Friday, January 18, 2008

2007 - A year in review

I know, I know...this should have been on my blog around 1 the 1st (I admit I forgot I hadn't finihsed the post. haha!) Better late than never, right?

Below you will find a list of all the books I read this year. I don't make lists of my top 10 or favorite books, etc. I find that when people do that and I read books on their top lists, I am usually disappointed. So, to keep from disapointed my faithful readers, you get no favorites list.

Now, my plans for my 2007 reading scrapbook are to have a picture of one book that stood out that month. It could be because it's a favorite series and I was looking forward to it, or it could be because it made me think. I plan to post pictures of the scrapbook pages once I'm finished, just don't expect them any time soon. :)

The books are in order of when I read them, not how much I liked them. It's always fun going back and looking at the complete list, because books I read in January are usually still fresh in my mind. I usually thing I read them much later in the year. Then there are others that I go back to and say oh - I forgot I read that one.


Here is to one heck of a reading year for 2007 and looking forward to a great reading year in 2008.


January
Death on a Flop by Jackie Chance
The Testament by Eric Van Lustbader
The Oxford Murdersy by Guillermo Martinez
The Shop on Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber
Reservations for Murder by Tim Myers
Letters From Yellowstone by Diane Smith
"A" is for Alibi by Sue Grafton
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
Girls of a Tender Age by Mary-Ann Tirone Smith
A Blush With Death by India Ink
Open Season by Archer Mayor


February
A Pour Way to Die by Tim Myers
Charmed to Death by Shirley Damsgaard
The Rythm of the Road by Albyn Leah Hall
Clearing the Aisle by Karen Schwartz
Edge of Evil by J.A. Jance
The Vision by Heather Graham
Dead Canaries Don't Sing by Cynthia Baxter
The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult
Murder Checks Inn by Tim Myers
...and Baby Makes Two by Judy Sheehan


March
A Good Yarn by Debbie Macomber
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Invitation to Murder by Elizabeth Bright
Napoleon's Pyramids by William DietrichKey
Lime Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke
Glossed and Found by India Ink
Grave Sight by Charlaine Harris
The Secret History of the Pink Carnation
The Friendship Test by Elizabeth Noble
The Watchman by Robert Craig
Night of the Living Deb by Susan McBride

April
Queen of Broken Hearts by Cassandra King
What's a Ghoul to Do? by Victoria Laurie
Mistress of the Art of Deception by Ariana Franklin
A Mold for Murder by Tim Myers
Athletic Shorts - Six Short Stories by Chris Crutcher
In the Company of the Courtesan by Sarah Dunant
The Memory Keepers Daughter by Kim Edwards
Acts of Violets by Kate Collins


May
Windows Vista Product guide
Wandering Hearts by Donna J.Grisanti
The Cereal Murders by Diane Mott Davidson
The Nazi Officer's Wife by Edith Hahn Beer
Perfect Match by Jodi Picoult
Mergers and Acquisitions by Dana Vachon
Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris
Day of the Dandelion by Peter Pringle

June
Kill All The Lawyers by Paul Levine
Back on Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber
The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot
The Last Summer (of You and Me) by Ann Brashares
The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron
Dedication by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus
Monkeewrench by P.J. Tracy
Queenpin by Megan Abbott
The Giver by Lois Lowry
The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things by Carolyn Mackler
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares
Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy


July
The Royal Treatment by Mary Janice Davidson
ZigZag by Jose Carlos Somoza
Dead Connection by Alafair Burke
Trial and Error by Paul Levine
The God of Animals by Aryn Kyle
Geisha, A Life by Mineko Iwasaki
Room for Murder by Tim Myers
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving - DNF -
Kommandant's Girl by Pam Jenoff
Killer Weekend by Ridley Pearson
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
The Pinball Theory of Apocalypse by Jonathan Selwood
Nerd in Shining Armor by Vicki Lewis Thompson

August
The Last Suppers by Diane Mott Davidson
Messenger of Truth by Jacqueline Winspear
Slipknot by Linda Greenlaw
The Midwife's Apprentice by Karen Cushman
Sword & Blossom by Peter Pagnamenta and Momoko Williams
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Slip & Fall by Nick Santora
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Life's a Beach by Claire Cook
Queen of Babble in the Big City by Meg Cabot
The book Thief by Markus Zusak
The Blood of Flowers by Anita Amirrezvani
Cabin Pressure by Josh Wolk
Club Dead by Charlaine Harris

September
Scene of the Grime by Suzanne Price
Cashed In by Jackie Chancem
The Trouble with Witches by Shirley Damsgaard
Aunt Dimity's Death by Nancy Atherton
Web of Evil by J.A. Jance
Murder Uncorked and Michele Scott
Cooking Up Murder by Miranda Blisspgs
Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris
Murder of a Small-Town Honey by Denise Swanson
The Ghost and Mrs. McClure by Alice Kimberly


October
Sammy's House by Kristin Gore
Mademoiselle Victorine by Debra Finerman
Dirty Martini by J.A. Konrath
The Late Bloomer's Revolution by Amy Cohen
Scary Stories by Alvin Schwartz (3 books)
History Lesson for Girls by Aurelie Sheehan
Last Breath by George D. Shuman
Hooked by Jane May

November
The Seance by Heather Graham
Triptych by Karen Slaughter (audio)
Harmony by Joanna Goodman (DNF)
Love Kills by Edna Buchanan
The Two Minute Rule by Robert Crais (audio)
The Chocolate Jewel Case by JoAnna Carl
Who Is Conrad Hirst? by Kevin Wignall
A Clubbable Woman by Reginald Hill
Star Von Bunny, A Model Tale by Kym Canter and Ellen Kahn
The Christmas Pearl by Dorothea Benton Frank
Christmas Jars by Jason F. Wright
Where Angels Go by Debbie Macomber

December
The Christmas Promise by Donna VanLiere
Candy Can Murder by Joanne Fluke
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
The Last Noel by Heather Graham
The Gift by Richard Paul Evans
Christmas Letters by Debbie Macomber
When Christmas Comes by Debbie Macomber fictio
There's Something about Christmas by Debbie Macomber
The Warrior by Kinley MacGregor
Waiting to Surface by Emily Listfield





1 comment:

cessie said...

Wow...you have been reading *a lot* in 2007, and a lot of interesting books too! My 2007 was a bit disappointing book wise. One of my goals is to read more this year ;-)