64 Books Read in 2012!

Title Wicked Business
Author: Janet Evanovich
Rating: 5/5
Book: 33/50 (66% completed)
Pages: 299 pgs
Total Pages: 12,236/15,000 (81.57% completed)
Version: Book
Next up: Bloodlines by Richelle Mead

As with typical Evanovich novels, there is really nothing to this books. It’s a fun, “fluff” read. But it is one that I would whole-heartedly recommend. Janet Evanovich has a knack for pulling you into the story and telling something so ridiculous that it will have you laughing out loud.

My favourite characters in these books: Cat and Carl. You got to love quirky pets!

About the Book:

Lizzy Tucker’s once normal life as a pastry chef in Salem, Massachusetts, turns upside down as she battles both sinister forces and an inconvenient attraction to her unnaturally talented but off-limits partner, Diesel.

When Harvard University English professor and dyed-in-the-wool romantic Gilbert Reedy is mysteriously murdered and thrown off his fourth-floor balcony, Lizzy and Diesel take up his twenty-year quest for the Luxuria Stone, an ancient relic believed by some to be infused with the power of lust. Following clues contained in a cryptic nineteenth-century book of sonnets, Lizzy and Diesel tear through Boston catacombs, government buildings, and multimillion-dollar residences. On their way they’ll leave behind a trail of robbed graves, public disturbances, and general mayhem.

Diesel’s black sheep cousin, Gerwulf Grimoire, also wants the Stone. His motives are far from pure, and what he plans on doing with the treasure, no one knows . . . but Lizzy Tucker fears she’s in his crosshairs. Never far and always watching, Grimoire has a growing, vested interest in the cupcake-baker-turned-finder-of-lost-things. As does another dangerous and dark opponent in the hunt—a devotee of lawlessness and chaos, known only as Anarchy.

Treasures will be sought, and the power of lust will be unmistakable as Lizzy and Diesel attempt to stay ahead of Anarchy, Grimoire, and his medieval minion, Hatchet, in this ancient game of twisted riddles and high-stakes hide-and-seek.

No. 32 for 2012

Posted by Bookworm84 on June 24, 2012

Title Pretties
Author: Scott Westerfield
Rating: 3/5
Book: 32/50 (64% completed)
Pages: 370 pgs
Total Pages: 11,937/15,000 (79.58% completed)
Version: Book
Next up: Wicked Business by Janet Evanovich

I don’t know what to think about this series. I liked the first book but I found this one to be a little dry. Also, the whole “bubbly” thing got really annoying at times. I’m not sure if I’ll be reading the other two books in the series. If I do, i’m not going to be rushing to read them.

About the Book:

Tally has finally become pretty. Now her looks are beyond perfect, her clothes are awesome, her boyfriend is totally hot, and she’s completely popular. It’s everything she’s ever wanted.

But beneath all the fun — the nonstop parties, the high-tech luxury, the total freedom — is a nagging sense that something’s wrong. Something important. Then a message from Tally’s ugly past arrives. Reading it, Tally remembers what’s wrong with pretty life, and the fun stops cold.

Now she has to choose between fighting to forget what she knows and fighting for her life — because the authorities don’t intend to let anyone with this information survive.

No. 31 for 2012

Posted by Bookworm84 on June 20, 2012

Title The Jane Austen Marriage Manual
Author: Kim Izzo
Rating: 3/5
Book: 31/50 (62% completed)
Pages: 336 pgs
Total Pages: 11,567/15,000 (77.11% completed)
Version: Book
Next up: Pretties by Scott Westerfeld

This book was okay. Nothing too spectacular. Plot was okay even if it was a little cliched. It was still an enjoyable read though for what it is. I would only recommend it to someone who has nothing better to read.

About the Book:

Katherine Shaw—Kate— is happy with her life. She has supportive friends, a glamorous magazine career, and a love of all things Jane Austen. But when she loses her job, her beloved grandmother falls ill and a financial disaster forces a sale on the family home, Kate finds herself facing a crisis that would test even the most stalwart of Austen heroines.
Friends rally round, connecting her to freelance gigs, and presenting her with a birthday gift— title to land in Scotland—that’s about to come in very handy. Turns out that Kate’s first freelance assignment is to test an Austen-inspired theory: in the toughest economic times is a wealthy man the only must-have accessory? What begins as an article turns into an opportunity as Kate—now </i>Lady Kate</i>—jet-sets to Palm Beach, St Moritz and London where, in keeping company with the elite, she meets prospects who make Mr. Darcy look like an amateur. But will rubbing shoulders with men of good fortune ever actually lead her to love? And will Kate be able to choose between Mr. Rich and Mr. Right?

No. 30 for 2012

Posted by Bookworm84 on June 17, 2012

Title: The Witness
Author: Nora Roberts
Rating: 5/5
Book: 30/50 (60% completed)
Pages: 488 pgs
Total Pages: 11,231/15,000 (74.87% completed)
Version: Book
Next up: The Jane Austen Marriage Manual by Kim Izzo

This was a very good book! I couldn’t put this book down and I have to say that it is Nora Roberts’ best. I loved the characters and the different turns the plot took. I definitely recommend this book to everyone who loves mystery mixed with a good romance.

About the Book:

Daughter of a cold, controlling mother and an anonymous donor, studious, obedient Elizabeth finally let loose one night, drinking too much at a nightclub and allowing a strange man’s seductive Russian accent to lure her to a house on Lake Shore Drive. The events that followed changed her life forever.

Twelve years later, the woman now known as Abigail Lowery lives alone on the outskirts of a small town in the Ozarks. A freelance programmer, she works at home designing sophisticated security systems. Her own security is supplemented by a fierce dog and an assortment of firearms. She keeps to herself, saying little, revealing nothing.

Unfortunately, that seems to be the quickest way to get attention in a tiny southern town.

The mystery of Abigail Lowery intrigues local police chief Brooks Gleason, on both a personal and professional level. Her sharp, logical mind, her secretive nature, her unromantic viewpoints leave him fascinated but frustrated. He suspects that Abigail needs protection from something, even if he doesn’t know what – and that her elaborate defenses hide a story that must be revealed.

Accustomed to two-bit troublemakers, Gleason is about to walk into the sights of very powerful and dangerous men. And Abigail Lowery, who has built a life based on security and self-control, is at risk of losing both.

No. 29 for 2012

Posted by Bookworm84 on June 10, 2012

Title Another Piece of My Heart
Author: Jane Green
Rating: 4/5
Book: 29/50 (58% completed)
Pages: 386 pgs
Total Pages: 10,743/15,000 (71.62% completed)
Version: Book
Next up: The Witness by Nora Roberts

Another good read from Jane Green. I found parts of the book to be a little repetitive at times but overall, it was an enjoyable read.

About the Book:

Andi has spent much of her adult life looking for the perfect man, and at thirty-seven, she’s finally found him. Ethan–divorced with two daughters, Emily and Sophia–is a devoted father and even better husband. Always hoping one day she would be a mother, Andi embraces the girls like they were her own. But in Emily’s eyes, Andi is an obstacle to her father’s love, and Emily will do whatever it takes to break her down. When the dynamics between the two escalate, they threaten everything Andi believes about love, family, and motherhood—leaving both women standing at a crossroad in their lives…and in their hearts.

No. 28 for 2012

Posted by Bookworm84 on June 7, 2012

Title Forgotten
Author: Catherine McKenzie
Rating: 5/5
Book: 28/50 (56% completed)
Pages: 367 pgs
Total Pages: 10,357/15,000 (69.05% completed)
Version: Book
Next up: Another Piece of my Heart by Jane Green

Catherine McKenzie has done it again. I cannot tell you how happy I am that I stumbled upon McKenzie’s books. She is such a refreshing author and I have equally loved every single one of her books. Forgotten did not disappoint. I loved the characters. I loved the plot and I got the ending that I was hoping for. I have already raved about McKenzie to my fellow bookworm friends and I encourage everyone to check McKenzie’s books out. You will not regret it!

About the Book:

When everyone thinks you’re dead, how do you start your life over again?

Emma Tupper, a young lawyer with a bright future, sets out on a journey after her mother’s death: to Africa, a place her mother always wanted to visit. But her mother’s dying gift has unexpected consequences. Emma falls ill during the trip and is just recovering when a massive earthquake hits, turning her one-month vacation into a six-month ordeal.

When Emma returns home, she’s shocked to find that her friends and colleagues believed she was dead, that her apartment has been rented to a stranger and that her life has gone on without her. Can Emma pick up where she left off? Should she? As Emma struggles to recreate her old life, everyone around her thinks she should change – her job, her relationships, and even herself. But does she really want to sacrifice everything she’s working so hard to gain?

No. 27 for 2012

Posted by Bookworm84 on June 3, 2012

Title 11th Hour
Author: James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
Rating: 4/5
Book: 27/50 (54% completed)
Pages: 391 pgs
Total Pages: 9,990/15,000 (66.6% completed)
Version: Book
Next up: Forgotten by Catherine McKenzie

Another good instalment of the Women’s Murder Club. It was a good read that was hard to put down. The plot moved at a fast pace and it was very hard to put the book down.

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Lindsay Boxer is pregnant at last! But her work doesn’t slow for a second. When millionaire Chaz Smith is mercilessly gunned down, she discovers that the murder weapon is linked to the deaths of four of San Francisco’s most untouchable criminals. And it was taken from her own department’s evidence locker. Anyone could be the killer–even her closest friends.

Or a vicious killer?

Lindsay is called next to the most bizarre crime scene she’s ever seen: two bodiless heads elaborately displayed in the garden of a world-famous actor. Another head is unearthed in the garden, and Lindsay realizes that the ground could hide hundreds of victims.

You won’t know until the 11th hour

A reporter launches a series of vicious articles about the cases and Lindsay’s personal life is laid bare. But this time she has no one to turn to–especially not Joe.

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64 Books Read in 2012!

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