Fiction Book List

This is a list of books I’ve written about here.  I’ve included the rating and the day of the review.

***** Perfect!

**** Nearly Perfect.  You should read it.

*** Average.  Read it if the topic or author interests you.

** This was pretty bad.

* I only finished this so that I could enter it on the blog.

Fiction (alphabetical by author)

***   The End of Everything by Megan Abbott (5-7-14)

***1/2  The Sister by Poppy Adams (2-10-10)

***1/2  American Dervish by Ayad Akhtar (12-7-12)

****  A Worthy Legacy by Tomi Akinyanmi (9-17-09)

*****  The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie (10-1-09)

****  Orphan Number 8 by Kim van Alkemade (4-5-16)

*****  First Frost by Sarah Addison Allen (3-3-15)

*****  Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen (1-21-10)

****1/2  The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen(1-30-13)

****1/2  Lost Lake by Sarah Addison Allen (3-26-14)

****   The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen (3-29-13)

***1/2  The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen (3-9-11)

***1/2  Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson (7-26-12)

*****   Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson (9-9-17)

***1/2  The Trials of the Honorable F. Darcy by Sara Angelini (2-4-10)

****  Th1rteen R3asons Why by Jay Asher (6-6-11)

***  Emma by Jane Austen (9-21-11)

****   Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen (6-6-14)

****  Persuasion by Jane Austen  (1-13-10)

****1/2  Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen (8-19-09)

****  Sense & Sensibility  by Jane Austen (7-26-09)

****   Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt (11-18-13)

*****  A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman (4-18-17)

***1/2  The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery (6-22-11)

***   The Accident by Linwood Barclay (10-24-12)

***1/2   The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes (3-7-13)

****  An Invisible Sign of My Own by Aimee Bender (3-25-09)

***1/2   The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin (4-16-19)

*****  The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett (4-22-13)

****  Lilli DeJong by Janet Benton (3-15-19)

***1/4  The Art of Mending by Elizabeth Berg (3-7-12)

***  Dream When You’re Feeling Blue by Elizabeth Berg (2-1-12)

***1/2  Durable Goods by Elizabeth Berg (3-29-09)

***  The Handmaid and the Carpenter by Elizabeth Berg (12-8-09)

****  Home Safe by Elizabeth Berg (6-16-10)

****  Joy School by Elizabeth Berg (2-19-09)

***1/2  Open House by Elizabeth Berg (6-27-08 )

***1/2  The Last Time I Saw You by Elizabeth Berg (6-9-11)

**** The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg (3-29-18)

****  The Year of Pleasures by Elizabeth Berg (11-25-09)

****1/2  Almost Famous Women by Megan Mayhew Berman (2-9-17)

****1/2   November Road by Lou Berney (10-22-19)

**  Dear John by Norma Betz (7-18-08 )

***1/2  Smart Women by Judy Blume (5-21-09)

***  Emerald Dreams by Caroline Bourne (8-24-11)

***1/2  Open Season by CJ Box (9-7-11)

*****   A Ladder To the Sky by John Boyne (6-14-19)

***1/2  Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (5-23-08 )

***1/2  God on a Harley by Joan Brady (2-26-09)

***1/2  My Name Is Memory by Ann Brashares (3-26-19)

***1/2   Beauty Queens by Libba Bray (4-17-19)

****  Angels & Demons by Dan Brown (2-25-09)

****  Digital Fortress by Dan Brown (1-20-10)

****1/4  Inferno by Dan Brown (1-29-14)

****  The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown (3-31-11)

***   Origin by Dan Brown (3-14-19)

**1/2  How to be Happy by Eleanor Brown (5-23-16)

****  Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown (5-9-16)

*** Bittersweet Rain by Sandra Brown (7-14-08 )

***  Chill Factor by Sandra Brown (2-12-08 )

**1/2 Play Dirty by Sandra Brown (9-6-08 )

*1/2  Tempest in Eden by Sandra Brown (3-18-16)

****1/2  Tell the Wolves I’m Home by Carol Rifka Brunt (8-23-16)

**1/2  The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett (5-27-15)

****1/2  Heartsick by Chelsea Cain (5-11-11)

****  One Kick by Chelsea Cain (8-30-16)

**1/2  Sweetheart by Chelsea Cain (8-19-13)

***1/2  The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M Cain (11-8-09)

**1/2  A Useful Affair by Stella Cameron (8-26-09)

****  Breakfast at Tiffany’s by Truman Capote (10-4-09)

****  In Cold Blood  by Truman Capote (1-28-10)

*****  Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card (12-21-08 )

****   Virgin River by Robyn Carr (6-27-13)

****  Foul Play by Tori Carrington (12-13-08 )

*  Shameless by Tori Carrington (9-5-08 )

***1/2  Working Stiff  by Tori Carrington (1-29-09)

***   Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (10-25-19)

***  Stillwell by Michael Phillip Cash (4-9-15)

***  Heat Wave by Richard Castle (1-24-19)

***  My Antonia by Willa Cather (12-31-11)

****   The Silent Sister by Diane Chamberlain (10-28-14)

***  The Perks of Being A Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky (6-3-16)

****  Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier (12-10-09)

****  The Quilter’s Apprentice  by Jennifer Chiaverini (7-29-09)

****1/2  Bad Luck and Trouble by Lee Child (4-21-16)

****1/2  Die Trying by Lee Child (6-17-10)

***1/2  Echo Burning by Lee Child (4-13-11)

****   The Enemy by Lee Child (1-23-13)

***1/2   The Hard Way by Lee Child (5-15-15)

****  Killing Floor by Lee Child (11-22-09)

****   Nothing To Lose by Lee Child (2-18-20)

****  One Shot by Lee Child (3-19-14)

****  Persuader by Lee Child (2-27-12)

****  Running Blind by Lee Child (6-23-10)

****1/2  Without Fail by Lee Child (1-25-12)

****1/2  The Awakening by Kate Chopin (12-16-09)

*****   And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie (10-27-15)

****1/2  By the Pricking of My Thumbs by Agatha Christie (6-23-15)

****  Dumb Witness by Agatha Christie (12-6-09)

****1/2  The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie (4-23-11)

****  The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie (2-15-12)

****   N or M? by Agatha Christie (10-3-19)

****   Partners in Crime by Agatha Christie (10-3-19)

****1/2  The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie (7-27-11)

***   Hands Up by Stephen Clark (1-13-20)

***1/2  What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day by Pearl Cleage (11-3-11)

****1/2  Caught by Harlan Coben (4-4-10)

****1/2  Fool Me Once by Harlan Coben (5-3-16)

****  Hold Tight by Harlan Coben (4-20-08 )

*****  Home by Harlan Coben (11-21-16)

****1/2  Live Wire by Harlan Coben (4-20-11)

****  Long Lost by Harlan Coben (4-8-09)

***   Miracle Cure by Harlan Coben (6-19-14)

****  Missing You by Harlan Coben (8-9-14)

****1/2   Run Awayby Harlan Coben (5-17-19)

****  Seconds Away by Harlan Coben (5-2-13)

****  Shelter by Harlan Coben (3-22-12)

****1/2   Six Years by Harlan Coben (12-26-13)

****   Stay Close by Harlan Coben (3-17-13)

***1/2  The Stranger by Harlan Coben (9-9-15)

****  Inside Out Girl by Tish Cohen (9-1-08 )

***1/2  Posed for Murder by Meredith Cole (1-19-12)

****  The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins (7-23-15)

****1/2 The Poet by Michael Connelly (5-13-08 )

**  Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad (3-12-08 )

**  Best Staged Plans by Claire Cook (11-17-16)

***   Wallflower in Bloom by Claire Cook (8-2-13)

*****  Jane Eyre, the graphic novel by Amy Corzine (4-10-13)

****  The Ark, the Reed, & the Fire Cloud by Jenny Cote (11-21-08 )

***1/2  The Cove by Catherine Coulter (6-25-09)

***3/4  Timeless Desire by Gwyn Cready (2-7-13)

***1/2   A Share in Death by Deborah Crombie (10-14-19)

***3/4   The Passage by Justin Cronin (12-18-13)

****1/2  Dark Matter by Blake Crouch (12-15-17)

***  Manhunting by Jennifer Crusie (11-5-09)

****1/2   Maybe This Time by Jennifer Crusie (4-10-14)

**1/2   Strange Bedpersons by Jennifer Cruisie (1-24-17)

**1/2  Foxfire Light by Janet Dailey (11-19-11)

**  Kona Winds by Janet Dailey (12-16-11)

**1/2  Mistletoe & Holly by Janet Dailey (11-24-08 )

***  Six White Horses by Janet Dailey (12-26-11)

***  Don of the Dead by Casey Daniels (6-2-12)

****1/2  The Divorce Party by Laura Dave (10-22-09)

**** The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson (11-9-08 )

****1/2  Love Walked In by Marisa de los Santos (5-12-10)

****1/2  The Precious One by Marisa de los Santos (5-5-15)

****  The Bone Collector by Jeffery Deaver (6-23-08 )

****1/2  The Broken Window by Jeffery Deaver (9-3-09)

***1/2   The Burial Hourby Jeffery Deaver (1-17-19)

***1/2  The Burning Wire by Jeffery Deaver (7-28-10)

****1/2   The Coffin Dancer by Jeffery Deaver (8-24-08 )

****  The Cold Moon by Jeffery Deaver (6-30-09)

****   The Cutting Edge by Jeffery Deaver (11-25-19)

****  The Empty Chair by Jeffery Deaver (11-12-08 )

***1/2  Garden of Beasts by Jeffery Deaver (1-15-09)

***1/2   Roadside Crosses by Jeffery Deaver (9-23-14)

****   The Kill Room by Jeffery Deaver (6-10-13)

****  The Sleeping Doll by Jeffery Deaver (9-2-10)

****  The Steel Kiss by Jeffery Deaver (12-12-16)

***1/2  The Stone Monkey by Jeffery Deaver (2-7-09)

***  The Twelfth Card by Jeffery Deaver (6-12-09)

****1/2  The Vanished Man by Jeffery Deaver (6-7-09)

***   The Bride Collector by Ted Dekker (4-2-15)

****  While My Sister Sleeps by Barbara Delinsky (9-20-09)

***   Forks, Knives and Spoons by DeCesare (5-21-18)

***  An Angel For Emily by Jude Deveraux (5-20-08 )

****  The Duchess by Jude Deveraux (5-13-16)

***1/2  The Girl from Summer Hill by Jude Deveraux (7-28-16)

***1/2  The Invitation by Jude Deveraux (10-15-11)

****  A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (8-2-09)

****1/2  The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh (2-2-16)

****  Work Song by Ivan Doig (12-23-11)

*****  The Tea Rose by Jennifer Donnelly (7-1-10)

**** The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle (2-17-15)

****  Holy Cow by David Duchovny (11-11-15)

**  Storm Rider by Cassie Edwards (4-29-09)

****  Fault Line by Barry Eisler (12-27-08 )

****  Inside Out by Barry Eisler (7-7-10)

***1/2  Never Tell a Lie by Hallie Ephron (7-5-12)

***1/2  Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich (7-17-08 )

***  Finger Lickin’ Fifteen by Janet Evanovch (8-11-09)

**1/2  Plum Lucky by Janet Evanovich (1-20-08 )

***1/2  Plum Spooky by Janet Evanovich (2-14-09)

***  Hot Stuff by Evanovich & Banks (5-8-08 )

***1/2  The Christmas Box by Richard Paul Evans (12-20-09)

****1/2  You Know When the Men Are Gone by Siobhan Fallon (3-21-13)

****  April Morning by Howard Fast (4-30-09)

****  As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner (8-25-10)

***1/2  I Know Who You  Are by Alice Feeney (7-30-19)

***  Travel Writing by Peter Ferry (9-16-09)

***1/2  Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding (11-12-09)

**1/2  Mad River Road by Joy Fielding (1-18-08 )

***1/2  See Jane Run by Joy Fielding (9-22-10)

***  The Zero Hour by Joseph Finder (3-18-09)

****  Lake Magic by Kimbery Fisk (3-10-10)

***1/2  Give + Take by Stona Fitch (4-25-10)

****  Welcome to the World, Baby Girl! by Fannie Flagg (6-9-10)

****   Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (1-5-13)

**1/2  Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn (2-22-08 )

****  Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer (6-6-17)

****  The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett (8-4-08 )

****1/2  A Room With a View by EM Forster (6-10-11)

****  The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler (12-2-09)

****  The 3rd Woman by Jonathan Freedland (8-19-15)

****  If I Stay by Gayle Freeman (9-10-09)

***3/4  Don’t Say a Word by Barbara Freethy (11-29-12)

****1/2  In the Woods by Tana French (12-28-12)

**1/2  The Exile:An Outlander Graphic Novel by Diana Gabaldon& Hoang Nguyen (11-10-10)

****  Enemy Combatant by Ed Gaffney (5-11-08 )

***  Suffering Fools by Ed Gaffney (7-23-08 )

****  The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith (10-23-14)

****1/2   Lethal Whiteby Robert Galbraith (5-6-19)

****1/2   The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith (2-25-16)

****3/4  The Corpse Reader by Antonio Garrido (5-30-13)

****  Murder List by Julie Garwood (12-16-10)

*****  Still Alice by Lisa Genova (12-13-16)

***1/2  Sights Unseen by Kaye Gibbons (5-31-09)

***1/2   Mrs. Pollifax Innocent Tourist by Dorothy Gilman(11-14-19)

***1/2  Mrs. Pollifax On Safari by Dorothy Gilman (4-19-12)

***1/2   Mrs. Pollifax, Pursued by Dorothy Gilman (11-14-19)

***1/2   Mrs. Pollifax Unveiled by Dorothy Gilman (1-6-15)

****  The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman (6-23-16)

***1/2  Three Junes by Julia Glass (10-28-11)

****  How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less by Sarah Glidden (8-18-16)

**1/2   Golden Conspiracy by Robert James Glider (11-18-09)

****1/4  At the Water’s Edge by Sara Gruen (4-26-16)

***  Lord of the Flies by William Golding (12-26-15)

****1/2  Best Boy by Eli Gottlieb (9-29-15)

***   The Diary by Eileen Goudge (6-14-12)

****  A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton (10-31-12)

****   B is for Burglar by Sue Grafton (8-21-14)

***1/2 C is for Corpse by Sue Grafton (4-19-16)

****1/2  D is for Deadbeat (10-27-16)

****   F Is For Fugitive by Sue Grafton (12-11-19)

****   G Is For Gumshoe by Sue Grafton (12-11-19)

****  A Circle of Souls by Preetham Grandhi (7-22-09)

****  The Fountain by Emily Grayson (6-15-11)

****1/4   The Gazebo by Emily Grayson (12-23-13)

****   The Clergyman’s Wife by Molly Greeley (12-18-19)

***  The Beach House by Jane Green (8-11-10)

*****   The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (6-16-15)

****1/4   Looking for Alaska by John Green (12-27-13)

****   Paper Towns by John Green (5-23-14)

**  Bleachers by john Grisham (10-30-16)

***  Playing For Pizza by John Grisham (3-18-08 )

**1/2  Skipping Christmas by John Grisham (4-11-09)

*** The Appeal by John Grisham (10-14-09)

***  The Litigators by John Grisham (11-28-11)

***   Eyes Wide Open by Andrew Gross (3-27-13)

***  The Forgetting Time by Sharon Guskin (5-15-17)

***3/4  The Actor & the Housewife by Shannon Hale (5-10-12)

*****  Roots by Alex Haley (11-5-11)

***1/2  The Xibalba Murders by Lyn Hamilton (9-6-09)

**1/2  31 Hours by Masha Hamilton (11-19-16)

****   Exit Strategy by Steve Hamilton (1-30-20)

****   The Second Life of Nick Masonby Steve Hamilton (12-5-19)

***  Comfort & Joy by Kristin Hannah (6-4-09)

****1/2   Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah (12-9-19)

**  Tinkers by Paul Harding (12-2-16)

****  Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy (3-19-18)

****  Tess of the d”Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy (5-20-09)

**** A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness (7-16-14)

****1/2  Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris (9-27-11)

***1/2  Shakespeare’s Landlord by Charlaine Harris (11-21-11)

****  The Silent Wife by ASA Harrison (12-23-16)

****  Sweet Caroline by Rachel Hauck (9-4-08 )

****   The Wedding Dress by Rachel Hauck (12-5-14)

****   Indeh: A Story of the Apache Warsby Ethan Hawke (8-26-19)

****  The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins (7-12-16)

****  Before the Fall by Noah Hawley (7-20-16)

***1/2  A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway (11-17-08 )

***1/2  Lucky You by Carl Hiaasen (9-16-10)

**1/2  Naked Came the Manatee by Carl Hiaasen et. all (1-18-09)

***1/2  Skinny Dip by Carl Hiaasen (6-7-08 )

****  Tourist Season by Carl Hiassen (1-14-08 )

***1/2   Anything For You by Kristan Higgans (11-21-19)

****1/2   The Best Man by Kristan Higgins (11-11-14)

***** The Perfect Match by Kristan Higgins (6-29-15)

****1/2  Waiting For You by Kristan Higgins (1-17-17)

****   Summerland by Elin Hilderbrand (3-13-19)

**1/2  Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill (1-6-09)

****  Hawkes Harbor by SE Hinton (12-17-11)

**1/2  Magic by Tami Hoag (5-27-08 )

**  Sarah’s Sin by Tami Hoag (10-28-08 )

****  The 9th Girl by Tami Hoag (5-26-16)

**1/2  Second Nature  by Alice Hoffman (1-25-09)

****1/2  Looking for Me by Beth Hoffman (5-22-13)

*****  Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman (1-7-10)

***1/2 So Much Pretty by Cara Hoffman (11-22-16)

****1/2   Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman (2-26-18)

****   Loving Frank by Nancy Horan  (8-22-17)

***   The Art of Friendship by Roger & Sally Horchow (5-24-18)

**  What So Proudly We Hailed by James Howard (2-2-11)

****  Web of Deceit by Katherine Howell (1-12-16)

***1/2  The Prodigal by Michael Hurley (10-23-13)

****1/2   The Crime Writer by Gregg Hurwitz (12-19-14)

***1/2   24 Hours by Greg Iles (5-29-14)

****1/2  Blood Memory by Greg Iles (4-14-10)

****  Dead Sleep by Greg Iles (5-14-09)

****1/2  The Quiet Game by Greg Iles (5-22-17)

**1/2   Third Degree by Greg Iles (1-13-11)

***   Turning Angel by Greg Iles (1-25-18)

**1/2  A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving (5-12-11)

***  The Devil & Tom Walker by Washington Irving (3-31-10)

****  The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey (4-23-15)

****   Backseat Saints by Joshilyn Jackson (6-23-13)

****   Someone Else’s Love Story by Joshilyn Jackson (11-24-13)

****  A Kiss at Midnight by Eloisa James (5-6-13)

***1/2  Potent Pleasures by Eloisa James (7-22-10)

****  The Ugly Duchess by Eloisa James (8-29-12)

****1/2   When Beauty Tamed the Beast by Eloisa James (3-28-17)

****   Washington Square by Henry James (10-21-19)

****1/2   The House We Grew Up In by Lisa Jewell (12-12-14)

***   The Friend Zoneby Abby Jimenez (8-13-19)

***1/2   The Bungalow by Sarah Jio (11-26-19)

****  Blackberry Winter by Sarah Jio (2-12-14)

****  Goodnight Moon by Sarah Jio (11-20-15)

****1/2  The Violets of March by Sarah Jio (4-11-12)

***  Quicksand by Iris Johansen (1-20-11)

****   The Accidental Further Adventures of the Hundred Year Old Man by Jonas Jonasson (2-7-10)

***  After Isaactown by Ward Jones (3-16-11)

****  A Dangerous Love by Brenda Joyce (11-14-08 )

****1/2  Deadly Affairs  by Brenda Joyce (2-7-10)

****  Deadly Caress  by Brenda Joyce (2-21-10)

****  Deadly Desire by Brenda Joyce (2-14-10)

****  Deadly Illusions by Brenda  Joyce (3-14-10)

****1/2  Deadly Kisses by Brenda Joyce (3-21-10)

****1/2  Deadly Love by Brenda Joyce (1-24-10)

****  Deadly Pleasure by Brenda Joyce (1-31-10)

****  Deadly Promise by Brenda Joyce (3-7-10)

****  Deadly Vows by Brenda Joyce (3-23-11)

****  The Fires of Paradise by Brenda Joyce (3-13-08 )

***  The Perfect Bride by Brenda Joyce (1-7-08 )

***  The Rival by Brenda Joyce (3-7-09)

***1/2  Scandalous Love by Brenda Joyce (12-13-09)

****1/2  Splendor by Brenda Joyce (8-10-08 )

***3/4   Seduction by Brenda Joyce (10-28-13)

***1/2  The Third Heiress by Brenda Joyce (4-17-08 )

****   The Earl’s Inconvenient Wife by Julia Justiss (2-15-19)

**1/2  The Metamorphosis & Other Stories by Franz Kafka (4-25-08 )

***1/2  Los Alamos by Joseph Kanon (2-4-08 )

****1/2   Ask Again, Yesby Mary Beth Keane (11-18-19)

****   Bellewetherby Susanna Kearsley (1-15-19)

****   The Firebird by Susanna Kearsley (4-26-14)

****   Shadowy Horses by Susannah Kearsley (11-19-19)

****  The Splendour Falls by Susanna Kearsley (11-24-15)

*****   The Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley (7-24-13)

***1/2  A Christmas Blizzard by Garrison Keillor (12-24-11)

**1/2  You by Caroline Kepnes (10-28-15)

*****  The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd (4-3-09)

***1/2  Afraid by Jack Kilborn (7-7-11)

*****  11/22/63 by Stephen King (4-12-16)

****  Carrie by Stephen King (7-14-11)

***   Elevation by Stephen King (8-28-19)

****1/2  IT by Stephen King (10-17-12)

****  The Shining by Stephen King (3-24-10)

****1/2  The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver (2-3-10)

***  Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella (4-7-10)

****  Cold-Hearted Rake by Lisa Kleypas (7-24-17)

****   Devil in Spring by Lisa Kleypas (5-17-19)

****   Devil’s Daughterby Lisa Kleypas (11-21-19)

***1/4   Hello Stranger by Lisa Kelypas (5-30-19)

****   Marrying Winterborne by Lisa Kleypas (8-3-17)

***   Sold on You by Sophia Knightly (4-5-13)

****  The Dinner by Herman Koch (2-16-17)

***1/2   Ashley Bell by Dean Koontz (2-5-18)

***1/2  The Husband by Dean Koontz (1-16-10)

****  Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz (8-12-10)

***  Shattered by Dean Koontz (12-11-15)

****  The Taking by Dean Koontz (10-08-09)

****1/2  Watchers by Dean Koontz (1-8-09)

****   You Should Have Known by Jean Hanff Korelitz (2-5-15)

****1/2   How It Happened by Michael Koryta (6-24-19)

****1/2   The Prophet by Michael Koryta (3-3-15)

***1/2  Salty Like Blood by Harry Kraus, MD (5-1-09)

****1/2  The History of Love by Nicole Krauss (9-30-10)

****3/4  The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson (9-1-15)

***   The Gun Seller by Hugh Laurie (4-14-17)

****3/4  The Wife, the Maid, and the Mistress by Ariel Lawhon (2-20-14)

***1/2  Vengeance Follows by Scott Lax (9-4-16)

**1/2  Outtakes from a Marriage by Ann Leary (1-4-09)

****  Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane (10-30-08 )

***1/2  Shoot the Moon by Billie Letts (3-11-09)

****1/2  The Last Ember by Daniel Levin (9-24-09)

***1/2   Home Truths by Susan Lewis (2-3-20)

**** Let Love Find You by Johanna Lindsey (12-20-15)

**1/2  Death by Chocolate by Julie Anne Lindsey (6-30-12)

***1/2  Mating Rituals of the North American WASP by Peggy Lipton (12-15-11)

****1/2  White Fang by Jack London (7-9-10)

****  The Giver by Lois Lowry (10-15-19)

***   The Magician’s Lie by Greer MacAllister (3-27-15)

****   I Let You Go by Clare MacIntosh (3-27-17)

****   Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan (11-13-19)

****   Starry Night by Debbie Macomber (2-13-20)

***  The Shop on Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber (11-4-10)

***1/2  When Christmas Comes  by Debbie Macomber (12-9-09)

***  Seven Spiders Spinning by Gregory Maguire (12-2-16)

****  Son of a Witch by Gregory Maguire (8-4-11)

****  Already Home Susan Mallery (6-21-16)

**1/2 The Greatest Miracle in the World by Og Mandino (4-17-08 )

****  Life of Pi by Yann Martel (8-25-11)

**1/2  Destiny Defied by J.A. Marx (6-26-13)

***1/2  The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham (1-9-08 )

****  Jane:The Woman Who Loved Tarzan by Robin Maxwell (9-12-12)

****  Benny & Shrimp by Katarina Mazetti (9-5-16)

****  The Cougar Club by Susan McBride (2-17-10)

****  Little Black Dress by Susan McBride (12-5-11)

****  Sloppy Firsts by Megan McCafferty (11-10-11)

****   Borderlands by Brian McGilloway (10-14-19)

****1/2   Drift by Jon McGoran (8-4-13)

***1/2  Sprinkle with Murder by Jenn McKinlay (10-26-11)

****1/2  Circling the Sun by Paula McLain (7-20-17)

****   The Tenth Justice by Brad Meltzer (8-4-15)

**  Billy Budd by Herman Melville (3-5-09)

****  Cinder by Marissa Meyer (5-21-12)

****   Scarlet by Marissa Meyer (6-6-13)

***1/2  Twilight by Stephenie Meyer (1-13-09)

**1/2  Pot of Gold by Judith Michael (4-22-09)

****1/4   The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides (10-23-19)

***1/2  House of Many Shadows  by Barbara Michaels (7-30-09)

****  Someone in the House by Barbara Michaels (8-17-11)

**1/2  Hey, Good Looking by Fern Michaels (1-26-08 )

***  Fluke, Or I know Why the Winged Whale Sings by Christopher Moore (7-29-08 )

**** Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore (5-1-08 )

****  The Serpent of Venice by Christopher Moore (2-18-15)

****3/4   The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty (9-16-13)

*****  Beloved by Toni Morrison (7-19-12)

***   The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison (3-25-16)

***1/2  Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley (8-19-08 )

*****  After You by Jojo Moyes (12-20-16)

*****   The Girl You Left Behind by Jojo Moyes (10-30-13)

*****   Me Before You by Jojo Moyes (2-10-15)

****1/2  Still  Me by Jojo Moyes (2-27-19)

***1/2  The Possessions by Sara Flannery Murphy (3-1-17)

****1/2  A Housefly in Autumn by Scott Nagele (9-3-16)

****  The Angel by Carla Neggers (1-20–09)

***  The Carriage House  by Carla Neggers (8-13-09)

***1/2  The Mist by Carla Neggers (11-11-09)

***1/2  The Widow by Carla Neggers (7-5-08 )

***1/2  The Book of Unholy Mischief  by Elle Newmark (1-20-10)

****1/2  Fear & Trembling by Amelie Nothomb (3-8-08 )

****1/2  The Housekeeper and the Professor  by Yoko Ogawa (10-29-09)

****  Driven to Ink by Karen E Olson (4-5-12)

****  Ink Flamingos by Karen E Olson (8-22-12)

****3/4  The Missing Link by Karen E Olson (12-20-11)
****  Pretty in Ink by Karen E Olson (1-1-12)

***1/2  The Secret of Everything by Barbara O’Neal (10-21-11)

***   Animal Farm by George Orwell (10-5-19)

***1/2  Keeper of the Keys by Perri O’Shaughnessy (12-1-10)

****1/2   Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens (2-13-19)

****  Delirious by Daniel Palmer (4-22-12)

*** The First Patient by Michael Palmer (3-10-08 )

****1/2  Black Water by T. Jefferson Parker (6-10-10)

****  Red Light by T. Jefferson Parker (4-28-10)

***  The Blue Hour by T. Jefferson Parker (7-1-08 )

****  Bel Canto by Ann Patchett (4-15-11)

***1/2 2nd Chance by James Patterson  & Andrew Gross (5-29-08 )

***  3rd Degree by James Patterson & Andrew Gross (8-6-08 )

***  4th of July by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro (9-22-08 )

***1/2  The 5th Horseman by James Patterson  & Maxine Paetro (6-17-09)

***  The 6th Target by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro (6-18-09)

***1/2   7th Heaven by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro (6-28-09)

***  The 8th Confession by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro (7-9-09)

***  The 9th Judgement by James Patterson & Maxie Paetro (1-27-11)

**  The Lake House by James Patterson (9-8-10)

***1/2  Sundays at Tiffany’s by James Patterson & Gabrielle Charbonnet (12-2-08 )

***1/2   The Adoration of Jenna Foxby Mary E Pearson (10-14-19)

****1/2  Killer Summer by Ridley Pearson (12-8-11)

****  A Day No Pigs Would Die  by Robert Peck (6-9-08 )

****  Skipping a Beat by Sarah Pekkanen (12-20-11)

****  Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakthrough by Ruth Pennebaker (4-6-11)

****1/2   Still Life by Louise Penny (9-1-13)

****  First Star I See Tonight by Susan Elizabeth Phillips (10-5-16)

***   Heroes Are My Weakness by Susan Elizabeth Phillips (11-20-14)

***1/2  The Great Escape by Susan Elizabeth Phillips (8-9-12)

***1/2  What I Did for Love by Susan Elizabeth Phillips (2-22-09)

****1/2  Call Me Irresistible by Susan Elizabeth Phillips (3-10-11)

****  The Scent of Rain and Lightning but Nancy Pickard (11-8-11)

****  Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult (5-14-18)

***1/2  The Pact by Jodi Picoult (8-19-10)

**  Chain Letter 2: The Ancient Evil by Christopher Pike (4-18-08 )

***  The Blue Bedroom by Rosamunde Pilcher (4-21-10)

****  The Winter Solstice by Rosamunde Pilcher (8-26-10)

****  The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath (5-28-08 )

****  Blooodman by Robert Pobi (7-25-12)

***1/2  Mannheim Rex by Robert Pobi (2-20-13)

****1/2   The Dress Shop of Dreams by Menna van Praag (1-27-15)

****   The Secrets We Kept by Lara Prescott (11-12-19)

****  The Scrapbook of Frankie Pratt by Caroline Preston (1-27-12)

****   The Buried Book by DM Pulley (7-26-17)

****  The Dead Key by DM Pulley (1-12-17)

***   The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon (12-6-19)

***  Slightly Shady  by Amanda Quick (7-12-09)

***3/4  Every Last One by Anna Quindlen (3-16-12)

***  Ishmael by Daniel Quinn (12-7-08 )

***3/4   Just Like Heaven by Julia Quinn (12-9-13)

****1/2   Hide and Seek by Ian Rankin (3-12-19)

****  Knots & Crosses by Ian Rankin (3-30-18)

****   Strip Jackby Ian Rankin (10-8-19)

****   The Complaints by Ian Rankin (1-17-20)

****   Tooth and Nailby Ian Rankin (10-8-19)

****  Maybe in Another Life by Tara Jenkins Reid (3-17-17)

*****   A Gracious Plenty by Sheri Reynolds (11-11-13)

***1/2   The Lemon Orchard by Luanne Rice (9-16-14)

***1/2  Fortunate Harbor by Emilie Richards (6-27-10)

****  Fox River by Emilie Richards (5-10-09)

****   Prospect Street by Emilie Richards (10-1-14)

*****  The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michelle Richardson (1-10-20)

****1/2   The Shadow Year by Hannah Richell (5-28-14)

****  Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict by Laurie Viera Rigler (5-19-10)

****   Naked In Death by JD Robb (10-14-19)

***1/2  Skinny Legs & All by Tom Robbins (9-22-11)

****1/2  Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts (5-29-09)

****  The Cleveland Connection by Les Roberts (12-30-09)

****   The Cleveland Local by Les Roberts (4-21-14)

****   Collision Bend by Les Roberts (4-12-13)

****  Deep Shakerby Les Roberts (6-20-09)

****  The Duke of Cleveland by Les Roberts (5-30-12)

***  Full Cleveland by Les Roberts (9-18-08 )

***3/4  An Infinite Number of Monkeys by Les Roberts (6-25-12)

****1/2  The Lake Effect by Les Roberts (1-26-11)

***1/2  Pepper Pike by Les Roberts (6-13-08 )

***1/2  Angels Fall by Nora Roberts (4-18-08 )

***  Black Hills by Nora Roberts (12-22-11)

****  Blue Smoke by Nora Roberts (5-2-09)

***1/2  Remember When by Nora Roberts (11-20-10)

***   The Liar by Nora Roberts (2-7-17)

****1/2   The Witness by Nora Roberts (7-21-14)

***  Whiskey Beach by Nora Roberts (5-18-17)

****  The Snow Globe by Sheila Roberts (1-6-11)

****  Shatter by Michael Robotham (12-3-15)

****  The Lifeboat by Charlotte Rogan (9-6-16)

****1/4   What Was Mine by Helen Klein Ross (2-4-16)

***1/2  American Pastoral by Philip Roth (9-24-08 )

**1/2  I Married A Communist by Philip Roth (10-08- 08 )

****1/2 Fangirlby Rainbow Rowell (8-27-19)

*****  Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by JK Rowling, et al(11-15-16)

****  Dreamers of the Day by Mary Doria Russell (3-14-09)

***   The Bleak and Empty Sea by Jay Ruud (2-20-18)

***1/2  At Wolf Ranch by Jennifer Ryan (12-25-16)

****1/2  I Had Seen Castles by Cynthia Rylant (10-4-19)

***1/2  The Second Son by Charles Sailor (8-5-09)

*****   The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Expury (2-6-19)

****   I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika Sanchez (1-8-18)

****1/2  Buried Prey  by John Sandford (9-29-11)

***  Dark of the Moon by John Sandford (6-4-08 )

****  Extreme Prey by John Sandford (10-28-16)

****   Field of Prey by John Sandford (11-17-15)

****  Gathering Prey by John Sandford (12-22-15)

****   Golden Prey by John Sandford (5-15-18)

****  Invisible Prey by John Sandford (2-24-08 )

****   Neon Prey by John Sandford (11-27-19)

***  Phantom Preyby John Sandford (6-16-08 )

***1/2  Rough Country by John Sandford (10-21-009)

****1/4   Silken Prey by John Sandford (11-8-13)

***1/2  Stolen Prey by John Sandford (9-19-12)

****  Storm Prey by John Sandford (7-15-10)

****   Twisted Prey by John Sandford (11-27-19)

***1/2  Wicked Prey by John Sandford (5-27-09)

*****   The Reader by Bernhard Schlink (5-12-15)

***1/2  Love Story by Erich Segal (5-27-08 )

****1/2  This One is Mine by Maria Semple (3-28-10)

**3/4  Where’d You Go Bernadette? by Maria Semple (11-16-12)

***   The Dinner List by Rebecca Serle (7-10-19)

**** The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield (3-7-08 )

***   Sweet Little Lies by Jill Shalvis (2-23-18)

****1/4  Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (5-9-18)

****  The Death and Life of Charlie McCloud by Ben Sherwood (5-23-18)

****1/2  The Man Who Ate the 747by Ben Sherwood (4-25-09)

***1/2  Love Water Memory by Jennie Shortridge (1-22-14)

****  Eden Close by Anita Shreve (2-28-13)

***   Rescue by Anita Shreve (6-18-14)

****   Stella Bain by Anita Shreve (7-8-19)

***1/2  Testimony by Anita Shreve (2-23-11)

***   A Wedding in December by Anita Shreve (12-23-14)

****1/2  The Weight of Water by Anita Shreve (7-21-10)

***1/2   The Traveler by Daren Simkin (3-5-14)

****  Red Leaves by Paullina Simons (5-31-08 )

****1/2   The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion (2-9-16)

****  Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld (5-13-16)

***1/2  Until Now… by Denise Skelton (12-3-09)

****  Brewster by Mark Slouka (10-9-13)

****  The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith (8-18-10)

**** A Gentle Rain by Deborah Smith (1-22-09)

****1/2  A Place to Call Home by Deborah Smith (3-14-12)

****1/2  Silk and Stone by Deborah Smith (9-23-09)

****  When Venus Fell  by Deborah Smith (7-16-09)

***1/2  The Farm by Tom Rob Smith (6-8-17)

***1/2  Small Town Girl by Lavyrle Spencer (1-11-09)

**1/2  The Hellion by LaVyrle Spencer (4-27-11)

****  Still Missing by Chevy Stevens (2-17-12)

****   That Night by Chevy Stevens (7-24-14)

****  Liars’ Legacy by Taylor Stevens (2-2-20)

****   Liars’ Paradox by Taylor Stevens (12-26-18)

****   The Catch by Taylor Stevens (7-9-14)

****1/2   The Doll by Taylor Stevens (4-23-14)

****  The Informationist by Taylor Stevens (12-11-12)

****   The Innocent by Taylor Stevens (3-12-14)

****  The Mask by Taylor Stevens (7-2-15)

****   The Vessel by Taylor Stevens (6-25-14)

****3/4  Husband and Wife by Leah Stewart (7-21-11)

****   The Myth of Me & You by Leah Stewart (3-27-18)

***1/4   Airs Above the Ground by Mary Stewart (7-25-19)

***1/2   My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout (3-22-17)

****  The Bookseller by Cynthia Swanson (5-13-15)

****  Murder on Nob Hill by Shirley Tallman (10-28-09)

****   The Cliff House Strangler by Shirley Tallman (6-12-14)

****1/2  The Russian Hill Murders by Shirley Tallman (11-15-09)

***3/4  Scandal on Rincon Hill by Shirley Tallman (10-9-14)

****  Follow Your Heart by Susanna Tamaro (8-14-08 )

****1/2  The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan (10-12-10)

*****  Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildren D. Taylor (4-3-15)

***  When A Man Loves A Woman  by LaConnie Taylor-Jones (8-17-08 )

***  Belonging by Nancy Thayer (6-22-15)

*****  The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas (5-23-17)

***1/2 Private Arrangements by Sherry Thomas (5-24-08 )

****  The Watermark by Travis Thrasher (11-9-16)

****  War & Peace by Leo Tolstoy (4-16-10)

****3/4  Big Stone Gap by Adriani Trigiani (9-14-11)

***1/2  Godmother:The Secret Cinderella Story  by Carolyn Turgeon (10-31-09)

****  Limitations by Scott Turow (5-9-10)

***1/2 Back When We Were Grownups by Anne Tyler (7-14-10)

***1/2   Clock Dance by Anne Tyler (10-28-19)

****  Earthly Possessions by Anne Tyler (10-27-11)

****1/2  A Patchwork Planet by Anne Tyler (2-20-08 )

***  The Red Siren by M.L. Tyndall (2-18-09)

****1/2   The Space Between Us by Thrity Umrigar (10-6-15)

***  Black Out by Lisa Unger (5-5-11)

***3/4   The Red Hunterby Lisa Unger (5-8-19)

****  Sliver of Truth by Lisa Unger (8-6-09)

***  The Witches of Eastwick by John Updike (11-14-11)

****  Let the Devil Sleep by John Verdon (8-7-12)

****  Shut Your Eyes Tight by John Verdon (8-8-11)

****  Think of a Number by John Verdon (10-6-10)

**1/2  The Lovers by Vendela Vida (11-1-16)

***1/2  Scarlet Moon by Debbie Viguie (2-8-09)

***1/2 Yellow  by Janni Visman (7-15-09)

****1/2 Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut (9-4-17)

***1/2  The Accidental Bestseller by Wendy Wax (12-28-15)

****1/2  Good in Bed by Jennifer Weiner (10-7-10)

***  I Am Not a Serial Killer by Dan Wells (11-18016)

****  The Croquet Player by HG Wells (10-7-16)

**1/2   The Invisible Man by HG Wells  (5-21-14)

****  The Time Machine by H.G. Wells (1-6-09)

***1/2   The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells (9-6-17)

****  Death Takes the Cake by Melinda Wells (9-30-09)

****1/2  Killer Mousse by Melinda Wells (8-27-09)

***1/2  The Proof is in the Pudding by Melinda Wells (3-17-10)

***1/2   Fourth Down and Out by Andrew Welsh-Huggins (11-25-14)

*****  Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton (12-6-16)

***  More Heaven by Jo Anne White (8-25-16)

****  The Girl on Legare Street by Karen White (12-17-09)

****  The House on Tradd Street by Karen White (11-19-09)

***1/2  A Body to Die For by Kate White (6-24-09)

****  Hush by Kate White (3-2-11)

***1/2  Lethally Blonde by Kate White (6-13-09)

***  Over Her Dead Body by Kate White (10-21-08 )

***  So Pretty It Hurts by Kate White (3-6-14)

*1/2  Laws of Love by Lisa White (11-19-12)

***1/2  The Glass Flame by Phyllis Whitney (5-19-11)

**1/2  Just Above a Whisper by Lori Wick (12-2-11)

***  Sleeping Arrangements by Madeleine Wickham (12-28-15)

****   A Hundred Summers by Beatriz Williams (1-9-13)

*****  The Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williams (12-8-11)

****1/2   Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate (1-18-19)

****1/2  Good Grief by Lolly Winston (6-29-11)

****  Happiness Sold Separately by Lolly Winston (12-9-08 )

*****   The Homecoming of Samuel Lake by Jenny Wingfield (9-24-15)

***1/2  How I Found the Perfect Dress by Maryrose Wood (10-13-08 )

***  Destiny Unleashed by Sherryl Woods (3-29-08 )

****  The Inn at Eagle Point by Sherryl Woods (4-23-09)

****1/2  Sky Burial by Xinran (7-23-09)

****1/4  The Gates of Evangeline by Hester Young (2-23-16)

***1/2  Blood Bayou by Karen Young (5-17-09)

***  The Shack by William P. Young (5-5-10)

*****  The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon (12-9-10)

***1/2   The Never List by Koethi Zan (12-5-13)

****1/2   The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin (4-30-14)

****  The Pigman by Paul Zindel (1-1-09)

2 thoughts on “Fiction Book List

  1. Mary Sullivan says:

    Hi Stacy – I’m Chris Sullivan’s daughter and Katie Murphy’s sister. I guess you spent some time with them the other weekend. And my mom works with your mom at the hospital. Well, my mother gave me your blog because I’m trying to remember the name of a book I read over and over again when I was younger. It is about a homeless girl that befriends a wolf and they end up taking a train somewhere. For the life of me I can’t remember any more details although I know I read the thing about 20 times. Anyway, my mother bet me 10 bucks you’d know the name of it. Either way I win cause this is driving me crazy. Can you let me know what you think? Great blog by the way!!!

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