Wow, December flew by! That’s probably because there are quite a few birthdays that month for my family, plus my anniversary (25 years!) and of course, Christmas and New Year’s. As predicted in my previous post, I have blown both my diet and my budget. Which one will be easier to fix? Time will tell, heh.
It feels like everyone has done a “Best of 2017” list, so I decided that, even though it’s officially 2018 now, I’d chime in with mine. With that in mind, here are some of my favorite reads during 2017. There aren’t many titles because I found myself in a reading slump this past year. I would start books that were perfectly good, but I just couldn’t summon the enthusiasm to keep reading. I’ve been a book lover since I was ten, so this sucked, to be blunt. I’m happy to say that my reading slump seems to be over now, so I am eyeing my To Be Read pile with happy anticipation instead of dread.
That disclaimer aside, here are my favorite reads from 2017:
Stillhouse Lake & Killman Creek by Rachel Caine
The Last Wolf by Maria Vale
The first five novels of the Mercy Thompson series by Patricia Briggs
The Hidden Legacy series by Ilona Andrews
The Scarlett Falls series by Melinda Leigh
And here are some of my favorite new TV shows from 2017. You’ll note that they range from sweet, quirky and heartwarming (Kevin Probably Saves The World) to over-the-top violent with a side of the fantastical deranged (Happy!). Side note: those two descriptions pretty much sum up my mood swings for the year, heh.
That disclaimer aside, here are my favorite new TV shows of 2017:
The Gifted
Happy!
Kevin Probably Saves The World
Superstition
Lethal Weapon
The Orville
Ghost Wars
People of Earth
Ghosted
Now, it’s back to work for me, which in this case is plugging away at Shades of Wicked, the first Night Rebel (Ian and Veritas) novel. No pre-order links yet, but once I have them I’ll post them everywhere. Of course, it wouldn’t surprise me if readers find those first. You guys usually beat my publisher to the punch when it comes to telling me about those. Either way, happy New Year to you! Hope 2018 brings a lot of good things your way :).
Hi, will you be posting any snippets for the night rebel series soon?
Probably :).
Happy New Year, Jeaniene,
I like what I’ve seen so far of The Orville. Were you also a Trek fan? The Gifted is also one I’ve enjoyed so far. I’m just way behind on all my shows right now.
Roseann
Loved most of the Star Trek tv shows (original, Next Generation, Voyager) and all of the movies. Haven’t seen the new TV show yet. Orville strikes me as a really well done Star Trek spoof.
My hubby and I still love watching classic. Although as adults some of the story flaws show through better, we enjoy them just the same. Except we find that we ask questions. LOL
I feel the same about The Orville. I hope it does well as I like Seth MacFarlane. Have you heard him sing? Holy cow, Batman!
My husband watches The Orville and Ghosted but I can’t get into them. Oh well there’s tons of other TV shows to go around. Happy New Year!