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Happy New Year, Charleen!

January:


1. Rebecca - 4 stars
2. SecondWorld - 4 stars
3. The Rosie Project - 3 stars
4. Code Name Verity - 3 stars
5. Lost in a Good Book - 2 stars
6. The Tenth Circle - 3 stars
7. The Omega Project - 2 stars
8. The View From The Tower - 4 stars
9. Lesser Creatures - 2 stars
10. World War Z - 3 stars

r1. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - 4 stars

Run To Ground - DNF

Rebecca, Code Name Verity, and World War Z are in my TBR. I loved the Millennium trilogy. Too bad Larsson died before writing more!

The Millennium trilogy was really good. I've been wanting to re-read them for so long.

I really enjoyed the Swedish movie adaptations as well. With Noomi Rapace. Far more than the U.S. version.

Charleen, I loved the Millennium trilogy!!! Also watched both Swedish and US versions.

Rebecca is sitting on my shelf and hope to get to it this month.

Rosie Project is for my book club in April.

I am the only person in the world who totally disliked Rebecca. Ugh.

I cannot read The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. I know what it is about and I find that subject very disturbing. I give HUGE kudos to those who can.

Added "Code Name Verity". :-)

Charleen, What a great start to the year!

Hillary wrote: "Charleen, I loved the Millennium trilogy!!! Also watched both Swedish and US versions.

Rebecca is sitting on my shelf and hope to get to it this month.

Rosie Project is for my book club in April."

Ooh, I hope you enjoy them both!


Dawn Michelle wrote: "I am the only person in the world who totally disliked Rebecca. Ugh.

I cannot read The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. I know what it is about and I find that subject very disturbing. I give HUGE ku..."

There are definitely some disturbing scenes, but for me at least the overall story makes up for it. I've read other books where that isn't the case.

And my husband only saw the Hitchcock movie but he's not a fan of Rebecca either.


Annie wrote: "Charleen, What a great start to the year!"

Thanks!

Ok... the ticker is pretty dang cool.

February:


11. The Bone Collector - 4 stars
12. Fangirl - 4 stars
13. Sycamore Row - 4 stars
14. Suspect - 4 stars
15. The Husband's Secret - 4 stars
16. Runner - 3 stars
17. City of Devils - 3 stars

Daimones - DNF

Was The Bone Collector a movie? With Denzel Washington?

Fangirl and Sycamore Row are BOTH on my list. YAY!!!

Added "The Husband's Secret". That looks GOOD! :-)

Dawn Michelle wrote: "Was The Bone Collector a movie? With Denzel Washington?

Fangirl and Sycamore Row are BOTH on my list. YAY!!!

Added "The Husband's Secret". That looks GOOD! :-)"

Yup, that would be the movie. I've never seen it though.

My local library is doing its own Tournament of Books, and Sycamore Row and The Husband's Secret were both books from the tournament.

I haven't seen the movie either, but I seem to remember the trailers for it. I tend to remember trailers/movies with Denzel. ;-)

March:


18. Laura - 2 stars
19. And the Mountains Echoed - 4 stars
20. Doing Harm - 2 stars
21. Under the Never Sky - 3 stars
22. Through the Ever Night - 3 stars
23. Into the Still Blue - 3 stars
24. Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise - 4 stars
25. Carrie - 3 stars
26. The Dead Zone - 3 stars
27. Eleanor & Park - 2 stars
28. TheFuries - 2 stars
29. I Am Cowboy - 4 stars

Eleanor and Park only got 2 stars? Sigh...

CANNOT wait to read And the Mountains Echoed.

I'm #95 on the library holds list for And the Mountains Echoed. At least they have 13 copies!

Dawn Michelle wrote: "Eleanor and Park only got 2 stars? Sigh...

CANNOT wait to read And the Mountains Echoed."

I was judging for my local library's Tournament of Books, and those two were matched for the overall winner. For me it was no contest, but E&P ended up winning (the judges actually tied so we had to open it up to popular vote). I'm clearly in the minority for not enjoying it. But YA isn't really my thing, and contemporary YA even less so... so, grain of salt, I guess. I just didn't get what was so special about it.


Elyse wrote: "I'm #95 on the library holds list for And the Mountains Echoed. At least they have 13 copies!"

Wow, I hope when you get it that it's worth the wait!

I'm on a longer holds list for The Monument's Men and they only have 2 copies! Lol. I like to keep my holds list full though so I pick ones with long waits. :) I don't mind waiting. Most of the time. I've got so many other books to read that I own!

And The Mountains Echoed... I'll have to check that out! I loved Kite Runner...

April:


30. Killing Floor - 3 stars
31. Life After Life - 1 star
32. Into the Darkest Corner - 4 stars
33. The Lincoln Myth - 3 stars
34. Masquerade - 4 stars

r2. I've Got Your Number - 5 stars
r3. The Girl Who Played with Fire - 3 stars
r4. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest - 4 stars
r5. Wit'ch Fire - 4 stars

Is Killing Floor the first Jack Reacher book? I have heard it was good and I think its on my list.

Dawn Michelle wrote: "Is Killing Floor the first Jack Reacher book? I have heard it was good and I think its on my list."

Yes, it is. I thought it was good, but definitely not a new favorite series.

May:

35. Invasion of the Body Snatchers - 4 stars
36. The Stars Shine Down - 4 stars
37. A Canticle for Leibowitz - 3 stars
38. The Target - 4 stars
39. The River of No Return - 3 stars
40. A Monster Calls - 4 stars
41. Heart-Shaped Box - 4 stars
42. Sight Reading - 2 stars

r6. The Innocent - 4 stars
r7. The Hit - 3 stars
r8. Wit'ch Storm - 4 stars

I still need to read A Monster Calls!

It was very good. Not the sort of thing I normally read, but the story definitely packs a punch.

Hey, Charleen! You are doing very well against the challenge this year! I'm just a FEW behind . . . (Ha!)

June:


43. The Kill Switch - 3 stars
44. Firestarter - 4 stars
45. Hard Kill: A Jon Reznick Thriller - 2 stars
46. Bel Canto - 4 stars
47. The Cure - 4 stars
48. No Mercy - 3 stars
49. The Crown - 3 stars

r9. Bloodline - 5 stars
r10. The Bells - 5 stars
r11. Wit'ch War - 4 stars

Charleen, I read Bel Canto back when it came out and I loved it. I remember I passed it on to a couple of people and no one liked it as much as me.

It kind of snuck up on me, but by the end I was totally hooked. Great book.

July:


50. The Spy Who Came in from the Cold - 2 stars
51. A Barricade In Hell - 3 stars
52. The Farm - 4 stars
53. The Silkworm - 4 stars
54. If I Stay - 3 stars
55. Where She Went - 3 stars
56. The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry - 4 stars
57. Landline - 3 stars
58. The Witness - 4 stars

r12. A Discovery of Witches - 4 stars

I didn't think I would like a Discovery of witches but I really enjoyed it!

I really liked it too, the second book less so. I'm reading the third right now.

I guess I never did August, oops...


59. The Book of Life - 4 stars
60. Peter Pan Must Die: A Novel - 4 stars
61. The Sixth Extinction - 3 stars
62. The Martian - 4 stars
63. Skin of the Wolf - 4 stars
64. Gone Girl - 3 stars

r13. Shadow of Night - 3 stars
r14. The Eye of God - 4 stars

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit - DNF

September:


65. Marathon Man - 3 stars
66. We Were Liars - 2 stars
67. I Hunt Killers - 4 stars
68. Time Rep - 3 stars
69. The King's Curse - 3 stars
70. The Lost Island - 3 stars
71. What Alice Forgot - 4 stars
72. Jurassic Park - 3 stars
73. The Lost World - 3 stars
74. Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Search - 4 stars

r15. Wit'ch Gate - 4 stars
r16. Wit'ch Star - 4 stars

The Last Policeman - DNF

(Just one more to go...)

Make it a good one! ;)

Hey, good for you Charleen!

I have two pieces of good news.

First, I just finished book #75: The Hound of the Baskervilles (4 stars).

Second, I'm three months pregnant.

And that leads me to one more bit of news... I'm stepping down as a moderator for the group.

Thanks to Andrea and Karol for having me. I've loved being a moderator for the past few years. But it's definitely time for me to take a step back. I'll still be around, though... at least until April, at which point who knows how much time I'll have for reading.

Charleen wrote: "I have two pieces of good news.

First, I just finished book #75: The Hound of the Baskervilles (4 stars).

Second, I'm three months pregnant.

And that leads me to one more bit of ne..."

Well, wow, congratulations times two, Charleen!!

wow. congrats to you

Charleen, congratulations on your happy news!! How are you feeling?
Thanks for all you've done for the group, I'm glad you're sticking around as a member

Thanks!

Congratulations!!!

I've been pretty quiet here but I HAVE been reading! Here's my list since hitting 75:


76. 'Salem's Lot - 3 stars
77. The 13th Juror - 2 stars
78. Season of the Witch - 4 stars
79. Party Games - 3 stars
80. How To Be a Good Wife - 3 stars
81. Blue Labyrinth - 4 stars
82. The Hunt for Red October - 2 stars
83. The Wicked Girls - 3 stars
84. Point of Impact - 4 stars
85. The Tudor Plot - 4 stars
86. 11/22/63 - 4 stars
87. The Terminal Man - 2 stars
88. Raise the Titanic! - 3 stars
89. The Firm - 4 stars
90. NOS4A2 - 3 stars
91. The Escape - 3 stars
92. Serenity: Leaves on the Wind - 2 stars
93. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - 2 stars

r17. White Fire - 4 stars
r18. The Alexandria Link - 3 stars
r19. The Venetian Betrayal - 3 stars
r20. The Charlemagne Pursuit - 3 stars
r21. The Paris Vendetta - 4 stars

Until You're Mine - DNF
A Thousand Splendid Suns - DNF

Oh no, you didn't like A Thousand Splendid Suns? :( Have you read other Hosseini novels? I really want to get back in my Stephen King novels. I own a TON but have only read The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, Firestarter, Dolores Claiborne, and Four Past Midnight. I really want to get into the Dark Tower series. On another note, good to hear from you and how is your pregnancy going?

I read and really enjoyed And the Mountains Echoed, but I got halfway through this one and just wasn't feeling it.

Pregnancy has been... interesting. Of course, I have nothing to compare it to other than stories. My morning sickness lasted well past my first trimester (boo!) and by the time I started feeling better on a regular basis I was already starting to get big and awkward (I was amazed how different I felt even before I was obviously showing). So that "second trimester sweet spot" I keep hearing about really only lasted a few weeks. Still, everything's been 100% on track medically, so I guess everything else is just minor inconvenience in comparison.

Three months to go!

Charleen, I just sent you an e-mail. hang in there girl that baby is almost cooked :)