Books Read and Reviewed (17 books)

• Bespelling Jane - Mary Balogh, Colleen Gleason, Susan Krinard, Janet Mullany
• Wildflower Brides: Four Romances Blossom Along the Oregon Trail - Andrea Boeshaar, Cathy Marie Hake, Sally Laity, Pamela Kaye Tracy
• Zombies for Zombies - David P. Murphy
• Valentine's Day is Killing Me - MaryJanice Davidson, Leslie Esdaile, and Susanna Carr
• At the Scent of Water - Linda Nichols
• Flip This Zombie - Jesse Petersen
• The Royal Mess - MaryJanice Davidson
• Cupid Cats - Katie MacAlister, Vicki Lewis Thompson, Connie Brockway
• Birnbaum Guides: Walt Disney World
• Love Finds You in Paradise, Pennsylvania - Loree Lough
• Heroes Vol. 1
• Don't Stop Believin' - Erin Balser and Suzanne Gardner
• A Dirty Job - Christopher Moore
• Heroes Vol. 2
• Austenland  - Shannon Hale
• Twilight: The Graphic Novel - Stephenie Meyer
• The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephenie Meyer

Current Read

A Zombie's History of the United States by Dr. Worm Miller

Books I Gave Up On (1 books)

Fundraising the Dead by Sheila Connolly -- Gave it 50 pages, but couldn't get into the story.  It's a mystery and I don't think those are my cup of tea.  Oh well, on to the next book.

Books Bought (24 books)

From Half Price Books (great coupon deal)

• * Mystery book for J's birthday
• * The Wedding Dress - Virginia Ellis
• * Chocolat - Joanne Harris
• * Weekend in Paris - Robyn Sisman
• * The Magicians - Lev Grossman (J's recommendation)
• * The Birth of Venus - Sarah Dunant
• * Gossip Girl - Cecily von Ziegesar
• * Gossip Girl: You're the One that I Want (#6) - Cecily von Ziegesar
• * Gossip Girl: Nobody Does it Better (#7) - Cecily von Ziegesar

Village Books Fun

• * Nightworld Vol. 2
• * Nightworld Vol. 3
• * Contact - Carl Sagan
• * Year Zero - Jeff Long
• * Soulless - Gail Carriger
• * Changeless - Gail Carriger
• * Blameless - Gail Carriger

Library Sale (5 books for $1!)

• * Good Night, Mr. Holmes - Carole Nelson Douglas
• * Consider Lily - Anne Dayton and May Vanderbilt
• * All for Love - Amanda Elyot
• * Pleasing the Dead - Deborah Turrell Atkinson
• * The Serpent on the Crown - Elizabeth Peters

The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins

Hatter M Vol. 1 (The Looking Glass Wars)

Hatter M Vol. 2 Mad with Wonder (The Looking Glass Wars)

Comments

17 books in the shortest month of the year!  That is definitely a great total.  Of course, many of the books this month were "easy" fun reads, but it's still reading.  I had fun getting into the "romantic" atmosphere for February.  As for my favorites, I am going to have to go with At the Scent of Water (very moving and sad, but happy too) and Flip This Zombie (fun, fun, and more fun).

Next month, the focus of the Year of Reading is Fantasy.  I've already got a stack of fantasy books sitting on my floor just waiting to be opened.  I think it will be a good month.  And it's my birthday month!  Extra fun!  On a related note, reviewing my reading challenges, I have decided to increase my fantasy challenge to the "addicted" level of 12 books.  I'm well on my way there.