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Update on 12/12/11: I've reached my goal for 130 books in 2011!

January
1. A Prairie Christmas Collection: 9 Historical Christmas Romances from America's Great Plains by Various. 9/10, finished 03/01/11
2. Murder in Plain Sight by Marta Perry, 8/10, finished 07/01/11
3. Rugged and Relentless by Kelly Eileen Hake, 8/10, finished 14/01/11
4. Random Acts of Heroic Love by Danny Scheinmann, 7/10, finished 21/01/11
5. Sarah's Garden by Kelly Long, 9/10, finished 22/01/11
6. Doctor in Petticoats by Mary Connealy, 8/10, finished 24/01/11
7. A Plain and Simple Christmas: A Novella by Amy Clipston, 7/10, finished 25/01/11
8. Found in Translation: an unforgettable mission trip where faith, obedience, and forgiveness intersect. by Roger Bruner, 7/10, finished 27/01/11
9. The Collector by John Fowles, 8/10, finished 30/01/11

February
10. The Prodigal by Beverly Lewis, 10/10, finished 03/02/11
11. Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater, 6/10, finished 06/02/11
12. Dark Harvest by Karen Harper, 9/10, finished 10/02/11
13. "Doctor Faustus" in Doctor Faustus and Other Plays by Christopher Marlowe, 7/10, finished 11/02/11
14. An Amish Love: Healing Hearts/What the Heart Sees/A Marriage of the Heart (Inspirational Amish Anthology by Various, 9/10, finished 14/02/11
15. Raider's Heart by Marcia Gruver, 7/10, finished 17/02/11
16. Richard II by William Shakespeare, 7/10, finished 21/02/11
17. Hometown Bride by Jillian Hart, 9/10, finished 23/02/11
18. King Lear by William Shakespeare, 6/10, finished 24/02/11
19. A Very Special Delivery by Linda Goodnight, 9/10, finished 26/02/11
20. Love Me Back to Life by Missy Horsfall and Susan Stevens, 7/10, finished 27/02/11
21. Restless Hearts by Marta Perry, 8/10, finished 28/02/11

March
22. Secrets of Harmony Grove by Mindy Starns Clark, 8/10, finished 06/03/11
23. Lilly's Wedding Quilt by Kelly Long, 10/10, finished 09/03/11
24. The Sixty Minute Marriage by Rob Parsons, 8/10, finished 09/03/11
25. As You Like It by William Shakespeare, 6/10, finished 11/03/11
26. "The Innocent Mistress" in Eighteenth-Century Women Dramatists by Mary Pix, 8/10, finished 16/03/11
27. Here Burns My Candle by Liz Curtis Higgs, 10/10, finished 19/03/11
28. The Caregiver by Shelley Shepard Gray, 8/10, finished 22/03/11
29. Love on a Dime by Cara Lynn James, 8/10, finished 25/03/11
30. Wrangler in Petticoats by Mary Connealy, 8/10, finished 28/03/11
31. The Summer Book by Tove Jansson, 7/10, finished 29/03/11

April
32. Mine Is the Night: A Novel by Liz Curtis Higgs, 9/10, finished 01/04/11
33. Baby Bonanza by Maureen Child, 6/10, finished 05/04/11
34. Plain Perfect by Beth Wiseman, 9/10, finished 06/04/11
35. Kilmeny of the Orchard by L.M. Montgomery, 7/10, finished 07/04/11
36. The Fine Art of Insincerity: A Novel by Angela Elwell Hunt, 7/10, finished 10/04/11
37. Sweet Valley Confidential by Francine Pascal, 7/10, finished 13/04/11
38. Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett, 5/10, finished 15/04/11
39. A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams, 8/10, finished 18/04/11
40. The Outsider by Ann H. Gabhart, 8/10, finished 19/04/11
41. Lady in the Mist by Laurie Alice Eakes, 9/10, finished 20/04/11
42. Cloud 9 by Caryl Churchill, 4/10, finished 27/04/11
43. The Red Siren by M.L. Tyndall, 9/10, finished 29/04/11
44. What the Heart Sees: A Collection of Amish Romances by Kathleen Fuller, 8/10, finished 30/04/11

May
45. A Time to Heal by Barbara Cameron, 9/10, finished 03/05/11
46. Gagarin Way by Gregory Burke, 6/10, finished 06/05/11
47. Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey, 8/10, finished 12/05/11
48. Too Rich for a Bride: A Novel by Mona Hodgson, 7/10, finished 14/05/11
49. Fairer than Morning by Rosslyn Elliott, 8/10, finished 17/05/11
50. Seaside Cinderella (Love Inspired Historical) by Anna Schmidt, 7/10, finished 22/05/11
51. Beyond All Measure by Dorothy Love, 8/10, finished 26/05/11
52. Head in the Clouds by Karen Witemeyer, 10/10, finished 29/05/11
53. Sahm I Am by Meredith Efken, 9/10, finished 30/05/11

June
54. The Promise of an Angel by Ruth Reid, 10/10, finished 01/06/11
55. When Calls the Heart by Janette Oke, 7/10, finished 02/06/11
56. The Blue Enchantress by M.L. Tyndall, 7/10, finished 06/06/11
57. Double Take: A Novel by Melody Carlson, 8/10, finished 07/06/11
58. Abigail's New Hope by Mary Ellis, 9/10, finished 10/06/11
59. Spring for Susannah by Catherine Richmond, 8/10, finished 15/06/11
60. Softly and Tenderly by Sara Evans, 7/10, finished 19/06/11
61. The Protector by Shelley Shepard Gray, 7/10, finished 20/06/11
62. Claudia and the Bad Joke by Ann M. Martin, 7/10, finished 21/06/11
63. A Vision of Lucy by Margaret Brownley, 9/10, finished 22/06/11
64. Kristy and the Walking Disaster by Ann M. Martin, 9/10, finished 24/06/11
65. Something Old by Dianne L. Christner, 6/10, finished 28/06/11

July
66. In a Mother's Arms: Finally a Family / Home Again by Jillian Hart, 6/10, finished 03/07/11
67. The Lightkeeper's Daughter by Colleen Coble, 9/10, finished 04/07/11
68. Courting Ruth by Emma Miller, 9/10, finished 06/07/11
69. A Cedar Cove Christmas by Debbie Macomber, 6/10, finished 08/07/11
70. Call Me Mrs. Miracle by Debbie Macomber, 7/10, finished 09/07/11
71. When Sparrows Fall by Meg Moseley, 10/10, finished 10/07/11
72. Looking for Peyton Place: A Novel by Barbara Delinsky, 6/10, finished 14/07/11
73. Love on Assignment by Cara Lynn James, 8/10, finished 16/07/11
74. A Place of Peace by Amy Clipston, 8/10, finished 22/07/11
75. The Midwife's Confession by Diane Chamberlain, 9/10, finished 24/07/11
76. Growing up Amish by Ira Wagler, 8/10, finished 29/07/11
77. Caddy's World by Hilary McKay, 8/10, finished 30/07/11

August
78. The Inconvenient Marriage of Charlotte Beck: A Novel by Kathleen Y'Barbo, 7/10, finished 01/08/11
79. The Amish Midwife by Mindy Starns Clark, 9/10, finished 02/08/11
80. Katy's New World by Kim Vogel Sawyer, 9/10, finished 09/08/11
81. The Tapestry of Love by Rosy Thornton, 7/10, finished 10/08/11
82. The Amish Nanny by Mindy Starns Clark, 9/10, finished 11/08/11
83. Beside Still Waters by Tricia Goyer, 10/10, finished 14/08/11
84. Kelly's Chance by Wanda E. Brunstetter, 5/10, finished 15/08/11
85. Plain Pursuit by Beth Wiseman, 9/10, finished 16/08/11
86. Plain Promise by Beth Wiseman, 10/10, finished 18/08/11
87. Nobody's Child by Austin Boyd, 6/10, finished 21/08/11
88. The Choice by Suzanne Woods Fisher, 9/10, finished 23/08/11
89. Seek Me with All Your Heart by Beth Wiseman, 10/10, finished 24/08/11
90. Any Minute by Joyce Meyer, 6/10, finished 26/08/11
91. Rules of Engagement by Katharine Hill, 8/10, finished 27/08/11
92. My Mum and the Green-Eyed Monster by Meg Harper, 8/10, finished 28/08/11
93. River's Song by Melody Carlson, 7/10, finished 31/08/11
94. I Do... Every Day: Words of Wisdom for Newlyweds and Not So Newlyweds by Cynthia Bond Hopson, 8/10, finished 31/08/11
95. Dawn's Family Feud by Ann M. Martin, 7/10, finished 31/08/11

September
96. Jessi and the Bad Baby-Sitter by Ann M. Martin, 9/10, finished 01/09/11
97. The Journey by Wanda E. Brunstetter, 4/10, finished 02/09/11
98. No Place for a Lady (Heart of the West, #1) by Maggie Brendan, 6/10, finished 09/09/11
99. Buried Sins by Marta Perry, 8/10, finished 11/09/11
100. Stacey and the Missing Ring by Ann M. Martin, 7/10, finished 12/09/11
101. Beware, Dawn! by Ann M. Martin, 6/10, finished 13/09/11
102. Anna's Gift by Emma Miller, 9/10, finished 14/09/11
103. Love Finds You in Poetry, Texas by Janice Hanna, 7/10, finished 17/09/11
104. The Mitford Girls by Mary S. Lovell, 9/10, finished 24/09/11
105. Further Chronicles of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery, 6/10, finished 26/09/11
106. Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture by Ariel Levy, 9/10, finished 26/09/11
107. Along Wooded Paths: A Novel by Tricia Goyer, 10/10, finished 30/09/11

October
108. Love Finds You in Lancaster, Pennsylvania by Annalisa Daughety, 7/10, finished 04/10/11
109. N or M? by Agatha Christie, 8/10, finished 10/10/11
110. Ten Rules for Living with My Sister by Ann M. Martin, 8/10, finished 14/10/11
111. Falling to Pieces: A Quilt Shop Murder by Vannetta Chapman, 8/10, finished 15/10/11
112. Plain Paradise by Beth Wiseman, 8/10, finished 16/10/11
113. Tell It to a Stranger by Elizabeth Berridge, 9/10, finished 17/10/11
114. Operation Bonnet: A Novel by Kimberly Stuart, 7/10, finished 18/10/11
115. The Last Enemy by Richard Hillary, 9/10, finished 25/10/11

Good luck on your challenge!

Thanks, Wendy!

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I ran out of space in my first post so here's my 2011 list continued!

October cont.
116. A Hopeful Heart by Kim Vogel Sawyer, 8/10, finished 27/10/11

November
117. The Wounded Heart: An Amish Quilt Novel by Adina Senft, 7/10, finished 03/11/11
118. Not My Daughter by Barbara Delinsky, 9/10, finished 03/11/11
119. Naomi's Gift: an Amish Christmas Story by Amy Clipston, 8/10, finished 05/11/11
120. The Ministry of Fear: An Entertainment by Graham Greene, 8/10, finished 10/11/11
121. The Christmas Singing by Cindy Woodsmall, 7/10, finished 10/11/11
122. Hangover Square by Patrick Hamilton, 8/10, finished 15/11/11
123. Back by Henry Green, 5/10, finished 22/11/11
124. Christmas Mail-Order Brides: Four Mail-Order Brides Travel the Transcontinental Railroad in Search of Love by Various Authors, 8/10, finished 24/11/11
125. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, 8/10, finished 25/11/11
126. Jessi Ramsey, Pet-sitter by Ann M. Martin, 7/10, finished 28/11/11

December
127. 1984 by George Orwell, 9/10, finished 05/12/11
128. Plain Wisdom: An Invitation into an Amish Home and the Hearts of Two Women by Cindy Woodsmall, 7/10, finished 08/12/11
129. Composing Amelia by Alison Strobel, 8/10, finished 09/12/11
130. An Amish Christmas by Cynthia Keller, 9/10, finished 12/12/11
131. Suddenly by Barbara Delinsky, 8/10, finished 13/12/11
132. A Log Cabin Christmas: 9 Nine Romances of American Pioneer Christmases by Various Authors, 8/10, finished 23/12/11
133. The Shadow of Your Smile by Susan May Warren, 8/10, finished 25/12/11
134. An Amish Christmas by Patricia Davids, 6/10, finished 27/12/11

Yay, first two books of the year read! One historical romance and one Amish novel done :)

Rachel, since you are on a historical fiction kick, have you tried any of the Love Inspired Historical books? They are all under $4 for the kindle too. I grabbed several and I am hoping to get to them soon.

I haven't actually, but that's a good suggestion - they all seem to be around £2/3 on Kindle here. I'm looooving my Kindle, so handy for travelling. Any LIH recommendations or should I just see what takes my fancy?

I have bought several but I have not read them yet. I bought:

Family of The Heart
Courting the Doctor's Daughter
The Preacher's Wife
The Road to Love
The Journey Home
The Hand-Me-Down Family
Rocky Mountain Match
Prairie Courtship
Her Healing Ways (Love Inspired Historical)

I think that I will read Her Healing Ways (Love Inspired Historical) first, for no particular reason.

I have tried for years to enjoy the Love Inspired books but to no avail. Same with Historical - thank goodness there are enough other books out there for me to read.

I've read one Love Inspired Suspense and really enjoyed it but read another regular Love Inspired and found it rather uninspiring. I'll have to check out the Historical line and see what they're like.

For some odd reason, there aren't any LI books past September 2009 on Kindle in the UK - bizarre! But thanks for the list, I'll check some of those out.

One more done! And amended my challenge.

Another book finished! Looking forward to starting Sarah's Garden next.

You might be able to find Homespun Bride free.

Thanks Kristy, I just got it free from Amazon :)

Your Welcome.

Finished Sarah's Garden. I've also been reading Doctor in Petticoats by Mary Connealy which I hope to finish tomorrow as I have a 90 minute bus journey back home as it's inter-semester break!

Doctor in Petticoats is finished! Think I'm going to read another Amish book next, since I have so many :)

So I picked up A Plain and Simple Christmas: A Novella last night to read in bed and finished it this morning. Only took a few hours to read but was a really sweet story. I didn't think it was quite up to the standards of Amy Clipston's other books but I'm never normally a fan of novellas anyway. I'd recommend it for Amish fans for next Christmas, though! A sweet story about forgiveness and I'd love to hear more about some of the characters, especially Kathryn and Amanda.

Rachel wrote: "So I picked up A Plain and Simple Christmas: A Novella last night to read in bed and finished it this morning. Only took a few hours to read but was a really sweet story. I didn't th..."

I wish I could read a book fast like you do Rachel. I am reading faster when I read from my Kindle. Last year, I didn't even read one book a week. This year I've already read 5 books.

Thanks, Kristy :) This book was actually really short, and and quite small in size so anyone could read it in a couple of hours! I don't normally read so many books but I've got 2 weeks holiday from university right now and nothing else to do. When semester starts back my reading will probably slow down again.

Well done for reading 5 books already! What's your target for 2011?

Another book read, I love intersemester break! My reading may slow down a bit next month. I think January's been a good month so far, all of my books have been at least 7/10s.

9 books read in January, yay!

Me too Rachel! :)

I am going to Spain in a couple weeks too, I hope to get a LOT of reading done on the flights. :)

Way to go Rachel

Camille, have a safe trip to Spain. I pray

You kicked some reading butt this month Rachel!

I'm impressed that I managed to read one a week with my paying quilting projects. I just have too many hobbies and not enough time. Boy, work does get in the way! LOL! But it helps fund everything!

Thanks so much Terri. Prayers are always appreciated. I honestly get so ancy on long plane flights because my knees hurt if I have to keep them bent for that long, but I am so glad to have an excuse to just read and read (and read and read!!)

Have fun in Spain, Camille!

I did indeed kick some reading butt this month! Very likely due to my 2 weeks holiday from university. Classes start back on Monday so my reading may slow down, but the year started well and that makes me happy. I need to make sure I balance reading for pleasure along with reading for classes otherwise I'll forget how much fun it is to read something that I enjoy!

Kristy wrote: "You might be able to find Homespun Bride free."


Jillian Hart also did Hometown Bride a short novella here is the link,https://www.tellharlequin.com/MediaSe...

Camille wrote: "Me too Rachel! :)

I am going to Spain in a couple weeks too, I hope to get a LOT of reading done on the flights. :)"

Camille, have a safe trip!

Brenda wrote: "Kristy wrote: "You might be able to find Homespun Bride free."


Jillian Hart also did Hometown Bride a short novella here is the link,https://www.tellharlequin.com/MediaSe......"

Thanks for the link, have downloaded it!

Just finished The Prodigal by Beverly Lewis and loved it! Will write a review soon.

Rachel wrote: "Just finished The Prodigal by Beverly Lewis and loved it!"

I loved the whole series, Rachel. When I finished the last one I truly felt like I knew the entire family and that I was going to miss them terribly.

It's definitely my favourite of Beverly Lewis's series! Have loved every single book so far. I have #5 at home but I couldn't fit many books in my suitcase coming back to Uni. My parents are coming to visit in a few weeks so I'm going to ask my mum to bring it up so I can finally finish the series :)

You are doing great!

Thanks! I've read some really great books lately.

I read Abram's Daughter's through book 4. I put off reading book 5. Have so many books to read.

I had a big gap between #3 and #4, I think I read #3 back in June! So I'll probably read #5 soon since I own it and then I'll have finished a whole series. I never used to like reading books in a series but it feels quite satisfying when you're finished with one. And a lot of Amish books are series books.

12 books so far, yay!

Rachel wrote: "I plan to read 100 books in 2011. I hope to read 10 Amish books and 10 Historical Romances. I also want to read more non-fiction and more books by L. M. Montgomery (as I've collected almost all of ..."

Non-Fiction book that I just finished reading is: The Devil in Pew Number Seven. I really enjoyed it and I also enjoyed Son Of Homas; they were both non-fiction Christian based books.

I'm adding Doctor Faustus and Other Plays although technically I only read Doctor Faustus. Not exactly cheating as academic texts are more of an effort to read, right?

Not cheating at all!

Yay, glad you agree! I'm reading a play a week this semester and I'm hoping that I'll still manage to fit in some "fun" reading alongside Shakespeare and Tennessee Williams and so on. For some reason, plays seem to be faster reads than novels.

#14 completed, adored An Amish Love: Healing Hearts/What the Heart Sees/A Marriage of the Heart (Inspirational Amish Anthology! :)

Doesn't that count as 3 books if you read all three? i would count it as 3.

Kristy wrote: "Doesn't that count as 3 books if you read all three? i would count it as 3."

I think I'm going to count it as one for now as it was the same size as a regular paperback, I think each novella was about 130 pages? It'll totally confused my GoodReads Reading Challenge page as it only counts as one on there!

Finished Raider's Heart by Marcia Gruver this morning, now need to get on with some university reading and start Richard II so that I understand it before my lecture on Monday.

Just finished a lovely novella, Hometown Bride by Jillian Hart. It can be downloaded from the TellHarlequin website here:

https://www.tellharlequin.com/MediaSe...

King Lear done! Can't say I enjoyed it as much as Shakespeare's other plays, despite it being one of his most popular.

Okay, I'm now up to #20 - crazy! I don't think I've ever read this many books before by the end of February. Admittedly, there are a few short plays and a novella thrown in here.

Totally forgot, I read Restless Hearts by Marta Perry two days ago and forgot to add it. Need to write a review soon.

I am up to 20 books too. Never read this many this short of time. Last year I read 30 books.

Rachel wrote: "Totally forgot, I read Restless Hearts by Marta Perry two days ago and forgot to add it. Need to write a review soon."

Dang, I'm falling behind! I'm only at 16!! :(