Books Read 2012

Wow. 2012 STUNK for me, reading-wise.

While I read 75 books in 2011, I read a dismal 60 in 2012.

January:

• The Miracle at Speedy Motors (Book 9 of the 'No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency' series) - Alexander McCall Smith
• First Among Sequels (Book 5 of the 'Thursday Next' series) - Jasper Fforde
• Tea Time for the Traditionally Built (Book10 of the 'No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency' series)  - Alexander McCall Smith
• The Double Comfort Safari Club (Book 11 of the 'No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency' series) - Alexander McCall Smith
• The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Down (Book 2 of the 'Yada Yada Prayer Group' series) - Neta Jackson
• Storm Front (Book 1 of the Dresden Files) - Jim Butcher
• The Big Over Easy (Book 1 of the Nursery Crimes series) - Jasper Fforde
• Three to Get Deadly (Book 3 of the Stephanie Plum series) - Janet Evanovich

February:

• Inheritance by Christopher Paolini
• Mr. Darcy's Diary - Amanda Grange
• The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner - Stephenie Meyer
• Fool Moon - Jim Butcher (Dresden Files, Book 2)
• Four to Score - Janet Evanovich (Stephenie Plum Series, Book 4)

March:

• Rise of the Evening Star (Fablehaven book 2) by Brandon Mull
• The Fourth Bear by Jasper Fforde
• The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer*

April:

• The Magician (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel book 2) by Michael Scott
• Austenland by Shannon Hale
• One of Our Thursdays is Missing by Jasper Fforde
• High Five (Stephanie Plum book 5) by Janet Evanovitch
• Grave Peril (Dresden Files book 3) by Jim Butcher
• Out of Oz (The Wicked Years book 4) by Gregory Maguire
• Midnight in Austenland by Shannon Hale

May:

• Friends, Lovers, Chocolate (Sunday Philosophy Club book 2) - Alexander McCall Smith.
• La's Orchestra Saves the World - Alexander McCall Smith
• Deja Dead (Temperance Brennan Book 1) - Kathy Reichs
• The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party (#1 Ladies' Detective Agency book 12) - Alexander McCall Smith.
• Death Du Jour   (Temperance Brennan Book 2) - Kathy Reichs
• Shades of Grey: The Road to High Saffron - Jasper Fforde (NO, NOT "50 Shades of Grey.")

June:

• Hot Six by Janet Evanovich (book 6 of the Stephanie Plum series.)
• Summer Knight"by Jim Butcher (book 4 of The Dresden Files series.)
• Les Miserables by Victor Hugo*
• Seven Up by Janet Evanovich   (book 7 of the Stephanie Plum series.)

July:

• Death Masks  (Dresden Files series book 5) by Jim Butcher
• The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Real (Yada Yada book 3) by Neta Jackson.
• Peaches by Jodi Lynn Anderson
• The Wednesday Letters by Jason F. Wright

August:

• The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Tough, (Yada Yada book 4) by Neta Jackson
• The Queen of Attolia (The Queen's Thief book 2) by Megan Whalen Turner
• Saving Cee Cee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman
• Blood Rites, (Dresden Files series book 6) by Jim Butcher
• Spooky Little Girl by Laurie Notaro

September:

• Jane Austen Ruined My Life -  Beth Patillo
• Everlost -  Neil Shusterman
• Eat the Cookie, Buy the Shoe - Joyce Meyer

October:

• The Constant Princess by Phillipa Gregory
• Hard Eight by Janet Evanovich
• The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Caught by Neta Jackson
• The Wee Free Men by Terri Pratchett
• Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare

November:

• The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Rolling by Neta Jackson
• A Heart Full of Diamonds by A.M. Jenner
• City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare
• Coraline (Graphic Novel), by Neil Gaiman
• The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Decked Out by Neta Jackson
• Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare

December:

• Little Men By Louisa May Alcott*
• The Bookseller of Kabul by Asne Seierstad
• Undead and Unwelcome by MaryJanice Dickinson
• Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terri Prachett

I tended to read a lot of series this year.  Alexander McCall Smith's "#1 Ladies' Detective Agency" series, Neta Jackson's "Yada Yada" Series, Janet Evanovich's "Stephanie Plum" Series, Jim Butcher's "Dresden" series.   All good or I would not keep reading them.

Nothing really stands out.  I mean, I loved the Yada Yada series, I continue to love Precious Ramotswe, and Stephanie Plum is my guilty pleasure, but really the only book that made me go "yay!" was Paolini's "Inheritance" because it was long-awaited and also very good.

What book in 2012 made you say "Yay?"  Tell me about your favorite.  I might add it to my ever-growing list.