I Read HOW Many Books???
As we say goodbye to fall, it is also time to share how I fared with the Fall Into Reading challenge created and hosted by Katrina at Callapidder Days.
I started with a reading list of 20 books, of which I completed 15. Only one of the unfinished books is fiction, of course. I had put Beauty and the Werewolf on hold at the library at the beginning of the challenge, and my turn just came up this weekend, so I will be reading that within the next week or so.
I still have 4 nonfiction books that are not finished. This is not because they aren’t great books, because they are; it’s just that I have a tendency to procrastinate about reading nonfiction books, no matter how interested I am in the subject matter. I have read parts of all of them, however, and I AM going to finish them SOON!!
In addition to the 15 finished here, I actually read another 18 books, which brings my total for the fall to a whopping 33! Here is my original list with the ones I finished checked off (click on the title to read my review):
From My To-Read List
Fiction
Beauty and the Werewolf by Mercedes Lackey
Beside Still Waters by Tricia Goyer ✔
The Accidental Bestseller by Wendy Wax ✔
The Judgment by Beverly Lewis ✔
The Mercy by Beverly Lewis ✔
Non-Fiction
Boundaries by Henry Cloud & John Townsend ✔
Newbery Winners
Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool ✔
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead ✔
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman ✔
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village by Laura Amy Schlitz ✔
The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron ✔
Review Books
Fiction
A Lasting Impression by Tamera Alexander ✔
Along Wooded Paths by Tricia Goyer ✔
Baby, It’s Cold Outside by Susan May Warren ✔
Turning Point by Melissa Luznicky Garrett ✔
Non-Fiction
How Do I Teach This Kid to Read? by Kimberly A. Henry ✔
Autism and Reading Comprehension by Joseph Porter
Exploring Feelings by Tony Attwood
Special Diets for Special Kids by Lisa Lewis
The New Social Story Book by Carol Gray
I’m not going to list all the extra ones here, but feel free to visit my entire list of 2011 Reads and click over to any of my reviews from there if you are so inclined.
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Although there were several books that gave me a lot of enjoyment or food for thought, my favorite by far was 
by Rachel B. Cohen-Rottenberg. This book is a compelling memoir of an amazing woman who was diagnosed with Asperger’s at the age of 50 and shares her story before and since that time.
by David & Leigh Eddings. I have just started reading some science fiction and fantasy again this year, but wasn’t as fond of this writing duo as I was when I was younger. I did finish the book, but do not plan to read the rest of the series.
First things first, the March edition of Best of the Best is now up over at 
by Claire LaZebnik – Read this one and enjoyed it a lot! I have actually read one of Ms. LaZebnik’s nonfiction books on autism and am interested to read more of her work, both fiction and non.
by Julie Buxbaum – Read this one and enjoyed it.
by Allison Winn Scotch – Read this one and liked it. This is a what if story about a woman who is a stay at home wife and mom and wonders if she made the right decisions. She ends up several years in the past and has the chance to make different choices and see if her life can be better.
by Audrey Niffenegger – Read this one. Very intriguing with amazing prose, not totally thrilled with the ending but it fit the book.
by Karen Kingsbury – One of my favorite authors, although not my favorite story of hers. The characters seem a bit too stereotypical, and the transformations are too sudden (not to say that God can’t work miracles, but it doesn’t seem as true to life as other books of hers that I have read).
by Max Lucado – I had started this one almost a year ago and finally picked it up again and read the rest of it. The only reason I finished it is because it was a review copy from Booksneeze. 
by Kelly Langston – I received this book as a gift at a faith-based luncheon for moms of children with autism. Kelly was the speaker, and I enjoyed meeting her and hearing her speak very much. I had read most of the book shortly thereafter but somehow just hadn’t finished it, so I picked it up again and finished the last few chapters. It is a very encouraging read about God’s promises for us in the midst of difficult situations.
by Laurie Moriarty – Checked out of library, but just couldn’t get into.
by Rebecca Flowers – Another one that I checked out of the library but just couldn’t get into.
by Maddie Dawson – I picked this up immediately following Time of My Life and it was the same type of story – a wife who was unhappy and wondered if the other guy would have been the better choice after all. I just couldn’t read another “what if” story so soon and ended up putting it down.
by Ruth Downie – I should have liked this and might have if I wasn’t so distracted lately, but it just didn’t grab my attention. The premise appears to be a detective story that takes place during the Roman Empire with a doctor as the main character.
by Minrose Gwin – This got so many great reviews, and I probably would actually appreciate it. However, I renewed it twice and still didn’t get to it, so I don’t anticipate reading this one at the moment.
by Nigel Marsh – I flipped through this one and even read a couple of pages but just wasn’t interested enough to dive in. This is really unusual for me to have so little interest in books.
by Jennie Nash
by Christopher Stookey
by Stacy Ballis
by Mia King
by Lisa Samson
by Francine Rivers – Put on hold at library, waiting for it to be available.
by Beverly Lewis – Put on hold at library, waiting for it to be available.