The Book Club Blog has been quite silent since our last give aways. First it was school holidays, then, we all got ill, well, me in particular, which is strange in itself as I don’t usually get ill, but for a week, there I was, stranded in my bed, luckily I had a few books to read when I had an hour where I felt awake enough to read;-)
So, I don’t have any give aways at the moment, but I thought, seeing as though it is half way through the year, HALF WAY!!!, I would share with you the books that I have read so far. I am aiming for 100 books this year and I am pretty much half way, which is a good thing, though there is still so much to read and I am definitely on the market for a kindle. If I happen to end up going to the UK next year, that will be my first purchase….
So, back to books, here is my first half of the year books:
2011 January
1. Helen of Troy – Margaret George*
2. Mr Toppit – Charles Elton
3. Hindi-Bindi Club – Monica Pradhan
4. Brown Owl’s guide to life – Kate Harrison
5. The Sugar Queen- Sarah Allen Addison*
6. Cloud Atlas – David Mitchell
7. The Journey – Brandon Bayes*
8. Heart and soul – Maeve Binchy
9. The Thirteenth Tale – Diane Setterfield*
February
10. The Cookie Club – Ann Pearlman
11. After the Party – Lisa Jewell
12. Glitz – Louise Bagshaw
14. The Devil you know – Louise Bagshaw
15. The girl with the dragon tattoo – Steig Larson*
16. The girl who played with fire – Stieg Larson*
17. The Passage – Justin Cronin
18. The Girl who kicked the hornets nest – Steig Larson*
19. Dark Visions – LJ Smith
April
20 When God was a rabbit – Sarah Winman*
21 Time to smell the roses – Michael Hoeye*
22 Sin, Sushi and survival – Erla-Mari Diedericks
23 Under a blood red sky – Kate Furnivall
24 The girl who chased the moon – Sarah Addison Allen*
25 The Sisters Grimm – Michael buckley
May
26 Sepulchre – Kate Mosse*
27 Ants in the Big Onion – Annica Foxcroft*
28 The Flood -David Maine
30 For one more day – Mitch Albom
31 Garden Spells – Sarah Addison Allen*
32 Louise Bagshaw- Desire
June
33 Lucy Willow – Sally Gardner
34 The undrowned child – Michelle Louric*
34 Have a little Faith – Mitch Albom*
35 The Manservant Mysteries – Lee herrmann
July
36 Halo – Zizou Corder
37 The Winter Ghosts – Kate Mosse
38 The Game – Diana Wynne Jones
39 Garlic and Sapphires – Ruth Reichl*
40 Louise Bagshaw – Destiny
41 The Place of Secrets – Rachel Hore
42. Mini shopaholic – Sophie Kinsella
The books with a star next to them I found were particularly great stories and the rest were good. I have a Jodi Piccoult book awaiting my perusal, she is not my favourite author but we will see how this book goes and I am eagerly awaiting an author interview with Kate Mosse, I find her books very interesting and enjoyable, it will be great to get to know the author behind the books! Only two books I really really didn’t enjoy are the ones in bold. Have you read them, what were your thoughts?
So, what have you been reading this year, and anything which stands out?I am always looking for my next book hit, so please tell me what you have sunk your teeth into and enjoyed.
Happy reading all!
