August 2010 Review

I’m on time this month! August has been a very fun reading month for me, filled with lots of Women’s Murder Club and Stephanie Plum, so it doesn’t get much better than that. I imagine September will be a lot of the same, and I’m looking forward to the long holiday weekend so I can get some extra good reading in – maybe I’ll have my own mini read-a-thon.

Books Read:

1. 7th Heaven by James Patterson (TBR)
2. Delivering Happiness by Tony Hsieh (TBR)
3. 8th Confession by James Patterson (TBR)
4. Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang by Chelsea Handler (TBR)
5. 9th Judgment by James Patterson (TBR)
6. Extras by Scott Westerfeld
7. Heart Mender by Andy Andrews (TBR)
8. The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen
9. The Girlfriend’s Guide to Understanding Men by Bo Sebastian (TBR)
10. Eleven on Top by Janet Evanovich (TBR)
11. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
12. Twelve Sharp by Janet Evanovich (TBR)
13. Lean Mean Thirteen by Janet Evanovich (TBR)

Books Arrived:

1. Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang by Chelsea Handler
2. Delivering Happiness by Tony Hsieh
3. Conspiracy in Death by J.D. Robb
4. Undead and Unwed by Mary Janice Davidson
5. Tough Customer by Sandra Brown

I also received a large box of miscellaneous books from a good friend who is about to travel the country and did not want them anymore. I didn’t list them all here, but there were some good ones I’m looking forward to reading.Challenges Finished: 2nds Challenge, 2010 Pub Challenge, Women’s Murder Club Challenge, Awesome Author Challenge, Genre Challenge, August 12×12 Challenge
Challenges Joined: September 12×12 Challenge

July 2010 Review

I’ve way late posting this, but I thought better now than never. July was a slow for reading, and I picked up a few new books that I read the same month or soon after I received them. I read a nice chunk from my TBR, making some improvements getting books off my shelf that have been there for some time.

Books Read:

1. Ten Big Ones by Janet Evanovich (TBR)
2. 6th Target by James Patterson (TBR)
3. Specials by Scott Westerfeld
4. The Anah’jari File by Douglas Armentrout (TBR)
5. Harry Potter & the Half Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
6. City of Bones by Michael Connelly (TBR)
7. Lost Light by Michael Connelly (TBR)

Books Arrived:

1. Heart Mender by Andy Andrews
2. The Anah’jari File by Douglas Armentrout
3. Cujo by Stephen King
4. Pet Sematary by Stephen King
5. Sizzlin Sixteen by Janet Evanovich

Challenges Finished: July 12×12, 345 Reading Challenge
Challenges Joined: August 12×12

June 2010 – Review

June was a very fun reading month. I felt like I got a lot read, most of them quick and easy reads, but perfect for the beginning of summer. I’m sure July will shape up just the same way. I added a lot of books to start filling out collections, but I managed to read a lot off my TBR instead of library books or from other sources.

Books Read:

1. Immortal in Death by J.D. Robb (TBR)
2. Sign of the Twisted Candles by Carolyn Keene (TBR)
3. Clue of the Broken Locket by Carolyn Keene
4. Alex Cross’s Trial by James Patterson (TBR)
5. Sail by James Patterson (TBR)
6. F is for Fugitive by Sue Grafton (TBR)
7. Everything Counts by Gary Ryan Blair (TBR)
8. Thank You For Smoking by Christopher Buckley (TBR)
9. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
10. The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King (TBR)
11. A Darkness More Than Night by Michael Connelly (TBR)

Books Arrived:

1. Sure Thing by Max Collier
2. Sherri by Max Collier
3. Born in Death by J.D. Robb
4. Portrait in Death by J.D. Robb
5. Strangers in Death by J.D. Robb
6. Memory in Death by J.D. Robb
7. Male Call by Max Collier
8. B is for Burglar by Sue Grafton
9. The Lost Temple by Tom Harper
10. Truly, Madly, Deadly by Becca Wilcott
11. Android Karenina by Ben Winters
12. Everything Counts by Gary Ryan Blair
13. Rapture in Death by J.D. Robb
14. Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay
15. Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict by Laurie Viera Rigler
16. Promises in Death by J.D. Robb
17. Fang by James Patterson
18. Worst Case by James Patterson
19. Fantasy in Death by J.D. Robb

Challenges Finished: Spring Reading Thing, June 12×12, Cozy Mysteries Challenge, Four Month Challenge Part 3, Chunkster Challenge,
Challenges Joined: July 12×12

May 2010 – REVIEW

May might not have been my most productive reading month, but I still have fun getting caught up in challenges and reading some good Summer kick off books. June appears to be shaping up much better, and I have hope that the rest of the year will only continue to increase.

Books Read:

1. 5th Horseman by James Patterson (TBR)
2. Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris (TBR)
3. Clue in the Diary by Carolyn Keene
4. Nancy’s Mysterious Letter by Carolyn Keene
5. Password to Larkspur Lane by Carolyn Keene
6. Who Moved My Cheese by Spencer Johnson (TBR)
7. To the Nines by Janet Evanovich (TBR)
8. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy (TBR)
9. Rich Again by Anna Maxted (TBR)

Books Arrived:

1. 9th Confession by James Patterson
2. Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
3. Adventures of Harold and the Purple Crayon
4. Who Moved My Cheese by Spencer Johnson
5. Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann
6. Carrie Diaries by Candace Bushnell

Challenges Finished: Vampire Series Challenge, Sookie Stackhouse Challenge, Thriller/Suspense Challenge, April 12×12 Challenge, Lord of the Rings Read-a-long
Challenges Joined: May 12×12 Reading Challenge

April 2010 – REVIEW

April was my biggest book buying month in quite awhile with two library book sales and lots of good deals. The read-a-thon helped bring my number up for April and I feel confident with summer starting my reading my start to improve as the fun quick reads are easy in summer.

Books Read:

1. The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
2. The Day I Shot Cupid by Jennifer Love Hewitt
3. The Hidden Staircase by Carolyn Keene
4. Bungalow Mystery by Carolyn Keene (TBR)
5. Mystery at the Lilac Inn by Carolyn Keene (TBR)
6. Twilight: Graphic Novel Volume 1 by Stephenie Meyer (TBR)
7. Tarantula by Bob Dylan (TBR)
8. The Secret of Shadow Ranch by Carolyn Keene
9. 3rd Degree by James Patterson (TBR)
10. Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien
11. 4th of July by James Patterson (TBR)
12. In Odd We Trust by Dean Koontz
13. Linchpin by Seth Godin (TBR)
14. Fish by Stephen Lundin(TBR)

Books Added:

1. Emily Dickinson
2. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
3. The Color Purple by Alice Walker
4. The Piano by Jane Champion
5. Night Shift by Stephen King
6. Personal Velocity by Rebecca Miller
7. A Treasure Worth Seeking by Sandra Brown
8. Eloquent Silence by Sandra Brown
9. Temptation’s Kiss by Sandra Brown
10. Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison
11. Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz
12. Forever Odd by Dean Koontz
13. Vinegar Hill by A. Manette Ansay
14. Hide by Lisa Gardner
15. Zapped by Carol Higgins Clark
16. Darkness Take My Hand by Dennis Lehane
17. Bourne Betrayal by Robert Ludlum
18. Dreamcatcher by Stephen King
19. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
20. Rocky Road to Romance by Janet Evanovich
21. Motor Mouth by Janet Evanovich
22. A Million Little Pieces by James Fery
23. Under the Tuscan Sun

Challenges Finished: April 12×12, Thriller & Suspense Challenge, Lord of the Rings Read a long
Challenges Joined: 1% Well Read Challenge, April 12×12 Challenge