I can trace all my books [2013: Q1]

I bet you all thought I'd forgotten about this! I hadn't (though I did forget to post yesterday). I just thought I'd  let my lists accumulate a little before I posted them. Here's my books from the first three months of the year, with annotation:


January
1. Resurrection Row by Anne Perry
2. Long Spoon Lane by Anne Perry
3. The Widow of Larkspur Inn by Lawana Blackwell
4. Half Moon Street by Anne Perry
5. Daughter of Joy by Kathleen Morgan
6. Once Upon a Diamond by Teresa McCarthy
7. Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
8. Sammy Keyes and the Showdown in Sin City by Wendelin van Draanen
9. The Boy on Cinnamon Street by Phoebe Stone

February
10. The God Who Weeps by Terryl and Fiona Givens
11. Scent of Magic by Maria V. Snyder
12. A Curse Dark As Gold by Elizabeth C. Bunce
13. Shadows and Secrets (Annals of Wynnewood) by Chautona Havig
14. Confessions of a Serial Kisser by Wendelin van Draanen
15. The Red Blazer Girls: The Secret Cellar by Michael D. Beil
16. Penelope (A Mad Cap Regency Romance) by Anya Wylde
17. Foundation by Mercedes Lackey
18. Home From the Sea by Mercedes Lackey
19. A Time for Peace by Barbara Cameron
20. Entwined by Heather Dixon
21. One Drink by Max Florschutz

March
22. Kate's Kisses by Mary Manners
23. The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
24. The Pledge by Kimberly Derting
25. Vessel by Sarah Beth Durst
26. Navigating Early by Clare Vanderpool
27. Welcome to Fred by Brad Whittington
28. Always a Witch by Carolyn McCullough
29. The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson
30. Sunshine Hunter by Maddie Cochere
31. Splintered by A. G. Howard
32. Etiquette and Espionage by Gail Carriger
33. Understanding the Book of Mormon by Grant Hardy
34. Twice Upon a Time: The Only One that Didn't Run Away by Wendy Mass
35. The Seer and the Sword by Victoria Hanley

Standout recommendations:
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo -- I didn't think I wanted to read this one because I don't like shadows or bones, but it turns out the book isn't really about that! It's about friendship and love or something. It's another "character discovers she has special talent that could save or destroy her world" book that I thought was well done.
Sammy Keyes and the Showdown in Sin City by Wendelin van Draanen -- I liked it. I've followed this series for a long time. You have to read all the others first, though, so you may not want to start with this one. (Okay, you don't have to. But your life will be better if you do.)
The God Who Weeps by Terryl and Fiona Givens -- A new and interesting perspective on Mormonism! Very intellectual and stuff but still a fairly quick read.
A Curse Dark As Gold by Elizabeth C. Bunce -- Remember when I said that I loved this book but needed to read it again to remember it? So I read it again and this was my take-away: for the first half or two-thirds I could not stop. The book was glued to my hands. Around the time I started disagreeing with her choices was the time I stopped being as invested in the story, but it still wrapped up well.
Entwined by Heather Dixon -- Another book I was recommending without remembering how it was. About the opposite of previous I wasn't that invested for the first half, but then it got interesting enough to finish. I still recommend it.
The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater -- I really liked it. Very original (with ties to folklore nonetheless).
Vessel by Sarah Beth Durst -- I picked this book up on a Friday night with nothing else going on. I finished it that night because it literally did not leave my hands until it was over. I remember checking the time, thinking about going to bed, then remembering it was Friday and there was no harm in staying up later than 10 because I had to finish the book.
The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson -- I think I read this all in one day too. I like books that take me over like that.
Etiquette and Espionage by Gail Carriger -- I was so excited for this book. It did exactly what I hoped it would (I was in the market for light fiction, easy to read and still funny and not too emotionally harrowing).
Understanding the Book of Mormon by Grant Hardy -- it only took me three months, but I finished it! It's basically an argument for the Book of Mormon as Literature. If you're into explication of text or whatever it's called, you should read this.