Top Ten Favorite Books I Read Before I Was A Blogger

My very first post was in September of 2007.  Back then I was on Blogger and later transferred everything over to WordPress.  Here are my favorites from my Read List from 2006 and previously.

1. Sorcery & Cecelia or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot by Patricia Wrede & Caroline Stevermer, Dec 06
2. Pat of Silver Bush by L.M. Montgomery, Oct 06
3. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling, June 06
4. The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella, May 2006
5. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon, Nov 05
6. Eragon: Inheritance Book One by Christopher Paolini, March 05
7. My Antonia by Willa Cather, March 05
8. The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown, Aug 04
9. Night by Elie Wiesel, Aug 04
10. The Guardian by Nicholas Sparks, July 04

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Top Ten Characters I Would Crush On If I Were Also A Fictional Character

1. Jamie Fraser from Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (!!!)
2. Marcello Forelli from Waterfall series by Lisa T. Bergren – see my post here about him
3. Ridley Adam Cooper from To Whisper Her Name by Tamera Alexander
4. Tristan Archer from the Archers of Avalon series by Chelsea Fine
5. Lucas Dalton, Duke of Winterson from Manda Collins’ How to Dance with a Duke
6. King Steldor in Allegiance by Cayla Kluver
7. Jericho Tucker from A Tailor-Made Bride by Karen Witemeyer
8. Jondalar from The Valley of Horses by Jean M. Auel
9. Edward from Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer
10. Dr. Neil MacNeill in Christy by Catherine Marshall

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Top Ten Books I Recommend The Most

1. One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd by Jim Fergus
2. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
3. O Pioneers! by Willa Cather
4. Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
5. These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901 by Nancy E. Turner
6. Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
7. Waterfall by Lisa T. Bergren
8. How to Dance with a Duke by Manda Collins
9. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
10. Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling

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Teaser Tuesday – The Coincidence of Callie & Kayden

The girl he thinks he loves needs to disappear.  I don’t want tonight to be irreversible, so I pull away, breathing him in one last time.  Then I walk away, leaving him on the bridge in the rain, along with the old Ella.

The Coincidence of Callie & Kayden by Jessica Sorensen

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Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)

• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

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Top Ten Books I HAD To Buy…But Are Still Sitting On My Shelf Unread

Let me just say I have WAY MORE than 10 of these!  This year I’m really trying to limit my book purchases, read the books I have on my shelf that I just had to have, and get rid of those books I am just not interested in anymore.  Easier said than done, but I have made a few trips to Half Price, sold a few boxes of books and left without any new books in my hand.  I call that a success.

I’m noticing all of these are YA books and I think my reading tastes are moving away from this genre, so I’m less likely to pick these up to read.

1. A Million Suns and Shades of Earth by Beth Revis – LOVED Across the Universe!
2. Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout
3. Avow (Archers of Avalon #3) by Chelsea Fine – SERIOUSLY need to read this!
4. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green- I think I fell into the hype on this one
5. Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor
6. Divergent by Veronica Roth
7. Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculia Children by Ransom Riggs – I’ve picked this one up to read a few times, but didn’t get very far after that
8. Heist Society by Ally Carter – I have a ton of Ally Carter books and haven’t read ANY of them
9. The Lying Game by Sara Shepard – I love the TV show and since I’ve read that the 2 are different, I just don’t know if I still want to read the books
10. Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins

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Top Ten Books On My Spring 2013 TBR list

These covers are so pretty and I’m finally back in a reading mood! I’ve got my Kindle all powered up and ready to go!!

1. The Apple Orchard by Susan Wiggs
2. Sweet Laurel Falls (Hope’s Crossing #3) by RaeAnne Thayne
3. Currant Creek Valley (Hope’s Crossing #4) by RaeAnne Thayne
4. The Wanderer (Thunder Point #1) by Robyn Carr
5. The Fate of Mercy Alban by Wendy Webb
6. Spellbound Falls by Janet Chapman
7. Summerset Abbey by T.J. Brown
8. Lily of the Nile (Cleopatra’s Daughter #1) by Stephanie Dray
9. Mockingjay (Hunger Games #3) by Suzanne Collins
10. Walking Disaster (Beautiful #2) by Jamie McGuire

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WWW – March 6

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

• What are you currently reading?

• What did you recently finish reading?

• What do you think you’ll read next?

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Booking Through Thursday

 Booking Through Thursday

Any reading resolutions for the new year? Reading more? (Reading less?) Reading better books? Bigger books? More series? More relaxing books?

And hey, feel free to talk about any other resolutions you might have, too … or why you choose NOT to have any.

2013 is going to be a big year for me – just not reading wise.  I’m expecting my first baby in June so I know my reading time as well as my entire schedule will definitely change.  And I’m OK with that.  I’ve signed up to read 20 books on goodreads for the year.  I’m hoping I can read more, but I thought 20 was a good number to stick with for now not knowing how things will be going toward the end of the year.

I plan to request less books that require reviews.  I will be participating in fewer reading challenges this year as well.  I do want to participate in the Mount TBR Challenge, Historical Fiction RC, Audio Book RC, and the American Revolution RC.  I want to read more of the books I own – especially those really big ones that often get pushed aside for shorter ones.  I want to be better about posting my thoughts on the books I do read and enjoy – and not wait too long in between reading  and writing about it since I tend to forget a lot of the details.  My plan is to continue reading and blogging as time allows and not worry about the rest!

Happy reading in 2013!!

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WWW

Last WWW for 2012! Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas! I’ve been busy getting ready and enjoying this time with family that I haven’t had much reading time.  BUT, today I’m reading and trying to finish as many books as I can before the new year!

• What are you currently reading?

I’m currently finishing up Holiday Kisses - a collection of 4 holiday romances.  Shannon Stacey is one of my new favorites.  I’m also enjoying getting back into historical fiction with Lily of the Nile by Stephanie Dray.
• What did you recently finish reading?

Finished Princess of the Silver Woods by Jessica Day George last week. I still have this available for a giveaway if you’re interested!
• What do you think you’ll read next?

Hmmm, I can’t decide!

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Teaser Tuesday – Lily of the Nile

Don’t miss my blog giveaway – Hardcover copy of Princess of the Silver Woods (Princess Series #3) by Jessica Day George!

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Something coiled dangerously within the basket I carried, but I’d been told not to open the lid nor to ask what lurked beneath its woven reeds.  The basket smelled of comforting cedar and lush figs, but it was embroidered with emblems of Anubis – the jackal-headed Guide of the Dead. ~p. 3

Lily of the Nile by Stephanie Dray

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Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)

• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

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