I’ve taken a break from blogging for the holidays, but I couldn’t resist posting my book list for 2018!

I will bold the books that I loved the most.

In order read, starting from January 1st:

• Swimming Lessons
• 3 Sleuths, 2 Dogs, 1 Murder
• Murder in the Boonies
• The Murder Pit
• A High End Finish
• Cappuccinos, Cupcakes and a Corpse

• Anne of Green Gables (Audio) I loved this audio version!

• The Cracked Spine
• I Know a Secret
• Commonwealth
• Sleuthing at Sweet Springs
• A Murder of Magpies
• The Quick of Death
• Every Crooked Nanny

• Today Will Be Different (Audio) I laughed out loud listening to this.  I tried to read this book and put it down. Glad I listened to it instead-was a fun book.

• The Girl Who was Taken
• The Woman Next Door
• The Immortalists
• Sleep Like a Baby
• Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows

• The Wright Brothers (Audio) LOVED this audio book.  I learned a great deal and definitely want to go to the Smithsonian to see their plane.

• The Vegetarian

• The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper Such a charming book!

• If I Understood You, Would I Have this Look on my Face?
• The Book of Speculation

• A Piece of the World  Couldn’t wait for my work day to end so I could read this book.

• Eat, Drink, and be Wary

• News of the World Different choice for me and I enjoyed it!

• Dark Matter
• Bundle of Trouble

• The Story of Arthur Truluv  Charming!  The sequel will be one of my first reads of 2019

• The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning
• Auntie Poldi and the Sicilian Lions
• The Secret Book and Scone Society
• Where Hope Begins
• My Southern Journey

• Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Audio)  LOVED!

• Unsub

• A Scone to Die For
• Something in the Water

• The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street  Charming for kids and adults

• Life Golden Ticket: A Story About Second Chances
• A Place for Us
• American Housewife
• Single Malt Murder

• The Lido I loved this book!

• Andrea Vernon and the Corporation for Ultra Human Protection (Audio) For me, the best audio listen of the year!  Suspend rational thinking and go along for the ride!

• The Widows of Malabar Hill

• The Accidental Beauty Queen
• Death Overdue

• If the Coffin Fits
• The Girl with a Clock for a Heart
• The Rules of Magic
• 1776

• Now That You Mention It Started my love of Kristan Higgins!

• Man Hands

• On Second Thought

• How to Find Love in a Bookstore A sweet read!

• Good Luck With That
• Small Town Rumors
• Look Alive Twenty Five
• The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat
• The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden

• Murder in Her Stocking  The biggest surprise read, was not what I was expecting and I simply loved this book!

• Just Deserts
• Bitter Sweets
• What Child is This

I’m still deciding which book from my TBR book will be my first book of the year.

I surpassed my 2018 Good Reads Challenge number…what number to pick for 2019???

Have a great week and wonderful Holiday!