Nightstand (January 2010)

It’s time again for 5 Minutes 4 Books’ monthly meme. Here’s what I had on my nightstand last month.

What I actually read was:
(Links lead to my reviews of the book, never to a site selling you something.)

Fiction

• Fancy Pants by Cathy Marie Hake
• The Good Nearby by Nancy Moser
  This one didn’t grab me as much as I had hoped–but I think it might have had more to do with my (rather odd) moods of late than with the book itself.
• Little Lady, Big Apple by Hester Browne
  Entertaining, not quite as enjoyable as the first book, but better than most chick-lit sequels–main character Melissa doesn’t really PROgress as a character, but at least she doesn’t REgress like many chick lit sequel characters do.
• Resurrection by Leo Tolstoy
• When Breaks the Dawn by Janette Oke
• When Hope Springs New by Janette Oke

Nonfiction

• Boy Meets Girl by Josh Harris
  I’m holding off on reviewing this one until “Love Month” in February.
• Dave Barry’s History of the Millennium by Dave Barry
  Amusing, a little too political to be completely enjoyable (by which I mean he makes fun of MY pet topics a bit too much!)
• Don’t You Dare Get Married Until You Read This by Corey Donaldson
  A collection of thought-provoking questions to get couple to think about the serious issues in their relationship. Some questions are absolute duds, but most of them aren’t bad at all.
• Finding Answers in U.S. Census Records by Loretto Dennis Szucs & Matthew Wright
  I just noticed the author’s unfortunate last name. Suppose it’s pronounced “sucks”?
• Healthcare Online for Dummies
  Not in print any longer. I wonder why?
• How to Find Mr. of Ms. Right by Beverly and Tom Rodgers
• An Idiot Girl’s Christmas by Laurie Notaro
  Funny, interesting, a quick read. Low levels of “naughty” humour.
• I Married Adventure by Luci Swindoll
• I’m More than the Pastor’s Wife by Lorna Dobson
• The Lord’s Supper: Five Views edited by Gordon T. Smith
• Rocking the Roles by Lewis and Hendricks
• What I with I’d Known Before I Got Married by Kay Coles James

Juvenile

• Four picture books by Jon Agee
• Enthusiasm by Polly Shulman
• Fairy Dust and the Quest for the Egg by Gail Carson Levine
  Bleh. Levine should stick to fairy tale adaptations. This Peter Pan spin off was boring, IMHO.
• Listening for Lions by Gloria Whelan
  I put this on my TBR list after reading a review by Amy @ Hope is the Word. I wasn’t disappointed. This really is a book worth reading!
• Mystery behind the Wall by Gertrude Chandler Warner
• Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder
• The Stunning Science of Everything

On my nightstand for next month:

Fiction

• Beyond the Gathering Storm by Janette Oke
• How Do I Love Thee? by Nancy Moser
• When Tomorrow Comes by Janette Oke

Nonfiction

• The Best Case Scenario Handbook* by John Tierney
• The Bombshell Manual of Style* by Laren Stover
• Cassell Dictionary of Cynical Quotations* by Jonathon Green
• Dave Barry Hits Below the Belt by Dave Barry
• The Two-Headed Boy and other medical marvels* by Jan Bondeson
• When God Writes Your Love Story* by Eric and Leslie Ludy
• Half a dozen Better Homes and Gardens Holiday Crafts books to do projects out of

Juvenile

• Bus Station Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner
• Celtic Fairy Tales by Philip and Brent
• The Complete Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault by Perrault and Holmes
• Good Enough by Paula Yoo
• The Illustrated Book of Fairy Tales by Philip and Mistry
• Inkspell by Cornelia Funke
• The Mystery of the Broken Blade* by Franklin Dixon
• Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George
• Children’s picture books AH-?

*The asterisk marks books I’m currently in the middle of.

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