October 2009

68. “Already Gone” by Ken Ham & Britt Beemer [B-]
69. “Only Nuns Change Habits Overnight” by Karen Linamen [B+]
70. “No Idea” by Greg Garrett [B+]
71. “The Kommandant’s Girl by Pam Jenoff [A+]
72. “Thirst (vol.1)” by Christopher Pike [A-]

September 2009

63. “Never the Bride” by Cheryl McKay & Rene Gutteridge [A-]
64. “The Year of Living Biblically” by A. J. Jacobs [A-]
65. “An Eye For An Eye” by Irene Hannon [B+]
66. “Regret-Free Living” by Stephen Arterburn [C]
67. “Dead Until Dark” by Charlaine Harris [A-]

August 2009

58. “Flirting With Boys” by Hailey Abbott [B-]
59. “Breaking the Barriers” by Jason Frenn [B+]
60. “The Flexitarian Diet” by Dawn Jackson Blatner [B+]
61. “Hope Unleashed” by Andy Hawthorne [B+]
62. “The King’s Legacy” by Jim Stovall [B+]

July 2009

47. “Sunnyside Blues” by Mary Carter [C]
48. “This Year I Will…” by M. J. Ryan [B+] (reread)
49. “Persuasion” by Jane Austen [A-]
50. “How To Survive Your Diet” by Linda Moran [A]
51. “Dying to Live” by Clive Calver [B+]
52. “I Heart You, You Haunt Me” by Lisa Schroeder [B+]
53. “Perfect You” by Elizabeth Scott [A-]
54. “Offworld” by Robin Parrish [A-]
55. “The Other Boy” by Hailey Abbott [A]
56. “One Small Step Can Change Your Life: The Kaizen Way” by Robert Maurer, Ph.D. [B+]
57. “The End of the Beginning” by Avi [A+]

June 2009

40. “Gods Behaving Badly” by Marie Phillips [B-]
41. “The Last Lecture” by Randy Pausch, PhD [A+]
42. “Secondhand Jesus” by Glenn Packiam [B+]
43. “The Creative Habit” by Twyla Tharp [B-]
44. “The End of Overeating” by Dr. David Kessler [A-]
45. “I Can Make You Thin” by Paul McKenna [B-]
46. “Talking to the Dead” by Bonnie Grove [B+]

May 2009

 

32. “Enough Already!” by Peter Walsh [B+]
33. “ Naturally Thin” by Bethenny Frankel [C]
34. “Never Give Up” by Joyce Meyer [A+]
35. “Start Talking” by Mary Jo Rapini & Janine Sherman [B-]
36. “Nothing But Trouble” by Susan May Warren [A+]
37. “Crossed Wires” by Rosy Thornton [B+]
38. “The Seven Faith Tribes” by George Barna [B-]
39. “Downpour (study)” by James Macdonald [C]

April 2009

25. “Vince & Joy” by Lisa Jewel [A-]
26. “Totally God’s” by Megan Clinton & Dr. Tim Clinton [A-]
27. “From Clutter to Clarity” by Nancy Twigg [B+]
28. “Feeding Your Appetites” by Stephen Arterburn [B+]
29. “Blankets” by Craig Thompson [B-]
30. “The Life of Reilly” by Sue Civil-Brown [B+]
31. “It’s All Too Much” by Peter Walsh [A-]

March 2009

 

15. “The Courage to Start” by John Bingham [A-]
16. “Sacred Obsession” by Becky Tirabassi [B-]
17. “Mindful Eating” by Jan Chozen Bays [B-]
18. “Recover Your Good Heart” by Jim Robbins [C]
19. “10 Things I Hate About Christianity” by Jason T. Berggren [A-]
20. “The Thin Commandments Diet” by Stephen Gullo, Ph.D. [B-]
21. “Zig-Zagging: A Memoir” by Tom Wilson [B+]
22. “Yesterday’s Embers” by Deborah Raney [A-]
23. “Apologetics for a New Generation” by Sean McDowell [B+]
24. “Just Like That” by Marsha Qualey [A-]

February 2009

8. “This Side of Heaven” by Karen Kingsbury [B+]
9. “Gingham Mountain” by Mary Connealy [B+]
10. “For Women Only” by Shaunti Feldhahn [B+]
11. “For Men Only” by Jeff & Shaunti Feldhahn [B+]
12. “Blue Jean Buddha” by Sumi Loundon [B-]
13. “Fixing Abraham” by Chris Tiegreen [B+]
14. “Do You Think I’m Beautiful?” by Angela Thomas [A-]

January 2009

1. “Losing Control and Liking It” by Tim Sanford
2. “Dream Homes: A Memoir” by Joyce Zonana
3. “Weight Watchers’ Tools for Living Companion” by WW International
4. “The Never Say Diet Personal Fitness Trainer” by Chantel Hobbs
5. “Time Of My Life” by Allison Winn Scotch
6. “Finally Thin” by Kim Bensen
7. “Playing Pretend” by Kate Matthews

Reading Goals for 2009

For 2009, here are the reading goals I hope to accomplish/reach:

* read 52+ books

* finish all the reading challenges I sign up for (see them HERE)

* read mostly my OWN books (books in my own collection)

* review every book I read (even if the review is only a sentence or two)

December 2008

70. “A Song In Stone” by Walter H. Hunt [A-]