I've been diligently keeping a list of books I've read since 2010.
It's one of those things I used to always say I was going to do, but would somehow forget to keep up with fairly early on.
Keeping up with it here on Meanderings and Muses, for some reason, made it an easier and more fun thing to do.
If you're interested in past reading lists - they're here:
You can see my 2010 list here -
And, my 2013 list -
And, my 2014 list -
If a book is on my list, it means I liked it.
I am not one to finish a book I don't care for, or am even feeling lukewarm about. I know there are people out there who feel like they can't put a book down once they've invested some time in it, and that's fine. That's just not me.
So I'm posting my entire list and simply including my most memorable reads of the year within that list.
Truth be told, I'm terrible at remembering a lot about most books once I've read it and moved on. A lot of people can remember books, the plots, even quote passages from their favorites well after they've been read.
I wish I could do that.
The best I can do, however, is remember when a particular book made enough of an impression that it actually still brings on a bit of a physical reaction when I see the title.
A nudge of remembrance.
A nudge of remembrance.
So.
That's what I'm going with here.
My own unorthodox gut-reaction list of most memorable books of 2015, which I've highlighted in bold letters.
And, those very few you see in red. They're my "wow" reads.
And, because it's only the 14th of December, there will be more added right up until the end of the year, so check back from time to time to see what's new (and what's good).
There are two series I discovered this year by new or, at least, "new to me" authors that I want to share.
Neely Tucker and Anne Cleeland. I look forward to reading more from both.
For those who aren't familiar with the "(ARC)" you see on some of these titles, it means "Advance Reading Copy." Some of those titles were "ARCs" when I read them, but have now been released. Some, however, are not due to be released until next year, so I'm afraid you'll have to wait.
Happy Reading, Everyone!!
Books Read in 2015
Reading now, but not finished:
CAROLINA WRITERS AT HOME edited by Meg Reid, Photos by Rob McDonald
Finished -
A NIGHT WITHOUT ARMOR by Jewell
DEEP SOUTH by Paul Theroux
BIG MAGIC by Elizabeth Gilbert
MILLER'S VALLEY by Anna Quindlen (ARC)
THE GIRLS by Lisa Jewell (ARC)
THE WEDDING TREE by Robin Wells
THE WITCHES OF CAMBRIDGE by Menna Van Praag (ARC)
A PRISONER IN MALTA by Phillip DePoy (ARC)
DAY SHIFT by Charlaine Harris
PRETENDING TO DANCE by Diane Chamberlain
MIDNIGHT CROSSROAD by Charlaine Harris
SHAKESPEARE AND COMPANY by Sylvia Beach
WRITING ALL WRONGS by Ellery Adams
STARS OF FORTUNE by Nora Roberts
THE EX by Alafair Burke (ARC)
THE PASSENGER by Lisa Lutz (ARC)
WHERE IT HURTS by Reed Farrel Coleman (ARC)
GRANT PARK by Leonard Pitts, Jr.
THE SUMMER WE ALL RAN AWAY by Cassandra Parkin
THE SEA KEEPER'S DAUGHTERS by Lisa Wingate
IN THE DARK PLACES by Peter Robinson
MY SOUTHERN JOURNEY by Rick Braggs
SAFE HARBOR by Judith Arnold
A WALK ON THE BEACH by Joan Anderson
THIS IS YOUR LIFE, HARRIET CHANCE! by Jonathan Evison
PARIS TIME CAPSULE by Ella Carey
THE PARIS KEY by Juliet Blackwell
HOW TO WRITE A NOVEL: A NOVEL by Melanie Sumner
THE GIRL WITHOUT A NAME by Sandra Block (ARC)
SOUTHERN SOLSTICE by Sarah Sadler
THE GUEST ROOM by Chris Bohjalian (ARC)
CHARLESTON by Margaret Bradham Thornton
KEEPER'S REACH by Carla Neggers
ACADEMY GIRLS by Nora Carroll (ARC)
THE HOUSE ON SEVENTH STREET by Karen Vorbeck Williams (ARC)
EIGHT HUNDRED GRAPES by Laura Dave
THE SECOND SISTER by Marie Bostwick
THE RACE TO PARIS by Meg Waite Clayton
THE LAKE HOUSE by Kate Morton (ARC)
LONG UPON THE LAND by Margaret Maron
AS NIGHT FALLS by Jenny Milchman
TOUCHING THE MOON by Lisa M. Airey
CRIMSON SHORE by Preston & Child (ARC)
SUMMER AT HIDEAWAY KEY by Barbara Davis
THE LITTLE MEN by Megan Abbott
WHAT YOU SEE by Hank Phillippi Ryan (ARC)
THE HOME PLACE by Carrie La Seur
HEARTBROKEN by Lisa Unger
GO SET A WATCHMAN by Harper Lee
VORACIOUS by Cara Nicoletti (ARC)
THE BOOK OF LOST AND FOUND by Lucy Foley (ARC)
COME RAIN OR COME SHINE by Jan Karon (ARC)
IN THE BLOOD by Lisa Unger
DARKNESS, BY OLD FRIEND by Lisa Unger
FRAGILE by Lisa Unger
THE LITTLE PARIS BOOKSHOP by Nina George
NANTUCKET by Nan Rossiter (ARC)
NAMED OF THE DRAGON by Susanna Kearsley (ARC)
THE CAKE THERAPIST by Judith Fertig
DEVIL'S BRIDGE by Linda Fairstein (ARC)
MY VERY BEST FRIEND by Cathy Lamb (ARC)
ALL THE SINGLE LADIES by Dorothea Benton Frank
THE SISTERS CLUB by Lauren Baratz-Logsted (ARC)
SOMEBODY I USED TO KNOW by David Bell (ARC)
THE WAYS OF THE DEAD by Neely Tucker
MURDER, D.C. by Neely Tucker (ARC)
A SPECTER OF JUSTICE by Mark de Castrique (ARC)
PINES by Blake Crouch
SEASON OF SALT & HONEY by Hannah Tunnicliffe (ARC)
STREET JUSTICE by Kris Nelscott
THE SECRETS WE KEEP by Stephanie Butland (ARC)
LAND OF SHADOWS by Rachel Howzell Hall
SERAFINA AND THE BLACK CLOAK by Robert Beatty (ARC)
OLIVAY by Deborah Reed (ARC)
THE MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF THE RELUCTANT BOOK FAIRY by Elizabeth George (ARC)
THE NATURE OF THE BEAST by Louise Penny (ARC)
THE WITCH OF BOURBON STREET by Suzanne Palmieri (ARC)
UNDERSTANDING PAT CONROY by Catherine Seltzer
GHOST IMAGE by Ellen Crosby
NEVER DIE ALONE by Lisa Jackson (ARC)
MULTIPLE EXPOSURE by Ellen Crosby
A DIFFERENT REFLECTION by Jane L. Gibson (ARC)
MEMORY MAN by David Baldacci
DESOLATION ROW by Kay Kendall
THE FORGOTTEN ROOM by Lincoln Child (ARC)
THE TRUTH ACCORDING TO US by Annie Barrows (ARC)
THE OTHER DAUGHTER by Lauren Willig (ARC)
WYLDING HALL by Elizabeth Hand (ARC)
THE TRAVELLING TEASHOP by Belinda Jones
NOWHERE BUT HOME by Liza Palmer
LIAR'S BENCH by Kim Michele Richardson (ARC)
STEALING MARILYN MONROE by Sophie Warren
THE WEDDING CAKE TREE by Melanie Hudson (ARC)
THE SOUND OF GLASS by Karen White (ARC)
THE FAERIE TREE by Jane Cable (ARC)
BEING AUDREY HEPBURN by Mitchell Kriegman
THE THIRD WIFE by Lisa Jewell (ARC)
THE SUMMER OF GOOD INTENTIONS by Wendy Francis (ARC)
THE STRANGER by Harlan Coben
CREATURE COMFORTS by Trisha Ashley (ARC)
BRADSTREET GATE by Robin Kirman (ARC)
PLANTATION SHUDDERS by Ellen Byron (ARC)
THE WOMAN IN THE PHOTOGRAPH by Dana Gynther (ARC)
PLAY ON: NOW, THEN, AND FLEETWOOD MAC: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY by Mick Fleetwood and Anthony Bozza
BEFORE I WAKE by Anne Frasier
HUGO AND ROSE by Bridgette Foley ( ARC)
SOMEONE IS WATCHING by Joy Fielding (ARC)
PERMANENT SPRING SHOWERS by Scott D. Southard (ARC)
TRIGGER WARNING by Neil Gaiman
NIGHTBIRD by Alice Hoffman (ARC)
THE IDEA OF LOVE by Patti Callahan Henry (ARC)
PLEASANT DAY by Vera Jane Cook (ARC)
PARIS, HE SAID by Christine Sneed (ARC)
THE GHOSTS OF PEPPERNELL MANOR by Amy M. Reade (ARC)
HUSH HUSH by Laura Lippman
MURDER IN HINDSIGHT by Anne Cleeland (ARC)
MURDER IN RETRIBUTION by Anne Cleeland
MURDER IN THRALL by Anne Cleeland
THE ART OF BAKING BLIND by Sarah Vaughn (ARC)
LITTLE BLACK LIES by Sandra Block (ARC)
BLUEPRINTS by Barbara Delinsky (ARC)
THE GUEST COTTAGE by Nancy Thayer (ARC)
LAVINA by Mary Marcus (ARC)
IN WILDERNESS: A NOVEL by Diane Thomas (ARC)
WHAT HAPPENS IN TUSCANY by T.A. Williams (ARC)
IT STARTED AT SUNSET COTTAGE by Bella Osborne (ARC)
THE WOMAN IN THE MOVIE STAR DRESS by Praveen Asthana
THE DWELLING PLACE by Elizabeth Musser
THE BODY AT WRAPP'S MILL: A Grist Mill Mystery with Marcy Dehanne by Celia H. Miles
WOMEN IN CLOTHES by Sheila Heti and Heidi Julavits
THE CATALAIN BOOK OF SECRETS by Jessica Lourey
WINTER AT THE DOOR by Sarah Graves
WEST OF SUNSET by Stewart O'Nan
THE MAGNIFICENT SPINSTER by May Sarton
THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN by Paula Hawkins
A FRENCH PIROUETTE by Jennifer Bohnet
SEASON OF THE DRAGONFLIES by Sarah Creech
LAND OF ENCHANTMENT by Liza Wieland (ARC)
WALKING ON TRAMPOLINES by Frances Whiting (ARC)
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