999 Challenge List

Classics
1. Anna Karenina
2. Wuthering Heights
3. Jane Eyre
4. Clarissa
5. Tess of the D'Urbervilles
6. A Tale of Two Cities
7. Animal Farm
8. The Portrait of a Lady
9. Little Women

Jane Austen Related
1. Emma
2. Sense and Sensibility
3. Northanger Abbey
4. Persuasion
5. Mansfield Park
6. Becoming Jane Austen
7. Jane and His Lordship's Legacy
8. Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict
9. The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen

Biography
1. Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire
2. Madame Chiang
3. Anastasia: The Lost Princess
4. A Beautiful Mind
5. John Adams
6. Portrait Of A Killer: Jack The Ripper - Case Closed
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^ recommend me some biographies?

From the Pages to the Big Screen
1. The Other Boleyn Girl
2. The Secret Life of Bees
3. Coraline
4. The Black Dahlia
5. Atonement
6. Vanity Fair
7. I Married a Dead Man
8. Girl with a Pearl Earring
9. Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

Asian Authors
1. The Bonesetter's Daughter
2. A Person of Interest
3. Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
4. The Harmony Silk Factory
5. Peony in Love
6. The Blood of Flowers
7. Ties That Bind, Ties That Break
8. When My Name Was Keoko
9. Kira-Kira

YA
1. Wake
2. The Graveyard Book
3. Wintergirls
4. A Wrinkle in Time
5. The Perks of Being a Wallflower
6. Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast
7. The Book Thief
8. An Abundance of Katherines
9. Inkheart

Fantasy
1. Switch
2. Avalon High
3. The Looking Glass Wars
4. Interview with the Vampire
5. The Princess Bride
6. Dead Until Dark
7. Dead Witch Walking
8. Storm Front
9. Pawn of Prophecy

Mystery
1. Her Royal Spyness 04/01/2009 (review)
2. Hanging By a Thread 04/10/2009
3. Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder
4. Crime Brulee
5. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
6. Murder on the Orient Express
7. The Eyre Affair
8. Killer Hair
9. Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye

Shakespeare's Plays
1. Macbeth
2. Antony and Cleopatra
3. Othello
4. The Taming of the Shrew
5. The Tempest
6. Much Ado About Nothing
7. The Merry Wives of Windsor
8. All's Well That Ends Well
9. King Lear

MYSTERY: Her Royal Spyness

Title: Her Royal Spyness
Subtitle: solves her first case
Author: Rhys Bowen
Genre: "Cozy" Mystery
# of Pages: 324

Summary: It's the 1930's, and Lady Georgiana is 34th in line for the British throne. Although just a minor a royal, she's still expected to act like royalty and be proper, even if she doesn't exactly have the financial means to do so. Her brother has cut her off financially, and so she's run away to London. Though when she gets there, she realizes that maybe she hasn't thoroughly thought out this running away thing. And then a dead body shows up in her bathtub...

Review: The story begins with a lot of back story, introducing characters and creating the setting. This is the first cozy mystery I've read, so I don't really have anything to judge it against. I thought it was well written and an entertaining read. I didn't fully figure out "whodunnit" until near the end, though I did figure it out before Lady Georgiana. But the story line was interesting, and I love that British monarchy is involved. I'm very interested in history, especially of monarchies. And the fact that a little bit was worked in is awesome. It was a nice, easy read to relieve my brain after studying for finals. :)

Rating: ★★★★