Posted December 25, 2011 just wanted to say, cool thread, great job promoting reading. though, as this is only about half of the number of books i read in a year, and i can't be bothered to keep track of them, i think i'll pass on joining :-p Share this post Link to post
Posted December 27, 2011 Book Number: 1 Number Of Pages: 181 Book Title: The Uncommon Reader Author: Alan Bennett Summary: The Queen discover the world of books. She gets a new hobby. But not everbody of her enviroment understand this. Share this post Link to post
Posted December 28, 2011 Book Number: 17 Number Of Pages: 244 Book Title: LAX-Files: Behind the Scenes with the Los Angeles Cast and Crew Author: Erica Fraga Summary: A fan-made book about the experiences of visiting The X-Files sets during the filming years in L.A., also a location guide fo the places of filming. Share this post Link to post
Posted December 29, 2011 Book Number: 4 Number Of Pages: 145 Book Title: Dragon's Oath Author: P.C. Cast + Kristin Cast Summary: Bryan Lankford wasn't always the Dragon of present time. He was once an arrogant, bothersome teenager who began to change when he found himself in love with vampyre professor, Anastasia. Share this post Link to post
Posted December 29, 2011 (edited) Book Number: 17 Number Of Pages: 352 Book Title: Cherub #1 - The Recruit Author: Robert Muchamore Summary: CHERUB is a spy agency. The agents are children, because they can do jobs adults would never be able to do - nobody would think a child is dangerous. This is the first book in the series and we learn of James' training and his first mission. Book Number: 18 Number Of Pages: 250 Book Title: CSU #2 - La secta del ave fénix (this book doesn't exist in English, but the title would be The Sect of the Phoenix) Author: Caroline Terrée Summary: The CSU team investigate a fire in a church that may be related to a sect. Edited December 29, 2011 by Raistlin24 Share this post Link to post
Posted December 29, 2011 Book Number: 2 Number Of Pages: 37 Book Title: Bahnwärter Thiel Author: Gerhart Hauptmann Summary: This book tells the story of signalman Thiel. His second wife abuse his son of his first marriage. After the dead of his son by an accident. He become insane. Share this post Link to post
Posted December 29, 2011 Book Number: 2 Number Of Pages: 200+ (I've misplaced the book in my travel luggage, so I don't know the exact number, but I do know it's more than 200 pages) Book Title: The Object of My Affection Is in My Reflection: Coping with Narcissists Author: Rokelle Lerner Summary: This book goes into detail on different types and situations when dealing with a narcissist, as well as explaining characteristics of a narcissist, and ways to stand up for yourself in the relationship to alter the dynamics in a more healthy manner. The part that stood out to me most explained that in order to change the relationship you had to be willing to leave it - that you would not necessarily have to leave the relationship, but that you'd only have the strength to back up your words and actions if you were willing to do so. Book Number: 3 Number Of Pages: 153 (190 if you include the fascinating afterward and "historical" notes) Book Title: The Adventure of the Stalwart Companions Author: H. Paul Jeffers Summary: This book is presented as a "lost" Sherlock Holmes tale, taking place early in Holmes' career, written not by Watson but by Theodore Roosevelt. Holmes is visiting the United States under a pseudonym with a Shakespeare acting company, in order to learn more to perfect his disguises, and sends two tickets of the show to the recent-college-graduate Roosevelt, with whom he has corresponded since Roosevelt's letter complimenting his paper on cigar ash. Roosevelt brings a police detective with him to the show, and the three are subsequently interrupted during dinner. What follows is a fascinating murder mystery written by a man who was an acknowledged expert on Holmes and a student of Theodore Roosevelt for many years before writing this book. (Sorry, I guess that's a review and a summary. I just really, really, really[i/] enjoyed this book.) Share this post Link to post
Posted December 30, 2011 Book Number: 18 Number Of Pages: 147 Book Title: Bloody Valentine Author: Melissa De La Cruz Summary: Three short stories about some of the most prominent Blue Blood vampires Rating: 5/5 Share this post Link to post
Posted December 30, 2011 Been a while since I updated... Book Number: 72 Number Of Pages: 528 Book Title: The Hollow Author: Jessica Verday Summary: Abbey, resident of the fabled town of Sleepy Hollow, tries to come to terms with the death of her best friend Kristen. She begins meeting strange people at the cemetery and eventually realizes that The Legend of Sleepy Hollow might actually have a basis in fact. Book Number: 73 Number Of Pages: 880 Book Title: Inheritance Author: Christopher Paolini Summary: The conclusion to Paolini's Inheritance cycle. Eragon, Saphira, and the Varden continue their march to the Empire's capital city of Uru'baen, where they hope to slay Galbatorix and free the last dragon egg. Book Number: 74 Number Of Pages: 304 Book Title: Out for Blood Author: Alyxandra Harvey Summary: Hunter Wild, vampire hunter in training, starts to see that not all vampires need to be hunted when she meets Quinn Drake and falls in love with him. Book Number: 75 Number Of Pages: 544 Book Title: The Heroes of Olympus: The Son of Neptune Author: Rick Riordan Summary: Continues the story of The Lost Hero. Percy Jackson, having lost his memory, joins up with two Roman demigods on a quest to release Death and fulfill an ancient prophecy so that killed monsters will stay dead. Share this post Link to post
Posted December 30, 2011 Book Number: 3 Number Of Pages: 430 Book Title: Das Labyrinth der Träumenden Bücher Author: Walter Moers Summary: It is the second volume of the book 'Die Stadt der Träumenden Bücher'. The leading person Hildgunst von Mythenmetz(a lindworm) returns after 200 years to the town Buchhaim. He newly discovered the town and met old friends and new enemies. At the end he have to return to the catacombs from which he had escaped 200 years ago. Share this post Link to post
Posted January 2, 2012 Book Number: 40 Number Of Pages: 384 Book Title: The Vampire Queen's Servant Author: Joey Hill Summary: Jacob has been prepared to serve Queen Lyssa the oldest vampire living today. Lyssa however does not simply need a servant she needs a warrior who is completely dedicated to her. Book Number: 41 Number Of Pages: 384 Book Title:The Mark of the Vampire Queen Author: Joey Hill Summary: Jacob has now become a full servant to Queen Lyssa. They must find a way to cure the disease affecting and they must deal with the fact that Lyssa has met Jacob in a past life. Book Number: 42 Number Of Pages: 429 Book Title: A Vampire's claim Author: Joey Hill Summary: Devlin a lost broken man has met Lady Daniela a born vampire struggling to regain her lands from a tyrant. When she marks him without his permission he has to decide whether to leave or to stay. Book Number: 43 Number Of Pages: 451 Book Title: Beloved Vampire Author: Joey Hill. Summary: Jessica is fugitive for killing her abusive vampire master. When she heads to the Sahara desert to die at Farida's grave, She finds Lord Mason who has lived as a recluse for centuries after Farida's death. Now he must protect her from her pursuers and convince her to stay with him forever. Book Number: 44 Number Of Pages: 389 Book Title: Vampire Mistress Author: Joey Hill Summary: Gideon is a mentally scarred vampire hunters who hunts to avenge the death of his fiancee. Now that his brother is a vampire he feels guilty for those that he has killed before. Anwyn is a club owner that has just been turned by a group of rogue vampires seeking revenge. Now gideon must take care of her and simultaneously get over his dislike of vampires. Book Number: 45 Number Of Pages: 214 Book Title: Moving Violations Author: Lora Leigh Summary: Rebecca Taylor has a one night stand with her long-time crush Jackson Montgomery when she moved back to her childhood home. When she goes to work she finds out her new boss is Jackson. Now she has to deal with her new boyfriend and dirty cops that are attempting to cover up a trafficking scam. Book Number: 46 Number Of Pages: 220 Book Title: Knight Stalker Author: Lora Leigh Summary: Cadan Gaelan has been searching for centuries to find the perfect mate. Now he has found her and he must make the decision to either stay with her or protect her by staying away. Book Number: 47 Number Of Pages: 220 Book Title: Fyrebrand Author: Lora Leigh Summary: She is the descendant of the Tyre one of the most destructive psychics on the planet and she must learn how to control her powers before she destroys everyone around her. Share this post Link to post
Posted January 2, 2012 Book Number: 19 Number Of Pages: 262 Book Title: Boys that Bite Author: Mari Mancusi Summary: Talk about a case of mistaken identity. Sunshine McDonald gets the vampire kiss that was meant for her identical twin Rayne. Now, she's got a week to either reverse the process or be stuck as one of the undead forever. The problem? The only way for Sunny to unvamp herself is with blood from the Holy Grail, and it' been lost for ages... Rating: 5/5 Share this post Link to post
Posted January 3, 2012 Book Number: 40 Number Of Pages: 156 Book Title: The Sword Thief Author: Peter Lerangis Summary: Amy and Dan go to Japan in search of the next clue. Ian and his sister betray them. Alistair is supposedly dead. Book Number: 42 Number Of Pages: 190 Book Title: Beyond the Grave Author: Jude Watson Summary: The two go to Eygpt to search for three Sehkets. Alistair is not dead. Book Number: 43 Number Of Pages: 502 Book Title: The Fire Eternal Author: Chris d'Lacey Summary: David died in the last book, it's been awhile since he disappeared. Zanna has given birth to his daughter and she is now roughly 5 years old. The whole crew must stop the Fain:Ix from destroying the world. I love the ending. Except when *bleep* died. D: Share this post Link to post
Posted January 4, 2012 Book Number:11 Number Of Pages: e-book so I'm not sure Book Title: Soulkeepers Author: G.P. Ching Summary: a boy is orphined after his mother vanishes and letter finds out that he possesses a God given ability to protect the world from evil Rating: (optional) 3/5 Review: (optional) Share this post Link to post
Posted January 5, 2012 Updated up to here, sorry it took so long guys. @ St. Jimmy and Dream_Thief: All re-reads count for the challenge, it is just interesting to see which books are re-reads. Share this post Link to post
Posted January 6, 2012 (edited) Book Number: 48 Number Of Pages: 341 Book Title: Tempest Rising Author: Tracy Deebs Summary: Tempest is half mermaid and as she nears her 17th birthday she must make the choice her mother made ... the ocean or the land. but all is not as it seems and there is a prophecy that may have made the decision for her. Book Number: 49 Number Of Pages: 335 Book Title: Home Improvement: Undead Edition Author: Edited by Charlaine Harris and Toni Kelner with Various Authors Summary: Here are a multitude of home improvement stories with a paranormal twist. Can the homeowners association truly be worse than demons? What happens if you have an unexpected guest? Book Number: 50 Number Of Pages: 420 Book Title: Kiss me Deadly Author: Trish telep and various authors Summary: This is a collection of stories that show the darker side of love. Ghostly lovers, a modern tale of Hades and Persephone and more Book Number: 51 Number Of Pages: 454 Book Title: Virals Author: Kathy Reichs Summary: Tory and her friends have been infected with a genetically designed disease that have them experiencing changes that are foreign to them Edited January 6, 2012 by QAndais Share this post Link to post
Posted January 7, 2012 Book Number: 20 Number Of Pages: 358 Book Title: Wither Author: Lauren Destefano Summary: Science has destroyed the human race... A grave mistake has been made. In an effort to eliminate many, if not all, medical weaknesses, a ticking time bomb has been unleashed. Girls only live for twenty years; boys twenty-five. Now, doctors and scientists are racing to find an antidote. This is Rhine's world, one in which she's soon to be captured and forced into a marriage as a sister wife with two other girls. Rating: 5/5 Share this post Link to post
Posted January 8, 2012 Book Number: 76 Number Of Pages: 410 Book Title: The Vampire Files: Lady Crymsyn Author: P N Elrod Summary: After a woman's skeleton is found walled up in Jack's new night club, he's determined to bring the murderer to justice. Little does he know that the perpetrator is right under his nose. Book Number: 77 Number Of Pages: Book Title: The Vampire Files: Cold Streets Author: P N Elrod Summary: Jack foils a kidnapping, but when the crime's mastermind is able to shrug off his hypnosis, Jack's identity as a vampire is in danger. Book Number: 78 Number Of Pages: Book Title: Clockwork Prince Author: Cassandra Clare Summary: Tessa, Will, Jem, and the other residents of the London Institute continue trying to locate the Magister and discover exactly what he wants with Tessa. All the while, Tessa tries to sort out her feelings for Will and Jem. Share this post Link to post
Posted January 8, 2012 Book Number: 19 Number Of Pages: 256 Book Title: Doctor Who - The Stone Rose Author: Jacqueline Rayner Summary: The Doctor and Rose travel to ancient Rome after they see a statue of Rose in a museum. Share this post Link to post
Posted January 9, 2012 (edited) Book Number: 5 Number Of Pages: 310 Book Title: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Author: J.K. Rowling Summary: Eleven-year-old Harry Potter, who lives with his dreadful aunt and uncle and their obnoxious son, finds out he's a famous wizard when one of the best wizarding schools, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, sends him a letter. Edited January 9, 2012 by Winged-Kitty Share this post Link to post
Posted January 10, 2012 Book Number: 17 Number Of Pages: 1237 Book Title: A Dance With Dragons Author: George R. R. Martin Summary: We continue following the various characters, such as Jon, Tyrion, and Daenerys as they strive, with various amount of success, to achieve their goals. Share this post Link to post
Posted January 11, 2012 Book Number: 18 Number Of Pages: 544 Book Title: Great Expectations Author: Charles Dickens Summary: A young blacksmith's apprentice is awarded a fortune by a mysterious benefactor and instructed to become a gentleman. He suspects that this might be the doing of the recluse Miss Havisham, to raise a suitable match for her adopted daughter Estella, but the waters run much deeper than the boy's idealistic imaginations. Share this post Link to post
Posted January 12, 2012 I guess it would help if I actually posted the books I've read. Book Number: 1 Number Of Pages: 233 Book Title: The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat Author: Oliver Sacks Summary: In his most extraordinary book, "one of the great clinical writers of the 20th century" (The New York Times) recounts the case histories of patients lost in the bizarre, apparently inescapable world of neurological disorders. Book Number: 2 Number Of Pages: 384 Book Title: The Curse of the Holy Pail Author: Sue Ann Jaffarian Summary: Is the "Holy Pail" cursed? Every owner of the vintage Chappy Wheeler lunchbox–a prototype based on the 1940s TV western–has died. And now Sterling Price, business tycoon and a client of Odelia Grey's law firm, has been fatally poisoned. Is it a coincidence that Price's one-of-a-kind lunch pail–worth over thirty grand–has disappeared at the same time? Book Number: 3 Number Of Pages: 214 Book Title: Pride and a Daily Marathon Author: Jonathan Cole Summary: At the age of 19 Ian Waterman was suddenly struck down at work by a rare neurological illness that deprived him of all sensation below the neck. He fell on the floor in a heap, unable to stand or control his limbs, having lost the sense of joint position and proprioception, of that "sixth sense" of his body in space, which we all take for granted. After months in a neurological ward he was judged incurable and condemned to a life of wheelchair dependence. This is the first U.S. publication of a remarkable book by his physician, Jonathan Cole. It tells the compelling story, including a clear clinical description of a rare condition, of how Waterman reclaimed a life of full mobility against all expectations, by mental effort and sheer courage. Book Number: 4 Number Of Pages: 336 Book Title: Thugs and Kisses Author: Sue Ann Jaffarian Summary: With the class bully murdered at her 30th high school reunion and her boss, the annoying Michael Steele, missing, Odelia doesn't know which hole to poke her big nose into first. Book Number: 5 Number Of Pages: 336 Book Title: Booby Trap Author: Sue Ann Jaffarian Summary: Could Dr. Brian Eddy, plastic surgeon to the rich and famous, possibly be the Blond Bomber serial killer? Odelia would never have suspected the prominent doctor of killing the bevy of buxom blonds if she hadn't heard it directly from her friend Lillian — Dr. Eddy's own mother — over lunch one day. Share this post Link to post
Posted January 12, 2012 Book Number: 52 Number Of Pages: 272 Book Title: Tris's Book Author: Tamora Pierce Summary: After the earthquake, Tris and her friends' home is under attack by pirates. Is there anything she and her friends can do to protect their new home Book Number: 53 Number Of Pages: 240 Book Title: Daja's Book Author: Tamora Pierce Summary: Daja and her friends have gone north to investigate a severe famine in the area. But that is not the only problem under the brush there is a greater threat. Book Number: 54 Number Of Pages: 304 Book Title: Bone Crossed Author: Patricia Briggs Summary: After the aftermath of her attack Mercedes is ready for some peace but soon trouble is brought to her door by the local seethe of vampires. Book Number: 55 Number Of Pages: 304 Book Title: Silver Borne Author: Patricia Briggs Summary: Mercedes has found her bookstore friend missing and the book she has borrowed from him is being sought after by dangerous fae. She may need the help of the local wolf pack to survive. Book Number: 56 Number Of Pages: 384 Book Title: Waking the Witch Author: Kelley Armstrong Summary: Savannah the witch has finally gotten her first solo case. With Adam the half demon at her side she goes out ready to conquer all her enemies. She soon finds out there is more to this case than meets the eye. Book Number: 57 Number Of Pages: 354 Book Title: Drink of Me Author: Jacquelyn Frank Summary: on a search for a missing comrade. Reule has discovered an enchanting woman who is held prisoner by his enemies. She has no memory of her past life and between them the emotion grow stronger every day. Share this post Link to post
Posted January 12, 2012 (edited) Book Number: 44 Number Of Pages: I will have to look.. Book Title: The Black Circle Author: Peter Lerangis Summary: They go to Russia and with the help of NRR and the Holts find thier next clue. Book Number: 45 Number Of Pages: 206 Book Title: In Too Deep Author: Jude Watson Summary: They are not in Australia on the hunt for the next clue. I clue that is left for the readers finally makes sense. Oooh yeah, it's hinted that Nellie is more then she seems but I have suspected that from book 3. Edited January 12, 2012 by evangeline5432 Share this post Link to post
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