A list of my 2012 book reviews by title. Click the letter to jump to the corresponding section.

• A
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• I
• K
• L
• M
• N
• O
• P
• R
• S
• T
• U
• W

A

• The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon–3 Stars
• The Arabian Nights–5 Stars
• The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein–4 Stars
• Ava’s Man by Rick Bragg–4 Stars

B

• Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie, read by Deanna Hurst–4 Stars
• The Bookseller of Kabul by Åsne Seierstad, translated by Ingrid Christopherson–3.5 Stars

C

• The Call of the Wild by Jack London–4 Stars
• Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese–4.5 Stars

D

• Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor, read by Khristine Hvam–4 Stars
• Daytripper by Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá–5 Stars
• Déjà Dead by Kathy Reichs–4 Stars
• The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson–4 Stars
• Dingo by Charles de Lint–3 Stars
• Drama: An Actor’s Education by John Lithgow, read by the author–4 Stars
• Dreams Made Flesh by Anne Bishop–4 Stars
• Duma Key by Stephen King–3 Stars

E

• Elliot and the Goblin War by Jennifer A. Nielsen–3 Stars
• Empire Falls by Richard Russo–4 Stars

F

• Fables: Legends in Exile by Bill Willingham–4 Stars
• Fairest by Gail Carson Levine, read by Sarah Naughton, et al.–3 Stars
• Fire by Kristin Cashore–4 Stars
• Fool by Christopher Moore–2 Stars
• Footsteps in the Dark by Georgette Heyer–2 Stars
• Forever by Maggie Stiefvater–4 Stars
• Four to Score by Janet Evanovich–4 Stars
• From a Whisper to a Scream by Charles de Lint–3 Stars

G

• Ghost Riders by Sharyn McCrumb–3 Stars
• The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente, read by the author–4 Stars
• The Girl Who Was On Fire: Your Favorite Authors on Suzanne Collins’ Hunger Games Trilogy, edited by Leah Wilson–3.5 Stars
• Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell–4.5 Stars
• Graveminder by Melissa Marr, read by Emma Galvin–2 Stars

H

• The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers–2 Stars
• The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins–4 Stars

I

• I’ll Be Watching You by Charles de Lint–3 Stars
• Ice by Sarah Beth Durst–4 Stars
• The Ice Limit by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child–3 Stars
• The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot, read by Cassandra Campbell with Bahni Turpin–4 Stars
• In Odd We Trust by Dean Koontz and Queenie Chan–2 Stars
• The Inferno by Dante Alighieri, translated by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow–3 Stars
• Inkheart by Cornelia Funke, translated by Anthea Bell–4 Stars

K

• The King of Elfland’s Daughter by Lord Dunsany–3 Stars

L

• Letters From Home by Kristina McMorris–4 Stars

M

• Madame Tussaud by Michelle Moran–5 Stars
• Magic Study by Maria V. Snyder–3 Stars
• Memory & Dream by Charles de Lint–5 Stars

N

• Naked Came the Leaf Peeper by Brian Lee Knopp et al.–4 Stars
• The Night Bookmobile by Audrey Niffenegger–3 Stars
• The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern, read by Jim Dale–3 Stars

O

• On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King–4 Stars
• The Once and Future King by T. H. White–2 Stars

P

• The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy by Jeanne Birdsall, read by Susan Denaker–4 Stars
• The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde–4 Stars
• The Prince of Frogtown by Rick Bragg, read by the author–4 Stars
• The Prisoner of Heaven by Carlos Ruiz Zafón, translated by Lucia Graves–3.5 Stars

R

• Rise of the Evening Star by Brandon Mull–4 Stars
• Room by Emma Donoghue, read by Michal Friedman, et al.–4 Stars

S

• Sacre Bleu: A Comedy d’Art by Christopher Moore–2.5 Stars
• Santa Olivia by Jacqueline Carey–4 Stars
• Second Hand Heart by Catherine Ryan Hyde–4 Stars
• The Sleeping Doll by Jeffery Deaver–4 Stars
• So Brave, Young, and Handsome by Leif Enger–5 Stars
• The Society of S by Susan Hubbard–3 Stars
• Song of the Lioness by Tamora Pierce–3 Stars
• Still Alice by Lisa Genova–4 Stars
• The Story of Beautiful Girl by Rachel Simon, read by Kate Reading–4.5 Stars
• The Sweet Potato Queens’ First Big-Ass Novel: Stuff We Didn’t Actually Do, But Could Have, and May Yet by Jill Conner Browne with Karin Gillespie, read by the author–4 Stars
• The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley, read by Jayne Entwistle–4 Stars

T

• The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo–5 Stars
• And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell–4 Stars
• The Thorn and the Blossom by Theodora Goss–4 Stars
• To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee–5 Stars

U

• Uglies by Scott Westerfeld–3 Stars
• Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes–4 Stars

W

• Watchers by Dean Koontz–4 Stars
• The Way of Shadows by Brent Weeks–4 Stars
• The Wayside School Collection by Louis Sachar, read by the author–4 Stars
• When I Found You by Catherine Ryan Hyde–3.5 Stars
• The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami, translated by Jay Rubin–3 Stars
• The Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley–4 Stars
• The Wish Giver by Bill Brittain–4 Stars

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