It’s time for 5 Minutes 4 Books’ monthly meme. Check out what I had on my nightstand last month.
What I actually read was:
Fiction
- The Trials of the Honorable F. Darcy by Sara Angelini
I do not recommend this title. It had a neat concept to start, but quickly degraded into a s.ex novel. - When Calls the Heart by Janette Oke
It’s been a while since I read the Canadian West series–I don’t remember being too impressed with them when I read them as a pre-teen. I’m inclined to think now that these might be among Oke’s best works. - The Carousel Painter by Judith Miller
This is the first work I’ve read by Judith Miller and I’ll definitely be going back for more. The “historical” part was detailed enough to be informative, but understated enough to not bog down the reader. - The Measure of a Lady by Deeanne Gist
I loved this title! Gist honestly portrays desire and denial, respectfully lays out a “moral”, AND simultaneously tells a good story. Not many can do all three. Brava! - Barren Corn by Georgette Heyer
Nonfiction
- Catastrophe by Dick Morris and Eileen McGann
- Guinness World Records 2010
- Somebody’s Gotta Say It by Neal Boortz
- Beyond the Wardrobe: The Official Guide to Narnia
- A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis
- The Most Brilliant Thoughts of all Time
- Dave Barry Slept Here
Juvenile
- Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
- The Dashwood Sisters’ Secrets of Love by Rosie Rushton
- Fairest by Gail Carson Levine
- The Princess Test by Gail Carson Levine
- The Fairy’s Return by Gail Carson Levine
- Mystery in the Sand by Gertrude Chandler Warner
- Mystery of the Flying Express by Franklin W. Dixon
- 7 picture books by Verna Aardema
- 17 picture books (Ab-Ad)
On my nightstand for next month, I’ve got:
Fiction
- Bergdorf Blondes by Plum Sykes
- The Gatecrasher by Madeleine Wickham
- The Good Nearby by Nancy Moser
- When Comes the Spring by Janette Oke
Nonfiction
- Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Healthiness by Dean Edell
- Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon
- Cultural and Historical Allusions by Sylvia Cole
- Books: a memoir by Larry McMurtry
- The Art of Conversation by Catherine Blyth
- Everyman’s Library Pocket Poets Christmas Poems
- Michael Hague’s Family Christmas Treasury
- PC Magazine Digital SLR Photography Solutions
Juvenile
- Princess Sonora and the Long Sleep by Gail Carson Levine
- Cinderellis and the Glass Hill by Gail Carson Levine
- Fairy Dust and the Quest for the Egg by Gail Carson Levine
- Mystery Behind the Wall by Gertrude Chandler Warner
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That’s a lot of good reading!
that *is* a lot of reading. It looks like you’re going to be on a Gayle Carson Levine kick this month. My girls love her works.
My word, you’ve been busy!
I have almost all of Oke’s books: I’d love to reread them some day.
The Carousel Painter and The Measure of a Lady sound good.
The Carousel Painter is one I’ve been thinkning about reading. Sounds good. Thanks for your honest reviews of the others. :) I saw a DSLR magazine in your TBR list. Have fun with that! I enjoy that type of thing too.
You’re very well-read and well-rounded! Good for you. I remember how much “A Grief Observed” helped me when I was actually going through a grief.
Oo! Oo! Did you like Inkheart?
And I, personally, LOVE reading through Guinness World Records. It’s just fun.
Thanks for linking up. You have an impressive and fun list to read through!
Sounds like you have had a really prosperous reading month! Good luck with that reading pile- wishing you lots of quiet reading moments. :)
Thanks for the heads up on the Honorable F. Darcy novel. I am going to check out the Nancy Moser book, have not heard of that one.
Great reading list. I also thing Janette Oke’s Canadian West series is one of her best. Mmmm, maybe time for a re-read!
Yikes! Well hopefully you can get more reading down since the kids are off school!