Yes, the quality of the reads was generally pretty high.

That looks like a phantastic reading year. Watching it unfold (while I actually did, that is), I suspected as much -- and as you know, any book rated 4 or 5 stars by you translates into an automatic add to my TBR, so I have to thank you for plenty of recommendations, too!

I have The Victorian City on order - I finally found a copy during a bookoutlet sale.