I’m a Failure!!

January 6, 2011

In February 2010, I decided to read 100 books before the New Year. 

 

I FAILED MISERABLY.

 

Well, sort of… I read 78 books.

 

When I read, I block out all other signs of life.  By the time I finish a book at night, Ducky is playing in the street and Babafa is still waiting on me to tell him what I want for dinner.  In the mean time, I’m fighting for my life as I run through a forest with only my bow and arrow while in a love triangle with Gale and Peeta. 

That scenario is actually from The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.  It’s the first book in a three book series and I rank all three better than the other 75 books I read this year.  They are Young Adult books, but you would enjoy them no matter what age or gender you are.  (Now go out and read them then let’s have coffee!!)

 

Book #4 on my “Best Of 2010” list would be This is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper.  The humor from it has stayed with me since I read the book and I might even read it again this year.  It’s an adult read with very adult material, which was very welcome after all the very smut books I put in my head over the year.

Speaking of smut…I read a lot of smut books.  I made a vow to read any and everything that crosses my path and I know a lot of awesome people that read mostly vampire and teen drama. 

 

I’m going to keep the same rule with 2011.  I accept all book suggestions and I really do try to find and read every book that is recommended to me.

 

The top two books on my “Worst of 2010” list would be Guilty Pleasures and The Laughing Corpse, both by Laurell K. Hamilton.  I’m not sure how I got through them, but I kept telling myself that if I made the painstaking journey through the Lord of the Rings series without gouging my eyes out successfully, I can get through at least two books in Hamilton’s 20 (and counting) book series.  Ewe.

 

DON’T JUDGE ME BY THE BOOKS I READ.

 

I have already begun my new commitment of reading 100 books in 2011.  It should be easier now that I got a Nook for my birthday last month.  (Thanks Bud and Mom!)  Here’s to a New Year and a new quota of 100 books!!  Wish me luck!

 

See the 100… I mean…. 78 books I read in 2010 below….

 

 

 

 

2010 Books

 

1. The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks
2. Grave Surprise by Charlaine Harris
3. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
4. Dear John by Nicholas Sparks
5. Grave Sight by Charlaine Harris
6. The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
7. The Wedding by Nicholas Sparks
8. Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K. Hamilton
9. Bitten & Smitten by Michelle Rowen
10. The Laughing Corpse by Laurell K. Hamilton
11. Fanged & Fabulous by Michelle Rowen
12. An Ice Cold Grave by Charlaine Harris
13. The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks
14. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
15. Lady & the Vamp by Michelle Rowen
16. The Last Vampire by Christopher Pike
17. Tantalize by Cynthia Leitich Smith
18. Black Blood by Christopher Pike
19. Marked by P. C. Cast
20. Betrayed by P. C. Cast
21. Chosen by P. C. Cast
22. Untamed by P. C. Cast
23. The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse Novella by Stephenie Meyer
24. Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
25. Hunted by P. C. Cast
26. The Red Dice by Christopher Pike
27. The Midnight Club by Christopher Pike
28. Road to Nowhere by Christopher Pike
29. The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
30. The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
31. The Titan’s Curse by Rick Riordan
32. Weekend by Christopher Pike
33. Real Murders by Charlaine Harris
34. Grave Secret by Charlaine Harris
35. Eternal by Cynthia Leitich Smith
36. Tempted by P. C. Cast
37. Die Softly by Christopher Pike
38. Whisper of Death by Christopher Pike
39. Burned by P. C. Cast
40. A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks
41. Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
42. Monster by Christopher Pike
43. Witch by Christopher Pike
44. Spellbound by Christopher Pike
45. Stakes & Stilettos by Michelle Rowen
46. Glass Houses by Rachel Caine
47. A Quick Bite by Lynsay Sands
48. Charlie St. Cloud by Ben Sherwood
49. Tall, Dark & Fangsome by Michelle Rowen
50. Are You There Vodka? It’s Me, Chelsea by Chelsea Handler
51. Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang by Chelsea Handler
52. My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands by Chelsea Handler
53. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
54. The Blind Mirror by Christopher Pike
55. The Listeners by Christopher Pike
56. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
57. The Dead Girls’ Dance by Rachel Caine
58. Son of Hamas: A Gripping Account of Terror, Betrayal, Political Intrigue, and Unthinkable Choices by Mosab Hassan Yousef
59. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
60. Love Bites by Lynsay Sands
61. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
62. Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
63. The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness by Dave Ramsey
64. Midnight Alley by Rachel Caine
65. This Is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper
66. Book of Shadows by Cate Tiernan
67. The Coven by Cate Tiernan
68. Blood Witch by Cate Tiernan
69. Single White Vampire by Lynsay Sands
70. A Bite to Remember by Lynsay Sands
71. The Accidental Vampire by Lynsay Sands
72. My Friend Leonard by James Frey
73. Graceling by Kristin Cashore
74. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
75. Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles
76. Leaving Paradise by Simone Elkeles
77. Return to Paradise by Simone Elkeles
78. Feast of Fools by Rachel Caine

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