Books Reviewed in Collage

Picture collage of books I reviewed

September and October 2012

It was a rough couple of months in reviewing.  My reading and blogging took the backseat to a busy life. 

I have no absolute favorites in this batch but as honorable mention I enjoyed Cameron Jace's Grimm Diaries Prequels and of course Madeline by Ludwig Bemelman.

September:
Fairy Tale Fail by Mina V. Esguerra
Indecent Proposal by Jack Engelhard
Not So Secret Email of Coco Pinchard, The by Robert Bryndza

October:
11th Hour by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
Beauty Never Dies by Cameron Jace
Headache by Crystal Marcos
Justice at Cardwell Ranch by B.J. Daniels
Ladle Rat Rotten Hut by Cameron Jace
Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans
Mary Mary Quite Contrary by Cameron Jace
Snow White Blood Red by Cameron Jace
Twilight: The Graphic Novel by Stephenie Meyer and Young Kim

Books Reviewed in Collage

Books reviewed in July and August of 2012

 

Favorites this batch:

• Forget Me Not by Dieter F. Uchtdorf
• The Secret Life of Copernicus Stringfellow by Lorin Barber
• Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas by James Patterson

Here's the links to my reviews:

July:

Mother Road, The by Jennifer Allee  4*
Secret Life of Copernicus H. Stringfellow, The by Lorin Barber 5*
Selection, The by Kiera Cass 4*
Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas by James Patterson 4*

August:
The Beginner's Goodby by Anne Tyler 3*
Breaking the Devil's Heart by H.A. Goodman 3.5*
Calico Joe by John Grisham 4*
Count Down to Love by Julie N. Ford 4*
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules by Jeff Kinney 2.5*
Forget Me Not by Dieter F. Uchtdorf  5*
Litigators, The by John Grisham 4*
Masquerade by Rachel Morgan 3.5*
Taken by Robert Crais 2.5*
True Grit by Charles Portis  3.5*
Your Happily Ever After by Dieter F. Uchtdorf  5*

Books Reviewed in Collage

Yikes!  It's past due for my every 2 month picture collage of books reviewed.  So here it is!

Books reviewed in May and June of 2012

Favorites in this batch:

• 2011 The Book Blogger's Cookbook by Christy Dorrity
• Daughters for a Time by Jennifer Hnadford
• Somebody to Love by Kristan Higgins
• Taste by Kate Evangelista

May:

An Unexpected Date by Susan Hatler
Art of Racing in the Rain, The by Garth Stein
Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote
Glass Case, The by Kristin Hannah
Graduate, The by Terry Johnson (radio play)
Guardian by Rachel Morgan
Labryinth by Rachel Morgan
Letting Go by Roxy Boroughs
Kill Me If You Can by James Patterson and Marshall Karp
Most Important Catch, The by Jaclyn M. Hawkes
New World, The by Patrick Ness
Post-College Guide to Happiness, The by Bryan Cohen
Somebody to Love by Kristan Higgins
Taste by Kate Evangelista

June:

2011 Book Blogger's Cookbook, The by Christy Dorrity
92 Pacific Boulevard by Debbie Macomber
Always the Baker Never the Bride by Sandra D. Bricker
Daughters for a Time by Jennifer Handford
Freak by Tess Gerritsen
Love Your Frenemies by Mina V. Esguerra
Philippine Folklore Stories by John Maurice Miller
Traitor by Rachel Morgan

Books Reviewed in Collage

Here's a picture collage of the books I reviewed in March and April 2012

My favorites in this batch:

• Hope's Journey
• The Lost Saints of Tennessee
• Man of La Mancha: A Musical Play
• Remy Broussard's Christmas

Read during this batch but have not yet been reviewed:

• Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote
• Guardian by Rachel Morgan
• Labyrinth by Rachel Morgan

March:
A Million Suns by Beth Revis
Descendants, The by Kaui Hart Hemmings
Fault in Our Stars, The by John Green
Irises by Francisco X. Stork
Lost Saints of Tennessee, The by Amy Franklin-Willis
Man of La Mancha:  A Musical Play by Dale Wasserman
Private #1 Suspect by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
Remy Broussard's Christmas by Kittie Howard

April:
33 Habits of a Really Good Man by Yvonne Swinson
77 Shadow Street by Dean Koontz
Girls Next Door, The by Cheri Crane
Hotel Vendome by Danielle Steele
Hope's Journey by Stephanie C. Worlton
Lucky One, The by Nicholas Sparks
Midnight in Austenland by Shannon Hale
Unlocking the Power of the Spirit by Campbell Gray

Books Reviewed in Collage

Picture collage of books I reviewed in January and February of 2012

My favorites in this batch:

• Charlotte's Web by E.B. White
• Christmas Jars Reunion by Jason F. Wright
• My Unfair Godmother by Janette Rallison
• Sherlock Holmes Investigates by Arthur Conan Doyle

Books read in this batch but have not been reviewed yet:

• A Million Suns by Beth Revis
• Remy Broussard's Christmas by Kittie Howard
• The Lost Saints of Tennessee by Amy Franklin-Willis

Here are the links to the reviews:

January:
Bed of Roses by Nora Roberts
Blind Side,The by Michael Lewis
Christmas Jars Reunion by Jason F. Wright
Heartless by Diana Palmer
Man in the Dark by Paul Auster
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Sherlock Holmes Investigates by Arthur Conan Doyle
Small Steps by Louis Sachar
Smokin' Seventeen by Janet Evanovich
Wizard of Oz, The by L. Frank Baum

February:
Catcher in the Rye, The by J.D. Salinger
Charlotte's Web by E. B. White
Gift, The by Richard Paul Evans
My Unfair Godmother by Janette Rallison
Rumpelstiltskin retold by Donna Diamond
Smartest Woman I Know, The by Ilene Beckerman
Too Clever by Julia E. Antoine
Total Memory Workout by Cynthia R. Green

Side note:  Few of the book cover images are different from the actual book images I read from.  For some reason the pictures I have would not transfer to Picasa so I had to find other images.

2011 Wrap Up

Tidbits about my 2011 blogging experience:

(Started book blogging):  February 2010
GFC followers at start of the year:  212
GFC followers at end of the year:  1585 (took advantage of blog hops!)
Awards I received:  7 Facts Award, Best Books Blog Award, Stylish Blogger Award, and The Versatile Blogger (once this year and 2 or 3 times last year)
Memes I participated in:  Must Read Mondays, Know Me Better, Limelight Reviews, and Pondering the Scriptures Sunday (created by me)
Books I won:  26 books, 2 e-books, 1 gift card, 1 missed (was on hiatus)
Book I gave away in this blog: 13
Gift cards I gave away:  $120 total
Books I read: 132, not counting picture books
Some favorite books read this year: A Monster Calls, After the Last PR, Anna and the French Kiss, Anne of Green Gables, Blood Red Road, Clarity, Dash & Lily's Books of Dares, Divergent, Dreams of Joy, Ender's Game, Gift of the Magi, Harry Potter 1-4, Holy Bible, I Am David, If I Stay 1-2, Lost December, Michael Vey, Number the Stars, Tall Story, The Night Circus, The Princess of Las Pulgas, The Taming of the Shrew, Thr3e
Misc.:  It's been a roller coaster book blogging year.  I had several episodes of losing my reading mojo and by year end, just about complete burn out.  I enjoyed reading but I worried a lot about putting out reviews and I'm not quick with words so it takes me up to 3hrs for a review so that takes up a lot of my "real life" time (not to mention the many hours reading and commenting on blogs I follow), hence guilt and frustration about prioritizing my life came to play.  Overall, I've learned quite a lot about blogging this year through blogger tips you post.  I gave my blog a facelift that finally stuck!  I'm networking more and making more friends.  This is still a wonderful hobby and I appreciate this community.  I love you all! 

Here's a picture collage of books I reviewed in November and December 2011

Minimal in this batch because these were my off months ..many episodes of being in a reading slump so I officially just went on hiatus in December. 

Several feel good books in this batch.  One that stands out though would be Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card.  It was awesome!  Oh, the Holy Bible, King James Version, was another 5 stars ..more so for spiritual purposes. :)

By the way, I actually read Haunted Castle on Hallow's Eve and All That Remains in October but didn't include them on that batch of picture collage since I had not reviewed them.  I still haven't reviewed these books but gave them 3 and 2 stars respectively.

Books Reviewed in Collage

Picture collage of books I reviewed in September and October 2011

My favorites in this batch:

• A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
• Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
• I Am David by Anne Holm
• The Tales of Beetle the Bard by J.K. Rowling

Books read this batch but haven't reviewed yet:

• All That Remains by Patricia Cornwell
• Glow by Amy Kathleen Ryan
• Haunted Castle on Hallow's Eve by Mary Pope Osborne
• Holy Bible, King James Version (actually completed in August 2011)

Books Reviewed in Collage

A picture collage of books I reviewed for the month of July & August 2011

My favorites in this batch are:

• Dash & Lilly's Book of Dares
• Divergent
• Harry Potter #3
• Harry Potter #4
• Mr. Monk is Cleaned Out 
• Number the Stars
• The Last Song

Books I Reviewed

A picture collage of books I reviewed in May and June of 2011

Favorites in this batch:

Only one, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Books I Reviewed

A picture collage of the books I reviewed in March and April of 2011

**"The Legend of Sleep Hollow"  actually belongs to the Jan/Feb pciture collage.

Favorites in this group:

• Clarity by Kim Harrington
• Tall Story by Candy Gourlay
• The Princess of Las Pulgas by C. Lee McKenzie

Books I Reviewed

A picture collage of books I reviewed in January and February of 2011.  This does not include toddler/picture books:

• Fancy Nancy and the Fabulous Boutique
• My Mommy Hung the Moon
• Too Many Toys
• Twinkle: Star of the Week

Top favorites:

• After the Last PR
• Anne of Green Gables
• Thr3e

2010 Wrap Up

Just tidbits about my 2010 book blogging experience.

Started book blogging:  February 2, 2010
Number of books reviewed:  126
Number of GFC followers:  212 ... lost a few  :(
Number of blogs I follow:  193
Meme I created:  Pondering the Scriptures Sunday
Awards I received:   Cherry on Top, Honest Scrap, Life is Good, One Lovely Blog, and The Versatile Blogger
Books I won:  Across the Universe, Aphrodite the Beauty, Courage in Patience, Ever, Exit the Actress, Kaleidoscope, Testimony, The Cake Boss (haven’t received yet), The Second Half of Life (ebook), The Wishing Hour (ebook), and Why Genesis Still Matters.
Other winnings: Bree Despain Lost Saint nail polish and bookmarks, CSN $35, and ForYourNose $25.
Some favorite books:  Brava Valentine, Flipped, For One More Day, Harry Potter #1 (haven't read the rest yet), Saving CeeCee Honeycutt, Standing for Something, The Giver series, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, The Help, The Hunger Games series, and The Wednesday Letters.
Some favorite authors:  Mitch Albom, Richard Paul Evans, Gordon B. Hinckley, Og Mandino, Haruki Murakami, J.K. Rowling, Kathryn Stockett, and Nicholas Sparks.
Misc.:  I don't understand poetry; initially avoided YA books but then I ended up liking that genre; also initially avoided audio books but its convenience worked for me (I could listen while doing chores); the reading and book blogging got so overwhelming and it ended up burning me out and putting me in a reading rut; being among cyber book lovers gave me a sense of belonging; joined Goodreads in July 2010 and love it because it has given me an avenue to meet people from back home (the Philippines); I co-initiated a challenge to read The Holy Bible ... one book per week which we, the Filipino group in Goodreads, started in October 2010.

Books I reviewed in December 2010 (my reading rut month!!)

My Christmas present to myself.  :D

Thank you for allowing me to be part of your reading world. 

May you find something here that might interest you.

Take great care!!

Books I reviewed

A picture collage of the books I reviewed in October and November 2010.

Books read

Here's a picture collage of the books I read and reviewed for the month of August and September 2010.

Books read

Here's a picture collage of the books I read and reviewed for the month of June and July 2010.

Books read

Here's a collage picture of the books I read in the month of April and May:

Books read

Here's a picture collage of the books I read and reviewed during the month of February and March of this year. It is missing two book images that would not transfer ... (1)Faith: The Essence of True Religion by Gordon B. Hinckley and (2) Soledad by Anna Cruz.