50 Books in 2007

[tesana]

I'm following zellion and I hope to make it. I'm counting the books that I'm reading to Mathias at nap time, since they are "real" books, the books I'm reading with Steve and the books that I am "re reading."

Read:

1. The Persian Pickle Club, Sandra Dallas - read because my mom's book club was reading it and since our ward doesn't have a book club, I thought I would read the books for hers and I'd have someone to talk to about it.
2. The End, Lemony Snickett - last book in A Series of Unfortunate Events, kind of sad, like all of the books in this series, and I'm not sure how I feel about some of the messages in the books, but I think he did an awesome job with the series, anyway
3. Talking to Dragons, Patricia C. Wrede - favorite of mine, read to Mathias for naptime
4. Something M.Y.T.H. Inc. - Robert Asprin - good book and the last in Asprin's M.Y.T.H. series
5. Sorcery and Cecilia, Patricia C. Wrede & Caroline Stevermer- favorite, started to read to Mathias but he kept asking for the sword book so I finished it on my own.
6. The Grand Tour, Patricia C. Wrede and Caroline Stevermer - sequel to Sorcery and not as good imo, but still enjoyable
7. Caught in Crystal, Patricia C. Wrede
8. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Betty Smith - for my mom's bookclub, a downer
9. Birth of the Firebringer, Meredith Ann Pierce - favorite, Firebringer Triology book 1
10. Dark Moon, M. A. Pierce - Firebringer Triology book 2, nap time reading, favorite
11. Black Sun Rising, C. S. Friedman - Coldfire Trilogy book 1, not good enough to want to read the rest.
12. The Mislaid Magician, Patricia C. Wrede & Caroline Stevermer - very good
13. The Son of Summer Star, Meredith Ann Pierce - Firebringer Trilogy book 3, very good
14. The Blue Sword, Robin McKinley - naptime reading, favorite
15. The Girl of the Limberlost, Gene Stratton-Porter - recommended by a friend from my ward, I'm loved it
16. Hero's Crown, Robin McKinley - favorite
17. Sarek, A. C. Crispin - favorite
18. Magician: Apprentice, Raymond Feist - enjoyed
19. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, J. K. Rowling - favorite
    
20. The Blue Girl, Charles de Lint - recommended
21. Kitty and The Midnight Hour, Carrie Vaughn - recommended with a warning (see raisinfish's review for more info)
22. Magician: Master - Raymond E. Feist - enjoyed, rambles a bit, would be a very different novel if published today, weak female characters, but fun
23. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - J. K. Rowling, favorite
24. The Discipline Book, William Sears, MD & Martha Sears, R.N.
25. Spock's World, Diane Duane - very good
26. Harry Potter and Prisoner of Azkaban, J. K. Rowling - favorite HP book
27. Q Squared - Peter David, fun
28. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, J. K. Rowling - really enjoyed it
29. Mistborn: The Well of Ascention, Brandon Sanderson - loved it
30. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, J. K. Rowling - read to the boys
31. Hallowmere: The Serpent's Coils, Tiffany Trent - enjoyed it
32. Alcatraz and the Evil Librarians, Brandon Sanderson - a lot of fun
33. Crocodile on the Sandbank, Elizabeth Peters - good, this series is a favorite of my mother's and I really enjoy the characters. I love all things Regency England.
34. The Curse of the Pharoahs, Elizabeth Peters - good, I've never finished the series, so I think I will wait to decide which is my favorite book
35. The Mummy Case, Elizabeth Peters - good, but not my favorite
36. Lion in the Valley, Elizabeth Peters - yay for sexy villians!
37. Deeds of the Disturber, Elizabeth Peters - in England
38. Meet the Austins, Madeleine L'Engle - good, my first Austin book, though I've loved the Murray series since I was in middle school
39. Eric, Terry Pratchett - good, but not my favorite
40. The Hippopotamus Pool, Elizabeth Peters - good, some of the plot elements felt contrived, but the character responses are what makes this book cool.
41. Seeing A Large Cat, Elizabeth Peters - good
42. The Ape Who Guards the Balance, Elizabeth Peters - good
43. The Falcon at the Portal, Elizabeth Peters - good

In Progress/Planning:

1. Long Dark Night, raisinfish - Part 1 is read and comments are submitted, but there are 2 more parts that haven't been written
2. The Twilight Series
3. Crystal Rain - Tobias S. Buckell, recommended by mistborn
4. The Thief - Megan Whalen Turner
5. Harriet the Spy, Louise Fitzhugh
6. Dear Genius, Ursula Nordstrom
7. Treason - Orson Scott Card
8. Eragon - Christopher Paolini, lots of hype about this book, but haven't gotten around to it yet

Books to look into (maybe worth reading?-):

1. The Edge Chronicles
2. Artemis Fowl
3. Spiderwick
4. The Golden Compass
- apparently New Line Cinema is releasing a sparkly movie based on these books.

5. Doppleganger, David Stahler - recommended by raisinfish
6. The House of the Scorpion, - recommended by raisinfish
7. The Madness Season, C. S. Friedman

If I ever get really bored/inspired I will have to do some "book report" entries to some of these books.