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Well, certainly didn't make it to 50 this year. But did read some really fabulous books! Will try again for 2009. :o)

32 / 50 (64.0%)

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Naruto 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32
D Gray Man 1 through 8

Ages and ages ago, I loved reading the "People of the..." books by Kathleen O'Neal Gear and W. Michael Gear. Epic and usually sad, they're one of those types of books that you almost can't bear to read because it hurts, but they're so rich and fascinating you can't put them down. Stopped reading them years ago, not really sure why. Discovered they had a new Puebloan series out (well, new is relative. The first one is from 1999!) and picked them up this year. OMG, absolutely amazingly wonderful. Creepy as all get out in moments, that's for sure. They're so good with making fascinating characters.  The books are: <i>The Visitant, The Summoning God, and Bone Walker.</i>  This trilogy stays strong the whole way through, and is a terrific mix of old and new stories interspersed through each other. I'm going to have to re-collect the People of books now.

New favorite author: Sue Henry.  I think I'd written about Dead North before, and on one of Borders big buy3/get1 free things I picked up more of hers. *G*  This year I've read <i>Murder on the Iditarod Trail, Deadfall, and Murder on the Yukon Quest</i>. Jessie Arnold is a good lead character, and her lead dog (Tank) is a lovely character as well. ^,,^

Must say that reading on the second half of your lunch hour isn't as satisfying as reading half a book at once, but it is very enjoyable to get to relax away from work and that damn phone and to actually get to read!

44 / 50 (88.0%)

Last week I started and finished the wonderful Find Me, by Carol O'Connell. The whole series is captivating and fascinating. It was very interesting to see another aspect to Mallory. Charles and Riker are great supporting characters.

39 / 50 (78.0%)

Since the last time, I've read:
Death Note 12 (end of the series)
Hikaru No Go 2 and 3

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

34 / 50 (68.0%)

It's been quite the week. Due to Michael's need for routine, we met for our Tuesday walk on the day that it reached 101. OMG. But we had lots of water and stuck to the shade as much as possible, so it was pretty decent all in all.

Wednesday I went out to the ranch and helped Mom clear out the porch - also, it appears that we'll be able to keep it for storage when my mom and sister get stuff packed up. That's a huge bonus. But it was a pretty big project - we started early and finished at 1 in the afternoon, though I suppose we're not technically finished since we'll be making the garbage run this weekend. The horse trailer is full of bees nests!! Yikes. Then Papa came home saying he was going to get some loads of hay. So Mom and I flew into town to grab a burger to eat on the way back, then helped Papa unload one truck load. Thankfully my sister came home in time to help with the second load. While we were waiting the cattle came into the arena and were very social, though my dog was NOT impressed that they were bugging him. LOL.

Today at work we had our annual 'barbeque', though this year there was no barbeque. Annual lunch, I guess. Anyway, Nachos came out and catered the food part so we had chicken soft tacos and then some chips with ground beef and salsa. YUM. Also, ice cream. Mmmm. Today was pretty hot but it turned out really nice anyway. I helped set up, stood around visiting for a couple hours, and then helped take everything down. So between today and yesterday, everything hurts!

Anyway, despite the craziness of this week, I did manage to read. I finished Death Note 5 and 6, Black Cat 9, and The Mermaid Chair. Absolutely lovely book. It's written by Sue Monk Kidd, who also wrote The Secret Life of Bees. It's haunting and mesmerizing. Whereas Bees was more a teenage whirlwind, this is more of a mid-life crisis type of book, but written so wonderfully and realistically that you just are immersed in the story. I highly recommend her books. ^___^

24 / 50 (48.0%)

Portait in Death by JD Robb
The Cold Moon by Jeffery Deaver.

Man, I hadn't been keeping track of his books - he has published a ton of them! I think the Coffin Dancer or so was the last one I read. Will have to check out The Book Store and see if I can pick up some of the others at half price. :D

Also read and not officially counting:
Loveless 5
Fullmetal Alchemist 13 (Ye gods!)
Claymore 8

16 / 50 (32.0%)

As of March 11th:
JD Robb - I was on a roll this last month. All of these are from the In Death series:
Holiday, Conspiracy, Loyalty, Witness, Judgment, Betrayal. Also read Innocent in Death, the new one.

Not sure if I'm counting the manga books. Maybe two as one? Didn't count it this time, but I did read Naruto 13, Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories 2, and Claymore 6 if I change my mind later. ;D

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9 / 50 (18.0%)

As of February 10th, I've read:
JD Robb - Vengeance in Death
I'm so very much enjoying my reread of the In Death books. I didn't realize it took to this point to meet McNab, and I'd forgotten totally about the main suspect in this book. I'm a bad retainer of important facts, sometimes. ;D
Dates from Hell Anthology (Kim Harrison, Kelley Armstrong, etc)
This was a fun read. I enjoyed Kim Harrison's the most, but part of that was simply already knowing the characters. Neat to see Kisten and Ivy interacting here. The others were okay. Thought the shapechanging one was rather unique, enjoyed Armstrong's half-demon and werewolf story, and then the final one was okay.

As of January 26th, I've read:
Jefferson Bass - Carved In Bone

As of January 12th, I've read:
Carol OConnell - Crime School
Naruto - Innocent Heart, Demonic Blood
JD Robb - Rapture in Death
JD Robb - Ceremony in Death
Fullmetal Alchemist Vol 11
Suikoden III Vol 11

A few people on my friends' list have mentioned that there is a challenge to read 50 books this year. Thought that would be fun to attempt, even if past years indicate that it won't be reached. *G* So far, so good.

6 / 50 (6.0%)

As of January 12th, I've read:
Carol OConnell - Crime School
Naruto - Innocent Heart, Demonic Blood
JD Robb - Rapture in Death
JD Robb - Ceremony in Death
Fullmetal Alchemist Vol 11
Suikoden III Vol 11