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#1) Flower Net

Jan 16, 2009
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Flower Net: A Red Princess Mystery (Red Princess Mysteries)

Lisa See

My first book read in '09 was a dud. After reading Snowflower and the Secret Fan and Peony in Love, I was expecting much more from Lisa See than what I found in Flower Net. I can't put my finger on what I didn't like about it, or what I did like about it. I guess maybe the later was the biggest problem with the book.

I suppose it would be an OK read on a long flight or something, but nothing I'd recommend to a friend.

On to Number Two!

Maybe 15?

Dec 17, 2008
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I feel like a huge moron this year having fallen so ridiculously short of my 25 books during the year goal. So far, I've only finished 9, but I'm hoping to break double-digits with Son of a Witch, which I couldn't help, but go out and buy today.

Anyway, I'm thinking that maybe for 2009, I'll set the bar a little lower for myself (hangs head in shame) and shoot for 15 books instead of 25. After all, 15 is still 50% more than I'll have read for this year. What really sucks, though, is I got the 25 books goal, by halving the 50 books in a year goal that there were various groups for on Vox and Shelfari. How embarrassing.

So I'm pretty set on going for completing 15 books in the coming year. Hopefully, I won't embarrass myself as badly as this year. Sheesh!