Susan's 2011 Reading Log

Susan · Post by **Susan** » Wed April 27th, 2011, 12:23 am

9) The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon; finished 4/25/11; This book could have used some judicious editing. It went on and on. Instead of a cohesive plot, it consisted of many episodes. I absolutely love the characters, but felt that this was the weakest of the series, hopefully...I still have two more books to go and supposedly one more is in the works.

Susan · Post by **Susan** » Mon May 23rd, 2011, 11:41 pm

10) A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon; finished 5/22/11; I liked how the ending tied up all the loose ends.

Susan · Post by **Susan** » Sat June 11th, 2011, 12:49 am

11) An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon; finished 6/9/10; too many cliffhangers for me!

Susan · Post by **Susan** » Wed June 22nd, 2011, 1:27 am

12) Madame Tussaud by Michelle Moran; finished 6/21/11; Michelle Moran effectively evokes the terror of the people who lived through the French Revolution felt. I've read several novels that take place in this time period and it is always startling to see exactly what was done for liberty, fraternity, and equality. I liked that the novel was told from the point of view of a real person, whose name is certainly known by most, but whose personal history is probably not well known.

(A special thanks to Sonja Marie!)

SonjaMarie · Post by **SonjaMarie** » Wed June 22nd, 2011, 1:58 am

[quote=""Susan""]12) Madame Tussaud by Michelle Moran; finished 6/21/11; Michelle Moran effectively evokes the terror of the people who lived through the French Revolution felt. I've read several novels that take place in this time period and it is always startling to see exactly what was done for liberty, fraternity, and equality. I liked that the novel was told from the point of view of a real person, whose name is certainly known by most, but whose personal history is probably not well known.

(A special thanks to Sonja Marie!)[/quote]

*Big smile*

SM

Susan · Post by **Susan** » Sun June 26th, 2011, 11:09 pm

13) The Secret Lion by C. W. Gortner; finished 6/26/11

Susan · Post by **Susan** » Tue June 28th, 2011, 10:22 pm

14) An Excellent Mystery by Ellis Peters; finished 6/28/11; love that Brother Cadfael!

Susan · Post by **Susan** » Wed July 6th, 2011, 12:55 pm

15) The Raven in the Foregate by Ellis Peters; finished 7/5/11; at least Brother Cadfael had a murder to solve in this one unlike the last one!

Susan · Post by **Susan** » Fri July 8th, 2011, 1:25 pm

16) The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan; finished 7/7/11; Wasn't as good as the Harry Potter books, but if this series gets kids to read and learn about Greek mythology, that's good enough for me.

Susan · Post by **Susan** » Mon July 11th, 2011, 7:10 pm

17) The Rose Rent by Ellis Peters; finished 7/11/11; This is the Brother Cadfael I remember. Thought the previous two books in the series didn't give Cadfael enough mystery to sink his teeth into.