2) ****

8/106

jjr1214

December was a really slow month for me in terms of reading since I was rushing to get some craft projects completed for the holidays.

Bad Mother by Ayelet Waldman: 3 stars

The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith: 3 stars

Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern: 4 stars

Americanah by Chimimanda Adichie: 4 stars

Edit: total for the year was 105 books.

jkfranklin

Dark Places by Gillian Flynn 4 stars
Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn 3 stars
Wild by Cheryl Strayed 3 stars
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell 4 stars
There is No Light in Darkness by Claire Contreras 3 stars
Until Midnight by Melissa Landers 3 stars
Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins 4 stars

53/52 for the year. I didn't think I would make my goal but I had a great December!