64 Books Read in 2012!

2012 was not a bad year reading wise. I managed to get 64 books read, which put me 14 books over my 50 Book Challenge.

To recap, here is a list of the books that I have read and links to their reviews:

JANUARY:

1. Wicked by Sara Shepard

2.  Killer by Sara Shepard

3. Heartless by Sara Shepard

4. Lost December by Richard Paul Evans

5. Wanted by Sara Shepard

6. Twisted by Sara Shepard

7. Ruthless by Sara Shepard

FEBRUARY:

8. Voyager by Diana Galbadon

9. Sleepwalker by Karen Robards

10. 1222 by Anne Holt

11. An Abundance of Katherines by John Green

12. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

MARCH:

13. Darker After Midnight by Lara Adrian

14. Bond Girl by Erin Duffy

15. Private #1 Suspect by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro

16. The Last Vampire by Christopher Pike

17. The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein

18. Down the Darkest Road by Tami Hoag

APRIL:

19. Gun Games by Faye Kellerman

20. Need You Now by James Grippando

21. Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

22. Private Games by James Patterson and Mark Sullivan

MAY:

23. Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James

24. Deadlocked by Charlaine Harris

25. The Innocent by David Baldacci

26. The Uglies by Scott Westerfield

JUNE:

27. 11th Hour by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro

28. Forgotten by Catherine McKenzie

29. Another Piece of My Heart by Jane Green

30. The Witness by Nora Roberts

31. The Jane Austen Marriage Manual by Kim Izzo

32. Pretties by Scott Westerfield

33. Wicked Business by Janet Evanovich

JULY:

34. Bloodlines by Richelle Mead

35. Changeling by Phillipa Gregory

36. Guilty Wives by James Patterson and David Ellis

37. Love in a Nutshell by Janet Evanovich

38. 50 Shades Darker by E.L. James

39. Size 12 and Ready to Rock by Meg Cabot

40. I, Michael Bennett by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge

AUGUST:

41. When in Doubt, Add Butter by Beth Harbison

42. 15 Seconds by Andrew Gross

43. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

SEPTEMBER:

44. Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan

45. 11/22/63: A Novel by Stephen King

46. Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Titan’s Curse by Rick Riordan

47. Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan

48. Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan

49. Where We Belong by Emily Giffin

OCTOBER:

50. The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan

51. The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan

52. The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan

53. Stunning by Sara Shepard

NOVEMBER:

54. The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan

55. Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire

56. Last to Die by Tess Gerritsen

57. NYPD Red by James Patterson & Marshall Karp

58. Divergent by Veronica Roth

DECEMBER:

59. Insurgent by Veronica Roth

60. Dark Lover by J.R. Ward

61. Lover Eternal by J.R. Ward

62. Lover Awakened by J.R. Ward

63. Lover Revealed by J.R. Ward

64. Lover Unbound by J.R. Ward

No. 64 for 2012

Title: Lover Unbound
Author: J.R. Ward
Rating: 5/5
Book: 64
Pages: 502 pgs
Total Pages: 25,226 pages
Version: Book
Next up: Lover Enshrined by J.R. Ward

Every time I read a new book in this series, I have a new favourite Brother. I have always loved V and his story made me fall even more in love with him. Again, this book made me tear up. I believe I was cursing Ward at one point but I love this book and definitely recommend this series to anyone who enjoys a good vampire story!

About The Book:

Ruthless and brilliant, Vishous, son of the Bloodletter, possesses a destructive curse and a frightening ability to see the future. As a pretrans growing up in his father’s war camp, he was tormented and abused. As a member of the Brotherhood, he has no interest in love or emotion, only the battle with the Lessening Society. But when a mortal injury puts him in the care of a human surgeon, Dr. Jane Whitcomb compels him to reveal his inner pain and taste true pleasure for the first time-until a destiny he didn’t choose takes him into a future that cannot include her…..

No. 63 for 2012

Title: Lover Revealed
Author: J.R. Ward
Rating: 5/5
Book: 63
Pages: 455 pgs
Total Pages: 24,724 pages
Version: Book
Next up: Confessions of a Murder Suspect by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro

This series keeps getting better and better. Butch had always been a character I could take or leave but after reading this book, I have a new found love for him. Excellent book and I can’t wait to read the rest of the series!

About The Book

Butch O’Neal is a fighter by nature. A hard-living ex-homicide cop, he’s the only human ever to be allowed in the inner circle of the Black Dagger Brotherhood. And he wants to go even deeper into the vampire world-to engage in the turf war with the <i>lessers</i>. He’s got nothing to lose. His heart belongs to a female vampire, an aristocratic beauty who’s way out of his league. If he can’t have Marissa, then at least he can fight side by side with the Brothers….

Fate curses him with the very thing he wants. When Butch sacrifices himself to save a civilian vampire from the slayers, he falls prey to the darkest force in the war. Left for dead, he’s found by a miracle, and the Brotherhood calls on Marissa to bring him back. But even her love may not be enough to save him….

No. 62 for 2012

Title: Lover Awakened
Author: J.R. Ward
Rating: 5/5
Book: 62
Pages: 434 pgs
Total Pages: 24,269 pages
Version: Book
Next up: Lover Revealed by J.R. Ward

I don’t even know where to begin with this book. I love Zsadist. He’s angry and angsty and he feels like he’s not good for anyone. He has a fierce protective side and you cannot help but fall in love with him. I loved this book. Easily my favourite book of the series. However, that being said, I sobbed through the last 100 pages or so.

About the Book

A former blood slave, the vampire Zsadist still bears the scars from a past filled with suffering and humiliation. Renowned for his unquenchable fury and sinister deeds, he is a savage feared by humans and vampires alike. Anger is his only companion and terror his only passion-until he rescues a beautiful female from the evil Lessening Society.

Bella is instantly entranced by the seething power Zsadist possesses. But even as their desire for each other begins to overtake them, Zsadist’s thirst for vengeance against Bella’s tormentors drives him to the brink of madness. Now Bella must help her lover overcome the wounds of his tortured past and find a future with her…

No. 61 for 2012

Title: Lover Eternal
Author: J.R. Ward
Rating: 5/5
Book: 61
Pages: 441 pgs
Total Pages: 23,835 pages
Version: Book
Next up: Lover Awakened by J.R. Ward

Rhage is easily my favourite vampire in the Brotherhood. I loved him in book one and I love him even more now. Now I’m onto Zsadist’s story!! Thank God I am off for two weeks over the holidays. I’ll have more time to read!

About The Book:

Within the brotherhood, Rhage is the vampire with the strongest appetites. He’s the best fighter, the quickest to act on his impulses, and the most voracious lover-for inside him burns a ferocious curse cast by the Scribe Virgin. Owned by this dark side, Rhage fears the times when his inner dragon is unleashed, making him a danger to everyone around him.

Mary Luce, a survivor of many hardships, is unwittingly thrown into the vampire world and reliant on Rhage’s protection. With a life-threatening curse of her own, Mary is not looking for love. She lost her faith in miracles years ago. But when Rhage’s intense animal attraction turns into something more emotional, he knows that he must make Mary his alone. And while their enemies close in, Mary fights desperately to gain life eternal with the one she loves….

No. 60 for 2012

Title: Dark Lover
Author: J.R. Ward
Rating: 5/5
Book: 60
Pages: 393 pgs
Total Pages: 23,394 pages
Version: Book
Next up: Lover Eternal by J.R. Ward

This book is a re-read for me as I wanted to refresh my memory before starting book two. I think I enjoyed this book more the second time around! I love the Black Dagger Brotherhood and I can’t wait to read more of the series. I would definitely recommend this series to anyone who loves a good vampire story.

About the Book

The only purebred vampire left on the planet, Wrath has a score to settle with the slayers who murdered his parents centuries ago. But when one of his most trusted fighters is killed-orphaning a half-breed daughter unaware of her heritage or her fate-Wrath must usher the beautiful female into the world of the undead…

Racked by a restlessness in her body that wasn’t there before, Beth Randall is helpless against the dangerously sexy man who comes to her at night with shadows in his eyes. His tales of brotherhood and blood frighten her. But his touch ignites a dawning hunger that threatens to consume them both….

No. 59 for 2012

Title: Insurgent
Author: Veronica Roth
Rating: 4/5
Book: 59
Pages: 525 pgs
Total Pages: 23,001 pages
Version: Book
Next up: Dark Lover by J.R. Ward

This book was good although I didn’t like it as much as I did Divergen. There were times where it dragged just a tiny, little bit for me and at times, I found it hard to believe that Tris is only 16. She seemed too much of a Mary Sue at times. That being said, I can’t believe I have to wait until NEXT YEAR for the next book!

About the Book

One choice can transform you–or it can destroy you. But every choice has consequences, and as unrest surges in the factions all around her, Tris Prior must continue trying to save those she loves–and herself–while grappling with haunting questions of grief and forgiveness, identity and loyalty, politics and love.

Tris’s initiation day should have been marked by celebration and victory with her chosen faction; instead, the day ended with unspeakable horrors. War now looms as conflict between the factions and their ideologies grows. And in times of war, sides must be chosen, secrets will emerge, and choices will become even more irrevocable–and even more powerful. Transformed by her own decisions but also by haunting grief and guilt, radical new discoveries, and shifting relationships, Tris must fully embrace her Divergence, even if she does not know what she may lose by doing so.

No. 58 for 2012

Title: Divergent
Author: Veronica Roth
Rating: 5/5
Book: 58
Pages: 487 pgs
Total Pages: 22,476 pages
Version: Book
Next up: Insurgent by Veronica Roth

I could not put this book down!! It was awesome and definitely a page turner! The only reason why it took me so long to finish this book is because I came down with the plague from hell that robbed me of all energy. That being said, I’m off to go start <i>Insurgent</i>!

About The Book

In Beatrice Prior’s dystopian Chicago world, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue–Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives. For Beatrice, the decision is between staying with her family and being who she really is–she can’t have both. So she makes a choice that surprises everyone, including herself.

During the highly competitive initiation that follows, Beatrice renames herself Tris and struggles alongside her fellow initiates to live out the choice they have made. Together they must undergo extreme physical tests of endurance and intense psychological simulations, some with devastating consequences. As initiation transforms them all, Tris must determine who her friends really are–and where, exactly, a romance with a sometimes fascinating, sometimes exasperating boy fits into the life she’s chosen.

But Tris also has a secret, one she’s kept hidden from everyone because she’s been warned it can mean death. And as she discovers unrest and growing conflict that threaten to unravel her seemingly perfect society, she also learns that her secret might help her save those she loves . . . or it might destroy her.

No. 57 for 2012

Title: NYPD Red
Author: James Patterson and Marshall Karp
Rating: 5/5
Book: 57
Pages: 400 pgs
Total Pages: 21,989 pages
Version: Book
Next up: Divergent by Veronica Roth

I really enjoyed this book! It was unique and plot and it kept me turning the pages so much so, that I’ve lost sleep over this book! Definitely worth a read!

About The Book

It’s the start of Hollywood on Hudson, and New York City is swept up in the glamour. Every night, the red carpet rolls out for movie stars arriving at premieres in limos; the most exclusive restaurants close for private parties for wealthy producers and preeminent directors; and thousands of fans gather with the paparazzi, hoping to catch a glimpse of the most famous and beautiful faces in the world. With this many celebrities in town, special task force NYPD Red is on high alert-and they can’t afford to make a single mistake. Then a world-renowned producer fatally collapses at his power breakfast, and top NYPD Red Detective Zach Jordan is the first one on the scene. Zach works with his beautiful new partner, Detective Kylie MacDonald-who also happens to be his ex-girlfriend-to discover who the murderer might be. But this is only the beginning: the most brutal, public, and horrifyingly spectacular crimes they’ve ever encountered are about to send all of New York into chaos, putting NYPD Red on the ropes. Zach and Kylie know there’s no way of telling what a killer this deranged will do next. With the whole world watching, they have to find a way to stop a psychopath who has scripted his finale down to the last explosive detail.

No. 56 for 2012

Title: Last to Die
Author: Tess Gerritsen
Rating: 4/5
Book: 55
Pages: 352 pgs
Total Pages: 21,589 pages
Version: Book
Next up: NYPD Red by James Patterson and Marshall Karp

This was a good book and it was full of suspense and mystery. Some parts seemed to drag on at times but I still enjoyed it. I like seeing Julian and Bear and hope we get to see more of them in future books.

About The Book

For the second time in his short life, Teddy Clock has survived a massacre. Two years ago, he barely escaped when his entire family was slaughtered. Now, at fourteen, in a hideous echo of the past, Teddy is the lone survivor of his foster family’s mass murder. Orphaned once more, the traumatized teenager has nowhere to turn—until the Boston PD puts detective Jane Rizzoli on the case. Determined to protect this young man, Jane discovers that what seemed like a coincidence is instead just one horrifying part of a relentless killer’s merciless mission.

Jane spirits Teddy to the exclusive Evensong boarding school, a sanctuary where young victims of violent crime learn the secrets and skills of survival in a dangerous world. But even behind locked gates, and surrounded by acres of sheltering Maine wilderness, Jane fears that Evensong’s mysterious benefactors aren’t the only ones watching. When strange blood-splattered dolls are found dangling from a tree, Jane knows that her instincts are dead on. And when she meets Will Yablonski and Claire Ward, students whose tragic pasts bear a shocking resemblance to Teddy’s, it becomes chillingly clear that a circling predator has more than one victim in mind.

Joining forces with her trusted partner, medical examiner Maura Isles, Jane is determined to keep these orphans safe from harm. But an unspeakable secret dooms the children’s fate—unless Jane and Maura can finally put an end to an obsessed killer’s twisted quest.