Books Read Archive

BOOKS READ 2013

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3. All He Ever Needed (Kowalski Family #4) by Shannon Stacey, 304 pp., March 2013, 3/5
2. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce #1) by Alan Bradley and narrated by Jayne Entwistle – Mount TBR, Audio Book RC, unabridged, 10 hrs, March 2013, 4/5
1. The Coincidence of Callie & Kayden (Coincidence #1) by Jessica Sorenson, 276 pp, Feb 2013, 4/5

BOOKS READ 2012

Totals: 53 read/25 reviewed

14,579 pages/ 103 hours 30 mins (9 audio books)

53. Holiday Kisses by Shannon Stacey, Jaci Burton, Helen Kay Dimon, Alison Kent, Angela James – NetGalley Reading Challenge 2012, 313 pp, Dec 2012, 3.5/5
52. Princess of the Silver Woods by Jessica Day George – NetGalley Reading Challenge 2012, 336 pp, Dec 2012, 2/5
51. Meant to Be by Lauren Morrill – NetGalley Reading Challenge 2012, Debut Author Challenge,  304 pp, Nov 2012, 3/5
50. I Declare: 31 Promises to Speak Over Your Life by Joel Osteen – NetGalley Reading Challenge 2012, 192 pp, Oct 2012, 5/5
49. One Night that Changes Everything by Lauren Barnholdt, 242 pp, Oct 2012, 4/5
48. To Whisper Her Name (Belle Meade Plantation #1) by Tamera Alexander – Big Book Challenge 2012, Christian Historical Fiction Challenge, 475 pp, Oct 2012, 5/5
47. Nevermore by Kelly Creagh – Big Book Challenge 2012, 543 pp, Oct 2012, 4/5
46. Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas – Big Book Challenge 2012, NetGalley Reading Challenge 2012, 404 pp, Sept 2012, 4.5/5
45. Room by Emma Donaghue and narrated by Michal Friedman, Ellen Archer, Robert Petkoff, and Suzanne Toren – Audio Book Challenge, unabridged, 7 hrs, Sept 2012, 3.5/5
44. Beautiful Disaster (Beautiful #1) by Jamie McGuire – Big Book Challenge 2012, NetGalley Reading Challenge 2012, 432 pp, Sept 2012, 4/5
43. City of Fallen Angels (Mortal Instruments #4) by Cassandra Clare and narrated by Ed Westwick and Molly Quinn – Audio Book Challenge, unabridged, 15 hrs, Sept 2012, 3.5/5
42. Scarlet by A.C. Gaughen – YA Historical Fiction Challenge, Debut Author Challenge, 287 pp, Sept 2012, 5/5
41. How to Romance a Rake (Ugly Ducklings #2) by Manda Collins – Historical Fiction Challenge, NetGalley Reading Challenge 2012, 336 pp, Sept 2012, 4.5/5
40. Catching Fire (Hunger Games #2) by Suzanne Collins – Dystopia 2012 Challenge, 391 pp, Sept 2012, 4.5/5
39. Clockwork Angel (Infernal Devices #1) by Cassandra Clare and narrated by Jennifer Ehle – Audio Book Challenge, unabridged, 15.5 hrs, August 2012, 3.5/5
38. Close Enough to Touch by Victoria Dahl – NetGalley Reading Challenge 2012, 384 pp, August 2012, 3/5
37. Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry – Debut Author Challenge, NetGalley Reading Challenge 2012, 384 pp, August 2012, 4/5
36. Out of Control (Kincaid Brides #1) by Mary Connealy – Christian Historical Fiction Challenge, 336 pp, July 2012, 5/5
35. Hourglass by Myra McEntire – Mount TBR, 390 pp, July 2012, 3/5
34. Awry (Archers of Avalon #2) by Chelsea Fine – Big Book Challenge 2012, 495 pp, July 2012, 5/5
33. Anew (Archers of Avalon #1) by Chelsea Fine, 385 pp, July 2012, 5/5
32. Slow Summer Kisses (Kowalski Family #3.5) by Shannon Stacey – NetGalley Reading Challenge 2012 ,80 pp, July 2012, 3.5/5
31. Yours to Keep (Kowalski Family #3) by Shannon Stacey – NetGalley Reading Challenge 2012, 331 pp, July 2012, 3.5/5
30. Until There Was You by Kristan Higgins – NetGalley Reading Challenge 2012, 384 pp, June 2012, 3/5
29. The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein and Narrated by Christopher Evan Welch – Audio Book Challenge, unabridged, 7 hours, June 2012, 3/5
28. The Summer My Life Began by Shannon Greenland – NetGalley Reading Challenge 2012, 250 pp, June 2012, 3.5/5
27. My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick – Debut Author Challenge, NetGalley Reading Challenge 2012, 395 pp, June 2012, 4/5
26. Temptation by Karen Ann Hopkins – Debut Author Challenge, NetGalley Reading Challenge 2012, 383 pp, June 2012, 5/5
25. What about Cimmaron? by Lauraine Snelling – NetGalley Reading Challenge 2012, 96 pp, May 2012, 2/5
24. Death by Petticoat: American History Myths Debunked by Mary Miley Theobald – NetGalley Reading Challenge 2012, 144 pp, May 2012, 3.5/5
23. Wanderlove by Kirsten Hubbard – NetGalley Reading Challenge 2012, 352 pp, May 2012, 3.5/5
22. Allegiance (Legacy #2) by Cayla Kluver – YA Historical Fiction, NetGalley Reading Challenge 2012, Big Book Challenge 2012, 490 pp, May 2012, 4/5
21. Legacy by Cayla Kluver and narrated by Anna Chlumsky – YA Historical Fiction, Audio Book Challenge, Mt. TBR, unabridged, 12.5 hours, April 2012, 3.7/5
20. Love on the Range by Jessica Nelson – NetGalley Reading Challenge 2012, 288 pp, March 2012, 4/5
19. Undeniably Yours (Kowalski Family #2) by Shannon Stacey – NetGalley Reading Challenge 2012, 384 pp, March 2012, 3.5/5
18. Before the Scarlet Dawn (Daughters of the Potomac #1) by Rita Gerlach – Christian Historical Fiction Challenge, NetGalley Reading Challenge 2012, 327 pp, 4.5/5
17. River’s Call (Inn at Shining Waters #2) by Melody Carlson – Christian Historical Fiction Challenge, NetGalley Reading Challenge 2012, Glass Roads PR Blog Tour, 315 pp, March 2012, 4/5
16. The National Parks: America’s Best Idea by Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns and narrated by the Authors, unabridged, 6 hrs, March 2012, 5/5
15. I’ve Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella – NetGalley Reading Challenge 2012, Big Book Challenge 2012, 433 pp, March 2012, 4.5/5
14. The Fellowship of the Ring (LOTR #1) by J.R.R. Tolkien and narrated by Rob Inglis – Audio Book Challenge, Mount TBR, unabridged, 19.5 hrs, March 2012, 5/5
13. Shooting Stars by Allison Rushby – NetGalley Reading Challenge 2012, Debut Authors 2012 Challenge, 272 pp, March 2012, 3/5
12. The Humming Room by Ellen Potter – NetGalley Reading Challenge 2012, 192 pp, February 2012, 5/5
11. How to Dance with a Duke (Ugly Ducklings #1) by Manda Collins – Historical Fiction Challenge, NetGalley Reading Challenge 2012, 352 pp, February 2012, 5/5
10. Through My Eyes: A Quarterback’s Journey by Tim Tebow with Nathan Whitaker (Young Reader’s Edition) – NetGalley Month (Jan), NetGalley Reading Challenge 2012, 216 pp, January 2012, 4/5
9. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins – Dystopia 2012 Challenge, 374 pp, January 2012, 4.5/5
8. The Guardian Duke (Forgotten Castles #1) by Jamie Carie – NetGalley Month (Jan), NetGalley Reading Challenge 2012, Christian Historical Fiction Challenge, 320 pp, January 2012,
7. Woodrose Mountain (Hope’s Crossing #2) by RaeAnne Thayne – NetGalley Month (Jan), NetGalley Reading Challenge 2012, 384 pp, January 2012, 4.5/5
6. The Wordy Shipmates written and narrated by Sarah Vowell – Audio Book Challenge, unabridged 7 hrs, January 2012, 3.5/5
5. The Merchant’s Daughter by Melanie Dickerson – Christian Historical Fiction Challenge, NetGalley Month (Jan), NetGalley Reading Challenge 2012, 288 pp, January 2012, 3.5/5
4. Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffeneggar and narrated by Bianca Amato – Audio Book Challenge, Mount TBR, unabridged, 14 hours, January 2012, 3.5/5
3. Exclusively Yours (Kowalski Family #1) by Shannon Stacey – NetGalley Month (Jan), NetGalley Reading Challenge 2012, 352 pp, January 2012, 5/5
2. Chain Reaction (Perfect Chemistry #3) by Simone Elkeles – Mount TBR Challenge, 308 pp, January 2012, 4/5
1. May B. by Caroline Starr Rose – YA Historical Fiction Challenge, NetGalley Month (Jan), NetGalley Reading Challenge 2012, 240 pp, January 2012, 4.5/5

BOOKS READ 2011

Totals: 37 books, 12,497 pages, 19 audio books, 246  hrs 53 min (10 days 6 hrs 53 min)

56. The Doctor’s Lady by Jody Hedlund – Historical Fiction Challenge, 378 pp, December 2011, 4/5
55. Tool Belt Defender by Carla Cassidy, 224 pp, December 2011, 3/5
54. Paula Deen: It Ain’t All About the Cookin’ written and narrated by Paula Deen – Audio Book Challenge, abridged, 7 hrs, December 2011, 3/5
53. The Espressologist by Kristina Springer, 184 pp, December 2011, 3/5
52. Let it Snow by John Green, Maureen Johnson, and Lauren Myracle, 352 pp, December 2011, 4/5
51. City of Glass by Cassandra Clare and narrated by Natalie Moore – Audio Book Challenge, Fantasy Reading Challenge, 15 hrs, December 2011, 4/5
50. Graveminder by Melissa Marr – Fantasy Fiction Challenge, 336 pp, November 2011, 2/5
49. Real Men Will (Donovan Brothers Brewery #3) by Victoria Dahl, 336 pp, November 2011, 4/5
48. Bad Boys Do (Donovan Brothers Brewery #2) by Victoria Dahl, 384 pp, November 2011, 4/5
47. Good Girls Don’t (Donovan Brothers Brewery #1) by Victoria Dahl, 384 pp, November 2011, 4/5
46. The Kissing Tree by Prudence Bice – YA Historical Fiction Challenge, 272 pp, November 2011, 4/5
45. The Emerald Atlas by John Stephens and narrated by Jim Dale – Audio Book Challenge, Fantasy Reading Challenge, 11.5 hrs, November 2011, 5/5
44. The Guy Next Door (Ready, Set, Jett by Lori Foster, Gail’s Gone Wild by Susan Donovan, Just One Taste-Donovan Brothers Brewery #0.5 by Victoria Dahl), 378 pp, November 2011, 4/5
43. A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry and narrated by L.A. Theater Group – Audio Book Challenge, YA Historical Fiction Challenge, 3 hrs, October 2011, 3.5/5
42. City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare and narrated by Natalie Moore – Audio Book Challenge, Fantasy Reading Challenge, 13 hrs, October 2011, 3/5
41. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen and narrated by John Randolph Jones and David LeDoux – Audio Book Challenge, Historical Fiction Challenge, 11.5 hrs, October 2011, 5/5
40. The Juliet Spell by Douglas Rees, 272 pp, September 2011, 2/5
39. Nightshade (The Poison Diaries #2) by Maryrose Wood – YA Historical Fiction Challenge, RIP VI Challenge, 288 pp, September 2011, 3/5
38. Ashfall by Mike Mullen – RIP VI Challenge, 476 pp, September 2011, 5/5
37. Cascade (River of Time #2) by Lisa T. Bergren – YA Historical Fiction Challenge, 399 pp, September 2011, 5/5
36. The Poison Diaries by Maryrose Wood – YA Historical Fiction Challenge, RIP VI Challenge, 278 pp, September 2011, 4/5
35. Waterfall (River of Time #1) by Lisa T. Bergren – YA Historical Fiction Challenge, 352 pp, September 2011, 5/5
34. A Girl of the Limberlost by Gene Stratton-Porter and narrated by Mary Starkey – Audio Book Challenge, YA Historical Fiction Challenge, abridged, 11 hrs, September 2011, 5/5
33. Pilgrims Don’t Wear Pink by Stephanie Kate Strohm – YA Historical Fiction Challenge, 204 pp, September 2011, 5/5
32. The Legacy by Katherine Webb – Historical Fiction Challenge, 496 pp, August 2011, 3/5
31. Pirate of My Heart by Jamie Carie – YA Historical Fiction Challenge, 320 pp, August 2011, 4/5
30. The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara and narrated by Stephen Hoye – Audio Book Challenge, YA Historical Fiction Challenge, US Civil War Challenge, unabridged, 13.5 hrs, August 2011, 4/5
29. Fallen by Lauren Kate – Fantasy Reading Challenge, 452 pp, August 2011, 4/5
28. To Win Her Heart by Karen Witemeyer – Historical Fiction Challenge, 347 pp, August 2011, 4.5/5
27. Sophie & Carter by Chelsea Fine, 128 pp, August 2011, 5/5
26. The Iron Daughter (Iron Fey #2) by Julia Kagawa– Fantasy Reading Challenge, 359 pp, August 2011, 4/5
25. Winter’s Passage (Iron Fey #1.5) by Julie Kagawa– Fantasy Reading Challenge, 59 pp, August 2011, 4/5
24. River’s Song (The Inn at Shining Waters #1) by Melody Carlson, 274 pp, August 2011, 3.75/5
23. The Poisoned House by Michael Ford – Audio Book Challenge (Text-to-Speech on Kindle), YA Historical Fiction Challenge, 328 pp, July 2011, 3/5
22. Snowfall at Willow Lake (Lakeshore Chronicles #4) by Susan Wiggs and narrated by Joyce Bean – Audio Book Challenge, unabridged, 12 hrs, July 2011, 3.5/5
21. The Plains of Passage (Earth’s Children #4) by Jean M. Auel and narrated by Sandra Burr – Audio Book Challenge, Historical Fiction Challenge, unabridged, 32.5 hrs, July 2011, 3/5
20. The Soldier’s Wife by Margaret Leroy – Historical Fiction Challenge, 403 pp, June 2011, 4.5/5
19. Tiger’s Curse by Colleen Houck – Fantasy Reading Challenge, 403 pp, June 2011, 4.5/5
18. Blackberry Summer (Hope’s Crossing #1) by RaeAnne Thayne, 384 pp, June 2011, 4/5
17. Spellbound by Cara Lynn Shultz – Fantasy Reading Challenge, 384 pp, June 2011, 4/5
16. The Girl in the Garden by Kamala Nair, 320 pp, June 2011, 5/5
15. The Bride’s House by Sandra Dallas – Historical Fiction Challenge, 374 pp, June 2011, 2.5/5
14. A Hoe Lot of Trouble (Nina Quinn #1) by Heather Webber, 256 pp, May 2011, 3.5/5
13. The Mammoth Hunters (Earth’s Children #3) by Jean M. Auel and narrated by Sandra Burr – Audio Book Challenge, Historical Fiction Challenge, unabridged, 26 hrs, April 2011, 3/5
12. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (HP#2 – reread x3) by J.K. Rowling and narrated by Jim Dale – Audio Book Challenge, YA of the 80s and 90s (1999), Fantasy Reading Challenge, unabridged, 9 hrs, April 2011, 5/5
11. The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen, 273 pp, April 2011, 5/5
10. The Valley of Horses (Earth’s Children #2) by Jean M. Auel and narrated by Sandra Burr – Audio Book Challenge, Historical Fiction Challenge, unabridged, 21 hrs, March 2011, 5/5
9. Wither (Chemical Garden #1) by Lauren DeStefano, 358 pp, March 2011, 4.5/5
8. Dispatches from the Edge: A Memoir of War, Disasters, and Survival written and narrated by Anderson Cooper – Audio Book Challenge, unabridged, 6 hrs, Feb 2011, 4.5/5
7. City of Bones by Cassandra Clare and narrated by Ari Graynor – Audio Book Challenge, Fantasy Reading Challenge, unabridged, 14 hrs, Feb 2011, 4.5/5
6. 13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson, 321 pp, Feb 2011, 4/5
5. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson and narrated by Simon Vance – Audio Book Challenge, unabridged, 16 hrs 30 min, Feb 2011, 4/5
4. The Iron King by Julie Kagawa – Fantasy Reading Challenge, 363 pp, Jan 2011, 3.5/5
3. Across the Universe by Beth Revis, 398 pp, Jan 2011, 4/5
2. The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie and narrated by Stephanie Cole – Audio Book Challenge, unabridged, 5 hrs 23 min, Jan 2011, 3/5
1. Christy by Catherine Marshall and narrated by Kellie Martin – Audio Book Challenge, Historical Fiction Challenge, unabridged, 19 hrs, Jan 2011, 4/5

BOOKS READ 2010

Totals: 32 books, 10,398 pages, 18 audio books,  207 hrs 06 min (8 days 15 hrs 06 min)

50. Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Leviathan – YA Reading Challenge, 272 pp, Dec 2010, 3.5/5
49. Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins – YA Reading Challenge, 323 pp, Dec 2010, 5/5
48. Graceling by Kristin Cashore – YA Reading Challenge, Series Challenge IV, 471 pp, Dec 2010, 5/5
47. The Christmas Chronicles: The Legend of Santa Claus by Tim Slover – Audio Book Challenge, unabridged, 4 hours, Dec 2010, 4/5
46. Two Way Street by Lauren Barnholdt – 2010 YA Reading Challenge, 288 pp, Dec 2010, 3/5
45. Sworn to Silence (Kate Burkholder #1) by Linda Castillo and narrated by Kathleen McInerney – Audio Book Challenge, Series Challenge IV, Thriller & Suspense Challenge, unabridged, 11 hrs 43 min, Nov 2010, 2.8/5
44. The Distant Hours by Kate Morton, 560 pp, Nov 2010, 3.9/5
43. Brisingr (Inheritance Cycle #3) by Christopher Paolini and narrated by Gerard Doyle – Audio Book Challenge, Series Challenge IV, 2010 YA Reading Challenge, Once Upon a Time IV, unabridged, 23 hrs, Nov 2010, 4.5/5
42. Rules of Attraction by Simone Elkeles, YA Reading Challenge, Series Challenge IV, 324 pp, Nov 2010, 4/5
41. Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles, YA Reading Challenge, Series Challenge IV, 357 pp, Oct 2010, 5/5
40. Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl, YA Reading Challenge, RIP V Challenge, Series Challenge IV, 563 pp, Oct 2010, 4.5/5
39. Magyk (Septimus Heap #1) by Angie Sage, YA Reading Challenge, Series Challenge IV, 560 pp, Oct 2010, 5/5
38. The Host by Stephenie Meyer and narrated by Kate Reading, Audio Book Challenge, YA Reading Challenge, RIP V Challenge,  unabridged, 21 hrs, Oct 2010, 4.5/5
37. The Exile: An Outlander Graphic Novel by Diana Gabaldon and Illustrated by Hoang Nguyen, 224 pp, Sept 2010, 4/5
36. The Masque of the Black Tulip (Pink Carnation #2) by Lauren Willig, Series Challenge IV, Summer Reading Challenge, 429 pp, Sept 2010, 4/5
35. Alice I Have Been by Melanie Benjamin and narrated by Samantha Eggar, Audio Book Challenge, You’ve Got Mail Reading Challenge, Summer Reading Challenge, unabridged, 12 hrs, Sept 2010, 5/5
34. The Thorn (The Rose Trilogy #1)by Beverly Lewis (ARC), Summer Reading Challenge, Series Challenge IV, 346 pp, Sept 2010, 4.5/5
33. Deeply, Desperately (Lucy Valentine #2) by Heather Webber, Summer Reading Challenge, Series Challenge IV, 302 pp, Sept 2010, 5/5
32. Soulless (Parasol Protectorate #1) by Gail Carriger, Summer Reading Challenge, Series Challenge IV, Fangtastic
Fiction Challenge, RIP V Challenge, 357 pp, Sept 2010, 5/5
31. Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons, Summer Reading Challenge, 122 pp, Aug 2010, 3.8/5
30. Beauty by Robin McKinley, Once Upon a Time 2010 Reading Challenge, YA Reading Challenge, Summer Reading Challenge, 325 pp, Aug 2010, 4.5/5
29. Darwin in a Nutshell written and narrated by Peter Whitfield, Audio Book Challenge, Science Book Challenge, Summer Reading Challenge, unabridged, 2 hrs, Aug 2010, 4/5
28. Life of Pi by Yann Martel and narrated by Jeff Woodman, Audio Book Challenge, Summer Reading Challenge, unabridged, 11 hrs, July 2010, 4.2/5
27. The Lost Symbol (Robert Langdon #3) by Dan Brown and narrated by Paul Michael – Audio Book Challenge, Series Challenge IV, Summer Reading Challenge, unabridged, 16.5 hrs, June-July 2010, 3.5/5
26. A Tailor-Made Bride by Karen Witemeyer – Summer Reading Challenge, 348 pp, June 2010, 4.5/5
25. The Alchemyst (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel #1) by Michael Scott – 2010 YA Reading Challenge, Series Challenge IV, 375 pp, June 2010, 5/5
24. Sin Killer (The Berrybender Narratives #1) by Larry McMurtry and narrated by Alfred Molina – Audio Book Challenge, Series Challenge IV, unabridged, 8 hrs, June 2010, 2/5
23. Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman, 306 pp, June 2010, 4.5/5
22. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne – 2010 YA Reading Challenge, 218 pp, June 2010, 4/5
21. Eldest (Inheritance Cycle #2) by Christopher Paolini and narrated by Gerard Doyle – Audio Book Challenge, Series Challenge IV, 2010 YA Reading Challenge, Once Upon a Time IV, unabridged, 20 hrs, May 2010, 4/5
20. The Tale of Halcyon Crane by Wendy Webb – Once Upon a Time IV, Time Travel Reading Challenge, 328 pp, May 2010, 5/5
19. Crazy Cool (Steele Street #2) by Tara Janzen – Series Challenge IV, 415 pp, May 2010, 3/5
18. The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen – Once Upon a Time IV, 288 pp, May 2010, 5/5
17. The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth’s Children #1) by Jean Auel and narrated by Sandra Burr – Audio Book Challenge, Series Challenge IV, unabridged , 20 hrs, April 2010, 4.5/5
16. Eragon: Inheritance Book One by Christopher Paolini and narrated by Gerard Doyle – Audio Book Challenge,  Series Challenge IV, 2010 YA Reading Challenge, Once Upon a Time IV, unabridged, 16 hours, 23 minutes, April 2010, 4.5/5
15. Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt – Once Upon a Time IV, 2010 YA Reading Challenge, Time Travel Reading Challenge, 141 pp, April 2010, 5/5
14. Dockside (Lakeshore Chronicles #3) by Susan Wiggs – Series Challenge IV, 408 pp, April 2010, 4/5
13.  Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters by Mark Dunn, 224 pp, April 2010, 4/5
12. Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin and narrated by Richard Thomas – Audio Book Challenge, abridged, 9.5 hrs, March 2010, 3.7/5
11. Twilight: The Graphic Novel Vol. 1 by Stephenie Meyer, Art and Adaption by Kim Young – 2010 Young Adult Reading Challenge, Series Challenge IV, 224 pp, March 2010, 5/5
10. The Book of Story Beginnings by Kristin Kladstrup – 2010 Young Adult Reading Challenge, 360 pp, March 2010, 4.5/5
9. A Wind in the Door written and read by Madeleine L’Engle – Madeleine L’Engle Readalong, 2010 Young Adult Reading Challenge, Series Challenge IV, Audio Book Challenge, 6 hrs (unabridged), March 10, 2/5
8. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle – Madeleine L’Engle Readalong, 2010 Young Adult Reading Challenge, Series Challenge IV, 238 pp, Feb 10, 2/5
7. Baseball Great written and read by Tim Green – Audio Book Challenge, 2010 Young Adult Reading Challenge, 5 hrs (unabridged), Feb 10, 3.5/5
6. Love Story by Erich Segal – Gilmore Girls Challenge, 131 pp, Feb 10, 3/5
5. Mirror Mirror by Gregory Maguire - Once Upon a Time Challenge, Audio Book Challenge, Audiobook narrated by John McDonough et al., 9 hrs (unabridged), Feb 10, 3/5
4. Truly, Madly by Heather Webber (ARC) – Series Challenge IV, 316 pp, Jan 10, 4.5/5
3. Just Like Heaven by Marc Levy – Audio Book Challenge, Audiobook narrated by Michael McGlone, 6 hrs (unabridged), Jan 10, 3.5/5
2. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien – The Lord of the Rings Readalong, Series Challenge IV, 2010 Young Adult Reading Challenge, 255 pp, Jan 10, 4.5/5
1. Public Enemies: America’s Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933-34 by Bryan Burrough – Audio Book Challenge, Audiobook narrated by Campbell Scott, 6 hrs (abridged), Jan 10, 4/5

BOOKS READ 2009

Totals: 19 books, 5,680 pages, 1 audiobook, 8 hrs 31 min

20. L.A. Candy by Lauren Conrad – 2009 Young Adult Book Challenge, Dec 09, 336 pp, 4/5
19. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules by Jeff Kinney – 2009 Young Adult Book Challenge, Series Challenge III, Dec 09, 224 pp, 5/5
18. Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney – 2009 Young Adult Book Challenge, Series Challenge III, Dec 09, 224 pp, 5/5
17. Pirate Latitudes by Michael Crichton, Dec 09, 312 pp, 3/5
16. Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls – 2009 Young Adult Book Challenge, Oct 09, 250 pp?, 5/5
15. The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick – 2009 Young Adult Book Challenge, Sept 09, 544 pp, 5/5
14. The Rock Orchard by Paula Wall – Southern RC, Aug 09, 244 pp, 4/5
13. Hopi Summer: Letters from Ethel to Maud by Carolyn O’Bagy Davis, July 09, 208 pp, 4/5
12. Bitsy’s Bait & BBQ by Pamela Morsi – Southern RC, July 09, 342 pp, 3/5
11. The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen – Southern RC, June 09, 276 pp, 4/5
10. Naughty Neighbor by Janet Evanovich, May 09, 229 pp, 3.5/5
9. 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff – Series Challenge III, April 09, 112 pp, 4/5
8. Crazy Hot (Steele Street #1) by Tara Janzen – Series Challenge III, April 09, 432 pp, 4.5/5
7. The Shack by William P. Young, Audiobook narrated by Roger Mueller, 8 hrs 31 min, March 09, 4.5/5
6. American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld, March 09, 592 pp, 3/5
5. Appaloosa by Robert B. Parker – Series Challenge III, March 09, 306 pp, 4/5
4. Nights of Rodanthe by Nicholas Sparks – Lit Flicks Challenge, Feb 09, 212 pp, 4/5
3. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink – Lit Flicks Challenge, Feb 09, 218 pp, 3/5
2. The Winter Lodge (Lakeshore Chronicles #2) by Susan Wiggs – Series Challenge III, Feb 09, 409 pp, 4/5
1. The Calling of Emily Evans by Janette Oke – Series Challenge III, Feb 09, 210 pp, 4/5

BOOKS READ 2008

Totals: 26 books,  9,005 pages, 4 audiobooks, 27 hrs 46 min

• Letter to My Daughter by Maya Angelou, Dec 08, 166 pp, 3.5/5
• Home for the Holidays: The Forgetful Bride and When Christmas Comes by Debbie Macomber, Dec 08, 378 pp, 4/5
• Shopaholic Ties the Knot by Sophie Kinsella, Dec 08, 416 pp, 3/5
• The Cat Who Could Read Backwards by Lilian Jackson Braun, Nov 08, 250 pp, 3/5
• Agnes and the Hitman by Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer, Nov 08, 384 pp, 4/5
• The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield, Audiobook narrated by Bianca Amato and Jill Tanner, 15 hrs 40 min, Nov 08, 4.5/5
• Any Given Doomsday by Lori Handeland (ARC), Oct 08, 343 pp, 2/5
• The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, Audiobook narrated by Neil Gaiman, 7hrs 47 min, Oct 08, 4/5
• The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows, Oct 08, 277 pp, 5/5
• The Boy Next Door by Meg Cabot, Oct 08, 384 pp, 4/5
• To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Audiobook narrated by Sissy Spacek, 12 hrs,  Sept-Oct 08, 5/5
• Coraline by Neil Gaiman, Sept 08, 162 pp, 4/5
• Loose and Easy (Steele Street #9) by Tara Janzen, Sept 08, 416 pp, 4.5/5
• Anne’s House of Dreams by L.M. Montgomery, Aug 08, 227 pp, 4/5
• Moon Called by Patricia Briggs, Aug 08, 304 pp, 4/5
• Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer, Aug 08, 754 pp, 3.5/5
• Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer, July 08, 629 pp, 4/5
• These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901 – Arizona Territories by Nancy E. Turner, July 08, 384 pp, 5/5
• Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen, June 08, 290 pp, 4/5
• Katherine by Anya Seton, May 08, 500 pp, 4.5/5
• Lottery by Patricia Wood, May 08, 310 pp, 4.5/5
• From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg, May 08, 193 pp, 4/5
• The Twits by Roald Dahl, May 08, 75 pp, 4/5
• Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake by Frank Abagnale and Stan Redding, May 08, 304 pp, 3.5/5
• Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict by Laura Viera Rigler, Audiobook narrated by Orlagh Cassidy, 7 hrs 19 min, March 08, 3/5
• Summer at Willow Lake (Lakeshore Chronicles #1) by Susan Wiggs, March 08, 535 pp, 4.5/5
• The Secret History of the Pink Carnation by Lauren Willig, March 08, 428 pp, 4.5/5
• Anne of Windy Poplars by L.M. Montgomery, March 08, 258 pp, 4/5
• Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert, Feb 08, 334 pp, 3.5/5
• One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd by Jim Fergus, Jan 08, 304 pp, 4.7/5

BOOKS READ 2007

Totals: 21 books, 6,335  pages, 6 audio books

• Christmas with Anne & Other Holiday Stories by L.M. Montgomery, Dec 07, 214 pp, 4.5/5
• Stardust by Neil Gaiman, Dec 07, 333 pp, 4/5
• A Virtuous Woman by Kaye Gibbons, Dec 07, 165 pp, 4/5
• Escape by Caroyn Jessop, Audio book narrated by Ann Marie Lee, 15 hrs 52 min (unabridged), Nov 07, 5/5
• Storm Front: Book One of The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher, Nov 07, 322 pp, 3.5/5
• Soapsuds by Finola Hughes and Digby Diehl, Audio book narrated by Finola Hughes (abridged), Oct 07, 3/5
• Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See, Audio book narrated by Jodi Long (abridged), Oct 07, 3.5/5
• The Wednesday Letters by Jason F. Wright, Oct 07, 280 pp, 4.5/5
• Love Walked In by Marisa de los Santos, Oct 07, 307 pp, 3.5/5
• New Moon by Stephenie Meyer, Oct 07, 563 pp, 4.5/5
• I’m Proud of You: My Friendship with Fred Rogers by Tim Madigan, Oct 07, 196 pp, 4/5
• Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See, Audiobook narrated by Jodi Long, 5 hrs 1 min, Sept 07, 3.5/5
• The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway, Sept 07, 127 pp, 3.5/5
• Olivia Joules and the Overactive Imagination by Helen Fielding, Audio book narrated by Josephine Bailey, 9 hrs 21 min (unabridged), Sept 07, 3.5/5
• Twilight by Stephenie Meyer, Sept 07, 498 pp, 5/5
• Shopaholic Takes Manhattan by Sophie Kinsella, Aug 07, 388 pp, 4/5
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling, Aug 07, 759 pp, 5/5
• The Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz, June 07, 358 pp, 4/5
• Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella, June 07, 350 pp, 4/5
• Thirteen Moons by Charles Frazier, Audio book narrated by Will Patton (unabridged), May 07, 3.5/5
• The New Yorkers by Cathleen Schine, May 07, 290 pp, 2.5/5
• Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen, April 07, 213 pp, 4.5/5
• Cocktails for Three by Madeleine Wickman (Sophie Kinsella), March 07, 301 pp, 4/5
• A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Jan 07, 120 pp, 4.5/5
• The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold, Jan 07, 372 pp, 3/5
• Let’s Do Lunch by Roger Troy Wilson, Jan 07, 179 pp, 2/5

BOOKS I READ BEFORE THAT

• Sorcery & Cecelia or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot by Patricia Wrede & Caroline Stevermer, Dec 06, 326 pp, 4.5/5
• A Redbird Christmas by Fannie Flagg, Dec 06, 194 pp, 4/5
• The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield, Dec 06, 406 pp, 4/5
• A View of the River by Luna Leopold, Nov 06, 298 pp, 5/5
• Skylark by Patricia MacLachlan, Nov 06, 98 pp, 4.5/5
• Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan, Nov 06, 64 pp, 5/5
• The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger, Nov 06, 360 pp, 2/5
• Pat of Silver Bush by L.M. Montgomery, Oct 06, 278 pp, 5/5
• The Cat Who Talked Turkey by Lilian Jackson Braun, Audiobook narrated by Oct 06, 3.5/5
• Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon, Oct 06, 947 pp, 4.5/5
• The Well of Lost Plots by Jasper Fforde, Aug 06, 373 pp, 4/5
• Can You Keep a Secret? by Sophie Kinsella, Aug 06, 357 pp, 4/5
• Angels & Demons by Dan Brown, Aug 06, 710 pp, 4.5/5
• Bad Twin by Gary Troup, July 06, 258 pp, 3.5/5
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling, July 06, 652 pp, 4.5/5
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling, June 06, 870 pp, 5/5
• The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella, May 06, 371 pp, 5/5
• Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis, April 06, 216 pp, 4/5
• Lost in a Good Book by Jasper Fforde, April 06, 399 pp, 4/5
• Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer, April 06, 396 pp, 3/5
• Anne of the Island by L.M. Montgomery, April 06, 243 pp, 5/5
• Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery, March 06, 203 pp, 4.5/5
• The Egypt Game by Zilpha Keatley Snyder, March 06, 215 pp, 4/5
• Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery, Feb 06, 240 pp, 4.5/5
• Eldest: Inheritance Book Two by Christopher Paolini, Jan 06, 668 pp, 4/5
• Outlander by Diana Gabaldon, Nov 05, 850 pp, 5/5
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling, reread Aug 05, 435 pp, 5/5
• The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith, July 05, 235 pp, 3/5
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling, reread July 05, 341 pp, 5/5
• As I Lay Dying by William Faulker, June 05, 261 pp, 4/5
• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling, reread June 05, 312 pp, 4/5
• The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis, June 05, 186 pp, 5/5
• The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger, June 05, 537 pp, 2/5
• Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm by Kate Douglas Wiggin, May 05, 259 pp, 5/5
• Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder, April 05, 238 pp, 4.5/5
• The Funny Thing Is… by Ellen Degeneres, April 05, 177 pp, 2/5
• Eragon: Inheritance Book One by Christopher Paolini, March 05, 497 pp, 4.5/5
• My Antonia by Willa Cather, March 05, 195 pp, 5/5
• Good in Bed by Jennifer Weiner, March 05, 375 pp, 2/5
• The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams, Audiobook, Jan 05, 3.5/5
• The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde, Jan 05, 374 pp, 4/5
• My Jihad: One American’s Journey through the World of Usama Bin Laden – As a Covert Operative for the American Government by Aukai Collins, Nov 04, 344 pp, 5/5
• The Bergdoff Blondes by Plum Sykes, Audiobook, Nov 04, 2/5
• Ecotopia: A Novel by Ernest Callenbach, Nov 04, 181 pp, 4/5
• Dust Bowl, USA: Depression American and the Ecological Imagination 1929-1941 by Brad D. Lookingbill, Oct 04, 129 pp, 4/5
• Boychiks in the Hood: Travels in the Hasidic Underground by Robert Eisenberg, Sept 04, 234 pp, 4/5
• Changes in the Land: Indians, Colonists, and the Ecology of New England by William Cronan, Sept 04, 170 pp,  5/5
• Jew vs. Jew: The Struggle for the Soul of American Jewry by Samuel G. Freedman, Sept 04, 359 pp, 4/5

• Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, Aug 04, 5/5
• The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown, Aug 04, 5/5

• Night by Elie Wiesel, Aug 04, 109 pp, 5/5
• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time by Mark Haddon, Aug 04, 226 pp, 3.5/5
• The Guardian by Nicholas Sparks, July 04, 492 pp, 4.5/5
• Undead and Unwed by Mary Janice Davidson, July 04, 277 pp, 1/5
• Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier, April 04, 449 pp, 4/5
• Being Peace by Thich Nhat Nahn, April 04, 115 pp, 5/5
• Mr. Maybe by Jane Green, April 04, 357 pp, 1/5
• Standing in the Rainbow by Fannie Flagg, Feb 04, 495 pp, 5/5
• The Ramayana: A Shortened Modern Prose Version of the Indian Epic by R.K. Narayan, Feb 04, 171 pp, 5/5
• The Bridges of Madison County by Robert James Waller, Jan 04, 171 pp, 5/5
• Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding, Jan 04, 271 pp, 3.5/5
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling, Jan 04, 870 pp, 5/5
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling, Dec 03, 734 pp, 5/5
• Chosen: Buffy the Vampire Slayer by Nancy Holder, Sept 03, 668 pp, 5/5
• Behind the Walls by Jorge Antonio Renaud, Aug 03, 210 pp, 4/5
• Mothers of Invention: Women of the Slaveholding South in the American Civil War by Drew Gilpin Faust, Aug 03, 257 pp, 5/5
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling, Jan 03, 435 pp, 5/5
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling, Dec 02, 341 pp, 5/5
• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling, April 01, 312 pp, 5/5

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