MB's Book Diary: What She Read in 2009

[MB (What she read)]

(191) "A Plague of Angels: A Sir Robert Carey Mystery" by P.F. Chisholm (****)

[Lexi]

OMG! 191! Thats amazing! Great job! How do you have time to do anything else?

[MB (What she read)]

Thanks Lexi! I naturally speed-read and prefer reading to TV. (I'm weird that way.) I work full-time, but reading is my leisure activity/relaxation.

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(192) 9/2/09 "Women of Wonder: The Classic Years" ed. by Pamela Sargent (***)

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(193) 9/2/09 "A Duke of Her Own" by Eloisa James (****)

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(194) 9/3/09 "Obsidian Prey" by Jayne Castle (***)
...catching up on my romance back-log.

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(195) 9/5/09 "Must Love Hellhounds" anthology edited by Ilona Andrews (***)

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(196) 9/8/09 "Firedrake's Eye" by Patricia Finney (****)

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(197) 9/10/09 "The Moon and The Sun" by Vonda N. McIntyre (****)

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(198) 9/12/09 "Dragon Actually" by G.A. Aiken (***)

Dragon Actually

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(199) 9/12/09 "The Speed of Dark" by Elizabeth Moon (****)

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(200) 9/15/09 "Trading in Danger" by Elizabeth Moon (***1/2)

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(201) 9/18/09 "Dead Men's Boots" by Mike Carey (***)

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(202) 9/20/09 "Unicorn's Blood" by Patricia Finney (****)

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(203) 9/23/09 "Glorianna's Torch" by Patricia Finney (****) This was a wonderful series! I am sorry to come to the end.

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(204) 9/24/09 "The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Ponder" by Rebecca Wells (***)

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(205) 9/25/09 "Mythago Wood" by Robert Holdstock (***)

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(206) 9/26/09 "Swan For The Money" by Donna Andrews (***)

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(207) 9/28/09 "About A Dragon" by G.A. Aiken (***)

About A Dragon

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(208) 9/30/09 "The Corner Booth Chronicles" by Mimi Thebo (****)

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(209) 10/2/09 "The Hotel Under The Sand" by Kage Baker (***)

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[Carol]

RE: Message 222 - The title sounds intriguing, what is the book about? A hotel that's underground??
Carol N

[MB (What she read)]

Carol, it is a children's fantasy book. A young girl is ship-wrecked, finds a ghost, and then finds a Victorian-era hotel that had been buried by a sand dune. There's hidden pirate treasure and lots of interesting characters. It's a cute book. (I prettty much read anything I can get my hands on by Kage Baker.)

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(210) 10/1/09 "Soulless" by Gail Carriger (***)

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(211) 10/2/09 "Dexter by Design" by Jeff Lindsay (****)

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(212) 10/3/09 "Firebirds Soaring" edited by Sharyn November (***)

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(213) 10/4/09 "Quatrain" by Sharon Shinn (***1/2)

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(214) 10/7/09 "Her Fearful Symmetry" by Audrey Niffenegger (***1/2)

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(215) 10/8/09 "The Sparrow" by Mary Doria Russell (****)

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(216) 10/10/09 "On The Edge" by Ilona Andrews (****)

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(217) 10/11/09 "Bloody Awful" by Georgia Evans (***1/2)

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(218) 10/12/09 "Bloody Right" by Georgia Evans (***1/2)

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(219) 10/14/09 "The Year of the Flood" by Margaret Atwood (***1/2)

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(220) 10/14/09 "Odd and the Frost Giants" by Neil Gaiman (**1/2)

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(221) 10/16/09 "Full Dark House" by Christopher Fowler (***)

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(222) 10/16/09 "Firebirds: An Anthology of Original Fantasy and Science Fiction" ed. by Sharyn November (****)

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(223) 10/18/09 "Pilgrims: A Lake Wobegon Romance" by Garrison Keillor (***)

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(224) 10/19/09 "Vicious Circle" by Mike Carey (***)

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(225) 10/20/09 "What A Dragon Should Know" by G.A. Aiken (***)

What A Dragon Should Know

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(226) 10/23/09 "Tempt Me At Twilight" by Lisa Kleypas (****)

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(227) 10/23/09 "Unseen Academicals" by Terry Pratchett (*****)

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(228) 10/24/09 "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. LeGuin (***)

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(229) 10/24/09 "Marque and Reprisal" by Elizabeth Moon (****)

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(230) 10/25/09 "Engaging The Enemy" by Elizabeth Moon (****)

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(231) 10/26/09 "Command Decision" by Elizabeth Moon (****) I am loving this series!

[Tristen]

Hey, if you're really enjoy Elizabeth Moon you should definitely give The Deed of Paksenarrion a go. I remember liking that one (although the last time i read it was 10 years ago!) and two of my sisters and my brother swear it's their favorite series of all time.

[MB (What she read)]

Hi Tristen Kiri! Yes, thats definitely on my list, because I am loving Elizabeth Moon. I'm going to finish the Vatta's War series then go to the Serrano Legacy. Then I'll try to find the Paksenarrion's. Unfortunately my local library doesn't seem to have more than one or two of them, so it's going to be difficult. :-(

Thanks for the rec!

[MB (What she read)]

(232) 10/28/09 "The Renegade Hunter" by Lynsay Sands (***)

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(233) 10/30/09 "Victory Conditions" by Elizabeth Moon (***1/2)

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(234) 11/1/09 "Grave Secret" by Charlaine Harris (***1/2)