I have always been an avid reader. I would rather sit at home with a book than head out for a night on the town. I can't remember when my love for books started, it has always been a part of me. My son is becoming a bookworm too. 6 weeks after his 4th birthday he started reading books from school. Story time is always a big deal in my house...even the dog gets excited when he hears it is time for a story. Sam and I both love the weight and smell of a book.
The spring of 2010 was a very difficult one for me. I had a miscarriage and the company my husband worked for pulled out of Canada. One morning, a few weeks after I had my miscarriage, I woke up and the first thing I saw was a stack of books I had read. My first thought was "How stupid to waste your time. What are you going to do with those books?" My next thought "That is a lot of books. I wonder if I can read 52 books in 52 weeks..." I needed a distraction and a new goal. My baby was to be due in January 2011. So, instead of counting down the weeks until my baby was supposed to be born, I would count up the books I read and see if I could accomplish something else.
I surpassed my goal. Between January 1 and December 31, 2010 I read 64 books and over 24,000 pages. (This count does not include what Sam and I read over the year.)
I read a lot of fluff in 2010. Most of the books came from Shannon Haeberle and my favourite used book store. Below is my list:
1. Jude Devereaux, Lavender Morning, 476 pages
2. Jude Devereaux, Days of Gold, 376 pages
3. Jude Devereaux, The Summerhouse, 391 pages
4. Jude Devereaux, Return to Summerhouse, 425 pages
5. Jude Devereaux, Carolina Isle, 397 pages
6. Jude Devereaux, First Impressions, 435 pages
7. Nora Roberts, Captivated, 298 pages
8. Nora Roberts, Charmed, 251 pages
9. Nora Roberts, Enchanted, 238 pages
10. Nora Roberts, The Villa, 486 pages
11. Nora Roberts, The Last Honest Woman, 235 pages
12. Nora Roberts, Dance to the Piper, 224 pages
13. Nora Roberts, Vision in White, 325 pages
14. Nora Roberts, Bed of Roses, 335 pages
15. Nora Roberts, Savour the Moment, 325 pages
16. Nora Roberts, Blood Brothers, 314 pages
17. Nora Roberts, The Hollow, 318 pages
18. James Patterson, The 8th Confession, 384 pages
19. Nora Roberts, The Pagan Stone, 305 pages
20. Jude Deveraus, Holly, 308 pages
21. Nora Roberts, High Noon, 467 pages
22. Nora Roberts, Song of the West, 145 pages
23. Nora Roberts, Entranced, 297 pages
24. Nora Roberts, Boundary Lines, 233 pages
25. Nora Roberts, Tribute, 451 pages
26. Jude Deveraux, Someone To Love, 343 pages
27. Stephenie Meyer, Twilight, 498 pages
28. Stephenie Meyer, New Moon, 563 pages
29. Stephenie Meyer, Eclipse, 629 pages
30. Stephenie Meyer, The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner, 192 pages
31. Stephenie Meyer, Breaking Dawn, 756 pages
32. Anita Diamant, The Red Tent, 321 pages
33. Jude Devereaux, Secrets, 389 pages
34. Jude Devereaux, Temptation, 344 pages
35. Robyn Carr, Virgin River, 409 pages
36. Robyn Carr, Shelter Mountain, 379 pages
37. Robyn Carr, Whispering Rock, 363 pages
38. Robyn Carr, Second Chance Pass, 409 pages
39. Robyn Carr, Temptation Ridge, 441 pages
40. Robyn Carr, Paradise Valley, 410 pages
41. Robyn Carr, Forbidden Falls, 371 pages
42. Robyn Carr, Angel's Peak, 373 pages
43. Robyn Carr, Moonlight Road, 409 pages
44. Jude Deveraux, Scarlet Nights, 376 pages
45. Robyn Carr, Runaway Mistress, 376 pages
46. Nora Roberts, Blue Smoke, 440 pages
46. Debbie Macomber, 16 Lighthouse Road, 377 pages
47. Debbie Macomber, 204 Rosewood Lane, 379 pages
48. Debbie Macomber, 311 Pelican Court, 377 pages
49. Debbie Macomber, 44 Cranberry Point, 377 pages
50. Debbie Macomber, 50 Harbour Street, 362 pages
51. Debbie Macomber, 6 Ranier Drive, 496 pages
52. Debbie Macomber, 74 Seaside Ave, 416 pages
53. Debbie Macomber, 8 Sandpiper Way, 384 pages
54. Debbie Macomber, 92 Pacific Blvd, 384 pages
55. Debbie Macomber, A Cedar Cove Christmas, 256 pages
56. Lawerence Hill,The Book of Negroes, 544 pages
57. James Patterson, 9th Judgement, 368 pages
58. Nora Roberts, Happy Ever After, 368 pages
59. Susan Wiggs, Summer at Willow Lake, 535 pages
60. Susan Wiggs, The Winter Lodge, 408 pages
61. Susan Wiggs, Dockside, 408 pages
62. Susan Wiggs, Snowfall at Willow Lake, 439 pages
63. Susan Wiggs, Fireside, 397 pages
64. Debbie Macomber, 1022 Evergreen Place, 366 pages
My favourites are as follows:
The Red Tent (I first read this book back in 2005. It is my favourite book of all time.)
The Book of Negroes
The Twilight Series (shocking I know!)
In 2011 I plan on trying to achieve the same goal of 52 books before December 31. Each book will have a separate blog entry with a recap at years end. I hope you enjoyed my first entry.
Happy Reading!!!
The Paperback Princess
