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Congrats! You are doing really well! I hope your parents are okay :)
They are...reading is my only salvation. I had the weekend off and because of the dismally cold weather instead of working out in the yard picking up fallen limbs I went to the Holland Hall Book Fair and picked up a few more books and well read a few...39. Destination Unknown by Agatha Christie
40. The Hunted by P.C. Cast
41. Riptide by Catherine Coulter
*42. My Best Friend's Girl by Dorothy Koomson
* I highly recommend this one if you are in for a good happy cry at the end. It really blew me away and I just loved it! I am glad I got the chance to read this one!
I have decided to make my 50 to be quarterly instead of yearly though! Its my only outlet right now and I will reach 50 all too soon!!
43. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte44. Ionian Mission by Patrick O'Brian
45. The Trouble With Magic by Madelyn Alt
46. English As A Second Language by Megan Crane (very good highly recommend!)
47. The Second Mrs. Darcy by Elizabeth Aston
48. Pointe Blank by Catherine Coulter
49. The Other Queen by Philippa Gregory
50. Beyond the Pale (Darkwing Chronicals #1) by Savannah Russe (only have one more chapter...should finish tonight!!)
Needless to say If I had not had vacation time plus spent a lot of times in the waiting rooms at hospitals or doctors offices this past three months. I would have never finished 50 in quarter unless it was all mindless romance novels. So I very pleased that I read quite a few non-romance novels. I thought I was going to lose allhope when I read the MI-9 book on WWII intelligence....it was more in depth than I thought, but well worth the time to read. Just slower going than I thought it would be. I need to decide what type of books I am going to attempt to read April through June! Which type and if there will be a theme. Last summer I did Jane Austen and Austen-typed sequels and that was fun and never ending!! Must think about doing much more of that maybe...or even a mystery kick for a while. Need to think on that!
Okay I have done some thinking on topics and such to make it a bit harder to complete for this Spring...1. I need to read 10-15 non-fiction works...these can be historical information books like I have read in the past regarding WWII or even some on my TBR pile regarding the old Russian Czars, etc....they could also be travel memoires as well though or auto/bio-graphical in nature.
2. I need to complete the 2 series my sister gave me for Christmas (the Darkwing Chronicals & the Ghost Walkers series) because after I finish reading them I need to send them to Taylor in Rio!
3. I also need to read 3-5 of my book club books that are starting to pile up!
4. I should read 3/4 of the remaining from my way too long To BE READ PILE that is entirely out of control! with the rest after that to be mindless romance books to clear my head!
I am of course open to any and all suggestions on what to read. I have been known to read British authors mainly but that is not always the case!
Spring Books...1. Past Redemption (Darkwing Chronicle, Book # 2) Russe, Savannah
2. Beneath the Skin (Darkwing Chronicle, Book #3) Russe, Savannah
3. In the Blood (Darkwing Chronicle, Book #4) Russe, Savannah
4. Treason's Harbour (Aubrey/Maturin Book 9) O'Brian, Patrick
5. Bidding for Love aka Flora's Lot Fforde, Katie
6. Restoring Grace Fforde, Katie
7. Paradise Fields Fforde, Katie
8. The True Darcy Spirit: A Novel Aston, Elizabeth
9. The Hopeless Romantic's Handbook: A Novel Townley, Gemma
10. Chasing Shakespeares: A Novel Smith, Sarah
11. The Importance of Being Married: A Novel Townley, Gemma
12. Holidays on Ice Sedaris, David
13. Vanity and Vexation: A Novel of Pride and Prejudice Fenton, Kate
14. Sex and the Psychic Witch (Triplet Witch Trilogy, #1) Blair, Annette
15. Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day Watson, Winifred
16. Gone with the Witch (Triplet Witch Trilogy, #2) Blair, Annette
17. Never Been Witched (Triplet Witch Trilogy, #3) Blair, Annette
18. Brothers: The Hidden History of the Kennedy Years Talbot, David
19. Jane Austen's The History of England Austen, Jane
20. Good Luck Gaskell, Whitney
21. The Darcys Give a Ball Newark, Elizabeth
22. That's Amore Markham, Wendy
23. Room for Improvement Ballis, Stacey
24. Seducing Mr. Darcy Cready, Gwyn
25. The School for Heiresses Jeffries, Sabrina
26. The Spinster Sisters Ballis, Stacey
27. A Great Deliverance (Inspector Lynley, Book 1) George, Elizabeth
28. Pemberley by the Sea Reynolds, Abigail
29. Much Ado About Matchmaking Mackenzie, Myrna
30. The Heir's Convenient Wife Mackenzie, Myrna
31. Only a Duke Will Do (School for Heiresses, Book 2) Jeffries, Sabrina
32. Beware a Scot's Revenge (School for Heiresses, Book 3) Jeffries, Sabrina
33. Instant Marriage, Just Add Groom Mackenzie, Myrna
34. Singled Out Ashley, Trisha
35. The Waitress Nathan, Melissa
36. With a Twist (Wild Hart Saga #2) Martin, Deirdre
37. A Visit to Highbury/Another View of Emma Austen-Leigh, Joan
38. Uncle Max Kenry, Chris
I am finding that at times it is getting difficult to concentrate and read. Life sometimes gets in the way of living! But I have been working off my list of to-be-read! So that is a comfort at least!
okay here is another one...39. Can you forgive her? (vol 1) Trollope, Anthony
its definitely slowing down to a crawl now...not sure if I can make it this spring quarter.
40. The Naked Baron Mackenzie, Sally41. Eleventh Hour Coulter, Catherine
42. Aftershocks Coulter, Catherine
43. Tailspin Coulter, Catherine
doing the crash reading before vacation. won't be able to read tons on vacation due to weight restrictions on airplane!
1.Desolation Island (5) by O'Brian, Patrick 01/02/09
2 I Capture the Castle by Smith, Dodie 01/04/09
3.The Last Chronicle of Barset by Trollope, Anthony 01/07/09
4.The Women Who Lived for Danger: The Agents of the Special Operations Executive by Binney, Marcus 01/13/09
5. The Christmas Countess by Basso, Adrienne 01/18/09
6.Holiday With A Vampire: Christmas Cravings\Fate Calls by Child, Maureen 01/18/09
7.The Joyous Season by Dennis, Patrick 01/18/09
8. Breaking Dawn (Book 4) by Meyer, Stephenie 01/18/09
9. Eclipse (Book 3) by Meyer, Stephenie 01/17/09
10. New Dawn (Book 2) by Meyer, Stephenie 01/16/09
11. Twilight (Book 1) by Meyer, Stephenie 01/15/09
12.Office Yoga: Simple Stretches for Busy People by Zeer, Darrin 01/14/09
13.Silver Bells by Michaels, Fern 01/14/09
14. A Highlander for Christmas by Blair, Sandy 01/23/09
15.On The Edge by Britton, Pamela 01/24/09
16.In The Groove by Britton, Pamela 01/27/09
17. Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict by Rigler, Laurie Viera* 01/28/09
18. No Rest for the Wiccan (Bewitching Mystery, Book 4) by Alt, Madelyn 02/11/09
19. High Stakes (Vegas Vampires, #1) by McCarthy, Erin 02/11/09
20. Bled Dry (Vegas Vampires, #3) by McCarthy, Erin 02/11/09
21. Sucker Bet (Vegas Vampires, #4) by McCarthy, Erin 02/12/09
22. The Fortune of War (Book 6) by O'Brian, Patrick 02/15/09
23. The Surgeon's Mate (Book 7) by O'Brian, Patrick 02/17/09
24. The Kitchen Witch by Blair, Annette 02/19/09
25. Stately Pursuits by Fforde, Katie 02/20/09
26. Life Skills by Fforde, Katie 02/21/09
27. Marked (House of Night, Book 1) by Cast, P.C.
02/12/09
28. Betrayed (House of Night, Book 2) by Cast, P.C. 02/13/09
29.Chosen (House of Night, Book 3) by Cast, P.C.
02/14/09
30.Untamed (House of Night, Book 4) by Cast, P.C.
02/15/09
31. Hex Marks the Spot(Bewitching Mystery, Book 3) by Alt, Madelyn 02/12/09
32. The Scot, the Witch and the Wardrobe by Blair, Annette 01/28/09
33. Hello, Doggy! by Fox, Elaine 01/30/09
34.You Don't Know Jack by McCarthy, Erin 02/02/09
35. Mouth to Mouth by McCarthy, Erin 02/01/09
36. A Charmed Death (Bewitching Mystery, Book 2) by Alt, Madelyn 02/05/09
37. My Favorite Witch by Blair, Annette 02/07/09
38. My Immortal (Seven Deadly Sins, #1) by McCarthy, Erin 02/22/09