Books 21 & 22
1. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
2. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
3. The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory
4. The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
5. Storm Front by Jim Butcher
6. Fool Moon by Jim Butcher
7. The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien
8. Grave Peril by Jim Butcher
9. Summer Knight by Jim Butcher
10. Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone by JK Rowling
11. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by JK Rowling
12. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by JK Rowling
13. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling
14. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by JK Rowling
15. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by JK Rowling
16. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by JK Rowling
17. Magic Kingdom: For Sale by Terry Brooks
18. The Virgin's Lover by Philippa Gregory
19. Chocolat by Joanne Harris
20. The Constant Princess by Philippa Gregory
21. Death Masks: Book 5 in the Dresden Files by Jim Butcher
I can't get enough of this series! I already bought the rest of the series and have them in my stack of things to read.
Dresden is challenged to a duel to the death with Ortega, a vampire of the Red Court, in order to settle the war between vampires and wizards. While trying to find his second for the duel, as well as working out a way to survive, he is approached by Father Vincent to recover the Shroud of Turin, the cloth wrapped around Christ's body after the crucifiction. Dresden is introduced to a new kind of foe, the Denarians, or Fallen Angels. Enter the Knights of the Cross. Michael Carpenter teams up with Dresden again (much to his wife's dismay) with Shiro and Sanya. Just to complicate matters, Susan is back in town to tie up her affairs in Chicago, before she leaves for good.
This one has officially ousted Storm Front as my favorite. The Denarians are wonderfully creepy villains, the new characters are engaging, and the duel on Wrigley Field is epically amazing. Butcher is a wonderful writer. His plots are solid and twisting, and he has created a vivid world-within-a-world with the wizards, vampires, and creatures of the Nevernever.
22. My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George
Okay, this is a kid's book, but it's one that I hadn't read since about 4th grade, and it was one of my favorites. I found my old copy of it and decided to read it again. It's still engaging and charming, although I found myself rather upset by the ending.
Sam Gribley runs away to the Catskill Mountains to prove that he can make it on his own. His family predicts that he will be back by the following day, but Sam is determined to make it. He learns to live off the land, with the help of his captured falcon, Frightful, and a few other friends of the forest. Sam struggles first with staying alive and then remaining hidden from the invasive, busy world outside.