December Re Cap

DECEMBER

228. Entice by Carrie Jones
229. Unearthly by Cynthia Hand
230. My Reading Life by Pat Conroy
231. Steel by Carrie Vaughn
232. What I Thought I Knew by Alice Eve Cohen
233. The Brave by Nicholas Evans
234. The Reversal by Michael Connelly
235. The Locket by Stacey Jay
236. Firespell by Chloe Neil
237. Goodnight Tweetheart by Teresa Mederos
238. Wake Unto Me by Lisa Cach
239. Wolf Fever by Terry Spear
240. The Secret History of Elizabeth Tudor, Vampire Hunter by Lucy Weston
242. The Scent of Jasmine by Jude Deveraux
243. Earl of Darkness by Alix Rickloff
244. Brooklyn Story by Susan Corso
245. Get Energy by Denise Austin
246. 13 to Life by Shannon Delaney
247. Secrets and Shadows by Shannon Delaney
248. Demonglass by Rachel Hawkins
249. An Object of Beauty by Steve Martin
250. Hexbound by Chloe Neill
251. Falling Under by Gwen Hayes
252. A Small Furry Prayer by Steven Kotler
253. Over The Moon by Jodi Picoult
254.  Choker by Elizabeth Woods
255. The Gathering by Kelley Armstrong
256. My Misadventures as a Teenage Rock Star by Joyce Raskin
257. Thieves Like Us by Starr Ambrose
258. Kids of the Black Hole by Dewar McLeod

YAY 30 books for December and a total of 258 for the year, so I broke my goal of 250.

I am NOT signing up for any reading challenges this year.

November Re Cap

NOVEMBER
196. Montana Glory by RC Ryan
197. Perfection by Julie Metz
198. Why? Because We Still Like You by Jennifer Armstrong
199. Mini Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
200. How Music Works by John Powell
201. Worse Cast Scenario Gross Junior Edition
202. My Soul to Keep by Rachel Vincent
203  My Soul to Steal by Rachel Vincent
204. Stronger than Sin by Caridad Pinero
205. 5 Ingredient Fix by Claire Robinson
206. Let's Eat by Denise Burroughs
207. On Maggie's Watch by Ann Wertz Garvin
208. I Love Your Laugh by Jessica Holmes
209. Clinton Street Baking Company Cook Book
210. Snow Valley Heroes by Robert McCarty
211. A Christmas Carol Pop Up Book
212. Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins
213. Running the Books by Avi Steinberg
214. Rescue by Anita Shreve
215. Cake Boss by Buddy Velastro
216. Songs of Love and Deathy by George RR Martin
217. Room by Emma Donoghue
218. Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
219. The Daily Show and Jon Stewart Presents Earth
220. Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk by David Sedaris
221. Wither by Lauren DeStefano
222. Pukka by Ted Kerasote
223. Dating Mr. December by Philippa Ashley
224. Promise Me by Richard Paul Evans
225. Tempted by Fate by Kate Perry
226. Duchess of Sin by Laurel McKee
227. Euphemania by Ralph Keyes

32 books for November!  To be honest though, some were quite thin books and a few had a lot of pictures.

I am also done updating my list for December and the year will be complete!

October Re Cap

Another good month, but I am going to have to pick it up to make my goal of 250!  I read and reviewed 20 books last month.  I have another five or so that I have read and need to review.  If only I could review them as fast as I read....sigh......

October
176. Backstage Pass by Olivia Cunning
177. A Season of Seduction by Jennifer Haymore
178. The Wave by Susan Casey
179. The Demo Tapes Year One by Susan Helene Gottfried
180. The Demo Tapes Year Two by Susan Helen Gottfried
181. The False Friend by Myla Goldberg
182. Last Night at the Chateau Marmont by Lauren Weissberger

183. Jane by April Lindner
184. Beyond Beautiful by Jan Bornstein
185. Oogy by Larry Levin
186. Rose Sees Red by Cecil Castellucci
187. Rock Starts by David S Grant
188. Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick
189. Blood Trinity by Sherrilyn Kenyon and Dianna Love
190. Fallen Angel by Heather Terrell
191. Healer by Carol Cassella
192. Nightshade by Andrea Cremer
193. Haunted Honeymoon by Marta Acosta
194. Ecstasy in Darkness by Gena Showalter
195. With Friends Like These by Sally Koslow

September 2010 Re cap

September
154.  The Darkest Edge of Dawn by Kelly Gay
155. Last to Die by Kate Brady
156. Katie Up and Down the Hall by Glenn Plaskin
157. The Home for Broken Heart by Rowan Coleman
158.  Good Boss, Bad Boss by Robert Sutton
159.  GoD and DoG by Wendy Francisco
160. Tracy Anderson's 30 Day Method
161. Nevermore by Kelly Creagh
162. The Red Queen by Philippa Gregory
163. What a Demon Wants by Kathy Love
164. Star Island by Carl Hiaasen
165. Dare to Take Charge by Judge Glenda Hatchett
166. The Trust (Secret Society #2) by Tom Dolby
167. Torment by Lauren Kate
168. Cryer's Cross by Lisa McMann
169. Wicked Appetite by Janet Evanovich
170. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
171. Two Lethal Lies by Annie Solomon
172. Simply Irresistible by Jill Shalvis
173. Take A Chance on Me by Jill Mansell
174. Venom by Jennifer Estep
175.  Aching for Always by Gwyn Cready

Not bad, 22 books this month.  If I could only write review as fast as I read LOL.....

August 2010 Re Cap

Not a bad month, 19 books read.  I know I am forgetting one or two.  I swear if I don't write it down or log it on GoodReads, I completely forget about it.  Only 47 more books to meet my goal of 200! 



August
135. Wicked Intentions by Elizabeth Hoyt
136. Dog House by Carol Prisant
137. Voices of Dragons by Carrie Vaughn
138. Personal Demons by Lisa Desrocher
139. Waxed by Richard Rave
140. Here Comes Another Lesson by Stephen O'Conner
141. Capture by Desire by Kira Morgan
142. Desperate Deeds by Dee Davis
143. The Dog Who Healed a Family by Jo Coudert
144. Holly's Inbox: Scandal in the City by Holly Denham
145. New Tricks by David Rosenfelt
146. Seduced by a Highlander by Paula Quinn
147. All I Ever Wanted by Kristin Higgins
148. Kook by Peter Heller
149. Ah Choo! by Jennifer Ackerman
150. John Belushi is Dead by Kathy Charles
151. Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
152. Zombie vs Unicorns by Holly Black, et al
153.  Low Red Moon by Ivy Devlin

July 2010 Re Cap

July Books Read

111.  Barley a Lady by Eileen Dreyer
112. Wrong by David Freedman
113. Tempted by a Warrior by Amanda Scott

114. Sh!t My Dad Says by Justin Halpern 

115. A Dog's Purpose by Bruce Cameron

116. Scent of the Missing by Susannah Charleson

117. Dangerous Book for Dogs by Rex & Sparky

118. Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
119. The I Hate to Cook Cookbook by Peg and Jo Bracken
120. Tattoos on the Heart by Gregory Boyle
121. Beyond Exile by J L Bourne
122. Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
123. I Know I Am, But What Are You?  by Samantha Bee
124. Another Pan by Daniel & Dina Nayeri
125. Rules to Rock by Josh Farrar
126. And Then I Found Out the Truth by Jennifer Sturman

127. Sizzling Sixteen by Janet Evanovich

128. Undead and Unfinished by MaryJanice Davidson

129. Masked edited by Lou Anders
130. Forget You by Jennifer Nichols
131. Captured by Moonlight by Nancy Gideon
132. Deadly Fear by Cynthia Eden
133. And One Last Thing by Molly Harper

134. Black Magic by Cherry Adair

OOOHHH -- 24 this month!  But to be honest, some of them were quite short books and a lot were YA, that are quick easy reads.  I can't read heavy stuff in the summer.   The longest thing on my list was Beautiful Darkness and that took me about two days to read.  My garden looks terrible though since I am reading and neglecting it.  I saw another blogger's recap and she had 50 books for the month.  WoW!

June 2010 Re Cap

June

92. Desire Me by Robyn DeHart

93. The Art of Devotion by Samantha Bruce Benjamin

94. The Starlet by Mary McNamara

95. How Did You Get This Number by Sloane Crosley

96. Short Circus by Stephen Masse
97. Sleepless by Cyn Balog
98. To Surrender a Rogue by Cara Elliott
99. Just Like Me, Only Better by Carol Snow

100. Monster High by Lisi Harrison

101. Masked by Moonlight by Nancy Gideon

102. The Replacement by Brenna Yovanoff

103. The Transformation of Bartholomew Fortuno by Ellen Bryson

104. The Secret Life of Husbands and Wives by Josie Brown

105. Paul is Undead by Alan Golsher

106. Babushka's Beauty Secrets by Raisa Ruder

107. Delivering Happiness by Tony Hsieh

108. Where's My Wand by Eric Poole 

109. The Strange Case of the Composer and his Judge by Pamela Druncker

110. Radiance by Alison Noel

YAY!  19 again!  

May 2010 Re Cap

Not a bad month...I am still on goal to read 200! I read 19 book this month, but some of them were short and quick.  I am starting to read a lot more romance and really enjoying them.

May

73. I Kissed a Zombie and I Liked It by Adam Selzer

74. Castle in the Mist by Robert McCarty

75. Chasing Brooklyn by Lisa Schroeder

76. Still the One by Robin Wells

77. Play Dead by Ryan Brown

78. Nancy's Theory of Style by Grace Coopersmith

79. The Clearing by Heather Davis

80. Street Boners by Gavin McInnes

81. Insatiable by Meg Cabot

82. Amazon Queen by Lori Devoti

83. The Devlin Diary by Christi Phillips

84. The Carrie Diaries by Candace Bushnell

85. Angels, Vampires and Douche Bags by Carla Collins
86. My Fair Lazy by Jen Lancaster
87. The Rock Snob's Dictionary by Kamp & Daly
88. What Would Satan Do by Pat Byrnes

89. Why Dogs Eat Poop by Gould & Haviland

90. And the Heart Says Whatever by Emily Gould

91. Knights of Passion by Margaret Mallory

April 2010Re Cap

April

53. The Mage in Black by Jaye Wells

54. My Own Personal Soap Opera by Libby Malin

55. The Italian Slow Cooker

56. Still Sucks to Be Me by Kimberly Pauley

57. Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater

58. Alexandra, Gone by Anna McPartlin

59. Planet of the Dogs by Robert McCarty

60. How Clarissa Burden Learned to Fly by Connie May Fowler

61. The Swimming Pool by Holly LeCraw

62. Jane Slayre by Sherri Browning Erwin / Charlotte Bronte

63. Firefly Rain by Richard Dansky

64.  The Eternal Ones by Kirsten Miller

65. Linger by Maggie Stiefvator

66. Spooky Little Girl by Laurie Notaro

67. Shade by Jerri Redding Smith

68. Forget Her Nots by Amy Brecourt White

69. Talking Tails by Love, Slavin and Drake

70. How to Never Look Fat by Charla Krupp

71. The Spellmans Strike Again by Lisa Lutz

72. The Legacy of Beezer and Boomer (review due)

Wow, I didn't even realize I made it to 20 books this month!  I finally caught up with all my reviews and contests and will try to be better organized.  I have had to turn down a lot of really good books in order to get caught up, but I think I am there.  I really want to start working on my to be read pile.  So, for each new book I bring in to the house, I HAVE to read one that is on my shelf.

February 2010 Re Cap

I guess it was an ok month and I am right on schedule with 18 books for the month!

February

19 Size 8 in a Size 0 World by Meredith Cagen

20. Searching for Tina Turner by Jacqueline Luckett

21. Matchless by Gregory Macguire

22. Captivate by Carrie Jones

23. To Your Dog's Health by Mark Proverono

24. Darker Angels by MLN Hanover

25. Spider's Bite by Jennifer Estep

26.Perchance to Dream by Lisa Mantchev

27. Pleasure Model by Christopher Rowley

28.  Time Flies When You Are In  A Coma by Mike Daly

29. Runaway by Meg Cabot

30. Gone by Lisa McMann

31. Miss O'Dell by Chris O'Dell

32. Shadow Blade by Seressia Glass

33. Mia the Magnificent by Eileen Boggess

34.Every Dog has a Gift by Rachel McPherson

35. Jekel Loved Hyde by Beth Fantaskey

36. The Betrayal of Natalie Hargrove by Lauren Kate

January 2010 Re Cap

Even though I had trouble concentrating this month, I met my goal of 18-19 books a month. YAY ME!

 January

1. I Don't Care About Your Band by Julie Klausner
2. The Hallow by Jessica Verday
3.Topless Prophet by Alan Markovitz
4. My Soul To Save by Rachel Vincent
5. Fairy Tale by Cyn Balog
6. Ravish by Cathy Yardley
7. You Can't Drink All Day by Celia Rivenbark
8. Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier
9. Veracity by Laura Bynum
10. Who Owns the World by Kevin Cahill
11. Mamarama by Evelyn McDonnell
12. Life As I Know It by Melanie Rose
13. Gentlemen Prefer Succubi by Jill Myles
14. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
15. A Black Tie Affair by Sherrill Bodine
16. Dino Vicelli by Lori Weiner
17. Geektastic by Holly Black, et al
18. Unclean Spirits by MLN Hanover
19. Letters to My Daughter (review due, see blog tour -- fabulous)

December 2009 Re Cap

I completed my challenge of reading more than 200 books this year.  I know I read a few more, but I lost track of some this past month because of computer failure, puppy problems and random other stuff....but I did reviews on these:

215 Fallen Lauren Kate 5


216 The Christmas Cookie Club Anne Pearlman 3.5

217 How to Be Famous Heidi Montag/Spencer Pratt 2

218 I Drink For A Reason David Cross 4

219 Hollywood Barks! Segura, et al 5

220 Nanny Returns McLaughlin & Kraus 4

221 Secret Society Tom Dolby 3.5

222 Doxie Moxie Melissa Sovey 5

223 I Don’t Care About Your Band Julie Klausner 4

Monthly Recap for November

NOVEMBER TOTAL READ: 19
196 Dying Bites DD Barant 4
197 Ash Malinda Lo 3.5
198 The Truth About Melody Browne Lisa Jewell 4
199 One Nation Under Dog Michael Shaffer 3
200 Defenders of the Scroll Shiraz 3.5
201 The Rising Sea Orrin Pilkey 3
202 You Better Not Cry Augusten Burroughs 4
203 The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins 4.5
204 Soulless Gail Carriger 3.5
205 The Secret of Joy Melissa Senate 4
206 Hot for the Holidays Lora Leigh 3
207 Catching Fire Suzanne Collins 5
208 Knit The Season Kate Jacobs 4
209 Wicked Lovely Desert Tales #1 Melissa Marr 4
210 Over My Dead Body Michelle Bardsley 3.5
211 Unmasked (Michael Jackson) Ian Halperin 3
212 The Sinful Life of Lucy Burns Elizabeth Leiknes 4.5
213 Ghost Huntress #2 Marley Gibson 4
214 High On Arrival Mackenzie Phillips 3

October Recap

Total Read: 19. I did way better than expected this month!

177 One Day David Nicholls 3.5
178 Give Up The Ghost Megan Crewe 4
179 This Is Where I Leave You Jonathan Tropper 4.5
180 Hush Hush Becca Fitzpatrick 5
181 Parites and Potions Sarah Mlynowski 4
182 Barely Bewitched Kimberly Frost 3.5
183 Juliet Naked Nick Hornby 3.5
184 The Tales of Beedle the Bard JK Rowling 4
185 Half Broke Horses Jeannette Wall 5
186 Seraph of Sorrow MaryJanice Davidson 4.5
187 Retail Hell Freeman Hall 4
188 Possession Devyn Quinn 4.5
189 Strange Things Happen Stewart Copeland 4
190 Kith Holly Black 4
191 Ravenous Sharon Ashwood 4
192 Alice I have Been Melanie Benjamin 5
193 The Silent Gift Michael Landon Jr 3.5
194 The Wyrm King Holly Black 3.5
195 Beastly Alex Flinn 4.5

August Recap

I did really well this month since quite a few of the books I read were 400 - 500 pages each. I am right on schedule to complete my challenge of 200 books this year.

AUGUST
TOTAL READ: 17

138 A Mermaid's Kiss by Joey Hill 3
139 Secondhand Spirits by Juliet Blackwell 4
140 Beverly Hills Adjacent by Steinhauer Hendra 3
141 City of Glass by Cassandra Clare 4
142 Losing Mum & Pup by Christopher Buckley 4
143 Dead is a State of Mind by Marlene Perez 4
144 LA Candy by Lauren Conrad 3.5
145 The Best of Times by Penny Vincenzi 5
146 The Pretend Wife by Bridget Asher 4
147 Dead is so Last Year by Marlene Perez 4
148 My Soul To Take by Rachel Vincent 5
149 Prospect Park West by Amy Sohn 5
150 The Demon's Lexicon by Sarah Rees Brennan 4
151 Graceling by Kristin Cashore 3.5
152 Fire by Kristin Cashore 4
153 Hell Week by Rosemary Clement-Moore 4
154 Unexpected Development by Marlene Perez 4