AbielleRose

We should! Its so hard to find such a solid YA fantasy among all the writers trying to cash in on the hype. She's got such a great way of sucking her readers into the story by her gift for description and good writing!

Better Sorry than Safe- Halestorm

Wow, Frankie! You sure do have a busy 2011 ahead! Good luck with all your goals

8. Wrapping paper (Well, we offer free gift wrapping and the things I used it for I DID buy in the store... so technically I was saving one of my co-workers from having to do my dirty work... right?)

9. I'm on strike.

5. I gave homework up for Lent.

3. No habla Ingles.

8. Snorks

Splling errors happen to the best of us! Welcome to BCF! Glad to have you here

The Unforgiven- Metallica

This is just a random game for us list lovers Each list will go up to 10. The 10th person to post on the ongoing list will then chose a new topic of things for us to list. For example Name 10 funny movie quotes: 1. 'blah blah blah' 2-9. 'yadda yadda x8' 10. 'la la la' Name 10 animals that look cute. Any questions? The first list will be: Name 10 funny movie quotes: 1. "There was more than one lobster present at the birth of Jesus?" "Duh!" Love Actually.

Yay for book organization!! As soon as I can muster up some energy that list above will be alphabetized and sorted a little bit better. Part of the fun of reading is making the lists Oh how I love lists! There is a yearly planner at work that is all about list making and I am thinking of picking it up today One of the books I'm most excited about for 2011 is the 4th and final book in the Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare- City of Fallen Angels. If you haven't read that series yet DO IT!!!!! Seriously, it's one of the best YA series I've ever read and my second favorite fantasy world (behind Harry Potter.) If I remember correctly it is coming out in April. *takes off pimp hat*

Thanks Ben Good luck to you as well! It seems like this time every year we make ambitious plans, I'll keep my fingers crossed that we can both follow through with them for 2011! I read some more of Paranormalcy last night and might actually have to buy this one. I'd only borrowed it from work but its one that I'd like to own. *sigh* So much for saving money by borrowing the booksies! (And a big yay for another in the series coming out soon!)

I'm about a 1/4 of the way through Paranormalcy by Kirsten White and am absolutely loving it! It's definitely one of the best YA books I've read this year.

Maybe your dad would enjoy some Cormac McCarthy (No Country for Old Men and The Road are both great). A lot of women I know who say they aren't really big 'readers' seem to enjoy Nora Roberts or Danielle Steele. The main thing with those authors is that they tend write by a certain formula, but the people who enjoy their work seek that because they tend to find that one little 'niche' that gets them reading- so they devour all their stuff. Maybe a writer like that would be good for your mum because if she does enjoy it then she'll have a huge library of that one particular author to pick through, if that makes sense.

2011 Mount TBR (aka, books I own and haven't read yet, have started and never finished or need to re-read ). KEY BLACK - not currently reading/haven't read RED- currently reading GREEN- re-read PURPLE- finished Audio/ eBooks: Evermore by Alyson Noel Blue Moon by Alyson Noel Shadowland by Alyson Noel Dark Flame by Alyson Noel Night Star by Alyson Noel A Secret Kept by Tatiana de Rosnay Classics: The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne Utopia by Sir Thomas More Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll Grimms Fairy Tales The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare Frankenstein by Mary Shelley The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne The Crucible by Arthur Miller Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Emma by Jane Austen Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen Poetry and Essay Collections: The Essential Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe Sparknotes Poetry Classics The Collected Poems of Emily Dickinson Japanese Death Poems Selected Poems of William Blake Essays and Poems of Ralph Waldo Emerson Fiction: Never Let Me Go- Kazu Ishiguro Lulu in Marrakech by Diane Johnson Rude Awakenings of a Jane Austen Addict by Laurie Viera Rigler All He Ever Wanted by Anita Shreve The Secret Papers of Madame Olivetti by Annie Vanderbilt Black Fly Season by Giles Blunt Thursday Next by Jasper Fforde The Threadbare Heart by Jennie Nash Bright Star by John Keates Undiscovered Country by Lyn Enger The Complete works of H.P. Lovecraft The Raphael Affair by Iain Pears Left Neglected by Lisa Genova Beautiful Maria of My Soul by Oscar Hijuelos Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks Monster of Florence by Douglas Preston Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand Blood, Bones and Butter by Gabrielle Hamilton The Book of Tomorrow by Cecelia Ahern The Book of Air and Shadows by Michael Gruber The Secret History of Elizabeth Tudor, Vampire Slayer by Lucy Weston Promise Not To Tell by Jennifer McMahon Grave Goods by Ariana Franklin Bitten by Kelley Armstrong The Next Queen of Heaven by Gregory Maguire Traveling with Pomegranates by Sue Monk Kidd and Ann Kidd Taylor The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan Songs of Love and Death by various authors The Mermaid's Mirror by L. K. Madigan The Book Thief by Markus Zusak More Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin The Alchemist by Paul Coelho The Road by Cormac McCarthy O, Juliet by Robin Maxwell A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini A Man of No Moon by Jenny McPhee The Man Who Ate the 747 by Ben Sherwood Sundays at Tiffany's by James Patterson Dear John by Nicholas Sparks A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle The Glamour Chase (Doctor Who) by Gary Russell The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins The Heretic Queen by Michelle Moran The Lady Elizabeth by Alison Weir Once a Witch by Carolyn MacCullough Inkheart by Cornelia Funke Push by Sapphire The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud by Ben Sherwood Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand Learning to Die in Miama by Carlos Eire The Secrets of Mary Magdalene by Dan Burstein Autonomy (Doctor Who) by Daniel Blythe Sun Stroked by Cathryn Fox Nightlight by The Harvard Lampoon Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova Brightly Woven by Alexandra Bracken Stories I wouldn't Tell Nobody but God by Rasheed Clark Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver The Trinity Six by Charles Cumming Elixir by Hilary Duff Sima's Undergarments for Women by Ilana Stranger Ross Velva Jean Learns to Drive by Jennifer Niven By Appointment Only by Janice Maynard Voices from the Other Side by various authors The Oracle of Stamboul by Michael David Lukas Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly Warlord by Ted Bell The Devotion of Suspex X by Keigo Higashino Heavenly by Jennifer Laurens Thanks for the Memories by Cecelia Ahern Buffy the Vampire Slayer 1 Irish Born Trilogy by Nora Roberts Wicked Appetite by Janet Evanovich Salvation in Death by J.D. Robb Promises in Death by J.D. Robb Strangers in Death by J.D. Robb Plum Spooky by Janet Evanovich Goodnight Tweetheart by Teresa Medeiros Fablehaven by Brandon Mull Across the Universe by Beth Revis Non Fiction: I Had Brain Surgery, What's Your Excuse by Suzy Becker Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi Prime Green: Remembering the Sixties by Robert Stone John Lennon: The Life A Child Called It by Dave Pelzer Seducing the Demon: Writing For My Life by Erica Jong Slash by Slash Graphic Novels/Manga: Haibane Renmei Watchmen Borrowed Paranorlmacy by Kirsten White Books on list so far: 113 It goes without saying that this list will most likely be growing throughout the year (if I can *hopefully* remember to keep it updated!) Right now I am hoping to finish one last book for 2010- Paranormalcy by Kirsten White, chances are I won't finish it until after the new year, though. So far its a really great story, probably one of the top 3 YA fantasy books I've read this year. One of the really awesome things about my job is that I can borrow any book anytime I want at the store. I can also borrow the Nook eReaders for a few days at a time too and rent any book I want on it, so this year I'm hoping to get much more reading done than last year! I can officially say that reading is 'research for work', which is pretty awesome.

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I would absolutely love to be Nancy Drew. How fun would it be to solve mysterys as a kid?

Hello and welcome to BCF, Claire!