Currently Reading
Title: Countess of Scandal, Laurel McKee
Description: an Irish countess and an English soldier, on opposites sides of a bloody civil war, find themselves falling in love in 18th century Ireland.
Why: need a happy ending.

Title: The Proud Tower, Barbara Tuchman
Description: a non-fictional overview of the twilight years of "la belle epqoue," the seemingly serene golden years that preceded World War I.
Why: need something substantial, not fluffy.

( month-by-month breakdown... )

Stats & Averages
Average Grade Score: C+ (2.9, rounded up to 3)
Most Prolific Reading Month: August

Best of 2010:
Wicked Becomes You, Meredith Duran ---- A+
Untie My Heart, Judith Ivory ---- A
Bound by Your Touch, Meredith Duran ---- A+
Mr. Impossible, Loretta Chase ---- A
Reckless, Anne Stuart ---- A
Fallen, Celeste Bradley ---- A
A Rake's Guide to Seduction, Caroline Linden ---- A
Skeletons at the Feast, Chris Bohjalian ---- A

Worst of 2010:
Body and Soul, Susan Krinard ---- D
The Perfect Rake, Anne Gracie ---- F
Slowness, Milan Kundera ---- D
Liberating Lacey, Anne Calhoun ---- D+
One Unashamed Night, Sophia James ---- DNF, F
The Dream Thief, Shana Abé ---- D+
Royal Seduction, Jennifer Blake ---- F
Forbidden Magic, Jo Beverley ---- F

Most Disappointing (books that I had high hopes for, ultimately dashed):
Secret Desires of a Gentleman, Laura Lee Guhrke ---- D
The Secret to Seduction, Julie Ann Long ---- D

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