Books

Current List of Books read:

  1. Fools Rush In [2009] by Janice Thompson = 3 stars — Kindle (free!) (336p)
  2. Life is Not a Reality Show [2012] by Kyle Richards = 3.5 stars — hardcover & got it signed! (272p)
  3. Dreams of Joy [2011] by Lisa See = 5 stars — hardcover & got it signed! (368p)
  4. With Friends Like These [2010] = 2 stars — purchased cheap on Half.com (352p)
  5. Lone Wolf [2012] by Jodi Picoult = 5 stars —
    hardcover & got it signed! (432p)
  6. Speak [1999] by Laurie Halse Anderson = 4 stars — 10th anniversary paperback from Costco (208p)
  7. All We Ever Wanted Was Everything [2008] by Janelle Brown = 4 stars — got on PaperbackSwap.com (448p)
  8. The Artist’s Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity [1992] by Julia Cameron = 4 stars — purchased used online (237p)
    My 12 week class was amazing!
  9. Lottery [2008] by Patricia Wood = 5 stars — library  (336p)
    for Daytime Book Divas on Thursday 4/12
  10. The Great Gatsby [1925] by F. Scott Fitzgerald = 3.5 stars — library (180p)
    for Quarterly Classics Book Divas on Monday 4/9
  11. Still Missing [2010] by Chevy Stevens = 5 stars — gift from a friend (342p)
    for Nighttime Book Divas on Mon 4/30
  12. Why Him? Why Her?: How to Find and Keep Lasting Love [2010] by Dr. Helen Fisher = 4.5 stars —purchased (320p)
    for Nighttime Book Divas on Tues 2/21
  13. My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One Night Stands [2005] by Chelsea Handler = 4.5 stars — borrowed from a friend (213p)
  14. The Beach House [2008] by Jane Green = 4.5 stars — library (341p)
  15. How to Be an American Housewife [2010] by Margaret Dilloway = 5 stars — purchased (352p)
  16. Backstage Pass (The Sinners on Tour) [2010] by Olivia Cunning = 5 stars — Kindle (384p)
  17. Rock Hard (The Sinners on Tour) [2011] by Olivia Cunning = 5 stars — Kindle (436p)
  18. Night Road [2011] by Kristin Hannah = 4.5 stars — purchased & got signed (432p)
    for Nighttime Book Divas on Tuesday 6/19
  19. Black Girl / White Girl [2006] by Joyce Carol Oates = 1 star — got on PaperbackSwap.com (304p)
    for Daytime Book Divas on Tuesday 6/5
  20. Vision in White (The Bride Quartet, Book 1) [2009] by Nora Roberts = 4.5 stars — borrowed from a friend (343p)
  21. Bed of Roses (The Bride Quartet, Book 2) [2009] by Nora Roberts = 4.5 stars — borrowed from a friend (358p)
  22. Savor the Moment (The Bride Quartet, Book 3) [2010] by Nora Roberts = 4.5 stars — borrowed from a friend (339p)
  23. Happy Ever After (Bride Quartet, Book 4) [2010] by Nora Roberts = 4.5 stars — borrowed from a friend (368p)
  24. I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell [2006] by Tucker Max = 3.5 stars — got on PaperbackSwap.com (368p)
  25. The Outsiders [1967] by S.E. Hinton =  4.5 stars — purchased on Half.com (160p)
    for Quarterly Classics Book Divas on Monday 7/9
  26. Rise and Shine [2007] by Anna Quindlen = 3.5 stars — got on PaperbackSwap.com (279p)
    for Daytime Book Divas on Thursday 7/12
  27. Between the Lines [2012] by Jodi Picoult & Samantha Van Leer = 3.5 stars — hardcover (368p)
  28. Where We Belong [2012] by Emily Giffin = 4.5 stars — hardcover (384p)
  29. The Care and Handling of Roses with Thorns [2012] by Maragaret Dilloway = 5 stars — purchased & got signed (368p)
  30. Bookends: A Novel [2000] by Jane Green = 4 stars — (358p)
  31. In Leah’s Wake [2012] by Terri Giuliano Long = 2.5 stars — Kindle (368p)
  32. Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim [2004] by David Sedaris = 3.5 stars — Library (257p)
  33. 4.5 stars ==> #33 of 50: “Brave New World” [1932] by Aldous Huxley (288p)
  34. 4 stars ==> #34 of 50: “Mixed Blessings” [1992] by Danielle Steel (432p)
  35. 2.5 stars ==> #35 of 50: “The Guy Not Taken: Stories” [2007] by Jennifer Weiner (320p)
  36. 5 stars ==> #36 of 50: “Mudbound” [2009] by Hillary Jordan (340p)
  37. 3.5 stars ==> #37 of 50: “Fifty Shades of Grey” [2011] by E L James (528p)
  38. 3.5 stars ==> #38 of 50: “Fifty Shades Darker” [2011] by E. L. James (544p)
  39. 4 stars ==> #39 of 50: “Fifty Shades Freed” [2011] by E L James (592p)
  40. 4 stars ==> #40 of 50: “Amazing Grace” [2007] by Danielle Steel (399p)
  41. 4 stars ==> #41 of 50: “The Sugar Queen” [2008] by Sarah Addison Allen (294p)
  42. 5 stars ==> #42 of 50: “The Art of Racing in the Rain: A Novel” [2008] by Garth Stein (321p)

26 of 50

8,508 pages total, average length 327 pages

updated July 22, 2012


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