Book Love: 2009

I've posted before about my love for books (mostly chick lit) and my sidebar is getting a little crowded. So, I figured I'd just create a post with the books I read in 2009 here. There are a few more from the beginning of the year that I didn't keep track of and cannot think of to save my life. If you'd like to see my ratings/reviews of these, check out my Good Reads.
But, in a nutshell, the only one I didn't completely enjoy was Vanishing Acts.

• Baby Proof - Emily Giffin
• Babyville - Jane Green
• Chasing Harry Winston - Lauren Weisberger
• Confessions of a Shopaholic - Sophie Kinsella
• Dedication - Emma McLaughlin
• Dune Road - Jane Green
• Little Earthquakes - Jennifer Weiner
• Love the One Your With - Emily Giffin
• My Sister's Keeper - Jodi Picoult
• Queen of Babble - Meg Cabot
• Queen of Babble Gets Hitched - Meg Cabot
• Queen of Babble in the Big City - Meg Cabot
• Shopaholic & Baby - Sophie Kinsella
• Shopaholic & Sister - Sophie Kinsella
• Shopaholic Takes Manhattan - Sophie Kinsella
• Shopaholic Ties the Knot - Sophie Kinsella
• Swapping Lives - Jane Green
• The Beach House - Jane Green
• The Nanny Diaries - Emma McLaughlin
• The Pact - Jodi Picoult
• The Time Traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger
• Twenties Girl - Sophie Kinsella
• Undomestic Goddess - Sophie Kinsella
• Vanishing Acts - Jodi Picoult
• Watermelon - Marian Keyes

Audiobooks

I spend a lot of time in the car. My commute to work is 40 minutes each way. I also go to school 2 nights a week and every other Saturday. The commute from work to school can be anywhere from 45 minutes to 2 hours depending on traffic and then it takes an hour to get home from school. I'm exhausted from just typing all that.

Anyway, I don't have much free time so sitting down and reading a book is out of the question. A former co-worker turned me on to audiobooks last summer and I am in love. I borrow them from the library and listen to them on my ipod in the car. I love listening to someone tell me a story and it really takes my mind off the traffic and the lovely Massachusetts drivers.

On the right hand sidebar of this blog, I started keeping a list of books I've read (er...listened to) so far this summer. The only one that I didn't love is Vanishing Acts. It was a great story and I loved the characters (except for Fitz) but it just went on way too long. There were parts that went into so much unnecessary detail that I got insanely bored.

I just finished Twenties Girl a few days ago and really enjoyed it. It had a bit of a slow start but it was really fun in the end. Sometimes I get a little sad when I finish one I really like and then I have to take a few days off before I start a new one.

I'm about 3 discs (out of 15) into The Pact and I can't wait to find out what happens. It's soooo good so far.

Let me know if there is something you'd read recently that I should check out. Chick Lit is by far my favorite genre.