Book 24

Strawberry Shortcake Murder (Hannah Swensen Series #2)

 

 I just finished book 24.  It was a good book.  There were times when it felt a little long and I knew who the killer was and just wanted to main character to figure it out all ready but still a good book.  I am really looking forward to trying a few of the recipes that are in this book.  Below is the Barns & Noble description. 

 

 A New York Times best-seller, Strawberry Shortcake Murder by Joanne Fluke is a scrumptious concoction of fresh-whipped mystery and culinary intrigue. Publishers Weekly calls it "a superior cozy sure to leave readers satisfied … but hungry for more." Hannah Swensen, amateur sleuth and boutique bake store proprietor extraordinaire, is judging a dessert contest when fellow judge Coach Boyd Watson is found dead, face down in a delicate confection no less.

On to book 25.

52 books in 52 weeks

So back at the beginning of January I joined a challenge on a military significant others forum to read 52 books in 52 weeks.  We are about 11 weeks into the challenge and I am already on book 23. At first I wasn't sure if I would be able to keep up because of the move and I have never really counted how many books I read in a given amount of time.

Here is the list of what I have read so far and what I am working on.

1. My, Myself and Why (MaryJanice Davidson) finished
2. Deadly Sanctuary (Sylvia Nobel) finished
3. Odd Mom Out (Jane Porter) finished
4. A Girl's Guide to Vampires, Dark Ones series book 1 (Katie MacAlister) finished
5. Night's Edge I only read the short story by Charlaine Harris, Dancers in the Dark. Finished
6. Life on the Refrigerator Door, Notes Between a Mother and Daughter (Alice Kuipers) Finished
7. Sex and the Single Vampire, Dark Ones series book 2 (Katie MacAlister) Finished
8. The Missing (Tim Gautreaux) Finished
9. Cupid Cats I only read the short story by Katie MacAlister that is part of the Dark Ones world Finished
10. Sex, Lies and Vampires, Dark Ones series Book 3 (Katie MacAlister)Finished
11. Colder than Ice (Maggie Shayne) Finished
12.Shakespeare's Landlord, Lily Bard Mystery Series, Book 1 (Charlaine Harris) Finished
13. Even Vampires get the Blues, Dark Ones series book 4 (Katie MacAlister) Finished
14. The Lightning Thief, Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series #1 (Rick Riordan) Finished
15. The Last of the Red Hot Vampires, Dark Ones series book 5 (Katie MacAlister) Finished
17. My Big Fat Supernatural Honeymoon, Dark Ones short story (Katie MacAlister) Finished
18. Zen and the Art of Vampires, Dark Ones series book 6 (Katie MacAlister) Finished
19. Crouching Vampires Hidden Fang, Dark Ones series book 7 (Katie MacAlister) Finished
20. In the Company of Vampires, Dark Ones series book 8 (Katie MacAlister) Finished
21. Shakespeare's Champion, Lily Bard Mystery series book 2 (Charlaine Harris) Finished
22. Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder (Joanne Fluke) Finished
23. Sizzling Sixteen, Stephanie Plum book 16 (Janet Evanovich)

So now I just want to see how many I can read in a year because I am sure I will make 52 books in 52 weeks.  I will try to keep the list updated.

Books

I love to read and thank my mother all the time for giving me that gift.  I am currently working my way through a very large body of work that consists of a 24 book series a 10 book series and 2 trilogies.  I have read the first trilogy and am now on book 24 and still looking for the second trilogy and 5 of the 10 book series.  The Author is Dana Fuller Ross and the series is called Wagons West.  It is a historical fiction (which I love since I LOVE history) that starts out with the first wagon train to leave New York for Oregon and it takes you on a journey of over 3000 miles then you follow the lives of the families up until around the time the arm and torch of the Statue of Liberty is delivered to America.  Some of the historical events include the Mexican War, several gold rushes, the Great Chicago fire, and I think Custers Last Stand is in book 24. 

 I have really enjoyed reading these books and of course since it is still a work of fiction I find myself constantly doing research to see exactly how things happened and their true time line.  I also enjoy learning more about life in the mid to late 1800's.  There is a little romance mixed in but not so much that men would not enjoy the books. 

Hopefully by the time I finish reading this large body of work my mom will have finished the Sookie Stackhouse books so I can start on them next.

What types of books do you enjoy reading?