2008 Blog Reviews



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January

PSYCHOSOMATIC WELLNESS by Candace Pert, PhD

TARO AND TOMI by Shizue Tomoda

LUCKY MAN by Ben Tanzer

BOOKSPRICE.com

WHAT WENT RIGHT TODAY? by Joan Buzick & Lindy Judd

YOU ARE MORE THAN ENOUGH ACHIEVEMENT JOURNAL by Judi Moreo

BAD GIRLS CLUB by Judy Gregerson

FIXER by Ed Brodow

SEPTEMBER DAWN by Carole Whang Schutter

"I've Got This Friend Who…" by KidsPeace

TARGET: CAUGHT IN THE CROSSHAIRS OF BILL AND HILLART CLINTON by Kathleen Willey

WHAT COLOR IS YOUR BRAIN? (TM) by Sheila Glazov

KAIZEN AND THE ART OF CREATIVE THINKING by Shigeo Shingo

THE BOOK OF LIFE: EXISTENTIALISM, THE WILL AND THE TRUTH - THE NEW WISDOM OF PHILOSOPHY by Ronnie Lee

F.H.M. MURRAY: FIRST BIOGRAPHY OF A FORGOTTEN PIONEER FOR CIVIL JUSTICE by Anita Hackley-Lambert

NO EXPERTS NEEDED by Louise Lewis

JUNK TO JEWELRY: A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO USING FOUND OBJECTS IN JEWELRY YOU CAN ACTUALLY WEAR by Brenda Schweder



February

THE RIVER, BY MOONLIGHT by Camille Marchetta

THE TRUTH ABOUT FAIRY TALES by K. T. Casha

A HIKE FOR MIKE by Jeff Alt

GLAMOUR JOB: A FAIRY-TALE FOR GROWN-UPS by Doug Farrell

SMELL OF DEATH by F. M. Meredith

MY GOD, I'M HIT! by Brian Andersen

THE LADY OF ROSES by Sandra Worth

DOWN TO A SUNLESS SEA by Mathias Freese

THE COMPLETE IDIOT’S GUIDE TO ENHANCING SEXUAL DESIRE by Judy Ford & Rachel Greene Baldino

THE FIRST PATIENT by Michael Palmer, M.D.

WHEN I’M WITH YOU by Laconnie Taylor-Jones





March

WHAT THEY WANT YOU TO KNOW! by Carter Shepard and Carolyn Cummings

CHOICES, MY SECRET by Thomas Wade Bounds

EASY SCRAPBOOK EMBELLISHMENT by Heidi Schueller

THE SPORT OF SCHUTZHUND by BJ Spanos

ACROSS TIME by Linda Kay Silva

STONE COLD by David Baldacci

THE CRIMINALS IN THE CAYMANS by Connie Lee Barry

TREASURE IN TAHITI by Connie Lee Berry

KISS ME, I’M SINGLE by Amanda Ford

MONEY AND MANIFESTING by Dyan Garris

Interview with DeNita Tuttle, owner of Author Island

THE ART OF SMART THINKING by James Hardt

THE WINTER ROSE by Jennifer Donnelly

Interview with Jennifer Donnelly

LONGEVITY MADE SIMPLE by Richard Flanigan MD and Kate Flanigan Sawyer MD, MPH

WIND FOLLOWER by Carole McDonnell

Interview with Carole McDonnell

THE ART OF THE BUSINESS LUNCH by Robin Jay

LEAD LIKE A PIRATE by Christopher Novak

SHADOW LIVING: PAINTING OF GRIEF by Deborah Slappey Pitts

BONES TO ASHES by Kathy Reichs

DAMIEN THE MAN: THE SON OF PERDITION by Ralph D. Nybakken



April

THE FIRST PATIENT by Michael Palmer

SHADOW LIVING: PAINTING OF GRIEF by Deborah Slappey Pitts

BONES TO ASHES by Kathy Reichs

DAMIEN THE MAN: THE SON OF PERDITION by Ralph D. Nybakken

Father Blood: Demon Spawn by J. E. Gurley

THE WILDCAT’S VICTORY by Christopher Hoare

PLAY DIRTY by Sandra Brown

COLTERS’ WOMAN by Maya Banks

STRIPPED by Brian Freeman

MIDNIGHT MAN by Lisa Marie Rice

TEMPTED by Megan Hart

THE MYSTIC HORSEMAN by Kathleen Eagle

Author Spotlight: Elizabeth Berg

SPIRITING AROUND: A MODERN GUIDE TO FINDING YOURSELF by Mark Tomback

BLASPHEMY by Douglas Preston

LADY KILLER by Lisa Scottoline

CAPTIVE OF MY DESIRES by Johanna Lindsey

SPEAK TO THE SKY by Reverend Mark Deckard

PARALLEL PEAKS by John McQuaig

STANDING STILL by Kelly Simmons

TO MY SENSES by Alexandrea Weis

EVERYDAY CAT EXCUSES by Molly Brandenburg



May

THE DOLLMAKER by Amanda Stevens

JUST SNAP YOUR FINGERS AND BINGO YOU’RE SOBER by Maurice “Mo” Murray, B.A., M.Div., Cht.

THRU THE DEVIL’S DOOR by Timothy Clifford

THE MAGIC IN YOU! Written and Illustrated by Sally H. Taylor

LIFE AS WE KNEW IT by Susan Beth Pfeffer

FREE MIND FREE BODY by D. R. Boisse

YOU ARE MORE THAN ENOUGH: EVERY WOMAN’S GUIDE TO PURPOSE, PASSION & POWER by Judi Moreo

YOU WE ARE ALL ONE by J. M. Harrison

ALL THE PRETTY GIRLS by J. T. Ellison

BLUE-EYED DEVIL by Lisa Kleypas

GOOD MAN HUNTING by Lisa Landolt

SHADOW OF THE BLUES by Whitney J. LeBlanc

SAY IT WITH MUSIC by Barbara Seuling

LOVE’S SECRET: LIVE YOUR LIFE IN LOVE by Annie B. Lawrence Ph.D., CHT, HHP



June

NICHOLAS: THE LORDS OF SATYR by Elizabeth Amber

CAITLIN'S GUARDIAN ANGEL by Marie Ferrarella

WHAT WITCHES WANT by Laura Stamps

THE KING’S CHALLENGE by Anthony J. Mirarchi

Wonka Nerds® Giant Chewy Candies

SHADOW MUSIC by Julie Garwood

A WICKED SNOW by Gregg Olsen

WITCH FIRE by Anya Bast

THE DECEIVED by Brett Battles

THE THIRD CIRCLE by Amanda Quick

THE MISSING GIRL by Norma Fox Mazer

BLUE DAHLIA and THE BLACK ROSE by Nora Roberts

CURSE OF THE SPELLMANS by Lisa Lutz

DON'T TEMPT ME by Sylvia Day

BLUE HEAVEN by C. J. Box

CITY OF THE SUN by David Levien

LOST SOULS by Lisa Jackson

GONE WITH THE WITCH by Annette Blair

THE WOLFMAN by Nicholas Pekearo

SLEEPING WITH WARD CLEAVER by Jenny Gardiner

LAWMAN by Diana Palmer

JANEOLOGY by Karen Harrington

A COLD DARK PLACE by Gregg Olsen

MISSING IN ACTION by Amanda Young

WAKE by Lisa McMann

WITCH EMBER by John Lawson

KILLER COWBOY CHARM by Vicki Lewis Thompson

HEARTSICK by Chelsea Cain



July

THE RAVEN by John Lawson

PUSHING UP DAISIES UP by Rosemary Harris

New Axe Detailer Shower Tool

BLACK OUT by Lisa Unger

McAfee VirusScan Plus 6-in-1 Prevention & Protection

STRANGER IN PARADISE by Amanda Stevens

TEX APPEAL by Kimberly Raye, Alison Kent, and Cara Summers

Tom Cruise: An Unauthorized Biography by Andrew Morton

WICKED LOVELY by Melissa Marr

National Treasure: Book of Secrets

CHARANAVI by Masahiro Tsurumoto

DEADLY ENTERPRISE by Christopher Hoare

METAL GEAR SOLID by Raymond Benson

THE DARKEST NIGHT by Gena Showalter

UNHOLY DOMAIN by Dan Ronco

FROM CRIME TO CRIME: MIND-BOGGLING TALES OF MYSTERY AND MURDER by Dennis Palumbo

THE KILLER’S WIFE by Bill Floyd

SISTERS OF MISERY by Megan Kelley Hall

A SUMMER AFFAIR by Elin Hilderbrand

PRIMAL HEAT by Susan Sizemore

NOTHING TO LOSE by Lee Child

THE SECRET LIVES OF MEN AND WOMEN compiled by Frank Warren

THE ACCIDENT MAN by Tom Cain

BLOOD HARVEST by Brant Randall

FIREHORSE by Diane Lee Wilson

PROMISE OF THE WOLVES by Dorothy Hearst

THE CHAOS CODE by Justin Richards

WANTED: THE MOVIE

The Naked Bookseller

WICKED TIES by Shayla Black

GREEN BUTTERFLY: A SUPERDOG ADVENTURE by Raphaƫl Thierry

QUIET, PLEASE by Scott Douglas

POOR PUPPY by Nick Bruel

PRIMAL DESIRES by Susan Sizemore

DARK NIGHT: THE MOVIE



August

THE NO COMPLAINING RULE by Jon Gordon

OFF TO FIRST GRADE by Louise Borden (Author), Joan Rankin (Illustrator)

FEARLESS by Diana Palmer

WHY THE WIND BLOWS: A HISTORY OF WEATHER AND GLOBAL WARMING by Matthys Levy

HUNTING THE KING by Peter Clenott

THE POWER OF NOW by Eckhart Tolle

DINAH'S DARK DESIRE by Mechele Armstrong

THE NEWTON PROPHECIES by Keith Katsikas

INSECT POTPOURRI: ADVENTURES IN ENTOMOLOGY by Jean Ruth Adams

DANGER BOY: CITY OF RUINS by Mark London Williams

THE TRAITOR KING by Todd Mitchell

ALICE UPSIDE DOWN: The Movie

LEVEN THUMPS AND THE EYES OF THE WANT by Obert Skye

VETERINARIAN by John Riddle and Rae Simons

MUMMY 3: The Movie

GREATEST SECRETS OF THE COUPON MOM by Stephanie Nelson

THE LAST APPRENTICE: CURSE OF THE BANE by Joseph Delaney

EVERLOST by Neal Shusterman

POISON by Chris Wooding

WED TO A STRANGER by Jule McBride

I BURN FOR YOU by Susan Sizemore

HOLD TIGHT by Harlan Coben

BODY SCISSORS by Michael Simon

LOVEHAMPTON by Sherri Rifkin

BOUND FOR OREGON by Jean Van Leeuwen

IN THE TIME OF TROUBLE by Charlotte Weaver-Gelzer

I WANT TO BELIEVE

DARK LOVER by J. R. Ward

THE STOLEN by Jason Pinter

SAY GOODBYE by Lisa Gardner

THE HOST by Stephenie Meyer

LINE OF SCRIMMAGE by Marie Force

BODY MOVERS: 2 BODIES FOR THE PRICE OF 1 by Stephanie Bond

TESTIMONY by Anita Shreve

THE STAR OF KAZAN by Eva Ibbotson

SUNDAYS AT TIFFANY'S by James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet

QUADEHAR THE SORCERER (Book of Stars, Part 1) by Erik L'homme

SEX AND DEATH 101: The Movie

ROWAN of RIN by Emily Rodda

IRON COWBOY by Diana Palmer

END OF DAYS by Sylvia Browne

I JUST WANT MY KIDS TO BE HAPPY! by Aaron Cooper, Ph.D. and Eric Keitel, M.Ed.

THEODOSIA AND THE SERPENTS OF CHAOS by R. L. LaFevers

FREEFALL by JoAnn Ross

FIRST THE DEAD by Tim Downs

THE RICHEST SEASON by Maryann McFadden

CHILD 44 by Tom Rob Smith

ROWAN AND THE ZEBAK by Emily Rodda

ROWAN AND THE ICE CREEPERS by Emily Rodda

MIDNIGHT RUN by Lisa Marie Rice





September

MURDER IN MAYBERRY by Mary Kinney Branson and Jack Branson

THE MYSTERY OF THE BURMESE BANDICOOT by Judy Cox

THE LAST APPRENTICE: ATTACK OF THE FIEND by Joseph Delaney

LOST BOYS: THE TRIBE

SEEING PINK by Erin O'Rourke

THE LIFESTYLE FITNESS PROGRAM by Debi Silber

BEST LAID PLANS by Anne White

FIRST DAUGHTER by Eric Van Lustbader

THE TRIUMPH OF DEBORAH by Eva Etzioni-Halevy

COMING UNDONE by Stephanie Tyler

PRIVATE DEMON by Lynn Viehl

WRATH OF THE BLOODEYE by Joseph Delaney

INSIDE OUT GIRL by Tish Cohen

ALL HE EVER WANTED by Anita Shreve

Stargate: Continuum

30 DAYS OF NIGHT

MELODY by Stacy-Deanne

THE HOLLOW by Nora Roberts

LAST KNOWN VICTIM by Erica Spindler

DEAD WITNESS by Joylene Nowell Butler

MISSING by Catherine MacPhail

POWERS by Ursula K. Le Guin



October

COURAGE IN PATIENCE by Beth Fehlbaum

BOBBIE FAYE’S (VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY) BAD DAY by Toni McGee Causey

MAKE ME A MATCH by Diana Holquist

THE LAST THEOREM by Arthur C. Clarke & Frederik Pohl

THE WOODS ARE DARK by Richard Laymon

PEACEMAKER by Dan Ronco

The Movie: Deception


The Series: True Blood

The Sarah Connor Chronicles Seasons I & II

LOVER’S BITE by Maggie Shayne

FALLING UNDER by Danielle Younge-Ullman

ABIDING HOPE & LOVE by Connie Arnold

WHILE YOU'RE HERE DOC by Bradford B. Brown

ALL SOUL’S NIGHT (Blood Ties, Book 4) by Jennifer Armintrout

THE BEACH HOUSE by James Patterson and Peter de Jonge

LIFEGUARD by James Patterson & Andrew Gross

THE HEALER by Sharon Sala

ZUKE 'EM by David Rudel

SNIPER by Jon Wells

THE DANGEROUS DAYS OF DANIEL X by James Patterson

SCHOOLED by Anisha Lakhani

DAIRY QUEEN by Catherine Gilbert Murdock

The Movie: 88 Minutes

The Movie: The Forbidden Kingdom

DEMON's BLUFF (Renegade Spirit Series #2) by Jerry B. Jenkins and John Perrodin

SOMETHING TO BLOG ABOUT by Shana Norris

THE TITAN’S CURSE by Rick Riordan

THE NIGHT COUNTRY by Stewart O'Nan

GAME WIDOW by Wendy Kays

THE DEAD AND GONE by Susan Beth Pfeffer

CHASING THE ROSWELL ALIEN by Glenn Marcel

THE LUCKY ONE by Nicholas Sparks

DARKFEVER: Book 1 by Karen Marie Moning

SMOKE SCREEN by Sandra Brown

THEIR ONE AND ONLY by Trista Ann Michaels

UNDERCOVER by Beth Kephart



November

THE PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE by Ronnie Lee

STARTING OUT: THE COLLE by Richard Palliser

NEW BIRTH OR REBIRTH?: JESUS TALKS WITH KRISHNA (Great Conversations) by Ravi Zacharias

LIVE AND LET SHOP (Spy Goddess) by Michael P. Spradlin

THE OTHERWORLDLIES by Jennifer Anne Kogler

THE DARKEST PLEASURE by Gena Showalter

TAKEN & MASTERED by Jet Mykles

THE FIREMASTER’S MISTRESS by Christie Dickason

WRITING ROMANCE by Vanessa Grant

NO DELIVERANCE by Toadies

OFF SEASON by ANNE RIVERS SIDDONS

VIRGIN TERRITORY: The Movie

TO CATCH THE LIGHTNING by Alan Cheuse

THE SCOUNDREL DAYS OF HOBO HIGHBROW by Norwegian author Pal Christiansen

Max Payne: The Movie

The Lazarus Project: The Movie

Invasion: The Movie

MOST LIKELY YOU GO YOUR WAY AND I’LL GO MINE by Ben Tanzer

TRUST ME by Brenda Novak

THE DEATH LIST by Paul Johnston

COLE FAMILY CHRISTMAS by Jennifer Liu Bryan and Hazel Cole Kendle, Illustrated by Jenniffer Julich

RAINE by Elizabeth Amber

THE MURDER GAME by Beverly Barton

MASTERS OF SCIENCE FICTION: On DVD

ANGEL OF MERCY by Toni Andrews

TOWERS OF GOLD by Frances Dinkelspiel

THE DRAGON HEIR by Cinda Williams Chima

THE QUICKIE by James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge

HONEYMOON by James Patterson and Howard Roughan

CHASING WINDMILLS by Catherine Ryan Hyde

Shoot ‘Em Up: The Movie

Bangkok Dangerous: The Movie

Untraceable

The Perfect Stranger : The Movie

The Brave One: The Movie

War: The Movie

THE TIME THIEF by Linda Buckley-Archer


December

THE TENTH CASE by Joseph Teller

BUILDING A WEBSITE FOR DUMMIES

THE COMPLETE IDIOT’S GUIDE TO CREATING A WEB SITE

FAIREST by Gail Carson Levine

LEARNING BLOGGER (CD-ROM) with Molly E. Holzschlag

SPY GODDESS: TO HAWAII WITH LOVE (Spy Goddess) by Michael P. Spradlin

GOING DOWN SOUTH by Bonnie J. Glover

PLAYING FOR PIZZA by John Grisham

Pinhole Glasses

NO TIME FOR GOODBYE by Linwood Barkley

STORM THIEF by Chris Wooding

JUMBLE PIE by Melanie Lynne Hauser

THE BLOGGER TEMPLATE BOOK by Amanda Fazani

BREATHE SMART by Aaron Hoopes

THE FIRE ETERNAL by Chris D'Lacey

RUBY TUESDAY by Jennifer Anne Kogler

SON OF IRELAND by Stephen R. Lawhead

MILES FROM NOWHERE by Nami Mun

CROSSING THE CONTINENT by Robert Goodwin

NEXT: THE MOVIE

WARGAMES: THE DEAD CODE – THE MOVIE

THE EYE: THE MOVIE

BOOTS AND PIECES by Emily Ecton

HISTORIC PHOTOS OF BATON ROUGE by Mark E. Martin

THE ULTIMATE BOOK OF KNOWLEDGE by Oxford University Press

LIKE GLASS by Matthew Cory

FLASHBACKS OF A FOOL

COOL JEWELS: BEADING PROJECTS FOR TEENS by Naomi Fujimoto

THE DARK ELF TRIOLGY, Collector's Edition, by R. A. Salvatore

VAMPIRATES: BLOOD CAPTAIN by Justin Somper

THE BATTLE OF THE LABYRINTH by Rick Riordan

THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY OF A PART-TIME INDIAN by Sherman Alexie

ALL MY PATIENTS ARE UNDER THE BED: MEMOIRS OF A CAT DOCTOR by Dr. Louis J. Camuti

THE CROSSROADS by Chris Grabenstein

ARIEL’S JOURNEY by Doug Kane and Christy Wood

VICE: THE MOVIE

THE DESCENT: THE MOVIE

BROOKLYN RULES: THE MOVIE

REQUIEM FOR THE AUTHOR OF FRANKENSTEIN by Molly Dwyer

OBEDIENCE by Will Lavender

WALKING THROUGH WALLS by Philip Smith

PURE SOAPBOX by Kimberlie Dykeman

DIVINE JUSTICE by David Baldacci (Note: This audio book is still currently being listened to. As soon as I am done, I’ll link the review and there will be a raffle.)




26 comments:

Lezlie said...

Wow! That's a lot of stuff!
Lezlie

J. Kaye Oldner said...

Hard to believe that it fit on the right sidebar. :)

Cheryl said...

You have reviewed some great books throughout the year. I have found some great ones from your blog as well. LOL

Happy Thanksgiving

J. Kaye Oldner said...

Oh Cheryl, you have been my biggest enabler to this book addiction...lol!

bermudaonion said...

You've had a busy year!

J. Kaye Oldner said...

bermudaonion ~ It will be the same for 2009...I can feel it...lol

~Kylee in CT said...

How many mice died for you to link all of those in one post? =)

J. Kaye Oldner said...

~Kylee in CT ~ IT's funny you should say that. I had to buy a new one this year...lol

naida said...

wow j.kaye!!! thats amazing!!!
http://thebookworm07.blogspot.com/

J. Kaye Oldner said...

Naida ~ It wasn't just me! You did some of those too. ;)

Alea said...

Oh man look at all those! I need to do a post like this too and get ready for next year!

J. Kaye Oldner said...

Alea ~ I am going to do keep a record like this for 2009 as well. Makes things easier.

Serena said...

Wow you have been busy!

Veens said...

i can't really believe so much of it was squeezed into the sidebar :)

J. Kaye Oldner said...

LOL @ Veens! I understand your feeling.

Michele at Reader's Respite said...

Okay, now I know you're just trying to make me look bad. ;)

J. Kaye Oldner said...

Michele at Reader's Respite ~ NO! I didn't meant to. I'm sorry. These aren't all my reviews. I have a whole family helping, not to mention some really cool friends.

Alea said...

So I figured I was going to have to relink my list to the reviews but thankfully (i don't know why i didn't think of this originally) i was able to just grab the html, awesome! Well I'm off to shop! And if everyone has beaten me I'm buying it all on amazon!

J. Kaye Oldner said...

Alea ~ Have fun! I shop on Amazon for just about everything.

Yasmin said...

Wow...ya'll were busy!
xoxo

Anonymous said...

Wow!! This is very impressive you've modivated me big time : )
Lori Barnes

J. Kaye Oldner said...

Yasmin ~ LOL - Yes we were. :)

Lori ~ It won't be as impressive next year. I won't be pushing to read 200.

Debi said...

Man, that is some list. I have to admit it makes me feel mighty inferior...I'm lucky when I get 6 or 8 books done a month, and even that doesn't seem to be happening lately.

J. Kaye Oldner said...

Debi ~ Wait until you kids get a little older. You'll have more time. Also, I spaced mine way out. Makes a huge difference.

VernettaSabryna said...

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J. Kaye Oldner said...

VernettaSabryna ~ Why thank you! You made my morning!! :)