75 Books...More or Less! discussion

Book One: THe Darcys and the Bingleys. January 2.

Book Two: THe Conquer Mr Darcy
January 4

Hi, Shannon! Thanks for taking part in the 2012 challenge! Looks like you are off to a good start.

THank you! I got a Kobo for xmas and I am on a roll!

Book 3: Black List - Sara Paretsky. Good VI Warshawsky book.
January 26

Book 4: The Help. Loved. Blew my mind.
Feb. 9th

Shannon, I have not read the Help yet. I broky my cardinal rule and watched the movie with my mom because she looked like she was going to cry when I told her I wanted to read the book first. The movie was awesome! I cried (a lot).

Book 5: Dust City. YA book, fractured fairytale. Pretty good, I will use it in my next novel study.
Feb 24

Book 6: Briar Rose. Claims to be ya, but may be a bit much for my students. WW2, haulocaust theme. Great read though.
March 2

Book 7: The Evolution of Jane.
March 9

Book 8: Seduce Me at Sunrise. Pretty good. It's been a long time since I read a romance novel. Forgot how much I like them.
March 14

Shannon, I used to love romance novels when I first started reading heavely in my late teans and early twenties, now I'm kind of into them again.

Andrea wrote: "Shannon, I used to love romance novels when I first started reading heavely in my late teans and early twenties, now I'm kind of into them again."

Ya, some of them are pretty good.

Book 9: City of Fallen ANgels. Meh.
March something.

Book 10: A Wallflower Christmas.
March something.

Book 11: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest.
March 31

Book 12: once upon a marigold. for my fairytale unit.
April 1

Book 13: Blood Red Road. Dystopic teen stuff.
April 6

Book 14: 39 Clues Emperors Code. Trying to finish the series.
April 8

Book 15: 39 Clues - Storm Warning. bleh
April 9

Book 16: Number Talks
DAte forgotten

Book 17: Dark slayer. utter caca. Never again.
April 15

Book 18: The Weight of Silence. I was afraid to read it. I have 3 daughters and didn't think I could stomach the ending. It wasn't the best book I have ever read, but definitely not the worst.
April 15

Book 19: Cinder - read it for my fairytale unit. It was ok.
April 22

Book: 20 Sweet Not Always - a Harlequin I found at the gas station. Part of the Bookcrossing.com program. Terrible book, cool program.
April 22

Book 21: Deadlocked. Charlaine Harris. Book 12. I used to love these books, now there is something missing. Nothing even happened in this book.
May 5

Shannon wrote: "Book 21: Deadlocked. Charlaine Harris. Book 12. I used to love these books, now there is something missing. Nothing even happened in this book.
May 5"

I hate it when that happens with a good series hits a wall!

Book 22: Fifty Shades of Grey - barf. Had to force myself to finish it...
May 15

Book 23: Fifty Shades Darker - blah. I'm not saying I won't read the last one, but I definitely won't pay to read the last one.
May 22

Book 24: I missed One! The Other Side of the Story. Marion Keyes. Not my favorite, but still better than a LOT of stuff I've read.
Date unremembered

Book 25: Tears of The Giraffe - McCall Smith. Good Series if you are looking for a really quick, light read.
May 28th

Book 26: Crescendo. Sequel to Hush, hush. I just realized that I haven't read a really great book in a long time, and it makes me kinda sad. Also, I am way behind in my reading (in terms of goal and piles of books in my house). Oh well.
June 2

Shannon wrote: "Book 26: Crescendo. Sequel to Hush, hush. I just realized that I haven't read a really great book in a long time, and it makes me kinda sad. Also, I am way behind in my reading (in terms of goal..."

Shannon - don't worry about being behind. We all have times like that! I normally am a voracious reader but didn't get close to hitting 75 last year. Just keep plugging away as times/events/moods allow . . .

By the way, I've read the first 6 books in the McCall Smith "No 1 Ladies' Detective" series and I agree with you. They are light, fun and quick. I really enjoy the quirks of some the characters and the relationship between Mma Ramotswe, her husband, and her employee.

Book 27: The Host. I actually really liked this book. It reminded me nothing of the Twilight series (yes, I have read them all).
June 11

Shannon wrote: "Book 27: The Host. I actually really liked this book. It reminded me nothing of the Twilight series (yes, I have read them all).
June 11"

I haven't read any of the Twilight books, but I remember liking The Host. It wasn't amazing, but it was a pretty good story, I thought. Have you heard it's going to be a movie?

Shannon, I really love the McCall Smith series. They made a mini series for the Ladies Dedective Agency. I saw the first episode and it was great and then I never caught another one.

I did hear that it was going to be made into a movie, with one of the guys from Vampire Diaries, but that was maybe a couple of years ago.

Charleen wrote: "Shannon wrote: "Book 27: The Host. I actually really liked this book. It reminded me nothing of the Twilight series (yes, I have read them all).
June 11"

I haven't read any of the Twilight books..."

I thought the name sounded familiar, but I didn't every see the series and thought I had made that part up.

Andrea wrote: "Shannon, I really love the McCall Smith series. They made a mini series for the Ladies Dedective Agency. I saw the first episode and it was great and then I never caught another one."

Book 28: Let Love Find You. Another disappointment from my favorite author.
June 14

Shannon wrote: "Book 28: Let Love Find You. Another disappointment from my favorite author.
June 14"

Ugh, that sucks. Hope you get a good one soon!

Book 29: Mr. Darcy's Diary. It was ok. Death Comes to Pemberley next!
June 18, 2012

Still trying to plow thru DCtP, but it is slow going and dull. I hardly recognize my favorite characters, and there is very little intrigue to make the story exciting without them.

Book 30: Death Comes to Pemberley. Meh.
July 4th

Shannon, you didn't make it up!!!

Here is a YouTube clip....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czs4oN...

Andrea, that's funny! After that discussion about the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, I googled it too and 2 of my daughters and I watched the first episode on youtube. They both loved it. Too bad there's only one.

I know right! I'm think the library might have them in the DVD section though! I'm going to check mine and see if they purchased the series.

Great idea!

Andrea wrote: "I know right! I'm think the library might have them in the DVD section though! I'm going to check mine and see if they purchased the series."

And on that note:
Book 31: Tea Time for the Traditionally Build. Quick read, did the whole thing sitting on my deck, listening to my kids play.
July 7th

Book 32:Beautiful Creatures. Alright teen-paranormal type book. I will eventually read the sequel.
July 14

Book 33: Five Quarters of the Orange. By the author of Chocolat. Took me awhile, but it was good.
July 16