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Ashlyn's 2010 Book Log!!!

Fri, 25 Dec 2009 12:18:05 -0500

Ashlyn's 2010 Book Log!!!:

The end of the year is here… so you know what that means….

NEW TUMBLR FOR 2010!!
There isn’t anything posted yet, but I am working on a list of books for the new year.

Unless I speed through another book this week, I am sitting at 64 books for 2009. That’s almost 5 books a month!

Brave Dames and Wimpettes: What Women Are Really Doing on Page...

Fri, 25 Dec 2009 12:14:33 -0500

Brave Dames and Wimpettes: What Women Are Really Doing on Page and Screen, Susan Isaacs

3/5

White Oleander, Janet Fitch 5/5

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:35:44 -0500

White Oleander, Janet Fitch

5/5

Night World Volume 1 (Secret Vampire, Daughters of Darkness,...

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:18:58 -0500

Night World Volume 1 (Secret Vampire, Daughters of Darkness, & Spellbinder), L.J. Smith

5/5

Yes. I just bought 3 original copies of these books from Night...

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:46:21 -0500

Yes. I just bought 3 original copies of these books from Night World. Shut it.

I hate the giant volume editions. They’re so hard to handle.

Evermore (The Immortals #1), Alyson Noel .5/5 The plot is almost...

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:36:00 -0400

Evermore (The Immortals #1), Alyson Noel

.5/5

The plot is almost exactly the same as the third book Soulmate in Night World #2. But Soulmate is much better. Read that instead. It also has some weird names in it. Ever, Miles, Haven, Drina, Damen. It felt like the author was trying to make up for an unoriginal plot-line by giving all the characters weird names.

Night World #2 (Dark Angel, The Chosen & Soulmate), L.J....

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:06:42 -0400

Night World #2 (Dark Angel, The Chosen & Soulmate), L.J. Smith

4.5/5

“Intrigued by Twilight’s otherworldly teen romance but creeped out by its adherence to outdated gender roles? Try L.J. Smith’s Night World series instead. Written years before Edward watched Bella sleep, but only recently reprinted, the nine books of the series feature strong female protagonists who discover unlikely - and often supernatural - soulmates. Smith’s heroines often save their forbidden loves and, i later books, play pivotal roles in fighting to save the world. Best of all, Smith’s mythology is threaded with deeply feminist elements that challenge our own culture’s Judeo-Christian beliefs: Her powerful witches are a Matriarchal society, Goddess-worshippers who trace their ancestry to the witch, Hellewise, who died so they could be free.” Brian Pietras, “The Bitch List”, Bust Magazine, Fall 2009

The City of Glass (The Mortal Instruments #3), Cassandra...

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 02:46:25 -0400

The City of Glass (The Mortal Instruments #3), Cassandra Clare

3.5/5

(I dislike when I can see the resolution before I really should. Halfway through, actually, probably not even that far, I knew the way the author would resolve the 2 major plot points. Maybe I just think too much while I am reading, but it was too easy.)

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Mark...

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:18:17 -0400

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Mark Haddon

4.5/5

City of Ashes (The Mortal Instruments #2), Cassandra...

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 01:34:00 -0400

City of Ashes (The Mortal Instruments #2), Cassandra Clare

3/5

(After discussing the first book with some friends, they convinced me to just keep reading. I should explain that I think that the books themselves are interesting reads. There is just one plot element that I don’t care for that taints the books a bit for me.)

Running With Scissors, Augusten Burroughs 4/5

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:49:49 -0400

Running With Scissors, Augusten Burroughs

4/5

Go Ask Alice, Beatrice Sparks/Anonymous 3.5/5

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:29:00 -0400

Go Ask Alice, Beatrice Sparks/Anonymous

3.5/5

City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments #1), Cassandra...

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:03:00 -0400

City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments #1), Cassandra Clare

.5/5

(It is a decent read until the last few chapters. Unsettling twist that I just did not appreciate.)

Thirteen Reasons Why, Jay Asher (#54) 4/5

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 17:58:57 -0400

Thirteen Reasons Why, Jay Asher (#54)

4/5

Cut, Patricia McCormick 4/5

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:37:23 -0400

Cut, Patricia McCormick

4/5

My current hold list at the public library. sigh And that...

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:09:27 -0400

My current hold list at the public library.

*sigh*

And that doesn’t even include the 3 books I have out already. Lordy.

Catching Fire (Hunger Games #2), Suzanne Collins 5/5

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 22:55:28 -0400

Catching Fire (Hunger Games #2), Suzanne Collins

5/5

The Book Thief, Markus Zusak 5/5 (Easily in my top 10 favorite...

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:21:45 -0400

The Book Thief, Markus Zusak

5/5 (Easily in my top 10 favorite books.)

"‘When death captures me,’ the boy vowed, ‘he will feel my fist on his face.’"

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:53:36 -0400

“‘When death captures me,’ the boy vowed, ‘he will feel my fist on his face.’”

- The Book Thief, Markus Zusak

This is my current reading material. Feminism and Philosophy,...

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 03:25:06 -0400

This is my current reading material.

Feminism and Philosophy, ed. Mary Vetterling-Braggin, Frederick A. Elliston & Jane English

It was published in 1977. It is a college of papers on Feminism, which makes it difficult to keep track of, especially in my reading journals. I read Yes Means Yes which is in the same format. I read what interests me and skip what doesn’t. But so far, I am really enjoying it. I like reading nonfiction every once in a while.