Final Book Club Update of 2012

1. The Funny Thing Is... by Ellen DeGeneres
2. Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko
3. A Royal Pain by Rhys Bowen
4. Naughty in Nice by Rhys Bowen
5. Royal Flush by Rhys Bowen
6. What Great Teachers Do Differently: 14 Things That Matter Most by Todd Whitaker
7. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
8. The Mephisto Club by Tess Gerritsen
9. Catch Me by Lisa Gardner
10. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
11. Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith
12. The Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
13. The Beekeepers Apprentice by Laurie R. King
14. Confessions of a Scary Mommy: An Honest & Irreverent Look at Mommyhood: The Good, The Bad, and The Scary by Jill Smokler
15. A Monstrous Regiment of Women by Laurie R. King
16. Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman
17. Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
18. Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear
19. In Session by M.J. Rose
20. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
21. When Farts Had Colors by Mark Lawton Thomas
22. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
23. Criminal Investigation: Evidence, Clues, and Forensic Science by John D. Wright
24. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
25. The Casual Vacancy by JK Rowling
26. Masked Ball at Broxley Manor by Rhys Bowen
27. The Twelve Clues of Christmas by Rhys Bowen
28. The Adventure of the Blue Carbunkle by Arthur Conan Doyle
29. The Apprentice by Tess Gerritsen

My goal this year was 35 books, so I am a bit short... But all in all, some great books read this year. I'd say my top 5 favorites were--

• Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
• The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
• The Casual Vacancy by JK Rowling
• Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith
• Naughty in Nice by Rhys Bowen (I really enjoyed the entire Royal Spyness series)