Reviews By Date
(A) indicates an Audiobook review
2011
August
- Pirate King by Laurie R. King
- Fun and Games by Duane Swierczynski
- Domestic Violets by Matthew Norman
- I Think I Love You by Allison Pearson (A)
- Deed to Death by D. B. Henson
- Grace Interrupted by Julie Hyzy
- Money Can’t Buy Love by Connie Briscoe
- What Momma Left Me by Renee Watson
- How I Made It to Eighteen: A Mostly True Story by Tracy White
- The Book of Lies by Mary Horlock
- Bath Tangle by Georgette Heyer
July
- Blackout/All Clear by Connie Willis
- The Heroine’s Bookshelf by Erin Blakemore (A)
- Learning Curves by Elyse Mady
- 22 Britannia Road by Amanda Hodgkinson
- State of Wonder by Ann Patchett
- Dear Pen Pal by Heather Vogel Fredrick (guest post)
- Don’t Breathe a Word by Jennifer McMahon
- Original Sin by Beth McMullen
- Things We Didn’t Say by Kristina Riggle
- The Uncertain Places by Lisa Goldstein
- The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein (A)
June
- The Dead and the Gone by Susan Beth Pfeffer (guest post)
- The Art of Saying Goodbye by Ellyn Bache
- Just Like Heaven by Julia Quinn (A)
- Folly Beach by Dorothea Benton Frank
- The Case for the Only Child by Susan Newman
- Every Last One by Anna Quindlen (A)
- The Upside of Irrationality by Dan Ariely
- The Last Unicorn (Graphic Novel) by Peter S. Beagle
- The Girl in the Garden by Kamala Nair
May
- Promises to Keep by Charles de Lint
- The Cat, the Lady and the Liar by Leann Sweeney
- Almost Home by Mariah Stewart
- The Finkler Question by Howard Jacobson (A)
- A Drop of the Hard Stuff by Lawrence Block
- The Unit by Ninni Holmqvist (A)
- Wrecker by Summer Wood
- Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Sausages by Tom Holt
April
- Married with Zombies by Jesse Petersen
- The Cat, the Professor and the Poison by Leann Sweeney
- Written in Bone by Sally Walker (A)
- Guilt by Association by Marcia Clark
- Heart of Deception by M.L. Malcolm
- Science Fair Season by Judy Dutton
- The Wizard of London by Mercedes Lackey (A)
- Formula for Murder by Diana Orgain
- The Bird Sisters by Rebecca Rasmussen
- Feed by M.T. Anderson (A)
- The Uncoupling by Meg Wolitzer
March
- Where She Went by Gayle Forman
- True Grit by Charles Portis (A)
- Dying for Mercy by Mary Jane Clark (A)
- Stiltsville by Susanna Daniel
- The Orchid Affair by Lauren Willig
- Fatal Error by J.A. Jance
- The Mistress Of Nothing by Kate Pullinger
- North of Beautiful by Justina Chen Headley
- Beaglemania by Linda O. Johnston
- Horns by Joe Hill
- Room by Emma Donoghue (A)
- The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton (A)
- All That’s True by Jackie Lee Miles
February
- A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
- Juliet, Naked by Nick Hornby (A)
- Seducing the Governess by Margo Maguire
- Moonface by Angela Balcita
- Kitty and the Midnight Hour by Carrie Vaughn(A)
- Kitty Goes to Washington by Carrie Vaughn (A)
- Solar by Ian McEwan (A)
- Book Club bytes
- Cutting For Stone by Abraham Verghese
- The Opposite of Me by Sarah Pekkanan
- Mennonite in a Little Black Dress by Rhoda Janzen
- River’s End by Nora Roberts (A)
- Triumph of the City by Edward Glaeser
- Miles from Nowhere by Nami Mun
January
- The Mischief of the Mistletoe by Lauren Willig (A)
- Slay Ride by Chris Grabenstein (A)
- The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown
- To Have and to Kill by Mary Jane Clark
- Up from the Blue by Susan Henderson
- Killing Floor by Lee Child (A)
- The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson
- Even the Queen & Other Short Stories by Connie Willis (A)
- The Christmas Cookie Club by Ann Pearlman
- The Year of Fog by Michelle Richmond (A)
2010
(I’m updating my list of 2010 reviews now)
December
- The Heir by Grace Burrowes
- Secrets to the Grave by Tami Hoag
- Goodnight Tweetheart by Teresa Medeiros
- An Object of Beauty by Steve Martin
- Wishin’ and Hopin’ by Wally Lamb (A)
- Blue Christmas by Mary Kay Andrews (A)
- A Secret Gift by Ted Gup
November
- Matched by Ally Condie
- Dangerously Funny by David Bianculli
- Lydia’s Charm by Wanda E. Brunstetter
- The House on Olive Street by Robyn Carr
- Virals by Kathy Reichs
- Claude and Camille by Stephanie Cowell
- Outside the Ordinary World by Dori Ostermiller
- A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny
October
- Real Life & Liars by Kristina Riggle
- Edge of Sight by Roxanne St. Claire
- Live to Tell by Wendy Corsi Staub
- Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy
- The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
- Russian Winter by Daphne Kalotay
- The Thousand by Kevin Guilfoile
- Broken Glass Park by Alina Bronsky
- The Absolute Value of -1 by Steve Brezenoff
September
- Dangerous Desires by Dee Davis
- When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro (A)
- Huck by Janet Elder
- Home Again by Mariah Stewart
- Oogy by Larry Levin
- Coming Home by Mariah Stewart
- Book Club bytes
- Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson
- Unwind by Neal Shusterman
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
- Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
- The City & The City by China Miéville (A)
- The Seven Year Bitch by Jennifer Belle
- Sofie Metropolis by Tori Carrington (A)
- The Life You’ve Imagined by Kristina Riggle
- Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
- Life After Yes by Aidan Donnelley Rowley
August
- Chosen by Chandra Hoffman
- The Island by Elin Hilderbrand (A)
- Crazy for Love by Victoria Dahl
- Rowan the Strange by Julie Hearn
- Last Night I Sang to the Monster by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
- The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer
- The Mystery of Grace by Charles de Lint (A)
- Tangled by Carolyn Mackler
- The Cookbook Collector by Allegra Goodman
- I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore
- Grace Under Pressure by Julie Hyzy
- If I Stay by Gayle Forman
- Wicked Intentions by Elizabeth Hoyt
- An Abundance of Katherines by John Green (A)
July
- The Disappearing Spoon by Sam Kean
- The Koala of Death by Betty Webb
- Deadly Fear by Cynthia Eden
- Did Not Survive by Ann Littlewood
- A Kiss at Midnight by Eloisa James
- The Search by Nora Roberts (A)
- This Time Together by Carol Burnett (A)
- The Language of Trees by Ilie Ruby
- The Soloist by Steve Lopez (A)
- One Season of Sunshine by Julia London
- For the Win by Cory Doctorow
- Saba by Mary Jane
- Gimme a Call by Sarah Mlynowski
- The House on Fortune Street by Margot Livesey
June
- Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris (A)
- The Fixer Upper by Mary Kay Andrews
- The Liar’s Lullaby by Meg Gardiner
- Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri (A)
- The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson (A)
- To Surrender To a Rogue by Cara Elliott
- The Starlet by Mary McNamara
- Suite Scarlett by Maureen Johnson (A)
- Plum Pudding Murder by Joanne Fluke (A)
- Apple Turnover Murder by Joanne Fluke (A)
- Heart of Lies by M.L. Malcolm
- From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris (A)
- All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris (A)
May
- Dismantledby Jennifer McMahon
- Book Club bytes
- Julie & Julia by Julie Powell
- My Life in France by Julia Child
- Love Walked In by Marisa de Los Santos
- The Book Thief by Mark Zusak
- Love Walked In by Marisa de Los Santos
- Belong to Meby Marisa de los Santos
- Hugeby James Fuerst
- The Singer’s Gunby Emily St. John Mandel
- Book Club bytes
- Zeitoun by Dave Eggers
- Loving Frank by Nancy Horan
- Making It Up by Penelope Lively
April
- The God of the Hive by Laurie R. King
- How to Lose a Client by Becky A. Bartness
- Firefly Rain by Richard Dansky
- Motherhood is Murder by Diana Orgain
- The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart
- Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
- In the Shadow of the Cypress by Thomas Steinbeck
March
- To Sin With A Scoundrel by Cara Elliott
- Life Sentences by Laura Lippman
- Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
- Waking Up in the Land of Glitter: A Crafty Chica Novel by Kathy Cano-Murillo
- The Little Giant of Aberdeen County by Tiffany Baker
February
January
- In Tongues of the Dead by Brad Kelln
- The Body Scoop for Girls by Jennifer Ashton
- Tainted by Brooke Morgan
- Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
- The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
- Exit Music by Ian Rankin
2009
December 2009
- Mennonite in a Little Black Dress by Rhoda Janzen
- Austenland by Shannon Hale
- Deep Kiss of Winter by Kresley Cole & Gena Showalter
- Buckley’s Story by Ingrid King
- Tales for Delicious Girls by Barbora Knobova
November 2009
- Silence by Thomas Perry
- Sometimes We’re Always Real Same-same by Mattox Roesch
- Fallen by Lauren Kate
- Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris
- The Magicians by Lev Grossman
- The Help by Kathryn Stockett
- Now & Then by Jacqueline Sheehan
- Blue Smoke and Murder by Elizabeth Lowell
- Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine Harris
- The Impostor’s Daughter by Laurie Sandell
- To Desire A Devil by Elizabeth Hoyt
- Life After Genius by M. Ann Jacoby
October 2009
- The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
- The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
- Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger
- The Seduction of the Crimson Rose
- The Deception of the Emerald Ring
- Unseen Academicals by Terry Pratchett
- Magyk by Angie Sage
- The Merchant of Death by D.J. MacHale
- The Financial Lives of the Poets by Jess Walter
- Beat the Reaper by Josh Bazell
- The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
- Breaking the Bank by Yona Zeldis McDonough
- Betsy-Tacy 9 and 10 by Maude Hart Lovelace
- Betsy and the Great World
- Betsy’s Wedding
- Betsy and Joe (Betsy-Tacy 8) by Maude Hart Lovelace
- Betsy-Tacy 6 and 7 by Maud Hart Lovelace
- Betsy in Spite of Herself
- Betsy Was a Junior
- Heaven To Betsy (Betsy-Tacy 5) by Maude Hart Lovelace
- Betsy Tacy 1-4 by Maude Hart Lovelace
- Betsy-Tacy
- Betsy-Tacy and Tib
- Betsy and Tacy Go Over the Big Hill
- Betsy and Tacy Go Downtown
September 2009
- A Gate at the Stairs by Lorrie Moore
- The Smart One and The Pretty One by Claire LaZebnik
- Luv Ya Bunches by Lauren Myracle
- Second Honeymoon by Joanne Trollope
- A Note From An Old Acquaintance by Bill Walker
- Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris
- 31 Hours by Masha Hamilton
- Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
- The Way Home by George P. Pelecanos
- Babydoll by Allyson Roy
- Tallgrass by Sandra Dallas
- Sail by James Patterson
- The Accidental Time Machine by Joe Haldeman
- Sacred Hearts by Sarah Dunant
- How to Tame a Modern Rogue by Diana Holquist
August 2009
- Mercy Street by Mariah Stewart
- The Gift of an Ordinary Day by Katrina Kenison
- Two Years, No Rain by Shawn Klomparens
- Admission by Jean Hanff Korelitz
- An Assembly Such as This by Pamela Aidan
- Bundle of Trouble by Diana Orgain
- Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
- Slam by Nick Hornby
- Club Dead by Charlaine Harris
- Halting State by Charles Stross
- Best Friends Forever by Jennifer Weiner
July 2009
- Welcome to Biotech Nation by Moira Gunn
- Mind Scrambler by Chris Grabenstein
- Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris
- Miss L’eau by T. Katz
- Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
- Benny & Shrimp by Katarina Mazetti
- Julie & Julia by Julie Powell
- A Summer Affair by Elin Hilderbrand
- Last Night in Montreal by Emily St. John Mandel
- One Scream Away by Kate Brady
- Pushing Up Bluebonnets by Leann Sweeney
- The Castaways by Elin Hilderbrand
- Sweet Talk by Susan Mallery
- The Black Dahlia by James Ellroy
- Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
June 2009
- Finger Lickin’ Fifteen by Janet Evanovich
- Shoot From the Lip by Leann Sweeney
- Interred with Their Bones by Jennifer Lee Carrell
- The Wednesday Sisters by Meg Waite Clayton
- Of Bees and Mist by Erick Setiawan
- The Actor and the Housewife by Shannon Hale
- Beach Trip by Cathy Holton
- Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy by Gary D. Schmidt
- True Colors by Kristin Hannah
- Old World Daughter, New World Mother
- The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
May 2009
- Stones From the River by Ursula Hegi
- The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz
- The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
- Sag Harbor by Colson Whitehead
- Shakespeare’s Secret by Elise Broach
- Tribute by Nora Roberts
- Tea Time for the Traditionally Built by Alexander McCall Smith
- Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
- Comfort Food by Kate Jacobs
- Cures for Heartbreak by Margo Rabb
- The Language of Bees by Laurie R. King
April 2009
- Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
- The Writing on My Forehead by Nafisa Haji
- Dead Ex by Harly Jane Kozak
- Malice Domestic 3
- Pardonable Lies by Jacqueline Winspear
past reviews & books I’ve read on GoodReads
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