I Read a Lot of Books in 2016, But Still Didn’t Reach My Goal…

I read 82 books in 2016, but fell 28 short of my (rather ambitious) goal of 110. My year was way too busy to read as much as I would have liked. I finished the majority of the books during the first half of the year, as life obligations slowed my pace after summer. On the bright side, 2017 will get off to a good start reading-wise, as I am close to finishing half a dozen books.

Here’s a list of every book that I finished in 2016, with some very loose ratings.

KEY:

*=Read as research for my novella

**=This designation means that I liked the book in spite of myself, but as such find it too hard to assign a fair grade

1=You are my enemy

2=We’ll stay acquaintances, thanks

3=I like you, but I don’t like you like you

4=You are my friend, but not my best friend

5=You are my love match, but don’t expect fidelity Continue reading

Books! Calendars! Comics!

I always shop for books and calendars between Christmas and New Year’s Day. As usual, I ended up with quite the eclectic mix (although the combination makes sense in my head). Do you like to buy books this time of year? 

Books! Calendars! Comics!

Books! Calendars! Comics!

Daily Diversion #364: The Angel Speaks to Mary

The State Auto Christmas Corner nativity is a decades-long tradition in downtown Columbus. My mom lives around the corner from the display. We walked over on a recent rainy evening to meander through the scenes. The Angel Speaks to Mary is one of them.

The Angel Speaks to Mary

The Angel Speaks to Mary