Nicola Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 (edited) So......in 2009 I read 48 books which is probably the most I've ever read in a year In 2010 I'm hoping to read a book a week and hopefully finish Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles. Books Read Jan - Mar A Touch of Dead - Charlaine Harris (3/5) The Vampire Armand - Anne Rice (4/5) Dead Until Dark - Charlaine Harris (re-read 4/5) Living Dead in Dallas - Charlaine Harris (re-read 4/5) Club Dead - Charlaine Harris (re-read 5/5) Dead to the World - Charlaine Harris (re-read 5/5) Dead as a Doornail - C Harris (re-read 4/5) Definitely Dead - C Harris (re-read 4/5) Altogether Dead - C Harris (re-read 4/5) From Dead to Worse - C Harris (re-read 4/5) Dead and Gone - C Harris (re-read 4/5) The Vampire Armand - Anne Rice (4/5) The Awakening - L J Smith (3/5) The Struggle - L J Smith (3/5) The Fury - LJ Smith (3/5) The Reunion - LJ Smith (3/5) Snuff - Chuck Palahniuk (4/5) The Virgin's Lover by Philippa Gregory (5/5) Bitten - Kelley Armstrong (4/5) The Heretics Daughter (4/5) Mar - June The Vampire Diaries: The Return - Nightfall - LJ Smith (3.5/5) The Vampire Diaries: The Return - Midnight - LJ Smith (4/5) Hush, Hush - Becca Fitzpatrick (4/5) The Notebook - Nicholas Sparks (4/5) Merrick - Anne Rice (5/5) Fallen - Lauren Kate (3.5/5) Beautiful Creatures - Garcia & Stohl (Reading) Edited June 7, 2010 by Nicola Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola Posted January 2, 2010 Author Share Posted January 2, 2010 (edited) Wish List/TBR Women of the Otherworld Series - Kelly Armstrong Merrick - Anne Rice Blood & Gold - Anne Rice Blackwood Farm - Anne Rice Blood Canticle - Anne Rice The Other Queen - Philippa Gregory The Constant Princess - Philippa Gregory The Cell - Stephen King The Eyre Affair - Jasper Fforde The Hidden Diary of Marie Antoinette - Carolly Erickson Harper Connelly Series - Charlaine Harris Dead in the Family - Charlaine Harris (May 2010) The Lovers - John Connolly Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte The Eyre Affair - Jasper Fforde Dracula - Bram Stoker The Picture of Dorrian Gray - Oscar Wilde The Silence of the Lambs - Thomas Harris Hopefully Book 4 in Christopher Paolini's Inheritance Cycle will be released this year Edited February 25, 2010 by Nicola Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kell Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 Hurrah! Another potential Kelley Armstrong fan! I'm so pleased. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola Posted January 2, 2010 Author Share Posted January 2, 2010 I bought the first book and read about 3 pages before getting side tracked with Christmas and Anne Rice I've got about 200 pages of The Vampire Armand to read and then I'll get cracking with Ms Armstrong. I've heard lots of good things about these books so I'm looking forward to reading them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephanie2008 Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 I have just ordered all of the Phillipa Gregory books from Amazon for Christmas as well as Interview With A Vampire so we are along the same lines Plus I cannot wait for Dead In The Family Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola Posted January 2, 2010 Author Share Posted January 2, 2010 Did you read the first chapter of Dead in the Family on Charlaine Harris's website? I couldn't help myself!! ERIC!! Great minds think alike eh!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephanie2008 Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 Yeah. Except it sounded like Sookie was getting fed up of Eric...and I was thinking HOW! Happy reading! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola Posted January 2, 2010 Author Share Posted January 2, 2010 I know....I thought that too. Plus, it's never good when a couple start the novel as a couple. Usually something happens and one of them (Sookie) ends up fleeing into the arms of her former dead lover (the man with bad hair) ....NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! I wonder if we'll find out why Eric didn't rescue her from those evil fairies at the end of the last book He better have a bloody good reason! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephanie2008 Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 yeah. I want to read a conversation between them about what he remembers. I can remember him asking Sookie if she wanted to talk and she said not yet, then it never happened I have a lot resting on that next book Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peacefield Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Great to see the Kelley Armstrong books on your list, Nicola! I just started the 3rd one a couple days ago and I'm taken. Can't wait to read the rest! Also glad to see the Fforde on your list. I hope you love it! I have Interview with a Vampire on my TBR shelf, waiting to be read next. It's my first Rice and I'm excited to see what all the fuss is about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola Posted January 3, 2010 Author Share Posted January 3, 2010 yeah. I want to read a conversation between them about what he remembers. I can remember him asking Sookie if she wanted to talk and she said not yet, then it never happened I have a lot resting on that next book Oh yeah! I totally forgot about that too Will you be finished your dissertation by that point too? Heeeeeee.......May will be a good month! Great to see the Kelley Armstrong books on your list, Nicola! I just started the 3rd one a couple days ago and I'm taken. Can't wait to read the rest! Also glad to see the Fforde on your list. I hope you love it! I have Interview with a Vampire on my TBR shelf, waiting to be read next. It's my first Rice and I'm excited to see what all the fuss is about. Interview With The Vampire is such an amazing book....can't wait to hear what you think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephanie2008 Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Yeah I will be finished in May (thank god!). That'll be a nice reward to read that book Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola Posted January 3, 2010 Author Share Posted January 3, 2010 That's what I was thinking Heeeeeeeee.....I reckon we might just burst before May comes around though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charm Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Did you read the first chapter of Dead in the Family on Charlaine Harris's website? I couldn't help myself!! ERIC!! I definately have to get myself on to the site to read this. I forgot to add it to my wishlist too! Right .. off to add right now! Happy Reading Nicola! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola Posted January 4, 2010 Author Share Posted January 4, 2010 I thought it was pretty good! (Wish there were a few more chapters. Never happy are we! ) Hope you enjoy it Charm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola Posted January 22, 2010 Author Share Posted January 22, 2010 I'm poorly at the moment so have just re-read the first four Sookie Stackhouse books. A bit of a comfort 'Eric Northman' reading I suppose Of course I can't stop there so I'm going to have to read the next five too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charm Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Just right! What a lovely way to pass a few hours of sickness Hope you feel much better real soon though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephanie2008 Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 I was going to reread Dead Until Dark (although there is a serious lack of Eric in that one) but I couldn't commit to reading them all which is what would happen Sorry to hear you're still not feeling well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 Sorry to hear you've been feeling poorly, I hope you get better soon There's nothing like comfort reading when you're feeling ill, although I think that in this case you might've even preferred comfort DVD watching (as in True Blood marathon) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola Posted January 28, 2010 Author Share Posted January 28, 2010 I'm now up to Dead and Gone and have lost a week of my life! I think a True Blood marathon is definitely on the cards.......Season 2 starts soon on FX! Whoooooooop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola Posted February 14, 2010 Author Share Posted February 14, 2010 The Vampire Armand - Anne Rice I enjoyed the story the book had to tell but I thought that Anne Rice's descriptive detailing in this book overshadowed the plot and made it a challenging read at times. I put it down 3 or even 4 times but my new year resolution to finish the Vampire Chronicles made me pick it up again. I'm glad I did as we follow Armand through 16th Century Venice which was an interesting read. Also, Armand has never been one of my favourite characters in the Chronicles but I've grown a little soft spot for him since reading about his past and his demons. Overall, because of the story I'm giving it 4/5. If it was based on writing alone I'd probably give it 3/5 as I don't think it's anywhere as good as previous novels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drexydefighter Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 So......in 2009 I read 48 books which is probably the most I've ever read in a year In 2010 I'm hoping to read a book a week and hopefully finish Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles. Books Read Jan - Mar A Touch of Dead - Charlaine Harris (3/5) The Vampire Armand - Anne Rice (Reading) Dead Until Dark - Charlaine Harris (re-read 4/5) Living Dead in Dallas - Charlaine Harris (re-read 4/5) Club Dead - Charlaine Harris (re-read 5/5) Dead to the World - Charlaine Harris (re-read 5/5) Dead as a Doornail - C Harris (re-read 4/5) Definitely Dead - C Harris (re-read 4/5) Altogether Dead - C Harris (re-read 4/5) From Dead to Worse - C Harris (re-read 4/5) Dead and Gone - C Harris (re-read 4/5) The Vampire Armand - Anne Rice (4/5) The Awakening - L J Smith (3/5) The Struggle - L J Smith (4/5) It's all about death and vampire...hm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola Posted February 15, 2010 Author Share Posted February 15, 2010 It's all about death and vampire...hm Now that you mention it I suppose it is!! After two more vampire stories, I have a few books about Tudor England to read, Bitten by Kelley Armstrong to finish and Chuck Palaniuk's Snuff to start (just to prove I'm not completely morbid ish!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephanie2008 Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 That's a recurring theme in a lot of my current books too I love that you give Club Dead and Dead to the World 5/5. They're definitely the best two in the series I was really disappointed with Touch of Dead (although I guess it was kind of a filler) and I ended up with two copies I don't really want one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola Posted February 15, 2010 Author Share Posted February 15, 2010 That's a recurring theme in a lot of my current books too I love that you give Club Dead and Dead to the World 5/5. They're definitely the best two in the series I was really disappointed with Touch of Dead (although I guess it was kind of a filler) and I ended up with two copies I don't really want one. Isn't that just typical!! I'm sure I heard a rumour of a website where you can swap books. I may have dreamt it up of course but if not, getting rid of one (or two!) copies in exchange for a book you'd quite like could be pretty cool I had to keep going back to the front to find out where each story slots into the series. And I thought that books 5-8 merged into one so when Harris said "this takes place after Altogether Dead" I was left wondering which story that actually was I'm glad I'm not the only one who's all about death and vampires at the moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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