Recent Book Activity

"Reading is one of the best ways to take yourself out of your day-to-day world and escape for awhile. Go out and get that book you have been really wanting to read"- Stephanie Goddard Davidson


I am a mother of a darling if not entirely too grown up twelve-year old. I love to read, yet rarely have the time, as you can see from my bookshelf ;-)

I happened across this website because my daughter picked up a book that another member had released. When I got home and went to the site I was hooked. I love to read and pick up many books at thrift stores and garage sales (another vice of mine) just because the titles speak to me. However when I am done with them I just never knew what to do. What a great outlet to give my opinions on what I had just read, and then to "release it for another to read and journal.

I have two favorite authors, Stephen King and Laurell K. Hamilton. I read everything that they write and always keep in my personal collection. I am one of those people who can always reread a book.

I am (as one of favorite authours Laurell K Hamilton once called me) a "Shelf Purist". Which means if I have a book (in or out of a series) in hardback, I must then have it in paperback or vice versa. So many times I will have two or three different copies of the same book.

How I use the book settings:
TBR- Obviously I am going to read these in the future. Feel free to PM me for any book you would like to read, and I will move it up on my list and read it before I send it to you. This means patience is required and I may not send it if out of the country (it will all depend on costs).
AVL- This means I have read the book and if you would like it I will send it to you (again out of the country will depend). It also means these are going to be the ones I will use for my wild releases.
RES- These are books that once I let my friends or family read will move to my AVL list and soon will be released.
PC- These are my books that I keep for my collection I will not send these books so please do not ask.

Books that I have read in 2012 are listed below. The dates in parenthesis is the date I started, then finished the book. If you wish to know what I thought about them feel free to read my journal entries.

The book that I am currently reading is the first one listed here-

13. Fifty Shades Of Darker- E L James(4/29-)
12. Fifty Shades Of Grey- E L James(4/27-4/29)
11. Inheritance- Christopher Paolini(4/12-4/26)
10. The Face- Dean Koontz(3/26-4/11)
9. Wench- Dolen Perkins-Valdez(3/22-3/25)
8. Amy And Isabelle- Elizabeth Strout(3/20-3/22)
7. The City Of Falling Angels(Quit)
6. The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest- Stieg Larsson(2/26-3/20)
5. Gramercy Park- Paula Cohen(2/16-2/26)
4. Barefoot- Elin Hilderbrand(1/28-2/16)
3. House Rules- Jodi Picoult(1/12-1/28)
2. Along Came Jones- Linda Windsor(1/7-1/12)
1. Mary Called Magdalene- Margaret George(12/18-1/7)

65. A Handbook To Luck
64. Captain Alatriste
63. The Deep End Of The Ocean
62. The Broke Diaries
61. House
60. A Thousand Country Roads
59. Divine Secrets Of The Ya-Ya Sisterhood
58. Where The Heart Is
57. Angels and Demons
56. Dog Mas
55. The Devil In The White City
54. The Catcher In The Rye
53. Misery
52. Blood Price
51. The Bonesetter's Daughter
50. Practical Magic
49. Holly
48. What Was Lost
47. Jewel
46. Jewel
45. The Summer Of You And Me
44. House Of Sand And Fog
43. In The Woods
42. Beneath The Skin
41. Getting Rid Of Matthew
40. The Blood Of Flowers
39. The Tenth Circle
38. She's Come Undone
37. The Shining
36. The Magician
35. Excessive Joy Injures The Heart
34. Digital Fortress
33. The Davinci Code
32. The Hitchiker's Guide To The Galaxy
31. Angels & Demons
30. Dreamcatcher
29. The Bonesetter's Daughter
28. Hannibal
27. Falling Man
26. The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
25. The Scarlett Letter
24. Code Of The West
23. Wuthering Heights
22. The Mermaid Chair
21. The Davinci Code
20. The Reader
19. Anne Is Elegant
18. The Curative
17. The Davinci Code
16. The First Horseman
15. The Reader
14. Skipping Christmas
13. The Indwelling
12. The Keep
11. Age Of Longing
10. The Emporer's Children
09. Rapture Of Canaan
08. Ya-Ya's In Bloom
07. The Goldfish Went On Vacation
06. The Laughing Corpse
05. Trouble
04. We Were The Mulvaney's
03. A Million Little Pieces
02. A Map Of The World
01. Midnight.

33. Breaking Dawn- Stephanie Meyer( 8/5-)
32. Midwives- Chris Bohjalian(7/20-8/1)
31. If I Stay- Gayle Forman(7/15-7/18)
30. A Reliable Wife- Robert Goolrick(7/10-7/15)
29. Plainsong- Kent Haruf(7/3-7/9)
28. Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter- Seth Grahame-Smith(7/1-7/3)
27. Blockade Billy- Stephen King(7/1-7/1)
26. Drowning Ruth- Christina Schwarz(6/30-7/1)
25. The Eyes Of The Dragon- Stephen King(6/28-6/30)
24. Mosh Pit- Kristy Dunnion(6/28-6/28)
23. From The Corner Of His Eye- Dean Koontz(6/25-6/28)
22. Being Dead- Vivian Vande Velde(6/24-6/25)
21. Eat Pray Love- Elizabeth Gilbert(6/22-6/24)
20. Urban Shaman- C.E. Murphy (6/17-6/22)
19. Olive Kitteridge- Elixabeth Strout (6/11-6/16)
18. Bullet- Laurell K Hamilton(6/5-6/11)
17. The Observations- Jane Harris(5/22-6/4)
16. The Thirteenth Tale- Diane Setterfield (5/7-5/22)
15. The Battle Of The Labyrinth- Rick Riordan (5/3-5/7)
14. 20th Century Ghosts- Joe Hill (4/30-5/3)
13. Feather Crowns- Bobbie Ann Mason (4/18-4/30)
12. Shutter Island- Dennis Lehane (4/12-4/18)
11. Change of Heart- Jodi Picoult(4/9-4/11)
10. Mason & Dixon- Thomas Pynchon (3/31-4/9)-Quit this book
9. Your're Heart Belongs To Me- Dean Koontz(3/28-3/31)
8. Eclipse- Stephanie Meyer(3/19-3/27)
7. A Widow For One Year- John Irving (3/4-3/19)
6. The Seance- John Harwood(2/25-3/3)
5. Flirt- Laurell K. Hamilton (2/11-2/2/15)
4. The Lost Symbol- Dan Brown(1/26-2/11)
3. Under The Dome- Stephen King(1/3-1/25)
2. Witch & Wizard- James Patterson(1/2-1/3)
1.Matchless- Gregory Maguire(1/2-1/2).

58. Divine Misdemeanors- Laurell K. Hamilton(12/28-1/1)
57. The Photograph- Penelope Lively(11/30-12/22)
56. The Titan's Curse- Rick Riorda (11/21-11/26)
55. Katherine- Anchee Min (11/8-11/21)
54. Suzanne's Diary For Nicholas- James Patterson (11/8-11/8)
53. The Physick Book Of Deliverance Dane- Katherine Howe (10/28-11/8)
52. I, Vampire- Michael Romkey(10/5-10/28)
51. The 19th WIfe- David Ebershoff(9/28-10/5)
50. Possesion- Jennifer Armintrout(8/12-8/30)
49. The Turning- Jennifer Armintrout(8/1-8/12)
48. Jessica- Bryce Courtenay(7/14-7/30)
47. Speak- Laurie Halse Anderson(7/11-7/13)
46. Icy Sparks- Gwyn Hyman Rubio(7/7-7/11)
45. Strange Fits Of Passion- Anita Shreve(7/6-7/6)
44. The Spellman Files- Lisa Lutz(7/2-7/5)
43. The Last Time They Met- Anita Shreve(6/17-7/2)
42. Witch- Glenn Puit(6/12-6/15)
41. The Tortilla Curtain- T.C. Boyle(6/7-6/11)
40. Promise Not To Tell- Jennifer McMahon(6/6-6/6)
39. Vanishing Act- Jodi Picoult(6/4-6/6)
38. The Poisonwood Bible- Barbara Kingsolver (6/1-6/3)
37. Goodnight Steve McQueen- Louise Wener (5/31-6/1)
36. The Last Templar- Raymond Khoury(5/28-5/31)
37. The Knight _ Gene Wolfe (5/20-5/28)
35. Juno & Juliet- Julian Gough(5/18-5/20)
34. A Handbook To Luck- Christina Garcia(5/15-5/18)
33. Dragon Tears- Dean Koontz(5/14-5/15)
32. The Girls- Elaine Kagan(5/12-5/14)
31. Velvet Whispers- Joan Elizabeth Lloyd(5/11-5/12)
30. Fast Girls- Emily White (5/7-5/11)
29. The Wosrst Thing I've Done- Ursula Hegi(5/4-5/7)
28. The Witch Of Cologne- Tobsha Learner(5/1-5/4)
27. Zoology- Ben Dolnick (4/27-4/30)
26. Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil- John Berendt(4/24-4/27)
25. The Big Love- Sarah Dunn(4/22-4/24)
24. More Than You Know- Beth Gutcheon (4/21-4/22)
23. Misfortune- Wesley Stace (4/12-4/20)
22. The Sea Of Monsters- Rick Riordan (4/1-4/12)
21. Banishing Verona- Margot Livesey (3/26-4/1)
20. Bright Shiny Morning- James Frey(3/8-3/23)Kindle
19. Captain Alatriste- Arturo Perez-Reverte(3/7-3/8)
18. The Deep End Of The Ocean- Jacquelyn Mitchard(3/6-3/7)
17. The Broke Diaries- Angela Nissel(3/5-3/6)
16. House- Frank Peretti Ted Deker(3/4-3/5)
15. Dog- Daniel Pennac(3/3-3/4)
14. A Thousand Country Roads- Robert James Waller(3/3-3/3)
13.Three Girls And Their Brother- Theresa Rebeck(3/2-3/3)Kindle
12.Out Stealing Horses- Per Peterson(3/2-3/2)Kindle
11. The Bookseller Of Kabul- Asne Seirstad (2/23-2/27)
10. The Shadow Of The Wind- Carlos Ruiz Zafon (2/12-2/22)
9. A Painted House- John Grisham (2/1-12)
8. Perfect Match- Jodi Picoult (1/30-2/1)
7. The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-time- Mark Haddon (1/30-1/31)
6. Smillia's Sense Of Snow- Peter Hoeg (1/23-1/30)
5. Come Back- Claire & Mia Fontaine (1/17-1/23)
4. The Witch's Trinity- Erika Mailman (1/16-1/17)
3. Lost and Found- Carolyn Parkhurst(1/8-1/15)
2. Mermaids In The Basement- Michael Lee West (1/3-1/8)
1. Women Of The Night-Martin H. Greenberg(1/4).

1. The Bonesetter's Daughter- Amy Tan(1/2-1/10)
2. The Curative- Charlotte Randall (1/12-1/22)
3. The Dogs Of Babel- Carolyn Parkhurst (1/22-1/24)
4. Duma Key- Stephen King (1/26-2/9)
5. The Book Thief- Markus Zusak (2/9-2/10)
6. Twilight- Stephanie Meyer (2/10-2/14)
7. Snow Falling On Cedars- David Guterson (2/14-3/4)
8. Black Ice- Anne Stuart (3/4-3/5)
9. One Thousand Splendid Suns- Khaled Hosseini(3/5-3/12)
10. Wuthering Heights- Emily Bronte (3/12-3/22)
11. Fingersmith- Sarah Waters (3/24-4/13)
12. The End Of The Alphabet- CS Richardson (4/13-4/13)
13. My Sister's Keeper- Jodi Picoult (4/13-4/17)
14. Gods Behaving Badly- Marie Phillips (4/17-4/25)
15. A Good And Happy Child- Justin Evans (4/25-4/28)
16. The Time Traveler's Wife- Audrey Niffenegger (4/29-5/4)
17. The Magician- W.Somerset Maugham (5/5-5/11)
18. On Chesil Beach- Ian McEwan (5/12-5/17)
19. Where The Heart Is- Billie Letts (5/17-5/26)
20. The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy-Douglas Adams (5/26-5/30)
21. She's Come Undone- Wally Lamb (5/30-5/6/3)
22. Peony In Love- Lisa See (6/4-6/6)
23. The Blood Of Flowers- Anita Amirrezvani(6/6-6/8)
24. Blood Noir- Laurell K. Hamilton (6/9-6/19)
25. In The Woods- Tana French (6/22-6/30)
26. Getting Rid Of Matthew- Jane Fallon (7/1-7/3)
27. Girl With A Pearl Earring- Tracy Chevalier (7/3-7/3)
28. Losing You- Nicci French (7/3-7/3)
29. A Great And Terrible Beauty- Libba Bray (7/3-7/7)
30. Balzac And The Little Chinese Seamstress- Dai Sijie (7/8-7/8)
31. Uncle Tom's Cabin- Harriet Beecher Stowe (7/8-8/1)
32. The Tenderness Of Wolves- Stef Penney (8/5-8/15)
33. If I Am Missing Or Dead- (8/19-8/28)
34. Succubus On Top- Richelle Mead (8/29-9/1)
35. The Language Of Good-bye- Maribeth Fischer (9/1-9-7)
36. Blaze- Stephen King (aka- Richard Bachman) (9/7-9/15)
37. The Territory Of Men- Joelle Fraser (9/15-9/17)
38. Rhett Butler's People- Donald McCaig (9-17-9/23)
39. What Was Lost- Catherine O'Flynn (9/23-9/27)
40. Brisingr- Christopher Paolini (9/29-10/14)
41. The Devil In The White City- Erik Larson (10/15-10-17)
42. House Of Sand And Fog- Andre Dubus III (10/17-10/23)
43. All The Pretty Horses- Cormac McCarthy (10/23-10/26)
44. The Terror- Dan Simmons (10/26-11/2)
45. The Lightning Thief- Rick Riordan (11/4-11/6)
46. Dead Until Dark- Charlaine Harris (11/6-11/10)
47. Jewel- Brett Lott (11/10-11/13)
48. Swallowing Darkness- Laurell K Hamilton (11/15-11/18)
49. The Catcher In The Rye- J.D. Salinger (11/18-11/20)
50. New Moon- Stephanie Meyer (11/20-11/23)
51. Middlesex- Jeffrey Eugenides (11/24-12/7)
52. The Gravedigger's Daughter- Joyce Carol Oates (12/7-12/14)
53. Practical Magic- Alice Hoffman (12/14-12/15)
54. Holly- Jude Deveraix (12/14-12/17)
55. The True Story of The Kelly Gang- (12/17-12/24)
56. The Story Of Edgar Sawtelle- David Wroblewski (12/28-12/29)
57. What The Dickens- Gregory Maguire (12/30-1/3).