Books Read in 2010

I meant to do an update on the 75 books I managed to read last year!  This year I am attempting 100 and so far I am off to a good start.  I think I've read 5 so far.  So out of the below list my favorite book of the year was The Help.  I also enjoyed the Pretty Little Liars Series, The Lost Symbol, Shiver & Linger, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Series, and all of Elin Hilderbrand's books that I read over the summer (I think I've almost read all her books).  It was sad to see The Hunger Games come to an end.  If anyone is on Goodreads please add me!  Here is my Goodreads:  http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/733439-tammi

January:

1. I Alex Cross by James Patterson (3 stars)
2. The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown (5 stars)
3. Fly on the Wall: How One Girl Saw Everything by E. Lockhart - CD (2 stars)
4. Dramarama by E. Lockhart - CD (2 stars)
5. The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and The Olympians) by Rick Riordan - (1 star)
6. Queen of Babble in the Big City by Meg Cabot - CD (3 stars)
7. How to Build a House by Dana Reinhardt (3 stars)
8. How to Be Bad by E. Lockhart (1 star)
9. When you Reach Me by Rebecca Stead (4 stars)
10. Can You Keep a Secret by Sophie Kinsella - CD (2 stars)
February:
11. Queen of Babble Gets Hitched by Meg Cabot - CD (2 stars)
12. Nanny Returns by Emma McLaughlin (1 star)
13. Jinx by Meg Cabot - CD (1 star)
March:
14. Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse #1) by Charlaine Harris - CD (3 stars)
15. Living Dead in Dallas (Sookie Stackhouse #2) by Charlaine Harris - CD (4 stars)
16. Club Dead (Sookie Stackhouse #3) by Charlaine Harris - CD (4 stars)
April:
17. Tempted (House of Night #6) by P.C. Cast (3 stars)
18. Pretty Dead by Francesca Lia Block (2 stars)
19. 90 Day Geisha - My Time as a Tokyo Hostess by Chelsea Haywood (3 stars)
20. Shiver (The Wolves of Mercy Falls #1) by Maggie Stiefvater (4 stars)
21. Dead to the World (Sookie Stackhouse #4) by Charlaine Harris - CD (2 stars)
22. The Bright Forever by Lee Martin (1 star)
23. Dead as a Doornail (Sookie Stackhouse #5) by Charlaine Harris - CD (2 stars)
24. The Van Alen Legacy (Blue Bloods #4) by Melissa de la Cruz (1 star)
25. Definitely Dead (Sookie Stackhouse #6) by Charlaine Harris - CD (2 stars)
May:
26. All Together Dead (Sookie Stackhouse #7) by Charlaine Harris - CD (1 star)
27. The Help by Kathryn Stockett (5 stars)
28. From Dead to Worse (Sookie Stackhouse #8) by Charlaine Harris - CD (1 star)
June:
29. Stupid and Contagious by Caprice Crane (4 stars)
30. Dead and Gone (Sookie Stackhouse #9) by Charlaine Harris - CD (3 stars)
31. Pearl of China by Anchee Min (3 stars)

32. The Blue Bistro by Elin Hilderbrand (4 stars)

33. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood (4 stars)

34. Graceling by Kristin Cashore (1 star)

35. Lunch in Paris: a Love Story by Elizabeth Bard (4 stars)

36. Vision in White by Nora Roberts (3 stars)

37. Bed of Roses by Nora Roberts (2 stars)

July:

38. Family Affair by Caprice Crane (3 stars)

39. Learn to be an Optimist by Lucy MacDonald (4 stars)

40. Nantucket Nights by Elin Hilderbrand (2 stars)

41. The Beach Club by Elin Hilderbrand (3 stars)

42. Barefoot by Elin Hilderbrand (2 stars)

43. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson (3 stars)

44. The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson (5 stars)

45. Forget About it by Caprice Crane (2 stars)

46. The G Free Diet by Elisabeth Hasselbeck (3 stars)

August:

47. Buying a Piece of Paris by Ellie Nielson (2 stars)

48. The Island by Elin Hilderbrand (5 stars)

49. The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake (0 stars)

50. Savor the Moment by Nora Roberts (4 stars)

51. The Castaways by Elin HIlderbrand (4 stars)

52. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest by Stieg Larsson (4 stars)

53. Linger by Maggie Stiefvater (3 stars)

September:

54. The Love Season by Elin Hilderbrand (5 stars)

55. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins - reread (4 stars)

56. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins (2 stars)

57. Dead in the Family (Sookie Stackhouse #10) by Charlaine Harris (3 stars)

October:

58. Poker Face: The Rise and Fame of Lady Gaga by Maureen Callahan (2 stars)

59. The Espressologist by Kristina Springer (2 stars)

60. Lauren Conrad Style by Lauren Conrad (1 star)

61. Size 12 is not Fat by Meg Cabot (1 star)

November:

62. Burned (House of Night #7) by P.C. Cast (1 star)

63. Misguided Angels (Blue Bloods #5) by Melissa de la Cruz (0 stars)

December:

64. Pretty Little Liars by Sarah Shepard (3 stars)

65. Flawless (PLL #2) by Sarah Shepard (4 stars)

66. Perfect (PLL #3) by Sarah Shepard (3 stars)

67. Unbelievable (PLL #4) by Sarah Shepard (4 stars)

68. Wicked (PLL #5) by Sarah Shepard (3 stars)

69. Killer (PLL #6) by Sarah Shepard (3 stars)

70. Heartless (PLL #7) by Sarah Shepard (3 stars)

71. Wanted (PLL #8) by Sarah Shepard (3 stars)

72. Let it Snow by John Greene etc. (4 stars)

73. Grayson, Will Grayson by John Greene (4 stars)

74. Crank by Ellen Hopkins (1 star)

75. Glass by Ellen Hopkins (3 stars)

2010 in Pictures

January 9, 2010

I turned 33

We spent Spring Break in Florida

I re-organized.
Before

After

We went to Stan Hywett Hall in Akron

Debonne Vineyards Hot Air Balloon Festival

6th Wedding Anniversary at Pier W - Downtown Cleveland

Saw a lot of sunsets on Lake Erie

Took our annual trip to Canada

My niece turned 3

We FINALLY made it to Cuyahoga Valley National Park

I made cake pops

18 of my family members rented a house in Western New York for Thanksgiving

We had a white Christmas!
- Almond Joy Martini, Christmas Eve

Happy New Year!!!!!

2010 Movies

These are the movies I saw in 2010 and their ratings I gave them.  Not too many in the A range.
I am weird and keep lists like this!  I will post my book list in a few days.  I'm trying to get to 75 books for 2010, and I need to read 3 more!!!!  Yikes.

January

• The Young Victoria B+

April

• Date Night B+

May

• Letters to Juliet C+

June

• Knight and Day B+ 

July 

• Eclipse B+ 
• Salt  B+
• Inception  D-

August

• Piranha 3D  C-

September 

• The Town B+

•  The Social Network A-

October  

•  Let Me In B+

•  Paranormal Activity 2 B

November  

• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Part 1  A

December

• Burlesque  A- 
• The Tourist  B
• Black Swan B+
• Little Fockers  C-

DVDs:

2010

*  Da Vinci Code A+

*  500 Days of Summer D 

*  Iron Man C 

*  The Proposal C-

*  Inglorious Bastards A

*  Bridget Jones Diary A

*  Public Enemies F

*  A River Runs Through It C

*  Defiance F

*  Made of Honor D

*  Reservoir Dogs D

*  The OH in Ohio C

*  The Dutches D 

*  Domino D 

*  Return to Oz C

*  Everybody's Fine F

*  The Usual Suspects C

*  Shakespeare in Love A

*  The Invention of Lying F

*  Up in the Air C

*  The Men Who Stare at Goats F

*  Nine F

*  The Blind Side A

*  An Education F

*  The Descent 2 C-

*  Sex and the City 2 D

*  A Single Man F

*  Alice in Wonderland (Tim Burton) F

*  The Wolfman D

*  The Crazies D+

*  The Mist D

*  The Ghost Writer D+

*  The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo C+

*  The Girl who Played with Fire C-