Category Archives: Reading in 2017

What I Read: December 2017

Posted on January 9, 2018 by nicdempsey

Yesterday, I said that I knew Ma was ill because she didn’t want to read. That was pretty much me in December. I watched a lot of Grey’s Anatomy but read hardly anything at all. Two books. Dark Eden – … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Reading in 2017 | Tagged books, Dark Eden - Chris Beckett, December 2017, Man Hands - Sarina Bowen and Tanya Eby, What I've Read - 2017 | Leave a comment

What I’ve Read – September 2017

Posted on October 3, 2017 by nicdempsey

It’s been a patchy reading month, I’ve been trying to reduce the kindle list but I’ve been extra critical of some of my reading… The Astronaut Wives Club – Lily Koppel (Library book) I picked this up at the library … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Reading in 2017 | Tagged A Conspiracy of Kings - Megan Whalen Turner, Disorderly Conduct - Tessa Bailey, Tattered Loyalties - Carrie Ann Ryan, Temporary - Sarah Mayberry and Sarina Bowen, The Astronaut Wives Club - Lily Koppel, The Book of Blood and Shadow - Robin Wasserman, The Devil is a Marquess - Elisa Braden, The King of Attolia - Megan Whalen Turner, The Queen of Attolia - Megan Whalen Turner, The Thief - Megan Whalen Turner, Thick as Thieves - Megan Whalen Turner, Turned Up - Erin Nicholas | Leave a comment

What I’ve Read – August 2017

Posted on September 5, 2017 by nicdempsey

From the look of this list, it looks like all I did was read. Which is not true but I did read quite a lot, some months that happens and it was my birthday month… The Unyielding – Shelley Laurenston … Continue reading →

Posted in Reading in 2017 | Tagged A Queen from the North - Erin McRae & Racheline Maltese, A Rogue by Any Other Name - Sarah McLean, A Scot in the Dark - Sarah McLean, After You - Erin Nicholas, Deep Check - Kimberly Kincaid, Good Boy - Sarina Bowen & Elle Kennedy, In Other Lands - Sarah Rees Brennan, Norse Mythology - Neil Gaiman, Pleasure for Pleasure - Eloisa James, The Day of the Duchess - Sarah McLean, The Unyielding - Shelley Laurenston, Trust - Kylie Scott | Leave a comment

What I’ve Read – July 2017

Posted on August 5, 2017 by nicdempsey

The Last Four Things – Paul Hoffman (Kindle TBR) The Beating of His Wings – Paul Hoffman (Kindle TBR) So I said last month that in the Left Hand of God, it was hard to see the story because of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Reading in 2017 | Tagged Hillbilly Elegy - J. D. Vance, Lady Midnight - Cassandra Clare, Plot 34: Blood, She's The One - Erin Nicholas, Sweat and Allotmenteers - Mark Keenan, The Beating of His Wings - Paul Hoffman | Leave a comment

What I’ve Read – June 2017

Posted on July 4, 2017 by nicdempsey

June was a quiet reading month. Mostly because there’s no time except on the commute. I’ve had so many weekends, where I haven’t read at all because it’s so busy either on the plot, doing housework or actually talking to … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Reading in 2017 | Tagged After All - Erin Nicholas, Dominion - CJ Sansom, Pipe Dreams - Sabrina Bowen, Station Eleven - Emily St. John Mandel, Tangled in Texas - Kari Lynn Dell, The Flame Bearer - Bernard Cornwall, The Last Four Things - Paul Hoffman | Leave a comment

What I’ve Read – May 2017

Posted on June 6, 2017 by nicdempsey

This month I have been only reading the Bernard Cornwall ‘The Last Kingdom’ books. The second series just finished on BBC and will be on Netflix shortly. The Guardian where doing a great recap of the episodes and I had … Continue reading →

Posted in Reading in 2017 | Tagged Lords of the North - Bernard Cornwall, Sword Song - Bernard Cornwall, The Burning Land - Bernard Cornwall, The Death of Kings - Bernard Cornwall, The Empty Throne - Bernard Cornwall, The Last Kingdom - Bernard Cornwall, The Pale Horseman - Bernard Cornwall, Warriors of the Storm - Bernard Cornwall | Leave a comment

What I’ve Read – March and April 2017

Posted on May 9, 2017 by nicdempsey

I missed posting What I’ve Read for March and April so I’m catching up. I was trying to get though the Kindle TBR list and started ok, then went off the rails. Oh well… Ysabel – Guy Gavriel Kay (Kindle … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Reading in 2017 | Tagged Barely Breathing - Pamela Clare, Blurred Lines - Lauren Layne, Chaos: Mayhem Series 3 - Jamie Shaw, Cream of the Crop - Alice Clayton, Do You Want to Start a Scandal - Tessa Dare, Flight Behaviour - Barbara Kingsolver, Hail Mary - Nicola Rendell, Havoc: Mayhem Series 4 - Jamie Shaw, Heat Wave - Karina Halle, Hunting Season (The Gathering) - Shelley Laurenston, Mayhem: Mayhem Series 1 - Jamie Shaw, Riot: Mayhem Series 2 - Jamie Shaw, Tangled Up - Erin Nicholas, The Demon Prince - Ann Aguirre, The Giver - Lois Lowry, The Hot Shot - Kristen Callihan, Those Autumn Nights - Theresa Romain, Twist - Kylie Scott, What It Takes - Shannon Stacey, Ysabel - Guy Gavriel Kay | Leave a comment

What I’ve Read – February 2017

Posted on March 1, 2017 by nicdempsey

I struggled with reading in February, I was stuck in a February and reading slump. Frustratingly, I have to send the Hamilton biography back to the library before I’ve finished it because someone has reserved it. The major problem with … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Reading in 2017 | Tagged A Conjuring of Light - V. E. Schwab, Devil in Spring - Lisa Kleypas, Diablo Lake: Moonstruck- Lauren Dane, Diablo Lake: Protected - Lauren Dane, How to Charm a Naughty Countess - Theresa Romain, The Fate of the Tearling - Erika Johansen, The Life of the Beloved - Henri Nouwen, Three Dark Crowns - Kendare Blake | Leave a comment

What I’ve Read – January 2017

Posted on February 1, 2017 by nicdempsey

So we start again with a new year of reading. Hard Hitter – Sarina Bowen (Kindle bought) We have already established that I like Sarina Bowen and her books are more or less autobuy for me. So, this is the … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Reading in 2017 | Tagged A Gathering of Shadows (A Darker Shade of Magic #2), A Symphony of Echoes (The Chronicles of St Mary's 2) - Jodi Taylor, books, Hard Hitter - Sarina Bowen, Miracle on 5th Avenue - Sarah Morgan, One Damned Thing After Another (The Chronicles of St Mary's 1) - Jodi Taylor, Reading 2017, Size Matters - Alison Bliss, The Hanging Tree - Ben Aaronovitch, What I've Read, What I've Read - 2017 | Leave a comment

What I’ve Read – December 2016

Posted on January 4, 2017 by nicdempsey

I didn’t read much in December. Nine books might seem like a lot but I took most of the month to read Gentleman Bastards book and A Darker Shade of Magic. Most of the rest were read in the last … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Reading in 2017 | Tagged A Darker Shade of Magic - V. E. Schwab, Archangel's Heart (Guild Hunters Book 1) - Nalini Singh, Bittersweet (True North Book 1) - Sarina Bowen, Keepsake (True North Book 1) - Sarina Bowen, Magnus Chase and the Hammer of Thor - Rick Riordan, Managed - Kristen Callihan, Once Upon a Christmas - Sarah Morgan, Steadfast (True North Book 2) - Sarina Bowen, The Lies of Locke Lamora: The Gentleman Bastards - Scott Lynch | Leave a comment