Estelle’s 2011 Reads

Thanks to the lovely Bookworm Wife, I was inspired to try to read 100 books this year. While I always read plenty of books in a year, I haven’t been so great at keeping track of my progress. (Yay for Goodreads!) I did get a late start though. I officially began my quest in the late spring, and while it seemed impossible for awhile, I’ve actually upped my goal to 110 books. As of the day of our launch, I’m 95 books in and I still have a solid two months left of reading before 2012 begins!

Most importantly, I’ve been able to save a lot of money after finally getting a library card at my neighborhood library and discover a ton of amazing new writers!

Books Read in 2011

All book titles are linked to Goodreads so you can read descriptions and add them to your list, too.  If I reviewed a book on Goodreads, I included a link to my specific Goodreads review. Once you reach the end of the list, you’ll see the links change to what I’ve written on our blog.

1. Her Fearful Symmetry, Audrey Niffenegger
2. Water for Elephants, Sarah Gruen
3. One Day, David Nicholls
4. Safe Haven, Nicholas Sparks
5. The Hidden Magic of Walt Disney World, Susan Veness
6. Dirty Sexy Politics, Megan McCain
7. Something Borrowed, Emily Giffin
8. Something Blue, Emily Giffin, reviewed on Goodreads
9. How to Kill a Rock Star, Tiffanie DeBartolo
10. Love, Lucy, Lucille Ball
11. The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins
12. Catching Fire, Suzanne Collins
13. Mockingjay, Suzanne Collins
14. Love the One You’re With, Emily Giffin, reviewed on Goodreads
15. Unbearable Lightness, Portia de Rossi, reviewed on Goodreads
16. The Last Song, Nicholas Sparks
17. Elixir (Elixir, #1), Hilary Duff
18. The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini
19. Fly Away Home, Jennifer Weiner
20. Black and Blue, Anna Quindlen
21. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Ann Brashares
22. The Second Summer of the Sisterhood, Ann Brashares
23. Girls in Pants, Ann Brashares
24. Forever in Blue, Ann Brashares
25. The Last Summer, Ann Brashares
26. Blues for Hannah, Tim Farrington
27. Here Today, Ann M. Martin
28. Second Chance, Jane Green
29. Dune Road, Jane Green
30. The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place, E.L. Konigsburg
31. Because of Winn-Dixie, Katie DeCamillo
32. Anastasia Krupnik, Lois Lowry, reviewed on Goodreads
33. Sisterhood Everlasting, Ann Brashares
34. Baby Proof, Emily Giffin
35. Heart of the Matter, Emily Giffin
36. Married to the Mouse: Walt Disney World and Orlando, Richard E. Foglesong
37. Anna and the French Kiss, Stephanie Perkins, reviewed on Goodreads
38. November 22, 1963, Adam Braver
39. 3 Willows: The Sisterhood Grows, Ann Brashares
40. 13 Little Blue Envelopes (Little Blue Envelope, #1), Maureen Johnson
41. The Last Little Blue Envelope(Little Blue Envelope, #2), Maureen Johnson
42. All But Alice (Alice, #4), Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
43. Alice in April (Alice, #5), Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
44. Moonwalk, Michael Jackson, reviewed on Goodreads
45. Prep, Curtis Sittenfeld, reviewed on Goodreads
46. Sloppy Firsts (Jessica Darling, #1), Megan McCafferty
47. Second Helpings (Jessica Darling, #2), Megan McCafferty, reviewed on Goodreads
48. Charmed Thirds (Jessica Darling, #3), Megan McCafferty
49. Jim Henson, Deanne Durrett
50. Fourth Comings (Jessica Darling, #4), Megan McCafferty, reviewed on Goodreads
51. Perfect Fifths (Jessica Darling, #5), Megan McCafferty, reviewed on Goodreads
52. Celebration U.S.A : Living In Disney’s Brave New Town, Douglas Frantz, reviewed on Goodreads
53. Peace, Love, and Baby Ducks, Lauren Myracle, reviewed on Goodreads
54. Anastasia Again! (Anastasia Krupnik, #2), Lois Lowry, reviewed on Goodreads
55. The Summer I Turned Pretty(Summer, #1), Jenny Han, reviewed on Goodreads
56. 10th Grade: A Novel, Joseph Weisberg, reviewed on Goodreads
57. The Secret Life Of CeeCee Wilkes, Diane Chamberlain, reviewed on Goodreads
58. April & Oliver, Tess Callahan, reviewed on Goodreads
59. It’s Not Summer Without You(Summer, #2), Jenny Han
60. We’ll Always Have Summer(Summer, #3), Jenny Han, reviewed on Goodreads
61. My Name Is Memory, Ann Brashares, reviewed on Goodreads
62. The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott, Kelly O’Connor McKnees, reviewed on Goodreads
63. Bumped (Bumped, #1), Megan McCafferty, reviewed on Goodreads
64. Going Too Far, Jennifer Echols
65. On Michael Jackson, Margo Jefferson
66. Alice in Charge (Alice, #22), Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, reviewed on Goodreads
67. Suite Scarlett (Scarlett, #1), Maureen Johnson, reviewed on Goodreads
68. Scarlett Fever (Scarlett, #2), Maureen Johnson, reviewed on Goodreads
69. Keeping the Moon, Sarah Dessen
70. The Accidental Virgin, Valerie Frankel, reviewed on Goodreads
71. North of Beautiful, Justina Chen Headley, reviewed on Goodreads
72. Fringe Girl (Fringe Girl, #1), Valerie Frankel, reviewed on Goodreads
73. A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: What I Learned While Editing My Life, Donald Miller
74. Nothing Like You, Lauren Strasnick, reviewed on Goodreads
75. Twenties Girl, Sophie Kinsella, reviewed on Goodreads
76. It’s Kind of a Funny Story, Ned Vizzini, reviewed on Goodreads
77. Ten Things We Did, Sarah Mlynowski
78. An American Daughter, Wendy Wasserstein
79. Thirteen Reasons Why, Jay Asher, reviewed on Goodreads
80. Not That Kind Of Girl, Siobhan Vivian
81. One Night That Changes Everything, Lauren Barnholdt
82. Lola and the Boy Next Door, Stephanie Perkins, BOOK REPORT with Magan
83. Avalon High, Meg Cabot, reviewed on Goodreads
84. Will Grayson, Will Grayson, John Green
85. Lock and Key, Sarah Dessen, Rather be Reading Review
86. Fringe Girl in Love (Fringe Girl, #2), Valerie Frankel, Rather be Reading Review
87. American Fringe (Fringe Girl, #3), Valerie Frankel
88. Fringe Benefits (Fringe Girl, #4), Valerie Frankel
89. The Gap Year, Sarah Bird, Rather be Reading Review
90. This Lullaby, Sarah Dessen
91. What Happened to Lani Garver, Carol Plum-Ucci, Rather be Reading Review
92. Twenty Boy Summer, Sarah Ockler, BOOK REPORT with Magan
93. Amy and Roger’s Epic Detour, Morgan Matson, Rather be Reading Review
94. Stealing Heaven, Elizabeth Scott, Rather be Reading Review
95. The Murderer’s Daughters, Susan Randy Meyers, Rather be Reading Review
96. How to Say Goodbye in Robot, Natalie Standiford, Rather be Reading Review
97. The Boyfriend List:, E. Lockhart
98. Love Story, Jennifer Echols, Rather be Reading Review
99. Mostly Good Girls, Leila Sales
100. The Housekeeper and the Professor, Yoko Ogawa, Rather be Reading Review
101. Searching for David’s Heart: A Christmas Story, Cherie Bennett
102. Between Here and Forever, Elizabeth Scott
103. Moonglass, Jessi Kirby
104. Forget You, Jennifer Echols
105. Bloom, Elizabeth Scott, Rather be Reading Review
106. Love is the Higher Law, David Levithan, Rather be Reading Review
107. Story of a Girl, Sara Zarr
108. Sometimes it Happens, Lauren Barnholdt, Rather be Reading Review
109. The Princess Diaries #1, Meg Cabot, Rather be Reading Review
110. The One That I Want, Jennifer Echols, Rather be Reading Review
111. Dash and Lily’s Book of Dares, Rachel Cohn and David Levithan, Rather be Reading Review
112. The Twelve Dates of Christmas, Catherine Hapka, Rather be Reading Review
113. Let it Snow, John Green, Maureen Johnson, and Lauren Myracle, Rather be Reading Review
114. Catching Jordan, Miranda Kenneally, BOOK REPORT with Magan
115. Flat Out Love by Jessica Park, Rather be Reading Review