I'm pretty dependent on Goodreads for keeping track of the books I'm reading, but I still really like the privacy of this place to write out my honest feelings of books... most negative reviews on Goodreads I've taken down, since I want that to be my professional profile eventually, and I'd rather not tear down books professionally, yes? Especially ( Read more... )

48. Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater

This is one of the prettiest books I read this year.  The presentation alone is very nice-cover is gorgeous, and the whole book is printed in this subtly blue ink which made it all that more delicious, somehow.  Really at first I thought that one more wolf-boy book... yawn, but Maggie Stiefvater's been getting so much ( Read more... )

41. Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Yeah, this is the teaching manual for this year for Gospel Doctrine. Last church book this year. ;)

42. The People of Sparks by Jeanne DuPrau ( Read more... )

#30 - Anne of Windy Poplars by L.M. Montgomery

Towards the end of this it started to feel like it was just an introduction of a new problem for Anne to fix until it was fixed, and then something else cropped up... but that's pretty much life, so it didn't bother me much.  And I loved Little Elizabeth.  I'd forgotten all the different names she goes ( Read more... )

So, I've been a bit absent here.  At the moment I think it's unlikely I'll make it anywhere close to the 50 book goal, but that's okay.  With all the crazyness going on in my life at the moment, I decided pretty early on that it was okay if this wasn't a big priority to me this year.  But anyhow...

5. Persuasion by Jane Austen

I've been reading ( Read more... )

Book #3 - The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau

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Book #1 - Mansfield Park
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Book # 48 - The Tail of Emily Windsnap by Liz Kessler

So... I was hoping to round out my year with something sort of impressive-ish... but as I doubt I'll finish two more books as planned, I guess that's not going to happen.  This was a fun middle-grade book.  Kind of strange as to its look at mermaid society and whatnot... but a quirky enough main ( Read more... )

Book #46 - Dramarama by E. Lockhart

This is my second Lockhart, and mostly great, but a bit too poppy and sparkly.  I get that it's a drama camp, but every character doesn't have to call every other character "darling" the entire time.  That got old fast.  There was some really poignant great stuff in this, especially the character who feels like a ( Read more... )

Book #44 - Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

The first time I read this I stopped just about halfway, I can tell you exactly where, in fact.  I remember being really bored with it, mostly because I was spoiled by the movie, I guess.  That wasn't an issue at all this time, and other than Mariann's storyline feeling kind of brushed together at the ( Read more... )