December Reflections

How many books have I read so far for the year? 563
How many board books or picture books have I read? 237
My favorite I read this month was:
You Are My Cupcake. Joyce Wan. 2011. Scholastic. 14 pages. [Source: Library]
How many early readers or early chapter books have I read? 83
My favorite I read this month was:
Dr. KittyCat #9 Ginger the Kitten. Jane Clarke. 2018. Scholastic. 96 pages. [Source: Review copy]
How many contemporary books have I read? 48
My favorite I read this month was:
Sunday Sundaes. (Sprinkle Sundays #1) Coco Simon. 2018. Simon & Schuster. 160 pages. [Source: Library]
How many speculative fiction books have I read? 41
My favorite I read this month was:
The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe. (The Chronicles of Narnia #1) C.S. Lewis. Illustrated by Pauline Baynes. 1950. 186 pages. [Source: Bought]
How many classics have I read? 52
My favorite I read this month was?
Ruth. Elizabeth Gaskell. 1853. 432 pages. [Source: Bought]
How many historical fiction novels have I read? 63
My favorite I read this month was?
The Bride of Ivy Green. Julie Klassen. 2018. Bethany House. 448 pages. [Source: Review copy]
How many mysteries? 34
My favorite I read this month was?
Whose Body? Dorothy L. Sayers. 1923/1995. HarperTorch. 224 pages. [Source: Bought] 
How many nonfiction? 63
My favorite I read this month was? 
Ordinary, Extraordinary Jane Austen. Deborah Hopkinson. Illustrated by Qin Leng. 2018. 40 pages. [Source: Library]
How many Christian fiction? 37
My favorite I read this month was? 
A Bound Heart. Laura Frantz. 2019. Revell. 400 pages. [Source: Review copy]
How many Christian nonfiction? 82
My favorite I read this month was?
How To Be A Perfect Christian. The Babylon Bee. 2018. 203 pages. [Source: Library]
How many "new" books for the Good Rule challenge? 365
How many "old" books for the Good Rule challenge? 198
How many pages have I read so far for the year? 94, 122
Favorite short story or fairy tale of the month: n/a
Favorite audio book of the month:n/a
Favorite Victorian quote: I cannot abide the way some folk has of denying there's trouble or pain to be met; just as if their saying there was none, would do away with it. ~ Elizabeth Gaskell

© 2018 Becky Laney of Becky's Book Reviews

November Reflections

How many books have I read so far for the year? 528 or 530.
How many board books or picture books have I read? 223
My favorite I read this month was:
Board book: Where's Ellie? A Hide and Seek Book. Salina Yoon. 2012. Random House. 18 pages. [Source: Review copy]
How many early readers or early chapter books have I read? 79
My favorite I read this month was:
Mr. Monkey Bakes a Cake. Jeff Mack. 2018. Simon and Schuster. 64 pages. [Source: Library]
How many contemporary books have I read? 42
My favorite I read this month was:
Echo's Sister. Paul Mosier. 2018. HarperCollins. 240 pages. [Source: Library]
How many speculative fiction books have I read? 34
My favorite I read this month was:
Whiskerella (Hamster Princess #5) Ursula Vernon. 2018. 240 pages. [Source: Library]
How many classics have I read? 47
My favorite I read this month was?
Wives and Daughters. Elizabeth Gaskell. 1866. 649 pages. [Source: Bought]
How many historical fiction novels have I read? 57
My favorite I read this month was?
River to Redemption. Ann H. Gabhart. 2018. Revell. 336 pages. [Source: Library]
How many mysteries? 33
My favorite I read this month was? didn't read any this month
How many nonfiction? 59
My favorite I read this month was? 
Mary's Monster: Love, Madness, and How Mary Shelley Created Frankenstein. Lita Judge. 2018. 320 pages. [Source: Library]
How many Christian fiction? 31
My favorite I read this month was? 
Season of Grace. (Under Northern Skies #3) Lauraine Snelling. 2018. Bethany House. 320 pages. [Source: Review copy]
How many Christian nonfiction? 78
My favorite I read this month was?
Expository Thoughts on the Gospel of Matthew. J.C. Ryle. 1856. 432 pages. [Source: Bought]
How many "new" books for the Good Rule challenge? 342
How many "old" books for the Good Rule challenge? 186
How many pages have I read so far for the year? 85, 614
Favorite short story or fairy tale of the month: none
Favorite audio book of the month:
The Shadow of A Doubt. (A Play) Edith Wharton. 1901.  Introduced by Laura Rattray. Adapted for radio by Melissa Murray. Directed by Emma Harding. BBC Radio 3. Aired October 2018. 1 hour and a half.
Favorite Victorian quote:

• Babbling may be a weakness, but to my thinking mystery is a vice. ~ Anthony Trollope

© 2018 Becky Laney of Becky's Book Reviews

October Reflections

How many books have I read so far for the year? 483
How many board books or picture books have I read? 204
My favorite I read this month was:
The Remember Balloons. Jessie Oliveros. Illustrated by Dana Wulfekotte. 2018. Simon & Schuster. 48 pages. [Source: Library]
How many early readers or early chapter books have I read? 72
My favorite I read this month was:
The Hundred Dresses. Eleanor Estes. Illustrated by Louis Slobodkin. 1944/2004. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 96 pages. [Source: Library]
How many contemporary books have I read? 39
My favorite I read this month was:
A Heart in a Body in the World. Deb Caletti. 2018. 368 pages. [Source: Library]
How many speculative fiction books have I read? 32
My favorite I read this month was:
The Fourteenth Goldfish. Jennifer L. Holm. 2014. Random House. 208 pages. [Source: Library]  
How many classics have I read? 45
My favorite I read this month was?
Sylvia's Lovers. Elizabeth Gaskell. 1863/1997. Everyman Paperbacks. 560 pages. [Source: Bought]
How many historical fiction novels have I read? 53
My favorite I read this month was?
Louisiana's Way Home. Kate DiCamillo. 2018. Candlewick Press. 240 pages. [Source: Library]
How many mysteries? 33
My favorite I read this month was?
The Monogram Murders. (New Hercule Poirot Mystery #1) Sophie Hannah. 2014. 325 pages. [Source: Library]
How many nonfiction? 57
My favorite I read this month was?
Mary, Who Wrote Frankenstein. Linda Bailey. Illustrated by Julia Sarda. 2018. 56 pages. [Source: Library]
How many Christian fiction? 29
My favorite I read this month was? 
Agnes Grey. Anne Bronte. 1847. 224 pages. [Source: Bought]
How many Christian nonfiction? 68
My favorite I read this month was?
The Rule of Love: How the Local Church Should Reflect God's Love and Authority. Jonathan Leeman. 2018. Crossway. 176 pages. [Source: Review copy]
How many "new" books for the Good Rule challenge? 315
How many "old" books for the Good Rule challenge? 168
How many pages have I read so far for the year? 76, 210
Favorite short story or fairy tale of the month: none
Favorite audio book of the month: Rainbow Valley. L.M. Montgomery. 1919. Read for Librivox by Karen Savage. 7 hours and 25 minutes.
Favorite Victorian quote:  You cannot expect stone to be as pliable as clay. ~ Anne Bronte

© 2018 Becky Laney of Becky's Book Reviews

September Reflections

How many books have I read so far for the year? 431
How many board books or picture books have I read? 178
My favorite I read this month was:
Interrupting Chicken and the Elephant of Surprise. David Ezra Stein. 2018. Candlewick. 40 pages. [Source: Library]
How many early readers or early chapter books have I read? 70
My favorite I read this month was:
Good Rosie. Kate DiCamillo. Illustrated by Harry Bliss. 2018. Candlewick Press. 32 pages. [Source: Library] 
How many contemporary books have I read? 35
My favorite I read this month was:
The Opposite of Innocent. Sonya Sones. 2018. 272 pages. [Source: Library]
How many speculative fiction books have I read? 30
My favorite I read this month was:
Bob. Wendy Mass and Rebecca Stead. 2018. Feiwel & Friends. 208 pages. [Source: Library]
How many classics have I read? 38
My favorite I read this month was?
Frankenstein (Oxford World's Classics). Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. 1818/1998. 261 pages. [Source: Bought in College.]
How many historical fiction novels have I read? 47
My favorite I read this month was?
Promises and Primroses. Josi S. Kilpack. 2018. Shadow Mountain. 336 pages. [Source: Review copy]
How many mysteries? 31
My favorite I read this month was?
The Grave's A Fine and Private Place. Flavia de Luce #9. Alan Bradley. 2018. 365 pages. [Source: Library]
How many nonfiction? 50
My favorite I read this month was? 
Mary Shelley: The Strange True Tale of Frankenstein's Creator. Catherine Reef. 2018. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 224 pages. [Source: Review copy]
How many Christian fiction? 26
My favorite I read this month was? 
The Love Knot. Karen Witemeyer. 2018. 140 pages. [Source: Library]
How many Christian nonfiction? 62
My favorite I read this month was?
The Quotable Tozer. A.W. Tozer. Compiled by James L. Snyder. 2018. Bethany House. 369 pages. [Source: Review copy]
How many "new" books for the Good Rule challenge? 275
How many "old" books for the Good Rule challenge? 156
How many pages have I read so far for the year? 65,323 pages
Favorite short story or fairy tale of the month: Goblin Market
Favorite audio book of the month: Bleak House by Charles Dickens
Favorite Victorian quote:

There are deeds which will not bear a gloss, — sins as to which the perpetrator cannot speak otherwise than as a reptile; circumstances which change a man and put upon him the worthlessness of vermin. ~ Anthony Trollope

© 2018 Becky Laney of Becky's Book Reviews

August Reflections

How many books have I read so far for the year? 387
How many board books or picture books have I read? 156
My favorite I read this month was: I'm Fun, Too! (A Classic Lego Picture Book). Jonathan Fenske. 2018. Scholastic. 32 pages. [Source: Review copy]
How many early readers or early chapter books have I read? 67
My favorite I read this month was: Chicken on Vacation. Adam Lehrhaupt. Illustrated by Shahar Kober.  2018. HarperCollins. 32 pages. [Source: Library]
How many contemporary books have I read? 31
My favorite I read this month was: The Day They Came To Arrest The Book. Nat Hentoff. 1982. 176 pages. [Source: Book I bought]
How many speculative fiction books have I read? 26
My favorite I read this month was: The Hazel Wood. Melissa Albert. 2018. 368 pages. [Source: Library]
How many classics have I read? 36
My favorite I read this month was? Millions of Cats. Wanda Gag. 1928. Penguin. 40 pages. [Source: Book I Bought] 
How many historical fiction novels have I read? 39
My favorite I read this month was? Al Capone Does My Shirts. Gennifer Choldenko. 2004. 225 pages. [Source: Bought]
How many mysteries? 29
My favorite I read this month was? The Boomerang Clue. Agatha Christie. 1934. 224 pages. [Source: Bought]
How many nonfiction? 46
My favorite I read this month was?  Rocket Men: The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts Who Made Man's First Journey to the Moon. Robert Kurson. 2018. Random House. 384 pages. [Source: Library]
How many Christian fiction? 22
My favorite I read this month was?  Prophet. Frank E. Peretti. 1992. Crossway. 416 pages. [Source: Bought]
How many Christian nonfiction? 57
My favorite I read this month was? The Sovereignty of God. Arthur W. Pink. 1917. 272 pages. [Source: Bought]
How many "new" books for the Good Rule challenge? 239
How many "old" books for the Good Rule challenge? 148
How many pages have I read so far for the year? 59,612
Favorite short story or fairy tale of the month: didn't read any
Favorite audio book of the month: Persuasion
Favorite Victorian quote: didn't read any

© 2018 Becky Laney of Becky's Book Reviews

July Reflections

How many books have I read so far for the year? 342

How many board books or picture books have I read? 139
My favorite I read this month was:
The Great Big Book of Friends. Mary Hoffman. Illustrated by Ros Asquith. 2018. 40 pages. [Source: Library]

How many early readers or early chapter books have I read? 62
My favorite I read this month was:
The Princess in Black and the Mysterious Playdate. (Princess in Black #5) Shannon Hale. Illustrated by LeUyen Pham. 2017. Candlewick Press. 96 pages. [Source: Review copy]

How many contemporary books have I read? 27
My favorite I read this month was:
Road Trip with Max and His Mom. Linda Urban. Illustrated by Katie Kath. 2018. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 160 pages. [Source: Review copy]

How many speculative fiction books have I read? 24
My favorite I read this month was:
Peter & Ernesto: A Tale of Two Sloths. Graham Annable. 2018. First Second. 128 pages. [Source: Review copy]

How many classics have I read? 33
My favorite I read this month was?
Barracoon: The story of the Last Black Cargo. Zora Neale Hurston. 1931/2018. HarperCollins. 2018. 256 pages. [Source: Library]

How many historical fiction novels have I read? 32
My favorite I read this month was?
Rudi and the Distelfink. F.N. Monjo. Illustrated by George Kraus. 1972. 32 pages. [Source: Bought]

How many mysteries? 24
My favorite I read this month was?
Singing in the Shrouds. Ngaio Marsh. 1958. 240 pages. [Source: Bought]

How many nonfiction? 42
My favorite I read this month was?
The Storm of the Century. Al Roker. 2015. 320 pages. [Source: Library]

How many Christian fiction? 17
My favorite I read this month was?
More Than Meets the Eye. Karen Witemeyer. 2018. Bethany House. 352 pages. [Source: Review copy]

How many Christian nonfiction? 52
My favorite I read this month was?
The Preacher's Catechism. Lewis Allen. 2018. Crossway. 224 pages. [Source: Review copy] 
How many "new" books for the Good Rule challenge? 212
How many "old" books for the Good Rule challenge? 130
How many pages have I read so far for the year? 51,363
Favorite short story or fairy tale of the month: Three Thanksgivings by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Favorite audio book of the month: Dr. Thorne by Anthony Trollope
Favorite Victorian quote:

Don Quixote took windmills for giants and sheep for armies; d'Artagnan took every smile for an insult and every glance for a provocation. (Dumas, Three Musketeers, 8) 

© 2018 Becky Laney of Becky's Book Reviews

June Reflections

How many books have I read so far for the year? 294

How many board books or picture books have I read? 117

My favorite I read this month was:

Bubba and Beau, Best Friends. Kathi Appelt. Illustrated by Arthur Howard. 2002. Harcourt. 32 pages. [Source: Bought]

How many early readers or early chapter books have I read? 53

My favorite I read this month was:
Surprise Stories. Marjorie Hardy.  Illustrated by Lucille Enders and Matilda Breuer.  1926/1929. Wheeler Publishing Company. 124 pages. [Source: Bought] 

How many contemporary books have I read? 22

My favorite I read this month was:
Between the Lines. Nikki Grimes. 2018. 216 pages. [Source: Library]
 
How many speculative fiction books have I read? 18

My favorite I read this month was:
The Traitor's Game. Jennifer A. Nielsen. 2018. Scholastic. 388 pages. [Source: Library]

How many classics have I read? 28

My favorite I read this month was?
Little Women. Louisa May Alcott. 1868. 566 pages. [Source: Bought]

How many historical fiction novels have I read? 29

My favorite I read this month was?
My Dear Hamilton: A Novel of Eliza Hamilton. Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie. 2018. 672 pages. [Source: Library]

How many mysteries? 20

My favorite I read this month was?
Vintage Murder. Ngaio Marsh. 1937. 256 pages. [Source: Bought] 

How many nonfiction? 33

My favorite I read this month was? 
Library on Wheels: Mary Lemist Titcomb and America's First Bookmobile. 2018. Sharlee Glenn. Abrams. 56 pages. [Source: Review copy]

How many Christian fiction? 15

My favorite I read this month was? 
Maggie's Dare: The Great Awakening (Sisters in Time #3). Norma Jean Lutz. 2005. Barbour. 144 pages. [Source: Review copy]

How many Christian nonfiction? 46

My favorite I read this month was?
Expository Exultation: Christian Preaching as Worship. John Piper. 2018. Crossway. 336 pages. [Source: Review copy] 
How many "new" books for the Good Rule challenge? 175
How many "old" books for the Good Rule challenge? 119
How many pages have I read so far for the year? 44,437

Favorite short story or fairy tale of the month: The Forty Thieves
Favorite audio book of the month:

Cyrano de Bergerac. Edmond Rostand. 1897. Translated by Anthony Burgess. Adapted for BBC 3 Radio Drama. Directed by David Timson. Starring Kenneth Branaugh as Cyrano, Jodhi May as Roxane, Tom Hiddleston as Christian. Two hours and fifteen minutes.

Favorite Victorian quote:

Gentlemen, which means boys, be courteous to the old maids, no matter how poor and plain and prim, for the only chivalry worth having is that which is the readiest to pay deference to the old, protect the feeble, and serve womankind, regardless of rank, age, or color. Just recollect the good aunts who have not only lectured and fussed, but nursed and petted, too often without thanks, the scrapes they have helped you out of, the tips they have given you from their small store, the stitches the patient old fingers have set for you, the steps the willing old feet have taken, and gratefully pay the dear old ladies the little attentions that women love to receive as long as they live. ~ Louisa May Alcott

© 2018 Becky Laney of Becky's Book Reviews

May Reflections

How many books have I read so far for the year? I have read 250 books this year.
How many board books or picture books have I read? I have read 92!!!! So close to 100!
My favorite I read this month was:  
Goodbye Brings Hello. Dianne White. Illustrated by Daniel Wiseman. 2018. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 40 pages. [Source: Review copy]
How many early readers or early chapter books have I read? 52!
My favorite I read this month was: 
Who's a Pest? Crosby Newell Bonsall. 1962. Harper & Row. 64 pages. [Source: Bought] 
How many contemporary books have I read? 19
My favorite I read this month was: 
The Penderwicks on Gardam Street. Jeanne Birdsall. 2008. 308 pages. [Source: Library]
How many speculative fiction books have I read? 17
My favorite I read this month was: 
The Explorers: The Door in the Alley. Adrienne Kress. 2017. Random House. 320 pages. [Source: Library] 
How many classics have I read? 25
My favorite I read this month was? 
The Struggles of Brown, Jones, and Robinson, by One of the Firm. Anthony Trollope. 1862. 254 pages. [Source: Bought]
How many historical fiction novels have I read? 26
My favorite I read this month was? 
The Orphan Band of Springdale. Anne Nesbet. 2018. Candlewick. 448 pages. [Source: Library.]
How many mysteries? 18
My favorite I read this month was? 
Thirteen at Dinner. Agatha Christie. 1933. 228 pages. [Source: Bought] 
How many nonfiction? 27
My favorite I read this month was?  
How Sweet the Sound: the Story of Amazing Grace. Carole Boston Weatherford. Illustrated by Frank Morrison. 2018. Simon & Schuster. 48 pages. [Source: Library]
How many Christian fiction? 14
My favorite I read this month was? 
The Watcher. Nikki Grimes. Illustrated by Bryan Collier. 2017. 42 pages. [Source: Library]
How many Christian nonfiction? 40
My favorite I read this month was? 
In His Image: 10 Ways God Calls Us To Reflect His Character. Jen Wilkin. 2018. Crossway. 176 pages. [Source: Review copy]
How many "new" books for the Good Rule challenge? 144
How many "old" books for the Good Rule challenge? 106
How many pages have I read so far for the year? 36,925
Favorite short story or fairy tale of the month: The White Cat
Favorite audio book of the month: The Secret Garden
Favorite Victorian quote:

 If people care more for my clothes than they do for me, I don’t wish to see them. ~ Jo in Little Women

© 2018 Becky Laney of Becky's Book Reviews

April Reflections

How many books have I read so far for the year? 195

How many board books or picture books have I read? 64

My favorite I read this month was:

Kat Writes a Song. Greg Foley. 2018. Simon & Schuster. 40 pages. [Source: Review copy]

How many early readers or early chapter books have I read? 49

My favorite I read this month was:

Poppleton. Cynthia Rylant. Illustrated by Mark Teague. 1997. 56 pages. [Source: Library]

How many contemporary books have I read? 13

My favorite I read this month was:

Wonder. R. J. Palacio. 2012. Random House. 320 pages. [Source: Review copy]
 
How many speculative fiction books have I read? 13

My favorite I read this month was:

 Dory Fantasmagory #4: Head in the Clouds. Abby Hanlon. 2018. 160 pages. [Source: Library]

How many classics have I read? 18

My favorite I read this month was?

Short Stories of Lucy Maud Montgomery from 1909-1922. L.M. Montgomery. 2008/2010. 312 pages. [Source: Bought] 

How many historical fiction novels have I read? 22

My favorite I read this month was?

Here Be Dragons. Sharon Kay Penman. 1985. 704 pages. [Source: Borrowed] 

How many mysteries? 15

My favorite I read this month was?

Uneasy Terms. (Slim Callaghan #7) Peter Cheyney. 1947. 240 pages. [Source: Bought]

How many nonfiction? 18

My favorite I read this month was?

A Hobbit, a Wardrobe, and a Great War. Joseph Loconte. 2015. Thomas Nelson. 256 pages. [Source: Bought] 

How many Christian fiction? 10

My favorite I read this month was?

A Breath of Hope. Lauraine Snelling. 2018. Bethany House. 336 pages. [Source: Review copy]

How many Christian nonfiction? 33

My favorite I read this month was?

Lloyd-Jones on the Christian Life: Doctrine and Life as Fuel and Fire. Jason Meyer. 2018. Crossway. 272 pages. [Source: Review copy]

How many "new" books for the Good Rule challenge? 110

How many "old" books for the Good Rule challenge? 85

How many pages have I read so far for the year? 29,403

Favorite short story or fairy tale of the month: "The Gossip of Valley View"

Favorite audio book of the month: The Warden by Anthony Trollope

Favorite Victorian quote:

But what I say is this: you should never give up as long as you live. There’s a sort of feeling about it which I can’t explain. One should always say to oneself, No surrender. ~ Anthony Trollope

© 2018 Becky Laney of Becky's Book Reviews

March Reflections

How many books have I read so far for the year? 150

How many board books or picture books have I read? 50
My favorite I read this month was:
Let the Children March. Monica Clark-Robinson. Illustrated by Frank Morrison. 2018. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 40 pages. [Source: Review copy]

How many early readers or early chapter books have I read? 37
My favorite I read this month was:
Mr. Putter and Tabby Turn the Page. (Mr. Putter & Tabby #23). Cynthia Rylant. Illustrated by Arthur Howard. 2014. 40 pages. [Source: Library]

How many contemporary books have I read? 9
My favorite I read this month was:
How To Stop Time. Matt Haig. 2018. 336 pages. [Source: Review copy]

How many speculative fiction books have I read? 10
My favorite I read this month was:
Thunderhead (Arc of a Scythe #2) Neal Shusterman. 2018. 5014 pages. [Source: Library]

How many classics have I read? 14
My favorite I read this month was?
Mary Barton. Elizabeth Gaskell. 1848. 437 pages. [Source: Bought]

How many historical fiction novels have I read? 15
My favorite I read this month was?
Ashes on the Moor. Sarah M. Eden. 2018. 384 pages. [Source: Review copy]

How many mysteries? 7
My favorite I read this month was?
The Daughter of Time. Josephine Tey. 1951/1995. Simon & Schuster. 208 pages. [Source: Bought]

How many nonfiction? 15
My favorite I read this month was?
Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World. Susan Hood. Illustrated by Selina Alko, Sophie Blackall, Lisa Brown, Hadley Hooper, Emily Winfield Martin, Oge Mora, Julie Morstad, Sara Palacios, LeUyen Pham, Erin K. Robinson, Isabel Roxas, Shadra Strickland, and Melissa Sweet. 2018. HarperCollins. 40 pages. [Source: Library]

How many Christian fiction? 1
My favorite I read this month was?
Phoebe's Light. (Nantucket Legacy #1) Suzanne Woods Fisher. 2018. Revell. 345 pages. [Source: Review copy]

How many Christian nonfiction? 25
My favorite I read this month was?
The Gospel According to God: Rediscovering the Most Remarkable Chapter in the Old Testament. John F. MacArthur. 2018. Crossway. 224 pages. [Source: Review copy]

How many "new" books for the Good Rule challenge? 90
How many "old" books for the Good Rule challenge? 60

How many pages have I read so far for the year? 23, 321

Favorite short story or fairy tale of the month: There were so many I enjoyed this month. I loved "Charlotte's Ladies." But I think I loved, loved, loved "The Garden of Spices."

Favorite audio book of the month: The Inimitable Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse

Favorite Victorian quote:
It's impossible to leap over nature solely by means of logic! Fyodor Dostoyevsky

© 2018 Becky Laney of Becky's Book Reviews

February Reflections

How many books have I read so far for the year? 100

How many board books or picture books have I read? 33

My favorite I read this month was: Buster and the Baby. Amy Hest. Illustrated by Polly Dunbar. 2017. [October 24, 2017] Candlewick Press. 32 pages. [Source: Review copy]

How many early readers or early chapter books have I read? 19

My favorite I read this month was: Charlie & Mouse & Grumpy. Laurel Snyder. Illustrated by Emily Hughes. 2017. 48 pages. [Source: Library]

How many contemporary books have I read? 7

My favorite I read this month was: Just Dance. Patricia MacLachlan. 2017. 128 pages. [Source: Library]

How many speculative fiction books have I read? 6

My favorite I read this month was: Long Way Down. Jason Reynolds. 2017. [October 24] 320 pages. [Source: Library] 

How many classics have I read? 11

My favorite I read this month was? The Ladies' Paradise by Emile Zola. 1883/2012. Oxford University Press. 438 pages. [Source: Library]

How many historical fiction novels have I read? 11

My favorite I read this month was? The Sea Before Us. (Sunrise at Normandy #1) Sarah Sundin. 2018. Revell. 375 pages. [Source: Review copy]

How many mysteries? 3
My favorite I read this month was? I didn't read any this month. But I'm almost finished with Daughter of Time. So maybe March will have more mysteries!

How many nonfiction? 12

My favorite I read this month was?  Big Machines: The Story of Virginia Lee Burton. Sherri Duskey Rinker. 2017. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 48 pages. [Source: Review copy]

How many Christian fiction? 7

My favorite I read this month was?  When Tides Turn. (Waves of Freedom #3) Sarah Sundin. 2017. Revell. 285 pages. [Source: Library]

How many Christian nonfiction? 17

My favorite I read this month was? The Moment of Truth. Steven J. Lawson. 2018. Reformation Trust. 238 pages. [Source: Review copy]

How many "new" books for the Good Rule challenge? 63

How many "old" books for the Good Rule challenge? 37

How many pages have I read so far for the year? 16, 143

Favorite short story or fairy tale of the month: "Aunt Philippa and the Men"

Favorite audio book of the month: DAUGHTER OF TIME

Favorite Victorian quote:

Remember the old saying, You cannot touch pitch without being defiled. ~ Anthony Trollope

© 2018 Becky Laney of Becky's Book Reviews

January Reflections

How many books have I read so far for the year? 57
How many board books or picture books have I read? 14
My favorite I read this month was:
Mr. Pusskins: A Love Story. Sam Lloyd. 2006. 32 pages. [Source: Library] (2006, UK)
How many early readers or early chapter books have I read? 12
My favorite I read this month was:
Mr. Putter and Tabby Toot The Horn. (Mr. Putter & Tabby #7) Cynthia Rylant. Illustrated by Arthur Howard. 1998. 44 pages. [Source: Library]
How many contemporary books have I read? 0
My favorite I read this month was: n/a
How many speculative fiction books have I read? 5
My favorite I read this month was:
Reign the Earth. (The Elementae #1) A.C. Gaughen. 2018. Bloomsbury. 448 pages. [Source: Review copy]
How many classics have I read? 8
My favorite I read this month was?
Framley Parsonage. Anthony Trollope. 1861. 573 pages. [Source: Bought]
How many historical fiction novels have I read? 9
My favorite I read this month was?
The Lacemaker. Laura Frantz. 2018. Revell. 416 pages. [Source: Review copy]
How many mysteries? 3
My favorite I read this month was?
Murder, Magic, and What We Wore. Kelly Jones. 2017. 304 pages. [Source: Library]
How many nonfiction? 3
My favorite I read this month was? 
Victoria: Portrait of a Queen. Catherine Reef. 2017. [November] Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 256 pages. [Source: Review copy]
How many Christian fiction? 4
My favorite I read this month was?
The Promise of Dawn. Lauraine Snelling. 2017. Bethany House. 386 pages. [Source: Review copy] How many Christian nonfiction? 11
My favorite I read this month was?
Spurgeon On the Christian Life: Alive in Christ (Theologians on the Christian Life) Michael Reeves. 2018. Crossway. 192 pages. [Source: Review copy]
How many "new" books for the Good Rule challenge? 32
How many "old" books for the Good Rule challenge? 25
How many pages have I read so far for the year? 9, 124
Favorite short story or fairy tale of the month: "By Grace of Julius Caesar" by L.M. Montgomery
Favorite audio book of the month: Friday's Child by Georgette Heyer
Favorite Victorian quote: It is easy to love one’s enemy when one is making fine speeches; but so difficult to do so in the actual everyday work of life. ~ Anthony Trollope
Favorite tea: Madagascar Vanilla

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