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May 2011 Wrap-Up

Books Read and Reviewed (books)

  1. The Living Dead 2 edited by John Joseph Adams
  2. Buffy Omnibus Vol. 1
  3. Mr. Darcy's Decision by Juliette Shapiro
  4. Buffy Omnibus Vol. 2
  5. Buffy Omnibus Vol. 3
  6. Once Bitten, Twice Dead by Bianca D'Arc
  7. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Pale Reflections
  8. The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan
  9. Tales of the Greek Heroes by Roger Lancelyn Green
  10. The Dead-Tossed Waves by Carrie Ryan
  11. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: False Memories
  12. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Haunted
  13. I am America (And So Can You!) by Stephen Colbert
  14. Today in History: Disney by Eve Zibart
  15. We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
  16. Steampunk Prime edited by Mike Ashley
  17. The Ultimate Disney Trivia Book by Kevin Neary and Dave Smith
  18. Watchmen: The Film Companion
  19. Watchmen: The Art of the Film
  20. Zombie High Yearbook by Jeff Busch
  21. The Mental Floss History of the World by Erik Sass and Steve Wiegand
  22. The Demigod Files by Rick Riordan

1,000,000 Page Goal

Monthly Total: 4273 pages Pages Remaining: 976,234 pages

Current Read

The Maverick's Bride by Catherine Palmer (back to my silly Christian historical romance)

Books I Won!!!

Rex Riders

Books I Gave Up On (1 books)

Love Finds You in Treasure Island, Florida by Debby Mayne -- Just couldn't connect to the 39 year old lead female.  Didn't catch me enough to finish the book.  Not a horrible book, but not great.

Books Bought (14 books)

Borders closing sale (I can't resist) $30:

  1. The Betrayal of the Blood Lily by Lauren Willig
  2. The Temptation of the Night Jasmine by Lauren Willig
  3. The Kingdom of Ohio by Matthew Flaming
  4. A Matter of Class by Mary Balogh
  5. Star of the Morning by Lynn Kurland
  6. Queen of Swords by Sara Donati
  7. Dawn on a Distant Shore by Sara Donati
  8. Lake in the Clouds by Sara Donati

Village Books closing sale:

  1. The Deception of the Emerald Ring by Lauren Willig
  2. Niccolo Rising by Dorothy Dunnett
  3. Race of Scorpions by Dorothy Dunnett
  4. Dark Angel / Lord Carew's Bride by Mary Balogh
  5. Seduced by a Highlander by Paula Quinn
  6. Ravished by a Highlander by Paula Quinn

Comments

Okay so I read lot of books read in May, but to be completely honest, some of those were more "flip through" types of books.  Still, I am happy with my progress this month.  I read some and put a huge dent in my library pile.  My favorite for the month has to be The Forest of Hands and Teeth.  That one is going to stay with me for a while.  And I'm still waiting on the third book, The Dark and Hollow places to come off hold at the library.

I have put myself on a library ban (except specific holds) until I move.  Yep that's right, I'm moving.  If all goes well, I'll be leaving Indiana for Omaha, Nebraska in June.  It's been almost a year in the making.  I predict that my June reading is going to be very light with all the changes.  In addition to moving, it's the end of the school year (always busy with kids) and my mom, the boys, and I am going to Disney World.  We are going to be very busy for the next couple of weeks.