MBS- Best Reads of 2016

MBS Best of 2016

Ratings 5.0, 4.75 and 4.5 are color coded on my full reading list.

I had 16 titles (a little under 10%) Rated at 5.0.
All 5.0s are listed below, and here I have shown the covers of my top NINE favorites-- in order of date read:





THE FULL LIST:

1. NG-TBR-- Book Review: Night Study (Study Series) by Maria V. Snyder; Paranormal, Fantasy; my rating 5.0.
2. NG-TBR-- Book Review: Brilliance (The Brilliance Trilogy Book 1) by Marcus Sakey; Sci Fi, Suspense Thriller; my rating 5.0.
3. A-TBR-- Audible Book Review: The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein; Vintage Sci Fi; my rating 5.0.
4. P-LBC-TBR-- Book Review: Mistletoe Memories: Four Generations Transform a House Into a Home for Christmas (Romancing America); Inspirational Fiction; Christmas Romance; my rating 5.0.
5. NG-TBR-- Book Review: Emmy Nation: Undercover Suffragette (The Suffragette Nation Book 1) by L Davis Munro; Historical Fiction, Women's Suffrage; my rating 5.0.
6. A-TBR-- Audible Book Review: Classic Love Poems by William Shakespeare, Edgar Allan Poe, Elizabeth, Barrett Browning and others; Poetry; my rating 5.0.
7. A-TBR-- Audible Book Review: Straits of Hell: Destroyermen, Book 10 by Taylor Anderson; Sci Fi, Alternate History; my rating 5.0.
8. P-LBC-TBR-- Book Review: Arena by Karen Hancock; Sci Fi, Religious Inspirational; my rating 5.0.
9. NG-- Book Review: Hold Your Breath (Search and Rescue) by Katie Ruggle; Romantic Suspense; my rating 5.0.
10. NG-- Book Review: Laos File (The Shake Davis Series) by Dale Dye; Military Thriller; my rating 5.0.
11. ATBR-- Audible Book Review: Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand; Biography, memoir, WWII; my rating 5.0.
12. E-Tour-- Book Review: Keepsake for Eagle Cove by M. L. Buchman; Contemporary Romance, Small Town; my rating 5.0.
13. NG--Book Review: The Wrong Unit by Rob Dircks; Sci Fi, Dystopian; my rating 5.0.
14. PLBC TBR--Book Review: The Sound of Sleigh Bells: A Romance from the Heart of Amish Country by Cindy Woodsmall; Amish, Inspirational; my rating 5.0.
15. ATBR--Audible Book Review: A Christmas Carol: A Signature Performance by Tim Curry; Classic, British Literature, Christmas; my rating 5.0.
16. P TBR-- The One Year Bible NLT (One Year Bible: NLT Book 2) by Tyndale House Publishers Inc; my rating 5.0.

There were another three I Rated at 4.75:

1. PTour-- Book Review: Friends of the Wigwam: A Civil War Story by John William Huelskamp; Historical Fiction, Civil War; my rating 4.75.
2. ABJ-- Audio Book Review: Haraken: A Silver Ships Novel by S. H. Jucha; Sci Fi, Space Opera; my rating 4.75.
3. NG-- Book Review: The Captive Heart by Michelle Griep; Christian, Historical Romance; my rating 4.75.

There were 45 titles rated at 4.5.

MBS First Book Of The Year 2016

Welcome to 2016!

And so we begin a new year of reading!

 Hosted by Sheila at Book Journey.

Pop over to see pictures of many of our fellow bloggers 

and see what each person is reading as their First book of 2016! 

I had a very hard time deciding what to read for my First Book of 2016. Soooo many choices!
I have a Ladie's Book Club title that had to be ready for 1/2.
I have 12 titles lined up on NetGalley already for 2016.
I have several challenges I wish to participate in and I have multiple audio titles to enjoy, including one that was gifted by the author and one that was received through Audiobook Jukebox.

I looked at several self-help/fiction type of books and actually purchased one at Audible.
At the beginning of the week I had narrowed my selection to the seven books below. All but The Etymoligicon I already own in one form or another and have on my TBR reading list for 2016:

1. Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles Book 1) by Marissa Meyer (ebook TBR)
2. Nation by Terry Pratchett (Audible TBR)
3. The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language by Mark Forsyth
4. Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge (Audio SYNC TBR)
5. Time Heist: Firstborn Saga Volume 1 by Anthony Vicino (Audible for review)
6. Buster: The Military Dog Who Saved a Thousand Lives by RAF Police Flight Sergeant Will Barrow, Isabel George (Audio for review)
7. Old Man’s War by Jack Scalzi (Audible TBR)

However, as I contemplated starting the year while buying my last titles at Audible, my mind changed.

I am planning to participate in the Vintage SciFi Not-a-Challenge event hosted by Andrea at Little Red Reviewer.

In line with that I will also use January to participate in the 

2016 Sic Fi Experience hosted by Carl at Stainless Steel Droppings.

With those January events in mind, I tossed the idea of doing something in the self-help/fiction mode and went on a hunt for Vintage Sci Fi titles to start the year with some sci fi fun. :-)

Here is what I picked up at Audible on 12/31/15 (two December credits plus $2.07.):

1. To Live Forever by Jack Vance
2. X Minus One: Protective Mimicry (October 3, 1956) by Algis Budrys, Ernest Kinoy - adaptation
3. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Marie Kondo
4. X Minus One: Cold Equations (August 25, 1955) by Tom Godwin, George Lefferts - adaptation
5. X Minus One: Target One (December 26, 1957) by Frederik Pohl, George Lefferts - adaptation

The three X Minus One titles are vintage sci fi radio broadcast offerings under 30 minutes each so I plan to listen to all three on 1/1/2016 to get a feel for those authors who will be new to me.
Where I go after that...?? Probably the review audio: Time Heist. Then either the Jack Vance title or Old Man's War.

Here is my photo offering for FIRST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2016.
(I couldn't get a good pic of me, my Sansa Clip mp3, and the audio image on tablet so I combined them.)

I am looking forward to seeing the titles others have chosen for their First Book of The Year 2016.