My 2017 Booklist

This is a very short list. Needless to say, it’s not complete yet and as a book reviewer and book blogger, I add a title on the list as I go along. However, there are books that I plan to read this year. These are on my list last year but, apparently, I haven’t gotten around to reading them. Some are mainstream while others are indie.

Most of the books I read come from Online Book Club, my employer, where I do official reviews. Others are free e-books, from Amazon, which I find interesting. Most of them I feature on my blog. A few come from Booksgosocial where I write Amazon reviews in exchange for free books. Most of these I also post on my blog. Fewer still are books from indie authors who trusted me enough to give me Advanced Review Copies in exchange for honest reviews. Late this year, I discovered Instafreebee where I get free e-books, some of them I featured on my blog.  

This year, I only have a few on the list, mainstream and indie.

1. Don Quixote by Cervantes
2. Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke
3. The Key by Marianne Curley
4. Winter by Marissa Meyer
5. The Necromancer by Michael Scott
6. The Time Paradox by Eoin Colfer
7. Hollow City by Ransom Riggs
8. Nightmares : The Sleepwalker Tonic by Jason Segel
9. Fantastic Beats and Where to Find Them by JK Rowling
10. Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
11. The Iron King by Julie Kagawa
12. The Path of Decisions by Mike Shelton
13. Bear Prince by Emma Alisyn/Danae Ashe
14. The Golden Maple Tree by Marc Remus
15. Faerie Prince by Rachel Morgan
16. Linear Shift by Paul Kohler
17. Annie’s Second Chance by Willee Amsden
18. Nightlord Sunset by Garon Whited
19. Hatching the Phoenix Egg by Joel Horn
20. Lost Time by DL Orton

As I already said, it’s a very short list. IF YOU’RE AN AUTHOR, you may want to have your book on that list in exchange for an honest review. If you’re a reader like myself, you may want to check out my ‘2016 Book List’ to get an idea on what books to put on your own reading list. I recommend that you read the reviews first.

2016 Book List

1. Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell
2. First Phone Call from Heaven by Mitch Albom
3. Paper Towns by John Green
4. Fling by Lily IonaMackenzie
5. Out of Time by Sarah Mackie
6. Kennedy’s Revenge by StephenL. Rodenbeck
7. Eating Bull by Carrie Rubin
8. Echo From Mount Royal byDave Riese
9. Ruby’s Choice by D. F. Jones
10. Wedding Haters by Melissa Baldwin
11. Silent Messages by John Albion
12. The Blogger by James Raven
13. Holding Fire
14. Blinders by Michael Amon
15. Blood Thief by James Holmes
16. Reflection of Innocence byJohn Tolliver
17. Eight Days by Scott Thompson
18. The Knights of Neverthelessby R.A. McClure
19. The Inlooker by Terry Tumbler
20. Junior Inquisitor byLincoln S. Farish
21. Time Stands Still by Stacy Froumis
22. Wilkes: The Awakening byJ.A. Harris
23. Don’t Be Yourself: Be ABetter Person by David Ross
24. The Last Ever After by Soman Chainani
25. What The Hand by Todd Stockwell
26.  Shot Down by Steve Snyder
27. Magora: Gallery  of Wonders by Marc Remus
28. Rune Gate by Mark Cooper
29. Prevarication: DeceitfullyYours by Monica L. Smith
30. Running to Stand Still by JTheron
31. The Day of the Tiger by William Paskett
32. The Shadows Behind HerSmile by Karen Millie-James
33. The Nuremberg Puzzle by Laurence O’Bryan
34. Hyde’s Corner by J BBergstad
35. Path of Destiny by Mike Shelton
36. Town Secrets by Scott Gelowitz
37. Necessary Evils by BillCarson
38. Provoked to Anger by CherayGardison
39. Save the Last Bullet for God by JT Alblood
40. The Spirit Guide by Elizabeth Davies
41. Being Medusa and Other Things That Suckby A. Lynn Powers
42. Land of Two Seas by ChandanSen Gupta
43. Shadow Cell by Joseph D’Antoni
44. Saved by Angels by Bruce Van Natta
45. Dead-End Sex by Arnold Holtzman

46. Smiling Exercises and Other Stories byDan Malakin

47. Peter’s Sisters by LM Foster
48. Of My Own Hand’s Weaving by Mary Boscoletta
49. The Faerie Guardian byRachel Morgan
50. Cyber Storm by Matthew Mather
51. Truth Unveiled by KimCleary
52. Aisuru by Anma Natsu
53. Witch of the Cards by Caherine Stine
54. Creole Moon, The Betrayal by ST Holmes
55. The Princess Companion by MelanieCellier
56. Dawn’s Eerie Light by Roy Ziegler
57. Teepees and Trailer Parks by HopeCallaghan
58. A Deadly Secret
59. Loved, Desired, Touched by the Alpha Cowboyby DD Boone
60. The Lost Identity Casualties by KimEkemar
61. Sabbatical of the Mind by David L. Winters
62. Bag of Bones by Hope Callaghan
63. Spiritual Dog: ‘Bear’ by J. Wesley Porter
64. Paper in the Wind by Olivia MasonCharles
65. The Stalker by Hope Callaghan
66. Disclosing the Secret by Vincent Amato
67. Anna’s Way by DF Jones
68. Genna’s Fight by Sheldon P. Newton
69. The Dragon Ring by C. Craig Coleman
70. Ink by Zita Harrison
71. Summer Storm by Tori Del Rey
72. Blowing Smoke by George Hiegel
73. The Cloud Seeders by James Zerndt
74. Armageddon’s Arc by Victor Baptiste
75. Neworld Papers: The Warriors’ Tale by KBShaw
76. Linear Shift by Paul Kohler

77. Who Are The Joneses Anyway by Bob andSusan Karcher
78. The Drift by Chris Thrall
79. Why You Won’t Go To Hell byBen Andrews
80. Bear Princess by Emma Alisyn/Danae Ashe
81. Altering Events by DennisN. Del Prince
82. Never Never Part 1 by Colleen Hoover/Tarryn Fisher
83. The Marvels by Brian Selznick
84. Puzzle of Fate by A. RezaKamarei, PhD
85. Never Never Part 2 by Colleen Hoover/Tarryn Fisher
86. Never Never Part 3 by Colleen Hoover/Tarryn Fisher
87. Sandy’s Story by DF Jones
88. Living on Sugar Mountain by Ryan Stadler
89. Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
90. Accidental Cinderella by Emily Evans
91. Re-Enactment Project by KO Johnson
92. Catcher in the Rye by J. Salinger
93. Talk to The Moon by Katlynn Brooke
94. Beautiful Lies by RM Lagman
95. The Dark by Marianne Curley
96. The Night Before Christmas by RoseCollins

97. Elementals by Michael Anstead
98. 9^th Street Chronicles by WE Self

99. 1984 by George Orwell

100. The Reanimated Legends ofRock by Durell Mitchell
101. Annie’s 1st Break by WilleeAmsden
102. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by JK Rowling
103. Lost Coast Rocket by Joel Horn

104. Diana The Abduction byRiana Alammar
105. Cress by Marissa Meyer
106. Out of the Box Everlasting by JenniferTheriot

107. Gift of the Mancynn byDominic Hodgson
108. All’s Fair in Love and War by J Theron
109. The Royal Dragoneers by MRMatthias
110. Dream Oracle Series by Seraph
111. The Origin of F.O.R.C.E. by Sam Miller II

112. The Valley of Silence by Nora Roberts
113. Motivation 3 by Swift
114. Unspeakable Acts by Janet Leigh Green
115. Parable of the Tooth by KDLassiter
116. Crossing in Time by DL Orton
117. The Honey Bubble by GeorgePutnam
118. Running Home by Barbara Ellen Brink
119. Wonder by RJ Palacio
120. Police Under Fire by AubreyA. Barker
121. The Perseid Collapse by Steven Konkoly
122. Tabikat by Harriet Redfern
123. The Black Star by SD Smith
124. The Magic of Thieves by c. Greenwood
125. The Secrets in My Eyes byHarry James Hamilton
126. ROAN by ER Barr
127. Interesting Times by Matthew Storm
128. The Underbelly by EvelynCole
129. Gun by Lee Hayton
130. A Peripatetic Life by Raymond Walley
131. The General’s Legacy by Adrian G. Hilder
132. L.I.F.E. in the 23^rd Century by Jason R. Richter
133. Nightmares by Jason Segel/Kristen Miller
134. Coal by Constance Burris
135. The Light by Judith T.Lambert
136. Achieve Your Dreams by Scott Hughes
137.  A Soul Divided by Daniel M. Quilter 
138. Altdorf by JK Swift

Been Busy Lately

Yes. I've been.

First, I finally learned to crochet bolero jackets and I've been having so much fun trying out new designs. Second, I also started making crocheted coin purses, which, in case you want to know, I post on my Facebook page Kim's Crochet and Bead Purses. You may want to check it out.

Finally, as I mentioned in my last post, I am now on OnlineBookClub.org and having a grand time reading new books by independent writers. In fact, I've already written 2 book reviews: Ivory Wild by Lady Elizabeth Tullos and The Gray Lady of Long Branch: If Walls Could Talk by Maura Satchell. You may want to take some time to look at it. If you want to read more book reviews, visit OnlineBookClub.org.

Life is so much fun when you're doing something you're passionate about. 

I'm On Online Book Club

I've always been a bookworm, and a proud one. I started with The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss, Black Beauty by Anna Sewell and White Fang by Jack London. Then I got obsessed with Sweet Valley High Series, which unfortunately I wasn't able to read all. In college I got fascinated with suspense and mystery and started hounding the book stores for Sidney Sheldon, horror and went after Stephen King, but still clung to the classics and read Jane Austen, George Elliot, Louisa May Alcott, LM montgomery, Charles Dickens and others. By then, reading wasn't just a hobby or 'something else' to do. It became a need, a way of life, something I do because it's part of who and what I am. 

Late in college I joined a writing contest in my university and bagged the third place for short story category, not bad for a first timer (not counting of course the very short stories I fiddled with in high school). Then, several years ago, I put up a blog (which later on became five) and for a time featured original stories, both fiction and non-fiction. I even earned a little money writing paid posts for advertisers. It was fun but eventually came to end. I closed down all of my five blogs and put up a new one where I transferred some of my treasured stories. This is that blog, which I update every once in a while.

Recently, I discovered a site where I can get books for free in exchange for honest reviews, the OnlineBookClub.org. The site is amazing, simply a haven for book lovers. It is a place where you can join forums about books you read or those you wish to read in the future. For a bookworm like myself, it is a treasure trove, a pot of gold, an infinite stream of reading materials, a dreamland where you would like to go and stay in forever but only if you have passion for reading and a knack for writing. 

It is a place for authors who like their works to be reviewed and promoted, where their masterpieces will be treated with respect and be evaluated fairly. This is where aspiring writers will be given a chance to show what they got. Needless to say I want to be a part of all this. 

It may be slow, too slow in fact, of me to realize it but this is what I like to do, to read to my heart's content and write about what I read. Now that I am a book reviewer at OnlineBookClub.org. I am looking forward to an enjoyable reading experience. 

So, visit the site and be as thrilled as I am. See you there!