Comments on: My Reading Year: A Recap of my 2021 Books https://annarosejohnson.com/my-reading-year-a-recap-of-my-2021-books/ Vintage & Timeless Stories Thu, 13 Jan 2022 15:33:28 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.5 By: Anna Rose Johnson https://annarosejohnson.com/my-reading-year-a-recap-of-my-2021-books/#comment-183392 Thu, 13 Jan 2022 15:33:28 +0000 https://annarosejohnson.com/?p=208035#comment-183392 In reply to Julie Aamoth.

You’re welcome, Julie!! I’m so glad you enjoyed it, I thought it was just about perfect. 🙂

]]> By: Julie Aamoth https://annarosejohnson.com/my-reading-year-a-recap-of-my-2021-books/#comment-183304 Mon, 10 Jan 2022 18:21:44 +0000 https://annarosejohnson.com/?p=208035#comment-183304 I just finished Rosetown. It’s beautiful – got it from the library but I’m going to buy a copy to keep. Thank you so much for the recommendation!!!

]]> By: Anna Rose Johnson https://annarosejohnson.com/my-reading-year-a-recap-of-my-2021-books/#comment-182984 Sun, 02 Jan 2022 22:35:11 +0000 https://annarosejohnson.com/?p=208035#comment-182984 Thanks for your comment, Julie! So glad that you’re a Janet Lambert fan as well. I’ve only read the Parrish/Jordon books so far (and I’m only partway through the series!) so it’s quite fun and I’m attempting to avoid spoilers. We should discuss more when I’ve finished the series!

It’s quite fun to put my year’s reading into categories, I encourage you to try it! Yes, I really felt like that Beverly Gray mystery had a strong feel to the environments described.

Ooh, is there a D.E. Stevenson FB group? I should find it!

I think you will love Rosetown, I thought it was just darling. I’ve read a few Dana girls books would love to try more.

I haven’t read either the Betty Wales or the Maida books! But I really need to, the Maida books have been recommended to me before. 🙂 Thanks for the heads-up!

]]> By: Julie Aamoth https://annarosejohnson.com/my-reading-year-a-recap-of-my-2021-books/#comment-182972 Sun, 02 Jan 2022 16:27:53 +0000 https://annarosejohnson.com/?p=208035#comment-182972 Thank you so much as always! I too love Janet Lambert – my favorites have varied over the years, but I would say right now “Practically Perfect” and “A Dream for Susan” might be at the top. I reread the Campbell series this year and greatly enjoyed them; I don’t know if she had planned another in the series but I wish she had as I would love to have seen Josie’s further development. And I have always been sorry that “Here’s Marny” ended the Parrish-Jordan-Drayton saga; I still have questions!!!

I’ve been rereading my Beverly Grays and your inclusion of one in best description intrigued me. I need to go back now and look at it. I love the categories you use; I hadn’t thought of analyzing my books that way but I may do that in 2022.

My stand-out new children’s read in 2021 was “The Thief Knot,” which is the fourth book in the Greenglass House series. Many rereads of old favorites….and I recently joined the DE Stevenson FB group! (Miss Buncle’s book is a classic.)

In 2022 I plan to give “Rosetown” a try, finish rereading the Dana girls series, and read “Daughter of the Deep”, among other things.

If you haven’t read the Betty Wales books (favorites are 3-6) or the Maida books (favorites are 1, 3, 5, and 7) I highly recommend them.

Best for 2022!

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