Reading in 2013

Inspired by a number of my favorite bloggers who have posted a list of titles read last year, I decided to join in and post mine.  I love to read and have always read for fun, even in the throes of graduate school and while working full-time and raising children.  Reading keeps me sane, I think!

Unfortunately, I did not keep a comprehensive list of everything I read last year, but since the vast majority of my reading is done on my iPad, my Amazon digital orders provided a list of all the books I bought there, and that's the list you'll see below.  (Of course, that also allowed me to tally up how much I spent -- yikes!  "One-click" shopping can be dangerous!)  I did read several "actual" books, usually gifts, and I also was delighted to  learn how to download library books to my iPad.  If you aren't using Overdrive.com to borrow from your local library, you should be!

One indication I'm reading too many e-books?  More than once I've found myself tapping the side of the page of a real book, expecting that to turn the page like it does on the Kindle or iPad!

Title	Author
Yesterday's News	Kajsa Ingemarsson
The House at Riverton	Kate Morton
The Forgotten Garden	Kate Morton
The Sound of Broken Glass	Deborah Crombie
Downsizing Your Home with Style	Lauri Ward
Winter of the World	Ken Follett
The Violets of March	Sarah Jio
Coming Home	Mariah Stewart
Home Again	Mariah Stewart
A Week in Winter	Maeve Binchy
Devlin's Light	Mariah Stewart
Sand Castle Bay	Sherryl Woods
Three Sisters	Susan Mallery
A Different Light	Mariah Stewart
Starting Now	Debbie Macomber
Down the Garden Path	Beverley Nichols
Tapestry of Fortunes	Elizabeth Berg
Life After Life	Kate Atkinson
Semi-Sweet:  A Novel of Love and Cupcakes	Roisin Meaney
The People Next Door	Roisin Meaney
Life Drawing for Beginners	Roisin Meaney
The Daisy Picker	Roisin Meaney
One Summer	Roisin Meaney
Something in Common	Roisin Meaney
A Room Full of Bones	Elly Griffiths
Wind Chime Point	Sherryl Woods
A Dying Fall	Elly Griffiths
Villette	Charlotte Bronte
The Coffin Trail	Martin Edwards
The Cipher Garden	Martin Edwards
The Arsenic Labyrinth	Martin Edwards
The Serpent Pool	Martin Edwards
The Frozen Shroud	Martin Edwards
The Hanging Wood	Martin Edwards
The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls	Anton DiSclafani
A Little Salty to Cut the Sweet	Sophie Hudson
A Single Thread	Marie Bostwick
All the Lonely People	Martin Edwards
The Burgess Boys	Elizabeth Strout
How the Light Gets In	Louise Penny
Red Sparrow	Jason Matthews
And the Mountains Echoes	Khaled Hosseini
The English Girl	Daniel Silva
As Always, Julia	Joan Reardon
This is the Story of a Happy Marriage	Ann Patchett
Faithful Unto Death	Stephanie Jaye Evans
Safe from Harm	Stephanie Jaye Evans
Lowcountry Boil	Susan Boyer
Lowcountry Bombshell	Susan Boyer
Dear Life	Alice Munro
Miss Buncle Married	D.E. Stevenson
Miss Buncle's Book	D.E. Stevenson
The Goldfinch	Donna Tartt
Cool-Season Gardening in Central Texas	Melody Fitzgerald
The Wedding Machine	Beth Webb Hart
Sycamore Row	John Grisham
The Racketeer	John Grisham
A Bird in the Hand	Ann Cleeves
King and Maxwell	David Baldacci
What My Mother Gave Me	Elizabeth Benedict
Whole Latte Life	Joanne Demaio
Snowflakes and Coffee Cakes	Joanne Demaio
Only the Innocent	Rachel Abbott
The Sixth Man	David Baldacci
Split Second	David Baldacci
Hour Game	David Baldacci

That's 66 books, so a little more than one per week.  December was the big winner, with nine books read that month.  Yay, Christmas holidays!  Many of the books are "light" fiction -- good escapism and relaxation!  You'll also see that when I find an author I like, I read a lot of his/her books. I love discovering a new prolific writer!  Also, there's very little non-fiction here.  I read a lot of that for work, so stick primarily to fiction for recreational reading.  

I am always up for book suggestions, so please comment with any titles you'd recommend!