Here are most of the books that I read in 2014, and what I've read so far in 2015! Have you read any of these?

1. Allegiant by Veronica Roth
2. Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
3. Unwind by Neal Shusterman
4. The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor
5. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
6. The Business of the 21st Century by Robert Kiyosaki 
7. The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy
8. The Giver by Louis Lowry
9. Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King
10. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
11. Legend by Marie Lu
12. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
13. Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks
14. The Walled City by Ryan Graudin
15. Crush It by Gary Vaynerchuk

....and so far for 2015:

1. On Writing (AGAIN) by Stephen King
2. Under the Dome by Stephen King
3. The Stand by Stephen King
4. Lord of the Flies by William Golding
5. How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
6. The Scorch Trials by James Dashner
7. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
8. Angels and Demons by Dan Brown
9. Paper Towns by John Green
10. The DUFF by Kody Keplinger
11. The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins (This is my favorite so far this year. LOVED this book.)

I'm attempting to read 50 books this year, as long as college doesn't get in the way like last year. Excuses, excuses, I know!

There you have it! Now you're all caught up on (most of) what I've read in the past few years. At the top of my blog on the right-hand side, I now have a "Currently Reading" list. Right now I'm reading The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown, and Finders Keepers by Stephen King.

Let me know what you've read, or what you suggest for me to read next, and catch up with me on social media!

Twitter: @Elysia_Regina
Instagram: @Elysia_Regina


Until next time, stay happy, follow your dreams, don't be afraid of doing big things, and smile lots!

Elysia

FINALLY another addition of My Book Ledger! Here are most of the books I read in 2013. Evidently 2013 was a slow reading year for me. It pains me to see that I only wrote down nine books. Trust me, the following years were a lot more promising. 

1. Matched by Ally Condie
2. The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks
3. Divergent by Veronica Roth
4. Insurgent by Veronica Roth
5. Delirium by Lauren Oliver
6. On Writing (Reread) by Stephen King
7. The Hunger Games (Reread) by Suzanne Collins
8. The Firm by John Grisham
9. World War Z by Max Brooks

Introducing edition THREE of my book ledger. Here are (most of) the books I read in 2012. Comment with which ones you've read!

1. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
2. The Last song by Nicholas Sparks
3. Pathfinder by Orson Scott Card
4. Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare
5. When Lighting Strikes by Meg Cabot
6. Code Name Cassandra by Meg Cabot
7. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (On a side note, who's excited about Harper Lee's new novel?!)
8. Wildfire Loose by Joyce Butler
9. The Host by Stephenie Meyer
10. Macbeth by William Shakespeare
11. Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare
12. Fight Like a Girl by Lisa Bevere
13. Ophelia by Lisa Klein
14. Pefecty You by Elizabeth Scott
15. The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephenie Meyer
16. Safe House by Meg Cabot
17. Sanctuary by Meg Cabot
18. The Scoprio Races by Maggie Stiefvater (This is still one of my favorites, and I'm pretty certain that Maggie Stiefvater is one of the coolest authors ever to walk the planet.)
19. The Rescue by Nicholas Sparks
20. Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane
21. On Writing by Stephen King (Most of you know that I'm a HUGE fan of Stephen King, not only because he's an incredible author, but also because I live in the same area as he does, which is pretty neat. On Writing is one of my all time favorite books, and I've read it numerous times. I try to read it at least once a year, and reference it pretty often here on my blog)
22. Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift (I'll be honest and say that I put a :-( next to this one.)
23. This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen
24. Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen
25. Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen
26. The Maze Runner by James Dashner (LOVE this series, and I can't wait for The Scorch Trials to hit the theaters.)
27. The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
28. Crazy Love by Francis Chan
29. The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan

Notice any author trends from 2012? I'd love to chat with you on Twitter about the books you've read. Here's a link so we can tweet together: @Elysia_Regina

Also, if you feel like visiting my Instagram where I post pics of the new books I buy, Mainer selfies and photos of my random meals, go here: @Elysiawalton

Until next time, keep smiling, writing, marketing and hustlin'. 



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Here is another addition of My Book Ledger. Here are the books (most of the titles) that I read in 2011. Enjoy!

1. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
2. Sense & Sensibility by Jane Austen
3. The Purity Code by Jim Burns
4. Accept Nothing Less by Jim Burns
5. The Truth About Guys by Chad Eastham
6. For Young Women Only by Shaunti Feldham
7. Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
8. The Horse & His Boy by C.S. Lewis
9. Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepherd
10. Flawless by Sara Shepherd
11. Perfect by Sara Shepherd
12. Unbelievable by Sara Shepherd
13. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
14. New Moon by Stephenie Meyer
15. Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
16. Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
17. The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne


Oh, and here are some photos of "The Ledger!" 

Some of you may already do this, but I thought I would share with you my way of keeping track of the books I've read. I call it my Book Ledger, and it's a little book where I write very book I've read. Obviously it's missing a lot, because four-year-old me probably didn't know how to write on a one-inch space, but I've written down nearly every book I've read since November 2009. Next to each book, I write either a :-( face if I disliked it, a :-/ face if it was "OK", and a :-) face if I liked it. I put multiple :-) faces if I loved it. I'll be sharing these titles with you, and for now, I'll show you the books I read from November 2009-2010. Enjoy!

1. Bound by Donna Jo Napoli
2. Eva by Peter Dickenson
3. The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
4. Fire in the Hills by Donna Jo Napoli
5. Crazy Jack by Donna Jo Napoli
6. The People of Sparks by Jeanne DuPrau
7. The Prohpet of Yonwood by Jeanne DuPrau
8. The Diamond of Darkhold by Jeanne DuPrau (Side note...can you tell I was a fan of Jeanne?! I actually got to talk with her around 2009/2010, and it probably made my year. Go Jeanne.)
9. Zero at the Bone by Michael Cadnum
10. Devil Storm by Theresa Nelson
11. Stones in the Water by Donna Jo Napoli (I also loved Ms. Napoli...)
12. Pursuit by Michael French
13. Room in the Heart by Sonia Levitin
14. Alligator Bayou by Donna Jo Napoli
15. The Disappeared by Gloria Whelan
16. The Smile by Donna Jo Napoli
17. Runner by Robert Newton
18. Set in Stone by Linda Newbery
19. The Bully by ? (not sure why I didn't write down who wrote this one...)
20. My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George
21. The Disreputable History of Frankie Londau-Banks by E. Lockhart
22. Beauty by Robin Mckinley
23. The Wish by Gail Carson Levine
24. Blizzard's Wake by Phylis R. Nayor (My apologizes if this is spelt wrong...)
25. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Peterson
26. Tender by Valerie Hobbs
27. 3 Willows by Ann Brashares
28. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (For the record, I put three :-) faces for this book. Obvies.) 
29. Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
30. Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card (I recently watched the movie, and it totally brought me back. I love Orson Scott Card!)
31. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
32. Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury 
33. The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Louis
34. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Louis
35. Do Hard Things by the Harris Brothers
36. Start Here by the Harris Brothers

That was it for 2010! I'll be sharing more later. Have you read any of these books? Would love to hear! Tweet me @Elysia_Regina!