My bookshelf

My Bookshelf (Most current read on the left)

Previous Years Booklists

I read a lot.

And by a lot, I mean a lot a lot.  I read in the car while waiting to pick up my daughter from school, while she's at her many activities, before bed, on breaks at work, and any other time in between where I'm just stuck waiting.  Thus, I read a TON of books.  I will be the first to admit that they are not all the most tasteful books~ I do read my share of fluff reading, as well as I try a ton of books that are just plain terrible. But part of this is what comes with reading and trying new things.  I also read a lot of juvenile fiction, but part of that is being a parent.  I want to know what sort of stories are popular and what I should recommend to my daughter when the time is right.  I know it's a few years down the road, but it's better to be prepared.

I wanted to see how many books I could make it through this year, and thus have been working all year on compiling this list- along with some comments on a few of my favorites.  My goal is to make it to 100 books by the end of 2011.


Books read in 2011:89

2012 Read List:


  • The Bad Beginning: Or, Orphans! (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 1) 
  • The Reptile Room: Or, Murder! (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 2) 
  • The Wide Window: Or, Disappearance! (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 3) 
  • The Miserable Mill (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 4) 
  • The Austere Academy (A Series of Unfortunate Events #5) 
  • The Ersatz Elevator (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 6) 
  • The Vile Village (A Series of Unfortunate Events, No. 7) 
  • The Hostile Hospital (A Series of Unfortunate Events #8) 
  • The Carnivorous Carnival (A Series of Unfortunate Events # 9) 
  • The Slippery Slope (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 10) 
  • The Grim Grotto (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 11) 
  • The Penultimate Peril (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 12) 
  • The End (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 13
  • The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
  • The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson
  • Fallen by Lauren Kate
  • Torment by Lauren Kate
  • Passion by Lauren Kate
  • Eon by Alison Goodman


    • I'm pretty sure there were more that I didn't document... le sigh
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