Here is where I plan to keep a record of books read and to be read. Once I finish the book it will be rated. If there is no rating, it means I just have that book on the to be read list. Ratings criteria:
- 1* couldn't stand it, best used as a paperweight.
- 2* meh, could take it or leave it but mostly leave it. I could put it down and not care if I picked it up again or not
- 3* okay enjoyable read, although I liked it, I could put it down easily and not rush back to continue
- 4* I really liked this one, I could put it down but reluctantly and was somewhat anxious to get back to it
- 5* Loved it! Couldn't put it down and if I absolutely had to ( if something was on fire or flooding) I couldn't wait to get back to it
- Our Hart by Lloyd Lofthouse 4**** 281 pp
- Eggs Benedict Arnold by Laura Childs 4**** 311 pp
- Stirring up Strife by J.B. Stanley 3.5 **** 338 pp
- Truth Worth Tellin' by Toni Teepell 4.5**** 204 pp
- Snipped in the Bud by Kate Collins 3***426 pp (LP)
- State of the Onion by Julie Hyzy 4**** 325 pp
- Lessons in French by Laura Kinsale 3.5*** 457 pp
- Reasons by Tracy Fabre 2** 222 pp
- Tragic Magic by Laura Childs 4**** 307 pp
- Forbidden Falls by Robyn Carr 4**** 371 pp
- Death in a Cold Hard Light by Francine Mathews 3*** 323 pp
- Knit, Purl, Die by Anne Canadeo 4**** 266 pp
- The Father's Day Murder by Lee Harris 2.5** 258 pp
- The Chocolate Snowman Murders by JoAnna Carl 3*** 331 pp (LP)
- Angel's Peak by Robyn Carr 4.5**** 373 pp
- Death of a Valentine by M.C. Beaton 3*** 246 pp
- The Russian Concubine by Kate Furnivall 5***** 517 pp
- Fireside by Susan Wiggs 3.5*** 412 pp
- The Paris Vendetta by Steve Berry 3.5 *** 418 pp
- Rose Hill by Pamela Grandstaff 3*** 262 pp
- Spinning Forward by Terri Dulong 4**** 301 pp
- Dead Water by Ngaio Marsh 3*** 220 pp
- Sons of Fortune by Jeffrey Archer 2** 562 pp
- They Found Him Dead by Georgette Heyer 3.5*** 352 pp
- Murder is Binding by Lorna Barrett 3.5*** 281 pp
- The Water's Lovely by Ruth Rendell 4**** 356 pp
- The Art of French Kissing by Kristin Harmel 3.5*** 338 pp
- If There Be Dragons by Kay Hooper 2** 251 pp
- The Teaberry Strangler by Laura Childs 4**** 320 pp
- The Sexiest Man Alive by Diana Holquist 2.5** 313 pp
- This Rough Magic by Mary Stewart 3*** 373 pp
- Overture to Death by Ngaio Marsh 3.5*** 319 pp
- Death in Ecstasy by Ngaio Marsh 2.5** 272 pp
- Morning Glory Circle by Pamela Grandstaff 3*** 273 pp
- The Postmistress by Sarah Blake 3.5 *** 326 pp
- Brava, Valentine by Adriana Trigiani 4.5 **** 332 pp
- Saving CeeCee Honeycutt 4 **** 306 pp
- The Bookplate Special by Lorna Barrett 3 *** 310 pp
- Espresso Shot by Cleo Coyle 3.5 *** 332 pp
- Holiday Grind by Cleo Coyle 3.5 *** 327 pp
- Russka by Edward Rutherford 945 pp 3.5**8
- Death Takes the Cake by Melinda Wells 3.5 ***465 LP pp
- Last Snow by Eric Lustbader 4**** 414 pp
- Devil's Food Cake by Josi Kilpack 3.5 *** 361 pp
- Sealed with a Ring by Mary Margaret Daughtridge 3*** 409 pp
- Fireworks Over Toccoa by Jeffrey Stepakoff 3.5 *** 260 pp
- An Irish Country Girl by Patrick Taylor 3.5 *** 319 pp
- The Seventh Witch by Shirley Damsgaard 3*** 276 pp
- Our Lady of the Immaculate Deception by Nancy Martin 3*** 310 pp
- Evenings at the Argentine Club by Julia Amante 4 **** 336 pp
- Midnight Fugue by Reginald Hill 4.5**** 362 pp
- Tell Me Something True by Leila Cobo 2.5** 308 pp
- Stand -In for Murder by Lynn Bradley 2.5** 252 pp
- No Wind of Blame by Georgette Heyer 3*** 364 pp
- The Girl from Junchow by Kate Furnivall 5 ***** 488 pp
- Murder on the Cliffs by Joanna Challis 3*** 292 pp
- Rumor Has It by Jill Mansell 4**** 404 pp
- The Founding by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles 4**** 560 pp
- Lemon Tart by Josi Kilpack 4**** 361 pp
- Pearl of China by Anchee Min 3*** 278 pp
- The Life O'Reilly by Brian Cohen 3*** 266 pp
- Little Black Ant on Park Street by Janet Halfmann 3 *** 32 pp
- Black Tie Affair by Sherrill Bodine 2.5** 220 pp
- Beautiful People by Wendy Holden 4**** 410 pp
- The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen 3.5*** 265 pp
- The Last Curve by Margaret Allison 4**** 384 pp
- Amazing Gracie by Sherryl Woods 4**** 343 pp
- The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen 4**** 278 pp
- Coming Home by Mariah Stewart 3*** 376 pp
- Murder Fantastical by Patricia Moyes 3.5 *** 253 pp
- The Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz 2.5** 353 pp
- The Curse of the Spellmans by Lisa Lutz 3*** 404 pp
- Bones and Silence by Reginald Hill 4**** 443 pp
- The Medium is Murder by Molly McKittereck 2.5** 224 pp
- The Map of True Places by Brunonia Barry 4**** 403 pp
- Live to Tell by Lisa Gardner 4**** 390 pp
- Flawed by Jo Bannister 2.5 ** 250 pp
- High Marks for Murder by Rebecca Kent 2** 200 pp
- Uncertain Magic by Laura Kinsale 3.5 *** 480 pp
- War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy 4**** 1,455 pp
- Raven Stole the Moon by Garth Stein 4**** 441 pp
- Photo, Snap, Shot by Joanna Campbell Slan 4**** 323 pp
- Other People's Skeletons by Julie Smith 2.5 ** 231 pp
- The Remains of the Dead by Wendy Roberts 3*** 279 pp
- A Cottage by the Sea by Ciji Ware 5***** 517 pp
- Dark Deceptions by Dee Davis 3.5*** 352 pp
- Wild Irish Sea by Loucinda McGary 3.5 *** 310 pp
- The Summer of Skinny Dipping by Amanda Howell 4****295 pp
- The Fixer-Upper by Mary Kay Andrews 4**** 431 pp
- Revenge Served Cold by Jackie Fullerton 2** 287 pp
- Heaven Preserve Us by Cricket McRae 2.5 ** 384 pp
- The Hunt for Sonya Dufrette by R. T. Raichev 3*** 220 pp
- Finger Lickin' Fifteen by Janet Evanovich 4**** 308 pp
- The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry 3*** 385 pp
- Beachcombers by Nancy Thayer 4.5 **** 351 pp
- The Angel by Carla Neggers 3 *** 357 pp
- Miss Julia Renews her Vows by Ann B. Ross 2.5** 341 pp
- The Dead Room by Heather Graham 3.5 *** 379 pp
- This Must Be the Place by Kate Racculia 3*** 350 pp
- Grace Under Pressure by Julie Hyzy 3.5 ***310 pp
- A Summer Affair by Elin Hilderbrand 4**** 404 pp
- U is for Undertow by Sue Grafton 3.5 *** 403 pp
- Judge and Jury by James Patterson 4**** 472 pp LP
- Lowcountry Summer by Dorothea Benton Frank 3.5*** 344 pp
- The Turtle Mound Murder by Mary Clay 3*** 210 pp
- Farm Fatale by Wendy Holden 4**** 406 pp
- Roseflower Creek by Jackie Lee Miles 2** 224 pp
- The Quick and the Thread by Amanda Lee 4**** 313 pp
- Inside Out by Barry Eisler 4.5 **** 345 pp
- Killer Plot by Ellery Adams 4**** 311 pp
- Secret Keepers by Mindy Friddle 4**** 293 pp
- The Last Train from Cuernavaca by Lucia St. Claire Robson 35*** 349 pp
- Who Rides a Tiger by Doris Miles Disney 3*** 255 pp
- Fur and Feathers by Janet Halfmann 4**** 32 pp
- Death by Cashmere by Sally Goldenbaum 3*** 307 pp
- Sweet Tea at Sunrise by Sherryl Woods 3*** 389 pp
- The Island by Elin Hilderbrand 4**** 407 pp
- Patterns in the Sand by Sally Goldenbaum 3.5**** 294 pp
- Town in a Blueberry Jam by B.B. Haywood 3 *** 312 pp
- The House on Oyster Creek by Heidi Jon Schmidt 3.5*** 346 pp
- War on the Margins by Libby Cone 3*** 249 pp
- Rough Justice by Lisa Scottoline 4**** 460 pp
- Sprinkle with Murder by Jenn McKinlay 4**** 220 pp
- Desire Me by Robyn DeHart 3.5*** 338 pp
- Holly's Inbox: Scandal in the City by Holly Denham 3*** 523 pp
- The Hypnotist by M.J. Rose 5***** 405 pp
- Home Again by Mariah Stewart 3.5 ***464 pp
- Dead and Berried by Karen MacInerney 3.5*** 325 pp
- The Fourth Perimeter by Tim Green 4.5**** 385 pp
- How to be an American Housewife by Margaret Dilloway 5**** 276 pp
- The Target by Catherine Coulter 4**** 387 pp
- Welcome to Harmony by Jodi Thomas 3*** 373 pp
- Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny 4**** 371 pp
- Murder on the Rocks by Karen MacInerney 3.5*** 281 pp
- The Jewel of St. Petersburg by Kate Furnivall 4**** 421 pp
- Russian Winter by Daphne Kalotay 4**** 463 pp
- Homicide in Hardcover by Kate Carlisle 3.5 *** 289 pp
- Buried Evidence by Nancy Rosenberg 4**** 357 pp
- Peppermint Twisted by Sammi Carter 3.5 *** 248 pp
- The One That I Want by Allison Winn Scotch 4**** 270 pp
- Body Work by Sara Paretsky 4**** 443 pp
- Southern Fried by Cathy Pickens 3*** 326 pp
- A Small Death in the Great Glen by A.D. Scott 3.5*** 416 pp
- Murder Most Maine by Karen MacInerney 3.5*** 271 pp
- The Mournful Teddy by John J. Lamb 3 *** 293 pp
- Cooked Goose by G.A. McKevett 2.5 ** 313 pp
- Death by Inferior Design by Leslie Caine 2** 372
- Take a Chance on Me by Jill Mansell 4**** 412 pp
- Dirty Rotten Tendrils by Kate Collins 4**** 315 pp
- Stiltsville by Susanna Daniel giveaway 3.5*** 310 pp
- Dead Head by Rosemary Harris 4**** 243 pp
- Murder at the PTA by Laura Alden 4**** 320 pp
- Casting About by Terri DuLong 3.5 *** 325 pp
- The Divine Circle of Ladies Playing with Fire by Dolores S. Riccio 4**** 374 pp
- The Divine Circle of Ladies Rocking the Boat by Dolores S. Riccio 4**** 312 pp
- The Last Will of Moira Leahy by Therese Walsh 3*** 292 pp
- Think of a Number by John Verdon 4**** 418 pp
- Claude and Camille by Stephanie Cowell 3.5*** 330 pp
- The Gendarme by Mark Mustian 5***** 294 pp
- An Irish Country Courtship by Patrick Taylor 3.5 *** 464 pp
- The Big Dirt Nap by Rosemary Harris 3.5 *** 246 pp
- Saffron Dreams by Shaila Abdullah 3.5 *** 232 pp
- Saffron Skies by Lesley Lokko 4 **** 613 pp
- Chocolate Dipped Death by Sammi Carter 3.5*** 261 pp
- Dead over Heels by Charlaine Harris 2.5** 205 pp
- A Mckaslin Homecoming by Jillian Hart 2.5** 239 pp
- Delicious and Suspicious by Riley Adams 4**** 269pp
- Silent Killer by Beverly Barton 3 *** 420 pp
- What the Dead Know by Laura Lippman 3.5*** 373 pp
- Run for Your Life by Andrea Kane 3 *** 464 pp
- The Lace Makers of Glenmara by Heather Barbieri 5***** 270 pp
- A Lucky Child by Thomas Buergenthal 3*** 225 pp
- Too Hot to Handle by Robin Kaye 2** 405 pp
- Double Cross by Clare O'Donohue 3.5 *** 289 pp
- One Day by David Nicholls 3.5*** 435 pp
- Trade Wind by M.M. Kaye 3*** 553 pp
- Keepsake Crimes by Laura Child 4**** 236 pp
- The Reincarnationist by M.J. Rose 4**** 451 pp
- Lethal Justice by Fern Michaels 2.5** 304 pp
- Paris Wife by Paula McLain 2.5** 324 pp
- Red Hook Rd by Ayelet Waldon 3*** 335 pp
- Two Lethal Lies by Annie Solomon 4**** 381 pp
- The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown 4**** 509 pp
- Strange Neighbors by Ashlyn Chase 3 *** 354 pp
- Lost in a Good Book by Jasper Fforde 399 pp 0* DNF
- Lost and Found by Carolyn Parkhurst 3.5*** 372 pp
- The Swimming Pool by Holly Lecraw 3*** 307 pp
- Juliet by Anne Fortier 2 ** 444 pp
- Shoot to Thrill by P.J. Tracy 4**** 287 pp
- Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter by Mario Vargas Llosa 1.5* 374 pp
- Interred with their Bones by Jennifer Carrell 2.5** 405 pp
- Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson 5 ***** 358 pp
- A Traitor to Memory by Elizabeth George 4**** 1006 pp
- Let's Eat by Denise Burroughs 2.5** 60 pp
- Wicked Witch Murder by Leslie Meier 3*** 298 pp
- Still Life by Louise Penny 4**** 312 pp
- Spiced to Death by Peter King 2** 293
- Hooked Up by J & J Laverne 25** 280 pp
- Murder Will Travel by Emily Toll 3.5*** 445 pp
- Killer Weekend by Ridley Pearson 4**** 322 pp
- Knit Two by Kate Jacobs 3.5 **** 318 pp
- Fiber and Brimstone by Laura Childs 4 **** 322 pp
- Laughed Til He Died by Carolyn Hart 4**** 288 pp
- Red to Black by Alex Dryden 2.5 ** 501 pp
- To Have and to Kill by Mary Jane Clark 4**** 305pp
- Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruis Zafón 3*** 505 pp
- Busy Body by M.C. Beaton 4**** 306 pp
- Sleep no More by Susan Crandall 4**** 389 pp
- The Christmas Cookie Club by Ann Pearlman 3.5*** 274 pp
- The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie 4 **** 196 pp
- Buffalo West Wing by Julie Hyzy 4**** 305 pp
- Buttercream Bumpoff by Jenn McKinlay 4**** 228 pp
- A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny 5***** 311 pp
- The Gentle Axe by R. N. Norris 2.5** 305 pp
- Death on the Lizard by Robin Paige 3*** 352 pp
- Killed by Clutter by Leslie Caine 3*** 368 pp
- Elvis and the Memphis Mambo Murders by Peggy Webb 2.5 ** 341 pp
- Good Night Little Sea Otter by Janet Halfmann 4**** 24 pp
- Call Me Mrs. Miracle by Debbie Macomber 4**** 253 pp
- The Perfect Christmas by Debbie Macomber 2.5 ** 232 pp
- Murder on Safari by Hillary Waugh 25** 222 pp
- The Tea Rose by Jennifer Donnelly 4 **** 544 pp
- Swimming Upstream Slowly by Melissa Clark 2.5 ** 223 pp
You always make me laugh, Kaye...you are so clever...but that is so organized that I know I would fall behind in a week let alone a month. You are my hero to keep to that schedule...wish I could. Happy New Year, friend!
ReplyDeleteHere's to the start of another wonderful year of reading, Kaye!
ReplyDeleteI thought I was the only crazy person that has read 4 books already!! You're going to blow my socks off woman!! I have a post like this on my challenge blog. I decided to do it as months. Listing genre/where I got it/pages/and then a rating. That way my end-of-the-year stats should be much easier to do..or at least I hope they will!!!
ReplyDeleteI am so glad to have found your blog this year - and I look forward to reading your posts in 2010!
ReplyDeleteGood luck with War and Peace. I hope to tackle that some day, but it probably won't be any time soon.
War and Peace, good for you. I'm doing Moby Dick for a group read at Book Chatter and will count it toward my Chunkster challenge too. I'm happy to say I 've read 4 books too during the New Year Read-a-thon-a great start to the year. Happy reading in 2010.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe how many books you had read already! YIKES!
ReplyDeleteAnd I love love love your ratings ...I've been searching for a description for my rankings and I love yours. Could I borrow them?????
You always bring a smile to my face :) Have a wonderful reading year.
ReplyDeleteHope 2010 is your best reading year EVER!
ReplyDeleteI love the criteria!!
ReplyDeleteyou must enjoy torturing yourself...War & Peace! Good luck! Though maybe you will fare better than I did when I tried to read that years ago.
ReplyDeletehappy reading in the new year.
You are so organized. I love this post. Good luck.. GREAT list. Very impressing reading coming up for you!
ReplyDeleteI have offered to read W&P with Stacy @ Stacy's Books sometime this year. Even knocked around an idea of doing posts along the way about the plot/characters to entertain followers. But I'm pretty sure I would not be able to finish it anywhere near as quickly as your schedule presents itself. In any event - if you are looking for reading support, I'm your gal!
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