Wheee! I got to do 60 last 2009! My goal was 50 so that’s good for me. XD I finally got my hands on J.D. Robb’s backlist and discovered Elizabeth Hoyt so that filled up my quota. This year, I would like to repeat what happened last year and do at least 50 too. Hopefully, I’ll discover another new author that I’ll start to love too. :D

001. The Battle of the Labyrinth (Rick Riordan) | Jan 08, 2010 | B+
002. Serpent Prince (Elizabeth Hoyt) | Jan 20, 2010 | B-
003. Missing in Death (Lost) (J.D. Robb) | Jan 22, 2010 | B +
004. The Last Olympian (Rick Riordan) | Feb 12, 2010 | B+
005. Born of Fire (Sherrilyn Kenyon) | Feb 23, 2010 | B+
006. Born of Ice (Sherrilyn Kenyon) | Feb 26, 2010 | B+
007. Let Sleeping Rogues Lie (Sabrina Jeffries) | Mar 03, 2010 | B+B
008. Don’t Bargain with the Devil (Sabrina Jeffries) | Mar 07, 2010 | B+B

Who’s watching the watchmen? Well I did in the premier last Thursday night at Rockwell. I was actually looking forward to this one.

I’m one of those that had just finished the graphic novel recently. Before reading it, my borrowed copy from Julie was just sitting in my TBR pile for months. I got intrigued with it since Sir/Papa Winchester/JDM is in the movie. Based on that alone, I thought that the Comedian would be my favorite. But after reading it, the Comedian was only second in my list. Rorschach was at the top. My least would have to be Laurie Jupiter/Silk Spectre II. I found her really whiny and an attention seeker. Blah blah blah.. cry moar. Look at me! Look at me! Ugh. As for the other masked heroes, I never really did care for them. They were okay in my book but nothing that comes close to how much I like Rorschach and the Comedian. Also, I love the insert comic story of The Tales of the Black Freighter. I know not everyone in the fandom love that story and found it distracting. For me, at first it was actually confusing. But as the chapters went on, I was actually looking forward to what happens to the main guy in the story. Having a raft made out of the carcasses of your dead shipmates is pretty gory and traumatizing… I loved it! XD All in all, it was good read. I see why people would think that it’s a classic graphic novel.

So after reading the graphic novel, I was excited to watch the movie. OMG! There’s going to be a live, breathing and talking Rorschach! Who wouldn’t want to see that?! And I wonder what they’re going to do with The Tales of the Black Freighter. And the giant alien squid!! Then a few days before the showing, I came upon a news article that there wouldn’t be The Tales of the Black Freighter due to the length of the movie. Instead it’ll be part of the Director’s Cut DVD that’s going to be released or something like that. And also there wouldn’t be a giant alien squid. No giant squid?! So what are they going to go about the ending of the graphic novel?! That was a let-down but at least there’s still that awesome, live, breathing and talking Rorschach. And JDM’s still in it. XD

After watching the movie, I would say that it was an okay movie… Nothing outstanding and amazing. It was still fun though. I could watch it over and over again mainly for the awesomeness that is Rorschach. Snyder still tried to overuse his slow-mo techniques which personally, I found he did better though a bit on the overused side in 300. Also, why did they have to lessen Laurie’s cry-moar attention-seeking attitude? Why did they have to show that she could kick ass. :\ In the end, she didn’t bother me much as she did in the graphic novel. Also, Patrick Wilson made me like the Nite Owl II. A lot. He wasn’t as chubby as Dan in the novel but he’s way hotter. Of course, JDM was great as the Comedian. But Jackie Earle Haley actually was the most awesome of all. He was Rorschach and Walter Kovaks. And there are no words to describe how awesome he played that role. Now as for that no giant squid element in the ending of the movie… after watching it, that really ticked me a little off. Yeah, you may point out that the giant squid was really out of this world in the first place anyway, so it was okay to just blame it on the blue kid. But for me, personally, the alien squid actually is a major part of the story and changing that actually changed and shuffled some of the elements around. You know why it was a giant alien squid in the novel? So that they could put the blame of New York’s destruction to something not of this planet. And that would be the reason that the world would be united. To help each other against something alien. If you put the blame on Dr. Manhattan, someone that was technically “created” in the US, then technically, it’s still of this planet and it’s possible that the Soviets could still see that as a threat and still bombard the US with nuclear missiles. That’s my main gripe about the movie. If Snyder was faithful to the graphic novel for most part of the movie, why didn’t he just stick to it until the final pages of the novel. But aside from that, it was a good movie. I particularly like the soundtrack they used. Each song brought depth to the different scenes it was used to. Well, maybe not much on Hallelujah just because it was so cheesy. XD If you’re going to watch this, make sure that you come in time for the opening. One of the best scenes in the movie is the opening sequence and the credits. Especially the opening credits. It was just awesome.

My goal for this year is to do at least 50 books. I want to repeat what I achieved back in 2006 when I was able to do 77. Why wasn’t I able to do that for 2007 and 2008? And to think that last year’s list has a lot of re-read too.

001. Sins of the Night (Sherrilyn Kenyon) | Jan 16, 2009 | B+ | Re-read
002. Unleash the Night (Sherrilyn Kenyon) | Jan 22, 2009 | B | Re-read
003. Winter Born (Stroke of Midnight) (Sherrilyn Kenyon) | Jan 23, 2009 | B+ | Re-read
004. Dark Side of the Moon (Sherrilyn Kenyon) | Jan 28, 2009 | B | Re-read
005. Devil May Cry (Sherrilyn Kenyon) | Jan 31, 2009 | A- | Re-read
006. One Silent Night (Sherrilyn Kenyon) | Feb 04, 2009 | B+
007. Shadow of the Moon (Dead After Dark) (Sherrilyn Kenyon) | Feb 04, 2009 | B
008. Seduce Me At Sunrise (Lisa Kleypas) | Feb 08, 2009 | B+
009. A Wallflower Christmas (Lisa Kleypas) | Feb 11, 2009 | B+
010. Watchmen (Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons) | Feb 17, 2009 | B+
011. Dream Warrior (Sherrilyn Kenyon) | Feb 21, 2009 | A-
012. What I Did For Love (Susan Elizabeth Phillips) | Feb 24, 2009 | B+
013. A Hard Day’s Nigh-Searcher (My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding) (Sherrilyn Kenyon) | Feb 24, 2009 | B | Re-read
014. Loyalty in Death (J.D. Robb) | Mar 01, 2009 | B
015. Witness in Death (J.D. Robb) | Mar 07, 2009 | B+
016. Judgment in Death (J.D. Robb) | Mar 10, 2009 | A-
017. Betrayal in Death (J.D. Robb) | Mar 16, 2009 | A-
018. Interlude in Death (Three in Death) (J.D. Robb) | Mar 18, 2009 | B
019. Where the Wild Things Are (Maurice Sendak) | Mar 21, 2009 | B+
020. Seduction in Death (J.D. Robb) | Mar 26, 2009 | B
021. Reunion in Death (J.D. Robb) | Mar 30, 2009 | A-
022. Purity in Death (J.D. Robb) | Apr 04, 2009 | B+
022. Lords of Avalon: Sword of Darkness (Sherrilyn Kenyon, Robin Gillespie, Tommy Ohtsuka) | Apr 04, 2009 | B+
023. Portrait in Death (J.D. Robb) | Apr 07, 2009 | B
024. Imitation in Death (J.D. Robb) | Apr 16, 2009 | B
025. Remember When (Nora Roberts, J.D. Robb) | Apr 27, 2009 | B
026. Divided in Death (J.D. Robb) | May 03, 2009 | B+
027. Visions in Death (J.D. Robb) | May 11, 2009 | A-
028. Survivor in Death (J.D. Robb) | May 18, 2009 | B+
029. Marked (P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast) | May 28, 2009 | B+
030. The Lightning Thief (Rick Riordan) | Jun 12, 2009 | B+
031. Origin in Death (J.D. Robb) | Jun 19, 2009 | B
032. Memory in Death (J.D. Robb) | Jun 28, 2009 | B
033. The Sea of Monsters (Rick Riordan) | Jul 04, 2009 | B+
034. Haunted in Death (Three in Death) (J.D. Robb) | Jul 10, 2009 | B+
035. Born in Death (J.D. Robb) | Jul 18, 2009 | A-
036. What Happens in London (Julia Quinn) | Jul 25, 2009 | B+A-
037. Innocent in Death (J.D. Robb) | Aug 06, 2009 | B+
038. Eternity in Death (Dead of Night) (J.D. Robb) | Aug 09, 2009 | B
039. The Dark Hunters Volume 1 (Sherrilyn Kenyon, Claudia Campos) | Aug 13, 2009 | B+
040. A Dangerous Lord (Sabrina Jeffries) | Aug 20, 2009 | B
041. The Raven Prince (Elizabeth Hoyt) | Aug 21, 2009 | B+A-
042. One Night with a Prince (Sabrina Jeffries) | Aug 31, 2009 | B+
043. A Hathaway Wedding (Lisa Kleypas) | Sep 03, 2009 | B+A-
044. The Titan’s Curse (Rick Riordan) | Sep 11, 2009 | B+
045. Bad Moon Rising (Sherrilyn Kenyon) | Sep 17, 2009 | A-
046. The Leopard Prince (Elizabeth Hoyt) | Sep 22, 2009 | B
047. Creation in Death (J.D. Robb) | Sep 28, 2009 | B+
048. Eternity in Death (Dead of Night) (J.D. Robb) | Oct 01, 2009 | B | Re-read
049. Strangers in Death (J.D. Robb) | Oct 14, 2009 | B+
050. Salvation in Death (J.D. Robb) | Oct 26, 2009 | B
051. Ritual in Death (Suite 606) (J.D. Robb) | Oct 27, 2009 | B
052. Promise in Death (J.D. Robb) | Nov 08, 2009 | A-
053. Tempt Me At Twilight (Lisa Kleypas) | Nov 11, 2009 | A
054. Covet (J.R. Ward) | Nov 21, 2009 | A-
055. Born of Night (Sherrilyn Kenyon) | Nov 25, 2009 | A-
056. To Taste Temptation (Elizabeth Hoyt) | Nov 29, 2009 | B+
057. To Seduce a Sinner (Elizabeth Hoyt) | Dec 02, 2009 | B+A-
058. To Beguile a Beast (Elizabeth Hoyt) | Dec 06, 2009 | B
059. To Desire a Devil (Elizabeth Hoyt) | Dec 10, 2009 | B+A-
060. Always a Scoundrel (Suzanne Enoch) | Dec 13, 2009 | B
061. Lover Avenged (J.R. Ward) | Dec 29, 2009 | B+