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Joyce (booklover736)
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Mar 02, 2013 12:27AM
This year I'd like to read 50 books. I've never documented how many books I read in a year, but about 1 per week seems good.
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Here is my readinglist so far:01) 03-01-2013 Jemima J by Jane green
02) 13-01-2013 The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
03) 21-01-2013 The Help by Kathryn Stockett
04) 20-01-2013 Before I Die by Jenny Downham
05) 03-02-2013 Vanish (Rizzoli/Isles 5) by Tess Gerritsen
06) 07-02-2013 Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple 1) by Agatha Christie
07) 16-02-2013 Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
08) 19-02-2013 The Perks of being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
09) 24-02-2013 The unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
10) 01-03-2013 Miss Peregrine's Home for Perculiar Children (Miss Peregrine 1) by Ransom Riggs
11) 10-03-2013 Paaz by Myrthe van der Meer
12) 16-03-2013 Spying in high heels (A high heels mystery 1) by Gemma Halliday
13) 19-03-2013 The Guernsey literary and potato peel pie society by Annie Barrows & Mary Ann Schaffer
14) 24-03-2012 The fault in our stars by John Green
15) 28-03-2013 Lola and the boy next door by Stephanie Perkins
16) 02-04-2013 The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
17) 06-04-2013 Cinder (Lunar Chronicles 1) by Marissa Meyer
18) 08-04-2013 The Selection (The Selection 1) by Kiera Cass
19) 11-04-2013 Warm Bodies (Warm Bodies 1) by Isaac Marion
20) 15-04-2012 Across the Universe (Across the Universe 1) by Beth Revis
21) 21-04-2013 Delirium (Delirium 1) by Lauren Oliver
22) 05-05-2013 Beauty Queens by Libba Bray
23) 07-05-2013 The Archived (The Archived 1) by Victoria Schwab
24) 10-05-2013 Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell
25) 15-05-2013 City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments 1) by Cassandra Clare
26) 16-05-2013 Professor Gargoyle (Tales from Lovecraft Middle School 1) by Charles Gillman
27) 20-05-2013 The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
28) 21-05-2012 Legend (Legend 1) by Marie Lu
Another book done. 11 out of 50. 2 books ahead of schedule. Paaz was good read. It's about a girl who ends up at the Paaz, a phychiatric hospital. Her struggle with phychiatrists, medication, the other patients and life in general provide for humorous and emotional moments.
Book 12 is done: Spying in high heels by Gemma Halliday. I loved this book! A perfect combination of some of my favourite genres: chicklit, mysterie and romance. Highly recommended for everyone who loves those genres.
Just finished number 13: The Guernsey literary and potato peel pie society by Annie Barrows and Mary Ann Schaffer. And all I can Say is: WOW! Next up: The fault in our stars by John Green. Yeah, I Know, really really unoriginal. But I just have to know what everyone is talking about.
Loosheesh wrote: "Joyce wrote: "Just finished number 13: The Guernsey literary and potato peel pie society by Annie Barrows and Mary Ann Schaffer. And all I can Say is: WOW!"I read this one on my boss' recommendat..."
Yes, one off my all time favorites!
Loosheesh wrote: "Joyce wrote: "Just finished number 13: The Guernsey literary and potato peel pie society by Annie Barrows and Mary Ann Schaffer. And all I can Say is: WOW!"I read this one on my boss' recommendat..."
Hey you! How are you?! Haven't seen you in a while.
Just finished The Fault in our Stars by John Green. It's the first time a book made me cry. Need I say more......? Speechless...
Caleb wrote: "I put The Fault in Our Stars on my wish list. Thanks for that."Yeah :) Everybody should read this. Prepair yourself to cry ;)
Just finished Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins. Recommended to everyone who loves contemporary romance. Next up: The Night Circs by Erin Morgenstern.
Homeinmyshoes wrote: "I've had The Night Circus on my radar for a while now. I'm curious what you think."Ofcourse I'll let you know!
Just finished The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern and I really did not like that book at all. It was just too much detail about everything, constantly. Moving on to Cinder by Marissa Meyer. I hope this will be better.
I didn't mean to influence anyone :) , but if someone doesn't like lots of details and little story, he/she probably won't like The Night Circus.
Woooo! Book 17 done! Cinder by Marissa Meyer. An instant all-time favorite. Can't wait to read the sequel Scarlet.
Book 18: The Selection by Kiera Cass. I didn't really love this book. I thought the characters were kind of fake and irritating. And it was kind of the bachelor-like. Hey, I should have known ;) Up next: Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion. I want to read this book, before I see the movie.
Joyce wrote: "Book 18: The Selection by Kiera Cass. I didn't really love this book. I thought the characters were kind of fake and irritating. And it was kind of the bachelor-like. Hey, I should have known ;) Up..."Ooh! There was a lot of controversy surrounding that book in 2012. I heard it was also optioned for a TV show by WB.
I finished book 19: Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion and I loved this book. I never though zombies can be cute, but R is! Cute romance and dystopian action. what more could I ask for. Next up: Across the Universe by Beth Revis
Homeinmyshoes wrote: "I thought I was joking when I suggested post-apocalyptic zombie romance as a book club category."Haha, yes we don't see this often. But it turned out amazing.
Homeinmyshoes wrote: "I thought I was joking when I suggested post-apocalyptic zombie romance as a book club category."Dearly, Departed - I hear there are gems like "unicorn fart."
Just finished book 21: Delirium by Lauren Oliver. And wow, what a good written, emotional book. But after reading 5 dystopians in a row, I'm kind of done with the genre for now. On to something else: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak.
MrsJoseph wrote: "Homeinmyshoes wrote: "I thought I was joking when I suggested post-apocalyptic zombie romance as a book club category."Dearly, Departed - I hear there are gems like "unicorn fart.""
Good grief it's got a 3.89 rating.
Homeinmyshoes wrote: "Good grief it's got a 3.89 rating. "I know! That makes me tempted to read it...
...Then I remember that I'm rarely in agreement with popular books, lol!
I'm in some kind of reading slump right now :( Started The Book Thief by Makus Zusak but couldn't get through it for some strange reason, because it's a great book. So, I finished half of it so far and started reading Beauty Queens by Libba Bray, witch I finished today. I'm so glad I finished a book after 14 (!!) days.
Just finished The Archived by Victoria Schwab and this is seriously the best book I have ever read. I can't get over it. The characters, the world-building, the story, the writing-style - everything was just so beautiful. GO READ IT!!!!
Finished book 24 for this year: Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell. Another one that everybody should read. It's so beautiful. I cried. It made me cry. Need I say more....
Yes, I'm halfway done! Finished book 25 of 50. I loved City of Bones by Cassandra Clare. Highly recommended to Harry Potter and Dresden Files fans. And everybody else :)
I just finished The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and I realy liked it, witch I didn't expect. So, yeeah :) And it's my second classic this year (counting The Hobbit). That means I allready read more classics this year than in the rest of my life.
Joyce wrote: "I just finished The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and I realy liked it, witch I didn't expect. So, yeeah :) And it's my second classic this year (counting The Hobbit). That means I allready ..."
You're doing better than me this year! :)
MrsJoseph wrote: "Joyce wrote: "I just finished The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and I realy liked it, witch I didn't expect. So, yeeah :) And it's my second classic this year (counting The Hobbit). That mea..."
Shame on you haha ;)
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