It’s 2020 – new year, new vision – filled with opportunity and hope. I’m not one to make resolutions, but I do make plans. Before that, though, I take a look back at the year gone by to see what I accomplished and where I can do better. One of the things I did in 2019 was, I published another book in my Lover’s Moon series called Moon Dance. I also wrote the drafts of two more books and a novella: 1. book three in the Sandy Shores series called Return to Sandy Shores; 2. Sea-renity on Sandy Shores is a novella that will be available by the end of this month and; 3 book one in the new Hart Brothers series called Rescuing Zeke.
In 2019, I decided that I’d keep track of all the books I read. Some of you have asked what I read. The answer is, a lot in many categories/genres. My list for last year includes 200 books. I’ll not bore you with the whole list, but thought it would be fun to tell you my favorites in different categories, so here goes:
- Beach Read: All Summer Long by Dorothea Benton Frank
- Christian: Ninety-Nine Signs by Elizabeth Haxby
- Classics: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
- Contemporary Romance: Moonshine Kisses by Lucy Score and Claire Kingsley
- Comedy: Shove Your Mince Pie, Harry Christmas by Johnny Parker
- Cowboys: Lone Star Protector by Jennie Jones
- Cozy Mystery: Murder on the Road by Adriana Licio
- Cozy Mystery Comedy: Jammed by Deany Ray
- Dystopia: Reactance: A DiaZem Novella by Dacia M. Arnold
- Fantasy: Alizarin Crimson by Erica Millard
- Foodie Novel: Love Muffin and Chai Latte by Anya Wilde
- Ghosts and Witches Fantasy: Cauldron Bubble by Wendy Knight
- History: The Greatest Knight by Thomas Ashbridge
- Horror: The Pain Colony by Shanon Hunt
- Literature: The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
- Local Author: Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center
- Nonfiction: The Hooligans of Kandahar by Joe Kassabian
- Poetry: Why I Wake Early by Mary Oliver
- Science Fiction: Nomads, Nicholas Erik
- Short Story: Once Upon a Coffee by Kait Nolan
- Women’s Fiction: The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
- Zombies and Ghouls: Road to Babylon series by Sam Sisavath
I sincerely hope your 2020 will be full of love, light, and that you’ll make many happy memories to look back on in 2021.
Happy Reading!
Shirley Holder Platt