This was the best month of the year! Just as I was despairing that the whole of 2014 year was (nearly) a bust*, along came December to save the day (year?).
Redemption! Huzzah!
In fact, if I could go back and rewrite my favorites of the year post I’d have to change it up and add some of the glorious books that I read at the tail end of the year. How about that?
Here’s what I read:
Graphic Novels/Comics:
Ms. Marvel by G. Willow Wilson
How to Tell if Your Cat is Plotting to Kill You by The Oatmeal
A Very Klingon Khristmas by Paul Ruditis
Saga Volume 1 by Brian K. Vaughan**
Fiction:
A Distant Father by Antonio Skarmeta
North of Boston by Elisabeth Elo
The Magician’s Lie by Greer Macallister
Dirty Chick by Antonia Murphy
Hausfrau by Jill Alexander Essbaum**
The Boston Girl by Anita Diamant
The Room by Jonas Karlsson
Lost & Found by Brooke Davis**
The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion
Nonfiction:
The Art of the English Murder by Lucy Worsley
Lives in Ruins by Marilyn Johnson
*This is not to say that I didn’t read some wonderful books in 2014, only that I didn’t have many of those OMG EVERYONE NEEDS TO READ THIS type of moments.
**These books could easily be added to my list of favorites.
How was your December?
The Relentless Reader 
I've got Dirty Chick on the schedule for January and I'd like to read Hausfrau too. I just posted my review of The Boston Girl, but it was kind of blah for me. Glad you had such a great end of the year with your reading!
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A Very Klingon Christmas just cracks me up! I have to remember that book for next year. You had an awesome month of reading. I have Dirty Chick too, so very curious to see if it's a good book.
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Ohhh, I'm so excited to see that you really liked Hausfrau! I'm curious about The Room, since I have a copy of that and it's such a small little book. I'm so glad to hear to hear that your reading is picking up!
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Yay Saga! And I'm checking out Hausfrau now! That cover is stunning.
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Yay – you totally rocked the reading thing in December – so awesome!!! My December was spent blogging and catching up mostly, and it was great to do so, since I've missed blogging regularly.Tanya PatriceGirlxoxo.com
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Dirty Chick…hmmm. It's funny, I'll say that. I'll be looking forward to hearing what you think about it!I enjoyed The Boston Girl but it didn't come close to The Red Tent.
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It's so hilarious! I got it from Book Outlet for $3 or something, lol. Well worth it 😉 It seems like a lot of people have Dirty Chick on the tbr piles. I'll be watching for those reviews.
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Oooh yes, I think you'd like it, Shannon. It's exactly the type of book I like and exactly the type of book I was missing in all of 2014. I hope I can keep it up throughout 2015!
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Oh my word, SAGA! How did that slip under my radar until now? I looooooved it. I have a good feeling that Hausfrau is going to be a big book. I hope so anyway, it definitely deserves to be.
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It was about time, lol. I was so glad that December was good because the previous 11 months were fairly lackluster 😉 I've missed blogging too. Here's hoping that 2015 will be prolific for the both of us!
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Happy 2015! How was The Rosie Effect? Not hearing great things about it but I loved the first one so I'm sure I'll read it.
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I thought it was cute, and quite funny as well. Nothing will touch the first one though 😉 Happy 2015 to you as well!!
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Happy new year jennifer! I only finished ONE book in December but I'm looking forward to reading some of these gems–especially Saga! Hope your January is just as awesome!
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You did have a great December! The only book I've read from your list is The Rosie Effect, which I'm very curious for your thoughts on since I wasn't overly impressed (Rosie drove me nuts! I still love Don though). I do have North of Boston on pre-order, so I really hope you liked that one!
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You have a lot of great reads on this list, so I can see how the month was rather awesome.
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What a great reading month! I didn't read as many books as I would have liked last month, but I'm hoping this month I'll be able to find more reading time.
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Wow, congrats on getting your reading mojo back!
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A bunch of those appeal to me! Happy 2015 reading!
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Hooray for a great December! My reading seems to plod along at a pretty steady pace, but my reviewing has taken a serious nosedive and I haven't recovered yet.I'm so happy to see that you loved Lost and Found. I have it coming up and I am excited!
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You had a great month of reading. Many bloggers seem to be talking about The Rosie Effect.
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Happy New Year! It's great that 2014 ended on a high note for you. Thanks for the list of graphic novels. I'm looking for a few for my sister.
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I have a copy of Hausfrau, but it's not that pretty cover! 😦
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My December was meh and January is not going too much better. Maybe it's me. Anyway, I just got news that a copy of Hausfrau is on its way to me which is because I begged for it after you seemed to like it so much. So, I have that to look forward to!
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