Sunday, January 3, 2016

Books Read in 2015

I read 231 books in 2015.  This is a list of what I read and in the order I read them.  I have also included a rough timeline of when I read them.

January:

Ken Holt #1-18
Hal Goodwin, Feathered Cape
Nancy Drew Diaries #8

February:

5 Brains Benton by Charles Morgan
Roger Baxter #1-3
John Bellairs, The House with a Clock in Its Walls
John Bellairs, The Figure in the Shadows
Louise Dickenson Rich, Star Island
Lovecraft Middle School #1-4
Magic Repair Shop #1-3

February/March:

Troy Nesbit, Sand Dune Pony
Troy Nesbit, Jinx of Payrock Canyon
Troy Nesbit, Indian Mummy Mystery
Troy Nesbit, Rustlers' Fort
Troy Nesbit, Diamond Cave
Troy Nesbit, Forest Fire
Franklin Folsom, Hidden Ruin
Franklin Folsom, Search in the Desert
Neal Shusterman, Unwholly
Neal Shusterman, Unsouled
Neal Shusterman, Undivided
Ted Wilford #14 SS Shamrock Mystery
3 Brandon Mull Five Kingdoms

April/May:

Cherry Ames #1-27
Biff Brewster #2-13

June:

Tom Quest #1-8
Nancy Drew Diaries #9
Sandy Steele #1-6
Mill Creek Irregulars #1-10

July/August/September:

August Derleth, Beast in Holger's Woods
Ted Wilford #15 Greenhouse Mystery
Brad Forrest #1-8
Secret Circle #1-11
Phyllis Whitney, Secret of the Spotted Shell
Ted Wilford #2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13
Phyllis Whitney, Mystery of the Gulls
Phyllis Whitney, Linda's Homecoming
Phyllis Whitney, Mystery of the Strange Traveler
Phyllis Whitney, Black Diamonds
Phyllis Whitney, Isle of Skye
Phyllis Whitney, Green Cat
Phyllis Whitney, Samurai Sword
Phyllis Whitney, Haunted Pool
Phyllis Whitney, Tiger's Eye
Phyllis Whitney, Golden Horn
Phyllis Whitney, Hidden Hand
Phyllis Whitney, Emerald Star
Phyllis Whitney, Angry Idol
Phyllis Whitney, Goblin Glen
Phyllis Whitney, Crimson Ghost
Phyllis Whitney, Missing Footprint
Phyllis Whitney, Vanishing Scarecrow
Phyllis Whitney, Scowling Boy
Phyllis Whitney, Haunted Mesa
Phyllis Whitney, Stone Face

October:

Teen Witch #1-4
Nancy Drew Diaries #10
Bret King #1-6
Canby Hall #1
Bret King #7-9

November/December:

Hardy Boys #1-11
Demitria Lunetta, In the After
Demitria Lunetta, In the End
Scott Cramer, Night of the Purple Moon
Alexandra Moody, Tainted
Hardy Boys #12-45

Some books stood out as excellent or outstanding books that I enjoyed far more than the average book.  The following books fit that category.

Ken Holt, Clue of the Phantom Car
5 Brains Benton by Charles Morgan
Roger Baxter #1-3
Magic Repair Shop #1-3
Troy Nesbit, Rustlers' Fort
Troy Nesbit, Diamond Cave
Troy Nesbit, Forest Fire
Franklin Folsom, Search in the Desert
Neal Shusterman, Undivided
Biff Brewster, Alaska Ghost Glacier
Sandy Steele, Fire at Red Lake
Mill Creek Irregulars, Watcher on the Heights
Hardy Boys, Hidden Harbor
Hardy Boys, Yellow Feather
Hardy Boys, Screeching Owl

There are also some books that come to mind as ones that I enjoyed the least.  I usually had to skim large portions of these books in order to get through them.

A large number of the Cherry Ames books
Both John Bellairs books
Sandy Steele, Black Treasure
Phyllis Whitney, Mystery of the Strange Traveler
Phyllis Whitney, Isle of Skye
Phyllis Whitney, Golden Horn
Phyllis Whitney, Hidden Hand
Phyllis Whitney, Vanishing Scarecrow
Hardy Boys, Footprints Under the Window
Hardy Boys, The Twisted Claw
Hardy Boys, Skull Mountain
Hardy Boys, Viking Symbol
Hardy Boys, Haunted Fort

The only books I had read before 2015 are Ken Holt #1-18, Unwholly, Unsouled, Five Kingdoms #1-2, and at least 41 of the Hardy Boys books.  So, around 63 books were repeats, and around 168 books were read for the first time.

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