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megsm3
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Re: Those with a goal for the year.. Post what you have read so far!

My goal was 11!!

1- a thousand splendid suns - khaled houssaini (good but really tough subject to get through at times)
2- thanks for the memories - cecelia ahern (just ok)
3- Something Borrowed - emily griffin (quick read - loved it)
4 - the help - kathryn stockett (loved it!!)
5- Something Blue - emily griffin (quick read - good)
6- Room - Emma Donoghue (awesome)
7- Sarah's Key - Tatiana de Rosnay (truly moving story)
8 - The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo - Steig Larson (slow start but really moved for the second half)
9 - The Girl Who Played With Fire - Steig Larson (awesome)
10- The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest - Steig Larson (awesome)
11- Twilight - Stephenie Meyer (addicted - cannot believe I waited so long to read it!!)
12- New Moon - Stephenie Meyer
13 - Eclipse - Stephenie Meyer
14 - Breaking Dawn - Stephenie Meyer
15 - Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet - Henry Lee ( kind of slow)
16- The Secret Life of Ceecee Wilkes - Diane Chamberlain (loved it!)
17- A Long Way Gone - Ishmael Beah
18- Speak - Laurie Balder Anderson (reread it for a class)
19- Louder Than Words - Jenny McCarthy (for a class)
20- A Child Called It - Dave Peltzer (for a class - truly dreaded reading this after hearing about it and it was heartbreaking!)

Posted 8/8/11 9:15 PM
 
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updated list

Posted by jilliibabii

I wanted to reach 100, but now I don't know if I'll be able to. I'm trying to get st least to 75 though!

January 2011

1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (I re-read it before I saw the movie.)
2. American Vampire- (A graphic novel by Stephen King.)
3. The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
4. The Girl Who Played With Fire
5. The Town by Chuck Hogan
6. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
7. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

February 2011

8. Pretties by Scott Westerfeld
9. Specials by Scott Westerfeld
10. Extras by Scott Westerfeld
11. Vampire Academy #1 by Richelle Mead

March 2011

12. Frostbite (VA #2) by Richelle Mead
13. Let Me In by John Adjvide Lundquist
14. Shadow Kiss (VA #3) by Richelle Mead
15. Blood Promise (VA #4) by Richelle Mead
16. Spirit Bound (VA #5) by Richelle Mead
17. The Road by Cormac McCarthy
18. Blue Bloods by Melissa De la Cruz

April 2011

19. Last Sacrifice (VA #6) by Richelle Mead
20. Living With the Dead by Kelley Armstrong
21. Firestarter by Stephen King
22. Frostbitten by Kelley Armstrong
23. Waking the Witch by Kelley Armstrong
24. Succubus Blues by Richelle Mead

May 2011

25. I am Number Four by Pittacus Lore
26. My Fair Lazy by Jen Lancaster
27. Nightwatch by Sergei Lukyanenko
28. Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

June 2011

29. No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre
30. The Taking by Dean Koontz
31. By the Light of the Moon by Dean Koontz
32. Bossypants by Tina Fey
33. Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang by Chelsea Handler
34. Lies That Chelsea Handler Told Me by Chelsea Handler and Friends
35. Water for Elephants by Sarah Gruen
36. Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

July 2011

37. Incarceron by Catherine Fisher
38. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
39. The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong
40. 666 Park Avenue by Gabriella Pierce
41. Fallen by Lauren Kate
42. Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea by Chelsea Handler

August 2011

43. Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris
44. The Fall (Strain #2) by Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan
45. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
46. Shiver (The Wolves of Mercy Falls #1) by Maggie Stiefvater
47. Paranormalcy by Kiersten White
48. The Sisters Red (Fairytale Re-tellings #1) by Jackson Pearce
49. One Day by David Nicholls

September 2011

50. Many Bloody Returns by Various Authors
51. Bloodlines by Richelle Mead
52. One for the Money by janet Evanovich
53. Inside of a Dog by Alexandra Horowitz

October 2011

54. Skinny Dip by Carl Hiaasen





55. My Horizantal Life by Chelsea Handler

Message edited 10/4/2011 10:35:13 AM.

Posted 8/15/11 9:41 AM
 

JennyPenny
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Re: Those with a goal for the year.. Post what you have read so far!

I'm just joining in but I want to start keeping track of my reads. I'll set a goal of 60 for the year.

1- Room
2- House Rules
3- Twenties Girl
4- Mini Shopaholic
5- Popsicle Toes
6- Married with Zombies
7- Flip This Zombie
8- The Help
9- Water for Elephants
10- The Secret Life of CeeCee Wilkes
11- Strange Bedpersons
12- Switched
13- Torn
14- Ascend
15- Run
16- Story of a Girl
17- Diary of a Mad Fat Girl
18- Plum Island
19- The Lion's Game
20- A Stolen Life- A memoir
21- Eat, Slay, Love
22- Hollowland
23- This is Where I Leave You
24- Night Fall

Message edited 8/18/2011 12:25:35 PM.

Posted 8/15/11 3:32 PM
 

kimbalina
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Re: Those with a goal for the year.. Post what you have read so far!


August
26. Queen of Babble in the Big City - M. Cabot
27. Witches of East End - M. De La Cruz

Posted 8/16/11 9:17 PM
 

LoveyQ
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Re: Those with a goal for the year.. Post what you have read so far!

July
22. We Interrupt This Date by LC Evans
23. A Stolen Life by Jaycee Dugard
24. Dating a Cougar by Donna McDonald
25.

August
26. Princess of Nowhere by Lorenzo Borghese
27. Blue Dahlia by Nora Roberts
28. Born in Fire by Nora Roberts

Posted 8/17/11 11:45 AM
 

Gertyrae
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Re: Those with a goal for the year.. Post what you have read so far!

Cute idea - I have no goal but let's see how I do:

1:Room - Emma Donoghue
2:Night Watch - Sarah Waters
3:Those Who Save Us - Jenna Blum
4:Can You Keep A Secret - Sophie Kinsella
5:True Blue - David Baldacci
6:We Were The Mulvaneys - Joyce Carol Oates(I have to throw out there that this book was amazing...I didn't want it to end )
7: Sarah's Key - Tatiana de Rosnay
8: The Red Queen - Phillipa Gregory
9: The Memory Collector - Meg Gardiner
10: All the Pretty Girls - J.T. Ellison
11: In for the Kill - John Lutz
12:To Every Love there is a Season - Marissa St. James
13: A Cup of Tea - Amy Ephron
14: Huck - Janet Elder
15: The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins
16:Waiting for Snow in Havana - Carlos Eire (loved this one also - picked it up on a whim at the library and couldn't put it down!)
17:Pillars of the Earth - Ken Follet (now this is a series people should be obsessed with)
18:The Paris Wife - Paula McLain
19:Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins
20:Hell's Gate - Richard Crabbe
21:Impossible - Nancy Werlin
22:Mockinjay - Suzanne Collins
23:19 Minutes - Jodi Picoult
24:Amy and Isabelle - Elizabeth Stout
25:Unbroken - Laura Hillenbrand
26:The Westies - the history of the Irish Mob in Hell's Kitchen - T.J. English
27:Slammerkin - Emma Donoghue
28: Red River - Lalita Tademy
29: New York - Edward Rutherford
30:Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet - Henry Lee
31:Bitter is the New Black - Jen Lancaster
32:Sing You Home - Jodi Picoult
33:History of Love - Nicole Krauss
34:Zeitoun - Dave Eggers (I highly recommend this - it was quite an eye-opener)
35:If Wishes Were Horses - Robert Barclay
36:The Midwife's Confession - Diane Chamberlain
37: The Castaways - Erin Hildebrand...hated it!
38: My Fair Lazy - Jen Lancaster
39: The Speckled People - Hugo Hamilton
40: The Help - Kathryn Stockett
41: The Last WereWolf - Glen Duncan (surprisingly good - DH recommended it and I wasn't thrilled at the beginning)
42: Pretty in Plaid - Jen Lancaster (this chic cracks me up - I find myself laughing out loud at her books and just can't stop reading them)
43: War Horse - Michael Morpugo (good, but not as good as I was expecting)
44: One Day - David Nicholls - AMAZING!!!!
45: The Happiness of Pursuit - Davis Phinney
46: If You Were Here - Jen Lancaster
47: The Reader - Bernhard Schlink
48: Bright Lights, Big *** - Jen Lancaster (told you I liked her!)
49: Private - James Patterson
50: Such a Pretty Fat - Jen Lancaster
51: The Little Giant of Aberdeen County - Tiffany Baker (much like a John Irving book if you like him - really enjoyed this one)
52: A Dog's Purpose - W. Bruce Cameron
53: Half Broke Horses - Jeannette Walls
54: O is for Outlaw - Sue Grafton
55: Handle With Care - Jodi Picoult - hated it!

Message edited 11/17/2011 12:30:04 AM.

Posted 8/18/11 8:41 AM
 

AngnShaun
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Re: Those with a goal for the year.. Post what you have read so far!

1. My Blood Approves - Amanda Hocking (#1)
2. Fate - Amanda Hocking(#2)
3. Flutter - Amanda Hocking(3)
4. Wisdom - Amanda Hocking(#4)
5. Awakened - P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast(#8 in the House of Night Series)
6. Something Borrowed - Emily Giffin
7. Switched - Amanda Hocking (Book 1 - Trylle Series)
8. Torn - Amanda Hocking(Book 2 - Trylle Series pgs)
9. Ascend - Amanda Hocking (Final book in the Trylle Series)
10. Song of the Moon - Catherine Banks (Book 1 in the Artemis Lupine Series)
11. Last Sacrifice - Richelle Mead (Final Book of Vampire Academy)
12. Something Blue - Emily Giffin
13. Learn Me Good - John Pearson
14. Romantically Challenged - Beth Orsoff
15. Dog Food and Diamonds - K. C. Scott
16. How I Learned to Love the Walrus - Beth Orsoff
17. Water for Elephants - Sara Gruen
18. All The Pretty Girls (Taylor Jackson Series # 1) - J. T. Ellison
19. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson
20. The Girl Who Played with Fire - Stieg Larsson
21. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest - Stieg Larsson
22. Sing You Home - Jodi Picoult
23. I Am Number Four - Pittacus Lore
24. The Help - Kathryn Stockett
25. Baltimore Blues - Laura Lippman
26. Run - Blake Crouch
27. Diary of a Mad Fat Girl - Stephanie McAfee
28. Kiss of the Star (Book 2 of the Artemis Lupine Series)- Catherine Banks
29. Turned (Vampire Journals Book 1) - Morgan Rice
30. Loved - Book 2 in the Vampire Journals...
31. & 32. The Mysterious Affair at Styles & The Secret Adversary - Agatha Christie (it came as a 2 in 1 deal on the nook)
33. The Body Finder - Kimbery Derting
34. Betrayed - Morgan Rice (Book 3 in the Vampire Journals)
35. City of Fallen Angels - Cassandra Claire (Book 4 of the Mortal Instruments)
36. Serial - Blake Crouch & Jack Kilbourn (VERY SHORT STORY, but VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY GRAPHIC)
37. Honeymoon for One - Beth Orsoff
38. Locked Doors - Blake Crouch (another page turner)
39. Truly, Madly - Heather Webber (Lucy Valenitne Series #1)
40. Deeply, Desperately - Heather Webber (Lucy Valentine Series #2)
41. Absolutely, Positively - Heather Webber (Lucy Valentine Series #3)
42. Lethal People - John Locke (Donovan Creed #1)
43. Lethal Experiment - John Locke (Donovan Creed #2)
44. Saving Rachel - John Locke (Donovan Creed #3)
45. Now & Then - John Locke (Donovan Creed #4)
46. Wish List - John Locke (Donovan Creed #5)
47. A Girl Like You - John Locke (Donovan Creed #6)
48. Vegas Moon - John Locked (Donovan Creed #7)
49. The Lion - Nelson DeMille
50. Night Fall - Nelson DeMille
51. The Lion - Nelson DeMille
52. By The Rivers of Babylon - Nelson DeMille
53. Sea Swept - Nora Roberts
54. Rising Tides - Nora Roberts
55. Deeper than Midnight - Lara Adrian (Midnight Breed #9)
56. Painless - Derek Ciccone
57. The Value of Life - Andy Crowson
58. To Kill or Not to Kill - Andy Crowson
59. The Abbey - Chris Culver
60. When Crickets Cry - Charles Martin
61. I Am Number Four: The Lost Files: Six's Legacy - Pittacus Lore
62. The Black Echo - Michael Connelly
63. A Cold Day For Murder - Dana Stabenow (Kate Shugak #1)
64. This is Where I Leave You - Jonathan Tropper
65. The Dandelion Conspiracy - Kirk Mustard, Leon Stern
66. Sudden Death - Michael Balkind
67. The Love You Crave - John Locke (Donovan Creed # 8)
68. Nemesis - Jo Nesbo
69. A Thousand Splendid Suns - Khaled Hossen
70. The Fallen (Derek Stillwater #3)- Mark Terry
71. Learn Me Gooder - John Pearson
72. The Power of Six (Lorien Legacies #2) - Pittacus Lore
73. The Devils Pitchfork (Derek Stillwater #1) - Mark Terry
74. The Serpents Kiss (Derek Stillwater #2) - Mark Terry
75. Valley of Shadows (Derek Stillwater #4) - Mark Terry
76. Under A Raging Moon (River City Crime Novel #1) - Frank Zafiro

Message edited 9/6/2011 9:18:48 AM.

Posted 8/19/11 10:28 AM
 

APT910
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Re: Those with a goal for the year.. Post what you have read so far!

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I don't really have a goal, I guess 50 would be good lol

So far I've read:

1. Confessions Of A Shopaholic
2. Dead Until Dark
3. Living Dead In Dallas
4. Club Dead
5. Dead To The World
6. Dead As A Doornail
7. Definitely Dead
8. Altogether Dead
9. Dead And Gone
10. Dead In The Family
11. Something Borrowed
12. Something Blue
13. The Help
14. Dead Reckoning
15. Water For Elephants
16. Shopaholic Takes Manhatten
17. Love The One Your With
18. The Hunger Games
19. Catching Fire



Reading Mockingjay now

Posted 8/20/11 4:40 PM
 

megsm3
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Re: Those with a goal for the year.. Post what you have read so far!

My goal was 11!!

1- a thousand splendid suns - khaled houssaini (good but really tough subject to get through at times)
2- thanks for the memories - cecelia ahern (just ok)
3- Something Borrowed - emily griffin (quick read - loved it)
4 - the help - kathryn stockett (loved it!!)
5- Something Blue - emily griffin (quick read - good)
6- Room - Emma Donoghue (awesome)
7- Sarah's Key - Tatiana de Rosnay (truly moving story)
8 - The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo - Steig Larson (slow start but really moved for the second half)
9 - The Girl Who Played With Fire - Steig Larson (awesome)
10- The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest - Steig Larson (awesome)
11- Twilight - Stephenie Meyer (addicted - cannot believe I waited so long to read it!!)
12- New Moon - Stephenie Meyer
13 - Eclipse - Stephenie Meyer
14 - Breaking Dawn - Stephenie Meyer
15 - Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet - Henry Lee ( kind of slow)
16- The Secret Life of Ceecee Wilkes - Diane Chamberlain (loved it!)
17- A Long Way Gone - Ishmael Beah
18- Speak - Laurie Balder Anderson (reread it for a class)
19- Louder Than Words - Jenny McCarthy (for a class)
20- A Child Called It - Dave Peltzer (for a class - truly dreaded reading this after hearing about it and it was heartbreaking!)
21- The Perks of Being a Wallflower -Stephen Chbosky ( for a class - amazing book)
22- Firefly Lane - Kristin Hannah (LOVED it)

Message edited 8/27/2011 8:05:29 AM.

Posted 8/22/11 7:44 AM
 

JennyPenny
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Jen

Re: Those with a goal for the year.. Post what you have read so far!

My goal is 60 for the year.

1- Room
2- House Rules
3- Twenties Girl
4- Mini Shopaholic
5- Popsicle Toes
6- Married with Zombies
7- Flip This Zombie
8- The Help
9- Water for Elephants
10- The Secret Life of CeeCee Wilkes
11- Strange Bedpersons
12- Switched
13- Torn
14- Ascend
15- Run
16- Story of a Girl
17- Diary of a Mad Fat Girl
18- Plum Island
19- The Lion's Game
20- A Stolen Life- A memoir
21- Eat, Slay, Love
22- Hollowland
23- This is Where I Leave You
24- Night Fall
25- This is Where I Leave You
26- The Midwife's Confession
27- The Courage Tree
28- The Lies We Told

Message edited 9/1/2011 12:30:40 PM.

Posted 8/22/11 12:40 PM
 

kimbalina
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Kim

Re: Those with a goal for the year.. Post what you have read so far!

January:
1. My Horizontal Life - C. Handler
2. Secret Life of Cee Cee Wilkes D. Chamberlain
3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - JK. Rowling
4. The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner - S. Meyer
5. Dead to the World - C. Harris

February
6. Queen of Babble - M. Cabot
7. Don't Sing at the Table - A. Trigiani

March
8. Are You There Vodka, It's me Chelsea - C. Handler
9. The Art of Racing in The Rain - G. Stein
10. Believe it, Be it - A. Vincent

April
11. Stori Telling - T. Spelling
12. Black Heels to Tractor Wheels - R. Drummond
13. Something Borrowed - E. Giffin

May
14. Tenth Circle - J. Picout
15. Belly Laughs - J. McCarthy
16. Something Blue - E. Giffin
17. Room- E. Donoghue

June
18. Julia and Julie - J. Powell
19. L.A. Candy - L. Conrad
20. Queen of The Big Time - A. Trigiani
21. Little Earthquakes - J. Weinner
22. Bossy Pants T. Fey

July
23. Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons - L. Landvik
24. Mommywood - T. Spelling
25. A Summer Affair - E. Hilderbrand

August
26. Queen of Babble in the Big City - M. Cabot
27. Witches of East End - M. De La Cruz
28. The Baby Planner - J. Brown

Posted 8/25/11 5:33 PM
 

christinec2010
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Christine

Re: Those with a goal for the year.. Post what you have read so far!

Haven't been on to update my list:

1. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
2. The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by don Miguel Ruiz
3. Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin
4. Something Blue by Emily Giffin
5. Baby Proof by Emily Giffin
6. Love The One You're With by Emily Giffin
7. Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
8. Life of Pi by Yann Martel
9. Drinking Closer To Home by Jessica Anya Blau

Posted 8/28/11 8:11 PM
 

Little-J-Mommy
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D

Re: Those with a goal for the year.. Post what you have read so far!

Posted by kimbalina

January:
1. My Horizontal Life - C. Handler
2. Secret Life of Cee Cee Wilkes D. Chamberlain
3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - JK. Rowling
4. The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner - S. Meyer
5. Dead to the World - C. Harris

February
6. Queen of Babble - M. Cabot
7. Don't Sing at the Table - A. Trigiani

March
8. Are You There Vodka, It's me Chelsea - C. Handler
9. The Art of Racing in The Rain - G. Stein
10. Believe it, Be it - A. Vincent

April
11. Stori Telling - T. Spelling
12. Black Heels to Tractor Wheels - R. Drummond
13. Something Borrowed - E. Giffin

May
14. Tenth Circle - J. Picout
15. Belly Laughs - J. McCarthy
16. Something Blue - E. Giffin
17. Room- E. Donoghue

June
18. Julia and Julie - J. Powell
19. L.A. Candy - L. Conrad
20. Queen of The Big Time - A. Trigiani
21. Little Earthquakes - J. Weinner
22. Bossy Pants T. Fey

July
23. Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons - L. Landvik
24. Mommywood - T. Spelling
25. A Summer Affair - E. Hilderbrand

August
26. Queen of Babble in the Big City - M. Cabot
27. Witches of East End - M. De La Cruz
28. The Baby Planner - J. Brown



I want you to pass your books on to me when you're done reading themChat Icon Your list looks like fun readingChat Icon Chat Icon

and I am so impressed with all of you. I read before bed and I swear, I'm lucky if I get through 4 or 5 pages before I pass outChat Icon

Posted 8/29/11 11:53 AM
 

LoveyQ
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Re: Those with a goal for the year.. Post what you have read so far!

August
26. Princess of Nowhere by Lorenzo Borghese
27. Blue Dahlia by Nora Roberts
28. Born in Fire by Nora Roberts
29. Born in Ice by Nora Roberts
30. Born in Shame by Nora Roberts *** With this book I met my Goal for the year! Woohoo!

Message edited 8/30/2011 4:51:06 PM.

Posted 8/30/11 4:49 PM
 

kimbalina
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Kim

Re: Those with a goal for the year.. Post what you have read so far!

My goal is 36 or more. My entire list is on page 2.

August
26. Queen of Babble in the Big City - M. Cabot
27. Witches of East End - M. De La Cruz
28. The Baby Planner - J. Brown
29. The Island - E. Hilderbrand

Posted 8/31/11 8:57 AM
 

kimbalina
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Kim

Re: Those with a goal for the year.. Post what you have read so far!

Posted by Little-J-Mommy

I want you to pass your books on to me when you're done reading themChat Icon Your list looks like fun readingChat Icon Chat Icon

and I am so impressed with all of you. I read before bed and I swear, I'm lucky if I get through 4 or 5 pages before I pass outChat Icon



Thanks for the compliment. I like all types of books, but have been sticking with a lot of the same authors or theme's lately.

I have an iPad, but most of my books come from the library! I love browsing there!

Posted 8/31/11 8:59 AM
 

kimbalina
Bring on the glitter and bows!

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Kim

Re: Those with a goal for the year.. Post what you have read so far!

September
30. One Summer - D. Balducci

Posted 9/5/11 2:58 PM
 

megsm3
Life is Good!!

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M

Re: Those with a goal for the year.. Post what you have read so far!

My goal was 11!!

1- a thousand splendid suns - khaled houssaini (good but really tough subject to get through at times)
2- thanks for the memories - cecelia ahern (just ok)
3- Something Borrowed - emily griffin (quick read - loved it)
4 - the help - kathryn stockett (loved it!!)
5- Something Blue - emily griffin (quick read - good)
6- Room - Emma Donoghue (awesome)
7- Sarah's Key - Tatiana de Rosnay (truly moving story)
8 - The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo - Steig Larson (slow start but really moved for the second half)
9 - The Girl Who Played With Fire - Steig Larson (awesome)
10- The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest - Steig Larson (awesome)
11- Twilight - Stephenie Meyer (addicted - cannot believe I waited so long to read it!!)
12- New Moon - Stephenie Meyer
13 - Eclipse - Stephenie Meyer
14 - Breaking Dawn - Stephenie Meyer
15 - Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet - Henry Lee ( kind of slow)
16- The Secret Life of Ceecee Wilkes - Diane Chamberlain (loved it!)
17- A Long Way Gone - Ishmael Beah
18- Speak - Laurie Balder Anderson (reread it for a class)
19- Louder Than Words - Jenny McCarthy (for a class)
20- A Child Called It - Dave Peltzer (for a class - truly dreaded reading this after hearing about it and it was heartbreaking!)
21- The Perks of Being a Wallflower -Stephen Chbosky ( for a class - amazing book)
22- Firefly Lane - Kristin Hannah (LOVED it)
23 - Saving CeeCee Honeycutt - Beth Hoffman (such a great book!!)

Posted 9/5/11 4:43 PM
 

APT910
Let It Be

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Ashley

Re: Those with a goal for the year.. Post what you have read so far!

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I don't really have a goal, I guess 50 would be good lol

So far I've read:

1. Confessions Of A Shopaholic
2. Dead Until Dark
3. Living Dead In Dallas
4. Club Dead
5. Dead To The World
6. Dead As A Doornail
7. Definitely Dead
8. Altogether Dead
9. Dead And Gone
10. Dead In The Family
11. Something Borrowed
12. Something Blue
13. The Help
14. Dead Reckoning
15. Water For Elephants
16. Shopaholic Takes Manhatten
17. Love The One Your With
18. The Hunger Games
19. Catching Fire
20. Mockingjay now



Reading: Can You Keep A Secret.

Posted 9/5/11 10:27 PM
 

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31. Jane Eyre
32. Evermore (Immortals Series #1)-Alyson Noel


33. Blue Moon (Immortals #2) Alyson Noel



34. Shadowland (Immortals #3)
35. Dark Flame (Immortals #4)
36.Night Star (Immortals #5)

Hmmmm I'm at 37 on Goodreads. Somewhere I'm missing a book.



38. The Invisible Bridge-Julie Orringer


39. Fallen-Lauren Kate
40. Torment-Lauren Kate



I'm falling way behind. I need to pick up the pace again


41. Sarah's Key
42. City of Bones (Mortal Instruments #1)



43. City of Ashes (Mortal Instruments #2)
44. City of Glass (Mortal Instruments #3)


I am falling super far behind on my goal for the year. I need to pick up the reading.



45. City of Fallen Angels (Mortal Instruments #4)

(still super far behind. Not sure if I can catch up and make my goal, switched to a different author for now to speed things up)

Posted 9/6/11 12:26 AM
 

jilliibabii
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Jillian

Re: Those with a goal for the year.. Post what you have read so far!

Posted by jilliibabii

I wanted to reach 100, but now I don't know if I'll be able to. I'm trying to get st least to 75 though!

January 2011

1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (I re-read it before I saw the movie.)
2. American Vampire- (A graphic novel by Stephen King.)
3. The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
4. The Girl Who Played With Fire
5. The Town by Chuck Hogan
6. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
7. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

February 2011

8. Pretties by Scott Westerfeld
9. Specials by Scott Westerfeld
10. Extras by Scott Westerfeld
11. Vampire Academy #1 by Richelle Mead

March 2011

12. Frostbite (VA #2) by Richelle Mead
13. Let Me In by John Adjvide Lundquist
14. Shadow Kiss (VA #3) by Richelle Mead
15. Blood Promise (VA #4) by Richelle Mead
16. Spirit Bound (VA #5) by Richelle Mead
17. The Road by Cormac McCarthy
18. Blue Bloods by Melissa De la Cruz

April 2011

19. Last Sacrifice (VA #6) by Richelle Mead
20. Living With the Dead by Kelley Armstrong
21. Firestarter by Stephen King
22. Frostbitten by Kelley Armstrong
23. Waking the Witch by Kelley Armstrong
24. Succubus Blues by Richelle Mead

May 2011

25. I am Number Four by Pittacus Lore
26. My Fair Lazy by Jen Lancaster
27. Nightwatch by Sergei Lukyanenko
28. Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

June 2011

29. No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre
30. The Taking by Dean Koontz
31. By the Light of the Moon by Dean Koontz
32. Bossypants by Tina Fey
33. Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang by Chelsea Handler
34. Lies That Chelsea Handler Told Me by Chelsea Handler and Friends
35. Water for Elephants by Sarah Gruen
36. Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

July 2011

37. Incarceron by Catherine Fisher
38. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
39. The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong
40. 666 Park Avenue by Gabriella Pierce
41. Fallen by Lauren Kate
42. Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea by Chelsea Handler

August 2011

43. Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris
44. The Fall (Strain #2) by Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan
45. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
46. Shiver (The Wolves of Mercy Falls #1) by Maggie Stiefvater
47. Paranormalcy by Kiersten White
48. The Sisters Red (Fairytale Re-tellings #1) by Jackson Pearce
49. One Day by David Nicholls

September 2011

50. Many Bloody Returns by Various Authors
51. Bloodlines by Richelle Mead
52. One for the Money by Janet Evanovich
53. Inside of a Dog by Alexandra Horowitz

October 2011

54. Skinny Dip by Carl Hiaasen
55. My Horizantal Life by Chelsea Handler
56. The Hidden Child by Camilla Lackberg
57. Glass Houses (Morganville Vampires #1) by Rachel Caine
58. The Dead Girl's Dance (Morganville Vampires #2) by Rachel Caine
59. The Maze Runner by James Dashner
60. Full Dark, No Stars by Stephen King

November 2011

61. Midnight Alley (Morganville Vampires #3) by Rachel Caine
62. Feast of Fools (Morganville Vampires #4) by Rachel Caine
63. Two for the Dough (Stephanie Plum #2) by Janet Evanovich
64. The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger
65. The Awakening (Vampire Diaries #1) by L.J. Smith
66. Switched (Trylle #1) by Amanda Hocking



67. The Struggle (Vampire Diaries #2) by L.J. Smith

Message edited 11/28/2011 10:15:11 AM.

Posted 9/6/11 8:35 AM
 

Mkr09
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Member since 5/05

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Name:
M

Re: Those with a goal for the year.. Post what you have read so far!

Posted by Mkr09

I don't have a specific goal but I'd like to read as much as possible

1. Handle with Care -- Jodi Picoult
2. Mini-Shopaholic -- Sophie Kinsella
3. Last Time I was Me -- Cathy Lamb
4. Perfect Match -- Jodi Picoult
5. Boy In the Striped Pajamas
6. Firefly Lane -- Kristin Hannah
7. Falling -- Christopher Pike
8. Keeping Faith -- Jodi Picoult
9. 19th Wife
10. Dead Until Dark
11. Invisible Bridge
12. Switched
13. Torn
14. Ascend
15. Something Blue
16. Home Again by Kristin Hannah
17. Mercy -- Jodi Picoult
18. Red Tent
19. The Shack
20. Dream When You're Feeling Blue
21. Tenth Circle - Jodi Picoult
22. Started The Stand and then misplaced the book
22. Baby Proof by Emily Giffin
23. The Boy Who Came Back from Heaven
24. Secrets She Left Behind -- Diane Chamberlain
25. Magic Hour -- Kristin Hannah
26. Summer Island -- Kristin Hannah
27. Shelter Me -- Juliette Fay
28. Hold Tight -- Harlan Coben
29. Picture Perfect -- Jodi Picoult
30. Night -- Elie Weisel
31. Heart of the Matter -- Emily Giffin
32. Distant Shores -- Kristin Hannah
32. Three Cups of Tea (currently reading)
33. No One You Know -- Michelle Richmond
34. A Stolen Life -- Jaycee Dugard
35. Love the One you're with -- Emily Giffin
36. Constant Princess
37. Secret Life of Cee Cee Wilkes
38. The Other Boleyn Girl
39. Portrait of an Unkown Woman
40. The Boleyn Inheritance
41. The Midwife's Confession (currently reading)

Message edited 9/28/2011 11:28:22 AM.

Posted 9/21/11 10:42 AM
 

AngnShaun
Sisters

Member since 1/10

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Ang

Re: Those with a goal for the year.. Post what you have read so far!

1. My Blood Approves - Amanda Hocking (#1)
2. Fate - Amanda Hocking(#2)
3. Flutter - Amanda Hocking(3)
4. Wisdom - Amanda Hocking(#4)
5. Awakened - P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast(#8 in the House of Night Series)
6. Something Borrowed - Emily Giffin
7. Switched - Amanda Hocking (Book 1 - Trylle Series)
8. Torn - Amanda Hocking(Book 2 - Trylle Series pgs)
9. Ascend - Amanda Hocking (Final book in the Trylle Series)
10. Song of the Moon - Catherine Banks (Book 1 in the Artemis Lupine Series)
11. Last Sacrifice - Richelle Mead (Final Book of Vampire Academy)
12. Something Blue - Emily Giffin
13. Learn Me Good - John Pearson
14. Romantically Challenged - Beth Orsoff
15. Dog Food and Diamonds - K. C. Scott
16. How I Learned to Love the Walrus - Beth Orsoff
17. Water for Elephants - Sara Gruen
18. All The Pretty Girls (Taylor Jackson Series # 1) - J. T. Ellison
19. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson
20. The Girl Who Played with Fire - Stieg Larsson
21. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest - Stieg Larsson
22. Sing You Home - Jodi Picoult
23. I Am Number Four - Pittacus Lore
24. The Help - Kathryn Stockett
25. Baltimore Blues - Laura Lippman
26. Run - Blake Crouch
27. Diary of a Mad Fat Girl - Stephanie McAfee
28. Kiss of the Star (Book 2 of the Artemis Lupine Series)- Catherine Banks
29. Turned (Vampire Journals Book 1) - Morgan Rice
30. Loved - Book 2 in the Vampire Journals...
31. & 32. The Mysterious Affair at Styles & The Secret Adversary - Agatha Christie (it came as a 2 in 1 deal on the nook)
33. The Body Finder - Kimbery Derting
34. Betrayed - Morgan Rice (Book 3 in the Vampire Journals)
35. City of Fallen Angels - Cassandra Claire (Book 4 of the Mortal Instruments)
36. Serial - Blake Crouch & Jack Kilbourn (VERY SHORT STORY, but VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY GRAPHIC)
37. Honeymoon for One - Beth Orsoff
38. Locked Doors - Blake Crouch (another page turner)
39. Truly, Madly - Heather Webber (Lucy Valenitne Series #1)
40. Deeply, Desperately - Heather Webber (Lucy Valentine Series #2)
41. Absolutely, Positively - Heather Webber (Lucy Valentine Series #3)
42. Lethal People - John Locke (Donovan Creed #1)
43. Lethal Experiment - John Locke (Donovan Creed #2)
44. Saving Rachel - John Locke (Donovan Creed #3)
45. Now & Then - John Locke (Donovan Creed #4)
46. Wish List - John Locke (Donovan Creed #5)
47. A Girl Like You - John Locke (Donovan Creed #6)
48. Vegas Moon - John Locked (Donovan Creed #7)
49. The Lion - Nelson DeMille
50. Night Fall - Nelson DeMille
51. The Lion - Nelson DeMille
52. By The Rivers of Babylon - Nelson DeMille
53. Sea Swept - Nora Roberts
54. Rising Tides - Nora Roberts
55. Deeper than Midnight - Lara Adrian (Midnight Breed #9)
56. Painless - Derek Ciccone
57. The Value of Life - Andy Crowson
58. To Kill or Not to Kill - Andy Crowson
59. The Abbey - Chris Culver
60. When Crickets Cry - Charles Martin
61. I Am Number Four: The Lost Files: Six's Legacy - Pittacus Lore
62. The Black Echo - Michael Connelly
63. A Cold Day For Murder - Dana Stabenow (Kate Shugak #1)
64. This is Where I Leave You - Jonathan Tropper
65. The Dandelion Conspiracy - Kirk Mustard, Leon Stern
66. Sudden Death - Michael Balkind
67. The Love You Crave - John Locke (Donovan Creed # 8)
68. Nemesis - Jo Nesbo
69. A Thousand Splendid Suns - Khaled Hossen
70. The Fallen (Derek Stillwater #3)- Mark Terry
71. Learn Me Gooder - John Pearson
72. The Power of Six (Lorien Legacies #2) - Pittacus Lore
73. The Devils Pitchfork (Derek Stillwater #1) - Mark Terry
74. The Serpents Kiss (Derek Stillwater #2) - Mark Terry
75. Valley of Shadows (Derek Stillwater #4) - Mark Terry
76. Under A Raging Moon (River City Crime Novel #1) - Frank Zafiro
77. Heroes Often Fail (A River City Crime Novel #2)- Frank Zafiro
78. Beneath A Weeping Sky - (A River City Crime Novel #3) - Frank Zafiro
79. And Every Man Has To Die (A River City Crime Novel # 4) - Frank Zafiro
80. Waist Deep (Stefan Kopriva #1) - Frank Zafiro
81. No Good Deed (A River City Anthology) - Frank Zafiro
82. The Violets of March - Sara Jio (for book club)
83. Ground Zero - Bonnie Ramthun (NOT related to 9/11... this book was published in 1999)

Posted 9/22/11 10:54 AM
 

APT910
Let It Be

Member since 2/11

5021 total posts

Name:
Ashley

Re: Those with a goal for the year.. Post what you have read so far!

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Posted by APT910

I don't really have a goal, I guess 50 would be good lol

So far I've read:

1. Confessions Of A Shopaholic
2. Dead Until Dark
3. Living Dead In Dallas
4. Club Dead
5. Dead To The World
6. Dead As A Doornail
7. Definitely Dead
8. Altogether Dead
9. Dead And Gone
10. Dead In The Family
11. Something Borrowed
12. Something Blue
13. The Help
14. Dead Reckoning
15. Water For Elephants
16. Shopaholic Takes Manhatten
17. Love The One Your With
18. The Hunger Games
19. Catching Fire
20. Mockingjay now


21. Can You Keep A Secret
22. Girls In White Dresses



Reading Chasing Harry Winston.

Posted 9/26/11 12:55 PM
 

LoveyQ
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Member since 11/07

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Re: Those with a goal for the year.. Post what you have read so far!

[Quote]Posted by LoveyQ

August
26. Princess of Nowhere by Lorenzo Borghese
27. Blue Dahlia by Nora Roberts
28. Born in Fire by Nora Roberts
29. Born in Ice by Nora Roberts
30. Born in Shame by Nora Roberts *** With this book I met my Goal for the year! Woohoo!
[/Quote]
31. How to Dump Your Boyfriend by Sibel Hodge (total waste)

September
32. Sea Swept (Chesapeake Bay Saga Book 1)
33. Rising Tides (Chesapeake Bay Saga Book 2)
34.Inner Harbor (Chesapeake Bay Saga Book 3)
35. The Search by Nora Roberts

Message edited 9/26/2011 4:31:48 PM.

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