I LOVE to read. I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t pouring over books – starting way back with the Berenstein Bears and then on to the Boxcar Children, the Babysitters Club, and Sweet Valley High. As a child, I would always get in trouble for staying up late and reading a book by the faint glow emitted from the lowest setting of my bedside lamp.
I try to be a well rounded reader…mixing old with new, young adult with books way out of my league, nonfiction and fiction. And so, now you know about my love affair with books. As such, I occasionally post book reviews on the blog. You can also find me on goodreads if you want to share your love of books! Any suggestions for me?
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January 2013 (Reviews HERE)
- The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd ***
- Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs ****
- The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin ****
- Wanted by Sara Shepard (Pretty Little Liars #8) ****
- First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones (Charley Davidson, Book 1) ****
- Beauty Queens by Libba Bray ***
February 2013
- Second Grave on the Left by Darynda Jones (Charley Davidson, Book 2) ****
- Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise by Ruth Reichl *****
- Reached by Ally Condie (Matched #3) ****
- Third Grave Dead Ahead by Darynda Jones (Charley Davidson, Book 3) ****
- Blackberry Winter by Sarah Jio ****
- Stiletto Safari by Kate Metz ****
March 2013
- The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket (A Series of Unfortunate Events #1) ***
- Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet by Darynda Jones (Charley Davidson, Book 4) ****
- This Little Piggy Went to the Liquor Store by A.K. Turner ****
- Always Know What To Say – Easy Ways To Approach And Talk To Anyone by Peter W. Murphy *
- Paris in Love by Eloisa James ***
April 2013
- Sever by Lauren DeStefano (Chemical Gardens #3) ****
- Spring Fever by Mary Kay Andrews ***
- Requiem by Lauren Oliver (Delirium #3) ****
May 2013 – To Be Read!
- The Book of Awesome by Neil Pasricha
- Born to Run by Christopher McDougall
- Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling
- The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
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Year in Review: 2012
January 2012 (Reviews HERE)
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson ****
- The Space Between Us by Thrity Umrigar ****
- Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris (Sookie Stackhouse #10) ****
- Skinny Dip by Carl Hanssen ***
February 2012 (Reviews HERE)
- Unbelievable by Sara Shepard (Pretty Little Liars #4) ****
- Wither by Lauren DeStefano (The Chemical Garden #1) ****
- Heart of the Matter of Emily Giffin ***
- The Iron King by Julie Kagawa (Iron Fey #1) ****
March 2012 (Reviews HERE)
- The Art of Disappearing by Ivy Pochoda ***
- Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris ( Sookie Stackhouse #11) ****
- The Iron Daughter by Julie Kagawa (Iron Fey #2) ****
- Wicked by Sara Shepard (Pretty Little Liars #5) ****
April 2012 (Reviews HERE)
- The Iron Queen by Julie Kagawa (Iron Fey #3) ****
- Matched by Ally Condie (Matched #1) ****
- Delirium by Lauren Oliver ****
May 2012 (Reviews HERE)
- Crossed by Ally Condie (Matched #2) ****
- The Maze Runner by James Dashner (Maze Runner #1) ****
- Fever by Lauren DeStefano (The Chemical Garden #2) ***
- Still Missing by Chevy Stevens **** (Review HERE)
June 2012 (Reviews HERE)
- A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness ***
- Divergent by Veronica Roth *****
- The Iron Knight by Julie Kagawa (Iron Fey #4) ****
- Drop Dead Healthy by A.J. Jacobs *** (Review HERE)
July 2012 (Reviews HERE)
- Nine Lives: Death and Life in New Orleans by Dan Baum *****
- Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver (Delirium #2) ****
- Insurgent by Veronica Roth (Divergent #2) *****
- Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Coast Trail by Cheryl Strayed **** (Review HERE)
August 2012 (Reviews HERE)
- The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick *****
- Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick ****
- The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen ****
September 2012
October 2012 (Reviews HERE)
- Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn ****
- Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher **** (Review HERE)
November 2012 (Reviews HERE)
- Desert Flower by Waris Dirie ****
- The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen ***
- Killer by Sara Shepard (Pretty Little Liars #6) ****
December 2012 (Reviews HERE)
- Heartless by Sara Shepard (Pretty Little Liars #7) ****
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Year in Review: 2011
- Life of Pi by Yann Martel (Review HERE) ***
- Little Bee by Chris Cleave (Review HERE) ****
- The Shack by William P. Young *
- Mistral’s Kiss by Laurell K. Hamilton ****
- Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith (Review HERE) ****
- The Giver byLouis Lowry ****
- The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe **
- The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling ***
- The Girl in the Green Raincoat by Laura Lippman (Review HERE) ****
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Hatchet by Gary Paulsen ***
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Irish Cures, Mystic Charms & Superstitions by Lady Wilde **
- Killing Floor by Lee Child ***
- Dancing Naked at the Edge of Dawn by Kris Radish ***
- Club Dead by Charlaine Harris (Sookie Stackhouse #3) ****
- She’s Come Undone by Wally Lamb ***
- A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson **
- Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris (Sookie Stackhouse #4) ****
- Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine Harris (Sookie Stackhouse #5) ***
- Incendiary by Chris Cleave ***
- Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris (Sookie Stackhouse #6) ****
- A Lick of Frost by Laurell K. Hamilton ****
- Are You There Vodka? It’s Me, Chelsea by Chelsea Handler ****
- I Totally Meant to Do That by Jane Borden ***
- Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry (The Giver #2) ****
- The Time Machine by H.G. Wells ***
- All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris (Sookie Stackhouse #7) ****
- Messenger by Lois Lowry (The Giver #3) ****
- The Help by Kathryn Stockett ****
- Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See ****
- From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris (Sookie Stackhouse #8) ****
- Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard (Pretty Little Liars #1) ****
- Flawless by Sara Shepard (Pretty Little Liars #2) ****
- Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris (Sookie Stackhouse #9) ****
- Elephants for Water by Sara Gruen (Review HERE) ****
- City of Glass by Cassandra Clare (The Mortal Instruments #3) ***
- Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro ***
- Room by Emma Donoghue (Review HERE) *****
- Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks ****
- Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn & David Levithan ***
- Perfect by Sara Shepard (Pretty Little Liars #3) ****
- The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (Review HERE) *****
- Mini Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella ***
The Years in Review: 2008 – 2010
My Top Reads:
- The Alchemist: A Fable About Following Your Dream by Paulo Coelho
- The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
- Sarah’s Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
- The Hunger Games Series by Suzanne Collins
- A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
- Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
- The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
- Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
My Other Reads:
- The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
- A Vintage Affair by Isabel Wolff
- Shopaholic Series by Sophie Kinsella
- Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin
- Something Blue by Emily Giffin
- Baby Proof by Emily Giffin
- The Monsters of Templeton by Lauren Groff
- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
- The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
- In the Woods by Tana French
- City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
- Term Limits by Vince Flynn
- Still Alice by Lisa Genova
- A Kiss of Shadows (Meredith Gentry #1) by Laurell K. Hamilton
- A Caress of Twilight (Meredith Gentry #2) by Laurell K. Hamilton
- Seduced by Moonlight (Meredith Gentry #3) by Laurell K. Hamilton
- The Next Thing On My List by Jill Smolinksi
- The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
- The Witch of Portobello by Paulo Coelho
- The Guy Not Taken by Jennifer Weiner
- Best Friends Forever by Jennifer Weiner
- My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult
- Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson
- My Stroke of Insight by Jill Bolte Taylor
- My Horizontal Life by Chelsea Handler
- Brida by Paulo Coelho
- Ford County by John Grisham
- The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephenie Meyer
- Southern Series (Savannah Blues, Savannah Breeze, Blue Christmas) by Mary Kay Andrews
- The Mysteries of Pittsburgh by Michael Chabon
- Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella
- Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse #1) by Charlaine Harris
- Living Dead in Dallas (Sookie Stackhouse #2) by Charlaine Harris
