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Thanks peacefield I definately plan on reading a Laurell K Hamilton this year and will be sure to let you know what I think. I'll also keep my eye out in case you get read her first to see your thoughts! I'm sure you're friend will love The Women of the Otherworld series. I've been trying to convince my friend to read them too, she refuses at the minute as I recommended the Sookie books to her and she lost a couple of weeks until she had the lot read! She doesn't want that to happen just at the minute. Mind you, kookie bought her the first 3 in the Twilight series for xmas, while I got her Breaking Dawn. She's seen the films and is definately going to read the books ... just not til everything's back to normal, she doesn't want to lose another fortnight just yet! I can't wait to get my hands on The Heretic's Daughter, I really enjoyed Deliverence Dane and that subject facinates me. I was even talking to my OH this morning about places we'd like to visit, I'd love to go see Salem, Boston, Massachusetts (sp?) and the New England area.

I'm so pleased you're loving it, I thought you might but it's always nice to hear

It was indeed! Ooh thanks for reminding me! I remember I did quite fancy that one. It has now been added thank you (No more puppies needed ) Oh yes I have indeed, and thoroughly enjoyed the lot, thanks to you and Weave. Now it's just a matter of patiently waiting for Waking The Witch!

I saw that and have just replied I saw the Ritual is third in a series, so that's a no no until I get the previous 2 Well you can never go wromg with a bit of Deaver, and I don't think you could loose your mojo with that one, it would be one I would go to if I have a mojo relapse. I actually bought Kiss Of Evil by Richard Montanari today, his are usually great, so that's me sorted for my next read I have read quite a few Deavers but I haven't read a Montanari in ages.

I step into the white room at precisely eleven o'clock. Kiss Of Evil ~ Richard Montanari

I have read all of the Southern Vampire series and they're one of my favourite series' of 2010, along with Women of the Otherworld of course I'll check out the Undead series though, that's the first I've heard of them, they sound interesting. I've also added Kelley Armstrong's two other series' you've recommended here to my wishlist. thank you! thank you I bought one off my wishlist today, Richard Montanari's Kiss Of Evil, so that's where I'll start! It's Ritual I have, so I guess it's pushed back down the list a bit until I have the previous 2! I didn't realise it was part of a series

Hmm the storyline of Bareback does intrigue me, however as you and I have both really enjoyed some of the same supe books, I'll trust your judgement on this and only pick it up if I see it as a bargain Another great review Kelly!

It's official, she's back on the shelf to go back to when I'm more in the mood for her. Now I've just to decide what to read. I've narrowed it down to a The Vanished Man by Jeffrey Deaver, Scarpetta by Patricia Cornwell or to try a Mo Hayder read I have called Ritual. Decisions, decisions ...

No you're absolutely right, it was a preposterous suggestion not to buy more books I'm in the mood to buy some more myself, which is a good sign that maybe my mojo wants to come back! I was pleasantly suprised, way better than the Disney version with some great quotes from the Duchess I also thought it would be hard to follow, but it is surprisingly easy once you get the gist of it and turned out to be a great read for me. I really want to see the film now I'm actually thinking of reading a thriller, maybe a Deaver, not sure yet. I'll just put Anne back on my shelf to come back to when I'm more in the mood No, no other ones but I do have one on my shelf.

Bookrings This post is to keep track of any Bookrings I participate in on the forum and any books which I offer up as a Bookring. Bookrings In Which I've Participated Grave Secret ~by~ Charlaine Harris (Book 4 of the Harper Connelly Series) Generation Dead ~by~ Daniel Waters Bookrings Offered The Heretic's Daughter ~by~ Kathleen Kent

Wishlist I consider my wishlist to be books that I would like to read, but have yet to aquire. Nalini Singh - Angel's Blood Nalini Singh - Archangel's Kiss Kelley Armstrong - Tales of the Otherworld Kelley Armstrong - Exit Strategy Kelley Armstrong - Made To Be Broken Kelley Armstrong - The Awakening Kelley Armstrong - The Summoning Kelley Armstrong - The Reckoning John Updike - The Witches Of Eastwick MaryJanice Davidson - Undead And Unemployed MaryJanice Davidson - Undead And Unappreciated MaryJanice Davidson - Undead And Unreturnable MaryJanice Davidson - Undead And Unpopular MaryJanice Davidson - Undead And Uneasy MaryJanice Davidson - Undead And Unworthy MaryJanice Davidson - Undead And Unwelcome MaryJanice Davidson - Undead And Unfinished Catherine Jinks - The Reformed Vampire Support Group C C Humphreys - Vlad: The Last Confession Bill Hussey - The Absence Michelle Bardsley - I'm The Vampire, That's Why! Colleen Gleason - The Rest Falls Away Colleen Gleason - Rises The Night Derek Gunn - Vampire Apocalypse Book Two: Descent into chaos. Brom - The Plucker Brom - The Devil's Rose Brom - The Child Thief Jasper Fforde - The Big Over Easy Jasper Fforde - The Eyre Affair Anne Rule - The Stranger Beside Me Erica Spindler - Last Known Victim Jeffrey Deaver -The Cold Moon Jeffrey Deaver - Roadside Crosses Richard Montanari - Deviant Way Richard Montanari -The Violet Hour J A Kerley - Blood Brother J A Kerley - The Hundredth Man Chelsea Cain - Heartsick Karin Slaughter -Fractured Tess Gerritsen - Stolen Karen Rose - I'm Watching You Karen Rose - Die For Me (1st in a series) Karen Rose - Scream For Me (2nd in a series) Bronwey Winter Phoenix - Grassmarket Blood Ian Rankin - Resurrection Men Geoffrey Chaucer - The Canterbury Tales Cecilia Ahern -Thanks for the Memories Gone For Good - Harlan Cobens Slash - The Autobiography Carole Matthews - The Chocolate Lovers' Club John Grogan - Marley and Me Stephen King - The Stand Stephen King - The Shining James Morrow - The Last Witchfinder Maggie Stiefvater - Linger Keri Arthur - Dancing With The Devil Keri Arthur - Hearts In Darkness Keri Arthur - Chasing The Shadows Laurell K Hamilton - Flirt Laurell K Hamilton - Bullet Total: 60

Books Bought In 2010 I've decided to add this post so I can keep track of how many books I actually buy, not borrow, in 2010. Any books posted here will also be added to my TBR pile. January 1. Richard Montanari - Kiss Of Evil 2. Alyson Noel - Evermore 3. Mary Janice Davidson - Undead and Unwed 4. Dark Lover - J. R. Ward 5. Kate Mosse - Labyrinth 6. Kathleen Kent - The Heretic's Daughter 7. J R Ward - Lover Revealed 8. J R Ward - Lover Unbound 9. J R Ward - Lover Enshrined 10. Charlaine Harris - A Touch Of Dead 11. J R Ward - Lover Eternal 12. J R Ward - Lover Awakened 13. J R Ward - Lover Avenged 14. Lauren Kate - Fallen February 15. Erica Spindler - Breakneck 16. Alice Sebold - The Lovely Bones March 17. L A Banks - The Wicked 18. L A Banks - The Cursed 19. Sherrilyn Kenyon - Fantasy Lover 20. Sherrilyn Kenyon - One Silent Night 21. Sherrilyn Kenyon & Others - Dead After Dark 22. Joseph Delaney - The Spook's Apprentice 23. J R Ward - Covet 24. Raven Hart - The Vampire's Seduction 25. Laurell K Hamilton - Guilty Pleasures 26. Alice Hoffman - Practical Magic 27. Scarlett Thomas - The End Of Mr Y 28. Andrew Davidson - The Gargoyle 29. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Movie version) April 30. Stuart McBride - Flesh House 31. Laurell K Hamilton - The Laughing Corpse 32. Laurell K Hamilton - Circus of the Damned 33. Larissa Ione - Pleasure Unbound 34. Raven Hart - The Vampire's Secret 35. Raven Hart - The Vampire's Kiss 36. L A Banks - The Bitten May 37. Erica Spindler - Copycat 38. J R Ward ~ Lover Mine 39. Laurell K Hamilton ~ The Lunatic Cafe 40. Laurell K Hamilton ~ Bloody Bones 41. Raven Hart ~ The Vampire's Revenge 42. Raven Hart ~ The vampire's Betrayal 43. Larissa Ione ~ Passion Unleashed 44. Larissa Ione ~ Desire Unchained June 45. Laurell K Hamilton ~ The Killing Dance 46. Laurell K Hamilton ~ Burnt Offerings 47. Laurell K Hamilton ~ Blue Moon 48. Laurell K Hamilton ~ Obsidian Butterfly 49. Larissa Ione ~ Ecstacy Unveiled July 50. Laurell K Hamilton ~ Narcissus in Chains 51. Laurell K Hamilton ~ Cerulean Sins 52. Charlaine Harris ~ Dead in the Family August 53. Laurell K Hamilton ~ Incubus Dreams 54. Laurell K Hamilton ~ Micah & Strange Candy 55. Laurell K Hamilton ~ The Harlequin 56. Rachel Caine ~ Morganville Vampires - Book 1 57. Rachel Caine ~ Morganville Vampires - Book 2 58. Rachel Caine ~ Morganville Vampires - Book 3 September 59. Laurell K Hamilton ~ Blood Noir 60. Laurell K Hamilton ~ Skin Trade 61. Jeff Lindsay ~ Dexter Is Delicious 62. Kelley Armstrong ~ Waking The Witch 63. Daniel Waters ~ Generation Dead 64. Daniel Waters ~ Kiss Of Life 65. Daniel Waters ~ Passing Strange 66. Patricia Cornwell ~ The Scarpetta Factor 67. Cassandra Clare ~ City Of Bones 68. Cassandra Clare ~ City Of Ashes 69. Cassandra Clare ~ City Of Glass 70. Salamanda Drake - Dragonsdale 71. Philip Pullman - The Golden Compass 72. Philip Pullman - The Amber Spyglass 73. Garth Nyx - Sir Thursday 74. Millar Lau - Talisker 75. Raymond E Feist - Shards of a Broken Crown 76. Patrick Carman - Atherton; The House Of Power 77. Tim Severin - Viking; Sworn Brother 78. Debbie Poole - Maggie's Curse 79. Mary Hooper - Plague House 80. Sally Nicholls- Ways To Live 81. Sebastian Rook - The Vampire Plagues 82. Terry Brooks - The Druids' Keep 83. Charles Dickens - Hard Times 84. William Shakespeare -Romeo & Juliet 85. Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights 86. Mary Shelley - Frankensten 87. Michelle Paver - Soul Eater 88. Celia Rees - The Cunning Man 89. Gregg Hurwitz - I See You 90. Terry Pratchett - The Amazing Maurice & His Educated Rodents 91. Anita Shreve - A Wedding In December 92. Linda Gillard - Emotional Geology 93. Julia Golding - The Diamond Of Drury Lane 94. Arabella Weir - Does My Bum Look Big In This? 95. Maggie Stiefvater - Shiver October 96. Poppy Z Brite - Lost Souls 97. Maggie Stiefvater - Linger 98. John Connolly - The Book Of Lost Things 99. Sherrilyn Kenyon - Sins of the Night 100. Bill Hussey - Through A Glass, Darkly November 101. Cassandra Clare ~ Clockwork Angel Total: 101

Books TBR I consider my TBR pile to be books which I have on my shelves, but haven't read yet. In no particular order Erica Spindler - See Jane Die Tess Gerritsen - Life Support Becca Fitzpatrick - Hush Hush Linda Fairstein - Final Jeopardy Linda Fairstein - Killer Heat - Harlen Coben - The Innocent Harlen Coben - Deal Breaker Harlen Coben - Fade Away Sebastian Fitzek - Therapy Dan Brown - Angels and Demons Jeffrey Deaver - The Sleeping Doll Jeffrey Deaver - The Twelfth Card Jeffrey Deaver - Garden of Beasts Jeffrey Deaver - Manhattan is my Beat Jeffrey Deaver - Death of a Blue Movie Star Jeffrey Deaver- Twisted Jeffrey Deaver - More Twisted Mo Hayder - Ritual Patricia Cornwell - Scarpetta Patricia Cornwell - The Scarpetta Factor Patricia Cornwell - Portrait of a Serial Killer Dean Koontz - Brother Odd Anne Rice - Memnoch the Devil (to re-read) Anne Rice - Blood And Gold Terry Pratchett - The Colour of Magic -Discworld Terry Pratchett - Johnny and the Dead Terry Pratchett - The Amazing Maurice & His Educated Rodents Kate Mosse - Labyrinth Kate Mosse - Sepulchre Susanna Gregory - A Plague On Both Your Houses Susanna Gregory - An Unholy Alliance Jojo Moyes - Silver Bay Virginia Andrews - Fallen Hearts Virginia Andrews - Pearl in the Mist Jilly Cooper - Wicked Elizabeth Noble - Things I Want My Daughters To Know Jodi Picoult - Second Glance Cecelia Ahern - A Place Called Here Jane Green - Life Swap Anita Shreve - A Wedding In December Linda Gillard - Emotional Geology Julia Golding - The Diamond Of Drury Lane Arabella Weir - Does My Bum Look Big In This? Stephen Fry - Moab is my Washpot Paul O'Grady - At My Mother's Knee L A Banks - The Wicked L A Banks - The Cursed L A Banks - The Bitten Sherrilyn Kenyon - Sins of the Night Joseph Delaney - The Spook's Apprentice Andrew Davidson - The Gargoyle Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Movie version) Stuart MacBride - Flesh House Rachel Caine - Morganville Vampires Book 1 Rachel Caine - Morganville Vampres Book 2 Rachel Caine - Morganville Vampires Book 3 Daniel Waters - Kiss Of Life Daniel Waters - Passing Strange Salamanda Drake - Dragonsdale Philip Pullman - The Golden Compass Philip Pullman - The Amber Spyglass Garth Nyx - Sir Thursday Millar Lau - Talisker Raymond E Feist - Shards of a Broken Crown Patrick Carman - Atherton; The House Of Power Tim Severin - Viking; Sworn Brother Mary Hooper - Plague House Sally Nicholls- Ways To Live Sebastian Rook - The Vampire Plagues Terry Brooks - The Druids' Keep Charles Dickens - Hard Times William Shakespeare -Romeo & Juliet Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights Mary Shelley - Frankensten Michelle Paver - Soul Eater Celia Rees - The Cunning Man Gregg Hurwitz - I See You Total: 77

Books Read in 2010 January 1. Richard Montanari ~ Kiss Of Evil 9/10 2. Jeffery Deaver ~ The Vanished Man 8/10 3. MaryJanice Davidson ~ Undead And Unwed 8/10 4. J R Ward ~ Dark Lover 9/10 5. Charlaine Harris ~ Grave Secret 8/10 6. Charlaine Harris ~ A Touch Of Dead 7/10 7. Dean Koontz ~ Forever Odd 8/10 8. Erica Spindler ~ Bone Cold 8/10 9. Alyson Noel ~ Evermore 7/10 10. J R Ward ~ Lover Eternal 9/10 11. J R Ward ~ Lover Awakened 9/10 12. J R Ward ~ Lover Revealed 9/10 13. J R Ward ~ Lover Unbound 9/10 February 14. J R Ward ~ Lover Enshrined 9/10 15. J R Ward ~ Lover Avenged 9/10 16. Robert L Stevenson ~ The Strange Case Of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde 7/10 17. Lauren Kate ~ Fallen 6/10 18. Kathleen Kent ~ The Heretic's Daughter 9/10 March 19. Sherrilyn Kenyon & Others ~ Dead After Dark 6/10 20. J R Ward ~ Covet: A Novel of the Fallen Angels 8/10 21. Raven Hart ~ The Vampire's Seduction 8/10 April 22. Sherrilyn Kenyon ~ Fantasy Lover 7/10 23. Laurell K Hamilton ~ Guilty Pleasures 9/10 24. Alice Hoffman ~ Practical Magic 7/10 25. Bronwen Winter Phoenix ~ Nightswallow 8/10 May 26. Laurell K Hamilton ~ The Laughing Corpse 9/10 27. Laurell K Hamilton ~ Circus of the Damned 9/10 28. Larissa Ione ~ Pleasure Unbound 8/10 29. Raven Hart ~ The Vampire's Secret 9/10 30. Raven Hart ~ The Vampire's Kiss 9/10 31. J R Ward ~ Lover Mine 10/10 June 32. Larissa Ione ~ Desire Unchained 9/10 33. Larissa Ione ~ Passion Unleashed 10/10 34. Raven Hart ~ The Vampire's Betrayal 9/10 35. Raven Hart ~ The Vampire's Revenge 8/10 36. Laurell K Hamilton ~ The Lunatic Cafe 9/10 37. Laurell K Hamilton ~ Bloody Bones 9/10 July 38. Laurell K Hamilton ~ The Killing Dance 10/10 39. Laurell K Hamilton ~ Burnt Offerings 10/10 40. Laurell K Hamilton ~ Blue Moon 10/10 41. Laurell K Hamilton ~ Obsidian Butterfly 7/10 42. Laurell K Hamilton ~ Narcissus in Chains 9/10 43. Laurell K Hamilton ~ Cerulean Sins 9/10 44. Charlaine Harris ~ Dead in the Family 5/10 August 45. Larissa Ione ~ Ecstasy Unveiled 9/10 46. Erica Spindler ~ Copycat 8/10 47. Erica Spindler ~ Breakneck 8/10 48. Laurell K Hamilton ~ Incubus Dreams 8/10 49. Laurell K Hamilton ~ Micah 7/10 50. Laurell K Hamilton ~ Danse Macabre 7/10 51. Laurell K Hamilton ~ The Harlequin 7/10 September 52. Karin Slaughter ~ Triptych 7/10 53. Daniel Waters ~ Generation Dead 8/10 54. Alice Sebold ~ The Lovely Bones 6/10 55. Jeff Lindsay ~ Dexter is Delicious 8/10 56. Kelley Armstrong ~ Waking The Witch 10/10 57. Laurell K Hamilton ~ Blood Noir 9/10 58. Laurell K Hamilton ~ Skin Trade 9/10 59. Debbie Poole ~ Maggie's Curse 5/10 October 60. Maggie Stiefvater ~ Shiver 8/10 61. Poppy Z Brite ~ Lost Souls 6/10 62. Maggie Stiefvater ~ Linger 9/10 63. John Connolly ~ The Book of Lost Things 8/10 64. Cassandra Clare ~ City Of Bones 10/10 65. Cassandra Clare ~ City Of Ashes 10/10 66. Cassandra Clare ~ City Of Glass 10/10 November 67. Through A Glass, Darkly ~ Bill Hussey 7/10 December 68. Clockwork Angel ~ Cassandra Clare 9/10 Total: 68 Books Abandoned James Bradley - The Resurrectionists Scarlett Thomas - The End Of Mr Y Total: 2

My second ever reading blog! I'd never done it before last year and found it to be really helpful and loved people popping in with suggestions! I managed to read 60 books in 2009, which is a personal best for me. I hope to hit the 70 mark this year, but if I match last year I'll be delighted. I'm also going to try to write my thoughts better on the books that I've read, while reading back on my last blog, I found it quite insightful! Again, if anyone wishes to comment, you would be most welcome and any recommendations are gratefully received.

Oh my goodness Kylie, that is some TBR pile! I'm very impressed, and your blog is another one that is very organised. Hat's off to you! I hope you have many many hours of happy reading!

I tend to agree, I was a bit disappointed with Paranormal Activity too. The only film that really freaked me out was 28 Days Later, but then that's zombie types, I hate zombies. Last DVD I watched was Wolverine

Wow! Over 200 on your TBR pile? You should make a resolution not to buy any more, you have plenty to last you a couple of years, well one year anyway, the way you read! This is the most organised thread I've seen yet, I thought I was gonna have to post 2 posts as I didn't think I'd fit everything in! Lovely book! I enjoyed all of these. The Deaver's of course are always entertaining. The Surgeon is the beginning of a fantastic series which I really think you'l enjoy, as is The Rosary Girls. Let The Right One In and The Time Traveller's Wife were two surprises for me this year and The Vampire Lestat is one of Rice's novels which I enjoyed.

I haven't read a thing for days Seriously thinking of giving up Blood And Gold to come back at a later stage, I've been pondering this for days, really because I hate leaving a book unfinished. Mind you, I've come to the conclusion that I've just wasted days faffing about, when I could have been reading something else! :motz:I'll give it one more try tonight and if that fails, it's back on the shelf for Ms Rice

Just make sure you keep your feet under the covers tonight! mwahmwahmwah!!

Watched Public Enemies last night. Even though the wonderful Johnny Depp was in it, I got rather bored

Oh thank goodness, I wasn't sure if you were gonna reserve space!