Rach's 2009 Reading Lists

[rach.at.the.disco]

Currently Reading:

 

The To-Do List - Mike Gayle

 

To Be Read For Uni:

Affinity - Sarah Waters

Regeneration - Pat Barker

The Shape Of Snakes - Minette Walters

Hey Yeah Right Get A Life - Helen Simpson

The Orchard On Fire - Shena Mackay

Being Dead - Jim Crace

 

To Be Read:

Vanishing Acts - Jodi Picoult

Salem Falls - Jodi Picoult

Mercy - Jodi Picoult

Second Glance - Jodi Picoult

Songs of the Humpback Whale - Jodi Picoult

The Child In Time - Ian McEwan

Saturday - Ian McEwan

Marshmallows For Breakfast - Dorothy Koomson

The Cupid Effect - Dorothy Koomson

The Chocolate Run - Dorothy Koomson

Emma - Jane Austen

Persuasion - Jane Austen

Mansfield Park - Jane Austen

Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen

Northanger Abbey - Jane Austen

Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen

Lisey's Story - Stephen King

Misery - Stephen King

Carrie - Stephen King

Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte

The Wasp Factory - Iain Banks

Perfume - Patrick Suskind

Interview With The Vampire - Anne Rice

A Hopeless Romantic - Harriet Evans

We Need To Talk About Kevin - Lionel Shriver

Chocolat - Joanne Harris

The Evil Seed - Joanne Harris

Haunted - Chuck Palahniuk

Lullaby - Chuck Palahniuk

Choke - Chuck Palahniuk

Invisible Monsters - Chuck Palahniuk

Dracula - Bram Stoker

Trainspotting - Irvine Welsh

Passing For Normal - Amy Wilensky

Middlesex - Jeffrey Eugenides

For One More Day - Mitch Albom

The Secrets She Keeps - Helen Cross

Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov

Tess of The D'Urbervilles - Thomas Hardy

Selected Tales - Edgar Allan Poe

Angels - Marian Keyes

Rachel's Holiday - Marian Keyes

The Undomestic Goddess - Sophie Kinsella

To Kill A Mockingbird - Harper Lee

The Catcher In The Rye - J.D Salinger

It's A Kind Of Magic - Carole Matthews

The Constant Princess - Philippa Gregory

The Boleyn Inheritance - Philippa Gregory

The Other Queen - Philippa Gregory

The Chameleon's Shadow - Minette Walters

Acid Row - Minette Walters

Girlfriend In A Coma - Douglas Coupland

The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath

A Million Little Pieces - James Frey

Things I Want My Daughters To Know - Elizabeth Noble

The Secret Shoppers Revenge - Kate Harrison

Going It Alone - Clare Dowling

The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien

The Reader - Bernhard Schlink

Angels and Demons - Dan Brown

This Charming Man - Marian Keyes

Never Let Me Go - Kazuo Ishiguro

The Love Of My Life - Louise Douglas

Revolutionary Road - Richard Yates

A Vintage Affair - Isabel Wolff

Petite Anglaise - Catherine Sanderson

Who's That Girl - Alexandra Potter

Noughts and Crosses - Malorie Blackman

Knife Edge - Malorie Blackman

A Good Yarn - Debbie Macomber

The Shop On Blossom Street - Debbie Macomber

Checkmate - Malorie Blackman

Rumour Has It - Jill Mansell

The Girl Next Door - Elizabeth Noble

Queen Of Babble Big Mouth, Big Heart, Big Problems - Meg Cabot

Queen Of Babble In The Big City - Meg Cabot

Marley and Me - John Grogan

Slumdog Millionaire - Vikas Swarup

A Year In High Heels - Camilla Morton

The Five People You Meet In Heaven - Mitch Albom

Captain Corelli's Mandolin - Louis de Bernieres

The Time Traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger

The Book Thief - Marcus Zusak

The Lost Daughter - Diane Chamberlain

The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas - John Boyne

Watermelon - Marian Keyes

Handle With Care - Jodi Picoult

Girl With A Pearl Earring - Tracy Chevalier

A Thousand Splendid Suns - Khaled Hosseini

Double Cross - Malorie Blackman

Can You Keep A Secret? - Sophie Kinsella

Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend - Jenny Colgan

The Green Mile - Stephen King

Living Dangerously - Katie Fforde

Artistic Licence - Katie Fforde

Highland Fling - Katie Fforde

Girl, Interrupted - Susanna Kaysen

Be Careful What You Wish For - Alexandra Potter

Pack Up The Moon - Anna McPartlin

Summer In Blossom Street - Debbie Macomber

Me And Mr Darcy - Alexandra Potter

Wedding Season - Katie Fforde

Lucy In The Sky - Paige Toon

Back Spin - Harlan Coben

Flowers In The Attic - Virginia Andrews

Dear Fatty - Dawn French

I Heart New York - Lindsey Kelk

In My Sister's Shoes - Sinead Moriarty

Operation Sunshine - Jenny Colgan

Alphabet Weekends - Elizabeth Noble

Love And Devotion - Erica James

Kiss - Jill Mansell

Falling For You - Jill Mansell

Pillow Talk - Freya North

A Mother Like Alex - Bernard Clark

The House At Riverton - Kate Morton

The Book Of Lost Things - John Connolly

The Host - Stephenie Meyer

Saving Grace - Ciara Geraghty

The Sister Diaries - Karen Quinn

Michael Jackson - J. Randy Taraborrelli

Twenties Girl - Sophie Kinsella

The Witch Of Portobello - Paulo Coelho

The Friday Night Knitting Club: Knit Two - Kate Jacobs

Mother's Day - Kirsty Scott

Relative Stranger - Mary Louden

Making Your Mind Up - Jill Mansell

In Their Footsteps - Tess Gerritsen

Body Surfing - Anita Shreve

Walking On Glass - Iain Banks

The Golden Compass - Philip Pullman

The Subtle Knife - Philip Pullman

The Amber Spyglass - Philip Pullman

Memoirs Of A Geisha - Arthur Golden

The Secret History - Donna Tartt

Out Of My Depth - Emily Barr

That's Another Story - Julie Walters

The Drowing Girl - Margaret Leroy

Too Close To Home - Linwood Barclay

Twenty Times A Lady - Karyn Bosnak

The Friday Night Knitting Club - Kate Jacobs

The Secret Life Of Evie Hamilton - Catherine Alliot

The Jane Austen Book Club - Karen Joy Fowler

Thinking Of You - Jill Mansell

The Thrift Book - India Knight

Single Mother On The Verge - Maria Roberts

Dead Until Dark - Charlaine Harris

The Virgin's Lover - Philippa Gregory

The Queen's Fool - Philippa Gregory

Lucky Man - Michael J. Fox

Living Dead In Dallas - Charlaine Harris

Confessions Of An Eco Shopper - Kate Lock

Forget Me Not - Isabel Wolff

Going Home - Harriet Evans

Elegance - Kathleen Tessaro

Club Dead - Charlaine Harris

Definitely Dead - Charlaine Harris

Dead As A Doornail - Charlaine Harris

Dead To The World - Charlaine Harris

The Difference A Day Makes - Carole Matthews

The Other Half Lives - Sophie Hannah

The Book Lovers' Appreciation Society - Various

The Book Of Tomorrow - Cecelia Ahern

Letters To A Love Rat - Niamh Greene

From Dead To Worse - Charlaine Harris

Confessions Of A Reluctant Recessionista - Amy Silver

Picture Perfect - Jodi Picoult

All The Things We Didn't Say - Sara Shepard

Man and Boy - Tony Parsons

Man and Wife - Tony Parsons

The Family Way - Tony Parsons

Christmas In Seattle - Debbie Macomber

Last Christmas - Julia Williams

Fairytale Of New York - Miranda Dickinson

Old School Ties - Kate Harrison

Just The Three Of Us - Clare Dowling

All Together Dead - Charlaine Harris

The Bay At Midnight - Diane Chamberlain

Girl Missing - Tess Gerritsen

The Fabulously Fashionable Life Of Isabel Bookbinder - Holly McQueen

Notes From An Exhibition - Patrick Gale

How To Talk To A Widower - Jonathan Tropper

Everyone Worth Knowing - Lauren Weisberger

Chasing Harry Winston - Lauren Weisberger

The To-Do List - Mike Gayle

The Flight Of Swallows - Audrey Howard

Ghost Girl - Torey Hayden

Home Truths - Freya North

Love Rules - Freya North

Edited December 30, 2009 by rach.at.the.disco
Update

[rach.at.the.disco]

Books Read in 2009:

 

1. The Picture Of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde

2. The Reader - Bernhard Schlink

3. The Undomestic Goddess - Sophie Kinsella

4. Affinity - Sarah Waters

5. The Love Of My Life - Louise Douglas

6. Things I Want My Daughters To Know - Elizabeth Noble

7. Hey Yeah Right Get A Life - Helen Simpson

8. Twilight - Stephenie Meyer (re-read)

9. The Shape Of Snakes - Minette Walters

10. New Moon - Stephenie Meyer (re-read)

11. Being Dead - Jim Crace

12. The Orchard On Fire - Shena Mackay

13. For One More Day - Mitch Albom

14. Noughts and Crosses / An Eye For An Eye - Malorie Blackman

15. Knife Edge - Malorie Blackman

16. Checkmate - Malorie Blackman

17. Acid Row - Minette Walters

18. The Five People You Meet In Heaven - Mitch Albom

19. Petite Anglaise - Catherine Sanderson

20. Who's That Girl - Alexandra Potter

21. A Vintage Affair - Isabel Wolff

22. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - J.K Rowling (re-read)

23. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - J.K Rowling (re-read)

24. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - J.K Rowling (re-read)

25. Angels and Demons - Dan Brown

26. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - J.K Rowling (re-read)

27. Handle With Care - Jodi Picoult

28. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - J.K Rowling (re-read)

29. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince - J.K Rowling (re-read)

30. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - J.K Rowling (re-read)

31. The Shop On Blossom Street - Debbie Macomber

32. A Good Yarn - Debbie Macomber

33. Can You Keep A Secret? - Sophie Kinsella

34. The Lost Daughter - Diane Chamberlain

35. Diamonds Are A Girls Best Friend - Jenny Colgan

36. The Cupid Effect - Dorothy Koomson

37. Girl, Interrupted - Susanna Kaysen

38. Be Careful What You Wish For - Alexandra Potter

39. Pack Up The Moon - Anna McPartlin

40. The Time Traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger

41. Rumour Has It - Jill Mansell

42. Summer On Blossom Street - Debbie Macomber

43. Me And Mr Darcy - Alexandra Potter

44. Chocolat - Joanne Harris

45. Dear Fatty - Dawn French

46. I Heart New York - Lindsey Kelk

47. In My Sister's Shoes - Sinead Moriarty

48. The Constant Princess - Philippa Gregory

49. Falling For You - Jill Mansell

50. Saving Grace - Ciara Geraghty

51. Twenties Girl - Sophie Kinsella

52. The Boleyn Inheritance - Philippa Gregory

53. Marley And Me - John Grogan

54. Upfront And Personal - Coleen Nolan

55. That's Another Story - Julie Walters

56. The Drowning Girl - Margaret Leroy

57. The Jane Austen Book Club - Karen Joy Fowler

58. Single Mother On The Verge - Maria Roberts

59. Operation Sunshine - Jenny Colgan

60. Dead Until Dark - Charlaine Harris

61. Living Dead In Dallas - Charlaine Harris

62. In Their Footsteps - Tess Gerritsen

63. Out Of My Depth - Emily Barr

64. Club Dead - Charlaine Harris

65. P.S I Love You - Cecelia Ahern (re-read)

66. The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold (re-read)

67. Queen Of Babble: Big Mouth, Big Heart, Big Problems - Meg Cabot

68. Queen Of Babble: In The Big City - Meg Cabot

69. Elegance - Kathleen Tessaro

70. The Secret Shopper's Revenge - Kate Harrison

71. Love and Devotion - Erica James

72. The Book Lovers' Appreciation Society - Various

73. The Friday Night Knitting Club - Kate Jacobs

74. Dead To The World - Charlaine Harris

75. Definitely Dead - Charlaine Harris

76. Dead As A Doornail - Charlaine Harris

77. Twenty Times A Lady - Karyn Bosnak

78. Letters To A Love Rat - Niamh Greene

79. The Book Of Tomorrow - Cecelia Ahern

80. The Witch Of Portobello - Paulo Coelho

81. The Sister Diaries - Karen Quinn

82. Salem Falls - Jodi Picoult

83. Kiss - Jill Mansell

84. Confessions Of A Reluctant Recessionista - Amy Silver

85. This Charming Man - Marian Keyes

86. Christmas In Seattle - Debbie Macomber

87. Lucky Man - Michael J. Fox

88. Marshmallows For Breakfast - Dorothy Koomson

89. The Friday Night Knitting Club: Knit Two - Kate Jacobs

90. Wedding Season - Katie Fforde

91. Old School Ties - Kate Harrison

92. Fairytale Of New York - Miranda Dickinson

93. Just The Three Of Us - Clare Dowling

94. A Year In High Heels - Camilla Morton

95. Confessions Of An Eco Shopper - Kate Lock

96. It's A Kind Of Magic - Carole Matthews

97. The Boy In The Striped Pyjama's - John Boyne

98. Last Christmas - Julia Williams

99. All Together Dead - Charlaine Harris

100. From Dead To Worse - Charlaine Harris

101. The Difference A Day Makes - Carole Matthews

102. The Thrift Book - India Knight

103. Thinking Of You - Jill Mansell

Edited December 30, 2009 by rach.at.the.disco
Update

[Angel]

Rach - you have some excellent titles in there! I've read all those Philippa Gregory and Jodi Picoults and you won't be disappointed. Jane Austen are also very good and Thomas Hardy is my all time fave classical author so I'm a bit biased there - Tess is sheer beauty to read. Happy reading!

[rach.at.the.disco]

Thanks Angel . Most of my Jodi Picoult's have been on my shelf for a while now so I hope to read a couple at least soon - she's one of my favourite authors.

 

As for Thomas Hardy I bought Tess... because it was on a uni reading list then my tutor changed her mind and we did The Mayor... instead :motz:but I shall try my hardest to read it seeing as it is so highly recomended .

 

I'm not sure though if the Philippa Gregory's will live up to The Other Boleyn Girl but I'll give it a go anyway.

[rach.at.the.disco]

1. The Picture Of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde.

Synopsis from Waterstones:

Enthralled by his own exquisite portrait, Dorian Gray exchanges his soul for eternal youth and beauty. Influenced by his friend Lord Henry Wotton, he is drawn into a corrupt double life; indulging his desires in secret while remaining a gentleman in the eyes of polite society. Only his portrait bears the traces of his decadence.

 

Started: December 2008

Finished: 4th January 2009

256 pages

Rating: 5/10

Edited January 15, 2009 by rach.at.the.disco

[rach.at.the.disco]

2. The Reader - Bernhard Schlink

Synopsis from Waterstones:

For 15-year-old Michael Berg, a chance meeting with an older woman leads to far more than he ever imagined. The woman in question is Hanna, and before long they embark on a passionate, clandestine love affair which leaves Michael both euphoric and confused. For Hanna is not all she seems. Years later, as a law student observing a trial in Germany, Michael is shocked to realize that the person in the dock is Hanna. The woman he had loved is a criminal. Much about her behaviour during the trial does not make sense. But then suddenly, and terribly, it does - Hanna is not only obliged to answer for a horrible crime, she is also desperately concealing an even deeper secret.

 

Started: 7th January

Finished: 8th January

216 pages

Rating: 8/10

Edited January 15, 2009 by rach.at.the.disco

[Kell]

Ooh, I have The Reader on my pile from Xmas - I'm glad to see it rated so well!

[rach.at.the.disco]

3. The Undomestic Goddess - Sophie Kinsella

Synopsis from Waterstones:

The story of a girl who needs to slow down. To find herself. To fall in love. And to discover what an iron is for...Samantha is a high-powered lawyer in London. She works all hours, has no home life, and cares only about getting a partnership. She thrives on the pressure and adrenalin. Until one day...she makes a mistake. A mistake so huge, it'll wreck her career. She walks right out of the office, gets on the first train she sees, and finds herself in the middle of nowhere. Asking for directions at a big, beautiful house, she is mistaken for the interviewee housekeeper and finds herself being offered the job. They have no idea they've hired a Cambridge-educated lawyer with an IQ of 158 - Samantha has no idea how to work the oven. Disaster ensues. It's chaos as Samantha battles with the washing machine...the ironing board...and attempts to cook a cordon bleu dinner. But gradually, she falls in love with her new life in a wholly unexpected way. Will her employers ever discover the truth? Will Samantha's old life ever catch up with her? And if it does...will she want it back?

 

Started: Sometime in 2008

Resumed: 9th January

Finished: 10th January

416 pages

Rating: 6/10

Edited January 15, 2009 by rach.at.the.disco

[rach.at.the.disco]

4. Affinity - Sarah Waters

 

Synopsis from Waterstones:

Set in and around the women's prison at Milbank in the 1870's , AFFINITY is an eerie and utterly compelling ghost story, a complex and intriguing literary mystery and a poignant love story with an unexpected twist in the tale. Following the death of her father, Margaret Prior has decided to pursue some 'good work' with the lady criminals of one of London's most notorious gaols. Surrounded by prisoners, murderers and common thieves, Margaret feels herself drawn to one of the prisons more unlikely inmates - the imprisoned spiritualist - Selina Dawes. Sympathetic to the plight of this innocent-seeming girl, Margaret sees herself dispensing guidance and perhaps friendship on her visits, little expecting to find herself dabbling in a twilight world of seances, shadows, unruly spirits and unseemly passions.

 

Started: 1st January

Finished: 24th January

351 pages

Rating: 7/10

Edited January 26, 2009 by rach.at.the.disco

[rach.at.the.disco]

5. The Love Of My Life - Louise Douglas

 

Synopsis from Waterstones:

'I miss him with every breath and heartbeat. He should have been my happy ending. Instead, he is the sad beginning to my story.' Olivia and Luca Felicone had known each other nearly all their lives, but when they fell in love as teenagers and eloped to London, they broke the hearts of those closest to them. Luca's parents run Marinella's restaurant, the colourful hub of life in the otherwise bleak north-eastern seaside town of Watersford, and his mother, Angela, has never forgiven Olivia for causing such a rift in her beloved family. On a freezing January night Olivia's life is shattered when she learns that Luca has been killed in a car accident on the M1. She is left with nothing, and after suffering from weeks of overwhelming grief, she abandons her job and returns North to where Luca has been buried in Watersford, just to be close to him - even though she knows she will not be welcome at Marinella's. Olivia's chance meeting with Luca's married twin brother, Marc, leads to the realization that he is experiencing a loss almost as painful as her own. Their desolation draws them into an affair which both know has no future, but fills the space where Luca should be. It is a course of action that can only spiral out of control, and when it does, the consequences are both explosive and cruel. "The Love of My Life" is a beautiful novel that portrays both the innocence of childhood, and the dynamics of love and loss with deftness and sensitivity. It is, above all, a stunning debut from an author with a unique and natural narrative voice.

 

Started: 24th January

Finished: 26th January

328 pages

Rating: 8/10

[rach.at.the.disco]

6. Things I Want My Daughters To Know - Elizabeth Noble

 

Synopsis from Waterstones:

'My beautiful girls. If you've read this, you'll know it contains some - not all, but some - of the things I want my daughters to know. And the greatest of these is love ...' How would you say goodbye to those you love most in the world? Barbara must say a final farewell to her four daughters. But how can she find the words? And how can she leave them when they each have so much growing up to do? There's commitment-phobic Lisa. Brittle, unhappily married Jennifer. Free-spirited traveller Amanda. And teenage Hannah, stumbling her way towards adulthood. Barbara's answer is to write each daughter a letter, finally expressing the hopes, fears, dreams and secrets she couldn't always voice. These words will touch the girls in different - sometimes shocking - ways, unlocking emotions and passions to set them on their own journey of discovery through life.

 

Started: 27th January

Finished: 30th January

437 pages

Rating: 6/10

[rach.at.the.disco]

7. Hey Yeah Right Get A Life - Helen Simpson

 

Synopsis from Play.com:

In this collection - Simpson's third - each short story complements the others in depicting the hectic, day-to-day whirlpool of women's lives, at work, at home, and on holiday. Confronted by situations ranging from excruciating to hilarious, there will be a high-recognition factor for many readers.

 

Started: 26th January

Finished: 3rd February

179 pages

Rating: 4/10

[Roland Butter]

I remember seeing that in a bookshop at least a couple of years ago and thinking "Sounds like she thought up a trendy title and then wrote a book to go with it". 4/10 suggests I was right

[rach.at.the.disco]

8. Twilight - Stephenie Meyer

 

Synopsis from Waterstones:

Bella Swan's move to Forks, a small, perpetually rainy town in Washington, could have been the most boring move she ever made. But once she meets the mysterious and alluring Edward Cullen, Bella's life takes a thrilling and terrifying turn. Up until now, Edward has managed to keep his vampire identity a secret in the small community he lives in, but now nobody is safe, especially Bella, the person Edward holds most dear. Deeply romantic and extraordinarily suspenseful, Twilight captures the struggle between defying our instincts and satisfying our desires. This is a love story with bite.

 

Started: 1st February

Finished: 6th February

434 pages

Rating: 10/10

[BookBee8]

8. Twilight - Stephenie Meyer

 

Is this the first time you've read it? Glad you enjoyed it!

[rach.at.the.disco]

Is this the first time you've read it? Glad you enjoyed it!

 

I read it the beginning of last year and fell hook line and sinker for Edward Cullen . I doubt this will be the last time I read it this year lol.

[lexiepiper]

Is twilight your fave of the series?

[rach.at.the.disco]

Is twilight your fave of the series?

 

Absolutely. I think there's too much Jake in the second and fourth book to be honest which puts me off reading them, as sad as it sounds . It's also the one where Bella doesn't infuriate me to the point of wanting to throw the book at a wall .

 

Do you have a favourite in the series?

[bethany725]

6. Things I Want My Daughters To Know - Elizabeth Noble

 

 

Rating: 6/10

 

I have this book now and will probably give it a go soon.. At the risk of giving anything away in the book, can you let me know what you thought about it? I saw you gave it a 6/10 which disappoints me as I was hoping it would be a great read.. Would love to hear your thoughts

[lexiepiper]

Absolutely. I think there's too much Jake in the second and fourth book to be honest which puts me off reading them, as sad as it sounds . It's also the one where Bella doesn't infuriate me to the point of wanting to throw the book at a wall .

 

Do you have a favourite in the series?

 

Probably Eclipse, very closely followed by Twilight

[rach.at.the.disco]

I have this book now and will probably give it a go soon.. At the risk of giving anything away in the book, can you let me know what you thought about it? I saw you gave it a 6/10 which disappoints me as I was hoping it would be a great read.. Would love to hear your thoughts

 

It's a lovely read, a bit sad at times and will probably make you shed a few tears. My main reason for giving it a 6 was because I felt that at times the writing was slightly poor and found myself re-writing the sentences in my head to try and make them fit better into the story - if that makes sense. To be honest, I thought it would be a lot better than it was, although you may love it. I'd love to hear your opinion once you've read it yourself .

[rach.at.the.disco]

9. The Shape Of Snakes - Minette Walters

 

Synopsis from Waterstones:

It is November 1978, and Britain is on strike. The dead lie unburied, rubbish piles in the streets - and somewhere is West London a black woman dies in a rain-soaked gutter. Her passing would have gone unmourned but for the young woman who finds her and who believes - apparently against reason - that Annie was murdered. But whatever the truth about Annie - whether she was as mad as her neighbours claimed, whether she lived in squalor as the police said - something passed between her and Mrs Ranelagh in the moment of death which binds this one woman to her cause for the next twenty years. But why is Mrs Ranelagh so convinced it was murder when by her own account Annie died without speaking? And why would any woman spend twenty painstaking years uncovering the truth - unless her reasons are personal ...?

 

Started: 6th February

Finished: 11th February

425 pages

Rating: 7/10

Edited February 24, 2009 by rach.at.the.disco

[BookBee8]

Probably Eclipse, very closely followed by Twilight

 

Snap! In order: Eclipse, Twilight, Breaking Dawn and New Moon. I actually didn't mind Breaking Dawn. New Moon was the one that irritated me. I agree Rach, there was too much Jacob!

[lexiepiper]

Ahh, I don't mind him too much, I hated New Moon the first time I read it, but after I finished the series and then read back through, I could kind of understand him a bit more, although I hate that he forces Bella to kiss him and I hate that he imprints on Nessie (and I hate that name too, eww)

[rach.at.the.disco]

10. New Moon - Stephenie Meyer

 

Synopsis from Waterstones:

I stuck my finger under the edge of the paper and jerked it under the tape. Shoot,' I muttered when the paper sliced my finger. A single drop of blood oozed from the tiny cut. It all happened very quickly then. No!' Edward roared Dazed and disorientated, I looked up from the bright red blood pulsing out of my arm - and into the fevered eyes of the six suddenly ravenous vampires. For Bella Swan, there is one thing more important than life itself: Edward Cullen. But being in love with a vampire is more dangerous than Bella ever could have imagined. Edward has already rescued Bella from the clutches of an evil vampire but now, as their daring relationship threatens all that is near and dear to them, they realise their troubles may just be beginning.

Started: 9th February

Finished: 18th February

563 pages

Rating: 9/10