Books Read in 2010

January
1. Between Brothers by Lauren Gallagher
2. Graceling by Kristen Cashore
3. Ironside by Holly Black
4. Stray by Rachel Vincent
5. Bridge to Terabithia by Katerine Paterson
6. The Summoning By Kelley Armstrong
7. Halfway to The Grave by Jeaniene Frost
8. Blue Bloods by Melissa de la Cruz
9. The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan
10. Deadly Little Secret by Laurie Faria Stolarz

February

11. Masquerade: A Blue Bloods Novel by Melissa de la Cruz
12. Bitten by Kelley Armstrong
13. Fade by Lisa McMann
14. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
15. The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger
16. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith
17. Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr
18. Flirt by Laurell K. Hamilton
19. Marked by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast

March

20. Stolen by Kelley Armstrong
21. Thirst No. 1 by Christopher Pike
22. Vampire Prince by Darren Shan reread
23. Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler
24. Immoral by Brian Freeman
25. Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
26. Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
27. Pendragon: The Never War by D.J. MacHale reread
28. Project 17 by Laurie Faria Stolarz

April

29. The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
30. Magic Bites by Illona Andrews
31. Only In Your Dreams by Cecily von Ziegesar
32. Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
33. Rebel Angels by Libba Bray
34. Would I Lie To You by Cecily von Ziegesar

May

35. Slawter by Darren Shan
36. Pendragon: The Reality Bug by D.J. MacHale
37. Once Bitten by Kalayna Price
38. A Witch in Time by Madelyn Alt
39. Ink Exchange by Melissa Marr
40. The Awakening by L.J. Smith

June

41. The Angel Experiment by James Patterson
42. Bullet by Laurell K. Hamilton
43. Naked Dragon by Annette Blair
44. Don't You Dare Read This, Mrs. Dunphrey by Margaret Peterson Haddix reread
45. Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane
46. Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
47. Undead and Uneasy by MaryJanice Davidson

July

48. Dime Store Magic by Kelley Armstrong
49. Long Time Coming by Scarelett Parrish
50. The Awakening by Kelley Armstrong

Another 2010 Challenge!

That's right. This one is all about my favorite subject. Vampires! The details are below (Copied from Reading with Tequila) I'm going to go nuts and go for the Vampire lover. The three full series I'm going to read are:

1. Woman of the Otherworld by Kelley Armstrong (three down, six to go)
2. Blue Bloods by Melissa de la Cruz (two down, two to go)
3. Wicked Lovely by Melissa Mar (two down, two to go)

Wish me luck!

Vampire Series Challenge
Hosted by MizB

For this challenge you will read according to your preferred level of participation. Choose ONE (1) of the following 4 levels:

Level One: Vampire Newbie ~ read Book 1 of three (3) different vampire series (for a list of series’ featuring vampires, see my All In Order blog, or check out Kathrin’s list here –but note that some of the ones she mentions may not be series books). So, for example, you could read: “Twilight” by Stephenie Meyer (book 1 in the “Twilight” series), “Evermore” by Alyson Noel (book 1 of the “Immortals” series), and “City of Bones” by Cassandra Clare (book 1 of the “Mortal Instruments” series). NO re-reads allowed for this level, as you’re supposed to be introducing yourself to new vampire series.

Level Two: Vampire Addict ~ Choose either to: reread 2 vampire series books you’ve already read; OR read 2 more books from a vampire series that you’ve already started reading. For example: if you’ve already read books 1 & 2 of the “Twilight” series, now go and read books 3 & 4. OR, if you’ve already read the whole “House of Night” series by P.C. Cast, go back and read 2 of the books from that series.

Level Three: Vampire Enthusiast ~ Read 6 books from any series featuring vampires as key/main characters. This can be a mix of different series, or you can read all 6 books from one series, or whatever.

Level Four: Vampire Lover ~ If you’re really feeling crazy about vampires, this is the level for you! Read 3 full series featuring vampires as key/main characters. Example: The whole “House of Night” series, the whole “Twilight” series, the whole “Vampire Academy” series, or whatever. Totally up to you. And, I don’t care if you’re re-reading them. So long as you read the whole series.

Other rules:

• rereads are allowed, EXCEPT for Level One (Vampire Newbie).
• ebooks & audiobooks are allowed
• the challenge will run from January 1st through December 31st, 2010.

Road Trip Wednesday.

This is a weekly thing done over at YA Highway. They ask questions, people answer. This is the first time I've ever participated but I've been reading others for awhile now. I saw the questions and thought, 'What the hell?' and here we are.


Question One: What are the three best books you've read all year?

1.) Easily Atonement by Ian McEwan. It blew me away. It was the first book I read all year and I can still remember it perfectly. And I want to reread it more than you know.

2.) The Mortal Instruments trilogy by Cassandra Clark. These books made me sad, angry, heated, passionate, happy, and every other emotion under the sun. I cared about these characters and wanted them to succeed, to be happy. I loved them all.

3.) Skin Trade by Laurell K. Hamilton. Now, in all honesty, this may not have been in the top three best books I've read this year. But it was in the top three favorite. The Anita Blake series had dissolved into nothing but sex for the last few books. Don't get me wrong, I love a good sex scene as much as the next girl. But the series lost the danger, the action, and the thrill that kept me coming back. In this one, Laurell found her magic again. And I fell in love with this series all over again.

Question Two: If I could meet any author, alive or dead, who would I meet?

Laurell K. Hamilton. Her series was the first one that ever really hooked me. There had been books I liked in the past, but hers was the first I couldn't not read. I've read every book of hers except two, one that just came out and one that was her first one ever published. I'm buying Divine Misdemeanors ASAP and I'm starting Nightseer soon. I think I would die of giddyness if I ever meet her in real life.

Question Three: What books am I looking forward to in 2010?

There are a few people I've interacted with over at AW that I'm excited to read their new books. The new Anita Blake comes out in 2010 (I like Laurell K. Hamilton in case you didn't catch on yet). But mostly I just look for books as they come out. Looking at books that haven't been published yet just make me yell, "WANT NAO. CANNOT WAIT." (That's what she said.)

Well there you have it. It's been fun. I didn't think I'd have that much to say. Go figure.

Free books!

Need I say more?

The good folk over at YA Highway are giving away books to their devoted followers. Like me. Go over and check them out!

2010 Book Blogger Challenge

For 2010, I am going to try to read 100 books. When I was this post, I decided 'why not?'. The challenge is to read a certain amount of books from a list of over 200 books. A lot of them are on my 'to-read' list anyways. I think this is going to be lots of fun. I think I'll go for level 3 and read fifteen books off of the list.

Here are the ones I'm choosing:

1. Lord of the Rings - J.R.R. Tolkien
2. The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho
3. The Book Thief - Markus Zusak
4. A Wrinkle in Time - Madeleine L'Engle
5. Little Women - Louisa May Alcott
6. Shiver - Maggie Stiefvater
7. The Notebook - Nicholas Sparks
8. Good Omens - Neil Gaiman
9. The Shining - Stephen King
10. Marked - PC Cast and Kristin Cast
11. Invisible Monsters - Chuck Palahniuk
12. Death's Shadow - Darren Shan
13. Graceling - Kristin Cashore
14. The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collin
15. Eragon - Christopher Paolini

List may be subject to change, but I doubt it.

Books Read In 2009

1. Atonement by Ian McEwan
2. Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan.
3. Up in Smoke by Katie MacAlister
4. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
5. Undead and Unwed by MaryJanice Davidson reread.
6. The Host by Stephanie Meyer reread.
7. The Trouble with Magic by Madelyn Alt
8. A Charmed Death by Madelyn Alt
9. Wake by Lisa McMann
10. Stardust by Neil Gaiman
11. Undead and Unemployed by MaryJanice Davidson reread
12. Undead and Unappreciated by MaryJanice Davidson reread
13. Undead and Unreturnable by MaryJanice Davidson
14. Zen and The Art of Vampires By Katie MacAlister
15. Blue is for Nightmares by Laurie Faria Stolarz reread
16. Anatomy of a Boyfriend by Daria Snadowsky
17. Sex and the Psychic Witch by Annette Blair
18. Harry Potter and the Sorceresses' Stone by J.K. Rowling reread
19. Confession of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella audio book
20. The Princess Bride by William Goldman
21. City of Bones by Cassandra Clark
22. Lord Loss by Darren Shan
23. He's Just Not That Into You by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo
24. Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
25. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain.
26. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling reread
27. City of Ashes by Cassandra Clark
28-30. Night World Vol. 1 by L.J. Smith
31. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling reread
32. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling reread
33. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling reread
34. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling reread
35. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling reread
36. White Witch, Black Curse by Kim Harrison.
37. Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling
38. Hex Marks the Spot by Madelyn Alt
39. Gossip Girl by Cecily von Ziegesar reread
40. You Know You Love Me by Cecily von Ziegesar reread
41. All I Want Is Everything by Cecily von Ziegesar reread
42. Skin Trade by Laurell K. Hamilton
43. Because I'm Worth It by Cecily von Ziegesar reread
44. I Like It Like That by Cecily van Ziegesar
45. Dracula by Bram Storker
46. Tithe by Holly Black
47. You Slay Me by Katie MacAlister reread
48. No Rest For The Wiccan by Madelyn Alt
49. Valiant by Holly Black
50. You're The One That I Want by Cecily van Ziegesar
51. Pendragon: Merchant of Death by D.J. MacHale reread
52. Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
53. Need by Carrie Jones
54. If Angels Burn by Lynn Viehl
55. Cirque Du Freak: A Living Nightmare by Darren Shan reread
56. Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant by Darren Shan reread
57. Cirque Du Freak: Tunnels of Blood by Darren Shan reread
58. Cirque Du Freak: Vampire Mountain by Darren Shan reread
59. A Walk To Remember by Nicholas Sparks
60. Private Demon by Lynn Viehl
61. Hawk Song by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
62. Shopaholic Takes Manhattan by Sophie Kinsella audiobook
63. Vampire Academy by Rachel Mead
64. Nobody Does It Better by Cecily van Ziegesar
65. Sweep: Dark Magick by Cate Tiernan
66. Pendragon: The Lost City of Faar by D.J. MacHale reread
67. Demon Thief by Darren Shan
68. Macbeth by Shakespeare
69. City of Glass by Cassandra Clark
70. Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris
71. A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
72. Cirque Du Freak: Trials of Death by Darren Shan reread
73. Sweep: Awakening by Cate Tiernan
74. Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
75. The Scot, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by Annette Blair
76. Nothing Can Keep Us Together by Cecily van Ziegesar
77. Magic in the Wind by Christine Feehan
78. Where's There's a Witch By Madelyn Alt
79. Skinny Bitch by Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin
80. Shakespeare's Landlord by Charlaine Harris

I'm really sick of...

People making fun of Twilight.
Movie and books.
Don't be hating cause Edward is perfect
=]

I know the book isn't the best piece of literature ever to be written, but it's a book for teens. It's not supposed to be hard to read. And I enjoyed it soooo much.

That does not make me some screaming twelve year old girl like people accuse me of being. I'm still a mostly level headed adult who reads more serious books, like Pride and Prejudice. It makes me someone who can enjoy all types of books.


Back the hell off.