Cris & Taja

Ok, so I have discovered the wonderful world of books!  And, my eyes have stopped bothering me to read so this whole new world has openned up for me!  Below you will find my book list.

List of Books Taja has read 

Taja's Book Reviews

Taja's "To Read" list

My younger days, these were the first books I ever read. 

Phantom Tollbooth ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
-Norton Juster

Eyes of Kid Midas ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
-Neil Shusterman

 

These are the only books I read throughout high school:

Lord of the Flies ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
-William Golding

1984 ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
-George Orwell

Misery ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
-Stephen King

Pet Semetary ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
-Stephen King

The Hobbit ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
-JRR Tolkien

These are the books I have read since I got the reading bug recently:

The Twilight Saga ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
-Stephanie Meyer 

Twilight ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
-Stephanie Meyer

Midnight Sun ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
-Stephanie Meyer

New Moon ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
-Stephanie Meyer

Eclipse ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
-Stephanie Meyer

Breaking Dawn ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
-Stephanie Meyer

Harry Potter (7 book series)-J.K. Rowling (1997-2007)
The Philosopher's (Sorcerer's) Stone 

1. The Chamber of Secrets
2. The Prisoner of Azkaban
3. The Goblet of Fire
4. The Order of the Phoenix
5. The Half-Blood Prince
6. The Deathly Hallows 

House Of Night (7bk series vamps)
-P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast (2007-2010) 

1. Marked
2. Betrayed
3. Chosen
4. Untamed
5. Hunted
6. Tempted
7. Burned (4/27/2010)

1. Dark Lover
2. Lover Eternal
3. Lover Awakened
4. Lover Revealed
5. Lover Unbound
6. Lover Enshrined
7. Lover Avenged
8. Lover Mine (4/27/2010)

Southern Vampire Mysteries
(True Blood/Sookie Stackhouse series)
-Charlaine Harris (2001-2010) 

1. Dead Until Dark
2. Living Dead in Dallas
3. Club Dead
4. Dead to the World
5. Dead as a Doornail
6. Definately Dead
7. All Together Dead
8. From Dead to Worse
9. Dead and Gone
10. A Touch of Dead
11. Dead in the Family (5/2010)

Avalon Series (8bk series)
-Marion Zimmer Bradley (1979-1987) & -Diana L. Paxson (1993-2009) 

1. The Mists of Avalon (1979)
2. The Fall of Atlantis (1987)
   
   -Diana L. Paxson
3. The Forrests of Avalon
4. Lady of Avalon
5. Priestess of Avalon
6. Ancestors of Avalon
7. Ravens of Avalon
8. Sword of Avalon

Chronicles of Narnia (7bk series)
-C.S. Lewis (1950-1956) 

1. The Lion, the Witch, & the Wardrobe
2. Prince Caspian: Return to Narnia
3. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
4. The Silver Chair
5. The Horse and His Boy
6. The Magician's Nephew
7. The Last Battle

Egyptian Novels (3bk Series)
-Wilbur Smith (1993-2007) 

1. River God (1994)
2. The Seventh Scroll (1995)
3. Warlock (2001)
4. The Quest (2007)

Wuthering Heights
-Emily Brontë's

Sense & Sensibility
-Jane Austen

The Host
-Stephanie Meyer

Vampire Diaries (9 book series)
-L.J. Smith

The original trilogy:

1. The Awakening (1991)

2. The Struggle (1991)

3. The Fury (1991)

The fourth volume in the original series:

4. Dark Reunion (1992)

The new series, The Vampire Diaries: The Return:

5. Nightfall (02/10/2009)

6. Shadow Souls (due March 16th, 2010)

7. Midnight (due July 1st, 2010)

8. Vampire Night (due September 15th, 2010)

9. Tragic Falls (due July 10th, 2011)

Before questioning my reasoning for each rating, please review my ratings explanations below.
Each book will have a ranking next to it: ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. Anything above 4 hearts is a good review; 5 hearts is basically a perfect score. The 6th heart is reserved only for my absolute favorite books - my obsessions!!

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ OBSESSION!!!
I must read this book often - I think everyone should read this book and I am totally obsessed with this story!  Seriously awesome, radtactularly fabulous!!

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ RADTACULAR BOOK!!
I not only loved this book, I would suggest that EVERYONE read it at least once.  I re-read this book immediately after reading the first time.

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ GREAT READING!
 I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was a wonderful read and I liked the story. I will probably read it again.

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ DECENT READING.
I enjoyed several parts to the book but was kind of indifferent with the book as a whole. My personal indifference is a matter of opinion; I probably won't re-read this book.

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ UBER-BAD!
I read through the entire book and was a pretty dissapointed by the end that I had not stopped reading. Absolutely NOT recommended.

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ HORRIBLE!!
I read several chapters and then I couldn't read any longer & quit.  It was not at all what I was expecting. Absolutely NOT recommended.

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ ATROCIOUS!!!
I couldn't even get through the first few pages. The material actually made me mad. Not only was it NOT what I was expecting but it was infuriating!! Absolutely NOT recommended.