May Reading Challenge

4 out of 5 of the books above I've had for ages! Finally got around to reading them.

In January I read 24 books. According to my Goodreads goal for 2013 of 300 books. As of Jan 31st I am at 8%. In February I read 31 books bringing me to 55/300. During March I read 31 books and April, I read 27 books and my Goodreads total was 113/300.  During May I read 27 books and my Goodreads is up to 139/300.


Young Adult Fiction

The Trouble with Flirting by Claire LeZebnik
Coaltown Jesus by Ron Koertge
iBoy by Kevin Brooks
Unremembered (Unremembered #1) by Jessica Brody
All the Truth That's In Me by Julie Berry
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (Between #1) by April Tucholke
Crimson Rising (Skyship Academy #2) by Nick James
The Pearl Wars (Skyship Academy #1) by Nick James
Blaze by Laurie Crompton

Fiction

Once in a Lifetime by Cathy Kelly
Staying at Daisy's by Jill Mansell
Nadia Knows Best by Jill Mansell
Love Always by Harriet Evans
A Cold and Lonely Place (Troy Chance #2) by Sara J. Henry
Indelible Love -Emily's Story by D.W. Cee
Souvenir by Therese Fowler

Romance

Sometimes a Rogue (Lost Lords #5) by Mary Jo Putney
To Tame a Renegade (Delaney Trilogy #2)
A Sweet and Spicy Kind of Love by Minx Chamber
To Seduce an Earl (Seduction #1) by Lori Brighton
A Night of Secrets (Night #1) by Lori Brighton
His Majesty, The Prince of Toads by Delle Jacobs
The Lady Risks All by Stephanie Laurens
Undeclared (Woodlands #1) by Jen Frederick
Up In Flames by Nicole Williams
Clash (Crash #2) by Nicole Williams
Crash (Crash #1) by Nicole Williams

April Reading Challenge

In January I read 25 books. According to my Goodreads goal for 2013 of 300 books. As of Jan 31st I am at 8%. In February I read 31 books bringing me to 55/300. During March I read 31 books and my Goodreads goal hit 86/300.  For April, I read 27 books and my current total is 113/300.


Young Adult Fiction

Crash (Crash #1) by Nicole Williams

True (Elixir #3) by Hilary Duff

Impossible (Impossible #1) by Nancy Werlin

The Prize by Lars D.H. Hedbor

Splintered (Splintered #1) by A.G. Howard

Somebody Up There Hates You by Hollis Seamon

The Program (The Program #1) by Suzanne Young

The Night She Disappeared by April Henry

The Moon and More by Sarah Dessen

Revenge of the Girl with the Great Personality by Elizabeth Eulberg

Mind Games (Mind Games #1) by Kiersten White

Ordinary Beauty by Laura Wiess

How It Ends by Laura Wiess

In The Shadow of Blackbirds by Cat Winters

Wide Awake (Wide Awake #1) by Shelly Crane

Hysteria by Megan Miranda

Ten Mile River by Paul Griffin

Welcome Caller, This is Chloe by Shelley Coriell

Stay With Me by Paul Griffin

Sisters In Sanity by Gayle Forman


Fiction

Learning to Swim (Troy Chance #1) by Sara J. Henry

Tell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt

The Popularity Rules by Abby McDonald

Sci Fi

Blue Diablo (Corine Solomon #1) by Ann Aguirre


Romance

Exposing Alix by Inara Scott

Rise of the Fallen (AKM #1) by Donya Lynne

What the Duke Desires (Billingham Bastards #1) by Jenna Petersen

March Reading Challenge

In January I read 25 books. According to my Goodreads goal for 2013 of 300 books. As of Jan 31st I am at 8%.   In February I read 31 books bringing me to 55/300.  During March I read 31 books and my Goodreads goal has hit 86/300.


Young Adult Fiction

Shift by Jennifer Bradbury
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
Earthbound by Aprilynne Pike
The Elephant of Surprise (Russel Middlebrook #4) by Brent Hartinger
Perfect Shot by Debbie Rigaud
The Geek Girl's Guide to Cheerleading by Charity Tahmaseb
The Almost Truth by Eileen Cook
Love Undercover by Jo Edwards
The Obvious Game by Rita Arens
What I Didn't Say by Keary Taylor
Salvation by Anne Osterlund
Level 2 (The Menory Chronicles #1) by Lenore Appelhans
Guitar Boy by M.J. Auch
Things I Can't Forget (Hundred Oaks #3) by Miranda Kenneally
Monstrous Beauty by Elizabeth Fama

Outpost (Razorland #2) by Ann Aguirre
Enclave (Razorland #1) by Ann Aguirre
Major Crush by Jennifer Echols
The Ex Games by Jennifer Echols
Overboard by Elizabeth Fama
Getting Over Garrett Delaney by Abby McDonald
Sophomore Switch by Abby McDonald
Where She Went (If I Stay #2) by Gayle Forman
If I Stay (If I Stay #1) by Gayle Forman
The Thing About the Truth by Lauren Barnholdt
No Easy Way Out (No Safety In Numbers #2) By Dayna Lorentz


Middle Grade

Trackers (Trackers #1) by Patrick Carman


Fiction

Love Under Cover (Jennifer Hunter #2) by Jessica Brody
The Fidelity Files (Jennifer Hunter #1) by Jessica Brody

Christian Fiction

Whispers in the Wind (Wild West Wind #2) by Lauraine Snelling
The Bridesmaid (Home to Hickory Hollow, #2) by Beverly Lewis

February Reading Challenge

In January I read 25 books. According to my Goodreads goal for 2013 of 300 books. As of Jan 31st I am at 8%.   In February I read 31 books bringing me to 55/300 and Goodreads has me at  18% which may not seem like a lot but I'm currently ahead by 7 book / 2% to meet my goal.


Young Adult Fiction
This Is What Happy Looks Like by Jennifer E. Smith
Endless Summer (#1 & #2) by Jennifer Echols
Struck (Struck #1) by Jennifer Bosworth

52 Reasons to Hate My Father by Jessica Brody
Second Chance Summer by Morgan Matson

Falling In Love with English Boys by Melissa Jensen

My Life Undecided by Jessica Brody

The One That I Want by Jennifer Echols

Being Friends with Boys by Tera Elan McVoy

While He Was Away by Karen Schreck

Sever (The Chemical Garden #3) by Lauren DeStefano

For Darkness Shows the Stars (For Darkness Shows the Stars #1) by Diana Peterfreund

Small Town Sinners by Melissa C. Walker

Lovestruck Summer by Melissa C. Walker

Lovely, Dark and Deep by Amy McNamara

My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick

Palace of Stone (Princess Academy #2) by Shannon Hale

Princess Academy (Princess Academy #1) by Shannon Hale

Audition by Stasia Kehoe Ward

The Sweet Revenge of Celia Door by Karen Finneyfrock

Tangled by Carolyn Macular
Guyaholic (V Valentine #2) by Carolyn Mackler


Fiction
Don't Look Down by Jennifer Crusie & Bob Mayer

Hollywood is Like High School with Money by Zoey Dean

After You by Julie Buxbaum


Non-Fiction
Holy Ghost Girl by Donna Johnson


Romance

What Happens in London (Bevelstoke #2) by Julia Quinn

Ten Things I Love About You (Bevelstoke #3) by Julia Quinn

If You Give a Rake a Ruby (Jewels of the Ton #2) by Shana Galen

Charlie All Night by Jennifer Crusie

The Wary Widow by Jerrica Knight-Catania

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In 2002, Laura told me I'd be a famous poet.  I don't know about that but I guess it's time to write.  Time for a change.  Maybe I will find that notebook and post those poems from those three weeks here.  Here's a new one.

It's the bus

Always the bus

We turn at this corner

Always the same corner

I feel out of place

Lost

Missing all I hold dear

I am in a cocoon of my own making

Quiet, solitary, alone

I wonder when I will be a part of this place

I doubt it will happen

I stay alone but for a few times where others are in my space

Work, church, events

But the bus

It is alone time

Quiet 

Unlike when I had a car

Here I will not end up at an end point

Time stretches 

Ebb and flow

It's not a matter of pulling through 

It's all about the possibility