Books I Read in 2014.

Well in 2014 I managed to read well over my goal of one book a week, in total you'll see below I managed to read 84 books.  OK I guess some of them weren't very long books and some were very long, so it pretty much evens out.

As you go down this list you'll see that I've read quite a few different types of books from chick lit, vampires/witches, fantasy, mystery/crime to post apocalyptic.  I think I ended reading a lot of post apocalyptic books because I'd been watching and still watch programs like The Walking Dead, The 100 and Under The Dome, and have on my Amazon Watch list programs such as Eureka, Jericho, Defiance to name a few still left to watch or in the case of some it's re watch. 

Books I read in 2014

1. High Witch by Hanna Mona Loved it
2. The Salem Witch Society by K N Shields Enjoyed it
3. Dangerous Affairs by Diana Miller Loved it
4. Stranger & Stranger Robert McMullen Loved it
5. City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare Loved it
6. Relentless (Dominion Trilogy #1) by Robin Parish Loved it
7. A Castle of Sand (A Shade of Vampire series #3) by Bella Forest Loved it
8. True of Blood by A Bonnie Lamer Enjoyed it
9. Seduced by Innocence by Karpove Kinrade (Pen Name: Alex Lux) Enjoyed it
10. Witch Sister by Alma Katsu Loved it but it was very short as it's a prequel to The Taker (The Immortal Trology) 
11. Slow Burn by Bobby Adair Loved it
12. Retreat by Craig Dilovie Loved it
13. Diary of the Displaced by Glynn James Loved it
14. Earthfall by Stephen Knight Loved it
15. Contamination by T W Piperbrook Loved it
16. Honeymoon for One by Beth Orsoff Enjoyed it
17. Affliction: Patient Zero by I T Ryan Loved it 
18. Guess Who I pulled last Night by Nikki Ashton Loved it
19. Three Girls & a Baby by Rachel Schurig Loved it
20. Three Girls & a Wedding by Rachel Schurig Loved it
21. Three Girls & a Leading Man by Rachel Schurig Loved it
22. No Bra Required by Nikki Ashton Loved it
23. One Day by David Nicholls Enjoyed it
24. Picturing Perfect by Melissa Brown Enjoyed it
25. The Witch Hunter by Nicole R Taylor Enjoyed it
26. Beyond the Clouds by Frank I Anastasio JR Enjoyed it
27. A shadow of Light (A Shade of Vampire series #4) by Bella Forest Loved it
28. Fearless by Robin Parish Loved it
29. Merciless by Robin Parish Loved it (but the ending of a great trilogy was such a let down)
30. The Black Widow Agency Case 1 by Felicia Donovan Loved it
31. A Good Man Gone ( Mercy Watts Mysteries) by A W Hartoin Loved it
32.  Vampire: In the Beginning by Charmain Marie Mitchell Enjoyed it
33. The State We're In by Adele Parkes Loved it 
34. Newt's Emerald by Garth Nix Hated it
35. The Legend of Elli Quin by Alex Scarrow Hated it
36. Tales of Aradia: The Last Witch by L A Jones Enjoyed it
37. Witches on Parole Book 1 by Debora Geary Loved it
38. Not Dreaming of You by Nina Cordoba Enjoyed it
39. Fear the Light by William Massa Loved it
40. Moon Over Soho by Ben Aaronovitch Enjoyed it
41. Thirteen Weddings by Page Toon Loved it
42. Clouded Rainbow by Jonathan Sturak Enjoyed it 
43. The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton Loved it
44. Six Moon Summer (Season of the Moon Book 1) by S M Reine Loved it
45. All Hollows Moon (Season of the Moon Book 2) by S M Reine Loved it
46. Long Night Moon (Season of the Moon Book 3) by S M Reine Loved it
47. Gray Moon Rising (Season of the Moon Book 4) by S M Reine Loved it
48. The No-Kids Club by Talli Roland Enjoyed it
49. The Man Who Never Was by Hylton H Smith Enjoyed it
50. Summer in Napa by Marina Adair Enjoyed it
51. Elephant Moon by John Sweeney Loved it
52. The Prequel Power Trip by Jackie Collins Loved it
53. Power Trip by Jackie Collins Loved it
54. The Black Widow Agency Case 2 by Felicia Donovan Loved it
55. Six Years by Harlan Coben Loved it
56. Wedding Cake & Big Mistakes by Nancy Naigle Enjoyed it
57. The Immortalists by Kyle Mills Loved it 
58. A Slight Change of Plan by Dee Errist Enjoyed it
59. Silver Book 1 by Cheree Alsop Loved it
60. Forbidden Forest by Tenaya Jayne Loved it
61. Forest Fire by Tenaya Jayne Loved it
62. Everything to Lose by Andrew Gross Enjoyed it
63. Witches Under Way (#2 Witch Light Trilogy) by Debora Geary Loved it
64. Witches in Flight (#3 Witch Light Trilogy) by Debora Geary Loved it
65. Last Train to Istanbul by Ayse Kulin Loved it
66. Love'em or Leave'em by Angie Stanton Enjoyed it
67. The Girl Who Never Came Back by Amy Cross Loved it
68. Long Time Coming by Edie Claire Loved it
69. Where have all the Boys Gone by Jenny Colgan Loved it
70. Breakers (#1 Breakers Series) by Edward W Robertson Loved it
71. Meltdown (#2 Breakers Series) by Edward W Robertson Loved it
72. Knifepoint (#3 Breakers Series) by Edward W Robertson Loved it
73. Reapers (#4 Breakers Series) by Edward W Robertson Loved it
74. Ger you Kit Off by Nikki Ashton Loved it
75. First Bite (#1 Dark Wolf Series) by Dani Harper Loved it
76. Seed by Ania Ahlborn Enjoyed it
77. Alone (#1 The Girl in the Box Series) by Robert J Crane Loved it
78. Untouched (#2 The Girl in the Box Series) by Robert J Crane Loved it
79. Soulless (#3 The Girl in the Box Series) by Robert J Crane Loved it
80. One Lavender Ribbon by Heather Burch Loved it
81. Christmas at Carrington's by Alexandra Brown Enjoyed it
82. The Scavenger's Daughters by Kay Bratt Loved it
83. If Only in my Dreams by Wendy Markham Loved it
84. Crazy Little Thing by Tracey Brogan Loved it

So what do you think of the books I read in 2014 have you read any of them or are any of them on your reading list?

Do You Keep a Record of the Books You Read?

As you already know I make a list each year of every book I read and it got me thinking about how other people record the books they read and if they do that.

When I originally started to keep a record of the books I was reading I searched the web to find if there were any specific books that you could fill in or if it was just a case of buying a notebook. When I came across this great little website which suits me down to the ground as it's BOOK GEEKS HEAVEN!!!!!! The Literary Gift Company and if you love books like I love books you'll just want everything on their website. 

They also had exactly what I was looking for "What I Read" mini journal.

I've used these for a couple of years but I got that I didn't want to write about my thought on each book I wrote. I also didn't use some of the pages that were dedicated to lists like: quotes to remember, books I want to read, recommended reading, stories I want to share and lastly books I want to write. To me this is dead space in the little book but then again for other people I know it'll be ideal.  They also have a few quotes in them too that have made me laugh. This quote is in my journal pictured below, "I read part of it all the way through" - Sam Goldwyn. 

As you can see it's been used a lot and the photo below that actually shows a couple of my journal pages.

So for the last couple of years well since the beginning of 2014 I've been using a note book where I list to following: 

• Name of Book
• Author
• Date Completed
• Book/Ebook
• Borrowed

Your probably wondering why I put borrowed, book & Ebook?  I always put borrowed because each month I'm able to borrow one book from the Kindle Lending Library (in the past I've searched and searched on my kindle to find a book and guess what I'd borrowed it, lesson learned).  Also I've had a similar thing happen, thinking the book I read was on my kindle when it was a traditional book. So now all I need to do is look at my notebook and it tells me.

Here is a photo of the cover I made for my notebook and also a photo of the inside.

Well I guess now that you can see both types together that the little journal looks nicer than my note book (and will defiantly look better on my bookshelf), so maybe around the New Year I'll treat myself to a new journal. Then that makes me think will I transfer my reading list out of the notebook and in to the journal??? Knowing me I bet I do..

Oh you've also got a glimpse of what I'm reading at the moment too.

Not that I'm OCD or anything but I also have a spread sheet with the same list and other lists that I'll share with you at a later date. I mean in all fairness how else am I to keep track of my books?  

Until next time.

Books I Read in 2013

For quite a while now I've been making a list of the books I read each year. As it got to the point that during the year I'd end up re-reading a book by accident. At the beginning of every year I set my self of the task of reading one book a week. So I guess in 52 weeks I could quite easily forget what I've read.
So I thought you might like to see what books I've been reading since I first set myself the task of one book a week at the beginning of 2013.

Books I read in 2013

1. Perfect People by Peter James  Enjoyed it
2. Spear of Destiny by Daniel Easterman  Enjoyed it
3. Butterfly Swords Jeannie Lin  OK but to predictable for me
4. Yesterday's Sun by Amanda Brooke  Loved it
5. City of Bones by Cassandra Clare  Loved it
6. Dauntsey Park by Nicola Cormick  Bad read gave up (which isn't like me)
7. What Kills Me by Wynne Channing  Loved it
8. Watch Over Me by  Daniela Sacerdoti  Loved it
9. One Cold Night by Katla Lief  Loved it
10. The September Garden by Catherine Law  Loved it
11. Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch  Loved it
12. Deadly Legacy by Alanna Knight  Loved it
13. Working Stiff by Rachel Caine  Enjoyed it
14. Mr Penumbra's 24 Hr Bookstore by Robin Sloan  Loved it
15. The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson Hated it
16. The Queen and I by Sue Townsend  Enjoyed it
17. Chances by Frayer North  Enjoyed it
18. Mum's the Word by Kate Lawson  Enjoyed it
19. Keeping mum by Kate Lawson  Enjoyed it
20. The Alchemyst by Michael Scott  Enjoyed it
21. My Blood Approves by Amanda Hocking  Loved it
22. Furnace:  Lockdown by Alexander Gordon Smith  Loved it
23. Glina of Oz by L Frank Baum  Loved it
24. Trinity by Nigel May  Loved it
25. A Shade of Vampire (A shade of Vampire series # 1) by Bella Forest  Enjoyed it
26. The Descent Series by S M Reine (3books in 1)  Loved it
27. Morgue Draw 4 by Jutta Profijt  Loved it
28. White Cat by Holly Black  Enjoyed it
29. Grave Minder by Melissa Marr  Loved it
30. The Laughing Corpse by Laurell K Hamilton  Loved it
31. Charming the Shrew by Laurin Wittig  Enjoyed it
32. A Shade of Blood (A shade of Vampire series # 2) by Bella Forest  Loved it
33. Shattered Souls by Delilah Devlin  Enjoyed it
34. Fire Dance by Dette Jecobs  Enjoyed it
35. Christmas Delivery by Susan Willis  OK
36. Tales of Aradia The Last Witch by L A Jones  Loved it
37. A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness  (had to re read before I red book 2) Loved it
38. Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness  Loved it
39. The Mischief of the Mistletoe by Lauren Willig  Enjoyed it

As you can see that in 2013 I didn't hit my target of one book a week. You can also see that I read quite a lot of books that come under the genres vampire and witches fiction.

I have to admit I love books about vampires, witches, magic etc.  I do also read a bit of chick lit as every now and then even I need a bit of a break from the vampires.

What are your favourite types of books? Sifi, Fantasy, Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery, Horror, Romance or any other type of books I've not mentioned.

12 Books That are Free on Amazon

What's not to love with Free Books for your kindle.  I'm always looking for free books to read on my Kindle.  I have a limited amount of money to purchase books, as they are a bit of a luxury especially if I purchase traditional books.  Listed below are some of the books that I have found that are Free YES FREE on AMAZON. Just click the link beside the title/author.

1. The Descent Series Books 1-3 by S M Reine: Free on Kindle
2. The Witch Hunter. The Witch Hunter Saga #1  by Nicole R Taylor: Free on Kindle
3. High Witch by Hanna Mona: Free on Kindle
4. Contamination by T W Piperbrook: Free on Kindle
5. Vampire In the Beginning by Charmain Marie Mitchell: Free on Kindle
6. The Witch Sisters (The Taker Trilogy) by Alma Katsu (short): Free on Kindle
7. The Man Who Never Was by Hylton Smith: Free on Kindle
8. A Good Man Gone (Mercy Watts Mysteries Book 1) by A W Hartoin: Free on Kindle
9. Clouded Rainbow by Jonathan Sturak: Free on Kindle
10. 48 Hours: A City of London Thriller by J Jackson Bentley: Free on Kindle
11. Silver ( The Silver Series Book 1) by Cheree Alsop: Free on Kindle
12. Bad Boys and Billionaire (The Naughty List Romance Bundles Series Book 1) Various Authors: Free on Kindle

This list was correct on day of posting.