The Eyre Affair

Book #28

The Eyre Affair
by Jasper Fforde

"Fforde spins his wildly imaginative crime caper in language every bit as ingenious as the madcap plot; his devilishly clever turns of phrase take the form of verbal puzzles, anagrams, and literary and cinematic in-jokes. Long involved in the movie-making business, Fforde gives a starring role to Thursday Next, a captivating sleuth whose respect for literature matches that of her creator. The essence of Thursday's quest is the capture of Acheron Hades, a wily cad whose dastardly crime is murder of characters from the classics."

3 1/2 stars

December 10th(11:30 PM) to December 31st(12:17 AM) - 21 days - 374 pages

What You Don't Know About Mysterious Places

Book #27

What you don't know about Mysterious Places
by Ryder Windham

"What lurks behind the mysterious Keep Out signs at Area 51? Did the spooky stone heads at Easter Island walk to their places? What does the far side of the moon look like? Is there a Loch Ness Monster? Could aliens have landed in Roswell, New Mexico? Who really built Stonehenge? Can you figure out these mysteries? You'll get the information you need to know and much, much more inside this book."

2 1/2 stars

Read in between other books when I didn't feel like reading a long chapter. Didn't keep track of starting point. Finished December 30th - 89 pages

Love, Stargirl

Book #26

Love, Stargirl
by Jerry Spinelli

"Still moping months after being dumped by her Arizona boyfriend Leo, fifteen-year-old Stargirl, a home-schooled free spirit, writes "the world's longest letter" to Leo, describing her new life in Pennsylvania."

5 stars

December 5th (12:30 PM) to December 10th (11:12 AM) - 5 days - 274 pages

The Golden Compass

Book #25

The Golden Compass
by Philip Pullman

"Accompanied by her daemon, Lyra Belacqua sets out to prevent her best friend and other kidnapped children from becoming the subject of gruesome experiments in the Far North."

3 1/2 stars

November 11th (10:50 PM) to December 5th (1:11 AM) - 24 days - 399 pages - GOAL REACHED!!!