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List of book I have reviewed on this site this year are listed by title. Below are the books I reviewed by past years.


The Barbarian Nurseries by Hector Tobar
Batman Vol. 1: The Court of Owls (The New 52) by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo
*Bless me Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya
*Bluish by Virginia Hamilton   
*Carter Finally Gets It by Brent Crawford 
Christmas Chronicles: The Legend of Santa Claus by Tim Slover
*Christmas Prayer, A by Kimberla Lawson Roby
*Cup of Friendship, A by Deborah Rodriguez 
*Dark Sons by Nikki Grimes
*Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor
*Divergent by Veronica Roth
*Dreams of Gods and Monsters by Laini Taylor
*The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater  
*England My England by Mark Dery   
*Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñez Ryan
*Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler
*Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures
*First Phone Call from Heaven, The by Mitch Albom
*(Beyond the Book) Free,The: A Novel by Willy Vlautin
Getting to Happy by Terri McMillian
*Girl of Nightmares by Kendare Blake
*Girl With Glasses by Marissa Walsh 
Go the F**k to Sleep by Adam Mansbach
*Golem's Eye, The by Johnathan Stroud
*Guilt by Association by Marcia Clark  
Happy Wives Club: One Woman's Worldwide Search for the Secrets of a Great Marriage by Fawn Weaver 
*Her Dark Curiosity by Megan Shepherd
*Hidden Gallery, The (The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place #2) by Maryrose Wood
*Home by Toni Morrison
*Homeland: Phantom Pain by Glenn Gers
(ARC) House Girl, The by Tara Conklin
*How to be Beyonce? by Madison Moore
*Husband's Secret, The by Liane Moriarty
Last Dickens, The by Matthew Pearl
*Lolita by Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov 
*Lost and Found in Cedar Cover by Debbie Macomber 
*Lowcountry Spirit by Anne Hite  
Magician's Assistant, The by Ann Patchett 
*Me Before You by Jojo Moyes 
*METAtropolis by Jay Lake, Tobias Buckell, Elizabeth Bear, John Scalzi, Karl Schroeder 
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Bernedt 
My Man Pendleton by Elizabeth Bevarly
*Nerd's Guide to Being Confident, The by Mark Manson
Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
*Night of Cake and Puppets by Laini Taylor
*Not A Match: My True Tales of Online Dating Disasters by Brian Donovan  
One Fifth Avenue by Candace Bushnell  
*Philolzophy by Chrissy Stockton, Sarah Heuer  
*Redshirts by John Scalzi
*Returned, The by Jason Mott  
*Free: Secret Life of Walter Mitty, The by James Thurber
Seriously, Just Go to Sleep by Adam Mansbach
*Siddhartha by Herman Hesse
*Sleep Donation by Karen Russel 
*Snow Queen, The by Hans Christian Andersen
*Son, The by Veronica Roth
*Story of Miss Moppet, The by Beatrix Potter
Strategic Planning for Love & War, Relationships and Adult Conversations by Jo Lena Johnson, Steven Charles Martin, Kevin B. Fleming  
*This Bitter Earth by Bernice McFadden
*Traitor, The by Veronica Roth 
*Transfer, The by Veronica Roth
Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom  
*Unholy Nights by Seth Grahame-Smith
*The Unseen Guest (The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, #3) by Maryrose Wood
*Wanted Woman, A by Eric Jerome Dickey
*Wolves of Midwinter, The by Anne Rice
Wrapped in Rainbows: The Life of Zora Neale Hurston by Valerie Boyd (DNF)
Zora and Me by Victoria Bond and T.R. Simon

Books Read in 2013 (Alpha by Title)

12 Years a Slave by Solomon Northup
*A House Divided by Kimberla Lawson Roby
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
*Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith
(ARC) Absent by Katie Williams
*The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud
*Angel Time by Anne Rice
Angelology by Danielle Trussoni
*Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake
Audrey Bunny by Angie Smith
*Booktaker, The: A Nameless Detective Mystery by Bill Pronzini
Can You Keep A Secret? by Sophie Kinsella
*Choice, The by Jason Mott
Choose to Lose by Chris Powell (DNF)
*Cleopatra' Moon by Vicky Alvear Shecter
*Dashing Through the Snow by Mark and Carol Higgins Clark
*Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
Even the Stars Look Lonesome by Maya Angelou
*Fault In Our Stars, The by John Greene
*First, The by Jason Mott
(ARC) Fish Finelli: Seagulls Don't Eat Pickles by E.S. Farber
For One More Day by Mitch Albom
FREE: The Future of a Radical Price by Chris Anderson
Galactic Defenders by Samuel R. Yuen
*Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
*Good House, The by Tananarive Due
Hairdresser of Harare, The by Tendai Huchu
Hello Ninja by N.D. Wilson
(ARC) Here I Go Again by Jen Larson
Holiday, The by Kate Perry
*Irises by Francisco X. Stork
Kitchen House, The by Kathleen Grissom
*Letters from a Birmingham Jail by Martin Luther King Jr.
*Madman's Daughter by Megan Shepherd
*Man in 3B, The by Carl Weber
*My Beloved World by Sonia Sotomayor
My Man Pendleton by Elizabeth Bevarly 
*My Soul to Take by Rachel Vincent
*Mysterious Howling, The by Maryrose Wood
Naomi's Gift by Amy Clipston
New World, The by Patrick Ness
*Of Love and Evil by Anne Rice
Papa's New Home by Jessica Lynn Curtis
*Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
*Parable of the Talents by Octavia Butler
*Pharmacology by Christopher Herz
*Raven Boys, The by Maggie Stiefvater
Red Clay Dirt and Mountain by Monda Raquel Webb
*Rescue by Anita Shreve
*Riding The Bullet by Stephen King
*Rotters by Daniel Kraus
Santa Is Coming to California by Steve Smallman, Robert Dunn
*Shoemaker's Wife, The by Adriana Trigiani
Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones
*Soulless by Gail Carriger
*Sparrow, The by Jason Mott
*Spy Killer by L. Ron Hubbard
(ARC) Supreme's at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat, The by Edward Kelsey Moore
Sugar by Bernice McFadden
Sway by Amber McRee Turner
Swim by Jennifer Weiner
Tallulah's Nutcracker by Marilyn Singer
(ARC) Twelve Tribes of Hattie, The by Ayana Mathis
*Very Best Vampire Short Stories, The by M. R. James
*Vintage Affair, A by Isabel Wolff
When Lions Roar by Robie H. Harris
*Whodunnit? Murder in Mystery Manor by Anthony Zuiker
*Whodunnit? Murder on Mystery Island by Anthony Zuiker
Wolf Gift, The by Anne Rice
*Wonder by R. J. Palacio

Books Read in 2012 (Alpha by Title)

*1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
32 Candles by Ernessa T. Carter
*Adventures of the Blue Carbuncle, The by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
All's Fair in Love and Seduction by Beverly Kendall
*Almost Like Being in Love by Christina Dodd
An Old Song For Wrong Women by Pablo D'Stair
An Open Weave by Devorah Major
April's Fool by Blanche Marriott
Assata: An Autobiography by Assata Shakur
*Beauty Queen by Libba Bray
Black Geisha by Rachel Blaze
Blockade Billy by Stephen King
*Bloodshot by Cherie Priest
Bonesetter's Daughter, The by Amy Tan
*Cast in Moonlight: A Free Novella by Michelle Sagara
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Christ the Lord: The Road to Cana by Anne Rice
(ARC)Concubine Saga by Llyod Lofthouse
Darkest Child, The by Delores Phillips
Dido's Prize by Eugenia O'Neal
Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
*Eleventh Plague, The by Jeff Hirch
Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
*Forever by Maggie Stiefvater
Four Agreements, The by Don Miguel Ruiz
French Maid, The by Sabrina Jeffries
*Gentle Brush of Wings, The: A Free Short Story from Defining Moments by David Wilson
*Good Living: A Free Story from Selected Shorts by Aleksandar Hermon
*Hellbent by Cherie Priest
Hunger Games, The by Suzanne Collins
*Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, The by Rebbeca Skloot
*Importance of Being Earnest: Free Performance
(ARC)Kevin's Point of View by Del Shannon
Kindred by Octavia Butler
*Legion by Brandon Sanders
*Linger by Maggie Stiefvater
*Listening is an Act of Love by Dave Isay
Lose 10 lbs. in 10 Days: How Can You Lose Weigh Quick and Easy by Jennifer Tracy
Lost Years, The by Mary Higgins Clark
Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez (DNF)
*Merry Christmas Alex Cross by James Patterson
*Mistletoe & Margaritas by Shannon Stacey
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Moments, the Minutes, the Hours: The Poetry of Jill Scott
*Myth of the Garage and Other Minor Surprises, The by Chip and Dan Heath
*Objects of My Affection by Jill Smolinski
*Paris Wife, The by Paula McLain
Readerotica 2 - Erotica for Your Electronic Reader - Volume 2 - Turning Up The Heat
Readerotica 3 - Erotica for Your Electronic Reader - Volume 3 - Getting Hotter
*Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
(ARC)Reluctant Matchmaker, The by Shobhan Bantwal
*Resonance by A.J. Scudiere
*Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
Song Yet Sung by James McBride
Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk by David Sedaris
Story of Beautiful Girl, The by Rachel Simon
*Tales from the Arabian Nights by Andrew Lang
*This is the Story of a Happy Marriage by Ann Patchett
Teenie by Christopher Grant
Viola in the Spotlight by Andriana Trigiani
*Water For Elephants by Sara Gruen
Wind Done Gone, The by Alice Randall
*Denotes Audiobook
(ARC) Advance Reader's Copy