rest of 2011 books
So, here's the list of the rest of the books i read in 2011, with occasional commentary:P i do have notes i took while reading them all, so if you want to know my thoughts on any particular ones, please ask:)
27 Confessor by Terry Goodkind -- whole series fail:( There were elements that kept me reading the whole thing (plus i have a hard time not finishing thing, even if i don't much like them), but the "resolution" was such a cop-out let down:( NOT recommended!
28 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future by Michael J Fox
29 Indulgence in Death by JD Robb
30 Irish Tenure by Ralph McInerny
31 If I Knew, Don't You Think I'd Tell You? by Jann Arden
32 Desert Run by Marshall Thornton -- ARC won from Goodreads; review to follow
33 The Time of My Life by Patrick Swayze & Lisa Niemi
34 Lucky by Alice Sebold
35 Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
36 Christmas Quackers by Sylvia Green
37 The Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo -- this was captivating and infused with Wonder! the illustrations are dark (in lighting), but i really like the style and the parts the illustrator chose to highlight.
38 Face Down Before Rebel Hooves by Kathy Lynn Emerson
39 The New Gold Standard by Joseph A Michelli -- read (2x) for work (hotel).
40 Mr Clarinet by Nick Stone
41 Murder Unleashed by Lee Charles Kelley
42 Avalon High by Meg Cabot -- reread almost every year
43 Many Bloody Returns by Charlaine Harris, Jim Butcher, et al
44 The Secret Country by Pamela Dean -- loved this, promptly purchased the next 2, but haven't read them yet...
45 The Goblin Wood by Hilari Bell
46 Dragonhaven by Robin McKinley
47 What-The-Dickens by Gregory Maguire
48 Plum Lucky by Janet Evanovich
49 Never After by Laurel K Hamilton et al
50 & 51 Cry Wolf & Hunting Ground by Patricia Briggs
52 Blind Fall by Christopher Rice
53 A Local Habitation by Seanan McGuire -- really like this series:)
54 Dragonwell Dead by Laura Childs
55 Beast by Donna Jo Napoli
56 The Wolves of Woden by Alison Baird
57 When Jeff Comes Home by Catherine Atkins
58 Austenland by Shannon Hale
59 Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce -- i really liked the blend of contemporary/urban fantasy and fairy tale in this. I can't decide if i like Fenris, or if it feels like she's playing the "cool" card, and i figured the "twist" or early, but still a very good book:)
60 The Katyn Order by Douglas W Jackobson -- ARC won from Goodreads; review to come
61 & 62 The Silver Needle Murder & The Teaberry Strangler by Laura Childs -- doesn't do it for me anymore
63 A Horse for Mandy by Lurlene McDaniel
64 The Gravesavers by Sheree Fitch
65 The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart -- great, fun series:)
66 The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
67Bookmarked for Death by Lorna Barrett
68 Fallen Skies by Phillipa Gregory
69 Harry, a History by Melissa Anelli
70 Cross Fire by Dick Francis
71 James Herriot's Dog Stories by James Herriot
72 & 73 The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey & The MBS and The Prisoner's Dilemma
74 8th confession by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro
75 Still Life by Louise Penny -- really like this, and am working my way through the rest of the series and still enjoying it a lot:)
76 Beardance by Will Hobbs
77 Nobody Comes Back by Donn Pearce
78 In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson
79 The Cloud of Unknowing by Thomas H Cook
80 The Fire Within by Chris d'Lacey
I'm splitting this into 2 posts, coz there are so many:P
27 Confessor by Terry Goodkind -- whole series fail:( There were elements that kept me reading the whole thing (plus i have a hard time not finishing thing, even if i don't much like them), but the "resolution" was such a cop-out let down:( NOT recommended!
28 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future by Michael J Fox
29 Indulgence in Death by JD Robb
30 Irish Tenure by Ralph McInerny
31 If I Knew, Don't You Think I'd Tell You? by Jann Arden
32 Desert Run by Marshall Thornton -- ARC won from Goodreads; review to follow
33 The Time of My Life by Patrick Swayze & Lisa Niemi
34 Lucky by Alice Sebold
35 Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
36 Christmas Quackers by Sylvia Green
37 The Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo -- this was captivating and infused with Wonder! the illustrations are dark (in lighting), but i really like the style and the parts the illustrator chose to highlight.
38 Face Down Before Rebel Hooves by Kathy Lynn Emerson
39 The New Gold Standard by Joseph A Michelli -- read (2x) for work (hotel).
40 Mr Clarinet by Nick Stone
41 Murder Unleashed by Lee Charles Kelley
42 Avalon High by Meg Cabot -- reread almost every year
43 Many Bloody Returns by Charlaine Harris, Jim Butcher, et al
44 The Secret Country by Pamela Dean -- loved this, promptly purchased the next 2, but haven't read them yet...
45 The Goblin Wood by Hilari Bell
46 Dragonhaven by Robin McKinley
47 What-The-Dickens by Gregory Maguire
48 Plum Lucky by Janet Evanovich
49 Never After by Laurel K Hamilton et al
50 & 51 Cry Wolf & Hunting Ground by Patricia Briggs
52 Blind Fall by Christopher Rice
53 A Local Habitation by Seanan McGuire -- really like this series:)
54 Dragonwell Dead by Laura Childs
55 Beast by Donna Jo Napoli
56 The Wolves of Woden by Alison Baird
57 When Jeff Comes Home by Catherine Atkins
58 Austenland by Shannon Hale
59 Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce -- i really liked the blend of contemporary/urban fantasy and fairy tale in this. I can't decide if i like Fenris, or if it feels like she's playing the "cool" card, and i figured the "twist" or early, but still a very good book:)
60 The Katyn Order by Douglas W Jackobson -- ARC won from Goodreads; review to come
61 & 62 The Silver Needle Murder & The Teaberry Strangler by Laura Childs -- doesn't do it for me anymore
63 A Horse for Mandy by Lurlene McDaniel
64 The Gravesavers by Sheree Fitch
65 The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart -- great, fun series:)
66 The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
67Bookmarked for Death by Lorna Barrett
68 Fallen Skies by Phillipa Gregory
69 Harry, a History by Melissa Anelli
70 Cross Fire by Dick Francis
71 James Herriot's Dog Stories by James Herriot
72 & 73 The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey & The MBS and The Prisoner's Dilemma
74 8th confession by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro
75 Still Life by Louise Penny -- really like this, and am working my way through the rest of the series and still enjoying it a lot:)
76 Beardance by Will Hobbs
77 Nobody Comes Back by Donn Pearce
78 In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson
79 The Cloud of Unknowing by Thomas H Cook
80 The Fire Within by Chris d'Lacey
I'm splitting this into 2 posts, coz there are so many:P