2009 Book Listing

January
Say Goodbye ¤ Lisa Gardner ****
The Broken Window ¤ Jeffrey Deaver ****
Just One Look ¤ Harlan Coben *** ½
Every Last Drop ¤ Charlie Huston *** ½

February
The Bodies Left Behind ¤ Jeffrey Deaver ****
Salvation in Death ¤ J.D Robb ***
The Gun Seller ¤ Hugh Laurie *****
The Brass Verdict ¤ Michael Connelly ****
Peeps ¤ Scott Westerfeld **** ½

March
The Book of Dalia ¤ Elisa Albert *** ½
Confessions of a Contractor ¤ Richard Murphy *****
Boy Toy ¤ Barry Lyga *****
The Hunger Games ¤ Suzanne Collins *****
The Uglies ¤ Scott Westerfeld ****
The Pretties ¤ Scott Westerfeld ****
The Specials ¤ Scott Westerfeld ****
Safer ¤ Sean Doolittle ***

April
The Mystic Arts of Erasing all Signs of Death ¤Charlie Houston *****
Until It’s Over ¤ Nicci French ***
Reconstructing Brigid ¤ Lee Nichols ***
Mr. Clarinet ¤ Nick Stone ****

May
Promises in Death ¤ J.D Robb ** ½
Dawn Patrol ¤ Don Winslow **** ½

June
Flipping Out ¤ Marshall Karp *****
The Little Sleep ¤ Paul Tremblay *** ½
Bad Things ¤ Michael Marshall *****
One Fifth Avenue ¤ Candace Bushnell ** ½
Eat The Dark:A Novel ¤ Joe Schreiber *****

July
Marked (House of Night #1) ¤ P.C Cast **
Extras (Uglies Book 4) ¤ Scott West ** ½
Addition ¤ Toni Jordan *****
Chasing the Dark ¤ Joe Schreiber ****
Everything Hurts ¤ Bill Scheft ****
Long Lost ¤ Harlan Coben ****
Ender’s Game ¤ Orson Scott Card ***

August
Mr. Maybe ¤ Jane Green ***
To Have and to Hold ¤ Jane Green ***
Wedding Season ¤ Darcy Cosper ***
Dismantled ¤ Jennifer McMahon **** ½
This is Where I Leave You ¤ Jonathan Tropper *****
Relentless ¤ Dean Koontz ****
How to Talk to a Widower ¤ Jonathan Tropper **** ½
Sweetheart ¤ Chelsea Cain ****

September
Bright Shiny Morning ¤ James Frey **** ½
Everything Changes ¤ Jonathan Tropper *****
Look Again ¤ Lisa Scottoline ****
A Bump In the Road ¤ Maureen Lipinksi *****
Catching Fire ¤ Suzanne Collins *****

October
Bad Things Happen ¤ Harry Dolan ****
Trouble ¤ Kate Christensen **
The Neighbor ¤ Lisa Gardner ***
Curse of the Spellmans ¤ Lisa Lutz ****
Revenge of the Spellmans ¤ Lisa Lutz ****
Trust No One ¤ Gregg Hurwitz ****
Skeleton Justice ¤ Michael Baden ****

November
Lust, Loathing, and a Little Lip Gloss ¤ Kyra Davis ***
Twenties Girl ¤ Sophie Kinsella ***
Die for You: A Novel ¤ Lisa Unger *****
My Dead Body ¤ Charlie Huston *** ½

December
The Pursuit of Other Interests ¤ Jim Kokoris *** ½
Perfect Life: A Novel ¤ Jessica Shattuck ***
The Time Traveler’s Wife ¤ Audrey Niffenegger *****
Break Neck ¤ Erica Spindler *** ½

Ahhhh, I just love books. The bold are the five star books I would recommend in a heartbeat. I feel good about my reads this year. A few so-so ones, a few mindless entertainment ones, and a lot of good ones. As a side note, if you’re a book lover and not a part of Goodreads get on there. I have found many a good book from that site.