Last year, I read 219 (maybe 220, trying to reconcile) my books. Wow…that is a lot! Although I have seen others read more than that, it is a lot for me. However, I was looking at 2020 and 2021’s challenges, and I read 235 books in each of those years. I was a slacker this year!
I suppose having this book review blog contributes to that high number. I did find myself reading five books over the weekend to try and finish some book challenges. Nothing like waiting until the last minute! I missed one challenge by one book – an author with a last name beginning with X.
If you follow me on Goodreads, you will see all of the books I have read this year.
Now, the hard part. Which books were my favorites?
One of the last books I read last year was The Quiet Tenanat by Clemence Michallon. This was a surprisingly good book! If you like suspense, this is a good one to read.
The Twelve Months of Christmas by Sheila Roberts was a heartwarming tale of friendship and more.
I listened to several books by Jeffrey Deaver in the Colton Shaw series. Those kept me motivated at the gym!
I also listened to a few books by actors that passed such as Betty White and Leslie Jordan.
2023 was a good year, and I look forward to seeing what 2024 brings in the way of books. I have set my challenge to 200 again.
Covey and JayJay travel to China and then return home to deal with shady characters, spies, gangsters, and other tough customers. In an exciting last act, they solve a murder most foul.
Shelton L. Williams (Shelly) is founder and president of the Osgood Center for International Studies in Washington, DC. He holds a PhD from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and he taught for nearly 40 years at Austin College in Sherman, Texas. He has served in the US Government on 4 occasions and he has written books and articles on nuclear proliferation. In 2004 he began a new career of writing books on crime and society. Those books are Washed in the Blood, Summer of 66, and now Covey Jencks. All firmly prove that he is still a Texan at heart.
