#4 The Sherbrooke Bride by Catherine Coulter

As I work my way through a VERY difficult non-fiction (I'll tell you about it after I finish it, of course.) I've decided not to push myself and therefore will only read bits of it at a time. That way I won't be more of an emotional mess than I usually am! ;)
This book, on the other hand, is the beginning of a series that I received for Christmas. It's exactly what I was looking for. A trashy historical romance that had absolutely no emotional baggage to terrorize me for a couple of nights.
I'll read more of the non-fiction this evening...then move on to the next. It's my plan.

#3 Ashes, Ashes by Jo Treggiari

Ashes, Ashes follows Lucy in her daily life about 6 months after she's last talked to another human, and about a year and a half after she left home. Her entire family had just died of the plague and the entire world was changed by global warming. She might be living in Central Park in New York but it's nothing like the park we're familiar with today.
Eventually she's forced to move on and she meets up with a small group of survivors that have a completely different scope of problems than her own.
I really enjoyed this story but at the same time it had a lot more room to move. I think Treggiari could have doubled the size of this book or even made it a nice sequel or trilogy series. I might check more of her books out but it might not be tomorrow.

#2 Ripple by Mary Hubbard

Lexi finds out on her 16th birthday that she's a siren. Unfortunately she finds out when the ocean calls her and she drags the boy she likes into the water and seduces him with her siren song...causing him to drown. 2 years later she's done a great job of separating herself from everyone around her, to keep them safe, but things start to change and peers start to break through.
I really liked this story. It was super easy to read and had a nice pace to it. I've got another book by this author on hold at the library now.

#1 (2012) The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan

I loved this book! I love this series. I love this author. The Son of Neptune is the 2nd book in the Heroes of Olympus series, which is an offshoot of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. This book follows Percy in the Roman camp and sets up the Prophecy of the Seven. I hate waiting for the next book!

#75 Destined by P.C. Cast + Kristin Cast

The newest in the House of Night series. I like these books but am starting to get a bit bored. They need to start to wrap them up. I want to know what happens...I don't want more stuff introduced. Even though I'm complaining here I really did enjoy the book....I just want it to get better. :)

and on that note....This is the last book of the year!!!
I plan on keeping this blog active but don't know how I'm going to number them. I'll probably start over. I liked knowing how many I have read.

#74; The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson

This trilogy was amazing! I knew I would love them considering all the recommendations I had received and the popular reviews the books had on the news stands but it took me much longer to get to them then it should have!
This one took me a little bit to get involved in. I wasn't expecting that to be the case since the 2nd book was resolved but lead DIRECTLY into the 3rd one. Slow starting or not...it was wonderful. I recommend these books highly.

#73 Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich

The newest in the series. I only had to wait for a couple of weeks, too! I liked this one better than the last couple! Yay! Stephanie Plum is getting MUCH closer to a decision about the men in her life...and the craziness that is her job and family just keeps going. I love it.