STITCHING AND BOOKS.......

I'll be joining Kathy and all the folks Slow Stitching today.  Kathy hosts Slow Sunday Stitching over at Kathy's Quilts.  Hop over and check it out.

I'll be working on a pillowcase.  I bought them several years ago and as usual they got stuffed into a bag and forgot about.

They are a special edition from Bucilla.  I'm working on the top rose right now.

It's December already, where the heck did November go???  I seem to lose days and weeks, even months now a days.  I've got plans for that in the coming year.  I'll keep you posted on that one.

NOVEMBER READING MONTH IN REVIEW

Katheryn over at The Book Date hosts Month in Review.  Hop over and check out all the people sharing their books.  You might find your next book to read.

TOTAL BOOKS READ IN NOVEMBER - 8
Isaac's Storm - Erik Larson 5*
Q is for Quarry - Sue Grafton 5*
The Boundless - Kenneth Oppel 5*
A Farewell to Arms - Ernest Hemingway 3*
The Undomestic Goddess - Sophie Kinsella 5*
Sapiens...A Brief History of Humankind - Yuval Noah Harari 5*
R is for Ricochet - Sue Grafton 5*
Blink & Caution - Tim Wynne 3*

NEW TO ME AUTHORS
Erik Larson
Yuval Noah Harari

TOP BOOK FOR NOVEMBER

Over at The Sunday Post,

they had a link to an article that was really interesting.  Pop over to Between My Lines and take a look......  5 Surprising Benefits of Using a Paper Planner.

READING MONTH IN REVIEW......

BOOKS READ - 12
(All 5 Stars)
Kill Alex Cross - James Patterson
J is for Judgement - Sue Grafton
Brain on Fire - Susannah Cahalan
The Runaway Midwife - Patricia Harman
Merry Christmas, Alex Cross - James Patterson
K is for Killer - Sue Grafton
Chris Hadfield - Chelsea Donaldson
The Darkest Dark - Chris Hadfield and Kate Fillion
Alex Cross, Run - James Patterson
L is for Lawless - Sue Grafton
Exit, Pursued by a Bear - E. K. Johnston
Cross My Heart - James Patterson

BOOK FORMAT
Hardback books 12

NEW TO ME AUTHORS
 Susannah Cahalan
Patricia Harman
Chelsea Donaldson
Chris Hadfield and Kate Fillion
E. K. Johnston

TOP BOOK FOR AUGUST

All my books listed are linked to my reviews in MY LIBRARY tab at the top of the page, they are in order by author's last name.  I'm linking up with Kathryn over The Book Date for Month in Review.

BOOKS MONTH IN REVIEW - MAY.....

 My month of books in review for.....

Total books read this month....5

New to me Authors....
Edward P. Jones
J. J. Devine

Book Format
 Paperback..2

Genres Read....
 Western/Romance 1
Mystery 2

Top Books for May....
 The Known World - Edward P. Jones
Fall of Giants -  Ken Follett

Looking forward to reading in June
"A" is for Alibi - Sue Grafton
"B" is for Burglar - Sue Grafton
Mary Mary - James Patterson
June Book Club book- Unknown at this time
Winter of the World - James Follett

Library Books....

 Big Bad Wolf - James Patterson
London Bridges - James Patterson

Books I bought.....
 The Cheyenne Bride - J. J. Devine
Fall of Giants - Ken Follett
The Known World - Edward P. Jones


The Cheyenne Bride - J. J. Devine

Big Bad Wolf - James Patterson

London Bridges - James Patterson

The Known World - Edward P. Jones

Fall of Giants - Ken Follett

Katheryn over at The Book Date hosts Month in Review.

BOOKS AND CIRCLES......

Audrey over at Quilty Folk is hosting Quilty 365.  Once a month we check in with our progress on our circle progress.

April was a really unaccomplished month for me.  I have 3 quilts to tie, working on a book shelf quilt and my circles.  None of mentioned got done.  I was trying to finish my circles last night, but sleep drug me to bed.  I have 3 left to finish.  They are pinned, just have to sew them down.   I'm at day 121 on my circles.

On another note, this is the end of  the month for my books for the month.  Kathryn over The Book Date hosts Month in Review.

What I read for April.....
They are all linked to my reviews...

Explosive Eighteen - Janet Evanovich
An English Bride in Scotland - Lynsay Sands
Act of War - Brad Thor 
The Sundown Speech - Loren D. Estleman 
Around America - Walter Cronkite 
The End of Your Life Book Club - Will Schwalbe 
 The Collector - Luis A. Mendez
 The Black Box - Michael Connelly
 Mad, Bad, and Dangerous in Plaid - Suzanne Enoch
 Washington Through A Purple Veil - Lindy Boggs
 Encyclopedia Brown - Donald J. Sobol

Favorite Book for April.....

I got so in to this book that I read it in one day.  I neglected my house chores, the grandkids, and everyone else around me.  And of course it got  5 ***** rating.  Actually all my books this month were either 4 or 5 stars.  Most were 5 stars.   I also finished the Full House Reading Challenge.

BOOKISH MONTH IN REVIEW.......

I'm a little late getting this posted, but what's new.  Life gets in the way sometimes.  So here's my Month In Review for March....Head over to The Book Date to check out everyone's March Review.

Total Books Read This Month....8 books


What I Read In March
The Other Side of Silence - Bill Pronzini
The Oregon Trail - Matt Doeden
White Fire - Preston & Child 
NYPD Red - James Patterson 
The Secret of the Old Clock - Carolyn Keene 
Under Magnolia - Frances Mayes 
Anansi Boys - Neil Gaiman 

My Favorite Book For March
Under Magnolia - Frances Mayes

New To Me Authors
4 with a few favorite authors.

That's it for March.  Did you have good month?  Hop over and check out all the books everyone read for March, you might find your next book.
 

BOOK REPORT......

The Oregon Trail - Matt Doeden

Product Description(Amazon.com)
Youre living in the United States during the time of the Westward Expansion. Settlers are heading west on the Oregon Trail as they seek better lives. Will you: Go west with your family as part of a wagon train? Serve as a trail guide for a group of settlers? Try to cope with the changes in your way of life as a western American Indian? Everything in this book happened to real people. And YOU CHOOSE what you do next. The choices you make could lead you to opportunity, to wealth, to poverty, or even to death.   
Paperback: 112 pages 
Publisher: Capstone Press (August 1, 2013) 
Language: English 
ISBN-10: 1476536074 
ISBN-13: 978-1476536071

MY THOUGHTS:  This is what is called an interactive book.  There are 3 story paths, 38 choices and 17 endings.  My choices got my family on the wagon train to their destination.  I wasn't so lucky with my choice for the trail guide.  The choice for the American Indian came out good.  Very interesting book to read.  This is the first interactive book I've read and I really enjoyed it.  I give this book 4....

This is also for 1 of my reading challenges....
Locations A-Z Challenge

I'm also linking up with The Book Date for Month in Review.

  What I read in February....
The Risk of Darkness - Susan Hill...2 Stars
 The Edge of Lost - Kristina McMorris....5 Stars
Stand Your Ground - Raeder Lomax...4 Stars Virginia's Diary - Suzanne Peyton ....5 Stars
Pretty Girls - Karin Slaughter ......5 Stars
A Handful of Stars - Cynthia Lord....5 Stars
Fire Flight - John J. Nance....4 Stars

My favorite book in February....
The Edge of Lost by Kristina McMorris

This was my book clubs book choice for February.  This was a really good book.  If your looking for a good book for your book club, suggest this one.  All my books are linked to my reviews. 

MONTH IN REVIEW.....BOOKS

Katharyn over The Book Date is the host for Month in Review.

Total books read this month: 9
 
 Baker's Blues - Judith Ryan Hendricks
 Caddie Woodlawn - Carol Ryrie Brink
 Snow Treasure - Marie McSwigan
 A Long Walk to Water - Linda Sue Park
 Against the Tide - Kat Martin
 Roses Are Red - James Patterson
 Smokin' Seventeen - Janet Evanovich
 The Girl on the Train - Paula Hawkins
 The 52 Lists Project - Moorea Seal

New to me Authors
Carol Ryrie Brink
Marie McSwigan
Linda Sue Park
Paula Hawkins
Moorea Seal

Top Book for December

MONTH IN REVIEW........

It's Month in Review over at The Book Date.  What books did you read in October?  Here's my list and their links to my review.

October Books Read

Reviews Posted
***** indicates how many stars the book got.

**** The Wednesday Wars - Gary D. Schmidt

****  It Happened One Autumn - Lisa Kleypas
**** Tuesdays at the Castle - Jessica Day George
**** Autumn Blue - Karen Harter
***** Plum Spooky - Janet Evanovich
*****  Broken - Karin Slaughter
**** Thanksgiving  - Janet Evanovich
**** Femme - Bill Pronzini  
***** Pirate Latitudes - Michael Crichton
**** Ideal - Ayn Rand 
**** The Baker's Apprentice - Judith Ryan Hendricks
***** Sizzling Sixteen - Janet Evanovich
**** Inferno - Dan Brown 

Favorite Book for October

Pirate Latitudes - Michael Crichton

Reading Challenges Finished

Full House Reading Challenge - 25 Books Read
Fall Into Books Reading Challenged - 5 Books

MONTH IN REVIEW.....

Kathryn over at The Book Date is the host for Month in Review.

The idea of this is to share your books that you read for the month.  This is my list....
1. Summer of the Dead - Julia Keller
2. The Christmas Wedding - James Patterson
3. The January Corpse - Neil Albert
4. It's All About Life - Harvey E. Lazarus
5. Fearless Fourteen - Janet Evanovich
6. Pop Goes the Weasel - James Patterson
7. Cat & Mouse - James Patterson
8. Every Thing I Never Told You - Celeste Ng
9. Field of Prey - John Sandford
10. Saint Odd - Dean Koontz
11. Deeply Odd - Dean Koontz
12. Lean Mean Thirteen - Janet Evanovich

My favorite book for July is...
The Christmas Wedding - James Patterson

I am a huge James Patterson fan as you may have guessed.  But this one was totally different from his usual murder and mayhem.  Very light and easy reading.  With a happy ending.  As for my list of books....you can see my reviews for them all.  They listed alphabetically by authors last name in My Library Tab at the top of the page.