2011 ~ A Year in Review

What an amazing year 2011 has been. When I started out blogging, in March, I never imagined I would end up here. Initially, I started Turning the Pages as a way to talk about books to, well, myself because no one else seemed interested in listening to me anymore. Through some social networking and great contacts, I have been able to turn it into a wonderful second job (albeit an unpaying one). As more books arrive at my house each week and the number of followers increases, I begin to dream of where I will be in one year's time. So please, stay tuned as there are many exciting things in store for year two at Turning the Pages!!

In the meantime, I thought it would be a great idea to recap the books I have read and reviewed in 2011. So sit back and enjoy.

**Click on the link to open the full review**

Water for Elephants ~ Sara Gruen
Winter Garden ~ Kristin Hannah
Chasing Fire ~ Nora Roberts
Night Road ~ Kristin Hannah
Still Missing ~ Chevy Stevens
The Willows: Haven ~ Hope Collier
The Virgin Cure ~ Ami McKay
The Glass Case: A Short Story ~ Kristin Hannah
Chosen ~ Denise Grover Swank
The Next Always ~ Nora Roberts
Here ~ Denise Grover Swank


Bright Lights, Big Ass ~ Jen Lancaster
The Night Circus ~ Erin Morgenstern
The Guardians ~ Andrew Pyper
Another Bad-Dog Book ~ Joni B. Cole
It Started With a Kiss ~ Miranda Dickinson
The Night Before Christmas ~ Scarlett Bailey **Holiday Reads 2011 Winner**
The Buring Edge ~ Rick Mofina
The Christmas Cookie Chronicles ~ Lori Wilde
One Minute to Midnight ~ Amy Silver


Every Last One ~ Anna Quindlen
Sing You Home ~ Jodi Picoult
The Birth House ~ Ami McKay
Babyville ~ Jane Green
Secrets of a Shoe Addict ~ Beth Harbison
Goodnight Tweetheart ~ Teresa Medeiros
Firefly Lane ~ Kristin Hannah
If You Were Here ~ Jen Lancaster
I'll Walk Alone ~ Mary Higgins Clark
Summer People ~ Elin Hilderbrand
Silver Girl ~ Elin Hilderbrand
Good-bye To All That ~ Margo Candela
Working It Out ~ Nicola May
Marrying Cade ~ Sally Clements
Girls in White Dresses ~ Jennifer Close
Always Something There to Remind Me ~ Beth Harbison
Breaking the Ice ~ Mandy Baggot
From London With Love ~ Jemma Forte
Idol ~ Carrie Duffy
The Other Woman ~ Jane Green
Fat Girls and Fairy Cakes ~ Sue Watson
You Against Me ~ Jenny Downham
Bitter is the New Black ~ Jen Lancaster
First Love Cookie Club ~ Lori Wilde
Catch Me A Catch ~ Sally Clements
Strings Attached ~ Mandy Baggot
Destined to Fail ~ Samantha March
Gideon's Sword ~Douglas Preston/Lincoln Child
Simply Irresistible ~ Jill Shalvis
Chosen ~ Chandra Hoffman
The Christmas Wedding ~ James Patterson
Small Town Girl ~ Linda Cunningham
Reaching For the Stars ~ Janice Horton
Any Dream Will Do ~ Maria Duffy
Trading Christmas ~ Debbie Macomber


True Colors ~ Kristin Hannah
Sometimes It Happens ~ Pauline Barclay
Then Came You ~ Jennifer Weiner
Flashback (A Guest Review) ~ Dan Simmons
More Than This ~ Margo Candela
Maine ~ J. Courtney Sullivan
The Brenda Diaries ~ Margo Candela
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? ~ Mindy Kaling
With Good Behavior ~ Jennifer Lane
The Sweetest Thing ~ Jill Shalvis
The Litigators (A Guest Review) ~ John Grisham
Through the Glass ~ Shannon Moroney
Wish Upon A Star ~ Sarah Morgan
Remembrance ~ Michelle Madow


Mommywood ~ Tori Spelling
Now You See Her ~ Joy Fielding
Testimony ~ Anita Shreve
Everyone Worth Knowing ~ Lauren Weisberger
Cemetery Dance ~ Douglas Preston/Lincoln Child
Secrets She Left Behing ~ Diane Chamberlain
The Carrie Diaries ~ Candace Bushnell
Summer and the City ~ Candace Bushnell
Escape ~ Barbara Delinsky
In Desperation ~ Rick Mofina
The Bridge Club ~ Patricia Sands
1225 Christmas Tree Lane ~ Debbie Macomber
An O'Brien Family Christmas ~ Sherryl Woods





Sweet Valley Confidential ~ Francine Pascal







I Don't Know How She Does It ~ Allison Pearson




DNF ~ The Time Traveler's Wife ~ Audrey Niffenegger



Thank you to each and everyone of you who has taken the time to stop by Turning the Pages. It has been amazing meeting so many great new people and I can only hope that 2012 will be as wonderful!!

Wishing you all a very happy and healthy New Year.