Dk_Phoenix (is mostly) on Fire in 2011: Thread 3
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1dk_phoenix
I'm hoping to finish off the year with a pile of books I *want* to read... I was doing so well with my "fewer ARCs" goal until recently, so I've had to remind myself to stop with the crappy books and get back to the ones I've been aching to read... should be a good couple of months. :)
As you can see from the list below, I am extremely behind on reviews, but I'll do my best.
First thread is HERE.
Second thread is HERE.
And as per usual, some of my reviews are cross-posted to my writing & books blog, Literary Coldcuts on Toasty Buns.
2011 Master List of Completed Books
(* = review not yet posted)
December
102) A Lion Called Christian - Anthony Bourke*
101) Asterix & Cleopatra - Rene Goscinny*
100) The Death Cure - James Dashner*
99) How to Build a Dinosaur - Jack Horner*
98) 39 Clues, Cahills vs. Vespers #2: A King's Ransom - Jude Watson*
97) Keep the Change - Steve Dublanica*
96) Penguin Life: Surviving With Style in the South Atlantic*
95) Stupid and Contagious - Caprice Crane*
94) Fray - Joss Whedon*
93) Thirteen Days to Midnight - Patrick Carman*
92) The Scorch Trials - James Dashner*
91) If I Stay - Gayle Foreman*
90) Blood Rights - Kristin Painter*
89) The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle*
88) The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle*
87) The Dragon Turn - Shane Peacock*
November
86) The Christmas Shoppe - Melody Carlson*
85) Badlands - Serena DeLaney*
84) Son of Neptune - Rick Riordan*
83) The Lost Hero - Rick Riordan*
82) Behind the Veils of Yemen - *
81) A Million Reasons Why - Kristin Billerbeck*
October
80) In the Hand of the Goddess - Tamora Pierce*
79) Withering Tights - Louise Rennison*
78) 39 Clues Vespers Rising #1: The Medusa Plot - Gordan Korman*
77) The Gathering - Kelley Armstrong*
77) Nocturne - Syrie James*
76) Grace for the Good Girl - Emily P. Freeman*
September
75) Princess for Hire - Lindsay Leavitt*
74) Tell Me Where It Hurts: A Day of Humor, Healing, and Hope in my Life as an Animal Surgeon - Dr. Nick Trout*
73) The Doctor's Lady - Jody Hedlund*
72) The Realms Thereunder (Ancient Earth Trilogy #1) - Ross Lawhead*
71) Mind Over Mind - Karina Fabian*
70) Omen (Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi, Book 2) - Christie Golden*
69) Shadowfever - Karen Marie Moning*
August
68) Some Girls: My Life in a Harem - Jillian Laurens*
67) Paradise 21 - Aubrie Dionne*
66) Dreamfever - Karen Marie Moning*
65) Faefever - Karen Marie Moning*
64) Changeling Dream - Dani Harper*
63) Healing Psoriasis - John Pagano*
July
62) The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - Rebecca Skloot*
61) The Wise Man's Fear - Patrick Rothfuss*
60) Changeling Moon - Dani Harper*
59) Bloodfever - Karen Marie Moning*
58) The Climb - Anatoli Bourkreev*
57) The Anti-Prom - Abby McDonald*
June
56) Captivate - Carrie Jones*
55) The Reckoning - Kelley Armstrong*
54) Darkfever - Karen Marie Moning*
53) The Dragon Reborn - Robert Jordan*
52) A Great Catch - Lorna Seilstad*
51) The Canadian Guide to Psoriasis - Dr. Kim Papp*
May
50.5) The Twisted Tale of Stormy Gale (novella) - *
50) Miss Bramble and the Leviathan - Kristen Painter*
49) Unsinkable - Abby Sunderland and Lynn Vincent*
48) To Win Her Heart - Karen Witemeyer*
47) Dark Mirror - M.J. Putney*
46) The Summoning - Kelley Armstrong*
45) The Awakening - Kelley Armstrong*
44) Need - Carrie Jones
April
43) Until Tuesday - Carlos Luis Montalvan
42) Bumped - Megan McCafferty
41) 39 Clues, Book 11: Vespers Rising - Riordan, Korman, Lerangis, Watson
40) Cinderella Cleaners: Scheme Spirit - Maya Gold
39) Infidel - Ayaan Hirsi Ali
38) My One and Only - Kristin Higgins
37) Heist Society - Ally Carter
March
36) Meals That Heal Inflammation - Julie Daniluk
35) Unearthly - Cynthia Hand
34) The Great Hunt - Robert Jordan
33) Scribbling Women - Marthe Jocelyn
32) Star Wars - Rebel Commandos: Hard Contact - Karen Traviss
31) Angelfire - Courtney Allison Moulton
30) Due to Rising Energy Costs, the Light at the End of the Tunnel Has Been Turned Off - Karen Scalf Linamen
29) Delirium - Lauren Oliver
28) If God, Why Evil? - Norman H. Geisler
February
27) Among Others - Jo Walton
26) Wither (Chemical Garden Trilogy, Book #1) - Lauren DeStefano
25) Treasury of the Lost Litter Box: A Get Fuzzy Treasury - Darby Conley
24) No Such Thing as Dragons - Phillip Reeve
23) Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know - Alexandra Horowitz
22) Like Clockwork - Bonnie Dee
21) Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together (Book #4) - Bryan Lee O'Malley
20) Rogue Angel #2: Solomon's Jar - Alex Archer
19) Radio Shangri-La - Lisa Napoli
18) The Eye of the World (Wheel of Time, Book 1) - Robert Jordan
17) Sex in the Snow - Michael Adams
16) Heat Wave - Richard Castle
15) How to Ditch Your Fairy - Justine Larbalestier
January
14) Warbreaker - Brandon Sanderson
13) Mockingjay - Suzanne Collins
12) Scott Pilgrim and the Infinite Sadness - Bryan Lee O'Malley
11) Blink - Malcolm Gladwell
10) The Girl in the Gatehouse - Julie Klassen
9) Little Princes - Conor Grennan
8) The Mysterious Lady Law - Robert Appleton
7) Bollywood Weddings - Kavita Ramdya
6) The Glass Castle - Jeanette Walls
5) Neverwhere - Neil Gaiman
4) The Raising - Laura Kasischke
3) Tyger, Tyger - Kersten Hamilton
2) The Uncommon Reader - Alan Bennett
1) The Red Pyramid - Rick Riordan
As you can see from the list below, I am extremely behind on reviews, but I'll do my best.
First thread is HERE.
Second thread is HERE.
And as per usual, some of my reviews are cross-posted to my writing & books blog, Literary Coldcuts on Toasty Buns.
2011 Master List of Completed Books
(* = review not yet posted)
December
102) A Lion Called Christian - Anthony Bourke*
101) Asterix & Cleopatra - Rene Goscinny*
100) The Death Cure - James Dashner*
99) How to Build a Dinosaur - Jack Horner*
98) 39 Clues, Cahills vs. Vespers #2: A King's Ransom - Jude Watson*
97) Keep the Change - Steve Dublanica*
96) Penguin Life: Surviving With Style in the South Atlantic*
95) Stupid and Contagious - Caprice Crane*
94) Fray - Joss Whedon*
93) Thirteen Days to Midnight - Patrick Carman*
92) The Scorch Trials - James Dashner*
91) If I Stay - Gayle Foreman*
90) Blood Rights - Kristin Painter*
89) The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle*
88) The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle*
87) The Dragon Turn - Shane Peacock*
November
86) The Christmas Shoppe - Melody Carlson*
85) Badlands - Serena DeLaney*
84) Son of Neptune - Rick Riordan*
83) The Lost Hero - Rick Riordan*
82) Behind the Veils of Yemen - *
81) A Million Reasons Why - Kristin Billerbeck*
October
80) In the Hand of the Goddess - Tamora Pierce*
79) Withering Tights - Louise Rennison*
78) 39 Clues Vespers Rising #1: The Medusa Plot - Gordan Korman*
77) The Gathering - Kelley Armstrong*
76) Grace for the Good Girl - Emily P. Freeman*
September
75) Princess for Hire - Lindsay Leavitt*
74) Tell Me Where It Hurts: A Day of Humor, Healing, and Hope in my Life as an Animal Surgeon - Dr. Nick Trout*
73) The Doctor's Lady - Jody Hedlund*
72) The Realms Thereunder (Ancient Earth Trilogy #1) - Ross Lawhead*
71) Mind Over Mind - Karina Fabian*
70) Omen (Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi, Book 2) - Christie Golden*
69) Shadowfever - Karen Marie Moning*
August
68) Some Girls: My Life in a Harem - Jillian Laurens*
67) Paradise 21 - Aubrie Dionne*
66) Dreamfever - Karen Marie Moning*
65) Faefever - Karen Marie Moning*
64) Changeling Dream - Dani Harper*
63) Healing Psoriasis - John Pagano*
July
62) The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - Rebecca Skloot*
61) The Wise Man's Fear - Patrick Rothfuss*
60) Changeling Moon - Dani Harper*
59) Bloodfever - Karen Marie Moning*
58) The Climb - Anatoli Bourkreev*
57) The Anti-Prom - Abby McDonald*
June
56) Captivate - Carrie Jones*
55) The Reckoning - Kelley Armstrong*
54) Darkfever - Karen Marie Moning*
53) The Dragon Reborn - Robert Jordan*
52) A Great Catch - Lorna Seilstad*
51) The Canadian Guide to Psoriasis - Dr. Kim Papp*
May
50.5) The Twisted Tale of Stormy Gale (novella) - *
50) Miss Bramble and the Leviathan - Kristen Painter*
49) Unsinkable - Abby Sunderland and Lynn Vincent*
48) To Win Her Heart - Karen Witemeyer*
47) Dark Mirror - M.J. Putney*
46) The Summoning - Kelley Armstrong*
45) The Awakening - Kelley Armstrong*
44) Need - Carrie Jones
April
43) Until Tuesday - Carlos Luis Montalvan
42) Bumped - Megan McCafferty
41) 39 Clues, Book 11: Vespers Rising - Riordan, Korman, Lerangis, Watson
40) Cinderella Cleaners: Scheme Spirit - Maya Gold
39) Infidel - Ayaan Hirsi Ali
38) My One and Only - Kristin Higgins
37) Heist Society - Ally Carter
March
36) Meals That Heal Inflammation - Julie Daniluk
35) Unearthly - Cynthia Hand
34) The Great Hunt - Robert Jordan
33) Scribbling Women - Marthe Jocelyn
32) Star Wars - Rebel Commandos: Hard Contact - Karen Traviss
31) Angelfire - Courtney Allison Moulton
30) Due to Rising Energy Costs, the Light at the End of the Tunnel Has Been Turned Off - Karen Scalf Linamen
29) Delirium - Lauren Oliver
28) If God, Why Evil? - Norman H. Geisler
February
27) Among Others - Jo Walton
26) Wither (Chemical Garden Trilogy, Book #1) - Lauren DeStefano
25) Treasury of the Lost Litter Box: A Get Fuzzy Treasury - Darby Conley
24) No Such Thing as Dragons - Phillip Reeve
23) Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know - Alexandra Horowitz
22) Like Clockwork - Bonnie Dee
21) Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together (Book #4) - Bryan Lee O'Malley
20) Rogue Angel #2: Solomon's Jar - Alex Archer
19) Radio Shangri-La - Lisa Napoli
18) The Eye of the World (Wheel of Time, Book 1) - Robert Jordan
17) Sex in the Snow - Michael Adams
16) Heat Wave - Richard Castle
15) How to Ditch Your Fairy - Justine Larbalestier
January
14) Warbreaker - Brandon Sanderson
13) Mockingjay - Suzanne Collins
12) Scott Pilgrim and the Infinite Sadness - Bryan Lee O'Malley
11) Blink - Malcolm Gladwell
10) The Girl in the Gatehouse - Julie Klassen
9) Little Princes - Conor Grennan
8) The Mysterious Lady Law - Robert Appleton
7) Bollywood Weddings - Kavita Ramdya
6) The Glass Castle - Jeanette Walls
5) Neverwhere - Neil Gaiman
4) The Raising - Laura Kasischke
3) Tyger, Tyger - Kersten Hamilton
2) The Uncommon Reader - Alan Bennett
1) The Red Pyramid - Rick Riordan
5blackdogbooks
Read a good one that seemed up your alley, The Edge of Reason. Just posted a review on our Halloween reading thread. Well-written and unique urban fantasy.
8dk_phoenix
>2 MickyFine:, 3, 6, 7: *waves* Thanks for popping in!
>5 blackdogbooks:: Thanks for the recommendation! I'll definitely check it out.
>5 blackdogbooks:: Thanks for the recommendation! I'll definitely check it out.
10KiwiNyx
I've been absent Faith, I see you have too, hope everything is Okay in your part of the world.
12richardderus
mistletoe smooches!
14souloftherose
Merry Christmas Faith!
16blackdogbooks
Merry Xmas. Hope the writing is going well.
17RosyLibrarian
Merry Christmas Faith!
18norabelle414
Happy holidays, Faith!
20dk_phoenix
Thank you so much, everyone!!! Hope you all had marvelous Christmases, and Happy New Year to everyone as well...
As for myself, I've been quite the train wreck on my threads, eh? It's been a lot of "I'm here"... *disappears for months* ... "I'm back again" ... *disappears for several more months* ... "No really, I'm back" ... *repeat cycle*. Anyone who also follows my blog has probably noticing the same thing going on over there. It's been an interesting year, to say the least.
So, apologies all around... it was unintentional, and I'm hoping to get back on the wagon in 2012. Here's to a fresh start, and writing reviews again!
And because I didn't get to recommend many of the great books I read this year (since I wasn't around to write reviews), here's a quick list of some of my favorites in 2011 from May onward (as that's when I stopped writing reviews):
Best Non-Fiction
The Climb -- Anatoli Bourkreev
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks -- Rebecca Skloot
Tell Me Where It Hurts: A Day of Humor, Healing, and Hope in My Life as an Animal Surgeon -- Dr. Nick Trout
Best Fiction
Fever Series -- Karen Marie Moning (all 5 books were amazing)
The Lost Hero -- Rick Riordan
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes -- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
If I Stay -- Gayle Forman
Scorch Trials -- James Dashner
...and I might have a few more to add to the list after this week's Read-a-Thon!
As for myself, I've been quite the train wreck on my threads, eh? It's been a lot of "I'm here"... *disappears for months* ... "I'm back again" ... *disappears for several more months* ... "No really, I'm back" ... *repeat cycle*. Anyone who also follows my blog has probably noticing the same thing going on over there. It's been an interesting year, to say the least.
So, apologies all around... it was unintentional, and I'm hoping to get back on the wagon in 2012. Here's to a fresh start, and writing reviews again!
And because I didn't get to recommend many of the great books I read this year (since I wasn't around to write reviews), here's a quick list of some of my favorites in 2011 from May onward (as that's when I stopped writing reviews):
Best Non-Fiction
The Climb -- Anatoli Bourkreev
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks -- Rebecca Skloot
Tell Me Where It Hurts: A Day of Humor, Healing, and Hope in My Life as an Animal Surgeon -- Dr. Nick Trout
Best Fiction
Fever Series -- Karen Marie Moning (all 5 books were amazing)
The Lost Hero -- Rick Riordan
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes -- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
If I Stay -- Gayle Forman
Scorch Trials -- James Dashner
...and I might have a few more to add to the list after this week's Read-a-Thon!
21MickyFine
Oh Sherlock Holmes. I thoroughly enjoy those as well. Have you seen the new film yet, Faith?
22dk_phoenix
I have! And it was incredibly fun. :) Loved it, really... and as a hint, if you're familiar with the stories, take a quick read through "The Final Problem" before you head out to the film, and you'll enjoy it even more as you'll catch the tidbits they've included from that story (as well as others from The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes).
23MickyFine
>22 dk_phoenix: I actually saw it on the weekend and really enjoyed it too. Watching Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law for two hours is definitely a good mixture. :)
24dk_phoenix
Haha, it's so true!!! I'm actually thinking about going to see it again in IMAX... *grins*
25MickyFine
I went with a friend, but my parents really like the films as well, so I may go see it again with them. I'll be your support network in seeing the film twice if you need one. ;)
26Apolline
Hi, Faith! Hope you had a nice holiday:) Looks like I'm not the only one being absent in 2011. My goal is to pop up more regularly in 2012 and not stay away for months and months.
I really did miss all the good book chats in here this passed year:)
Best wishes for the New Year!!
I really did miss all the good book chats in here this passed year:)
Best wishes for the New Year!!
27dk_phoenix
>25 MickyFine:: Haha! *eeexcellent...*
>26 Apolline:: Yes, it's the "months and months" thing that really gets to you, eh? I've been surprised how much I've missed the group, but at the same time, I guess it really shouldn't be that surprising at all. :) Here's to a great and fulfilling 2012 for both of us!
>26 Apolline:: Yes, it's the "months and months" thing that really gets to you, eh? I've been surprised how much I've missed the group, but at the same time, I guess it really shouldn't be that surprising at all. :) Here's to a great and fulfilling 2012 for both of us!
