Top 7 Books I Read In 2012

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1. How to Dance with a Duke by Manda Collins
2. The Hunger Games and Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
3. Anew and Awry by Chelsea Fine
4. Scarlet by A.C. Gaughen
5. I’ve Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella
6. Shannon Stacey’s Kowalski Series
7. To Whisper Her Name by Tamera Alexander

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Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created at The Broke and the Bookish. This feature was created because they are particularly fond of lists at The Broke and the Bookish. They love to share their lists with other bookish folks and would LOVE to see your top ten lists!

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Dewey’s Read-a-thon 1

Definitely not going to make the entire 24 hours today, but I’m going to squeeze in as much reading today as I can!

Here’s what I plan to read today:

Finish:
Joel Osteen’s I Declare

and start Ashen Winter by Mike Mullin – if it’s anything like book 1 – Ashfall - I’m not going to be able to put it down until I’m finished!

Introductory Questionnaire

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?  Texas
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?  both
3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?  not planning on snacking
4) Tell us a little something about yourself!  I’ve been book blogging for several years, but just now getting into the swing of it.  I work full time as a geologist.  I love to travel to National Parks and am collecting the cancellation stamps in my NP passport.  My “extra time” tends to switch between books – reading them and scrapbooking.  My scrapbook has been neglected for about a month now.
5) If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today? If this is your first read-a-thon, what are you most looking forward to?  I’m looking forward to seeing what everyone else is reading/posting.  I want to get a lot of reading done, but also maybe catch up on some blog posts today as well as schedule some for next week since I have to go out of town for work.

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September Wrap uP

Books I Read:

1. Catching Fire (Hunger Games #2) by Suzanne Collins – Dystopia 2012 Challenge, 391 pp, Sept 2012, 4.5/5
2. 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
3. Scarlet by A.C. Gaughen – YA Historical Fiction Challenge, Debut Author Challenge, 287 pp, Sept 2012, 5/5
4. 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
5. Beautiful Disaster (Beautiful #1) by Jamie McGuire – Big Book Challenge 2012, NetGalley Reading Challenge 2012, 432 pp, Sept 2012, 4/5
6. 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
7. Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas – Big Book Challenge 2012, NetGalley Reading Challenge 2012, 404 pp, Sept 2012

Books Reviewed:

1. Until There Was You by Kristan Higgins
2. Love on the Range by Jessica Nelson
3. The Summer My Life Began by Shannon Greenland
4. How to Romance a Rake (Ugly Ducklings #2) by Manda Collins
5. Victoria Dahl’s Close Enough to Touch

Other Posts:

• Top Ten Books I’m Looking Forward to this Fall!
• R.eaders I.mbibing P.eril VII
• WWW Hump Day – 9/12
• Teaser Tuesday – Scarlet
• WWW Wednesday – 9/19
• Teaser Tuesday – Throne of Glass
• Top Ten Tuesday: Series I Haven’t Finished – Want to Finish/Won’t Finish/Confused About
• WWW Wednesday – 9/26
• Summer Wrap Up

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Summer Wrap Up

Well I was thinking about doing a September wrap-up post now that OCTOBER is upon us (can you believe it!!) and realized I hadn’t done one for June, July, or August!  So here it is! If there are any books that I haven’t posted a review for yet and you’d like one – please request it in the comments below!

Books I Read:

1. Temptation by Karen Ann Hopkins – Debut Author Challenge, NetGalley Reading Challenge 2012, 383 pp, June 2012, 5/5
2. My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick – Debut Author Challenge, NetGalley Reading Challenge 2012, 395 pp, June 2012, 4/5
3. The Summer My Life Began by Shannon Greenland – NetGalley Reading Challenge 2012, 250 pp, June 2012, 3.5/5
4. 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
5. Until There Was You by Kristan Higgins – NetGalley Reading Challenge 2012, 384 pp, June 2012, 3/5
6. Yours to Keep (Kowalski Family #3) by Shannon Stacey – NetGalley Reading Challenge 2012, 331 pp, July 2012, 3.5/5
7. Slow Summer Kisses (Kowalski Family #3.5) by Shannon Stacey – NetGalley Reading Challenge 2012 ,80 pp, July 2012, 3.5/5
8. Anew (Archers of Avalon #1) by Chelsea Fine, 385 pp, July 2012, 5/5
9. Awry (Archers of Avalon #2) by Chelsea Fine – Big Book Challenge 2012, 495 pp, July 2012, 5/5
10. Hourglass by Myra McEntire – Mount TBR, 390 pp, July 2012, 3/5
11. Out of Control (Kincaid Brides #1) by Mary Connealy – Christian Historical Fiction Challenge, 336 pp, July 2012, 5/5
12. Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry – Debut Author Challenge, NetGalley Reading Challenge 2012, 384 pp, August 2012, 4/5
13. Close Enough to Touch by Victoria Dahl – NetGalley Reading Challenge 2012, 384 pp, August 2012, 3/5
14. 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

Books Reviewed:

1. Death by Petticoat: American History Myths Debunked by Mary Miley Theobald with The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
2. Temptation by Karen Ann Hopkins
3. Dust Girl by Sarah Zettel (DNF)
4. My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick

Other Posts:

• Monthly Wrap Up – April & May
• Summer Reading – June TBR
• Teaser Tuesday – The Summer My Life Began
• Teaser Tuesday – My Life Next Door
• July TBR
• Back from the Road & a Tuesday Teaser
• Teaser Tuesday – Out of Control
• Top Ten Characters I’d Like To Switch Places With For 24 Hours
• Books Out the Door
• Top Ten Blog Posts that Represent YOU the Best
• Teaser Tuesday – Catching Fire

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WWW Hump Day

To play along, just answer the following three (3) questions…

• What are you currently reading?

How to Romance a Rake by Manda Collins & listening to City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare.  Oh yeah, I also started I Declare: Proclaiming the Promises of God Over Your Life by Joel Osteen (I think I have highlighted (virtual highlighting on my kindle, so it’s ok) everything I’ve read so far…)

• What did you recently finish reading?

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins..OMgoodness!!

• What do you think you’ll read next?

I’ve been devouring so many books on my kindle <<<love>>> that I have been neglecting those actual books on my shelves so I’m going to read one of them.

Maybe this:

Scarlet by A.C. Gaughen

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R.eaders I.mbibing P.eril VII

Wow, R.I.P. VII???  I first joined the R.I.P. adventure back in September of 2008 – RIP III!  I can’t belive it’s that time of year again, but as always, am looking forward to the cooler weather, which is a bit relative here in Texas, and some fun books to read for this event!  I have a LONG list – I still haven’t read everything I listed 4 years ago…

In looking over my past lists (III, IV, V, VI), I was always so ambitious – so this year I still want to read 5 books for that will fall under the R.I.P. categories, but am only listing books I really think I will read in the next few weeks.

 

 

 

Here’s my list:

• Ashen Winter by Mike Mullen
• Velveteen by Daniel Marks
• Nevermore by Kelly Creagh
• Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

Another fun part of this event is the ‘Peril on the Screen’ and my favorite new freak out TV shows are on the Travel Channel – Ghost Adventures and The Dead Files.  I love them!

This event is hosted by Carl @ Stainless Steel Droppings and it runs through September and October.  Here are some of the details:

Seven years ago that mood birthed R.eaders I.mbibing P.eril, or R.I.P. for short, a participatory event wherein we the people spend however little, or much, time we want over the months of September and October imbibing all things ghastly and ghostly.

The purpose of R.eaders I.mbibing P.eril VII is to enjoy books and movies/television that could be classified (by you) as:

Mystery.
Suspense.
Thriller.
Dark Fantasy.
Gothic.
Horror.
Supernatural.
Or anything sufficiently moody that shares a kinship with the above.

I have removed the word “challenge” from this event because it has never really fit. “Challenge” was the lingo back when I first discovered book blogs thus its previous addition to the reading events I host. While I don’t have any personal grudge against folks challenging themselves to read a certain number of books, or books outside their comfort zone, this event is primarily about the great pleasure that can be found in embracing this type of fiction/non-fiction during this season of the year.

There are two simple goals for R.eaders I.mbibing P.eril VII

1. Have fun reading.
2. Share that fun with others.

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Top Ten Blog Posts that Represent YOU the Best

Top Ten Posts On Your Blog That Would Give The BEST Picture of YOU (as a reader and a person — so pick the 10 best reviews/posts that you wish every potential reader of your blog would see!)

1. Monday Musing – Reading for Fun
2. Grover in the Library
3. Teaser Tuesday – Dirty Little Secret
4. BTT: History
5. Top Ten Books I Read because of another Blogger
6. Review: Ashfall
7. Review: Anderson Cooper’s Dispatches from the Edge
8. Review: The Soldier’s Wife
9. Review: Where the Red Fern Grows
10. Review: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

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July TBR

We’re going on a ROAD TRIP! 11 days – from Texas to Canada…so I’ve got my Kindle plugged in and ready to go! Now I just have to start packing all the other stuff!

First up, here’s my backlog of books to review for the blog – any requests?

Most of my TBR this month will be from my backlog of galleys since they’re already on my Kindle.

Happy Summer Reading!

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Summer Reading – June TBR

I think this will be a good start on summer reads…

What are you reading this summer?

 

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Monthly Wrap Up – April & May

I can’t believe summer is just right around the corner, although outside it sure does feel like it has arrived early!  I’m ready for some fun summer reads!

Books I Read:

1. 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
2. Allegiance (Legacy #2) by Cayla Kluver – YA Historical Fiction, NetGalley Reading Challenge 2012, 490 pp, May 2012, 4/5
3. Wanderlove by Kirsten Hubbard – NetGalley Reading Challenge 2012, 352 pp, May 2012, 3.5/5
4. Death by Petticoat: American History Myths Debunked by Mary Miley Theobald – NetGalley Reading Challenge 2012, 144 pp, May 2012, 3.5/5
5. What about Cimmaron? by Lauraine Snelling – NetGalley Reading Challenge 2012, 96 pp, May 2012, 2/5

Books Reviewed:

• Review: Undeniably Yours by Shannon Stacey

• Review: Shooting Stars by Allison Rushby

• The Parable of the Lily by Liz Curtis Higgs

• Review: Pilgrims Don’t Wear Pink by Stephanie Kate Strohm

• Review: Legacy by Cayla Kluver

• Review: Wanderlove by Kirsten Hubbard

• What about Cimmaron? by Lauraine Snelling

• Review: Allegiance by Cayla Kluver

Other Posts:

• Top Ten Books to Read in One Day

• Teaser Tuesday – Love on the Range by Jessica Nelson

• Monthly Wrap Up – March

• Happy Easter!

• Teaser Tuesday – Death by Petticoat by Mary Theobald

• Musing Monday – 5/14
  

• Teaser Tuesday – The Fiddler by Beverly Lewis

• Teaser Tuesday – The Key on the Quilt by Stephanie Grace Whitson

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