Books I've Read This Year

So, I thought I'd list all the books I've read so far. The list is not extensive therefore not very impressive but I'm fairly satisfied that I've managed to keep up with my goal. I am in the middle of about 7 books right now and they are all interesting :)


Here is the list of the books that I've finished so far:

1) "Still Life in Shadows" by Alice J. Wisler (here) - enjoyed it. Compared to those Amish books I've read before, this was a bit different and yes, darker, but it was still interesting to read from the other side. Most the Amish books I've read paint a beautiful picture of an ideal world with its understandable shortcomings. This book doesn't do that.

 2) "Honor Redeemed" by Loree Lough (here) - well written until the end. Disappointing and I felt like I had wasted a lot of time reading this since it didn't feel like it ended. Nothing was "redeemed", so many questions were left hanging. I don't know if there is a sequel but it doesn't matter. A book should be able to stand on its own even if you don't read the rest of the books in the same series (if there are any).

3) " Oath of the Office" by Michael Palmer (here) - loved it! It is very difficult to write concisely what I liked. I read some other reviews and a lot of things that I enjoyed were stumbling blocks for others. But it doesn't matter. This author is great - he gets you hooked and then won't let go. Crazy scenarios that may or may not happen in our current crazy world make you want to read faster to just see what happens next!

4) "Political Suicide" by Michael Palmer (here)- loved it! Again, Michael Palmer knows exactly how to get his readers hooked with a plot that could be real and yet sounds a bit crazy :). But what if something like is already happening somewhere? It is possible, I'm sure. But I hope it isn't.

5) "Touch & Go" by Lisa Gardner (here)- oh my... absolutely loved it! Family vanishes, strange clues are left behind, what exactly happened is anybody's guess. Meanwhile family who has been kidnapped skillfully by someone or someones who knew exactly what they were doing. All the secrets that surface shock every family member in the middle of being held somewhere as a prisoner... Psychological thriller will not leave you disappointed.

6) "Medical Error" by Richard L. Mabry, M.D.(here) - By now I've read all three books in this series and this one was quite disappointing. The idea was good but the content was weak - perhaps the author had spent all his energy on the other books, so he ran out of steam? I found it difficult to finish since it didn't have as much of the needed depth. It felt like everything was all over the place. But, like I said, the idea was good.