Monthly Review: August 2010

Number of book reviews posted:  33
Number of books read: 43
Number of pages read: 14,833

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Posts, Features & Random Musings

I’m also thrilled to announce I was shortlisted for Best Written Book Blog and Best Cultural Review Book Blog for Book Blogger Appreciation Week (BBAW).  Thanks to all who voted for me, and good luck to my fellow shortlisters!


List of book reviews

Books I’ve read this month

  • Good Enough To Eat – Stacey Ballis
  • The Chemistry of Death – Simon Beckett
  • The Reapers are the Angels – Alden Bell
  • According to Jane – Marilyn Brant
  • Shadow Play – Rajorshi Chakraborti
  • The Secret Life of CeeCee Wilkes – Diane Chamberlin
  • My Life In France – Julia Child & Alex Prud’homme
  • The Home for Broken Hearts – Rowan Coleman
  • Mockingjay – Suzanne Collins
  • The Girl She Used To Be – David Cristofano
  • Maybe This Time – Jennifer Crusie
  • The Year of Magical Thinking – Joan Didion
  • Room – Emma Donoghue
  • The Pleasure Seekers – Tishani Doshi
  • Troublemaker, Vol. 1 – Janet & Alex Evanovich and Joelle Jones
  • Finding Nouf – Zoe Ferraris
  • Faithful Place – Tana French
  • Russian Winter – Daphne Kalotay
  • My Fight For Faith and Freedom – Sabatina James
  • The Confessions of Catherine de Medici – C.W. Gortner
  • The Crossing Places – Elly Griffiths
  • Leonardo’s Legacy – Stefan Klein
  • The Wild Vine – Todd Kliman
  • With Friends Like These – Sally Koslow
  • Charm City – Laura Lippman
  • I’d Know You Anywhere – Laura Lippman
  • I Am Number Four – Pittacus Lore
  • The Good Daughters – Joyce Maynard
  • Georgia’s Kitchen – Jenny Nelson
  • Tell-All – Chuck Palahniuk
  • The Nobodies Album – Carolyn Parkhurst
  • Every Last One – Anna Quindlen
  • Deja Dead – Kathy Reichs
  • Out of the Shadows – Joanne Rendell
  • Packing for Mars – Mary Roach
  • Midnight’s Children – Salman Rushdie
  • The Rembrandt Affair – Daniel Silva
  • Still Missing – Chevy Stevens
  • Summer House – Nancy Thayer
  • Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M. – Sam Wasson
  • Fly Away Home – Jennifer Weiner
  • His Last Letter – Jeane Westin
  • Priceless – Robert K. Wittman & John Shiffman

6 comments:

Veens said...

Just wow!

Charlie said...

I saw on Twitter how many books you read a year, it's something I just can't comprehend! Well done on writing all the reviews for them, that must take some time!

Michelle said...

For all the travelling you've been doing you got a lot done!

Helen's Book Blog said...

What an awesome month! Congratulations again on the nominations...I'll keep my fingers crossed for you.

christina said...

Seriously! I must know, how do you read so many books in a month. I'm jealous.

Meghan said...

Congrats on your well deserved nominations, Swapna!

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