Alright here we go. Remember this is just what is on my shelf!
Currently Reading:
1,000 Places to See Before You Die (Softcover)- I received this book for my birthday in 2007. I continue to pick it up and read bits from it.
Dean Koontz – Velocity (borrowed)- I started reading this book over Christmas and would have finished it, but I made the mistake of picking other books that grabbed me more!
Irish Girls About Town (Hardcover)- A collection of short stories from various female Irish authors. I just pick this book and read a story or two. Some have been very good and others I think are just page fillers!
Diana Gabaldon – Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade (Hardcover)- I just started reading this last night. Pretty good. I like the Lord John books, but they just bide my time until there is a new Jamie and Claire book!
To Be Read:
Dan Brown – Angels and Demons(Hardcover)- I read The DaVinci Code and really liked it. Shirl had this book for awhile so it got put on the back burner!
Helen Fielding – Olivia Joules and the Overactive Imagination (Hardcover)- I went book crazy one day! I really liked Bridget Jones so I am hoping to like this as well.
Diana Gabaldon – Lord John and the Hand of the Devils (Hardcover)- I had just bought LJ and the Brotherhood of the Blade when I found this book. I guess Ms. Gabaldon has been spending more time on LJ’s story than Jamie and Claire’s. That’s fine, I will read them, too!
Jane Green – Babyville (Softcover)- I have read several Jane Green books, so this one was bought just because!
Rudy Guiliani – Leadership (Hardcover)- This was my mom’s book and I thought I was going to read it and I haven’t. I am not sure if I will at this point, but it is there!
Laura Pittman – The Power of the Three (Hardcover)- I have been wanting to read Pittman because she is a Baltimore girl, writing about Baltimore. I love reading books about places that I know and love. Also, a friend, who is a literary bug, raved about her!
Laura Pittman – What the Dead Know (Hardcover)- See above!
Edward Rutherford – The Rebels of Ireland (Hardcover)- I listened to Rutherford’s first novel on CD. I look forward to delving into it.
William Shakespeare – Everything not listed in the “What I have read” section!
Nicholas Sparks – Message in a Bottle (borrowed) – I can’t bring myself to read Sparks after having read The Notebook. I cried so much and I have not wanted to do that to myself again!
Nicholas Sparks – Night in Rodanthe (borrowed)- See above.
Nicholas Sparks – The Rescue (borrowed) – See above.
J.R.R. Tolkein – The Lord of the Rings Series (borrowed) – Started it one day, but was reading Harry Potter and this just didn’t compare for me! I will try again soon!
Books I’ve Read:
Neal Boortz – Someone’s Gotta Say It- I love listening to Boortz on the radio – but reading what sounds just like his radio script – Not so much!
Dan Brown – The DaVinci Code – Loved it! Still haven’t seen the movie.
Celtic Magic (Softcover)- A book about the beliefs of Old World Celts.
Mary Higgins Clark – Pretend You Don’t See Her (Hardcover) – I have read several of MHC’s books and stopped reading them because they all seemed the same. I really don’t remember what this one was about!
Patricia Cornwell – Cause of Death (Hardcover)
Charles Dickens – Great Expectations (Softcover) – A high school read that I really enjoyed. I need to go back and read it again!
Helen Fielding – Bridget Jones’ Diary (Softcover) – I LOVED this book! I read it in one day laying on the beach! ( I think in Jacksonville, but I won’t swear to that)
Bridge Jones: The Edge of Reason – A great follow up to BJD.
F. Scott Fitzgerald – The Great Gatsby (Softcover) – I read this book in the 11th grade and have probably read it 11 times since then! My copy needs to be replaced!
Jasper Fforde – The Eyre Affair (Softcover) – If you love literature this is a MUST read!
Lost in a Good Book (Softcover) – Second in the Thursday Next series. I enjoyed it even more than The Eyre Affair!
Diana Gabaldon – Outlander Series (a mix, but want all in Hardcover)- These are the best books I have ever read. When I read about Jamie and Claire I feel as if I am there. It probably helps that I believe that Jamie could have been Misha in a previous life!
Lord John and the Private Matter (Hardcover)- A sub-series of Outlander, not as enthralling as Outlander, but it will tide a girl over!
Jane Green – Bookends (Hardcover)- Eh, is all I have to say.
Jemima J (released into the wild via bookcrossing) – This was the first Jane Green book I read and I thought it was fabulous. Nothing has been as great to date.
John Grisham – I read all of Grisham’s novels up to The Chamber, I started that one and couldn’t finish it. I think most of my Grisham’s are on my mom’s shelf. The only one I have is The Street Lawyer. However, A Time to Kill is my favorite!
Sean Hannity – Let Freedom Ring (Hardcover) – I love Hannity, but I enjoy him more on the radio than in print!
Kate Harper – The Last Boleyn (Hardcover)- Loved it!!
Dean Koontz – The Watchers (borrowed) – I just read this book a few months ago. The women at work could not believe I had not read this and so I borrowed it. While it was a good book, it was a one time reader for me. C was slightly disappointed in me because she is on her 2nd or 3rd copy of the book!
Harper Lee – To Kill A Mockingbird – A true classic. We read this in middle school and I still enjoy it.
Steve Martini – The Attorney (Hardcover)- I think this was good, but I really don’t remember it all that much!
Bill O’Reilly – Who’s Looking Out For You - It was okay.
Perri O’Shaughnessy – Promise- Pretty good crime drama. Perri is the psuedonym of two sisters, Mary and Pamela, that write together.
Unfit to Practice – another crime drama.
James Patterson – Up until 2003 or 2004 I had read all of Patterson’s books. Most were my mom’s and are still on her shelf! These are mine: Cat & Mouse, Hide & Seek, The Midnight Club, Roses are Red, Step on a Crack, The Women’s Murder Club Series 1-5. The sixth and seventh books are out, but I haven’t read them yet.
Philip Pullman – His Deadly Materials Series (borrowed)- I started reading these when I saw the first premiere sometime last summer. I was already on the 3rd book when all the controversy surrounding the books started. Let me just say – IT’S FICTION and I LOVED IT!
Mario Puzo – The Family(Hardcover)- Awesome if you love Mario Puzo or ganster type stuff!
J.K. Rowling – Harry Potter Series(Hardcover)- Do I really need to say anything about them? I will read these books over and over for as long as I can see. I can’t wait to have children to share them with!
William Shakespeare – We read a lot of Shakespeare in high school and I was one of the few dorks that loved it! I have since read some on my own. I have 2 copies of the complete works – so I need to get reading. What I have read so far – A Midsummer Night’s Dream (my fave so far), Hamlet, MacBeth, Much Ado About Nothing, Romeo and Juliet, and a few of the sonnets and poems.
J.R.R. Tolkein – The Hobbit (Softcover)- I read this book in middle school. I would probably need to re-read it to remember everything.
