23 books. That brings my YTD total up to 243.

I was on a bit of a Julie Kenner reading frenzy too. lol I’ve been meaning to read her books for a while now and OMG I loved them! I must check to see if she’s got any other books outside of her Demon Soccer Mom series. *s*

1.  Dead to Me by Anton Strout (TBR mountain)
2.  Darker Angels by M.L.N. Hanover (library)
3.  Hunting Ground by Patricia Briggs (library)
4.  Witch Craft by Caitlin Kittredge (library)
5.  Sweet Spot by Susan Mallery (TBR mountain)
6.  Sleeping With the Agent (TBR mountain)
7.  Every Fear by Rick Mofina (TBR mountain)
8.  Frostbitten by Kelley Armstrong (library)
9.  From Black Rooms by Stephen Woodworth (TBR mountain)
10. Good Girls Do by Cathie Linz (TBR mountain)
11. On the Edge by Ilona Andrews (new purchase)
12. Waking the Dead by Kylie Brant (new purchase)
13. Back in Texas by Roxanne Rustland (TBR mountain)
14. Carpe Demon by Julie Kenner (TBR mountain * new to me author)
15. Child of Fire by Harry Connolly (library * new to me author?)
16. A Cry in the Dark by Jenna Mills (TBR mountain * new to me author?)
17. Sins of the Flesh by Caridad Pinero (library)
18. Deja Demon by Julie Kenner (new purchase)
19. Skin Deep by Mark del Franco (new purchase)
20. Immortal Sins by Amanda Ashley (library)
21. Rumor Has It by Tami Hoag (library)
22. California Demon by Julie Kenner (library)
23. Demon Ex-Machina by Julie Kenner (library)

in no particular order …

Jon and Kate

Tiger Woods

any and all of the hootchies who boinked any of the above.

shovelling snow (in the middle of high snowfall warning/blizzard like conditions right now. Damnit)

Telephone marketers.

Especially the automated ones that start the phone call with the blast of a ships horn. I mean who in all that is shiny and good ever thought that one up? How is that going to make someone stay on the line? For crap sake!

Glittery Vampire stories – the title escapes me right now. New Moon? I dunno. I’m over it.

Idiots in SUV’s who drive like it’s a frickin sunny summer day when in reality its a freaking snow storm! May they rot in hell (or at least only hurt themselves in the accidents they cause. Because they will. Cause accidents.)

**edited to add – Also? Idiots who  ride bicycles in crappulous snowy weather and who pass me on the right when I’m making a right turn – then give me the finger when I narrowly miss hitting them. Bastards.

I know this just makes me sound old but … it was SO much better back when I was a kid *g*

(I always loved Jon Jon!)

… 26 books.
1.   Dark Slayer by Christine Feehan (library)
2.   Trick of the Light by Rob Thurman (OMG LOVED THIS! – purchased)
3.   Darkness Rising by Elissa Wilds (new to me author – library)
4.   Under the Blood Red Moon by Mina Hepsen (new to me author – library)
5.   The Return by Sharon Sala (library)
6.   Acts of Mercy by Mariah Stewart (library)
7.   Alias by Amy J. Fetzer (new to me author – I think? – TBR mountain)
8.   Personal Demons by Stacia Kane (new to me author – TBR mountain)
9.   An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon (library)
10. Silent Killer by Beverly Barton (library)
11. Shadowlight by Lynn Viehl (purchased)
12. Practice Makes Perfect by Julie James (library)
13. Pure Blood by Caitlin Kittredge (TBR mountain)
14. Dangerous Games by Lora Leigh (TBR mountain)
15. Bluebells on the Hill by Barbara McMahon (re-read/comfort book. 1986 HQ romance!)
16. All About Evie by Beth Ciotta (new to me author – I think?) (TBR mountain)
17. Identity: Unknown by Suzanne Brockmann (TBR mountain)
18. Evening Hours by  Mary Lynn Baxter (new to me author – I think? – TBR mountain)
19. Night Life by Elizabeth Guest (new to me author – TBR mountain)
20. Sinfully Sexy by Linda Francis Lee (TBR mountain)
21. My Soul To Take by Rachel Vincent (TBR mountain)
22. The Moon Witch by Linda Winstead Jones (new to me author – TBR mountain)
23. The Survivors by Dinah McCall (TBR mountain – how the hell did this stay there so long???)
24. Waking Evil by Kylie Brant (purchased new)
25. Bone Crossed by Patricia Briggs (library)
26. Dark Time: Mortal Path by Dakota Banks (new to me author – Library)

This brings my YTD total up to 220 books.

I’ve been struggling with positivity daily and wondered often what’s the point? It’s very difficult to get any one part of my life where I’d like it to be when I’m feeling this way you know? Now this isn’t me saying that every moment of every day is me being depressed and emo. There are a lot of times where I forget about feeling the way I do. They don’t tend to happen when I’m alone though. lol

I’m not really looking  for an answer from anyone. I’m just putting this in writing. Maybe it won’t feel so overwhelming if it’s in writing? I mean you know how things can snowball and feel larger than life when they’re stuck inside your head. At least it’s that way for me.

I dunno.

Also? Things are ALWAYS more overwhelming during holidays. Mind you Thanksgiving isn’t normally viewed as a difficult holiday from what I’ve observed. It is though. And it’s the beginning of holiday season hell. Couple holidays I mean. blah.