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PROGRAMMING NOTE from the Author and Archivist


So obviously I just stopped blogging on this platform. I'll get back to it eventually. Or not. I'm taking a break from all social media. It seemed necessary for my mental health.

The last few years have been busy and … challenging:

- 2015 Happened.
- 2016 Let's call it The Lost Year. (Obviously words failed me.)
- 2017 about broke me. Literally. Mentally.
- 2018 was ridiculous, proving 2017 was just a warm up. (Good thing I was already broken so it couldn't hurt as much.#2018TrashCanFire I thought things were going okay, but maybe not?)

- 2019 was such a blur. I know there were highlights, but then stuff happened and carried into the next year...

- And then in March#2020 really took a turn. Who can even categorize 2020? Do we dare?


I kinda want a do-over of some of the last few years. But life doesn’t work that way.


So for now, I'm hunkering down. Regrouping. Trying to stay safe and sort some stuff out.


Stay safe everyone. Stay well.

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Monday, December 29, 2014

Auntie Nettie Reads A Lot 2014 - 4th Quarter

The usual caveat applies: If you are just finding the blog, please note that this list was maintained mainly so that I could remember what I've (or NOT) read this year. The record does not fully represent me or all of my interests, so don't judge my reading habits. My interests change quite frequently. Also, as a general rule, I don't do book recommendations or link to major retailers or publishers. Except for the ARCs listed below [thanks major publishers!], most of these books came from MY library (now noted) or a public library. 

Go forth and READ!   


October to December 
Top Secret Twenty-one by Janet Evanovich 
Save the Date: A Novel by Mary Kay Andrews 
The Late Starters Orchestra by Ari L. Goldman 
Catching Air: A Novel by Sarah Pekkanen 
The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street by Susan Jane Gilman (didn't finish) 
The Supremes at Earl's All-you-can-eat: A Novel by Edward Kelsey Moore (didn't finish) 
A Quilt for Christmas: A Novel by Sandra Dallas (ARC) 
For All Time (Nantucket Brides Novel) By Jude Deveraux 
Secrets of the Lighthouse by Santa Montefiore
A Nantucket Christmas: A Novel by Nancy Thayer 
Definitely Not Mr Darcy by Karn Doornebos 

The Bookstore: A Novel by Deborah Meyler 
Where She Went by Gayle Forman (reread, mine) 
Does This Church Make Me Look Fat? by Rhoda Janzen 

When We Were on Fire: A Memoir by Addie Zierman (didn't finish) 
One Day: A Novel by Gayle Forman (mine) 
One Year: A Novel by Gayle Forman (mine) 
How to Be Alone: A Poem by Tanya Davis 
Someone Else's Love Story: A Novel by Joshilyn Jackson 
The Vintage Teacup Club: A Novel by Vanessa Greene 
Bliss: A Novel by Hilary Fields 
Love Overdue: A Novel by Pamela Morsi 
Knitting Under the Influence by Claire LaZebnik 
A Family Place: A Hudson Valley Farm, Three Centuries, Five Wars, One Family: By Leila Philip (non
fiction) 
Somewhere in France: A Novel of the Great War by Jennifer Robson 
The Paris Winter: A Novel by Imogen Robertson (ARC) 
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein (have tissues. lots of tissues) 
Truth Kills: An Angelina Bonaparte Mystery by Nancy Rathburn 
Romance Is My Day Job: A Memoir of Finding Love at Last by Patience Bloom 
Saturday Night Widows: The Adventures of Six Friends Remaking Their Lives by Becky Aikman 
I Shall Be Near To You: A Novel by Erin Lindsay McCabe (have tissues) 
My Wish List: A Novel by Gregoire Delacourt (translated from the French by Anthea Bell) 
Here and Again: A Novel by Nicole R. Dickson 
Nerilka's Story by Anne McCaffrey (mine, reread) 
Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern by Anne McCaffrey (mine, reread) 
Dragondrums by Anne McCaffrey (mine, reread) 
The People of Pern by Robn Wood (mine, reread) 
Rose Under Fire by Elizabeth Wein 
A Paris Apartment: A Novel by Michelle Gable 
Vienna Nocturne: A Novel by Vivien Shotwell 
With Every Letter: A Novel (Wings of the Nightingale Vol. 1) by Sarah Sundin 
Paris Letters: One Woman's Journey from the Fast Lane to a Slow Stroll in Paris by Janice MacLeod (memoir) *** 
Illuminations: A Novel of Hildegard von Bingen by Mary Sharratt 
Get off the Unicorn by Anne McCafrrey (mine, reread) 
When in Doubt, Add Butter by Beth Harbison (reread) 
Killashandra by Anne McCaffrey (mine, reread) 
The Secrets of Midwives: A Novel by Sally Hepworth (ARC) 
Catherine by April Lindner (mine) 
Vision in White (Book 1) by Nora Roberts (mine, reread) 
Bed of Roses (Book 2) by Nora Roberts (mine, reread)  

Savor the Moment (Book 3) by Nora Roberts (mine, reread)  
Happy Event After (Book 4) by Nora Roberts (mine, reread)  
 

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