A Bit About My Reading Style
I enjoy young, fun, flirty books, with some depth, a good story line and well developed characters. I stay away from romance and the details that come with romance, so my usual reading consists of Young Adult books. I do read the occasional Adult book, but skip most indecent scenes.
I will read chick-lit books once in a while, but I can only handle some much. I really enjoy the fantasy genre of books and so most of the books I read are such. I also like culture or history/historical fiction books.
My Rating System
Everything seems to have some sort of rating system. So I thought I would share how I rate a book. I have three ways of rating
1. Will read again
meaning great book, awesome story, something I enjoyed, also was probably something I read in a matter of hours
2. Would read again but not priority
meaning I would probably read something else or new first but I would still read this again. The story was good and enjoyable
3. Won't read again
meaning I didn't enjoy the book much, for whatever reason. Reasons can range from just not my kind of story, to didn't enjoy the characters, to too much of something in the book I did like. I will usually state whatever it is in my review.
Forms of Reading
There are many different ways I read. On the Computer, EReader, or Actual Physical Book. I like to know how I got/read the book I am reviewing. So when I write the title of the book I will write one of the following beside it
1. Own
so I bought the book. If you see a book you like that I own and would like to do a swap, let me know at "the(dot)clutter(dot)box(dot)blog@gmail(dot)com"
2. EReader
I found the book online and read it through my EReader. I read almost everything through my EReader
3. Co-worker and/or Friend
someone lent me the book
4. Publisher's Gift
someone asked me to review a book they have publisher or written and sent to me. This one happens rarely
Dear Marilu
"Face Your Fears" Questionionaire: What Are You Afraid Of?
1. Are you afraid to look in the mirror? no
2. Are you afraid your "fat" clothes are becoming your wardrobe? yes
3. Are you afraid that you're getting to comfortable in your rut? yes
4. Are you afraid of making your friends jealous? yes
5. Are you afraid to stand up to someone with your new healthy habits? yes
6. Are you afraid of your own anger? yes
7. Are you afraid of spending time on yourself? no
8. Are you afraid of never being the person you know you can be? yes
9. Are you afraid to be your best - or that your best won't be good enough? yes
10. Are you afraid of getting caught "faking it"? yes
11. Are you afraid of your own limitations? yes
12. Are you afraid of facing your mistakes without eating your feelings? yes
13. Are you afraid to say "No!" to your inner brat? yes
14. Are you afraid of admitting it's time to change? yes
15. Are you afraid to see a doctor about something you know is wrong? yes
16. Are you afraid of having too much information? no
17. Are you afraid good health will never be yours? yes
18. Are you afraid of knowing too much about yourself? yes
19. Are you afraid that the best thing in your life is food? no
20. Are you afraid if you give up dieting, you'll have to devote time to your other "talents"? no
21. Are you afraid of what "success" would mean to your life? yes
22. Are you afraid that "getting healthy" won't work for you? yes
"Dear Marilu" is a series I will be doing as I read through Marilu Henner's book Wear Your Life Well.
1. Are you afraid to look in the mirror? no
2. Are you afraid your "fat" clothes are becoming your wardrobe? yes
3. Are you afraid that you're getting to comfortable in your rut? yes
4. Are you afraid of making your friends jealous? yes
5. Are you afraid to stand up to someone with your new healthy habits? yes
6. Are you afraid of your own anger? yes
7. Are you afraid of spending time on yourself? no
8. Are you afraid of never being the person you know you can be? yes
9. Are you afraid to be your best - or that your best won't be good enough? yes
10. Are you afraid of getting caught "faking it"? yes
11. Are you afraid of your own limitations? yes
12. Are you afraid of facing your mistakes without eating your feelings? yes
13. Are you afraid to say "No!" to your inner brat? yes
14. Are you afraid of admitting it's time to change? yes
15. Are you afraid to see a doctor about something you know is wrong? yes
16. Are you afraid of having too much information? no
17. Are you afraid good health will never be yours? yes
18. Are you afraid of knowing too much about yourself? yes
19. Are you afraid that the best thing in your life is food? no
20. Are you afraid if you give up dieting, you'll have to devote time to your other "talents"? no
21. Are you afraid of what "success" would mean to your life? yes
22. Are you afraid that "getting healthy" won't work for you? yes
"Dear Marilu" is a series I will be doing as I read through Marilu Henner's book Wear Your Life Well.
What Kind of Book are You??
You Are Fantasy / Sci Fi |
 You have an amazing imagination, and in your mind, all things are possible. You are open minded, and you find the future exciting. You crave novelty and progress. Compared to most people, you are quirky and even a bit eccentric. You have some wacky ideas. And while you may be a bit off the wall, there's no denying how insightful and creative you are. |
I Bought Books
I am so excited to start reading. I have started the middle one!! For the story on why I bought these books please check out my main blog.
Inheritance by Christopher Paolini
Eldest, book two
This book took me a while to read. I am not sure why, the story was fascinating, moving, entertaining, and well, a great story. I just can't/couldn't seem to get motivated to read. Same goes for writing the review. I just don't feel like it.
But it's such a good book. Eragon learns so much about himself, it's amazing. He stops whinnying and learns how to control his power. It's nice to learn about things in the first book that don't make sense, now everything adds up.
Allot of time passes in this book. I think about a year. Plus it switches between three different characters, that way you are all caught up in everyone's story until they are reunited. At first I didn't like it switching between characters, but mostly that's because when the author finished with one, he would do a cliffhanger at the end of the chapter and then move to another character. So you are just dying to know what on earth is happening to the first character. This happened everything, eventually got better. But it really made me want to skip through the book and just read one person story and then go back and read the other, so it was all one continuous story, not broken up.
I don't want to give anything away, but something happens to one character and then the ending totally surprises you and throws you off guard. It was an interesting ending. And I am glad I have the third book already.
Happy Reading!!
This book took me a while to read. I am not sure why, the story was fascinating, moving, entertaining, and well, a great story. I just can't/couldn't seem to get motivated to read. Same goes for writing the review. I just don't feel like it.
But it's such a good book. Eragon learns so much about himself, it's amazing. He stops whinnying and learns how to control his power. It's nice to learn about things in the first book that don't make sense, now everything adds up.
Allot of time passes in this book. I think about a year. Plus it switches between three different characters, that way you are all caught up in everyone's story until they are reunited. At first I didn't like it switching between characters, but mostly that's because when the author finished with one, he would do a cliffhanger at the end of the chapter and then move to another character. So you are just dying to know what on earth is happening to the first character. This happened everything, eventually got better. But it really made me want to skip through the book and just read one person story and then go back and read the other, so it was all one continuous story, not broken up.
I don't want to give anything away, but something happens to one character and then the ending totally surprises you and throws you off guard. It was an interesting ending. And I am glad I have the third book already.
Happy Reading!!
Eragon
A Movie Review on a Book Review site... Note sure if this is a good idea or not. 
I stopped reviewing half ways through the movie, because I decided it wasn't worth trying to compare to the book. Actually I will re-word that it doesn't compare at all to the book, worse than most movies. Oh, well. You get to see my hand-writing...
I watched the movie as I am reading the book series. I should know better, never to watch the movies based on a book :)
Sigh
Happy Sunday!!
I stopped reviewing half ways through the movie, because I decided it wasn't worth trying to compare to the book. Actually I will re-word that it doesn't compare at all to the book, worse than most movies. Oh, well. You get to see my hand-writing...I watched the movie as I am reading the book series. I should know better, never to watch the movies based on a book :)
Sigh
Happy Sunday!!
Questioniare
Found this on Proud Book Nerd. Thought it was fun
Do you snack while you read? If so, favorite reading snack:
no, though I will sip on a hot cup of tea
What is your favorite drink while reading?
lol I answered this one above. HOT spearmint tea, is the best when involved in a book, especially if it makes you cry.
Do you tend to mark your books as you read, or does the idea of writing in books horrify you?
I try not too. If the book has already been damaged I do, especially if it's a library book. Bad I know... but if it's undamaged I try to keep the spine from bending. Oh, and I am pretty good at memorizing what page I am on and coming back to the book
How do you keep your place while reading a book? Bookmark? Dog-ears? Laying the book flat open?
Depending I will leave it laying flat open, but most times I just look at the page I am on and remember it for the next time I open it. I have found this works (the memorization) until I have 3 or more books on the go. Because I always read on the go, if I have to book mark it's usually a receipt from my purse
Fiction, non-fiction, or both?
really prefer stories, so fiction, but I will read both
Are you a person who tends to read to the end of a chapter, or can you stop anywhere?
I can stop anywhere, but I hate doing it.
Are you the type of person to throw a book across the room or on the floor if the author irritates you?
I have done it once, and it was a horrible book. Don't remember what it was called, I think I was 15...
If you come across an unfamiliar word, do you stop and look it up right away?
Depends on my location and if I can make it make sense in the sentence. I might type it into my phone to look up late. Also sometimes I am just lazy and don't care
What are you currently reading?
book two of the Inheritance Series by Christopher Paolini called Eldest.
What is the last book you bought?
Living Vegetarian for Dummies... awesome book
Are you the type of person that reads one book at a time, or can you read more than one?
yah I read two or three, but I usually start three and focus on one and switch when I get bored.
Do you have a favorite time/place to read?
I LOVE THE SUN!! But anywhere works!
Do you prefer series books or stand alones?
Just give me a good story and I am happy
Is there a specific book or author you find yourself recommending over and over?
Well, I read lots of P.C. Cast
How do you organize your books (by genre, title, author's last name, etc.)?
hahaha well my books are currently stack on the floor by my door according to size
Do you snack while you read? If so, favorite reading snack:
no, though I will sip on a hot cup of tea
What is your favorite drink while reading?
lol I answered this one above. HOT spearmint tea, is the best when involved in a book, especially if it makes you cry.
Do you tend to mark your books as you read, or does the idea of writing in books horrify you?
I try not too. If the book has already been damaged I do, especially if it's a library book. Bad I know... but if it's undamaged I try to keep the spine from bending. Oh, and I am pretty good at memorizing what page I am on and coming back to the book
How do you keep your place while reading a book? Bookmark? Dog-ears? Laying the book flat open?
Depending I will leave it laying flat open, but most times I just look at the page I am on and remember it for the next time I open it. I have found this works (the memorization) until I have 3 or more books on the go. Because I always read on the go, if I have to book mark it's usually a receipt from my purse
Fiction, non-fiction, or both?
really prefer stories, so fiction, but I will read both
Are you a person who tends to read to the end of a chapter, or can you stop anywhere?
I can stop anywhere, but I hate doing it.
Are you the type of person to throw a book across the room or on the floor if the author irritates you?
I have done it once, and it was a horrible book. Don't remember what it was called, I think I was 15...
If you come across an unfamiliar word, do you stop and look it up right away?
Depends on my location and if I can make it make sense in the sentence. I might type it into my phone to look up late. Also sometimes I am just lazy and don't care
What are you currently reading?
book two of the Inheritance Series by Christopher Paolini called Eldest.
What is the last book you bought?
Living Vegetarian for Dummies... awesome book
Are you the type of person that reads one book at a time, or can you read more than one?
yah I read two or three, but I usually start three and focus on one and switch when I get bored.
Do you have a favorite time/place to read?
I LOVE THE SUN!! But anywhere works!
Do you prefer series books or stand alones?
Just give me a good story and I am happy
Is there a specific book or author you find yourself recommending over and over?
Well, I read lots of P.C. Cast
How do you organize your books (by genre, title, author's last name, etc.)?
hahaha well my books are currently stack on the floor by my door according to size
Inheritance by Christopher Paolini
Eragon, book 1
I am not really sure what to say about this book. I really really enjoy it. It was a fabulous story. Amazing characters!! But it was so weird reading from a guys perspective. Like really weird, I have not read many books by male author's.
It's a different experience.
That said, the story was fabulous, lots of action. I have been learning about how things in this world work. I LOVE Elves, and even dwarfs (I always play an Elf in games...try to anyways). Dragons are a new mix because I have never read about one before. It was interesting to see how things with the dragon worked.
I sorta want to see the movie, but I am pretty sure it will be completely disappointing, especially seeing as the book meet all my expectations and succeeded them. My co-worker lent it to me, they (as in my co-worker and her husband) have read it so many times the poor book is falling to pieces. If it wasn't so expensive I would replace it for her.
Fabulous story, and I am starting the second one tomorrow!!
I am not really sure what to say about this book. I really really enjoy it. It was a fabulous story. Amazing characters!! But it was so weird reading from a guys perspective. Like really weird, I have not read many books by male author's.
It's a different experience.
That said, the story was fabulous, lots of action. I have been learning about how things in this world work. I LOVE Elves, and even dwarfs (I always play an Elf in games...try to anyways). Dragons are a new mix because I have never read about one before. It was interesting to see how things with the dragon worked.
I sorta want to see the movie, but I am pretty sure it will be completely disappointing, especially seeing as the book meet all my expectations and succeeded them. My co-worker lent it to me, they (as in my co-worker and her husband) have read it so many times the poor book is falling to pieces. If it wasn't so expensive I would replace it for her.
Fabulous story, and I am starting the second one tomorrow!!
My First Book Award
I never knew such things existed, though I am pretty sure I should have known that. Heather at the Proud Book Nerd has given me TWO awesome awards!!
The First One
If you are given this award you must first accept it by leaving a
comment on the post you were nominated on. Then copy and paste the post and add it to your own blog (I had to download the photo then add it to ). List the last 5 books you read (whether you liked or disliked them, just list 'em). Then nominate your own award winners!
The Last Five Books I have read...
1. A Goddess of Partholon Series by P.C. Cast
2. Forbidden Game Series by L.J. Smith
3. Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series by Rick Riordan
4. Blood Promise by Richelle Mead
5. Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead
I decided to make everything Series, otherwise all you would see is the five books of the first one listed and that would be boring. Yikes I read allot of series.
I am nominating
The Magical Chip Bag and Little Tiara and Keepin' It In Perspective.
The Second One
First is the Book Blogger Neighbor Award. I am going to pass this on to a few good neighbors, too. I am awarding this to those of you who've been my biggest supporters and really welcomed me into the book blogging world. Thank you. (If you're not on the list, PLEASE don't think I don't appreciate you. I DO. I just can't possibly list everyone. ;-) I love ALL of my neighbors!
Sweets and Hearts
Elf Tea
Emma Michaels
Happy Sunday
The First One
If you are given this award you must first accept it by leaving a
comment on the post you were nominated on. Then copy and paste the post and add it to your own blog (I had to download the photo then add it to ). List the last 5 books you read (whether you liked or disliked them, just list 'em). Then nominate your own award winners!The Last Five Books I have read...
1. A Goddess of Partholon Series by P.C. Cast
2. Forbidden Game Series by L.J. Smith
3. Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series by Rick Riordan
4. Blood Promise by Richelle Mead
5. Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead
I decided to make everything Series, otherwise all you would see is the five books of the first one listed and that would be boring. Yikes I read allot of series.
I am nominating
The Magical Chip Bag and Little Tiara and Keepin' It In Perspective.
The Second One
First is the Book Blogger Neighbor Award. I am going to pass this on to a few good neighbors, too. I am awarding this to those of you who've been my biggest supporters and really welcomed me into the book blogging world. Thank you. (If you're not on the list, PLEASE don't think I don't appreciate you. I DO. I just can't possibly list everyone. ;-) I love ALL of my neighbors!Sweets and Hearts
Elf Tea
Emma Michaels
Happy Sunday
Partholon Series by P.C. Cast
Brighid's Quest, book 2This one started out awesome. I loved Brighid as a character and her mission was fabulous. She is a deep and thoughtful 'person' and she wants to help her friends succeed. My favorite character in the book was Liam, he is so wonderful and cute!! I wish he had had more parts in the book. I love Cuchulainn and Brighid opinion of children too, I am way more extreme then them, but it was neat to see things from their prespective on kids.
The magic part of the story was a little odd, because there was nothing like it in the other 4 books. Which makes me wonder why the change. I can understand it, because before we were always looking at things from Epona's Choosen perspective, this time we were seeing things from a Shaman's side. Shaman's maybe see more magic than Epona's Choosen. It was also a little weird how Epona changed one person's powers mid-way through the story. I suppose it's possible, but it felt out of place. And then the character still didn't really change his opinion of his powers, so to me it made no difference.
The book felt like it was building and building and building for this momentual ending and then it fell short (at least for me it did). The ending to me should have been a whole other book with lots of drama. It was all backed into one book which made it seem quickly written and not fully developed. It started out as such a good story, I was a little disappointed with the ending. The sad part is the book didn't even really end. The epilogue clearly makes it sound like there is another book coming.
On the Series as a Whole
It was a well written Adult story. I don't think I would ever read books 1 and 2 again (just to many adult scenes for me to handle). Books 3 and 4 were my favorites. I am very thankful for this opportunity to read such a good series. P.C. Cast is definitely my favorite author.
Thanks to MIRA publications for giving me the chance to review this series!! Brighid’s Quest (published May 2010) You can be purchase all books at Amazon.co.uk here for £6.99.
Happy Saturday!
Partholon Series by P.C. Cast
Elphame's Choice, book 1I have to say, I don't like how there isn't that much information about these books on the web. Seriously I can't find links to a fan page or even a proper website stating the order in which the books go. It's sorta frustrating. It also makes me realize I depend way to much on the internet for my information. :)
I am so glad I didn't get distracted and disappointed in the first two books. Because seriously this series, just keeps getting better and better. I thought the last book was my favorite, I was wrong, this was definitely my favorite. I LOVED Elphame, she was such a relate-able character. I love her ambition, she has goals and she's going to accomplish it no matter what. She wishes for people's approval, but doesn't want to be worshiped, just treated like a normal girl. The thing she wants the most is people's trust and respect.
The story starts off again with Epona's chosen giving birth to Elphame. This time the birthing wasn't as gross as the last book and nobody died during (not to say I still would have minded skipping that). Elphame is born very different from her peers and that is what makes her stand apart. Epona's blessing is a double edge sword in my opinion, it is a great honour to have the blessing of a Goddess, but it is also the reason Elphame is worshiped, something she truly hates.
This time there is none of the original characters, it's actually 125 years afterward's. There is no longer thoughts of war or even Fomorians. But things change as Elphame returns to MacMallan Castle. Oh at the beginning of the book there is a map of Partholon, that was super nice to see, because I got to understand the actual lay out of the land.
There is many wonderful characters in this book. But I don't want to give anything away. If you can get it, be sure to read it, I really enjoyed it!! MIRA publishes the book and sells it for £6.99!
Oh, and be sure to check out yesterday's Teaser Tuesday on this book!!
Elphame’s Choice (published April 2010)
All published by MIRA at £6.99 paperback, you can be purchase all books at Amazon.co.uk here.
Teaser Tuesday
Brenna refused the smile that hovered just beneath the surface of her face. The virile young warrior had never looked as appealing as he did at that moment when he was tousled, milky and smelling of wolf dung.
Quote from Elphame's Choice by P.C. CastBook Review TOMORROW!!
Divine Series by P.C. Cast
Divine by Blood, book 3Most definitely my favorite book out of the series. I loved the characters, I enjoyed the story, I even cried a little book at the beginning. There is allot of death in this book (hence the crying), lots of sadness and you are immediately drawn emotionally to the characters, especially to Morrigan. Though the story switches between our world and Partholon, it's done well and you don't get mixed up and confused as to who's story your following.
This time the story is about Rhiannon and Shannon, it dwells instead on their daughters, mostly Morrigan. Morrigan grows up under the care of Shannon's father and step-mother. Grandpa (or G-pa) and Grandpa (or G-ma) are most definitely my favorite characters. Their outlook on life is refreshing. I wish everyone was as open to things as they are. G-pa especially feels very deeply for things, such as his granddaughter and her life.
I really enjoyed this book because it wasn't so focused on sex as the second book was. Though reading about childbirth is something I could have passed on, the story was so good, I don't even mind that part. (I still wonder why people would want an 'evil' little creature inside, but that's another topic)
Anyways, fascinating tale. I would love to learn more about the Partholon culture and also Adsagsona. I would if Adsagsona and Epona actually based on true Gods or Gooddess. Maybe something to research later :)
I am off to sit in the sun and read the next book!!
Divine by Blood (published March 2010)
All published by MIRA at £6.99 paperback, you can be purchase all books at Amazon.co.uk here.
Avid Reader
I saw this on Proud Book Nerd and decided to copy. It's a list of someones must read books. Apparently you are considered an AVID reader if you have read these books. So I thought I would see what I have and haven't read.
READ in bold
READING CURRENTLY in blue
ON THE LIST in pink
Oh, and the ones I tried and failed to read in orange
1. Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
2. The Lord of the Rings - J.R.R. Tolkien
3. Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
4. Harry Potter Series - J.K. Rowling
5. To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
6. The Bible
7. Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte
8. Nineteen Eighty-Four - George Orwell
9. His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman
10. Great Expectations - Charles Dickens
11. Little Women - Louisa May Alcott
12. Tess of the D'Ubervilles - Thomas Hardy
13. Catch 22 - Joseph Heller
14. Complete Works of Shakespeare
15. Rebecca - Daphne Du Maurier
16. The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien
17. Birdsong - Sebastian Faulk
18. Catcher in the Rye - J.D. Salinger
19. The Time Traveler’s Wife
20. Middlemarch - George Eliot
21. Gone with the Wind - Margaret Mitchell
22. The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald
23. Bleak House - Charles Dickens
24. War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy
25. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
26. Brideshead Revisited - Evelyn Waugh
27. Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
28. The Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck
29. Alice in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll
30. The Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame
31. Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy
32. David Copperfield - Charles Dickens
33. The Chronicles of Narnia - C.S. Lewis
34. Emma - Jane Austen ~ started... haven't finished
35. Persuasion - Jane Austen ~ on the list
36. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - C.S. Lewis
37. The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini
38. Captain Corelli’s Mandolin - Louis De Bernieres
39.Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden
40. Winnie the Pooh - A.A. Milne
41. Animal Farm - George Orwel
42. The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown
43. One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
44. A Prayer for Owen Meaney - John Irving
45. The Woman in White - Wilkie Collins
46. Anne of Green Gables - L.M. Montgomery
47. Far from the Madding Crowd - Thomas Hardy
48. The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood
49. Lord of the Flies - William Golding
50. Atonement - Ian McEwan
51. Life of Pi - Yann Martel
52. Dune - Frank Herbert
53. Cold Comfort Farm - Stella Gibbons
54. Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen ~ 0n the list
55. A Suitable Boy - Vikram Seth
56. The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon
57. A Tale of Two Cities - Charles Dickens
58. Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
59. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Mark Haddon
60. Love in the Time of Cholera - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
61. Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck
62. Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov
63. The Secret History - Donna Tartt
64. The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold ~ reading now
65. The Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas
66. On The Road - Jack Kerouac
67. Jude the Obscure - Thomas Hardy
68. Bridget Jones’s Diary - Helen Fielding
69. Midnight’s Children - Salman Rushdi
70. Moby Dick - Herman Melville
71. Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens
72. Dracula - Bram Stoker
73. The Secret Garden -Frances Hodgson Burnett
74. Notes from a Small Island - Bill Bryson
75. Ulysses - James Joyce
76. The Inferno-Dante
77. Swallows and Amazons - Arthur Ransome
78. Germinal - Emile Zola
79. Vanity Fair - William Makepeace Thackeray
80. Possession - A.S. Byatt
81. A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens
82. Cloud Atlas - David Mitchell
83. The Color Purple - Alice Walker
84. The Remains of the Day - Kazuo Ishiguro
85. Madam Bovary - Gustave Flaubert
86. A Fine Balance - Rohinton Mistry
87. Charlotte’s Web - E.B. White
88. The Five People You Meet In Heaven - Mitch Albom
89. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
90. The Faraway Tree Collection - Enid Blyton
91. Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad
92. The Little Prince - Antoine De Saint-Exupery
93. The Wasp Factory - Iain Banks
94. Watership Down -Richard Adams
95. A Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole
96. A Town Like Alice - Nevil Shute
97. The Three Musketeers - Alexandre Dumas
98. Hamlet - William Shakespeare
99. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl
100. Les Miserables - Victor Hugo
I have read a whole... 16
and I am in the middle of reading 3 (but I have read P&P before, so I counted it as read)
YIKES!! There's many on this list though, that I would love to read, except for maybe Shakespeare. Don't think I am ready for that. :) Happy Sunday!!
READ in bold
READING CURRENTLY in blue
ON THE LIST in pink
Oh, and the ones I tried and failed to read in orange
1. Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
2. The Lord of the Rings - J.R.R. Tolkien
3. Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
4. Harry Potter Series - J.K. Rowling
5. To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
6. The Bible
7. Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte
8. Nineteen Eighty-Four - George Orwell
9. His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman
10. Great Expectations - Charles Dickens
11. Little Women - Louisa May Alcott
12. Tess of the D'Ubervilles - Thomas Hardy
13. Catch 22 - Joseph Heller
14. Complete Works of Shakespeare
15. Rebecca - Daphne Du Maurier
16. The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien
17. Birdsong - Sebastian Faulk
18. Catcher in the Rye - J.D. Salinger
19. The Time Traveler’s Wife
20. Middlemarch - George Eliot
21. Gone with the Wind - Margaret Mitchell
22. The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald
23. Bleak House - Charles Dickens
24. War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy
25. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
26. Brideshead Revisited - Evelyn Waugh
27. Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
28. The Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck
29. Alice in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll
30. The Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame
31. Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy
32. David Copperfield - Charles Dickens
33. The Chronicles of Narnia - C.S. Lewis
34. Emma - Jane Austen ~ started... haven't finished
35. Persuasion - Jane Austen ~ on the list
36. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - C.S. Lewis
37. The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini
38. Captain Corelli’s Mandolin - Louis De Bernieres
39.Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden
40. Winnie the Pooh - A.A. Milne
41. Animal Farm - George Orwel
42. The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown
43. One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
44. A Prayer for Owen Meaney - John Irving
45. The Woman in White - Wilkie Collins
46. Anne of Green Gables - L.M. Montgomery
47. Far from the Madding Crowd - Thomas Hardy
48. The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood
49. Lord of the Flies - William Golding
50. Atonement - Ian McEwan
51. Life of Pi - Yann Martel
52. Dune - Frank Herbert
53. Cold Comfort Farm - Stella Gibbons
54. Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen ~ 0n the list
55. A Suitable Boy - Vikram Seth
56. The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon
57. A Tale of Two Cities - Charles Dickens
58. Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
59. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Mark Haddon
60. Love in the Time of Cholera - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
61. Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck
62. Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov
63. The Secret History - Donna Tartt
64. The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold ~ reading now
65. The Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas
66. On The Road - Jack Kerouac
67. Jude the Obscure - Thomas Hardy
68. Bridget Jones’s Diary - Helen Fielding
69. Midnight’s Children - Salman Rushdi
70. Moby Dick - Herman Melville
71. Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens
72. Dracula - Bram Stoker
73. The Secret Garden -Frances Hodgson Burnett
74. Notes from a Small Island - Bill Bryson
75. Ulysses - James Joyce
76. The Inferno-Dante
77. Swallows and Amazons - Arthur Ransome
78. Germinal - Emile Zola
79. Vanity Fair - William Makepeace Thackeray
80. Possession - A.S. Byatt
81. A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens
82. Cloud Atlas - David Mitchell
83. The Color Purple - Alice Walker
84. The Remains of the Day - Kazuo Ishiguro
85. Madam Bovary - Gustave Flaubert
86. A Fine Balance - Rohinton Mistry
87. Charlotte’s Web - E.B. White
88. The Five People You Meet In Heaven - Mitch Albom
89. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
90. The Faraway Tree Collection - Enid Blyton
91. Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad
92. The Little Prince - Antoine De Saint-Exupery
93. The Wasp Factory - Iain Banks
94. Watership Down -Richard Adams
95. A Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole
96. A Town Like Alice - Nevil Shute
97. The Three Musketeers - Alexandre Dumas
98. Hamlet - William Shakespeare
99. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl
100. Les Miserables - Victor Hugo
I have read a whole... 16
and I am in the middle of reading 3 (but I have read P&P before, so I counted it as read)
YIKES!! There's many on this list though, that I would love to read, except for maybe Shakespeare. Don't think I am ready for that. :) Happy Sunday!!
Sweets and Hearts
April Reading List
1. Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult (From a Friend)
2. Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead (EReader)
3. Blood Promise by Richelle Mead (EReader)
4. Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan (EReader)
5. The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan (EReader)
6. The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan (EReader)
7. The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan (EReader)
8. The Last of Olympian by Rick Riordan (EReader)
9. The Hunter by L.J. Smith (EReader)
10. The Chase by L.J. Smith (EReader)
11. The Kill by L.J. Smith (EReader)
12. Divine by Mistake by P.C. Cast (Publisher's Gift)
13. Divine by Choice by P.C. Cast (Publisher's Gift)
Lots of books this month!!
See March's Reading List HERE
See February's Reading List HERE
See January's Reading List HERE
1. Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult (From a Friend)
2. Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead (EReader)
3. Blood Promise by Richelle Mead (EReader)
4. Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan (EReader)
5. The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan (EReader)
6. The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan (EReader)
7. The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan (EReader)
8. The Last of Olympian by Rick Riordan (EReader)
9. The Hunter by L.J. Smith (EReader)
10. The Chase by L.J. Smith (EReader)
11. The Kill by L.J. Smith (EReader)
12. Divine by Mistake by P.C. Cast (Publisher's Gift)
13. Divine by Choice by P.C. Cast (Publisher's Gift)
Lots of books this month!!
See March's Reading List HERE
See February's Reading List HERE
See January's Reading List HERE
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