Showing posts with label christian fiction. Show all posts
Showing posts with label christian fiction. Show all posts

LisaQuing's List
Sunday, July 13, 2008

Here is my EDITED list (as of 7/13/08). I have 39/56 so far. I'm sure I'll read more than 56. Last year, I read 86 books.

I have no overlaps in my list, which I hope then allows me to skip a couple if needed. I do own many of these books already.

I will be posting reviews and updates on my movie & book review blog - Mirkwood Reflections. I have bolded the choices I have completed and changed the font to green.

I am really looking forward to this challenge! A lot of times I can't figure out what I want to read, so this should help with that dilemma.

I did find some books that weren't on my original list that I wanted to read. When I read it, I just added the new book to the beginning of the list and kept the original books. So some of my lists now have more than 8.

Books Recommended to me by others
1. Hide – Lisa Gardner (my mom) 2-2-08
2. Austenland - Shannon Hale (sister Christy) 2-10-08
3. Beauty - Robin McKinley (Marta) 2-23-08
4. Courting Trouble – Deeanne Gist (Mom) 7-13-08
5.The Furies of Calderon – Jim Butcher (sister Christy) – couldn't get into it
6.Vineyard series – Philip Craig (mom) – couldn't get into it
7. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn - Betty Smith (sister Janet)
8. librarian series (Christy)

Young Adult Fiction
1.ttyl – lauren myracle 1-2-08
2.Eclipse – Stephenie Meyer 1-7-08
3.ttfn – lauren myracle 1-14-08
4.Diary of a Wimpy Kid: a novel in cartoons – Jeff Kinney 2-24-08
5.Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules 5-7-08
6.Holes – Louis Sachar
7.Spiderweb for Two: A Melendy Maze – Elizabeth Enright
8.Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox - Eoin Colfer
9.Eragon – Christopher Paolini
10.Inkheart - Cornelia Funke
11.Magic by the Lake – Edward Eager

Non-fiction - This category has been completed!
1.Dear Genius: The Letters of Ursula Nordstrom – Ursula Nordstrom 1-20-08
2.Lies Homeschooling Moms Believe – Todd Wilson 1-24-08
3.The Well-fed Writer – Peter Bowerman 2-8-08
4.Careers for Bookworms 3-22-08
5.Into the Wild 6-21-08
6.Back for Seconds – Peter Bowerman 6-22-08
7.Cockatiels for Dummies 7-8-08
8.Eat This, Not That! 7-8-08
9.Ordering Your Private World – Gordon MacDonald
10.Radar, Hula Hoops, and Playful Pigs: 62 Digestible Commentaries on the Fascinating Chemistry of Everyday Life – Joe Schwarcz
11.Walk Away the Pounds : The Breakthrough 6-Week Program That Helps You Burn Fat, Tone Muscle, and Feel Great Without Dieting – Leslie Sansone
12.Complete Idiot's Guide to Getting Your Romance Published - Julie Beard
13.I Saw the Angel in the Marble - Chris Davis and Ellyn Davis
14.Making God's Word Stick – Emmett Cooper & Steve Wamberg
15.Life Management for Busy Women – Elizabeth George
16.Family Fragrance: Practical Intentional Ways to Fill Your Home with the Aroma of Love – J. Otis & Gail Ledbetter


Books I Want to Reread - Eek! Better get moving on these!
1.Drums of Autumn – Diana Gabaldon 1-31-08
2.The Bible
3.Out of this Silent Planet – C.S. Lewis
4.Perelandra – C.S. Lewis
5.That Hideous Strength by C.S. Lewis
6.Mere Christianity – C.S. Lewis
7.She's Gonna Blow: Real Help for Moms Dealing with Anger – Julie Ann Barnhill
8.Mark of the Lion trilogy – Francine Rivers (3 books)
9.The Fiery Cross – Diana Gabaldon (audiobook)

Books about Tolkien or Lord of the Rings - I need to get moving!
1.Finding God in Lord of the Rings – Kurt Bruner & Jim Ware
2.The Gospel According to Tolkien – Ralph C. Wood
3.Following Gandalf: Epic Battles and Moral Victory in The Lord of the Rings – Matthew Dickerson
4.Tolkien's Ordinary Virtues: Exploring the Spiritual Themes of Lord of the Rings – Mark Eddy Smith
5.The Silmarillion – J.R.R. Tolkien
6.The Origins of Tolkien's Middle Earth for Dummies – Greg Harvey
7.Walking with Frodo: A devotional journey through Lord of the Rings – Sarah Arthur
8.J.R.R. Tolkien: Author of the Century – Tom Shippey


Romance Novels - one more!
1.Love's Haven (Steeple Hill Love Inspired) – Catherine Palmer 2-27-08
2.Finding Hope (Steeple Hill Love Inspired) – Brenda Coulter 3-15-08
3.Pride and Prejudice – Jane Austen 3-16-08
4.Finding Hope – Brenda Coulter 03-15-08
5.A Season of Forgiveness – Brenda Coulter 04-08-08
6.Strapless – Leigh Riker 6-1-08
7.Persuasion – Jane Austen 7-12-08
8.Taking a Chance (Heartsong Presents) – Kelly Eileen Hake
9.Once Upon a Family (Love Inspired) – Margaret Daley
10.The Stranger (Harlequin Superromance) – Kathleen O'Brien
11.The King's Mistress (Harlequin Historical) – Terri Branson
12.Unforgettable (Heartsong Presents) – Janet Lee Barton
13.Danver's Touch (Silhouette Classics) – Elizabeth Lowell
14.Perfect - Judith McNaught
15.Christmas on the Prairie: Take Me Home/One Wintry Night/The Christmas Necklace/Colder Than Ice (Christmas Anthology) - Tracey V. Bateman, Pamela Griffin, Maryn Langer, Jill Stengl

New Books by Favorite Authors - one more!
1.T is for Trespass – Sue Grafton 1-11-08
2.Plum Lucky – Janet Evanovich 1-20-08
3.Candy Cane Murder – Joanne Fluke 1-19-08
4.Charley's Web – Joy Fielding 04-12-08
5.Carrot Cake Murder – Joanne Fluke 4/23/08
6.Sleeping Doll – Jeffrey Deaver 4/29/08
7.Fearless Fourteen – Janet Evanovich 6/28/08
8.Buckingham Palace Gardens (Thomas Pitt Mysteries) – Anne Perry
9.Skeletons at the Feast – Chris Bohjalian
10.Breaking Dawn – Stephenie Meyer

Christian Novels - one more!
1.The Martyr's Song – Ted Dekker 1-1-08
2.Brothers – Angela Elwell Hunt 2-4-08
3.Claire Knows Best – Tracey Bateman 04-05-08
4.I Love Claire – Tracey Bateman 04-18-08
5.Scarlet Thread – Francine Rivers 5/5/08
6.Doesn't She Look Natural – Angela Elwell Hunt 5-12-08
7.Journey – Angela Elwell Hunt 7-8-08
8.Showdown – Ted Dekker (didn't like it)
9.Once Upon a Cross – Thom Lemmons
10.Catching Katie – Robin Lee Hatcher

Posted by Lisa at 7/13/2008 11:03:00 PM 1 comments

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Twiga's Lists
Wednesday, November 7, 2007

My Lists (subject to change) -


(Duplicates in Green) (Other Challenges in Red)

(1) Medical Thrillers:
1. Crisis by Robin Cook (Themed Challenge)
2. The Inquisitor by Peter Clement (Themed Challenge)
3. Fertile Ground by Charles Wilson (Themed Challenge)
4. The Fifth Vial by Michael Palmer (Themed Challenge)
5. The Plague Tales by Ann Benson (Themed Challenge)
6. Informed Consent by Sandra Glahn
7. Delayed Diagnosis by Gwen Hunter
8. Gray Matter by Gary Braver (Casual Reading Challenge)

(2) Re-Reads: (Read It Again Challenge)
1. Third Culture Kids by David Pollock
2. Lightposts for Living by Thomas Kinkade
3. Quality Friendship by Gary Inrig
4. How People Grow by Henry Cloud
5. Trusting God by Jerry Bridges
6. The Grace Awakening by Charles Swindoll
7. Living a Purpose-Full Life by Jan Johnson
8. Telling Yourself the Truth by William Backus

(3) Series Books:
1. Delayed Diagnosis by Gwen Hunter
2. Fame by Karen Kingsbury
3. Last Light by Terri Blackstock (Casual Reading Challenge)
4. The Return by Austin Boyd
5. The Well of Lost Plots by Jasper Fforde
6. A Shred of Evidence by Kathy Herman
7. Brainwaves by Leonard Goldberg (Series Challenge)
8. Fire Sale by Sara Paretsky (Series Challenge)

(4) Sci-Fi:
1. Jupiter by Ben Bova (Casual Reading Challenge)
2. The Return by Austin Boyd
3. Earthquake Games by Bonnie Ramthun
4. Final Orbit by S.V. Date
5. Moving Mars by Greg Bear
6. Saturn by Ben Bova
7. Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan
8. Moonrise by Ben Bova

(5) Christian Fiction:
1. Armageddon Strain by Sharon Gilbert (Casual Reading Challenge)
2. The Proposal by Angela Hunt
3. Fame by Karen Kingsbury
4. Scrap Everything by Leslie Gould (Casual Reading Challenge)
5. Last Light by Terri Blackstock (Casual Reading Challenge)
6. Beloved Leah by Cynthia Davis
7. A Shred of Evidence by Kathy Herman
8. Deception by Randy Alcorn

(6) Favorite Authors:
1. Under the Knife by Tess Gerritsen (Casual Reading Challenge)
2. Orbit by John Nance (Casual Reading Challenge)
3. The Darkness and the Dawn by Charles Swindoll
4. Even Now by Karen Kingsbury
5. Just Like Jesus by Max Lucado
6. Like Dandelion Dust by Karen Kingsbury
7. The Society by Michael Palmer
8. Fire Sale by Sara Paretsky (Series Challenge)

(7) Non-Fiction:
1. The Baby Boon by Elinor Burkett (Casual Reading Challenge)
2. Childfree and Loving It! by Nicki Defago
3. Feeding Your Appetites: Take Control of What's Controlling You by Stephen Arterburn
4. Why Do Christians Shoot Their Wounded? by Dwight Carlson
5. Who's Pushing Your Buttons? by John Townsend
6. The Bible Jesus Read by Philip Yancey
7. A Dance with Deception by Charles Colson
8. The Crisis of Caring by Jerry Bridges

(8) Mystery/Suspense/Thriller:
1. Saving Cascadia by John Nance
2. A Man to Die For by Eileen Dreyer (Casual Reading Challenge)
3. The Society by Michael Palmer
4. Replicator Run by Rainer Rey (Casual Reading Challenge)
5. Trudeau Vector by Juris Jurjevics (Casual Reading Challenge)
6. Night Fall by Nelson DeMille (Casual Reading Challenge)
7. Crisis by Robin Cook (Themed Challenge)
8. Hard Landing by Lynne Heitman (Casual Reading Challenge)

Posted by twiga92 at 11/07/2007 07:09:00 AM 0 comments

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Kristina's List
Thursday, October 4, 2007

Ok, it's done!!! Now I can't wait to get started!!


1. 1st in a series
-Rolling Thunder - Mark Mynheir
-Boo - Rene Gutteridge
-The Dark Hills Divide - Patrick Carman
-At Home in Mitford - Jan Karon
-Storm Front - Jim Butcher DONE
-Magyk - Angie Sage DONE
-Man With a Load of Mischief - Martha Grimes
-Black - Ted Dekker

2. Christian Fiction
-Sweet Treats - Wanda Brunstetter
-A Ship Possessed - Alton Gansky
-My Life as a Doormat - Rene Gutteridge DONE
-Heaven’s Wager - Ted Dekker
-Tilly - Frank Peretti DONE
-Premonition - Randy Ingermanson
-Redemption - Karen Kingsbury
-Thorn in my Heart - Liz Curtis Higgs

3. 8 Books from 8 Different States
-One For the Money - Janet Evanovich (NJ)
- Since You've Been Gone - Carlene Thompson (WV)
-Jane Austen Book Club - Karen Joy Fowler (CA)
-Second Glance - Jodi Picoult (VT)
-Can't Wait to Get to Heaven - Fannie Flagg (MO)
-Boo - Rene Gutteridge (IN)
-Widow of the South - Robert Hicks (TN)
-Haunted - Heather Graham (VA)

4. Mystery/Thriller/Suspense
-Man With a Load of Mischief - Martha Grimes
-I is for Innocent - Sue Grafton
-Shadow Man - Cody McFadyen
-The Virgin of the Small Plains - Nancy Pickard
-Two Little Girls in Blue - Mary Higgins Clark
-The Lucifer Messiah - Frank Cavallo
-Stitches in Time - Barbara Michaels
-Monk - Matthew Lewis

5. Young Adult
-Breaking Dawn - Stephenie Meyer DONE
-Coraline - Neil Gaiman DONE
-Pictures of Hollis Woods - Patricia Reilly Giff DONE
-The Book of Story Beginnings - Kristin Kladstrup DONE
-The Prophet of Yonwood - Jeanne DuPrau DONE
-Magyk - Angie Sage DONE
-Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - JK Rowling DONE
-Thirteen Reasons Why - Jay Asher DONE

6. Hardbacks on my floor beside my shelf (LOL I said there was an overflow!)
-Post Secret - Frank Warren DONE
-Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll DONE
-Undercover - Beth Kephart
-The Vanishing - Bentley Little
-Mary Modern - Camille De Angelis
-The Invention of Hugo Cabret - Brian Selznick DONE
-The Heart-Shaped Box - Joe Hill DONE
-The Dark Hills Divide - Patrick Carman

7. Newbery Award Winners
-Voyages of Dr. Doolittle - Hugh Lofting
-Tales from Silver Lands - Charles Finger
-The Cat Who Went to Heaven - Elizabeth Coatsworth DONE
-The Twenty-One Balloons - William Pene DuBois
-Invincible Louisa - Cornelia Meigs
-It's Like This Cat - Emily Neville DONE
-Bridge to Terebithia - Katherine Paterson
-The Giver - Lois Lowry DONE

8. Biographies/Memoirs
-In His Light - Danielle Steel
-A Paper Life - Tatum O'Neal
-Lucky Man - Michael J. Fox
-We Are Their Heaven - Allison DuBois
-Mosaic - Amy Grant DONE
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Posted by Anonymous at 10/04/2007 11:26:00 AM 2 comments

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Twiga's Categories
Wednesday, October 3, 2007

My 8 categories (book lists to follow later):
(1) Medical Thrillers
(2) Re-Reads
(3) Series Books
(4) Sci-Fi
(5) Christian Fiction
(6) Favorite Authors
(7) Non-Fiction
(8) Mystery/Suspense

Posted by twiga92 at 10/03/2007 05:54:00 AM 1 comments

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