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Year In Books: 2015 Edition

12/31/2015

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As is now tradition (two years in a row constitutes a tradition, right?) here is a list of the books I read in 2015 described in 5 words or less. Enjoy!

1. City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
     Jace and Clary kiss.
2. City of Glass by Cassandra Clare
     Spoiler: Jace isn't dead.
3. City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare
     Jace saved, then lost.
4. City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare
     Jace rescued from dark side!
5. City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare
     Best YA series ever!
6. The Lace Makers of Glenmara by Heather Barbieri
     Reminded me of Calendar Girls =)
7. Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold
     Adjectives love nature.
8. The DUFF by Kody Keplinger
     Almost as funny as movie.
9. Don't Point That Thing At Me by Kyril Bonfiglioli
     P.G. Wodehouse meets Ian Fleming.
10. Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
     Infinite New York City night.
11. Funny Girl by Nick Hornby
     Sixties British sitcom rom-com.
12. Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
     Two authors =  YA magic
13. Naomi & Eli's No Kiss List by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
     Two almost likable protagonists.
14. Finding It by Cora Carmack
     Started off eh, got better.
15. The Friends of Eddie Coyle by George V. Higgins
     Raylan Givens' favorite book.
16. The One-Minute Manager by ?
     Written in 1981.
17. Cinder by Marissa Meyer
     Dystopian Cinderella.
18. Fish! by ?
     They throw fish in Seattle.
19. Creativity, Inc. by Ed Catmull
     Pixar is always inspiring.
20. Playing for Keeps by R.L. Mathewson
     Contemporary romantic fiction = smh
21. Fun Is Good by Mike Veek
     Forgettable.
22. Lady Windemere's Fan by Oscar Wilde
     Who can match Wilde's wit?
23. Dad Is Fat by Jim Gaffigan
     A 290 page comedy special.
24. Wonderful Tonight by Pattie Boyd
     George Harrison half my fave.
25. Grey by E.L. James
     Ew.
26. The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer Smith
     Two kids meet on plane.
27. Dave's Way by Dave Thomas
     The history of Wendy's.
28. The Actor and the Housewife by Shannon Hale
     Why do I bother?
29. One More Thing by B.J. Novak
     Quirky collection of stories.
30. Invisibility by David Levithan
     YA sci-fi romance.
31. Down the Rabbit Hole by Holly Madison
     Entertaining autobiography.
32. We All Scream for Ice Cream by Lee Wardlow
     Delicious history of ice cream.
33. Murder Amongst Angels by Tony Piazza
     Murder with a twist.
34. Furiously Happy by Jenny Lawson
     Literally laughed out loud.
35. Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling
     Super cute and funny.
36. My True Love Gave to Me by Stephanie Perkins
     YA Christmas collection.
37. The Mystery of Art by Jonathan Jackson
     Artists in God's image.

The themes this year appear to be YA, management, humor, and books that I found at yard sales =)
As usual, some were awesome, some were pretty good, some were okay, some were not worth the time. I'll let you figure out which ones were which! Okay, I might tell you if you message me... Happy reading!
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