false 2030200 female Riverside, CA 02/2009 12/2009 For the Roses by Julie Garwood ]]> 9759 Mary Balogh 6251 Julie Garwood 33876 Mary Jo Putney 6268 Christine Feehan 19051 Elizabeth Lowell 9885 Judith McNaught 56 1751 1340 true 5640135 read 8 true 4421046 currently-reading 179 true 4421045 to-read 224 true 4473424 wishlist 341 false 4469787 a-regency 310 false 4554726 traded-away 286 false 4469785 historical-romance 200 false 4469792 contemp-romance 188 false 4585176 keepers 184 false 4756925 series 152 false 4463292 audiobooks 138 false 4491634 contemp-suspense 130 false 4490379 historical-suspense 116 false 4467036 paranormal 110 false 4490400 library-books 97 false 4467035 fantasy-scifi 59 false 4525832 magic-witches-fae 56 false 4490541 fiction-war-spy 49 false 4504785 classics 40 false 4571709 young-adult 39 false 4532745 non-fiction 38 false 4694203 loaned-to-me 36 false 4571733 history-usa 35 false 4554719 harlequin 35 false 4571720 historical 30 false 4671063 medieval 30 false 4757049 mystery-murder 30 false 4566570 contemporary 27 false 4481542 cozy-mystery 25 false 4660885 amer-west 23 false 4578261 time-travel 22 false 4708565 vampires 20 false 4571738 history-europe 18 false 6508555 gr-authors 15 false 4863989 futuristic 12 false 4870782 reference 11 false 4718509 politics 10 false 4490517 gothic-romance 9 false 7526929 thriller 9 false 7292682 native-american 8 false 4666263 christmas-holiday 7 false 4954892 children 7 false 5181982 shapeshifters 6 false 4566582 global-political 6 false 6620056 alternate-history 5 false 4579633 vikings 5 false 4806240 religion 4 false 5115549 inspiration 3 false 4799799 psychic 3 false 4716844 western 3 false 7548437 asian 2 false 7431593 chick-lit 2 false 7165562 sci-fi 1 false 8985863 social-issues 1 false 9197482 award-winner http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/245130-december-monthly-challenge-participants-list-thread http://photo.goodreads.com/groups/1231813272p2/12880.jpg 2030200 BJ Rose http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1237763983p2/2030200.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2030200-bj-rose Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:28:38 -0800 We were gone for 10 days for the holidays, so this one time (I hope it's just this one time) I'm doing a group "Way to Go!" so I can spend the day getting my January challenges in order.

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!]]> http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/100590-count-off-challenge http://photo.goodreads.com/groups/1231813272p2/12880.jpg 2030200 BJ Rose http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1237763983p2/2030200.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2030200-bj-rose Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:50:05 -0800
Congratulations on your win of the Visions of Sugarplums Challenge!]]> http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/223646-one-shelf-down-progress-reports http://photo.goodreads.com/groups/1221647942p2/8565.jpg 2030200 BJ Rose http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1237763983p2/2030200.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2030200-bj-rose Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:04:07 -0800
Beginning Shelf: Paranormal
Current Shelf: Mysteries
Shelves Completed: 24

I don't think I'll get the current one done this year, so this is my ending total - I've only read one book in the past 10 days; much too busy enjoying Christmas & other activities with kids & grandkids!
]]> Death of a Scriptwriter (Hamish Macbeth Mystery, Book 14) by M.C. Beaton]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/82618160 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183152501s/1384397.jpg 2030200 BJ Rose http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1237763983p2/2030200.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2030200-bj-rose Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:00:49 -0800 http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/226333-bj-rose-s-osd-journey http://photo.goodreads.com/groups/1221647942p2/8565.jpg 2030200 BJ Rose http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1237763983p2/2030200.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2030200-bj-rose Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:33:06 -0800 The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog - Dec 30 (4.5*)

This installment of the Amelia Peabody/Emerson escapades was the best I've read so far - even better than the first one! Emerson is kidnapped and strongly 'interrogated' by one of their many enemies (when Amelia is trying to figure out who is behind it, she comes up with a list of 13 possible doers-of-the-dastardly-deed). Intrepid Amelia helps rescue him, only to discover that Emerson has **gasp** forgotten her and their 12-year marriage! I thought that part of the plot went on too long (and I personally would get a little paranoid about being wiped out of my loved one's memory so completely!), but I enjoyed the unfolding events too much to worry about that, especially since Amelia did enough worrying for everyone. I'm usually pretty good about figuring out most things, but I was taken by surprise more than once.]]> http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/244782-december-2009-reading-challenge http://photo.goodreads.com/groups/1196276944p2/390.jpg 2030200 BJ Rose http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1237763983p2/2030200.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2030200-bj-rose Sun, 20 Dec 2009 18:45:08 -0800 6/9
TBR List




1. Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones Dec 4 ****
2. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
3. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman Dec. 7 5*
4. Angels' Blood by Nalini Singh Dec. 8 4*
5. Blaze of Memory by Nalini Singh Dec. 1 4.5*
6. The Stupidest Angel A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror, Version 2.0 by Christopher Moore Dec 13 2* This was so disappointing!!!
7. Covet by J.R. Ward
8. Dark Curse by Christine Feehan Dec 20 4*
9. Mostly Harmless by Douglas Adams

Alternates

1. Burning Wild by Christine Feehan
2. Fire Study by Maria Snyder
3. Doomsday Book by Connie Willis
4. Queste by Angie Sage
5. Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card
6. Sir Thursday by Garth Nix

Doesn't look like I'll be finishing this challenge - I may get another book done, but not 3!
Happy Holidays to all!]]> Kitty and the Midnight Hour (Kitty Norville, Book 1) by Carrie Vaughn]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/81570797 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166606508s/14461.jpg 2030200 BJ Rose http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1237763983p2/2030200.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2030200-bj-rose Sun, 20 Dec 2009 10:44:39 -0800 A Letter of Mary (Mary Russell, #3) by Laurie R. King]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/81500876 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171265429s/93938.jpg 2030200 BJ Rose http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1237763983p2/2030200.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2030200-bj-rose Sat, 19 Dec 2009 13:38:59 -0800