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I am keeping track but with no set number to reach by December 31, 2011. After my 2010 goals, I find it refreshing to read with no goal and no specific..."
What did you think of Life, Love, and a Polar Bear Tattoo?


I don't really read chick-lit either but the title intrigued me. Maybe I will check it out. Thanks!

12. A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett ****
13. The Stand by Stephen King ****
14. Lose Weight WITHOUT Dieting by David Nordmark *
15. The Princess & the Penis by R.J. Silver ***
16. The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame ***
17. Heidi by Johanna Spyri ****
18. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen ****
19. The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan ****
20. Magyk by Angie Sage ****
21. Black Beauty by Anna Sewell ***
22. Round the Moon by Jules Verne **
23. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde ****
24. The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells ***
25. The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne ****
26. Yoga by Linda Sparrowe ***
27. The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien ***
28. Dark Star Safari by Paul Theroux ****
29. Living with the Himalayan Masters by Swami Rama **
30. Aesop's Fables by Aesop ***
31. Bond with Me by Anne Marsh ***
32. O Pioneers! by Willa Cather ***
33. The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain ***

34. Dreaming Anastasia by Joy Preble ***
35. The Awakening by Kate Chopin ****
36. Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson **
37. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett ****
38. Shopping for Porcupine: A Life in Arctic Alaska by Seth Kantner ***
39. Five Children and It by E. Nesbit **
40. The Enchanted Castle by E. Nesbit **
41. Good Omens by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman ****
42. The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien ****
43. How To Marry a Millionaire Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks
44. Vamps and the City by Kerrelyn Sparks
45. Be Still My Vampire Heart by Kerrelyn Sparks
46. The Undead Next Door by Kerrelyn Sparks
47. All I Want for Christmas Is a Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks
48. Secret Life of a Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks
49. Forbidden Nights With a Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks
50. The Vampire and the Virgin by Kerrelyn Sparks
51. Eat Prey Love by Kerrelyn Sparks
52. Millie's Fling by Jill Mansell ***
53. This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald **
54. Vampire Mine by Kerrelyn Sparks

55. The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne ***
56. God's War by Kameron Hurley ***
57. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain ***
58. Wings by Aprilynne Pike ***
59. Spells by Aprilynne Pike ***
60. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
61. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
62. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins ****
63. 13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson ****
64. Beautiful Lies by Lisa Unger ***
65. Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie
66. Black Silk by Jan Gordon **
67. The Last Little Blue Envelope by Maureen Johnson ****
68. Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning

69. Bloodfever by Karen Marie Moning
70. Faefever by Karen Marie Moning
71. Dreamfever by Karen Marie Moning
72. Shadowfever by Karen Marie Moning
73. Soul Identity by Dennis Batchelder **
74. Illusions by Aprilynne Pike ****
75. Soft Apocalypse by Will McIntosh ***
76. Marked by Elisabeth Naughton ****
77. Entwined by Elisabeth Naughton ****
78. Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen ***
79. The Throne of Fire by Rick Riordan ****
80. Stolen Fury by Elisabeth Naughton ***
81. Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning
82. Bloodfever by Karen Marie Moning
83. Faefever by Karen Marie Moning
84. Dreamfever by Karen Marie Moning
85. Shadowfever by Karen Marie Moning
86. Storm Front by Jim Butcher ***

87. The Sacrifice by Kristine Kathryn Rusch ***
88. Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
89. Shopaholic Takes Manhattan by Sophie Kinsella ****
90. Shopaholic Ties the Knot by Sophie Kinsella ****
91. Shopaholic and Sister by Sophie Kinsella
92. Shopaholic and Baby by Sophie Kinsella
93. The Accidental Adventurer by Barbara Washburn ***
94. Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning
95. Bloodfever by Karen Marie Moning
96. Faefever by Karen Marie Moning
97. Dreamfever by Karen Marie Moning
98. Shadowfever by Karen Marie Moning
99. The Winds of Khalakovo by Bradley P. Beaulieu ***
100. Dark Legacy by Anna DeStefano **
101. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
102. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
103. Beyond the Highland Mist by Karen Marie Moning ***
104. To Tame a Highland Warrior by Karen Marie Moning ***
105. The Highlander's Touch by Karen Marie Moning ***
106. Kiss of the Highlander by Karen Marie Moning ****
107. The Dark Highlander by Karen Marie Moning
108. The Immortal Highlander by Karen Marie Moning
109. Spell of the Highlander by Karen Marie Moning ****

110. Life's a Beach by Claire Cook ***
111. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
112. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
113. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
114. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
115. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
116. Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris ***
117. Feed by M.T. Anderson **
118. A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin ***
119. Can You Keep a Secret? by Sophie Kinsella ****
120. Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella ***
121. Mini Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella ****
122. Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning
123. Bloodfever by Karen Marie Moning
124. Dreamfever by Karen Marie Moning
125. The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella ****
126. Can You Keep a Secret? by Sophie Kinsella ****
127. Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella ***
128. Mini Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
129. Faefever by Karen Marie Moning

No books in August.
I dedicated my time to my other hobbies & interests that were being neglected.
They were being neglected because they're not as great as reading books.

130. Tempted by Elizabeth Naughton ***
131. Bright Young Things by Anna Godbersen ***
132. Your Voice in My Head by Emma Forrest **
133. Definitely Not Mr. Darcy by Karen Doornebos ***
134. The Warrior Heir by Cinda Williams Chima ****
135. Enchanted, Inc. by Shanna Swendsen ***
136. The Luxe by Anna Godbersen ****
137. Why Men Don't Listen and Women Can't Read Maps by Allan and Barbara Pease ****
138. Rumors by Anna Godbersen ****
139. Night of the Living Trekkies by Kevin David Anderson ***
140. 'Scuse Me While I Kill This Guy by Leslie Langtry **
141. Envy by Anna Godbersen ****
142. Splendor by Anna Godbersen ****
143. The Wizard Heir by Cinda Williams Chima ***
144. The Dragon Heir by Cinda Williams Chima ***
145. Sexiest Vampire Alive by Kerrelyn Sparks ****
146. Once Upon Stilettos by Shanna Swendson ****
147. Damsel Under Stress by Shanna Swendson ***
148. Don't Hex with Texas by Shanna Swendson ****

149. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte ****
150. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain **
151. Dracula by Bram Stoker ****
152. The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan ****
153. The Call by Michael Grant
154. Scarlet Sister Mary by Julia Peterkin **
155. Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith ****
156. The Royal Treatment by MaryJanice Davidson **
157. Laughing Boy: A Navajo Love Story by Oliver La Farge ***
158. The Royal Pain by MaryJanice Davidson **
159. Years of Grace by Margaret Ayer Barnes ****
160. The Royal Mess by MaryJanice Davidson ***
161. A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin ****
162. The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck ****
163. Women Are Crazy, Men Are Stupid by Howard J. Morris **
164. The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle ****

165. Loon Baby by Molly Beth Griffin ***
166. Private Arrangements by Sherry Thomas ***
167. The Store by T.S. Stribling
168. The Demon King by Cinda Williams Chima ****
169. The Exiled Queen by Cinda Williams Chima ****
170. The Gray Wolf Throne by Cinda Williams Chima ****
171. Not Quite a Husband by Sherry Thomas **
172. Delicious by Sherry Thomas ****
173. Lamb in His Bosom by Caroline Miller **
174. Now in November by Josephine Winslow Johnson
175. The Trap by Michael Grant ***
176. Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brian Sanderson ****
177. His at Night by Sherry Thomas ***
178. Honey in the Horn by Harold L. Davis ***
179. Eon: Dragoneye Reborn by Alison Goodman ****
180. Spousonomics by Paula Szuchman
181. Everyone Poops by Taro Gomi ***
182. The Gas We Pass: The Story of Farts by Shinta Cho ***

183. The Liberation of Alice Love by Abby MacDonald ***
184. Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer
185. Damnation Alley by Roger Zelazny ***
186. Black Wave by John and Jean Silverwood ****
187. Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
188. The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephenie Meyer **
189. The Late George Apley by John P. Marquand ****
190. Education of a Wandering Man by Louis L'Amour ****
191. Eona: The Last Dragoneye by Alison Goodman ****
192. The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
193. The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas **
194. The Abysmal Brute by Jack London ***
195. Affairs of State by Burton Stevenson ***
196. The Alaskan by James Oliver Curwood ****
197. Blue by Lou Aronica ***
198. Bored of the Rings by Henry N Beard ****
199. Tiger Eye by Marjorie Liu ****
200. Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie ****
201. Fairytale by Maggie Shayne ***
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I am keeping track but with no set number to reach by December 31, 2011. After my 2010 goals, I find it refreshing to read with no goal and no specifics guiding my reading list. I'll keep a record by month as I finish reading them. So much more enjoyable! I can just read...that's what this year is about: just reading.
January:
1. Life, Love, and a Polar Bear Tattoo by Heather Wardell ***
2. A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens ***
3. The Jungle Books by Rudyard Kipling ***
4. Interview With the Vampire by Anne Rice ****
5. The Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice
6. The Queen of the Damned by Anne Rice ****
7. The Hands of the Buddha by Susan Cogan
8. Labor of Love: A Midwife's Memoir by Cara Muhlhahn ***
9. The Hobbit: Or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien ****
10. The Healer's Apprentice by Melanie Dickerson ****
11. The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien ****