Awesome! Yeah I'm pretty sure I only got about halfway through my list last year... it's sad...

*does a dance* Whoo, I'm onto book number 10. I'm hoping I can finish my challenge before October.

Has anyone ever heard of a book called Wondrous Strange by Lesley Livingston? It's the first book in a YA series about Faeries. I haven't heard of it, but I often read this genre. I saw an ad on Goodreads for the book and it's temporarily online for a free read. Ths is the link: Browse Inside Wondrous Strange by Lesley Livingston I don't like to read online, though, so I'll probably check the library for it, but I was wondering if anyone has read it and would recommend it.

Jellybean: I just checked out your reading list. How were the Patricia Briggs books? I looked them up and they sound good. I think I'll add them to my list. I've already added them to my Goodreads list.

Hey, is anyone else on Goodreads?

ember2phoenix>> hmm, livingston...the name sounds familiar :d I think I read an article or note that had his name on it somewhere :d

Hmmm, my list. I can't wait, I devour books.

2010 Books.

Flowers in the attic, by V.C Andrews
Petals on the wind, by V.C Andrews
If there be thorns, by V.C Andrews
Garden of shadows, by V.C Andrews

You know, work is actually killing my desire to read. X_X
Eight hours of constantly interrupted reading is just destroying my spirit.

@ember

Goodreads? I've never heard of it.
you should check out the Patricia Briggs books. Specifically her Mercy Thompson series. They're really good. :)

I just finished my second book of the year, yay! I read Lavinia by Ursula K Le Guin, which is a sort-of retelling of Virgil's Aeneid, but from the point of view of his Latin wife, who only appears in the actual poem in a few scant lines. The story is soft and ponderous in feeling, which is something I really enjoy in Le Guin's works, but if you're an action lover, I'm not sure this book would be for you. Regardless, I would still recommend Le Guin's works to anyone who enjoys sci-fi, fantasy, or anthropology.
:D

Melissa: Goodreads is a great site if you love books. You can keep a list of books you've read and rate and/or review them for other people. I look for new stuff to read there all the time. I keep a "to-read" list and request the books from my library a few at a time because I read so much I need to read for free. Oh, the other cool thing at Goodreads is the giveaways. Publishers offer copies of new books and you can sign up to win different books. I have been on Goodreads less than a year and I have won three giveaway books! Also, I just discovered recently that there's a place where people post books that no longer want and they give them to whoever requests, but the person requesting has to pay shipping. I haven't done that because, as I mentioned, I like to read for free. :) If you sign-up you should friend me, then we can check out each others lists and reviews.

ember>> wow, that sounds like a nice site, but personally, I'm not good at giving ratings or recommendations XP But I'll check it out eventually :)

I love Goodreads. It's helped me completely reorganize my library and keep track of each of my books. Now that I have it, I have no clue how I ever lived without it.

If you guys ever want to friend me on there, here is my profile.

@Chexala: I haven't read that one yet, but I love Le Guin. It's funny, I originally started reading her because my 7th grade English text book used parts of A Wizard of Earthsea for example and problem sentences. School has addicted me to so many things. xD

@Dream_and_Die: Wow, I wish I had read Le Guin in school! I found her because my mom had several of her books around the house. She started reading Tehanu to me when I was in elementary school, thinking I would get into it because it had dragons (kinda), but since it was in Le Guin's typical soft and ponderous style, I wasn't interested at the time. I didn't really get into Le Guin's work until high school, when I read The Left Hand of Darkness and The Beginning Place. Heh, the first time I read The Beginning Place, it didn't impact me much, but then I reread it a few years later, and it made me cry. :D

@Chexala: I think all her books are on my wish lists but so far I've only read her Earthsea books (the four core books plus the other two), and the The Annals of the Western Shore trilogy (though I'm rereading it sorta).

I signed up for the Goodreads site even though I really like shelfari better. XD

:D friend me if you want. Melissa - Tampa, FL

Wow, I'm getting so many books to put on my "to-read" list from this thread. I love it. I'm going to have to check out Le Guin.

Knerd and Melissa: I've friended you both on Goodreads.

My Goodreads profile is here: Christine (Hidnomen) - Pflugerville, TX

Melissa, I just added you on Shelfari. =D

Right now I'm still struggling to finish Whatever Happened to Tanganyika? which is really short and cleverly written, but it's a geography lesson on every page, and for really obscure areas, so it's going much slower than I thought it would. Almost finished though.

So... I just finished my first book of the year, The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown. To anyone who is interested in reading it:

As far as viewing it in the aspect of a novel, I would say that it was decent. Better than The DaVinci Code, and much better than Angels & Demons. A bit too predictable to be called great, though.

But I would still recommend it based on it's historical underpinnings. There is a lot to be learned from this book about America's Capitol.

Altogether, I say yes, read it. But don't get too wrapped up in the plot of the novel itself. The ending may disappoint.

I finished The Atrocity Archives, woo. I'm going to read my library books before I start The Jennifer Morgue. It's harder sci-fi/horror than I would normally read but I like Charles Stross even if he sometimes infuriates me (because that makes perfect sense).

Now for Torchwood fluff!

I'm liking Goodreads better then Shelfari right now... Shelfari has this habit of lumping a series into one book, and saying that the other books were just different editions. -_-;

Since we're all sharing here's mine, and I added everyone. xD

I added you Dream and Die. I hope that's okay. :)

[Booklist 2008][Booklist 2009]


Alaunts Book Shelf of 2010
This is everything from January 1st.
Even though, I have posted it a tad late, everything should be here. ^-^

86 Books Read_____0 Books Re-Read_____0 Manga Read_____0 Books Currently Reading_____28 Books Not Read

Books Read Total
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.1. How to Become a Straight-A Student: The Unconventional Strategies Real College Students Use to Score High While Studying Less by Cal Newport

.2. What Smart Students Know: Maximum Grades, Optimum Learning, Minimum Time by Adam Robinson

.3. How to Study by Ron Fry

.4. The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brian

.5. Blink by Malcolm Gladwell

.6. Freefall (A High Risk Novel #1) by JoAnn Ross

.7. Crossfire (A High Risk Novel #2) by JoAnn Ross

.8. Shattered (A High Risk Novel #3) by JoAnn Ross

.9. Breakpoint (A High Risk Novel #4) by JoAnn Ross

.10. Night Pleasures (Dark-Hunter #1) by Sherrilyn Kenyon

.11. Night Embrace (Dark-Hunter #2) by Sherrilyn Kenyon

.12. Dance With the Devil (Dark-Hunter #3) by Sherrilyn Kenyon

.13. Kiss of the Night (Dark-Hunter #4) by Sherrilyn Kenyon

.14. Night Play (Dark-Hunter #5) by Sherrilyn Kenyon

.15. Seize the Night (Dark-Hunter #6) by Sherrilyn Kenyon

.16. Sins of the Night (Dark-Hunter #7) by Sherrilyn Kenyon

.17. Unleash the Night (Dark-Hunter #8) by Sherrilyn Kenyon

.18. Dark Side of the Moon (Dark-Hunter #9) by Sherrilyn Kenyon

.19. The Dream-Hunter (Dark-Hunter #10/Dream-Hunter #1) by Sherrilyn Kenyon

.20. Fear the Darkness (Dark-Hunter #11) by Sherrilyn Kenyon

.21. Upon the Midnight Clear (Dark-Hunter #12/Dream-Hunter #2) by Sherrilyn Kenyon

.22. Devil May Cry (Dark-Hunter #13) by Sherrilyn Kenyon

.23. Dream Chaser (Dark-Hunter #14/Dream-Hunter #3) by Sherrilyn Kenyon

.24. Acheron (Dark-Hunter #15) by Sherrilyn Kenyon

.25. One Silent Night (Dark-Hunter #16) by Sherrilyn Kenyon

.26. Dream Warrior (Dark-Hunter #17/Dream-Hunter #4) by Sherrilyn Kenyon

.27. Bad Moon Rising (Dark-Hunter #18) by Sherrilyn Kenyon

.28. No Mercy (Dark-Hunter #19) by Sherrilyn Kenyon

.29. BAD Attitude (BAD Agency #1) by Sherrilyn Kenyon

.30. Phantom in the Night (BAD Agency #2) by Sherrilyn Kenyon

.31. Whispered Lies (BAD Agency #3) by Sherrilyn Kenyon

.32. Silent Truth (BAD Agency #4) by Sherrilyn Kenyon

.33. Born of Ice (League Novel #1) by Sherrilyn Kenyon

.34. Born of Fire (League Novel #2) by Sherrilyn Kenyon

.35. Born of Night (League Novel #3) by Sherrilyn Kenyon

.36. Infinity (Chronicles of Nick) by Sherrilyn Kenyon

.37. The Darkest Fire (Lords of the Underworld Prologue) by Gena Showalter

.38. The Darkest Night (Lords of the Underworld #1) by Gena Showalter

.39. The Darkest Kiss (Lords of the Underworld #2) by Gena Showalter

.40. The Darkest Pleasure (Lords of the Underworld #3) by Gena Showalter

.41. The Darkest Prison (Lords of the Underworld #4) by Gena Showalter

.42. The Darkest Whisper (Lords of the Underworld #5) by Gena Showalter

.43. The Darkest Angel (Lords of the Underworld #6) by Gena Showalter

.44. The Darkest Passion (Lords of the Underworld #7) by Gena Showalter

.45. The Darkest Lie (Lords of the Underworld #8) by Gena Showalter

.46. The Darkest Secret (Lords of the Underworld #9) by Gena Showalter

.47. The Darkest Surrender (Lords of the Underworld #10) by Gena Showalter

.48. Awaken Me Darkly (Alien Huntress #1) by Gena Showalter

.49. Enslave Me Sweetly (Alien Huntress #2) by Gena Showalter

.50. Red Handed (Alien Huntress #3) by Gena Showalter

.51. Blacklisted (Alien Huntress #4) by Gena Showalter

.52. Savor Me Slowely (Alien Huntress #5) by Gena Showalter

.53. Seduce the Darkness (Alien Huntress #6) by Gena Showalter

.54. Temp Me Eternally (Alien Huntress #7) by Gena Showalter

.55. Heart of the Dragon (Atlantis #1) by Gena Showalter

.56. Jewel of Atlantis (Atlantis #2) by Gena Showalter

.57. The Nymph King (Atlantis #3) by Gena Showalter

.58. The Vampire's Bride (Atlantis #4) by Gena Showalter

.59. The Amazon's Curse (Atlantis #5) by Gena Showalter

.60. Intertwined (Intertwined Series #1) by Gena Showalter

.61. Unraveled (Intertwined Series #2) by Gena Showalter

.62. Magic in the Wind (The Drake Sisters #1) by Christine Feehan

.63. The Twilight Before Christmas (The Drake Sisters #2) by Christine Feehan

.64. Oceans of Fire (The Drake Sisters #3) by Christine Feehan

.65. Dangerous Tides (The Drake Sisters #4) by Christine Feehan

.66. Safe Harbor (The Drake Sisters #5) by Christine Feehan

.67. Turbulent Sea (The Drake Sisters #6) by Christine Feehan

.68. Hidden Currents (The Drake Sisters #7) by Christine Feehan

.69. Dark Peril (A Carpathian Novel: Dark Sereis #21) by Christine Feehan

.71. Chains of Ice (The Chosen Ones Series #3) by Christina Dodd

.72. Chains of Fire (The Chosen Ones Series #4) by Christina Dodd

.73. The Star Princess by Susan Grant

.74. The Phoenix Charm

.75. How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire (Love at Stake Series #1) by Kerrelyn Sparks

.76. Vamps and the City (Love at Stake Series #2) by Kerrelyn Sparks

.77. Sugarplums and Scandal (Love at Stake Series #3) by Kerrelyn Sparks

.78. Be Still My Vampire Heart (Love at Stake Series #4) by Kerrelyn Sparks

.79. The Undead Next Store (Love at Stake Series #5) by Kerrelyn Sparks

.80. All I Want for Christmas is a Vampire (Love at Stake Series #6) by Kerrelyn Sparks

.81. Secret Life of a Vampire (Love at Stake Series #7) by Kerrelyn Sparks

.82. Forbidden Nights with a Vampire (Love at Stake Series #8) by Kerrelyn Sparks

.83. Vampire and the Virgin (Love at Stake Series #9) by Kerrelyn Sparks

.84. Eat Pray Love (Love at Stake Series #10) by Kerrelyn Sparks

.85. Wolf at the Door (Novels of the Others Book 1) by Christine Warren

.86. She's No Faerie Princess (Novels of the Others Book 2) by Christine Warren

.87. The Demon You Know (Novels of the Others Book 3) by Christine Warren

.88. Howl at the Moon (Novels of the Others Book 4) by Christine Warren

.89. Walk on the Wild Side (Novels of the Others Book 5) by Christine Warren

.90. One Bite with a Stranger (Novels of the Others Book 6) by Christine Warren

.91. You're so Vein (Novels of the Others Book 7) by Christine Warren

.92. Born to be Wild (Novels of the Others Book 8) by Christine Warren

.93. Big Bad Wolf by Christine Warren

.94. Master of Fire by Angela Knight

.95. Shades of Midnight (Midnight Breeds Series Book 7) by Lara Adrian

.96. Dark Sky by Carla Neggers

.97. No Safe Place by JoAnn Ross

.98. Strangers in the Night by Linda Howard

.99. Hunting Julian (The Gatherers Book 1) by Jacquelyn Franks

.100. Stealing Kathryn (The Gatherers Book 2) by Jacquelyn Franks

.101. Pearl Jinx by Sandra Hill

.102. Hot & Heavy by Sandra Hill

.103. Down & Dirty by Sandra Hill

.104. Pleasure of a Dark Prince (The Immortals After Dark Series Book 9) by Kresley Cole

.105. Demon From the Dark (The Immortals After Dark Series Book 10) by Kresley Cole

.106. No Control by Shannon K. Butcher

.107. Street Game (Game Series #8) by Christine Feehan

.108. The Highlanders Touch (Highlander Series Book 3) by Karen Marie Moning

.109. Spell of the Highlander (Highlander Series Book 7) by Karen Marie Moning

.110. The Darkest Hour (A KGI Novel #1) by Maya Banks

.111. No Place to Run (A KGI Novel #2) by Maya Banks

.112. Black Magic (Stand Alone Wizard Paranormal) by Cherry Adair

.113. Renegade (Elite Ops Book 5) by Lora Leigh

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Total Pages Read: Pages

Good luck, Alaunt!
Out of curiousity, does your name come from the dog breed? I'm reading The Once and Future King, and they keep talking about alaunts, and it makes me think of your name. XD

Actually yes. I originally got the name from one of Sara Douglass' series. Though, I never really looked it up to see what it referred to specifically.

Interesting, I had to google alaunts after that. I knew what brindle bulldogs were though, that's the kind of dog that Laura Ingalls Wilder family had in her novels, lol. ; ; I would remember that detail.

I finished my obscure geography book, and picked up a copy of Piers Plowman, which I've been wanting to read after revisiting Dante. And I also picked up a copy of Nose Down, Eyes Up by Merrill Markoe so my head wouldn't explode from all the seriousness. D=