Books Read in 2018

Diane's rating system:

Here is my approximate rating of books I have read or abandoned part way. Whenever I juxtapose items on a list like this I begin to second guess myself and question if the rating is valid on a relative scale. Since my reading tastes are eclectic, I am comparing apples with oranges, fiction with non-fiction, romance with thriller, so relativity on a consistency scale goes out the window.

☆☆☆☆☆          I probably did not even finish it
★☆☆☆☆      Awful but I read most or maybe even all of it
★★☆☆☆      Ok, not great; some redeeming features; I finished it
★★★☆☆      Better than average; not a waste of time
★★★★☆      Really good; maybe only one weak aspect or limited audience
★★★★★      Great! Read it!

I give the star rating soon after I am finished with (i.e., completed or abandoned) the book and blogged about it. The rating is more a reflection of my short term memory and enjoyment level. I have tried very hard not to go back at a later time and change the star rating relative to a different book I have read more recently. Click on the date after the book to see my full review. Comments on a book are allowed and encouraged at the end of the post for that book.

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2018 Books

1. ★★★★☆      Pupcakes by Annie England Noblin
                             ©2017 (2/10/18)
2. ★★★☆☆      Right Where We Belong by Brenda Novak
                             ©2017 (2/15/18)
3. ★★★★☆      The Secret Sister by Brenda Novak
                             ©2015 (4/9/18)
4. ★★★☆☆      The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks
                             & Sarah Pekkanen
                             ©2018 (4/18/18)
5. ★★★★★      The Lying Game by Ruth Ware 
                             ©2017 (5/3/18)
6. ★★★★☆      The Secrets She Kept by Brenda Novak
                             ©2016 (5/4/18)
7. ★★★★☆      When Lightning Strikes by Brenda Novak
                             Book 1 -  Whiskey Creek Series
                             ©2012 (5/5/18)
8. ★★★★☆      When Snow Falls by Brenda Novak
                             Book 2 -  Whiskey Creek Series
                             ©2012 (5/5/18)
9. ★★★★☆      When Summer Comes by Brenda Novak
                             Book 3 -  Whiskey Creek Series
                             ©2013 (5/5/18)
10. ★★☆☆☆      Home to Whiskey Creek by Brenda Novak
                              Book 4 -  Whiskey Creek Series
                              ©2013 (5/5/18)
11. ★★★☆☆      Take Me Home for Christmas by Brenda Novak
                              Book 5 -  Whiskey Creek Series
                              ©2013 (5/5/18)
12. ★★★☆☆      Come Home to Me by Brenda Novak
                              Book 6 -  Whiskey Creek Series
                              ©2014 (5/5/18)
13. ★★★☆☆      The Heart of Christmas by Brenda Novak
                              Book 7 -  Whiskey Creek Series
                              ©2014 (5/5/18)
14. ★★☆☆☆      This Heart of Mine by Brenda Novak
                              Book 8 -  Whiskey Creek Series
                              ©2015 (5/5/18)
15. ★★★★☆      A Winter Wedding by Brenda Novak
                              Book 9 -  Whiskey Creek Series
                              ©2015 (5/5/18)
16. ★★☆☆☆      Discovering You by Brenda Novak
                              Book 10 -  Whiskey Creek Series
                              ©2016 (5/5/18)
17. ★★☆☆☆      The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware 
                              ©2017 (5/25/18)
18. ★★★★☆      Touch by Courtney Maum
                              ©2017  (6/9/18)
19. ★★★★★      The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena
                              ©2017  (6/27/18)
20. ★★★☆☆      The Girl Before by JP Delaney
                              ©2017  (7/5/18)
21. ★★★★☆      A Stranger in the House by Shari Lapena
                              ©2017  (7/8/18)
22. ★★★★☆      The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
                              ©2014  (1/2/18)
23. ★★★☆☆      The Furies by Natalie Haynes
                              ©2014 (11/3/18)
24. ★★★☆☆      Every Breath by Nicholas Sparks
                              ©2018 (11/18/18)
25. ★★☆☆☆      Rails to the Light Side by Michael Brenner 
                              ©2017 (11/19/18)
26. ★★★★☆      Two Good Dogs by Susan Wilson                                                                    ©2018 (12/17/18)
27. ★★★☆☆      On a Snowy Christmas by Brenda Novak                                                                   ©2009 (12/24/18)