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My 2016 goal will be 144 books and 50,000 pages.
COMPLETED Results - 194 books, 57,309 pages

(My reviews are under the title link)

Previous stats:
2013 goal - 169 books, 50,000 pages. Results - 163 books, 47,423 pages
(avg: pgs/bk - 291; bks/mon - 13.6)
2014 goal - 168 books, 50,000 pages. Results - 159 books, 47,543 pages
(avg: pgs/bk - 299; bks/mon - 13.25)
2015 goal - 150 books, 50,000 pages. Results - 150 books, 42,819 pages
(avg: pgs/bk - 285.5; bks/mon - 12.5)
2016 goal - 144 books, 50,000 pages. Results - 194 books, 57,309 pages

January
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1. Classified as Murder (A Cat in the Stacks Mystery, #2) - Miranda James (3 stars) 1/3/16 [304]
2. The Dead Cat Bounce (A Home Repair is Homicide Mystery, #1) - Sarah Graves (4 stars) 1/6/16 [326]
3. Happy Birthday or Whatever: Track Suits, Kim Chee, and Other Family Disasters - Annie Choi (2 stars) 1/9/16 [256]
4. Shelf Life: Romance, Mystery, Drama, and Other Page-Turning Adventures from a Year in a Book store - Suzanne Strempek Shea (4 stars) 1/12/16 [232]
5. The All of It - Jeannette Haien (4 stars) 1/15/16 [160]
6. The Perfect Christmas - Debbie Macomber (4 stars) 1/17/16 [232]
7. Calico Canyon (Lassoed in Texas, #2) - Mary Connealy (4 stars) 1/19/16 [288]
8. In The Neighborhood: The Search for Community on an American Street, One Sleepover at a Time - Peter Lovenheim (4 stars) 1/22/16 [256]
9. The Skeleton in the Closet - M. C. Beaton (3.5 stars) 1/23/16 [218]
10. Falcon's Love (Faucon Family, #3) - Denise Lynn (3 stars) 1/29/16 [296]
11. The Secret of Platform 13 - Eva Ibbotson (5 stars) 1/31/16 [231]

Total Books - 11
Total pages- 2799

February
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12. Triple Witch (Home Repair is Homicide, #2) - Sara Graves (4 stars) 2/4/16 [291]
13. In Our Strange Gardens - Michel Quint (4 stars) 2/5/16 [163]
14. A Dash of Death (A Hemlock Falls Mystery, #2) - Claudia Bishop (3.5 stars) 2/7/16 [225]
15. Capital Dames: The Civil War and the Women of Washington, 1848-1868 - Cokie Roberts (3 stars) 2/10/16 [517]
16. A Pinch of Poison (A Hemlock Falls Mystery, #3) - Claudia Bishop (4 stars) 2/11/16 [245]
17. Eleanor's Story: An American Girl In Hitler's Germany - Eleanor Ramrath Garner (4 stars) 2/14/16 [268]
18. The Marriage Mishap - Judith Stacy (4 stars) 2/15/16 [298]
19. The Truth about Toby - Cheryl St. John (4 stars) 2/17/16 [249]
20. Out of This World Lover - Shannon Stacey, Summer Devon, Charlene Teglia (2 stars) 2/19/16 [208]
21. The Witness - Nora Roberts (5 stars) 2/24/16 [488]
22. Give In To Me (H.O.T. Cops, #3) - Lacey Alexander (2 stars) 2/25/16 [336]
23. The Blue Goose Is Dead (An Allison Aldridge mystery, #1) - Helen Goodman (4 stars) 2/28/16 [250]
24. Valley Of Death (An Allison Aldridge mystery, #2) - Helen Goodman (4 stars) 2/29/16 [250]

Total Books - 13
Total Pages - 3788
Year to Date Pages - 6587

March
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25. Murder At The Lake (Allison Aldridge mystery, #3) - Helen Goodman (4 stars) 3/3/16 [250]
26. Sweet Revenge (A Lady Arianna Regency Mystery, #1) - Andrea Penrose (4 stars) 3/7/16 [317]
27. Nearly Departed in Deadwood (Deadwood, #1) - Ann Charles (4 stars) 3/9/16 [376]
28. Optical Delusions in Deadwood (Deadwood, #2) - Ann Charles (4 stars) 3/11/16 [432]
29. A Taste Of Heaven - Alexis Harrington (4 stars) 3/12/16 [352]
30. Allie's Moon - Alexis Harrington (3 stars) 3/13/16 [320]
31. Strong Spirits (Daisy Gumm Majesty mystery, #1) - Alice Duncan (4 stars) 3/17/16 [317]
32. Fine Spirits (Daisy Gumm Majesty mystery, #2) - Alice Duncan (4 stars) 3/19/16 [317]
33. Resurrection in Mudbug (Ghost in Law mystery, #4) - Jana DeLeon (4 stars) 3/21/16 [259]
34. Missing in Mudbug (Ghost in Law mystery, #5) - Jana DeLeon (4 stars) 3/23/16 [210]
35. Changeling Moon (Changeling, #1) - Dani Harper (4 stars) 3/26/16 [368]
36. Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1) - Melissa Meyer (5 stars) 3/28/16 [390]
37. The Night Is Mine (Night Stalkers, #1) - M. L. Buchman (5 stars) 3/31/16 [416]
38. Captive Dreams - Angela Knight & Diane Whiteside (3 stars) 3/31/16 [336]

Total Books - 14
Total Pages - 4660
Year to Date Pages - 11,247

April
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39. Changeless (The Parasol Protectorate, #2) - Gail Carriger (4 stars) 4/4/16 [374]
40. To Dance With the White Dog - Terry Kay (4 stars) 4/8/16 [192]
41. A Man Called Ove - Fredrick Backman (5 stars) 4/12/16 [337]
42. Blameless (Parasol Protectorate, #3) - Gail Carriger (4 stars) 4/13/16 [384]
43. In Want of a Wife (Bitter Springs, #3) - Jo Goodman (4 stars) 4/17/16 [360]
44. Heartless (Parasol Protectorate, #3) - Gail Carriger (4 stars) 4/22/16 [374]
45. The Turning - Tim Winton (4 stars) 4/24/16 [336]
46. Touched by an Alien (Katherine "Kitty" Katt, #1) - Gini Koch (4 stars) 4/28/16 [389]
47. Frame Work - Anne G. Faigen (3 stars) 4/29/16 [253]
48. Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation - Lynn Truss (3 stars) 4/30/16 [209]

Total Books - 10
Total Pages - 3206
Year to Date Pages - 14,453

May
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49. Fate's Edge (The Edge, #3) - Ilona Andrews (5 stars) 5/3/16 [372]
50. Practice Makes Perfect - Julie James (4 stars) 5/4/16 [291]
51. The Down Home Zombie Blues - Linnea Sinclair (5 stars) 5/6/16 [516]
52. Timeless (Parasol Protectorate, #5) - Gail Carriger (4 stars) 5/8/16 [386]
53. Stone Mattress: Nine Tales - Margaret Atwood (3 stars) 5/11/16 [273]
54. Blink of an Eye - Rexanne Becnel (3 stars) 5/12/16 [297]
55. Steel's Edge (The Edge, #4) - Ilona Andrews (5 stars) 5/15/16 [388]
56. Blueprints - Barbara Delinsky (4 stars) 5/19/16 [416]
57. Deeply, Desperately (Lucy Valentine, #2) - Heather Webber (4 stars) 5/21/16 [302]
58. Real Murders (Aurora Teagarden, #1) - Charlaine Harris (4 stars) 5/23/16 [290]
59. A Good Horse (Horses of Oak Valley Ranch, #2) - Jane Smiley (3 stars) 5/25/16 [256]
60. Haunted (Harrison Investigation, #1) - Heather Graham (3 stars) 5/27/16 [370]
61. Sugarplum Surprises - Elisabeth Fairchild (3 stars) 5/28/16 [272]
62. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1) - C. S. Lewis (4 stars) 5/29/16 [189]
63. The Little Paris Bookshop - Nina George (3 stars) 5/31/16 [392]

Total Books - 15
Total Pages - 5010
Year to Date Pages - 19,463

June
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64. English Country House Murders: Classic Crime Fiction of Britain's Upper Crust - Thomas Godfrey, ed. (4 stars) 6/3/16 [533]
65. 13 rue Thérèse - Elena Mauli Shapiro (3 stars) 6/8/16 [304]
66. Zeitoun - Dave Eggers (4 stars) 6/12/16 [337]
67. Two Old Women: An Alaska Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival - Velma Wallis (4 stars) 6/17/16 [160]
68. High Plains Bride - Jenna Kernan (4 stars) 6/18/16 [292]
69. The Cocoa Conspiracy (A Lady Arianna Regency Mystery, #2) - Andrea Penrose (4 stars) 6/20/16 [324]
70. Recipe for Treason (A Lady Arianna Regency Mystery, #3) - Andrea Penrose (4 stars) 6/23/16 [336]
71. Garden of Lies - Amanda Quick (4 stars) 6/26/16 [415]
72. Absolutely, Positively (Lucy Valentine, #3) - Heather Webber (3 stars) 6/28/16 [307]
73. Aunt Dimity and the Duke (Aunt Dimity, #2) - Nancy Atherton (3 stars) 6/30/16 [290]

Total Books - 10
Total Pages - 3298
Year to Date Pages - 22,761

July
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74. A Wanted Man (Into the Heartland, #1) - Kathleen Creighton (4 stars) 7/2/16 [256]
75. One Good Man (Into the Heartland, #2) - Kathleen Creighton (4 stars) 7/4/16 [256]
76. Dark Dreamers - Christine Feehan & Marjorie M. Liu (3 stars) 7/6/16 [342]
77. Girl on the Run - Jennie Klassel (4 stars) 7/7/16 [308]
78. The Foretelling - Alice Hoffman (4 stars) 7/8/16 [192]
79. Lead Me On (Pearl Island Trilogy, #2) - Julie Ortolon (3 stars) 7/9/16 [344]
80. Wicked Fix (Home Repair is Homicide, #3) - Sarah Graves (4 stars) 7/11/16 [304]
81. Bronze Mirror - Jeanne Larsen (3 stars) 7/13/16 [352]
82. Causing Havoc (SBC Fighters, #1) - Lori Foster ( 4 stars) 7/15/16 [352]
83. Simon Says (SBC Fighters, #2) - Lori Foster ( 4 stars) 7/17/16 [330]
84. Letters from Rifkaa - Karen Hesse (3 stars) 7/17/16 [160]
85. The Haunting of Granite Falls - Eva Ibbotson (4 stars) 7/18/16 [224]
86. Scene of the Crime: Return to Bachelor Moon (Scene of the Crime, #7) - Carla Cassidy (4 stars) 7/19/16 [288]
87. Out of Time - Samantha Graves (4 stars) 7/21/16 [336]
88. Night Into Day - Sandra Canfield (4 stars) 7/22/16 [304]
89. The Liar – Nora Roberts (4 stars) 7/24/16 [501]
90. The Big Over Easy (Nursery Crimes, #1) – Jasper Fforde (3 stars) 7/28/16 [383]
91. Man Of Steel (Into The Heartland) – Kathleen Creighton (3 stars) 7/29/16 [248]
92. Dead Case in Deadwood (Deadwood, #3) – Ann Charles (3 stars) 7/30/16 [384]

Total Books - 19
Total Pages - 5864
Year to Date Pages - 28,625

August
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93. Better Off Dead in Deadwood (Deadwood, #4) – Ann Charles (4 stars) 8/2/16 [384]
94. Undiscovered (Treasure Hunter Security, #1) – Anna Hackett (4 stars) 8/3/16 [162]
95. Tarnished Knight (London Steampunk, #1.5) – Bec McMaster (3 stars) 8/4/16 [162]
96. Til There Was You – Kathleen Eagle (3 stars) 8/5/16 [251]
97. Best Left in the Shadows (Best Left in the Shadows, #1; Echoes of the Ascended, #3)– Mark Gelineau & Joe King (4 stars) 8/6/16 [102]
98. A Reaper of Stone (A Reaper of Stone, #1; Echoes of the Ascended, #1) – Mark Gelineau & Joe King (4 stars) 8/7/16 [108]
99. Uncaged (Corps Security, #3.5) – Harper Sloan (3 stars) 8/8/16 [132]
100. Timebound (The CHRONOS Files, #1) – Rysa Walker (5 stars) 8/10/16 [366]
101. The Yard (Scotland Yard's Murder Squad, #1) – Alex Grecian (4 stars) 8/13/16 [423]
102. The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street – Helen Hanff (5 stars) 8/15/16 [137]
103. Albert of Adelaide – Howard Anderson (4 stars) 8/16/16 [228]
104. A Good School – Richard Yates (4 stars) 8/17/16 [192]
105. Uncaged (Shifter's Uprising, #1) – Lisa Oliver & Thomas Oliver (2 stars) 8/18/16 [270]
106. The Housekeeper and the Professor – Yoko Ogawa (5 stars) 8/18/16 [180]
107. Journey to the River Sea – Eva Ibbotson (4 stars) 8/19/16 [296]
108. Illusion Town (Harmony, #13) – Jayne Castle (5 stars) 8/20/16 [340]
109. A Love for Lydia – Jeanne Savery (4 stars) 8/21/16 [256]
110. Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex – Mary Roach (4stars) 8/22/16 [319]
111. Aunt Dimity's Good Deed (Aunt Dimity, #3) – (3 stars) 8/24/16 [277]
112. Merry Christmas, Babies – Tara Taylor Quinn (3 stars) 8/26/16 [296]
113. Zen and the Art of Murder (P.I. Zen Moses, #1) – Elizabeth M. Cosin (3 stars) 8/27/16 [304]
114. Murder Well-Done (Hemlock Falls Mystery, #4) – Claudia Bishop (2 stars) 8/29/16 [257]
115. What Dreams May Come – Sherrilyn Kenyon, Rebecca York, Robin D. Owens (4 stars) 8/29/16 [288]
116. Embrace the Night Eternal (Envy Chronicles, #2) – Joss Ware (5 stars) 8/31/16 [369]

Total Books - 24
Total Pages - 6483
Year to Date Pages - 35,108

September
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117. Let It Snow – Fern Michaels, Virginia Henley, Holly Chamberlin, Marcia Evanick (3 stars) 9/2/16 [416]
118. Strange Brews (Dragonfly Saga, #1) – Stobie Piel (4 stars) 9/3/16 [342]
119. Death Dines Out (Hemlock Falls, #5) – Claudia Bishop (2 stars) 9/4/16 [237]
120. Out of Her Mind: Women Writing on Madness – Rebecca Shannonhouse, ed. (5 stars) 9/5/16 [224]
121. Circling the Sun – Paula McLain (4 stars) 9/8/16 [366]
122. Gifts (Annals of the Western Shore, #1) – Ursula LeGuin (4 stars) 9/9/16 [286]
123. The Wedding Cake War – Lynna Banning (4 stars) 9/10/16 [299]
124. Chaos in Mudbug (Ghost-in-Law mystery, #6) – Jana DeLeon (3 stars) 9/10/16 [215]
125. JinxedJinxed (Friends and Lovers trilogy, #1) – Beth Ciotta (4 stars) 9/11/16 [306]
126. The Potted Gardener (Agatha Raisin, #3) – M. C. Beaton (3 stars) 9/11/16 [216]
127. Ru – Kim Thuy (4 stars) 9/13/16 [160]
128. The Quiet Child (Sisters of the Silver Dollar, #4) – Debra Salonen (3 stars) 9/14/16 [250]
129. Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore – Robin Sloan (4 stars) 9/16/16 [288]
130. By Cook or by Crook (A Five-Ingredient Mystery, #1) – Maya Corrigan (4 stars) 9/18/16 [310]
131. Death Crashes the Party (A Liv and Di in Dixie Mystery, #1) – Vickie Fee (3 stars) 9/20/16 [304]
132. Barefoot in the Grass – Judith Arnold (4 stars) 9/21/16 [298]
133. The Bride's House – Sandra Dallas (4 stars) 9/23/16 [565]
134. When Sparks Fly (Spark, #1) – Autumn Dawn (4 stars) 9/24/16 [288]
135. In the Company of Cheerful Ladies (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #6) – Alexander McCall Smith (4 stars) 9/25/16 [233]
136. The Preacher's Daughter (Harvey Girls, #3) – Cheryl St. John (3 stars) 9/27/16 [291]
137. Cowboy in the Kitchen (Deep in the Heart series, #1) – Mae Nunn (4 stars) 9/27/16 [377]
138. Design on a Crime (Deadly Décor mystery, #1) – Ginny Aiken (3 stars) 9/28/16 [270]
139. Her Royal Spyness (Her Royal Spyness, #1) – Rhys Bowen (5 stars) 9/29/16 [324]


Total Books - 23
Total Pages - 6865
Year to Date Pages - 41,973

October
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140. The Buddha in the Attic – Julie Otsuka (4 stars) 10/1/16 [129]
141. Hothouse Flower and the Nine Plants of Desire - Margot Berwin (3 stars) 10/2/16 [288]
142. The Silver Pencil - Alice Dalgliesh (3 stars) 10/4/16 [235]
143. The Pixilated Peeress (Incorporated Knight, #2) - L. Sprague de Camp (3 stars) 10/5/16 [208]
144. Scene of the Crime: Return to Mystic Lake (Scene of the Crime, #8) - Carla Cassidy (4 stars) 10/5/16 [288]
145. The Walkers of Dembley (Agatha Raisin Mystery, #4) - M. C. Beaton (3 stars) 10/6/16 [183]
146. The Cold Minds (The Hidden Worlds, #2) - Kristin Landon (4 stars) 10/7/16 [304]
147. Dead and Buried (Iris House Mystery, #2) - Jean Hager (4 stars) 10/8/16 [211]
148. Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End - Atul Gawande (5 stars) 10/10/16 [282]
149. Scene of the Crime: Baton Rouge (Scene of the Crime, #9) - Carla Cassidy (2 stars) 10/10/16 [288]
150. Shadows of a Down East Summer (An Antique Print Mystery, #5) - Lea Wait (4 stars) 10/12/16 [240]
151. Tundra Threat - Sarah Varland (3 stars) 10/13/16 [224]
152. The Mad, the Bad, and the Dangerous - Sara Orwig (3 stars) 10/15/16 [299]
153. Rainshadow Road (Friday Harbor, #2) - Lisa Kleypas (4 stars) 10/17/16 [308]
154. Aunt Dimity Digs In (Aunt Dimity, #4) - Nancy Atherton (3 stars) 10/18/16 [275]
155. Caught Dead Handed (A Witch City mystery, #1) - Carol J. Perry (4 stars) 10/19/16 [416]
156. Winter Kissed: A Kiss of Frost / Ice Bound - Michele Hauf & Vivi Anna (3 stars) 10/20/16 [282]
157. Promised by Post (Wild West Weddings, #2) - Katy Madison (3 stars) 10/21/16 [288]
158. Scene of the Crime: Killer Cove (Scene of the Crime, #10) - Carla Cassidy (4 stars) 10/22/16 [288]
159. Scene of the Crime: The Deputy's Proof (Scene of the Crime, #11) - Carla Cassidy (4 stars) 10/22/16 [288]
160. Scene of the Crime: Who Killed Shelly Sinclair? (Scene of the Crime, #12) - Carla Cassidy (3 stars) 10/23/16 [288]
161. Mastered (The Enforcers, #1) - Maya Banks (4 stars) 10/24/16 [368]
162. Simple Jess (Marrying Stone, #2) - Pamela Morsi (5 stars) 10/26/16 [325]
163. Halfway to Heaven (Calhoun Chronicles, #3) - Susan Wiggs (4 stars) 10/27/16 [401]
164. Explosive Alliance (First Responders, #2) - Susan Sleeman (4 stars) 10/28/16 [288]
165. Protective Duty - Jessica R. Patch (3 stars) 10/29/16 [288]
166. Q's Legacy – Helene Hanff (4 stars) 10/31/16 [177]

Total Books - 27
Total Pages - 7459
Year to Date Pages - 49,432

November
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167. Beyond the Storm (Quilts of Love, #1) – Carolyn Zane (3 stars) 11/1/16 [272]
168. Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage (Agatha Raisin mysteries, #5) – M. C. Beaton (3 stars) 11/2/16 [196]
169. Aunt Dimity's Christmas (Aunt Dimity mysteries, #5) – Nancy Atherton (4 stars) 11/2/16 [224]
170. Aunt Dimity Beats the Devil (Aunt Dimity, #6) – Nancy Atherton (4 stars) 11/2/16 [247]
171. The Unexpected Bride (Bowen, #1) – Debra Ullrick (3 stars) 11/4/16 [288]
172. A Touch of the Grape (Hemlock Falls mysteries, #6) – Claudia Bishop (3 stars) 11/5/16 [256]
173. Death of a Turkey (Peggy Jean Turner mystery, #3) – Kate Borden (4 stars) 11/6/16 [224]
174. The Museum of Extraordinary Things: A Novel – Alice Hoffman (4 stars) 11/9/16 [384]
175. Not Quite Paradise – Jan Zimlich (4 stars) 11/11/16 [361]
176. Kiss Me in Christmas (Christmas, CO, #6) – Debbie Mason (4 stars) 11/12/16 [329]
177. So Much for That Winter – Dorthe Nors (2 stars) 11/13/16 [160]
178. The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference – Malcolm Gladwell (4 stars) 11/16/16 [301]
179. The Nine Lives of Christmas – Sheila Roberts (3 stars) 11/20/16 [214]
180. Alien Tango (Katherine 'Kitty' Katt, #2) – Gini Koch (5 stars) 11/21/16 [428]
181. XXX Marks the Spot – Kathleen Lawless (2 stars) 11/23/16 [230]
182. The Little Bookstore of Big Stone Gap: A Memoir of Friendship, Community, and the Uncommon Pleasure of a Good Book – Wendy Welch (4 stars) 11/27/16 [304]

Total Books - 16
Total Pages - 4418
Year to Date Pages - 53,850

December
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183. Alien in the Family (Katherine 'Kitty' Katt, #3) – Gini Koch (3 stars) 12/3/16 [457]
184. X Stands for Unknown – Isaac Asimov (3 stars) 12/4/16 [218]
185. Trust No One – Jayne Ann Krentz (4 stars) 12/9/16 [392]
186. Death of a Red Heroine (Inspector Chen Cao, #1) – Qiu Xiaolong (4 stars) 12/13/16 [465]
187. The Man Who Saved Christmas – Marisa Carroll (3 stars) 12/16/16 [298]
188. Western Christmas Proposals: Christmas Dance with the Rancher\Christmas in Salvation Falls\The Sheriff's Christmas Proposal – Carla Kelly, Kelly Boyce, Carol Arens (3 stars) 12/20/16 [288]
189. A Pinch of Sea Salt and a Dash of Murder (Outer Banks Baker Mystery, #1) – Phoebe T. Eggli (3 stars) 12/21/16 [164]
190. Sage Advice to Cover Up a Murder! (Outer Banks Baker Mystery, #2) – Phoebe T. Eggli (3 stars) 12/24/16 [174]
191. Huntress – Christine Warren, Marjorie M. Liu, Caitlin Kittredge, & Jenna Maclaine (3 stars) 12/27/16 [342]
192. Cowboys Are My Weakness – Pam Houston (3 stars) 12/28/16 [171]
193. Their First Noel – Annie Jones (2 stars) 12/29/16 [218]
194. Disarming Andi – Elizabeth Goddard (3 stars) 12/31/16 [172]

Total Books - 12
Total Pages - 3359
Year to Date Pages - 57,309