Welcome BookCrossing Friends! I'M A... book lover, library worker, graduate student, future librarian, YA fiction fan,
blogger , Libra, Phillies phanatic,
Audubon BookCrosser (ABXC) , wife to a fellow sci-fi nerd.THINGS I LOVE... YA paranormal romance, YA fantasy series, dark chocolate, Doctor Who,
The Hunger Games , gummibears, Tori Amos, fairy tale rellings, happy yet complicated endings.
RABCK and I keep my wishlist up to date. If you’ve received a RABCK from me, enjoy! It’s yours. Have fun and pay it forward by sending a RABCK to someone else. If you want to trade, I’m willing to ship
my “available” books within the US. Send me a PM and we can work something out.
CURRENTLY READING:
CHALLENGES I'M PARTICIPATING IN: 2012 Pages Read Challenge March: 374 pages 10) Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi. 374 pages.
February: 304 pages 9) Mistwood by Leah Cypess. 304 pages.
January: 2,861 pages 8) Carrier of the Mark by Leigh Fallon. 344 pages.
7) Crossed by Ally Condie. 367 pages. 6) Stardust by Neil Gaiman. 333 pages.
5) The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. 387 pages.
4) The Future of Us by Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler. 356 pages.
3) Obsidian (a Lux novel, Bk.1) by Jennifer L. Armentrout. 268 pages.
2) Not That Kind of Girl by Siobhan Vivian. 322 pages 1) Halo by Alexandra Adornetto. 484 pages.
2011 Pages Read Challenge December: 1,980 pages 58) Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini. 487 pages.
57) A Long, Long Sleep by Anna Sheehan. 342 pages.
56) Eve by Anna Carey. 322 pages. 55) The 13 Clocks by James Thurber. 124 pages.
54) Glow by Amy Kathleen Ryan. 307 pages. 53) Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor. 418 pages.
November: 3,669 pages 52) The Opposite of Invisible by Liz Gallagher. 151 pages.
51) Matched by Ally Condie. 366 pages. 50) Hourglass by Myra McEntire. 390 pages.
49) Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins. 338 pages.
48) Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins. 372 pages. 47) Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi. 338 pages.
46) The City of Ashes (The Mortal Instruments, Bk. 2) by Cassandra Clare. 453 pages.
45) The Wonderful O by James Thurber. 72 pages.
44) The Time Machine by H. G. Wells. 121 pages. 43) We'll Always Have Summer by Jenny Han. 291 pages.
42) It's Not Summer Without You by Jenny Han. 275 pages.
41) The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han. 276 pages 40) I Heart You, You Haunt Me by Lisa Schroeder. 226 pages
October: 1,303 pages. 39) City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, Bk.1) by Cassandra Clare. 485 pages.
38) Welcome to Dead House (Goosebumps, #1) by R. L. Stine. 123 pages.
37) Queen of the Dead (The Ghost and the Goth, 2) by Stacey Kade. 266 pages.
36) Demonglass (Hex Hall, 2) by Rachel Hawkins. 359 pages.
35) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. 70 pages.
September: 1,108 pages. 34) Wolves, Boys, & Other Things That Might Kill Me by Kristen Chandler. 371 pages.
33) Incarceron by Catherine Fisher. 442 pages. 32) Epic Fail by Claire LaZebnik. 295 pages.
August: 2,245 pages. 31) The Secret Circle: The Captive Part 2 and The Power by L. J. Smith. 390 pages.
30) The Secret Circle: The Initiation and The Captive Part 1 by L. J. Smith. 396 pages.
29) Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins. 323 pages. 26-28) The Nine Lives of Chloe King: The Fallen, The Stolen, and The Chosen by Liz Braswell. 771 pages.
25) Personal Demons by Lisa Desrochers. 365 pages.
July: 1,151 pages. 24) The Ghost and the Goth by Stacey Kade. 281 pages.
23) Beastly by Alex Flinn. 304 pages. 22) Twenty Fragments of a Ravenous Youth by Xiaolu Guo.167 pages.
21) The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo. 269 pages.
20) Stonewords: A Ghost Story by Pam Conrad. 130 pages.
June: no books completed May: 935 pages.
19) Princess in Love (The Princess Diaries, bk.3) by Meg Cabot. 229 pages.
18) Princess in the Spotlight (The Princess Diaries, bk.2) by Meg Cabot. 223 pages.
17) The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot. 283 pages.
16) Rules by Cynthia Lord. 200 pages. April: 1,655 pages.
15) Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick. 427 pages. 14) Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick. 391 pages.
13) Nevermore by Kelly Creagh. 543 pages. 12) The Boxcar Children (#1) by Gertrude Chandler Warner. 154 pages.
11) The Foretelling by Alice Hoffman. 140 pages.
March: 1,200 pages. 10) Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman. 370 pages.
9) The Candidates (Delcroix Academy, Bk.1) by Inara Scott. 293 pages.
8) The Princess, the King and the Anarchist by Robert Pagani. 92 pages.
7) Allison Hewitt Is Trapped by Madeleine Roux. 348 pages.
6) I Had Seen Castles by Cynthia Rylant. 97 pages.
February: 62 pages. 5) The Possession by Annie Ernaux. 62 pages.
January: 793 pages. 4) Erewhon by Samuel Butler. 240 pages.
3) The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin. 185 pages.
2) Nightmare Inspector: Yumekui Kenbun, Vol. 2 by Shin Mashiba. 184 pages.
1) Nightmare Inspector: Yumekui Kenbun, Vol. 1 by Shin Mashiba. 184 pages. 2010 Pages Read Challenge December: 1,280 pages. 53) Paranormalcy by Kiersten White. 335 pages.
48-52) Alice 19th, vols. 1-5 by Yu Watase. 945 pages.
November: 1,133 pages 47) Brooke (Orphans, #3) by V.C. Andrews. 167 pages.
46) The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Illustrated Classic Editions) by Arthur Conan Doyle, Adapted by Malvina G. Vogel. 238 pages.
45) The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway. 127 pages.
44) Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton. 160 pages. 43) The Sons of Liberty (v.1) by Alexander Lagos and Joseph Lagos. 176 pages.
42) Loving Will Shakespeare by Carolyn Meyer. 265 pages.
October: 473 pages 41) How To Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell. 222 pages.
40) Angel Star by Jennifer Murgia. 251 pages.
September: 1,424 pages 39) Vampire Diaries: The Fury and Dark Reunion by L.J. Smith. 528 pages.
38) Vampire Diaries: The Awakening and The Struggle by L.J. Smith. 512 pages.
37) Wait For Dusk (Dark Days, Bk. 5) by Jocelynn Drake. 384 pages.
August: 951 pages 36) Tunes For Bears To Dance To by Robert Cormier. 101 pages.
35) Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins. 400 pages. 34) The King's Mistress by Emma Campion. 450 pages.
July: 1,088 pages 33) Crescent Moon, vol. 1 by Haruko Iida. 184 pages.
32) Tokyo Mew Mew, Book 1 by Mia Ikumi and Reiko Yoshida. 165 pages.
31) Pray For Dawn (Dark Days, 4) by Jocelynn Drake. 367 pages.
30) Dawnbreaker (Dark Days, 3) by Jocelynn Drake. 372 pages.
June: 771 pages 29) The Handbook for Lightning Strike Survivors by Michele Young-Stone. 372 pages.
28) Vampire Kisses (Bk. 1) by Ellen Schreiber. 253 pages.
27) I Was Amelia Earhart by Jane Mendelsohn. 146 pages.
May: 594 pages. 26) The Courageous Princess by Rod Espinosa. 238 pages.
25) Dayhunter by Jocelynn Drake. 356 pages.
April: 1,511 pages. 24) Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl. 81 pages.
23) Nightwalker by Jocelynn Drake. 370 pages. 22) Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein. 183 pages.
21) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl. 155 pages.
20) Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt. 139 pages. 19) The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling. 111 pages.
18) The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards. 252 pages.
17) Through the looking-glass, and what Alice found there by Lewis Carroll. 224 pages.
March: 1,779 pages. Completed 29.1% at the end of March!
16) Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. 206 pages.
15) Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins. 391 pages
14) Someone To Love by Jude Deveraux. 308 pages 13) Daisy Miller by Henry James. 126 pages
12) The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. 374 pages x 2 = 748 pages
February: 1,796 pages. Completed 17.3% at the end of February!
11) Princess Nevermore by Dian Curtis Regan. 232 pages
10) The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale. 383 pages 9) The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon. 226 pages.
8) Breakout by Paul Fleischman. 124 pages 7) Night Journeys by Avi. 143 pages
6) Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli. 186 pages 5) Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden. 502 pages
January: 796 pages. Completed 5.3% in January!
4) Green Angel by Alice Hoffman. 116 pages 3) Heroes by Robert Cormier. 135 pages
2) Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale by Holly Black. 331 pages
1) My Brother Sam is Dead by James and Chris Collier. 214 pages A-Z New Authors Read & Release Challenge challenge thread where I'll post. Send me a PM if you're participating and want to trade books.2012 Reduce Mount TBR Challenge 1001-Books to read before you die: 2012 Goal: 2011 Goal: 2010 Goal:
My Favorite Books Read in 2011 My Favorite Books Read in 2010!
BOOK RINGS/RAYS: On the List for these Book Rings/Rays: The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood (News-Hound)Past Book Rings/Rays:
Thanks for sharing! Moon Shell Beach: A Novel by Nancy Thayer (sherrisue76)
Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World by Vicki Myron (Bluestocking88)
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (sherrisue76)Green Angel by Alice Hoffman (kerbam1421)The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (galleycat)
How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell (Jonniboi)The Last Town on Earth by Thomas Mullen (perryfran)
Manga/Graphic Novel Bookbox! (k00kaburra)Erewhon by Samuel Butler (perryfran)Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman (grubsneerg)The Dress Lodger by Sheri Holman (perryfran)
HOORAY! My first two true wild releases were caught by an anonymous finder: Shoot Him If He Runs (Stone Barrington) by Stuart Woods 11/22/10The Darkest Evening of the Year by Dean Koontz 11/22/10My Favorite Manga: Updated: 3/3/12
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