MizB hosted Read Your Own Books in 2009. She’s also hosting again in 2010 and I’m signed up again. Now, the idea of this one was to set a number of books that you wanted to read … but they had to be your OWN books. Needless to say, this was not a problem with my huge TBR mountain. However, I still fell short! I was a little disappointed that I didn’t read more of my own books than I did. I was actually quite surprised to realize how many library books I did read this year. But there were more than a few new releases that I wanted to read immediately and I absolutely refuse to buy a hardcover book (for a person who can fly through a book in 2-3 days, nearly $30 is insane to spend on a book). My goal was 50 books, 25 of which needed to be on my shelf prior to 2009. I did pretty good only falling short by 4 books. So I’m actually quite proud of my final results of this challenge. And I’m definitely looking forward to doing this challenge again in 2010 because I just keep adding books to my shelves!! Here is what I read:
- Final Jeopardy by Linda Fairstein (On shelf before 2009) REVIEW
- Jack & Jill by James Patterson (On shelf before 2009) REVIEW
- Deal Breaker by Harlan Coben (On shelf before 2009) REVIEW
- C is for Corpse by Sue Grafton (On shelf before 2009) REVIEW
- Three to Get Deadly by Janet Evanovich (Acquired in 2009) REVIEW
- To the Power of Three by Laura Lippman (Acquired in 2009) REVIEW
- Postmortem by Patricia Cornwell (On shelf before 2009) REVIEW
- The Secret Between Us by Barbara Delinksy (Acquired in 2009) REVIEW
- The 6th Target by James Patterson (Acquired in 2009) REVIEW
- Hearstopper by Joy Fielding (On shelf before 2009) REVIEW
- The Broken Parachute Man by Robert B. Bolin (Acquired in 2009) REVIEW
- Heart of Ice by Gregg Olsen (Acquired in 2009) REVIEW
- Grave Sight by Charlaine Harris (Acquired in 2009) REVIEW
- Capital Offense by Kathleen Antrim (Acquired in 2009) REVIEW
- 7th Heaven by James Patterson (Acquired in 2009) REVIEW
- Whispers by Lisa Jackson (Acquired in 2009) REVIEW
- The 8th Confession by James Patterson (Acquired in 2009) REVIEW
- A Tisket, a Tasket, a Fancy Stolen Casket by Fran Rizer (Acquired in 2009) REVIEW
- Snagged by Carol Higgins Clark (On shelf before 2009) REVIEW
- In a Dark Time by Larry Watson (On shelf before 2009) REVIEW
- Sail by James Patterson (Acquired in 2009) REVIEW
- Cat & Mouse by James Patterson (On shelf before 2009) REVIEW
- The Piper’s Sons by Bruce Chandler Fergusson (On shelf before 2009) REVIEW
- Executive Privilege by Phillip Margolin (Acquired in 2009) REVIEW
- An Ice Cold Grave by Charlaine Harris (Acquired in 2009) REVIEW
- She Loves Me Not by Wendy Corsi Staub (On shelf before 2009) REVIEW
- When the Bough Breaks by Jonathan Kellerman (On shelf before 2009) REVIEW
- Michelangelo’s Notebook by Paul Christopher (Acquired in 2009) REVIEW
- The Godwulf Manuscript by Robert B. Parker (Acquired in 2009) REVIEW
- The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen (On shelf before 2009) REVIEW
- ‘D’ is for Deadbeat by Sue Grafton (On shelf before 2009) REVIEW
- A Bone to Pick by Charlaine Harris (Acquired in 2009) REVIEW
- Pop Goes the Weasel by James Patterson (On shelf before 2009) REVIEW
- The Murder of Laci Peterson by Cliff Linedecker (On shelf before 2009) REVIEW
- The Double Eagle by James Twining (Acquired in 2009) REVIEW
- Silent Witness by Richard North Patterson (On shelf before 2009) REVIEW
- Denial by Keith Ablow (Acquired in 2009) REVIEW
- The Aztec Heresy by Paul Christopher (Acquired in 2009) REVIEW
- Harry Potter & the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling (On shelf before 2009) REVIEW
- No Place Like Home by Mary Higgins Clark (On shelf before 2009) REVIEW
- Roses are Red by James Patterson (On shelf before 2009) REVIEW
- The Sorority: Eve by Tamara Thorne (Acquired in 2009) REVIEW
- The Sorority: Merilynn by Tamara Thorne (Acquired in 2009) REVIEW
- The Sorority: Samantha by Tamara Thorne (Acquired in 2009) REVIEW
- Violets are Blue by James Patterson (Acquired in 2009) REVIEW
- The Book of Names by Jill Gregory & Karen Tintori (On shelf before 2009) REVIEW
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