Welcome 2019 and Happy New Year to You All!
So thrilled you are here to celebrate the beginning of a new year with me and hoping yours gets off to a wonderful start with excitement for things to come.
My December, as yours, was fast and furious. I got in some great reads, however, including cozies, a children’s book, literary fiction, a domestic thriller, and a sci-fi for a total of ten book reviews, as well as a couple spotlights.
My book reviews for December:
If you missed any of my full reviews, just click the link below.
Dec 2 – A Midwinter’s Tail by Bethany Blake
Dec 4 – Violet Tendencies by Kate Dyer-Seeley
Dec 7 – The Kooky Kids’ Club by Robbie Yates
Dec 9 – Tandem Demise by Duffy Brown
Dec 14- Quantum Marlowe by Glenn Lazar Roberts
Dec 16- Chasing the Blue Sky by Will Lowrey
Dec 23- The Water Tower Club by B K Mayo
Dec 25- Oh Holy Fright by Teresa Trent
Dec 28- Justice Gone by N. Lombardi, Jr
Dec 31- Live and Let Pie by Ellie Alexander
I found new authors to follow and learned another lesson, that of trying a different series by the same author of a series you are not wholly thrilled with. I’ll mention Ellie Alexander, as I reviewed one of her Sloan Krause Mystery series, The Pint of No Return, and loved it. Guess I’m just not that into baking, but I know there are plenty readers out there who would love her Bakeshop Mystery series. You can’t go wrong with the children’s book, The Kooky Kids’ Club, while reading went serious (big time) with both The Water Tower Club and Justice Gone. (Raising awareness.)
If you joined a Goodreads Challenge, this is the fun time of year where they take all your stats and feed them back to you in interesting little chunks.

(My Longest Book didn’t fare well. Most Popular was a book my associate read!)
My Shortest Book – 27 pages – by Brent Jones A Book With No Pictures
Highest Rated on Goodreads – Yes, same book!
This little book really packs a punch and the success obviously acknowledged by more than myself. Take a look at your Goodreads stats. Mine have been skewed because of the contributions from my husband, which after some investigation discovered I couldn’t separate because we established one account on Amazon years ago which has now locked in our email addresses. And have you signed up for your Goodreads Challenge for 2019? Now’s the time!
Here is hoping all who read and support my blog have a happy and healthy New Year! And, as always, thank you! I appreciate your participation and comments! ©2018 (signing out) V Williams
Happy New Year, Virginia. Wishing you a safe, healthy and happy 2019 with lots of adventures, fun and great reading ahead.
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thank you, and you as well! ☺️ yes, i’m slow, but trying to catch up today!
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Gin, sweetie, happy 2019 💕 💞many more years of our friendship together😍😍😘😘
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Shalini my dear muse, happy New year to you too. 2019 healthy and happy. I wish you success, good times and love. 🙂
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Aww 😍😍😘😘
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