Decades 2009 Reading Challenge Wrap Up Post

I really did not think I was going to make the deadline on this one. Why on earth do I wait until the last minute to finish 2 books? Heaven help me! Finish I did though. My favorites are probably Cranford and Little Women. I thought all of the books were good though. Overall I did like Dracula but there is going to be a separate post for it. I definitely will be joining Decades 2010. Thank you to Michelle of 3M for hosting this unique reading challenge.

1840s- The Cricket on the Hearth by Charles Dickens (Done)
1850s- Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell (Done)
1860s- Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (Done)
1870s- Eight Cousins by Louisa May Alcott (Done)
1880s - Heidi by Johanna Spyri (Done)
1890s - Dracula by Bram Stoker (Done)
1900- Railway Children by E. Nesbit (Done)
1910 - Understood Betsy by Dorothy Canfield Fisher (Done)
1920 - The House on Pooh Corner by A. A. Milne (Done)

November Reads in Review

I read 24 books in the month of November. All of them were pretty good. My favorites are in bold. My least favorite is Green by Ted Dekker. I am not sure what I was expecting but it did not live up to expectations. I read lots of my Steeple Hill books. They are quick and easy usually good reads.I read the full length Little Women for the first time and really liked it too. My main goal for December is to finish reading challenges. Yikes lots to read. :)
November

245. Leaving Carolina by Tamera Leigh

246. A Slow Burn by Mary DeMuth

247. Lion in the Valley by Elizabeth Peters

248. Fit to be Tied by Robin Lee Hatcher

249. His Cowgirl Bride by Debra Clopton

250. White Picket Fences by Susan Meissner

251. Sometimes a Light Surprises by Jamie Langston Turner

252. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

253. The Moon in the Mango Tree by Pamela Binnings Ewen

254. The Thanksgiving Target by Laura Scott

255. A Silent Pursuit by Lynette Eason

256. Hearts in the Crosshairs by Susan Page Davis

257. Final Warning by Sandra Robbins

258. Return Policy by Michael Synder

259. Mistletoe and Murder by Florence Case

260. How Do I love Thee? by Nancy Moser

261. An Unexpected Match by Dana Corbit

262. His Christmas Bride by Dana Corbit

263. Green by Ted Dekker

264. Rubies in the Orchard by Lynda Resnick and Frances Wilkinson (Nonfiction)

265. An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving by Louisa May Alcott

266. Healing the Boss's Heart by Valerie Hansen

267. Marrying Minister right by Annie Jones

268. Rekindled Hearts by Brenda Minton

269. The Matchmaking Pact by Carolyne Aarsen

October 2009 Reads

In the month of October I read 19 books. My absolute favorites are in bold although I liked all of them. I was a little disappointed in Plum Pudding Murder but happy that it is another Hannah Swenson Mystery. I thought Her Fearful Symmetry was better than the Time Traveler's Wife. Overall a good month.

225. Betsy Tacy and Tib by Maud Hart Lovelace
226. Taking to the Dead by Bonnie Grove
http://abookloverforever.blogspot.com/2009/10/talking-to-dead-by-bonnie-grove.html
227. Though Waters Roar by Lynn Austin
http://abookloverforever.blogspot.com/2009/10/though-waters-roar-by-lynn-austin.html
228. Words Unspoken by Elizabeth Musser
229. The Carousel Painter by Judith Miller
http://abookloverforever.blogspot.com/2009/10/carousel-painter-by-judith-miller.html
230. Piece De Resistance by Sandra Byrd
231. Things Worth Remembering by Jackina Stark
http://abookloverforever.blogspot.com/2009/10/things-worth-remembering-by-jackina.html
232. Betsy Tacy Go Over the Big Hill by Maud Hart Lovelace
233. That Certain Spark by Cathy Marie Hake
234. The Sound of Sleigh Bells by Cindy Woodsmall
http://abookloverforever.blogspot.com/2009/10/sound-of-sleigh-bells-by-cindy.html
235. A Victorian Christmas by Catherine Palmer
http://abookloverforever.blogspot.com/2009/10/victorian-christmas-by-catherine-palmer.html
236. Last Breath by Brandilyn and Amberly Collins
http://abookloverforever.blogspot.com/2009/10/last-breath-by-brandilyn-and-amberly.html
237. Betsy Tacy Go Downtown by Maud Hart Lovelace
238. What Matters Most by Melody Carlson
http://abookloverforever.blogspot.com/2009/11/what-matters-most-by-melody-carlson.html
239. A Little Help From My Friends by Anne Dayton and May Vanderbilt
http://abookloverforever.blogspot.com/2009/10/little-help-from-my-friends-by-anne.htmly
240. The Blue Umbrella by Mike Mason
241. eye of the god by Ariel Allison
http://abookloverforever.blogspot.com/2009/10/eye-of-god-by-ariel-allison-review.html
242. Limelight by Melody Carlson
http://abookloverforever.blogspot.com/2009/11/limelight-by-melody-carlson.html
243. Plum Pudding by Joanne Fluke
244. Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffengegger

RIP Reading Challenge Wrap Up Post

Today ends the R.I.P. Reading Challenge. I loved it and look forward to doing it again next year. Thank you to Carl at Stainless Steel Droppings for being a wonderful host. I am re posting a link to my original post.
http://abookloverforever.blogspot.com/2009/08/rip-iv-reading-challenge.html

Here is what I read (my absolute favorites are in bold) :
- Talking to the Dead by Bonnie Grove
- The Curse of the Pharaohs by Elizabeth Peters
- The Mummy Case by Elizabeth Peters
- Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger
- Eye for an Eye by Irene Hannon
- Lonestar Secrets by Colleen Coble
- Ends of the Earth by Tim Downs
- Race to the Rescue by Dana Mentink
- The Secret of the Indigo Moon by G.P. Taylor
- Moving Target by Stephanie Newton
- Last Breath by Brandilyn and Amberly Collins
- The Blue Umbrella by Mike Mason
- eye of the god by Ariel Allison
- Plum Pudding Murder by Joanne Fluke


I really liked all of the books I read. I do not have reviews up for all of them. Her Fearful Symmetry was one of my favorites but I have no idea on how to review it. I do not want to give away the plot. It was better than The Time Traveler's Wife and perfect for the RIP challenge and way outside what I normally read. I was a little disappointed in Plum Pudding Murder by Joanne Fluke. Maybe because I anticpated it too much? I can't wait for the next Hannah Swenson mystery anyway. I have not finished Dracula. I will finish it before the end of the year just not tonight. Overall a great challenge. :)

By the Decades Reading Challenge 2009

Decades ‘09 Rules:
1. Read a minimum of 9 books in 9 consecutive decades in ‘08.
2. Books published in the 2000’s do not count.
3. Titles may be cross-posted with any other challenge.
4. You may change your list at any time.

I am not sure which decades I am going to read yet but I will keep it updated on my sidebar like last year.