2016 reading total revealed! What a year....

The aim had been to read 60 books, graphic novels, novellas, short stories etc....

The total ended up being 124 items read, double what I had aimed for. A hell of a year for reading thanks to audio books in particular.

1. Flash fiction/short fiction:
1. The Girl in the Converse Shoes by Yari Garcia - Flash fiction  [YA]. 
2. On the Bridge (The Infernal Devices #0.5) by Cassandra Clare
3. After The Bridge (The Infernal Devices #3.5) by Cassandra Clare
4. The Little Dragon by Mem Fox (picture book)
5. Pretty Minni in Paris by Danielle Steel (picture book)
6. One day: Three Ways (Trylle #2.5) by Amanda Hocking
7. Restoration of Faith (The Dresden Files #0.2) by Jim Butcher
8. The Wonderland Alphabet: Alice's Adventures Through the ABCs and What She Found There by Althea Kontis, illus by Janet K. Lee
2. Hug (the Pug) by W.L. Cripps [childrens]
3. The Bad Guys: Episode 1 by Aaron Blabey [childrens] - 5 stars!
4. Stephen Hawking: Cosmologist Who Gets a Big Bang Out of the Universe (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Inventors & Scientists) by Mike Venezia [Childrens]
5. My Soul to Steal (Soul Screamers #4) by Rachel Vincent
6. Bloodlust Denied by Christina Phillips (novella)
7. The Patterson Girls by Rachael Johns
8. The Christmas Gift by Monica McInerney (short stories)
9. The Earth's Place in Space by Nicolas Brasch
10. Hellcursed (Shadowfae #0.5) by Erica Hayes (short story)
11. Science FAQ: Why Are Black Holes Black? by Thomas Canavan (Childrens non-fiction)
12. Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident Graphic Novel (Artemis Fowl #2) by Eoin Colfer
13. Clockwork Princess (The Infernal Devices #3) by Cassandra Clare
14. Dreaming of You (The Gamblers #2) by Lisa Kleypas
15. Ceremony in Death (In Death #5) by J.D. Robb 
16. Spirit Dances (The Walker Papers #6) by C.E. Murphy
17. How to Get Over Your Ex (Valentine's Day Survival Guide Duet #1) by Nikki Logan
18. Grave Secrets (Temperance Brennan #5) by Kathy Reichs (Abridged Audio)
19. Emily the Strange : Lost, Dark, and Boring ((Emily the Strange Dark Horse Comics Book series #1-3) by Rob Reger
20. Emily's Secret Book of Strange (Emily Strange graphic novel #2) by Rob Reger
21. Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code Graphic Novel (Artemis Fowl #3) by Eoin Colfer
22. To Catch A Bride (Devil Riders #3) by Anne Gracie 
23. The Seven Month Itch (Living Blond #2) by Allison Rushby
24. A Night to Surrender (Spindle Cove #1) by Tessa Dare
25. Bring It On (Retrievers #3) by Laura Anne Gilman
26. Burning Bridges (Retrievers #4) by Laura Anne Gilman
27. Chaos Born (Chronicles of Applecross #1) by Rebekah Turner
28. What the Lady Wants by Jennifer Crusie
29. Caressed By Ice (Psy-Changeling, #3) by Nalini Singh (Audio)
30. Cross Stitch (Outlander #1) by Diana Gabaldon - Re-read
31. Write Good or Die: survival tips for the 21st century, edited by Scott Nicholson (non-fiction)
32. Little Gems Short Story Anthology: Diamond (2012) by Romance Writers of Australia (various authors)
33. His Princes in the Making (Suddenly Royal #2) by Melissa James
34. Heroes are my Weakness by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
35. This is Your Afterlife by Vanessa Barneveld (YA)
36. The Accidental Wedding (Devil Riders #4) by Anne Gracie
37. Blind Attraction (Reckless Beat #1) by Eden Summers
38. Charity Girl by Georgette Heyer (Audio)
39. Grave Peril (The Dresden Files #3) by Jim Butcher (audio)
40. Halfway to the Grave (Night Huntress #1) by Jeaniene Frost (audio)
41. Plum Spooky (A Stephanie Plum Between the Numbers/Holiday Novel, #4; Stephanie Plum #14.5) by Janet Evanovich (audio)
42. Kitty and the Midnight Hour (Kitty Norville #1) by Carrie Vaughn
43. Wicked (A Wicked Saga, #1) by Jennifer L. Armentrout  (audio)
44. The Monster (Troubletwisters #2) by Garth Nix and Sean Williams
45. The Princess Diaries (The Princess Diaries #1) by Meg Cabot (audio)
46. Size 12 Is Not Fat (Heather Wells, #1) by Meg Cabot
47. Dead Faint (DEAD #2) byLizzie T. Leaf 
48. The Lone Warrior (Four Sided Pentacle #3) by Denise Rossetti
49. Dragon Bones (Hurog #1) by Patricia Briggs 
50. Evermore by Isobelle Carmody & Daniel Reed
51. Aphrodite the Beauty (Goddess Girls #3) by Joan Holub & Suzanne Williams
52. Magic Bites (Kate Daniels #1) by Ilona Andrews
53. The Storybook of Legends (Ever After High #1) by Shannon Hale
54. Whisper of Sin (Psy-Changeling #0.6) by Nalini Singh
55. The Third Day, The Frost (Tommorow #3) by John Marsden
56. Ella Enchanted (The Enchanted Collection) by Gail Carson Levine
57. The Thistle and the Rose (Macphersons #0.5) by May McGoldrick
58. Once Upon a Winter's Eve (Spindle Cove #1.5) by Tessa Dare
59. Jinx by Meg Cabot (audio)
60. A Pretty Mess (Astonvale #1) by Carla Caruso
61. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
• Alice in Wonderland: Down the Rabbit Hole, adapted by: Joe Rhatigan & Charles Nurnberg ; illustrated by Éric Puybaret
• Walt Disney's Alice in Wonderland adapted by Jon Scieszka
• Alice Illustrated: 120 Images from the Classic Tales of Lewis Carroll by Jeff A Menges
62. The Bad Guys Episode 2: Mission Unpluckable (Bad Guys #2) by Aaron Blabey
63. A Dance with Dragons, Part 1: Dreams and Dust (A Song of Ice and Fire #5) by George R. R. Martin
64. Soulless Manga Volume 1 (based on Parasol Protectorate) by Gail Carriger & REM
65. A Week to Be Wicked (Spindle Cove #3) by Tessa Dare 
66. Torn (Trylle #2) by Amanda Hocking
67. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter #1) by J.K. Rowling, audio read by Stephen Fry (re-read)
68. The Elves and The ShoeMaker by Jim LaMarche (adapted from Brothers Grimm)
69. Bridal Jitters (Ghost Hunters #0.5) by Jayne Castle 
70. Alone (Detective D.D. Warren #1) by Lisa Gardner
71. A Lick of Frost (Meredith Gentry #6) by Laurell K. Hamilton
72. Disney's Alice in Wonderland Graphic Novel by Alessandro Ferrari
73. After Glow (Ghost Hunters #2) by Jayne Castle (audio)
74. The Bad Guys Episode 3: The Furball Strikes Again (Bad Guys #3) by Aaron Blabey - childrens
75. Against the Odds  (Gamblers of Craven's #3) by Lisa Kleypas - novella
76. Castle of the Zombies (The Fixers #1) by Sean Williams - childrens
77. B is for Bigfoot (The Dresden Files #2.5) by Jim Butcher
78. How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire (Love at Stake #1) by Kerrelyn Sparks (audio)
79. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (audio)
80. Ghost Island (The Bone Island Trilogy #1) by Heather Graham
81. Dead as a Doornail (Sookie Stackhouse #5) by Charlaine Harris (audio)
82. The Boy in a Dress by David Walliams (childrens) 
83. Bound by the Unborn Baby by Bella Bucannon
84. Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices Manga #1) by Cassandra Clare and Hye-Kyung Baek
85. Master of Love by Catherine LaRoche
86. Guilty Pleasures volume 2 (Anita Blake Vampire Hunter Graphic Novels) by Laurell K. Hamilton et al.
87. The Short Story Writer's Toolshed - Your Quick Read, Straight-To-The-Point Guide to Writing and Selling Short Fiction  by Della Galton 
88. Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death (Agatha Raisin #1) by M.C. Beaton
89. The Guy To Be Seen With (Valentine's Day Survival Guide Duet) by Fiona Harper 
90. Bride by Mistake (Devil Riders #5) by Anne Gracie | 5 stars
91. How to Blog a Book: Revised and Expanded edition by Nina Amir (non-fiction) | 4 stars
92. Mr. Churchill's Secretary (Maggie Hope Mysteries #1) by Susan Elia MacNeal (audio) | 5 stars
93. The Misted Cliffs (The Lost Continent #2) by Catherine Asaro | 3.75 stars
94. Welcome to the Jungle (The Dresden Files #0.5 Graphic Novel) by Jim Butcher | 4 stars
95. The Spider Goddess (Pandora English #2) by Tara Moss | 4 stars
96. A Lady by Midnight (Spindle Cove #3) by Tessa Dare (audio) | 5 stars
97. Darkness Rising (Dark Angel #2) by Keri Arthur
98. Soulless Manga volume 2 by Gail Carriger and REM
99. The Third Angel by Alice Hoffman | 3.75 stars
100. Reckoning (Night Huntress #0.5) by Jeaniene Frost
101. Just Like Heaven (Smythe-Smith Quartet #1) by Julia Quinn (audio) | 4.5 stars
102. Slightly Shady (Lake and March #1) by Amanda quick (ebook) | 4.5 stars
103. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes #3) by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (ebook & audio) | 4 stars
104. Arthur and George by Julian Barnes (audio) | 4 stars
105. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter #2) by J.K. Rowling (audio - narrated by Stephen Fry) | re-read | 5 stars
106. Boy: Tales from Childhood by Roald Dahl | non-fiction | 4 stars
107. Captive of Sin by Anna Campbell | 5 stars
108. The Final Wish (Hot Down Under) | short story | 4 stars
109. Divergent (Divergent #1) by Veronica Roth | 5 stars
110. Sandman: Fables and Reflections (Sandman #6) by Neil Gaiman et al | Graphic Novel | 4 stars
111. Legend of the Timekeepers (The Last Timekeepers #0.5) by Sharon Ledwith | Middle Grade-YA | 4 stars
112. If I Die (Soul Screamers #4) by Rachel Vincent | YA | 5 stars
• Niederwald (Soul Screamers #4.5) by Rachel Vincent | YA | 4 stars
113. Dark Child (Awakening) Episode 1 by Adina West | Urban Fantasy | 4.5 stars
114. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood | audio | 5 stars
115. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter #3) by J.K. Rowling (audio - read by Stephen Fry) | re-read | 5 stars
116. The Ghost Train | Arnold Ridley | Radio Play - audio | 4 stars
117. Anita Blake Vampire Hunter: The Laughing Corpse, Volume 1 - graphic novel by Laurell K. Hamilton et al. | 4.5 stars
118. Angel Thief (Out of the Bottle #2) by Jenny Schwartz | 4.5 stars
119. Christmas at the Castle by Marion Lennox
120. Smitten (Smitten #1) by Colleen Coble, Kristin Billerbeck, Denise Hunter, Diann Hunt (audio) | Inspirational romance | 3 stars
121. My Man Jeeves (Jeeves #1) by P.G. Wodehouse - audio | 4 stars
122. Vamps and the City (Love at Stake #2) by Kerrelyn Sparks - audio | Paranormal romance | 4 stars
123. Through the Looking Glass (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland #2) by Lewis Carroll | Classics - Childrens | 4 stars
124. South of Salem (Allegra Fairweather Mystery #2) by Janni Nell | Urban fantasy | 5 stars

I'll talk about my 2017 goals in another post.

Happy 2017!!

~ E x