I'm supposed to be cleaning and taking down Christmas decorations but I keep finding way more interesting things to do, like letting you know how the second half of the year went with my reading! Then I managed to catch the crud bug going around, probably from those sickos at Dillards on New Years Day! At least it wasn't the flu!!!
This is going to be a much briefer version than before because....there's a LOT!!! See what happens when you are a bad blogger. oops! Basically you'll get the category then underneath you'll get the book name with a link to Amazon. (I'm forced by weird blogger laws-and yes, those do exist- that these are all my Amazon Affiliate links and there's like a million and one shot that I will actually earn some money from these if you choose to purchase. It does NOT change your purchase price in any way). You'll also get my rating of the book and that'll probably be it unless I have something specific that I definitely remember from the book. Remember these go back to like June of 2017 so unless I loved it, it'll be brief.
I'm also going to group this in categories so if there's a genre that doesn't interest you then it'll be easier to breeze just past that section. I more than completed my GoodReads goal for 2017 so I did up my game a little for 2018. If you are on Goodreads then click that link and find me. I'm Samma Sims and we will be reading buddies.
Hang on and here we go.........
Cozy Mysteries:
1)Haunted Hijinks (An Agnes Barton Paranormal Mystery Book 1)
Rating: 3.5 starsFirst I've read in this series, not sure I'll read more.
2)Key To Savannah (Made In Savannah) (Volume 1)
Rating: 4 starsI LOVE this series, it's fun, it's an easy read and it involves the mob in a family friendly way and it
is set in Savannah. Also, you do need to read this series in order.
3)Road to Savannah (Made in Savannah) (Volume 2)
Rating: 3.75 starsI still love this series, this one just wasn't as good but important to the series.
4)Justice in Savannah (Made in Savannah) (Volume 3)
Rating: 4 starsBack on track in the series and it's still entertaining me.
5)Swag in Savannah (Made In Savannah) (Volume 4)
Rating: 4 starsWe're still having fun in Savannah with the Garlucci family. There are 8 books in the series (so far)
and I intend to finish the series.
6) Hook, Line and Blinker (A Miss Fortune Mystery) (Volume 10)
Rating: 4 starsThis is book 10 in this series and I find them to be hilarious! I've read them all and can't wait for
the next installment.
7) Brew or Die: A Java Jive Mystery
Rating: 3.5 starsThis is the 4th installment in this series, not my favorite but still good and I didn't realize the 5th
installment was released in October so I added it to my "to read" list.
8)Dead on the Vine: (Violet Vineyard Murder Mysteries 1 (A Cozy Mystery))
Rating: 4 starsWine, Murder, Napa....what's not to like?
9)A Vintage To Die For: (Violet Vineyard Murder Mysteries 2 (A Cozy Mystery))
Rating: 4 starsAnother series I'm eagerly anticipating the arrival of the next in the series.
10)Just Around the Bend (Bellingwood) (Volume 18)
Rating: 5 starsI've read every book in this series which must be read in order and I LOVE it.
11)Boundless Dreams (Bellingwood Book 19)
Rating: 5 starsAnother wonderful time with Polly & friends.
12)Mango Cake and Murder (Mom and Christy's Cozy Mysteries) (Volume 1)
Rating: 3.5 starsThis was a pretty good start to a series, not sure if I'll read more but the mother/daughter
relationship is pretty funny in this one.
13) High Strung (Glass Bead Mystery Series) (Volume 1)
Rating: 3 starsIt was ok, not as good as I wanted it to be. If the volume 2 is free and I have nothing in my
reading queue I'd probably read.
14) The Trailer Park Princess and the Middle Finger of Fate (Volume 1)
Rating: 1 starNope, I'm done with this series and it's a good thing this was a free book.
15)Cream Puff Murder: A Seagrass Sweets Cozy Mystery (Volume 1)
Rating: 3 starNot really my thing, won't search out the next one either.
16) Murder, Mayhem and Bliss (Myrtle Grove Garden Club Mystery Book 1)
Rating: 3.5I'd probably read another if the free download came along. It wasn't bad but it didn't leave me
dying to read the next one.
17)The Corpse in the Cabana: A Viola Roberts Cozy Mystery (Viola Roberts Cozy Mysteries) (Volume 1)
Rating: 3.75 starsPretty good, I'll probably find the next in the series when I'm low on books in my queue.
Thrillers:
1)Beach Lawyer (Beach Lawyer Series)
Rating: 3.75 stars
There's a second in the series, I'm not sure I'll read it. It wasn't bad but it wasn't great.
2)The Bourbon Thief: A southern gothic novel
Rating: 4 stars
Bourbon, Murder, Kentucky and it's definitely a book after my own heart. I gave it a 4 on GoodReads but I'm thinking it might be more like a 4.5.
3)Stillhouse Lake (Stillhouse Lake Series)
Rating: 4.5 stars
Loved this book! The second in this series just came out and I'm dying to get started on it. Intense
and slightly disturbing make for a win in my serial killer fiction world.
4)Signature Wounds (A Grale Thriller)
Rating: 4 stars
A good book but one of those that I had to go back and read the description to remember it. I also
found out there will be more starring the main character.
5)Game Changer
Rating 4 stars
Ok, so the whole premise of this book will freak you out a bit and maybe make you a bit paranoid
but it was good. I'd never read anything by this author but I like his style.
Rating: 3.75 starsThere's a second in the series, I'm not sure I'll read it. It wasn't bad but it wasn't great.
2)The Bourbon Thief: A southern gothic novel
Rating: 4 starsBourbon, Murder, Kentucky and it's definitely a book after my own heart. I gave it a 4 on GoodReads but I'm thinking it might be more like a 4.5.
3)Stillhouse Lake (Stillhouse Lake Series)
Rating: 4.5 starsLoved this book! The second in this series just came out and I'm dying to get started on it. Intense
and slightly disturbing make for a win in my serial killer fiction world.
4)Signature Wounds (A Grale Thriller)
Rating: 4 starsA good book but one of those that I had to go back and read the description to remember it. I also
found out there will be more starring the main character.
5)Game Changer
Rating 4 starsOk, so the whole premise of this book will freak you out a bit and maybe make you a bit paranoid
but it was good. I'd never read anything by this author but I like his style.
Fiction:
1)The Secret of the Old Clock (Nancy Drew, Book 1)
Rating: 5 stars
Seriously, Nancy Drew books are classics for a reason. My goal is to read all of them again
2) Bertie's Guide to Life and Mothers (44 Scotland Street Series)
Rating: 4 stars
This is book 9 in this series and I thoroughly enjoy these books. I think I have 3 more in the series
to read and I will get to them for sure. This is a sweet series that should definitely be read in order.
3)A Beautiful Poison
Rating: 3.5 stars
I wanted to love this book, I really did and I keep plowing through the book thinking I would grow
to love it. Unfortunately it never happened, it was good and it gets pretty good reviews on
Amazon so maybe it was just me.
4) The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper
Rating: 4 stars
This was a sweet and charming book that was totally out of my norm but I loved it. It made me
smile and occasionally quirky old Arthur made me tear up. Who knew a charm bracelet could
bring so much to your life?
5) Origin: A Novel
Rating: 4 stars
You guys.....I'm so sad! I've looked forward to this book for so long. I LOVE Dan Brown, I love his writing , the plot lines, the history and the Robert Langdon character. I mean seriously, Angels &Demons is quite possibly one of my top 5 fave books and this, well this was just a big let down. I worked HARD ya'll to finish this book. I'm not even kidding, I pre-ordered the hardback version of this book and started it the day it arrived, October 3rd and I did not finish it until just before Thanksgiving when I passed it off to the Abogg.
Well, that's it for the 2017 year. I didn't read much at all in December, too many Hallmark Christmas movies and such. I'm currently about half way through Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
. It is definitely outside of my normal reading genre but I am enjoying it and have found it both fascinating and disheartening. My reading list is growing by leaps and bounds and the next one hopefully won't be so full of cozy mysteries. Normally those are my in the pool summer reads and winter is where I bear down into the hard stuff. haha I do have a couple of cozy mysteries in the queue ready to go as I usually throw one of those in after I finish something a little more hardcore.
What are you guys reading? Anything good? Send my way because I certainly will be looking for more ideas about May!
Peace, Love &
Rating: 5 starsSeriously, Nancy Drew books are classics for a reason. My goal is to read all of them again
2) Bertie's Guide to Life and Mothers (44 Scotland Street Series)
Rating: 4 starsThis is book 9 in this series and I thoroughly enjoy these books. I think I have 3 more in the series
to read and I will get to them for sure. This is a sweet series that should definitely be read in order.
3)A Beautiful Poison
Rating: 3.5 starsI wanted to love this book, I really did and I keep plowing through the book thinking I would grow
to love it. Unfortunately it never happened, it was good and it gets pretty good reviews on
Amazon so maybe it was just me.
4) The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper
Rating: 4 starsThis was a sweet and charming book that was totally out of my norm but I loved it. It made me
smile and occasionally quirky old Arthur made me tear up. Who knew a charm bracelet could
bring so much to your life?
5) Origin: A Novel
Rating: 4 starsYou guys.....I'm so sad! I've looked forward to this book for so long. I LOVE Dan Brown, I love his writing , the plot lines, the history and the Robert Langdon character. I mean seriously, Angels &Demons is quite possibly one of my top 5 fave books and this, well this was just a big let down. I worked HARD ya'll to finish this book. I'm not even kidding, I pre-ordered the hardback version of this book and started it the day it arrived, October 3rd and I did not finish it until just before Thanksgiving when I passed it off to the Abogg.
Well, that's it for the 2017 year. I didn't read much at all in December, too many Hallmark Christmas movies and such. I'm currently about half way through Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
. It is definitely outside of my normal reading genre but I am enjoying it and have found it both fascinating and disheartening. My reading list is growing by leaps and bounds and the next one hopefully won't be so full of cozy mysteries. Normally those are my in the pool summer reads and winter is where I bear down into the hard stuff. haha I do have a couple of cozy mysteries in the queue ready to go as I usually throw one of those in after I finish something a little more hardcore. What are you guys reading? Anything good? Send my way because I certainly will be looking for more ideas about May!
Peace, Love &
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