75 Books...More or Less! discussion

Looking forward to another year of good reading!

Jan '11

1) The Confession~John Grisham
2) Cause of Death~Patricia Cornwell
3)Secrets to the Grave~Tami Hoag
4)The Last Precinct~Patricia Cornwell
5) The 13th Hour~Richard Doetsche
6) Family Affairs~Debbie Macomber
7) Third Degree~Greg Isles
8) Pearl of China~Achee Min

Feb 2011

9)Killing Fear~Allison Brennan
10) Blood Trail~ CJ Box
11)The Killing Storm~Kathryn Casey
12)So Many books, So Little time~Sara Nelson
13)Dilemma~Father Albert Cutie
14) Tick Tock~James Patterson
15) Port Mortuary~Patricia Cornwell
16) Bloodlines~Kathryn Casey

How did you find Pearl of China?

Hey Tugce,

I was pretty disappointed actually. I think I thought it would go deeper into the relationship between pearl and Willow and while that was discussed it seemed superficial. The second half was lots of politics and history...kinda dry overall.

March 11

17) Treachery in Death~JD Robb
18) Point of Origin~Patricia Cornwell
19) Black Notice-Patricia Cornwell
20) Brooklyn-Colm Toibin
21) Love you More~Lisa Gardner
22) The Seamstress~by Frances de Pontes Peebles
23) Sing You Home~Jodi Picoult
24) Dark Places~Gillian Flynn
25) Rose Madder~Stephen King

April 2011

26) Sag Harbor~Colson Whitehead
27)Still Alice~Lisa Genova
28) Jonathan Livingston Seagull~Richard Bach
29) Heaven is for Real~Todd Burpo
30) Left Neglected~Lisa Genova
31) The Romance of Tristan and Iseult~M. Joseph Bedier
32)Secret Daughter~Shilpi Somaya Gowda
33) Night Road~Kristen Hannah
34) The Executioner's Song~Norman Mailer
35) Emily and Einstein~Linda Francis Lee
36) Eve~Iris Johansen
37) Twice Kissed~Lisa Jackson
38) The Particular Sadness of the Lemon Cake~Aimee Bender

Hey Lori!

You have been reading a lot of books I have been wondering about. :) I got Brooklyn and I have been seeing Love you More and Sing you Home and trying to decide whether to get them (as if I had nothingelse to read) but never sure. How were they?

Hi Tugce!

Well, I am a totally Jodi lover and we have a book store nearby that has a Jodi event each year for the past few years so I always buy a copy of hers. (Haven't been disappointed yet!) Love you More was typical Lisa Gardner and really enjoyable. Brooklyn was a really great book , too but I am glad that I got it from the library rather than buying it. I'm trying to cut back on my actual "book buying"....:(

All three are definitely worth reading!

Well I know what you mean about "book buying" I decided to read all my books for april from the ones I owned but will see how I will succeed.
And thank you for the comment, I will start with the one I have and then will get the other 2 :) never tried Lisa Gardner before but keep seeing her books lately and liking the synopsis about them.

No problem. Let me know what you think you of them :)

I wish I could read what I have for a year and not buy or borrow anything! Maybe I could make a dent in the piles I have...lol

May 2011

39) The Sugar Queen~Sarah Addison Allen
40) Lost Laysen~Margaret Mitchell
41) Where the Light Remains~Hayden Gabriel
42) The 10th Anniversary~James Patterson
43) The Midwife's Confession~Diane Chamberlain
44) The 17 Day Diet~Dr. Mike Moreno
45) Dracula~Bram Stoke
46) The Plum Pudding Murder~Joanne Fluke
47) The House at Riverton~Kate Morton
48) The Exile:An Outlander Graphic Novel~Diana Gabaldon

Lori, what did you think of the Sugar Queen? I really like SAA! She reminds me a little of Alice Hoffman.

Hey Andrea...I loved it! it had a bit of a mystical quality, I think. I really enjoyed the way book just seemed to "find" Chloe..lol I find that happens to me too just not exactly the same way. I listened to this on on audio and really loved the speaker. I'll definitely be reading/listening to more of hers :)

You should really try Alice Hoffman then! She writes with that touch of mystical jazz as well. In some books it is a a touch and in others it can be a little on the heavy side but still fun.

I read the Sugar Queen first and loved it! Then I read Garden Spells and the next one and really like them as well, Sugar Queen was a little better though.

Andrea wrote: "You should really try Alice Hoffman then! She writes with that touch of mystical jazz as well. In some books it is a a touch and in others it can be a little on the heavy side but still fun."

I love Alice Hoffman. I actually think I have read everything by her. Her storys are full of whimsy and charm. She tells a great story without being too outlandish.

June 2011

49) Miles to Go~Richard Paul Evans
50) The Weight of Silence~Heather Gudenkauf
51) The Paris Wife~Paula McLain
52) Deliverance from Evil~Frances Hill
53) The Apple Turnover Murder~Joanne Fluke
54) The Devils Food Cake Murder~Joanne Fluke
55) True Grit~Charles Portis
56) So Big~Edna Ferber
57) The Sari Shop~
58) Still Missing~Chevy Stevens

July 2011

59) Dreams of Joy~Lisa See
60) Lost & Found~Jacqueline Sheehan
61) The Girls from Ames~Jeffrey Zaslow
63)22 Brittania Road
64) Mildred Pierce~James M Cain
65) Now You See Her~James Patterson
66) My Name is Nujood~Nujood Ali
67) A Dog's Purpose~W. Bruce Cameron
68)One Summer~David Baldacci
69)Before I Go to Sleep~S. J. Watson
70) Breaking Silence~Linda Castillo
71) I am Not a Serial Killer~Dan Wells
72) Save Me~Lisa Scottoline
73) Distant Shores~Kristen Hannah

4 more and I reach my goal!!!

Lorifog wrote: "4 more and I reach my goal!!!"

Woohoo!

August 2011

74) Mr. Monster~Dan Wells
75) Wild Rose~Jennifer Donnelly
76) I Don't Want to Kill You~Dan Wells




1 more to go!!!!!!!

Soooooooo close Lori! :)

What did you think of Wild Rose? I loved the first book, have the second to read here somewhere.

Finished!!! :) I'm not sure how to transfer myself over to the "Completed" thread...is someone able to do that for me?

I LOVED the Tea Rose and Winter Rose. Wild Rose was also really good but not quite the same. I gave it four stars , though. i think if I had read them back to back, instead of waiting years in between, it might have helped me get a grip on the characters earlier. At the beginning, I had a bit of a hard time trying to remember who was who but all in all a really good book :)

Lorifog wrote: "Finished!!! :) I'm not sure how to transfer myself over to the "Completed" thread...is someone able to do that for me?"

Done, and congrats!

Thank you!


77) Blood Brothers~Nora Roberts
78) Very Valentine`Adriana Triggiani
79)Belong to Me~Melissa de los Santos
80)The Hollow~Nora Roberts

I wish Adriana Triggiani had a new one out, I could really go for curling up with one of her books today.

Andrea wrote: "I wish Adriana Triggiani had a new one out, I could really go for curling up with one of her books today."

I'm loving these and I just discovered her so I think I have a few to go. I listened to Very Valentine and the got Brava valentine for my car rides...I spend a lot of time on the road and she really makes it pass. It's kind of like My Big Fat Greek Wedding but with Italians!

Sept 2011

81) Kill Me If You Can~James Patterson
82) Dancing with Max~Emily Colson
83) New York to Dallas~ J. D. Robb
84) Quinn~Iris Johansen
85) Nantucket Nights~Erin Hilebrand
86) Pagan Stone~Nora Roberts
87) The Burning Soul~John Connelly
88) Flash and Bones~Kathy Reichs

Lori, I loved what you said, "It's kind of like My Big Fat Greek Wedding but with Italians!" You are so luck to be just starting out with her books! Have you read the Stone Gap series yet? It is awesome!!!!!

Andrea wrote: "Lori, I loved what you said, "It's kind of like My Big Fat Greek Wedding but with Italians!" You are so luck to be just starting out with her books! Have you read the Stone Gap series yet? It is aw..."

Not yet but I am going to run through all of hers, I'm sure!

Oct 2011
Nov 2011
Dec 2011

87)Brava Valentine~Adrianna Triggiani
88) Those Who Save Us~Jenna Blum
89) Home to Big Stone Gap~Adriana Triggiani
90) Lethal~Sandra Brown
91)The Christmas Wedding~James Patterson
92) The Snow Angel~Glenn Beck
93) 74 Seaside Avenue~Debbie Macomber
94) Best of Me~Nicholas Sparks
95) Stolen Life:A Memoir~Jaycee Dugard
96) Lost December~Richard Paul Evans
97) Unnatural Exposure~Patricia Cornwell
98) The Bookseller of Kabul~Asne Seirstad
99) The Memory Palace~Mira Bartok
100)Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor~Lisa Kleypas
101) Kill Alex Cross~James Patterson
102) Making Spirits Bright~Fern Michaels
103) Devious~Lisa Jackson
104) Christmas with Tucker~Greg Kinkaid