I told y'all in this post that my goal for the year 2011 was to read fifty books. I reached fifty-five. *insert happy dance here*
Anyway, I decided I would fill you in on which books those were, in case you wanted to read them as well. Most of these I would recommend for a good read, unless I note otherwise.
1) The Rescue by Nicholas Sparks.
2) Elyon by Ted Dekker & Kaci Hil.
3) Pearl in the Sand by Tessa Afshar.
4) DragonKnight by Donita K. Paul.
5) The Slave Across the Street by Theresa L. Flores.
6) What He Must Be by Voddie Baucham.
7) DragonFire by Donita K. Paul.
8) DragonLight by Donita K. Paul.
9) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling.
10) Love Comes Softly by Janette Oke.
11) And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie.
12) Love's Enduring Promise by Janette Oke.
13) Comma Sense by Richard Lederer & John Shore.
14) Death in the Clouds by Agatha Christie.
15) The Doctor Trap by Simon Messingham. (This is one of those Doctor Who spin-offs, so if you don't watch the show, it's probably not worth reading.)
16) Love's Long Journey by Janette Oke.
17) The Beach Street Knitting Society and Yarn Club by Gil McNeil.
18) Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis.
19) Kiss by Ted Dekker.
20) Starlighter by Bryan Davis.
21) Forgotten by Cat Patrick.
22) Eragon by Christopher Paolini.
23) Eldest by Christopher Paolini.
24) The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.
25) Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins.
26) Looking for Alaska by John Green.
27) Brisingr by Christopher Paolini.
28) Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins.
29) Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín. (This one wasn't very good at all. It wasn't bad either, but it was incredibly boring.)
30) The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh.
31) Paper Towns by John Green. (This is easily one of my new favorite books. John Green really outdid himself with this one.)
32) After the Wreck, I Picked Myself Up, Spread My Wings, and Flew Away by Joyce Carol Oates.
33) A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith.
34) Brother/Sister by Sean Olin. (This book was really good, but creepy. . . and it may have ruined the Wonder Twins for me. Haha.)
35) Soft Spots by Clint Van Winkle.
36) Purge by Sofi Oksanen. (I didn't really enjoy this one. It was interesting, to say the least, but not my type of good reading.)
37) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling.
38) The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton.
39) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling.
40) Rumble Fish by S.E. Hinton.
41) That Was Then, This Is Now by S.E. Hinton.
42) Tex by S.E. Hinton.
43) Stop Pretending by Sonya Sones.
44) Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson.
45) Brutal by Michael Harmon.
46) He's Just Not That Into You by Greg Behrendt & Liz Tuccillo. (Only decided to read this book because it was $2 at Helping Hands. It ended up being surprisingly good.)
47) Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer.
48) Dark Water by Laura McNeal. (Not that great.)
49) Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green & David Levithan.
50) An Abundance of Katherines by John Green. (Almost as good as Paper Towns. Definitely worth reading more than once.)
51) The Last Exit to Normal by Michael Harmon.
52) The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
53) Hero by Mike Lupica.
54) Taming the Star Runner by S.E. Hinton.
55) The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger.
I'll try to write reviews on a couple of the more recent ones when I get the chance. In the meantime, here's a good list where you can find some books for the New Year. Hopefully, you're resolutions have something to do with reading more, because it's definitely worth it.
I'm going to read 75 books this year. Hopefully, you'll come along for the ride in at least reading the reviews of each.
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