Sunday Salon - 1-31-2010 - January in Review

 

Hello, Sunday Blogging Buddies, hope you had a great week!

It has been freezing here this week, we even had some snow squalls one day along with 45MPH winds causing scary white-out conditions for drivers (nearly 100 accidents in the area in a 8 hour period). Fortunately, we were both safe and warm at home...whew!  

I am so happy that I got all caught up on my January books read/reviews, so that I can officially close out the month. 

Here is what I read/reviewed in January:

1. The Handmaid's Tale; Margaret Atwood - 4.5/5
   
2. Gilded: How Newport Became America's Richest Resort; Davis - 4/5
   
3. Remarkable Creatures; Tracy Chevalier - 4.5/5
   
4. The Disappeared; M.R. Hall - 3/5
   
5. One Amazing Thing; Chitra Divakaruni - 4/5
   
6. South of Broad; Pat Conroy - 4.5/5 (audio)
   
7. Blacklands; Belinda Bauer - 4/5
   
8. The End of the Road; Sue Henry - 2/5
   
9. The Red Door; Charles Todd - 3.5/5
   
10. Secrets of Eden; Chris Bohjalian - 4/5
11. Making Rounds With Oscar; David Dosa, M.D. - 5/5
12. Shutter Island; Dennis LeHane - 4/5 (audio)
13. Winter's Tail; Hatkoff - 4.5/5
14. Noah's Compass; Anne Tyler - 5/5
15. Not My Daughter; Delinsky - 4/5
16. The Happiness Project; Gretchen Rubin - 3/5

• January = (4) non fiction (2) audio) (12) fiction(12 review books)

• Favorite Books of the Month: Making Rounds With Oscar and Noah's Compass

2010 Challenge Progress

1. 2010 100+ Reading Challenge - 16/100
2. 2010 Reading From My Shelves Project - 13/75
3. 2010 ARC Reading Challenge - 12/38
4. 2010 Pub Challenge - 6/10
5. 2010 New Authors Challenge - 6/50
6. 2010 Support Your Local Library - 4/50
7. 2010 Audio Book Challenge - 2/20
8. 2010 Thriller/Suspense Challenge - 2/12
9. 2010 Chunkster Challenge - 1/6
10. 2010 Booker Challenge - 0/6
11. 2010 Books To Read Before I Die Challenge - 0/20

 

January Books Purchased = (4) 

Link to Books Purchased/Cost

Total Cost $16.95 includes taxes and/or s/h

February Goals

1. Read (1) Books for Booker Challenge
2. Read (2-3) Books for Books To Read Before I Die Challenge

Books in Progress

1. American Rust; Meyer  (tour book)
2. Sacred Hearts; Dunant (audio and review copies)
3. Wish her Safe At Home; Benatar - (review copy)

Other Sunday Stuff

I wanted to take a minute to thank some bloggers for passing on some thoughtful awards to me this week: 

  

              (From Susan @ Suko's Notebook)

      

      (Peaceful Reader)                (SB @ Not To Serious I Hope)

Happy 101 - Asks That I Name (10) Things I am Happy For 

(here goes)

1. Good Health
2. A Peaceful Life That I Love
3. Knowing I'm Loved
4. Wonderful husband and children
5. Caring family and friends
6. (4) amazing feline family members
7. Books, Book Stores
8. Bloggers Everywhere
9. Having enough
10. Helping others

Have a great Sunday and a terrific week as well!