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Sharz Reading Log

Use this section to record the books you read in 2013. One thread per member, please.
Sharz
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Sharz Reading Log

Post by Sharz » Mon January 7th, 2013, 4:18 pm

Jan: 5 YTD: 5

The Sea Witch by Helen Hollick HF/R 4/5
A Tailor-Made Bride by Karen Witemeyer CF 4/5
The Misbehaving Marquess by Leigh LaValle HR3/5
I am the Chosen King by Helen Hollick HF 4/5
The Last Rainbow by Parke Godwin HF 4/5
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Sharz
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Post by Sharz » Wed February 6th, 2013, 6:35 pm

Feb: 5 YTD: 10

The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom HF 4/5
When Christ and His Saints Slept by Sharon Kay Penman HF 5/5
Mail Order Mayhem by Kirsten Osbourne HR 2/5
The Countess by Lyndsay Sands HR 2.5/5
Outlaw by Angus Donald HF 4.5/5
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Post by Sharz » Tue March 12th, 2013, 4:32 pm

March: 6 YTD: 16

The Beauty Bride by Clair Delacroix HR 3/5
Waterfall Glen by Davie Henderson CR 2/5 (eh, thought it was a medieval timeslip--not)
The Black Angel by Barbara Samuel HR 3/5
The Champion by Elizabeth Chadwick HR 4.5/5
Her Highness, The Traitor by Susan Higgenbotham HF 3/5
Lakota Surrender by Karen Kay DNF -- HR awful
The Constant Heart by Siri Mitchell CHR 4/5
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Post by Sharz » Thu April 4th, 2013, 2:09 am

April: 7 YTD: 23

The Bartered Bride Collection by Cathie Marie Hake, et. all. CHR 3/5
Mariana by Susanna Kearsley HF 4/5
Firelord by Parke Godwin HF 5/5
Beloved Exile by Parke Godwin HF 4/5
Catriona by Jeanette Baker HR 3.5/5 (timeslip)
River of Destiny by Barbara Erskine HF 3.5/5 (timeslippy)
Potent Pleasure by Eloisa James 3.5/5 HR
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Post by Sharz » Wed May 1st, 2013, 1:37 pm

May: 12 YTD: 35

Song for a Dark Queen by Rosemary Sutcliff HF 4/5
The Hunter by Theresa Meyers Hist Fant/Rom 2/5
The Messenger by Siri Mitchell HF 4.5/5
The Earl’s Inconvenient Wife by Ruth Ann Nordin HR 2.5/5
Time of the Wolf by James Wilde HF 2/5
Caroline by Cynthia Wright HR 2.5/5
Secrets by Kristin Heitzmann Inspirational 4/5
Unforgotten by Kristin Heitzmann 4/5
Echos by Kristin Heitzmann 3.5/5
Sin and Sacrifice by Danielle Bourdon 2/5 (contemp fantasy w/ Knights Templar)
Awakening Mercy by Angela Benson Inspirational Contem 3/5
Lion of Babylon by Davis Bunn Insp Thriller 3.5/5
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Post by Sharz » Mon June 10th, 2013, 1:25 pm

June: 9 YTD: 44

On Killing by Dave Grossman psychology/ military history 4/5
Love and War by Patricia Hagan HF/HR 3/5
On Combat by Lt. Col. Dave Grossman 5/5
Heart of a Cowboy by Reeyce Smythe Wilder HR 2.5/5
Lady Gone Bad by Sabine Starr HR 2.5/5
Medicus by Ruth Downie HM 3/5
Peace Warrior by Steven Hawk military SciFi 3/5
Peace Army by Steven Hawk military SciFi 3/5
Peace World by Steven Hawk military SciFi 3/5
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Post by Sharz » Wed July 3rd, 2013, 3:55 am

July: 7 YTD: 51

The Shadowy Horses by Susanna Kearsley HF 4/5
The Firebird by Susanna Kearsley HF 5/5
Under the Desert Moon by Marsha Canham HR 3/5
The Moghul by Thomas Hoover HF 3.5/5
The Iron King by Maurice Druon HF 4/5
Mozart's Sister by Nancy Moser CHF 3.5/5
The Firedrake by Cecelia Holland HF 3.5/5
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Post by Sharz » Fri August 2nd, 2013, 3:21 pm

Aug: 4 YTD: 55

The Bone House by Steven Lawhead Fantasy 4/5
The Spirit Well by Steven Lawhead Fantasy 4/5
The Inside Ring by Mike Lawson Political Thriller 3.5/5
Towers of Midnight by Brandon Sanderson & Robert Jordan 3/5
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Post by Sharz » Sun September 8th, 2013, 1:31 am

Sept: 4 YTD: 59

The Memory of Light by Jordan and Sanderson 4/5
Legacy by Susan Kay 4.5/5
Devil's Bargain by Judith Tarr 4/5
House of War by Judith Tarr 3/5
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Post by Sharz » Sun September 8th, 2013, 1:32 am

Oct: 8 YTD: 67

The Shadow Lamp by Stephen Lawhead 4.5/5
She Walks in Beauty by Siri Mitchell CF 3/5
A Measure of Mercy by Lauraine Snelling CF DNF -- weak storytelling
The Short Straw Bride by Karen Witemeyer HR 3/5
Fierce Eden by Jennifer Blake HR 4/5
Bed of Spices by Barbara Samuel HR 3.5/5
The Inconvenient Duchess by Christine Merrill HR 3.5/5
Cry Uncle by Judith Arnold Contemp Romance 2/3 (didn't sell the basic premise well enough)
Falcon's Fire by Patricia Ryan HR 3/5
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