Tuesday, August 31, 2010

My August Reads

Well it is safe to assume I’m not going to finish any more books this month (unless for some reason I can’t sleep tonight though that is rarely a problem. LOL) So I am posting my August reads.

 

I had an excellent reading month (gotta love those audio books and shorter length novels!) I finished 20 full length books and 4 shorts this month. As per usual, the number in parentheses is where the books fall in my running tally for the year. The “Book #” is where they fall in the month’s tally. So here is my list…

 

August 2010:

* (119) Book 1 – The White Queen by Phillippa Gregory (audio)

* (120) Book 2 – Hell Series Book 2: My Way to Hell by Dakota Cassidy (eBook and print – went back and forth between the two as needed)

* (121) Book 3 - The Bloodgate Guardian by Joely Sue Burkhart (eBook) (CP)

* (122) Book 4 - The Shining by Stephen King (audio)

* (123) Book 5 – Faerie Tales edited by Martin H Greenberg (print)

* (124) Book 6 – The Monster of Florence by Douglas Preston and Mario Spezi (audio)

* (125) Book 7 – Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick (audio)

* (126) Book 8 – A Tale of the Sazi Book 7: Cold Moon Rising by CT Adams and Cathy Clamp (print)

* (127) Book 9 – The Wolves of Mercy Falls Book 2: Linger by Maggie Stiefvater (audio)

* (128) Book 10 – The Prophecy Book 1: Dust to Dust by Heather Graham (audio) (HQ)

* (129) Book 11 – Back Seat Saints by Joshilyn Jackson (audio)

* (130) Book 12 – Mortal Instruments Book 1: City of Bones by Cassandra Clare (audio)

* (131) Book 13 – The Bride Collector by Ted Dekker (audio)

* (132) Book 14 – The Midnight Twins Book 2: Look Both Ways by Jacquelyn Mitchard (audio)

* (133) Book 15 – Betsy Taylor Book 3: Undead and Unappreciated by Mary Janice Davidson (audio)

* (134) Book 16 – Morganville Vampires Book 3: Midnight Alley by Rachel Caine (audio)

* (136) Book 17 - The Midnight Twins Book 3: Watch for Me by Moonlight by Jacquelyn Mitchard (audio)

* (137) Book 18 – Harvest Hearts Anthology by Kristin Hannah, Rebecca Paisley, Jo Anne Cassity, Sharon Harlow (Print)

* (138) Book 19 – Princess Ben by Catherine Gilbert Morris (audio)

* (139) Book 20 – WVMP Radio Book 3: Bring on the Night by Jeri Smith-Ready (print)

 

And the shorts:

The Price of Freedom by Jenny Schwartz (short eBook) (CP)

Winter’s Passage by Julie Kagawa (short eBook) (HQ)

* (135) The Warlord Wants Forever by Kresley Cole (short eBook)

* (135) The Queen’s Witch by Karen Chance (short eBook)

 

And my list of books I am currently reading:

Family Secrets Prequel Book 2: The Phoenix Encounter by Linda Castillo (print) (HQ)

Shakespeare in Love Book 3: Twelfth Night Proposal by Karen Rose Smith (print) (HQ)

Blazing Bedtime Stories Volume IV by Kimberly Raye and Samantha Hunter (print) (HQ)

The Altar of Eden by James Rollins (audio)

My Big Fat Supernatural Honeymoon Anthology edited by PN Elrod (audio)

Covert Christmas by Marilyn Pappano, Linda Conrad, Loreth Anne White (print) (HQ)

Hunger by Jackie Morse Kessler (eBook)

Heart of the Matter by Emily Giffin (audio)

Pink Carnation: The Betrayal of the Blood Lily by Lauren Willig (audio)

 

 

Kelley

Monday, August 09, 2010

My July Reads

A little late this month posting July's reads, but I was out of town all last week for work with limited e-mail time. 

I had an excellent reading month in July, finishing 19 full length books and several shorts. Most are audio, as per usual. Also, as always, the number in parentheses means my running tally for the year. the "Book #" stands for where it fell during the month.

 

* (98) Book 1 – The Immortals Book 3: Shadowland by Alyson Noel (audio)
* (99) Book 2 – Kate Burkholder Book 1: Sworn to Silence by Linda Castillo (audio)
* (100) Book 3 – Agent Pendergast Book 4: Still Life of Crows by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child (audio)
* (101) Book 4 – Three Good Men: Matthew's Children by CJ Carmichael (eBook) (HQ)
* (102) Book 5 – Agent Pendergast Book 6: Dance of Death by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child (audio)
* (103) Book 6 – Stroke of Genius by Emily Bryan (print)
* (104) Book 7 – Eve Duncan: Eight Days to Live by Iris Johansen (audio)
* (105) Book 8 – Fallen Book 1: Fallen by Lauren Kate (audio)
* (106) Book 11 – Shakespeare in Love Book 2: Taming of the Two by Elizabeth Harbison (print) (HQ)
* (109) Book 10 – SIGMA Force: The Doomsday Key by James Rollins (audio)
* (110) Book 11 – The Matchmakers by Debbie Macomber (audio) (HQ)
* (111) Book 12 – The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen (audio)
* (112) Book 13 – The Midnight Twins Book 1: The Midnight Twins by Jacquelyn Mitchard (audio)
* (113) Book 14 – The Coltons of Montana Book 2: The Covert Agent's Virgin Affair by Linda Conrad (print) (HQ)
* (114) Book 15 – Morganville Vampires Book 2: The Dead Girls' Dance by Rachel Caine (audio)
* (115) Book 16 – The Forest of Hands and Teeth Book 2: The Dead Tossed Waves by Carrie Ryan (audio)
* (116) Book 17 – Otherkin Book 1: Sins of the Heart by Eve Silver (eBook) (HQ)
* (117) Book 18 – Agent Pendergast: Fever Dream by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child (audio)
* (118) Book 19 – The Immortals Book 4: Dark Flame by Alyson Noel (audio)

 

And the shorts for the month:
* (107) Ur by Stephen King (short audio)
* (108) Amethyst Book 1: Amethyst Bound by L Shannon (short eBook) (CP)
* (108) Otherkin Prequel: Sin's Daughter by Eve Silver (short eBook) (HQ)
* (107) The Gingerbread Girl by Stephen King (short audio)


 
Kelley