The Christmas Train

Every year I read a Christmas book. I use to buy really sappy romance novels to take on our trip to visit my husband's family for several years. This year I chose The Christmas Train by David Baldacci. I didn't realize it was romance, I just like traveling by train and thought it would be a humous fun read. I have read books by David Baldacci but they were very different. I did enjoy this one and would recommend.

Back to the Classics Challenge 2016

I got off the track for the Back to the Classics Challenge 2016 about 6 months in and never got on that train again. But I plan to do it again or at least start it again in 2017. Granted I did not read 12 classics but I did read 6 which is 6 more than I would have if I hadn't joined the challenge. Therefore I see it as a success for me. But here is the recap:

January - The Chimes by Charles Dickens
January - The Gift of the Magi and Other New York Stories by Henry James
February - Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (in French) by Jules Vern
March - Peyton Place by Grace Metalious
April - To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee
May - Animal Farm by George Orwell

reading update

I have read more books than reviewed so far. I just haven't taken the time to review or list them. So here I go trying to remember the additional ones.

1) The Twelve Dogs of Christmas
2) Turbo Twenty-three by Janet Evanovich
3) Circling the Sun by Paula McLain
4) Amy Snow by Tracy Rees
5) A Great Reckoning by Louise Penny

The Samantha Sweet series by Connie series:
6) Sweet Masterpiece
7) Sweet's Sweets
8) Sweet Holidays
9) Sweet Hearts
10) Bitter Sweet
11) Sweets Galore
12) Sweets Begorra
13) Sweet Payback
14) Sweet Somethings
15) Sweet Forgotten

16) Sins out of School by Jeanne Dams

There may have been more in the last 6 months but this is all I could remember.