The Light Under the Covers: Completed Books

I have challenged myself to read 75 books by December 31, 2011. If I finish really early, I figure I'll try for 100 and keep upping the number by 25. But I won't hold my breath for that to happen. So, here are the books I've read so far this year!

1. Soul Identity by Dennis Batchelder
2. Switched (Trylle Trilogy #1) by Amanda Hocking
3. Torn (Trylle Trilogy #2) by Amanda Hocking
4. Ascend (Trylle Trilogy #3) by Amanda Hocking
5. I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore
6. Beastly by Alex Flinn
7. Peeps by Scott Westerfeld
8. Fallen by Lauren Kate
9. The Ghost and the Goth by Stacey Kade
10. You are so Undead to Me by Stacey Jay
11. I Don't Want to Be Crazy by Stacey Schutz
12. Undead Much? by Stacey Jay
13. Guitar Girl by Sara Manning
14. Lament by Maggie Stiefvater
15. Keeping You a Secret by Julie Anne Peters
16.Pay the Piper: a Rock'n'Roll Fairy Tale by Jane Yolen
17. Between Mom and Jo by Julie Anne Peters
18. Story of a Girl by Sara Zarr
19. The Fairy Tale Detectives (Sisters Grimm series #1) by Michael Buckley
20. Heartless by Sara Shepard
21. Wanted by Sara Shepard
22. Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
23. Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident by Eoin Colfer
24. The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting
25. Cut by Patricia McCormic
26. Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
27. Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer by John Grisham
28. The Field Guide (Spiderwick Chronicles #1) by Holly Black
29. The Seeing Stone (Spiderwick Chronicles #2) by Holly Black
30. Lucinda's Secret (Spiderwick Chronicles #3) by Holly Black
31. The Ironwood Tree (Spiderwick Chronicles #4) by Holly Black
32. The Wrath of Mulgarath (Spiderwick Chronicles #5) by Holly Black
33. The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events #1) by Lemony Snicket
34. Naked Spirituality by Brian McLaren
35. A Good Life by Robert Benson
36. Otherworldlies by Jennifer Anne Kogler
37. A Spell for Chameleon by Piers Anthony
38. Dork Diaries by Rachel R. Russell
39. Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
40. Jekel Loves Hyde by Beth Fantasky
41. Ember by Bettie Sharpe
42. A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
43. Godless by Pete Hautman
44. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
45. The Usual Suspects (Sisters Grimm series #2) by Michael Buckley
46. Freshman by Michael Gerber
47. Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen

The Beam Scale

5 - Brilliant. As well as marvelous, awesome, amazing etc. This book captured my attention from the beginning and I was sad when it ended. It has climbed it's way into the list of my favorite reads. This is the kind of book I think you should definitely purchase if it sounds like something that might even vaguely interest you.

4 - Enjoyable. I liked this book a lot. The plot and characters were good, it kept my attention, but I didn't love it like some of the others I've read. Maybe it was just missing that draw or something just didn't make it sit perfectly with me. However, I would still recommend this book.

3 - Adequate. This book was alright. Maybe it had a couple of minor plot holes, I didn't like the tempo, or something else just kept the book from reaching a higher potential. Perhaps at times there weren't enough details and the story seemed to jump around or there were too many details and I got tired of waiting for something to happen. (Details are a fickle thing) I might suggest this book if I thought they might enjoy it, but it wouldn't be one of my top choices. You'd have to check it out for yourself.

2 - Mediocre. This book did not appeal to me very much. While it wasn't terrible, it wasn't really my cup of tea either. Perhaps there were major inconsistancies or I just didn't like the book for some reason. There is a slim chance that I would suggest this book to someone with a different literacy taste than myself, but only if I really thought they would get something from it, and if the only real reason it got 2 beams was because I didn't like the genre.

1 - Let Down. I wouldn't suggest this book to anyone. Maybe there was a "god-mode" character who didn't have any major flaws, or the plot fell apart quickly. Possibly the book left out major plot points or often didn't make sense. Maybe I just thought the book wasn't worth the read and don't want to put it on anyone else. Whatever the case, I highly suggest not wasting your time on this one.

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