Amz blasts the bombs

Snak(BOMBS) Books Off My Book Shelves 2012 Challenge

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Amz blasts the bombs

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1amz310783
Redigeret: jan 3, 2012, 5:59 am




I'm going for 60 this year.

Totals at start:

Total TBR at start: 1154

Old TBR at start: 1154
Old books read: 0
Old TBR at end: 1154

New TBR at start: 0
New books added: 0
New Books read: 0
New books total: 0

Total TBR: 1154

2amz310783
jan 3, 2012, 5:19 am

1. Shadowland
2. Dark Flame
3. Night Star
4. Everlasting

I enjoyed this series about immortals, and the things Damen and Ever had to go through.

5. Some Girls Are

I didn't like this book as much as I thought I would, some parts were very hard to read.

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jan 3, 2012, 9:39 am

6. Noughts and Crosses
I really loved this book even parts of it were very hard to read.

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jan 6, 2012, 4:54 am

7. Knife Edge Almost as good as the first, a book that sometimes you love, and sometimes you hate, but it always has you feeling something.

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jan 9, 2012, 4:18 am

8. Checkmate This one was alot longer than the others, but still as good.

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jan 11, 2012, 3:04 am

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jan 25, 2012, 9:32 am

13. Surfacing - I am not really sure what I make of this book, it took me a while to get into, then I really got into it, but then wasn't sure about the ending. It has some lovely writing that really draws you in though. I gave it 3 stars.

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jan 29, 2012, 3:51 pm

14. The Chimes - I enjoyed this to start with, then felt a little lost in the middle, but it soon all came together. 3 Stars

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jan 29, 2012, 3:53 pm

15. Coraline - I haven't watched the film, but it had always interested me, I just wanted to read the book first. I enjoyed this one, a nice dark tale that was quick to read and kept me interested. 4 Stars

13fundevogel
jan 30, 2012, 3:33 am

The animation is worth checking out as well.

14mrsrochester
jan 30, 2012, 7:38 pm

I did like the movie, I'm worried that it will ruin the book for me so I haven't picked it up. Maybe the next library trip...

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jan 31, 2012, 5:39 am

16. Gerald's Game - What can I say about this book? Well it definatley kept me reading, even though some parts made me feel physically sick. It's hard to say I enjoyed it as some of it was so hard to read and it isn't really an enjoyable kind of book, but it is well written and as I said kept me reading to see what happened. 4 Stars

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jan 31, 2012, 5:44 am

Totals for Jan:

Total TBR at start: 1154

Old TBR at start: 1154
Old books read: 16
Old TBR at end: 1138

New TBR at start: 0
New books added: 57
New Books read: 2
New books total: 55

Total TBR: 1193 (oops up by 39!)

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feb 6, 2012, 6:25 am

17. How to twist a dragon's tale - I won't be going on with series now, this is just a bit too young for me. 3 stars

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feb 6, 2012, 6:27 am

18. Silent Sisters - This was just another sad real life story. 3 stars

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feb 6, 2012, 6:28 am

19. Where She Went - I actually prefered this one to the first, lots of emotion in it. 4 stars

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feb 6, 2012, 6:36 am

20. Misty - I reading about misty and her parents divorce, I really came to like her. 3.5 stars

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feb 7, 2012, 1:09 pm

21. Star - This one was a bit better than the first. 4 stars

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feb 8, 2012, 6:08 am

22. Jade - 4 stars for this one again. The girls stories just seem to be getting worse with each one, dreading what I'm going to about in Cat.

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feb 9, 2012, 11:54 am

23. Cat - Well this was worse than the other girls stories as I expected. 4 stars

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feb 10, 2012, 5:35 am

24. I know it's over - I started this thinking it would be a nice light read, I was wrong. This was very emotional, and really nice to read from the male pov in this situation. 4.5 stars

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feb 12, 2012, 4:50 pm

25. Juno of Taris
26. Fierce September - I gave both these 4 stars although I did enjoy the first one more. I'm now going to download the 3rd one to my kindle too as I really want to find out what happens to Juno and Hera

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feb 15, 2012, 5:56 am

27. Ultraviolet - 4 stars for this one, I really enjoyed it until I got near the end. Although I did enjoy the very last page!

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feb 16, 2012, 6:12 am

28. Pretty Little Liars - 3 Stars, I love the tv series and the book kept pretty close, but it felt as though something was missing in the book to make it as good as the tv series? Perhaps its just that having seen the series so far, the book isn't ne to me?

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Redigeret: feb 20, 2012, 4:15 am

29. Flawless - 4 stars
30. Perfect - 4 stars

This series is getting better, I still prefer the tv series, but it is nice that the books are slightly different

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Redigeret: feb 20, 2012, 6:50 am

31. Unbelievable
32. Wicked
33. Killer

All 3.5 stars

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feb 20, 2012, 6:50 am

34. Heartless - 3.5 stars

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feb 23, 2012, 4:32 am

35. Pretty Little Secrets - 3 stars, I didn't enjoy this as much as the others in the series

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Redigeret: feb 23, 2012, 4:36 am

35. Wanted - 4 stars, I enjoyed this and thought it made a good ending to the series although it asn't actually the end.

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feb 24, 2012, 4:20 am

36. Twisted - 3 stars, I thought the series should have ended with the last book, it's as though the girls haven't learnt anything from what happened to them.

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feb 27, 2012, 7:37 am

37. Shiver - 4 stars, I really enjoyed this and didn't want to put it down.

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feb 28, 2012, 4:35 am

38. Linger - 4 stars, I really enjoyed this one also.

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feb 29, 2012, 9:02 am

39. Forever - 4 stars again, I was sad to see this series end.

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feb 29, 2012, 9:06 am

February Totals:

Total TBR at start: 1193

Old TBR at start: 1138
Old books read: 23
Old TBR at end: 1115

New TBR at start: 55
New books added: 9
New Books read: 8
New books at end: 56

Total TBR at end: 1171 (Yay, down by 22 since last month, although still up by 17 for the year it's getting better)

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mar 7, 2012, 4:15 am

40. I'm Not Her - I enjoyed this, it was nice to read from the sisters point of view. 4 stars

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mar 7, 2012, 4:38 pm

41. XVI I read through this pretty quickly, I enjoyed but thought it could have ended better and a few things were very coincidental. 3.5 stars

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mar 15, 2012, 5:20 am

42. Foetal Attraction - I read this in one sitting, wasn't as good as I'd hoped though, just shoer. 3 stars

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mar 16, 2012, 5:51 am

43. Sebastian and the Afterlife - This book took me a long time to get through and didn't really feel worth it for me, I only finished it because it was an ER book. 2 stars

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mar 16, 2012, 5:52 am

44. The Field Guide - I really loved this little book and can't wait to read it to my children. Just the right amount of magic and mischevious children for me. 5 stars

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mar 17, 2012, 7:03 am

45. The Seeing Stone - as lovely as the first 5 stars again

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Redigeret: mar 19, 2012, 7:30 am

46. Lucinda's Secret 5 stars

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mar 21, 2012, 6:31 am

47. The Ironwood Tree - 5 stars
48. The Wrath of Mulgarath - 5 stars

Enjoyed this series and would like to read the next series

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mar 21, 2012, 10:43 am

49. Every Last One - This book left me so emotionally drained I literally had to take a nap after reading it. The first half you do wonder if anything is going to happen, but still enjoy reading it anyway, the second half is better but leaves you so wrung out. 4 stars

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mar 23, 2012, 4:40 am

50. Declaration - Enjoyed this and it read quickly. 4 stars

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mar 28, 2012, 6:00 am

51. The Resistance
52. The Legacy

Both 4 stars, a good series

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mar 28, 2012, 9:32 am

53. Cracked Up To Be - A really good read, read it all in one sitting. 4 stars

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mar 28, 2012, 9:34 am

54. Desperation - Finished this one a little while ago and forgot to put it on here, not one of his better ones. 3 stars

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mar 29, 2012, 8:58 am

55. Switched - 4 stars

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mar 30, 2012, 6:08 am

March Totals:

Total TBR at start: 1171

Old TBR at start: 1115
Old books read: 16
Old TBR at end: 1099

New TBR at start: 56
New books added: 4
New Books read: 1
New books at end: 59

Total TBR at end: 1158 - Down again, I'm getting good at this!

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apr 12, 2012, 2:35 pm

56. Girl Parts - 3 stars, not as good as I'd hoped and the ending was a bit disappointing

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apr 16, 2012, 5:39 am

57. Living Dead Girl - stars, very good book, one to read if you enjoyed Room

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apr 18, 2012, 12:20 pm

58. Finding Sky - I really enjoyed this, found myself liking Sky and her interactions with other characters. 4 stars

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apr 20, 2012, 7:03 am

59. The Day Before - I loved this book, 4.5 stars

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apr 23, 2012, 4:40 am

60. Hate List - I enjoyed this, but thought parts were a bit unrealistic (don't want to say which parts as it could be a spoiler) but mostly it was good. 4 stars

Yay, challenge complete! I will keep going though, the more books off my shelves, the more I can buy!

58amz310783
apr 24, 2012, 2:53 am

61. The Lover's Dictionary - I loved this short book, the language was beautiful.

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apr 30, 2012, 4:41 am

62. The Book of Tomorrow - I didn't enjoy this book as much as I thought I would, although did enjoy it. 3.5 stars

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apr 30, 2012, 5:49 am

63. Elsewhere - I was disappointed in this book, I couldn't connect to the characters and didn't feel as though they were real. 3 stars

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apr 30, 2012, 9:04 am

64. Love you Hate you Miss you - I really enjoyed this book, so much so I read it all in one sitting. 5 stars

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Redigeret: maj 1, 2012, 3:51 am

Totals for April:

Total TBR at start: 1158

Old TBR at start: 1099
Old books read: 10
Old TBR at end: 1089

New TBR at start: 59
New books added: 0
New Books read: 5
New books at end: 54

Total TBR at end: 1143 - down again from last month, and I am down for the year too, I have officially read more books than I have aquired!

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Redigeret: maj 1, 2012, 3:52 am

65. Before I go to sleep - I was quite gripped by this, although it did become a bit predicatable. 4 stars.

(this was read in april, so have updated previous post accordingly)

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maj 3, 2012, 3:51 am

66. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children - Average book, although I did enjoy the photos. 3 stars

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maj 4, 2012, 3:14 am

67. As I Wake - I enjoyed this but would have liked it explained a bit better, found it confusing at times. 3.5 stars

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maj 8, 2012, 3:42 am

68. Endless Summer - A sweet little love story but nothing special. 3.5 stars

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maj 8, 2012, 6:25 am

69. Hooked - Another sweet quick read. 4 stars

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maj 9, 2012, 4:29 am

70. When You Reach Me - I really enjoyed this book, its only downfall is that it is a little predicatable. 4.5 stars

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maj 10, 2012, 4:35 am

71. Candor - I enjoyed this and thought the ending was fitting. 4 stars

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maj 14, 2012, 5:28 am

72. City of Ember - I really enjoyed the film so decided to read the book, I was surprised at how close they got the film to the book, nothing was left out so it was almost like re-reading. I still really enjoyed it though and can't wait to read the rest of the series. 4 stars

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Redigeret: aug 5, 2012, 4:21 pm

73. Twenty Boy Summer - I enjoyed this book, although some parts seemed a bit too much. 3.5 stars

74. The Book of Luke - I really enjoyed this sweet little book. 4 stars

My full review for The Book of Luke can be found Here

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maj 21, 2012, 4:44 am

75. The People of Sparks - An enjoyable book looking at ho the people of Ember adjusted after leaving Ember. 4 stars

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maj 24, 2012, 5:12 am

76. The Prophet of Yonwood - I didn't really enjoy this one as much, it didn't add anything to the series really, the series could be read without it. 2.5 stars

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maj 29, 2012, 6:12 am

77. The Diamond of Darkhold - A nice end to the series, and tied up a loose end from The Prophet of Yonwood. 3 stars

78. The Thing at the Bottom of the Well - A very, very short read from Stephen King, not very good. 1 star

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Redigeret: aug 5, 2012, 4:23 pm

79. Hourglass - I loved this book, its quite different from most fantasy books I read which was a nice change. 4 stars

My full review can be found Here

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Redigeret: jun 1, 2012, 4:38 am

Totals for May:

Total TBR at start: 1143

Old TBR at start: 1089
Old books read: 14
Old TBR at end: 1075

New TBR at start: 54
New books added: 14
New Books read: 2
New books at end: 66

Total TBR at end: 1141 - Only down by 2 for this month, but at least it is going in the right direction

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jun 6, 2012, 6:16 am

80. The Stranger - A very quick read (a page and a half on kindle), not up to his standards. 1 star

81. Squad D - Another quick read, but this one alot better. 4 stars

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Redigeret: aug 5, 2012, 4:25 pm

82. A Wrinkle in Time - Not as good as I was expecting. 3 stars

My full review can be found Here

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Redigeret: aug 5, 2012, 4:26 pm

83. Dash and Lily's Book of Dares - A nice book, although sometimes the teens spoke as if they weren't teens at all. 4 stars

My full review can be found Here

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jun 28, 2012, 5:15 am

84. Skybar - The beginning and end of this short story was written by Stephen King, the middle written by Brian Hartz as part of a contest. Very good story, couldn't tell where it changed authors at all.

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jun 29, 2012, 11:32 am

85. The Reploids - I didnn't enjoy this at all, I got to the end and wondered where the rest of the story was, I also get the feeling I should have known some of the names, but not being American and not following much TV or anything I was just lost. 1 star

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jul 1, 2012, 3:31 pm

Totals for June:

Total TBR at start: 1141

Old TBR at start: 1075
Old books read: 6
Old TBR at end: 1069

New TBR at start: 66
New books added: 12
New Books read: 7
New books at end: 71

Total TBR at end: 1140 - Still going in the right direction

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jul 3, 2012, 6:02 am

86. My Little Serrated Security Blanket - Quite creepy, but not great. 3 stars

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Redigeret: aug 5, 2012, 4:29 pm

87. Entangled - I loved this book and read it in one sitting. 4.5 stars
My full review, plus others, can be found here.

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jul 8, 2012, 12:17 pm

88. The Night of the Tiger - Usual Stephen King kind of story, creepy. 3 stars

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Redigeret: sep 11, 2012, 7:51 am

89. Saving June - A brilliant read, had me up until 2.30am so I could finish it in one sitting. 5 stars

My full review, plus others, can be found here.

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Redigeret: sep 18, 2012, 7:12 am

90. The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer - Another brilliant read that had awake in the early hours to finish. 4.5 stars

My full review, plus others, can be found here.

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aug 1, 2012, 4:32 am

Totals for July:

Total TBR at start: 1140

Old TBR at start: 1069
Old books read: 5
Old TBR at end: 1064

New TBR at start: 71
New books added: 12
New Books read: 10
New books at end: 73

Total TBR at end: 1137

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Redigeret: aug 3, 2012, 8:51 am

91. A Book of Nonsense - A funny little book, I will have to read some of these to my son when he is a little older, he will love them. Although it is what it says, complete nonsense. 3 stars

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Redigeret: sep 19, 2012, 7:43 am

92. Tell Me a Secret - A really good book. 4 stars

My full review, plus others, can be found here.

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aug 16, 2012, 4:23 pm

93. Boys Don't Cry - A really good book touching many issues, teen parenting, single parenting, homophobia, struggling with sexuality, but all done in a non preachy way. 4 stars

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aug 21, 2012, 5:45 am

94. Die For Me - this took me a while to get into, but once I did, I loved it. 4 stars

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sep 3, 2012, 5:59 am

95. Pleasing the Ghost - A nice little childrens tale. 4 stars

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sep 3, 2012, 6:00 am

96. Jack Sweettooth - An okay read, probably good for young children. 3 stars

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sep 3, 2012, 6:01 am

97. A Long, Long Sleep - A good fast paced read. 4 stars

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sep 3, 2012, 6:03 am

Totals for August:

Total TBR at start: 1137

Old TBR at start: 1064
Old books read: 7
Old TBR at end: 1057

New TBR at start: 73
New books added: 4
New Books read: 11
New books at end: 66

Total TBR at end: 1123

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sep 7, 2012, 8:30 am

98. Birthmarked - This wasn't what I thought it was but I really enjoyed it anyway, even if it was a little predicatable. 4 stars

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sep 11, 2012, 6:25 am

99. Riding the Bullet - The usual kind of book you'd expect from Stephen King. 3.5 stars

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sep 11, 2012, 6:25 am

100. Ashes - A good fast paced read. 4 stars

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sep 27, 2012, 6:33 am

101. Waiting for You - A sweet little YA romance. 3.5 stars

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sep 27, 2012, 6:36 am

102. Something Like Fate - Very similar to her others. 3.5 stars

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sep 27, 2012, 6:38 am

103. Perfect Chemistry - Another ya romance. 4 stars

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sep 27, 2012, 6:39 am

104. Rules of Attraction - I enjoyed this one more than the first.

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sep 28, 2012, 5:42 pm

105. All These Things I've Done - Not what I was expecting, but I really enjoyed it. 4 stars

105Kirconnell
okt 6, 2012, 11:56 pm

Great job! You are taking this challenge very seriously.

106sharry123
okt 6, 2012, 11:58 pm

Denne bruger er blevet fjernet som værende spam.

107amz310783
Redigeret: okt 9, 2012, 5:26 am

105 & 106 Thanks, its not that har to read old books when most of your shelf is full of them and you can't really afford new ones!

106. Cage of Love - A short story by V Andrews, not as good as her novels. 3 stars

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okt 9, 2012, 5:27 am

107. Firelight - I really liked this one, especially how the girl was the paranormal one, and she kne it from the start. 4 stars

108. Vanish - I also enjoyed this one, but not as much. 3 stars

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okt 10, 2012, 4:53 am

109. Far From You - A nice story written in verse, although the end did seem a little too nicely wrapped up to be realistic. 3.5 stars

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okt 10, 2012, 4:58 am

110. Girl in the Arena - This wasn't what I was expecting, but I really enjoyed it. 4 stars

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okt 10, 2012, 5:04 am

111. The Secret - I wasn't expecting much from this book but started off really enjoying it, then the ending just ruined it all, the was no ending, nothing was really tied up and it just left me fustrated. 3 stars

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okt 10, 2012, 5:08 am

112. Jenny Pox - Again this started out really strong and I could hardly put it down, but the ending went a bit Carrie-ish and ruined it, too much death and destruction for me. I will read the next one though as I really enjoyed the first 3/4 of the book. 3.5 stars

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okt 18, 2012, 7:26 am

113. Tommy Nightmare - I enjoyed this the same as the first one. 3.5 stars

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okt 18, 2012, 7:29 am

I've just realised I never posted my totals for September, so here they are:

Totals for September:

Total TBR at start: 1123

Old TBR at start: 1057
Old books read: 8
Old TBR at end: 1049

New TBR at start: 66
New books added: 16
New Books read: 10
New books at end: 72

Total TBR at end: 1121

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okt 22, 2012, 7:17 am

114. Amy & Roger's Epic Detour - I love reading and I love music, so a book with playlists, my favourite type of book! 5 stars

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okt 25, 2012, 6:01 am

115. Bumped - The language got a little annoying, but overall a good read. 4 stars

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nov 1, 2012, 2:51 pm

My October update:

Total TBR at start: 1121

Old TBR at start: 1049
Old books read: 10
Old TBR at end: 1039

New TBR at start: 72
New books added: 10
New Books read: 6
New books at end: 76

Total TBR at end: 1115

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nov 1, 2012, 2:53 pm

116. Fortunes of Indigo Skye - I enjoyed this quite a lot, although Trevor did get on my nerves throughout, but overall a good ya read. 4 stars

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nov 2, 2012, 5:08 pm

117. The Maze Runner - A good fast paced dytopian ya. 4 stars

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nov 13, 2012, 10:01 am

118. The Summer I Turned Pretty - A good start to the series, full of real emotion and feeling. 4.5 stars
119. It's Not Summer Without You - My favourite of the 3, felt the most real, but also very sad. 5 stars
120. We'll Always Have Summer - Not as good as the other 2, but still a decent read. 4 stars

121amz310783
jan 10, 2013, 5:59 am

I can't believe I haven't updated since nov! I read a total of 11 bombs in nov, and 12 in dec giving me 138 for the year.

Yearly totals:
Total TBR at start: 1154

Old TBR at start: 1154
Old books read: 138
Old books dnf/deleted: 1
Old TBR at end: 1015

New TBR at start: 0
New books added: 143
New Books read: 70
New books at end: 73

Total TBR at end: 1088

122connie53
jan 10, 2013, 1:45 pm

Wow, you really did well!