64 Books Read in 2012!

Title: I, Michael Bennett
Author: James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge
Rating: 4/5
Book: 40/50 (80% completed)
Pages: 383 pgs
Total Pages: 14,920/15,000 (99.47% completed)
Version: Book
Next up: 11/22/63 by Stephen King

This was a quick and easy read, as is most of Patterson’s books. I really do enjoy the Bennett books but this book was just okay for me. One thing about this book is that the ending sucked. There was no conclusion and the ending wasn’t even a cliffhanger. At the end of the book, I was looking for more.

About the Book:

A South American crime lord has brought New York the worst lawlessness and violence the city has ever seen. Police shot in the street. Judges murdered in the courtroom. Mayhem is unleashed–and the mayor demands that Detective Michael Bennett find a way to stop it.

Bennett takes his ten kids and their beautiful nanny, Mary Catherine, out of the chaos on a much-needed vacation to upstate New York. But instead of escaping the violence, it follows them and they find themselves in the middle of another nightmare that threatens the entire family. The danger isn’t only coming from the crime lord’s killers–FBI Agent Emily Parker is back, and Bennett’s attraction to her endangers his relationship with Mary Catherine.

No. 39 of 2012

Posted by Bookworm84 on July 28, 2012

Title: Size 12 and Ready to Rock
Author: Meg Cabot
Rating: 4/5
Book: 39/50 (78% completed)
Pages: 361 pgs
Total Pages: 14,537/15,000 (96.91% completed)
Version: Book
Next up: I, Michael Bennett by James Patterson and Michael Ludwidge

I have always loved the Heather Wells series. I love that the main character in this story is a plus sized woman. It was what drew me to the story in the first place. It has been 5 years since the last Wells book and when I started to read this one, I found it a little slow at first but it quickly picked up and drew me in and I was able to return to a world with some pretty awesome characters. I’m definitely looking forward to the next instalment in 2013.

Book Description from book jacket or back of the book

Just because the students at New York College have flown the coop doesn’t mean assistant residence hall director Heather Wells can relax. Fischer Hall is busier than ever, filled with squealing thirteen and fourteen year old girls attending the first ever Tania Trace Teen Rock Camp, hosted by pop sensation Tania Trace herself-who just happens to be newly married to Heather’s ex-boyfriend, heartthrob Jordan Cartwright. But the real headache begins when the producer of a reality TV show starring Tania winds up dead…and it’s clear that the star was the intended victim.

Grant Cartwright, head of Cartwright Records, wants to keep his daughter-in-law (and his highest-earning performer) alive. So he hires his oldest son, black sheep of the family and private investigator Cooper Cartwright-who just happens to be Heather’s new fiancé. Heather should leave the detecting to Cooper. But with a dorm full of hysterical mini-divas-in-training, she can’t help but get involved. And after Tania shares a really shocking secret with her, this reality suddenly becomes more dangerously real than anyone ever anticipated.

No. 38 for 2012

Posted by Bookworm84 on July 22, 2012

Title Fifty Shades Darker
Author: E.L. James
Rating: 3/5
Book: 38/50 (76% completed)
Pages: 532 pgs
Total Pages: 14,176/15,000 (94.51% completed)
Version: Book
Next up: Size 12 and Ready to Rock by Meg Cabot

This book is not quality writing AT ALL but, I think the whole world knows that. At the same time, however, there is something about the story that drags you in and makes the book seem like it is worth the read.

I have mixed feelings about this one. I liked seeing more Christian angst but Ana’s frequent, and I mean very frequent, temper tantrums and childish behavour got old real fast. As did the continuous “inner goddess” talk. I mentioned to my friend that the whole “inner goddess” thing reminds me of the Lizzie McGuire show with Lizzy’s cartoon character making brief statements during the show.

The only reason why I am reading these books is because I bought them. I feel like I need to read them in order to make myself not feel like I wasted my money on them (even though I have). I have the third book but I am in no rush to read it.

About the Book:

Daunted by the singular tastes and dark secrets of the beautiful, tormented young entrepreneur Christian Grey, Anastasia Steele has broken off their relationship to start a new career with a Seattle publishing house.

But desire for Christian still dominates her every waking thought, and when he proposes a new arrangement, Anastasia cannot resist. They rekindle their searing sensual affair, and Anastasia learns more about the harrowing past of her damaged, driven and demanding Fifty Shades.

While Christian wrestles with his inner demons, Anastasia must confront the anger and envy of the women who came before her, and make the most important decision of her life.

No. 37 for 2012

Posted by Bookworm84 on July 16, 2012

Title Love in a Nutshell
Author: Janet Evanovich
Rating: 4/5
Book: 37/50 (74% completed)
Pages: 310 pgs
Total Pages: 13,644/15,000 (90.96% completed)
Version: Book
Next up: Fifty Shades Darker by E.L. James

This was a cute story for what it was. I found that the story was trying to hard though. It was a mystery and romance together but in my opinion, it just kind of fell flat. They story was missing vital components of a good mystery books or romance book but that being said, it was still enjoyable. Any fan of Evanovich’s will enjoy this one.

About the Book:

Kate Appleton needs a job. Her husband has left her, she’s been fired from her position as a magazine editor, and the only place she wants to go is to her parents’ summer house, The Nutshell, in Keene’s Harbor, Michigan. Kate’s plan is to turn The Nutshell into a Bed and Breakfast. Problem is, she needs cash, and the only job she can land is less than savory.
Matt Culhane wants Kate to spy on his brewery employees. Someone has been sabotaging his company, and Kate is just new enough in town that she can insert herself into Culhane’s business and snoop around for him. If Kate finds the culprit, Matt will pay her a $20,000 bonus. Needless to say, Kate is highly motivated. But several problems present themselves. Kate despises beer. No one seems to trust her. And she is falling hard for her boss.

Can these two smoke out a saboteur, save Kate’s family home, and keep a killer from closing in…all while resisting their undeniable attraction to one another?

No. 36 for 2012

Posted by Bookworm84 on July 12, 2012

Title Guilty Wives
Author: James Patterson and David Ellis
Rating: 5/5
Book: 36/50 (72% completed)
Pages: 424 pgs
Total Pages: 13,334/15,000 (88.89% completed)
Version: Book
Next up: Love in a Nutshell by Janet Evanovich and Dorien Kelly

I loved this book! The suspense kept me turning pages so fast that it took me no time at all to finish this book! I felt a lot of emotions while reading this book and there were several points in the book when I was starting to get really frustrated with the events that was happening to the main character that I wanted to stop reading but then I couldn’t because I was too anxious to find out what happens! Definitely would recommend this book to everyone!

About the Book:

No husbands allowed

Only minutes after Abbie Elliot and her three best friends step off of a private helicopter, they enter the most luxurious, sumptuous, sensually pampering hotel they have ever been to. Their lavish presidential suite overlooks Monte Carlo, and they surrender: to the sun and pool, to the sashimi and sake, to the Bruno Paillard champagne. For four days they’re free to live someone else’s life. As the weekend moves into pulsating discos, high-stakes casinos, and beyond, Abbie is transported to the greatest pleasure and release she has ever known.

What happened last night?

In the morning’s harsh light, Abbie awakens on a yacht, surrounded by police. Something awful has happened–something impossible, unthinkable. Abbie, Winnie, Serena, and Bryah are arrested and accused of the foulest crime imaginable. And now the vacation of a lifetime becomes the fight of a lifetime–for survival.

No. 35 for 2012

Posted by Bookworm84 on July 8, 2012

Title Changeling
Author: Philippa Gregory
Rating: 2/5
Book: 35/50 (70% completed)
Pages: 256 pgs
Total Pages: 12,910/15,000 (86.07% completed)
Version: Book
Next up: Guilty Wives by James Patterson

This book had so much potential and it failed to deliver. I found this book dull and boring. The only reason I continued to read it is that I was over half way through the book when I decided I wanted to give up on it. For such a short book, it took me forever to read it. I doubt I’ll be reading the rest of the series.

About the Book:

Italy, 1453. Seventeen-year-old Luca Vero is brilliant, gorgeous—and accused of heresy. Cast out of his religious order for using the new science to question old superstitious beliefs, Luca is recruited into a secret sect: The Order of the Dragon, commissioned by Pope Nicholas V to investigate evil and danger in its many forms, and strange occurrences across Europe, in this year—the end of days.

Isolde is a seventeen-year-old girl shut up in a nunnery so she can’t inherit any of her father’s estate. As the nuns walk in their sleep and see strange visions, Isolde is accused of witchcraft—and Luca is sent to investigate her, but finds himself plotting her escape.

Despite their vows, despite themselves, love grows between Luca and Isolde as they travel across Europe with their faithful companions, Freize and Ishraq. The four young people encounter werewolves, alchemists, witches, and death-dancers as they head toward a real-life historical figure who holds the boundaries of Christendom and the secrets of the Order of the Dragon.

The first in a series, this epic and richly detailed drama is grounded in historical communities and their mythic beliefs. It includes a medieval map of Europe that will track their journey; and the interior will include relevant decorative elements as well as an interior line illustration. And look for a QR code that links to a note from the author with additional, detailed information about the setting and the history that informed the writing. With Philippa Gregory’s trademark touch, this novel deftly brings the past—and its salacious scandals—vividly and disturbingly to life.

No. 34 for 2012

Posted by Bookworm84 on July 2, 2012

Title Bloodlines
Author: Richelle Mead
Rating: 5/5
Book: 34/50 (68% completed)
Pages: 421 pgs
Total Pages: 12,654/15,000 (84.38% completed)
Version: Book
Next up: Changeling by Phillippa Gregory

Loved, loved, LOVED this book!! As a huge fan of the Vampire Academy series, I was a little afraid when Mead announced a spin-off series. I was afraid that they weren’t going to be good enough and they were going to butcher a series that I absolutely loved. I’m happy to say that my fears were unwarranted as the book held it’s own. The plot kept moving. Some of my favourite characters were in the book and I couldn’t put this one down.

About the Book:

When alchemist Sydney is ordered into hiding to protect the life of Moroi princess Jill Dragomir, the last place she expects to be sent is a human private school in Palm Springs, California. But at their new school, the drama is only just beginning.

Populated with new faces as well as familiar ones, Bloodlines explores all the friendship, romance, battles and betrayals that made the #1 New York Times bestselling Vampire Academy series so addictive – this time in a part-vampire, part-human setting where the stakes are even higher and everyone’s out for blood.

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64 Books Read in 2012!

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