In my continual love for YA novels, I picked up "Clarity" by Kim Harrington. I don't know why, but I think I thought it was by Kim Harrison, who I love. Another case of Lindy can't read, I suppose.
Anyway, I still enjoyed it. Clarity, or Clare, is psychic. No, really, she is. And there's a murder in her small town, and is asked to help by the new boy. Who is, of course, the new hot-shot homicide detective's son. Oh, and they mayor's son is her ex. And there's a lot of drama there.
Anyway, it was a fun romp through teen land. Actual believable characters, which is nice. Not too many cliches, though you have to appreciate the cop who hates psychics. Or the cop's son. Which ever.
And I'm all kinds of curious about her brother's friend. He's not on her radar as more than a friend, but I get the feeling she's on his.
Anyway, if you're looking for a murder mystery with a slightly predictable ending and a fun time to be had, I recommend this.
3 snowflakes.
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Shadows at Midnight
So, I won't be posting every book that I read, but I'll try to post a lot.
Recently? "Shadows at Midnight" by Elizabeth Jennings. It was good. A romantic suspense that was heavier on the suspense than the romance, which I seriously appreciated.
Nothing like a heroine with amnesia and a ex-military hero trying to take down a corrupt politician. Yay!
Seriously, though. I enjoyed the book. Of course, I tend to like these types of books. She's an ex-spook who almost died in an explosion, and is now just trying to live. He's ex-military and was also there at the explosion, and thought she was dead. He's also really hung up on her. But, finds out she's alive, and then people start trying to kill her.
So they try to figure out why. And they stumble upon a conspiracy, a scam, and many, many murders.
They win eventually, of course. But I really enjoyed the story.
3 Snowflakes.
Recently? "Shadows at Midnight" by Elizabeth Jennings. It was good. A romantic suspense that was heavier on the suspense than the romance, which I seriously appreciated.
Nothing like a heroine with amnesia and a ex-military hero trying to take down a corrupt politician. Yay!
Seriously, though. I enjoyed the book. Of course, I tend to like these types of books. She's an ex-spook who almost died in an explosion, and is now just trying to live. He's ex-military and was also there at the explosion, and thought she was dead. He's also really hung up on her. But, finds out she's alive, and then people start trying to kill her.
So they try to figure out why. And they stumble upon a conspiracy, a scam, and many, many murders.
They win eventually, of course. But I really enjoyed the story.
3 Snowflakes.
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Low Red Moon
In an effort to clear my mind of child murder for entertainment, I decided to read "Low Red Moon" by Ivy Devlin. I must admit, I have a Nook, and therefore don't always know what I'm reading. By that I mean, I get the book, put it on my Nook, then forget what it's about. Since I have yet to figure out a way to read a preview, sometimes I'll just pick a random book and try it out.
I really like "Under the Blood Red Moon", and this is at least partially why the title caught my eye. Sadly, this is not much the same. This is a whiney YA werewolf novel. Oh yeah, that annoying.
Avery is not your average teen whose parents are killed. While dealing with this (and being the one that finds them), she also falls in love with Ben. Oh, yeah, and she can't remember how her parents died (even though she witnessed it), and something about the forest communicating through her.
Don't get me started. It goes way to fast on the things that do matter, and spends too much time on things that don't. Character development? Meaningful explanations of the book's lore? Yeah, not included. I kept thinking that this was the first of a series, or possibly a second and I was just missing things, but after looking around online, this doesn't seem to be the case.
In fact, she's a one hit wonder, and from the looks of her blog, not much older than her main character.
The pacing was odd, the story didn't make a lot of sense, and the killer? Seriously? He could have been so much better!!! Minus the expected twists, turns, and not plot devices, there was nothing to this book. It would have helped if she had explained things better, but instead just skims over the lore. Not cool, Devlin, not cool.
2 snowflakes.
Note: Some language, Supernatural, Violence, Teen Sexuality (minor)
I really like "Under the Blood Red Moon", and this is at least partially why the title caught my eye. Sadly, this is not much the same. This is a whiney YA werewolf novel. Oh yeah, that annoying.
Avery is not your average teen whose parents are killed. While dealing with this (and being the one that finds them), she also falls in love with Ben. Oh, yeah, and she can't remember how her parents died (even though she witnessed it), and something about the forest communicating through her.
Don't get me started. It goes way to fast on the things that do matter, and spends too much time on things that don't. Character development? Meaningful explanations of the book's lore? Yeah, not included. I kept thinking that this was the first of a series, or possibly a second and I was just missing things, but after looking around online, this doesn't seem to be the case.
In fact, she's a one hit wonder, and from the looks of her blog, not much older than her main character.
The pacing was odd, the story didn't make a lot of sense, and the killer? Seriously? He could have been so much better!!! Minus the expected twists, turns, and not plot devices, there was nothing to this book. It would have helped if she had explained things better, but instead just skims over the lore. Not cool, Devlin, not cool.
2 snowflakes.
Note: Some language, Supernatural, Violence, Teen Sexuality (minor)
The Hunger Games
I know that it seems like everyone has read "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins, especially with the movie coming out, but I hadn't. I'm kind of on an anti-popular thing. As in, just because everyone else has read it, doesn't mean I need to.
But, Mom and a friend of mine both read it and recommended it, so I though I try it. I finished it in one day. I did enjoy it. Even texted my mom and friend about how mad I would be if they killed off either of the 2 main characters.
Here's the thing. It reminds me of "Lord of the Flies" Which I haven't read, but know the plot line. And you can't help but feeling for Peeta the entire book.
If you missed it, it's basically about a girl, Katniss, who winds up volunteering to participate in The Hunger Games to save her younger sister. In The Hunger Games, 24 kids (ages 12-18) are put in a hostile environment where only 1 can survive. The survivor gets riches, comfort, and glamor, all for the price helping murder 23 other kids. It's also a tool to keep the citizens both entertained and cowed. For Katniss, it's just another thing to survive in her hard life.
Yes, she has a hard life, and yes, you feel for the poor girl who's had to survive, but I just cannot understand a government that does that. This was part of my problem while reading it.
There are 2 more books in the series, and I'm eager to see what happens. But before that, I decided to take a break from the politicking to read a few other books. The first is coming up soon.
But, I enjoyed it. If you like entertaining books,dystopian novels, the show "Survivor", or getting a good glimpse into the human psyche, read it. Even if you don't, you may still like this.
No graphic, but 4 snowflakes.
Note: This book contains violence and major politic maneuvering.
But, Mom and a friend of mine both read it and recommended it, so I though I try it. I finished it in one day. I did enjoy it. Even texted my mom and friend about how mad I would be if they killed off either of the 2 main characters.
Here's the thing. It reminds me of "Lord of the Flies" Which I haven't read, but know the plot line. And you can't help but feeling for Peeta the entire book.
If you missed it, it's basically about a girl, Katniss, who winds up volunteering to participate in The Hunger Games to save her younger sister. In The Hunger Games, 24 kids (ages 12-18) are put in a hostile environment where only 1 can survive. The survivor gets riches, comfort, and glamor, all for the price helping murder 23 other kids. It's also a tool to keep the citizens both entertained and cowed. For Katniss, it's just another thing to survive in her hard life.
Yes, she has a hard life, and yes, you feel for the poor girl who's had to survive, but I just cannot understand a government that does that. This was part of my problem while reading it.
There are 2 more books in the series, and I'm eager to see what happens. But before that, I decided to take a break from the politicking to read a few other books. The first is coming up soon.
But, I enjoyed it. If you like entertaining books,dystopian novels, the show "Survivor", or getting a good glimpse into the human psyche, read it. Even if you don't, you may still like this.
No graphic, but 4 snowflakes.
Note: This book contains violence and major politic maneuvering.
Coming Back
Okay, so a long time ago, I started this excel sheet where I reviewed every book that I read. And I kept track of what I read every month, the last time I read a specific book...lots of things.
And then I started reading wayyyy to much, and stopped keeping track. So now I can't remember what books I've read and what they're like.
And that brings me back to here. I'm going to start reviewing books here again. The format will probably be different, and the reviews, but still.
And then I started reading wayyyy to much, and stopped keeping track. So now I can't remember what books I've read and what they're like.
And that brings me back to here. I'm going to start reviewing books here again. The format will probably be different, and the reviews, but still.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Mounting Desire
I know, I know. I've been gone for the past six months. It's not that I haven't been reading. It's been that I haven't been reading a lot worthy of blogging. And when I have, it's been a weird time. Honestly, school is insane, moving is nuts, and well, I just haven't been here. Apologies. Now I'm back.
I just finished Mounting Desire by Nina Killham. It looked cute when I picked it up. That's really the best thing I can say about it.
Jack is a romance novelist. He writes under a female name (which makes me wonder how many of my favorite romance authors are really men...), and writes bodice rippers. Oh man. But he believes in true love. He believes in it so much that he goes celibate for 5 years. Then Molly moves in with him.
Due to circumstances, Molly lost her job and her apartment. She's looking for a new job, and moves in with Jack.
Madness ensues, of course. There's also a bunch of seperate story lines involving: Jack's mother, Jack's sister, Jack's niece, Jack's best friend, the woman Jack might marry, and Jack's cat. Yes, I'm serious.
So why did I waste my night reading it? It was like a train wreck. Or a season finale. They just kept missing each other by an inch. She loves him, he proposes to someone else. He loves her, but suddenly she's pregnant (WTF? Where did that come from?!?). He loves her and is miserable without her, but she's engaged to his best friend.
You just have to keep reading to find out if they get together. Never mind the cheesy dialogue, Jack's annoying insistence of why true love triumphs, the family that you aren't sure if you want to shoot or just toss into the Atlantic, and Jack's weird affection for his characters, and how they have sex on his bed. Yeah, seriously. Okay, so I have no idea why I finished it. It was a train wreck. You don't want to look, but you can't help yourself.
I just finished Mounting Desire by Nina Killham. It looked cute when I picked it up. That's really the best thing I can say about it.
Jack is a romance novelist. He writes under a female name (which makes me wonder how many of my favorite romance authors are really men...), and writes bodice rippers. Oh man. But he believes in true love. He believes in it so much that he goes celibate for 5 years. Then Molly moves in with him.
Due to circumstances, Molly lost her job and her apartment. She's looking for a new job, and moves in with Jack.
Madness ensues, of course. There's also a bunch of seperate story lines involving: Jack's mother, Jack's sister, Jack's niece, Jack's best friend, the woman Jack might marry, and Jack's cat. Yes, I'm serious.
So why did I waste my night reading it? It was like a train wreck. Or a season finale. They just kept missing each other by an inch. She loves him, he proposes to someone else. He loves her, but suddenly she's pregnant (WTF? Where did that come from?!?). He loves her and is miserable without her, but she's engaged to his best friend.
You just have to keep reading to find out if they get together. Never mind the cheesy dialogue, Jack's annoying insistence of why true love triumphs, the family that you aren't sure if you want to shoot or just toss into the Atlantic, and Jack's weird affection for his characters, and how they have sex on his bed. Yeah, seriously. Okay, so I have no idea why I finished it. It was a train wreck. You don't want to look, but you can't help yourself.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Aarg
I just finished Amanda Quick's Mystique (I know. Historical romance. Leave me alone. I wasn't a big fan anyway).
Let me just say...when it's over 50 pages from the end and I figured out the killer AND one of the major twists, that's not a good thing.
What? Someone died by poison? Well, who knows poisons. Let's see, there's the heroine (who would never kill anyone, from the annoying monk to her husband), and the healer at the convent. I wonder who it could be.
Oh, and now that I think of it, when his parents died 30 years ago? By poison? I bet she was the dad's betrothal. Shocker how that works out.
Sorry I ruined that part of it for you. But figuring that out kind of spoiled the rest of it for me. Including the other twist. I just didn't care.
Let me just say...when it's over 50 pages from the end and I figured out the killer AND one of the major twists, that's not a good thing.
What? Someone died by poison? Well, who knows poisons. Let's see, there's the heroine (who would never kill anyone, from the annoying monk to her husband), and the healer at the convent. I wonder who it could be.
Oh, and now that I think of it, when his parents died 30 years ago? By poison? I bet she was the dad's betrothal. Shocker how that works out.
Sorry I ruined that part of it for you. But figuring that out kind of spoiled the rest of it for me. Including the other twist. I just didn't care.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
I Am Not Myself These Days...
Now, it's common knowledge that I pick up completely random books, right? Well, I'm pretty sure that I Am Not Myself These Days... by Josh Kilmer-Purcell takes the cake.
I promise, you'll never believe the premise. And, mind you, this is NONFICTION!! It's the guy's memoirs. Josh is a gay, alcoholic, drag queen (his drag persona is Aqua) who meets and falls in love with Jack, a gay S&M hooker.
I kid you not.
It is by far the most random series of events I have ever read. They fall in love because Jack takes care of Josh, something Josh despairingly needs. But eventually, Jack begins to fall apart (he gets addicted to crack). It all comes crashing down in just 7 months, and Josh finally realizes that the complete party life may not be for him. Not that he's going to stop, but the last thing he needs is a lover who can't get his crap together.
It was absolutely stellar. Not for the feint of heart by any means, but if you want a laugh, a rip-roaring good time, and a look at a life that most of us will never live, read this.
I mean...Josh kept goldfish in his fake breasts. It was so great!!
I promise, you'll never believe the premise. And, mind you, this is NONFICTION!! It's the guy's memoirs. Josh is a gay, alcoholic, drag queen (his drag persona is Aqua) who meets and falls in love with Jack, a gay S&M hooker.
I kid you not.
It is by far the most random series of events I have ever read. They fall in love because Jack takes care of Josh, something Josh despairingly needs. But eventually, Jack begins to fall apart (he gets addicted to crack). It all comes crashing down in just 7 months, and Josh finally realizes that the complete party life may not be for him. Not that he's going to stop, but the last thing he needs is a lover who can't get his crap together.
It was absolutely stellar. Not for the feint of heart by any means, but if you want a laugh, a rip-roaring good time, and a look at a life that most of us will never live, read this.
I mean...Josh kept goldfish in his fake breasts. It was so great!!
Friday, September 4, 2009
Angsty Teen Vampire Novels
Okay, for my 265 class, I have to read 50 YA novels. So, of course, I continually pick up vampire novels. That's what I do.
But they're all angsty, teen vampire novels, and the authors aren't that great.
I read the first two in the Vampire Diaries series today. Can we say...suck! So awful. I was literally within pages of the end when I put it down because I needed a break from the stupidity.
It's like they're trying to write a great novel...but failing oh-so-badly.
But they're all angsty, teen vampire novels, and the authors aren't that great.
I read the first two in the Vampire Diaries series today. Can we say...suck! So awful. I was literally within pages of the end when I put it down because I needed a break from the stupidity.
It's like they're trying to write a great novel...but failing oh-so-badly.
Monday, August 24, 2009
The Answer
I decided on reading the book I was thinking about. Then another one just like it (both short NR stories).
Then, when I still couldn't sleep, I started Shattering Glass by Gail Giles. It's a YA book for my YA class that I'm totally enjoying. It's a mystery, and a darn good one. Why does Young snap? What is Rob's dark secret? And just what is Glass out there to do?
PS- If y'all want to see my blog that is my database assignment for my YA class, it's Lindy's 265 Blog. As of right this instant (5:04 AM, Monday, August 24th, 2009), there's nothing there yet. Soon, my pretties, soon.
Then, when I still couldn't sleep, I started Shattering Glass by Gail Giles. It's a YA book for my YA class that I'm totally enjoying. It's a mystery, and a darn good one. Why does Young snap? What is Rob's dark secret? And just what is Glass out there to do?
PS- If y'all want to see my blog that is my database assignment for my YA class, it's Lindy's 265 Blog. As of right this instant (5:04 AM, Monday, August 24th, 2009), there's nothing there yet. Soon, my pretties, soon.
Sunday, August 23, 2009
The Question
Okay, so the question is, what do I want to read next? I was chatting with SWMBO, and we were talking about Roarke, and I thought, "Hey, maybe I'll read a J.D. Robb novel."
But then, classes start tomorrow, and I want to get a jump on my YA reading (50 books...sigh). My first book is going to be New Moon, because I know I can get through it pretty quickly.
But then again, I just finished the 2nd in a series, and I know I have the 3rd one just waiting for me. They don't completely draw me in, but I'm fascinated anyway. It's not that they're slow reads, they're just not as fast-paced as I've gotten used to. So, yeah. Probably a good thing.
Oh, and not to mention I'm thinking about a book I read 2 months ago, and am trying to remember what the heck happened in it.
Anyway, the question is, what to read next?!?
But then, classes start tomorrow, and I want to get a jump on my YA reading (50 books...sigh). My first book is going to be New Moon, because I know I can get through it pretty quickly.
But then again, I just finished the 2nd in a series, and I know I have the 3rd one just waiting for me. They don't completely draw me in, but I'm fascinated anyway. It's not that they're slow reads, they're just not as fast-paced as I've gotten used to. So, yeah. Probably a good thing.
Oh, and not to mention I'm thinking about a book I read 2 months ago, and am trying to remember what the heck happened in it.
Anyway, the question is, what to read next?!?
Monday, August 17, 2009
We're Just Like You, Only Prettier
Okay, so who isn't surprised that I picked up a book called We're Just Like You, Only Prettier: Confessions of a Tarnished Southern Belle? Because it really didn't surprise me. It's got all the things I love in a non-fiction book. Southern-ness, confessions, and sarcasm.
Anyway, it's by Celia Rivenbark, and it's 270 pages of hilarity.
Want to know about how to become white trash, "the change", and which kind of plumber you really want? Ask Celia. She'll tell you all about, then make you laugh with her Southern stories. And yes, you can literally hear her accent when it comes to the whole tone of the book. I love it.
Anyway, hilarious. Read it. Oh, and since it has the word "confession" in the title, and is a non-fiction book, I'm totally counting it as a memoir. So there.
Anyway, it's by Celia Rivenbark, and it's 270 pages of hilarity.
Want to know about how to become white trash, "the change", and which kind of plumber you really want? Ask Celia. She'll tell you all about, then make you laugh with her Southern stories. And yes, you can literally hear her accent when it comes to the whole tone of the book. I love it.
Anyway, hilarious. Read it. Oh, and since it has the word "confession" in the title, and is a non-fiction book, I'm totally counting it as a memoir. So there.
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Good Vacations
The measure of a good vacation? How much reading I get to do.
I'm in Portland for a few days with a friend, and while she spent today seeing her family and going to a friend's wedding, I stayed at her parent's place and read. All day long. 3 1/2 books. It was great. I'm loving vacation.
Of course, tomorrow I'll be social with her family, and then more driving, but it'll be great anyway.
I'm in Portland for a few days with a friend, and while she spent today seeing her family and going to a friend's wedding, I stayed at her parent's place and read. All day long. 3 1/2 books. It was great. I'm loving vacation.
Of course, tomorrow I'll be social with her family, and then more driving, but it'll be great anyway.
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Full Moon Rising
A while back, I was shopping, and I picked up a book called Destiny Kills. I thought the author was Kay Hooper. And I never even looked twice, just assumed it was a re-release I hadn't read.
Then I got the book home. It was really by Keri Arthur. Don't ask me why my brain didn't register. I have no idea.
So, I've got this book. It looks like it's in the middle of a series, and so it's been sitting on my shelf ever since, waiting for me to read (notice that is not the title of the blog? That's because I still haven't read it).
When I was at the library (not mine) the other day, I saw a third Keri Arthur book. I picked it up. Turns out it's about 7 books into a series. Whoops. So I back tracked through my library, and just finished the first in this series.
Meet Riley Jensen. She's a little special. First of all, she has a twin, Rhoan. He's a pretty great guy. He's a Guardian. Oh, no idea what that is? Well, let me explain a few things then. You see, Riley and Rhoan aren't your average twins. They're half werewolf, half vampire.
In a world that's a lot like Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake series, or Kim Harrison's Rachel Morgan series, it's a pretty well known fact that there are werewolves and vampires. But here, weres are born that way. Vampires are still made.
Anyway, Riley works for Dictorate (not like the Dictorate in "Alias") in Melborne, Australia. Dictorate is basically a seperate police force for nonhumans (supernaturals). Even among nonhumans, Riley and Rhoan are special. Of course, special isn't a good when it comes to genetics.
So, we meet them, and Riley is not a Guardian. She's just a liason. But that's all about to change. One of her two regular boyfriends wants to get her pregnant. And the other boyfriend is just barely on the good side of things.
She's got to fight down clones, half-breeds, and her love life. Which goes especially hairy when she meets Quinn, a vampire that's somewhere around 1200 years old. He's bitter, and lying to himself.
Be warned! This is really violent, and really sexual. Doesn't mean I didn't enjoy it, but not everyone will.
But I really liked it. I really like Riley. She's a spitfire.
Then I got the book home. It was really by Keri Arthur. Don't ask me why my brain didn't register. I have no idea.
So, I've got this book. It looks like it's in the middle of a series, and so it's been sitting on my shelf ever since, waiting for me to read (notice that is not the title of the blog? That's because I still haven't read it).
When I was at the library (not mine) the other day, I saw a third Keri Arthur book. I picked it up. Turns out it's about 7 books into a series. Whoops. So I back tracked through my library, and just finished the first in this series.
Meet Riley Jensen. She's a little special. First of all, she has a twin, Rhoan. He's a pretty great guy. He's a Guardian. Oh, no idea what that is? Well, let me explain a few things then. You see, Riley and Rhoan aren't your average twins. They're half werewolf, half vampire.
In a world that's a lot like Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake series, or Kim Harrison's Rachel Morgan series, it's a pretty well known fact that there are werewolves and vampires. But here, weres are born that way. Vampires are still made.
Anyway, Riley works for Dictorate (not like the Dictorate in "Alias") in Melborne, Australia. Dictorate is basically a seperate police force for nonhumans (supernaturals). Even among nonhumans, Riley and Rhoan are special. Of course, special isn't a good when it comes to genetics.
So, we meet them, and Riley is not a Guardian. She's just a liason. But that's all about to change. One of her two regular boyfriends wants to get her pregnant. And the other boyfriend is just barely on the good side of things.
She's got to fight down clones, half-breeds, and her love life. Which goes especially hairy when she meets Quinn, a vampire that's somewhere around 1200 years old. He's bitter, and lying to himself.
Be warned! This is really violent, and really sexual. Doesn't mean I didn't enjoy it, but not everyone will.
But I really liked it. I really like Riley. She's a spitfire.
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Vastly Amusing
I just finished All I Want For Christmas is a Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks (3 snowflakes), and I was flipping through the back.
You know how sometimes they'll give you a teaser for new books coming out? This one had 3 teasers.
One of them was for All I Want for Christmas is a Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks. I laughed.
You know how sometimes they'll give you a teaser for new books coming out? This one had 3 teasers.
One of them was for All I Want for Christmas is a Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks. I laughed.
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Consumer Driven Awards, and Why I Love Them
So, in doing a bit of research, I found a book award called the Quill Awards. I'd direct you to their website, but it doesn't say anything, and you can't see any of their back awards. Or any pending awards.
Hence where Wikipedia comes in handy. I look up the Quill awards. Wikipedia quotes the Quill homepage as saying, "The Quill Award was 'consumer-driven awards created to inspire reading while promoting literacy.' "
Amazing. I can't believe they admit to it. Most awards are based on popularity or lack there of, but no one comes right out and says it like that.
Anyway, thanks to the short-lived Quill Awards (the foundation only lasted from 2005-2008), I have rounded out my Award Winning books, leaving me with only 3 categories left (Written by Men, Classics, and Biographies).
Many thanks to J.K. Rowling, because the Harry Potter books took up over half my award winners.
Hence where Wikipedia comes in handy. I look up the Quill awards. Wikipedia quotes the Quill homepage as saying, "The Quill Award was 'consumer-driven awards created to inspire reading while promoting literacy.' "
Amazing. I can't believe they admit to it. Most awards are based on popularity or lack there of, but no one comes right out and says it like that.
Anyway, thanks to the short-lived Quill Awards (the foundation only lasted from 2005-2008), I have rounded out my Award Winning books, leaving me with only 3 categories left (Written by Men, Classics, and Biographies).
Many thanks to J.K. Rowling, because the Harry Potter books took up over half my award winners.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Embarrassed
Okay, so it's the end of the month (an hour and a half left, and I have a visitor coming...I doubt I'm going to finish another book today), and I've never before been embarrassed to admit how many books I read in a month. Seriously...it's pathetic. I need help. I need a life.
44 books in June. The best part it isn't even a longer month! Geez. This is a cry for a life. Someone save me.
Anyway, that brings my total for this year up to a ghastly...203. And we're only half way through the year. I need serious help.
44 books in June. The best part it isn't even a longer month! Geez. This is a cry for a life. Someone save me.
Anyway, that brings my total for this year up to a ghastly...203. And we're only half way through the year. I need serious help.
Monday, June 29, 2009
Angry Conversations With God
I just finished Angry Conversations With God: A Snarky by Authentic Spiritual Memoir by Susan Isaacs. I've decided that it does fit in the biography section of the 9909 challenge, even if it is shelved in the 200's (religion).
Okay, so this is the third time I've blogged about it tonight (this morning? Whatever). Anyway, I probably wouldn't have blogged about it if it wasn't amazing, but it was.
Susan is your typical artsy Southern California native. She wants to be an actor, or a writer. She grew up in SoCal, then at one point moved to New York. She was also raised in the church.
For those of you who don't know what that can do to you, let me tell you. Being raised in the church tends to mean 1 of 3 things. (1) You forever have this cookie cutter image of God where you never mature, (2) you at some point decide God isn't real, and jump off the religion train, or (3) you decide that life is tough, but God is tougher. And you deal with life, and keep God. It's hard, but people do it.
Anyway, Susan had a nice mix of all 3 (so I guess there are 4 choices?), and she turned out okay. Of course, she took God (in her mind) to couple's therapy (for real). Which is weird, but pretty freaking amazing, when you think about it.
And the memoir? Well written, snarky (and you know how I love snarky things), and potent. I was on an emotional rollercoaster all night. I loved it.
If you're curious about religion, have religion, or have ever had religion, you should read this. It's great. 4 snowflakes. Now, excuse me while I go contemplate the state of my soul (sad truth...)
Okay, so this is the third time I've blogged about it tonight (this morning? Whatever). Anyway, I probably wouldn't have blogged about it if it wasn't amazing, but it was.
Susan is your typical artsy Southern California native. She wants to be an actor, or a writer. She grew up in SoCal, then at one point moved to New York. She was also raised in the church.
For those of you who don't know what that can do to you, let me tell you. Being raised in the church tends to mean 1 of 3 things. (1) You forever have this cookie cutter image of God where you never mature, (2) you at some point decide God isn't real, and jump off the religion train, or (3) you decide that life is tough, but God is tougher. And you deal with life, and keep God. It's hard, but people do it.
Anyway, Susan had a nice mix of all 3 (so I guess there are 4 choices?), and she turned out okay. Of course, she took God (in her mind) to couple's therapy (for real). Which is weird, but pretty freaking amazing, when you think about it.
And the memoir? Well written, snarky (and you know how I love snarky things), and potent. I was on an emotional rollercoaster all night. I loved it.
If you're curious about religion, have religion, or have ever had religion, you should read this. It's great. 4 snowflakes. Now, excuse me while I go contemplate the state of my soul (sad truth...)
Saturday, June 27, 2009
The Sweet Potato Queens' Book of Love
I found this book at work, and it was intriguing. Especially because the Sweet Potato Queens have a whole bunch of books out, and this is the very first. It's written by Jill Conner Browne, the creator of the Sweet Potato Queens.
Did I mention this is nonfiction?
Okay, here's where it get fun. The Sweet Potato Queens are a group of women who live in Mississippi. They are true Southern Women. One day, Jill decided she wanted to be a queen. It didn't matter of what, she just wanted to be one. She knew a guy who owned a sweet potato farm, so she offered to be the Queen every year. He never got back to her, but she (and some friends) decided to declare themselves Sweet Potato Queens. They also decided to throw their town's very first Saint Patrick's Day Parade. The entire parade consisted of the Queens riding around in the back of a truck, wear green ball gowns and waving. Well, it somehow caught on.
And now, in Jackson, Mississippi, they do this every year. It's actually turned into a pretty big thing, I guess (maybe I'll do that next year...).
But in the book, Jill talks about all the things you need to know to be a Sweet Potato Queen (though you can't actually become one...you have to be a Wannabe first, and then a Queen has to die or move away).
Things like The Promise (which I can't talk about, because this is a family-friendly blog, but if you want to know, let me know and I'll totally tell you... lindy [at] anovelbeat [dot] com), the Best Advice Ever Given ("Be particular"), the 5 kinds of men you need in your life (and 4 of them can be gay), recipes for the most fattening food on the planet, and why trashy lingere is actually a good thing.
No kidding, I laughed out loud reading this. And now I pine to be a Sweet Potato Queen (though, I'm probably too young, and have no desire to move to Jackson, Mississippi anytime soon, even if I can spell Mississippi without have to look it up).
4 snowflakes for rocking my world.
Did I mention this is nonfiction?
Okay, here's where it get fun. The Sweet Potato Queens are a group of women who live in Mississippi. They are true Southern Women. One day, Jill decided she wanted to be a queen. It didn't matter of what, she just wanted to be one. She knew a guy who owned a sweet potato farm, so she offered to be the Queen every year. He never got back to her, but she (and some friends) decided to declare themselves Sweet Potato Queens. They also decided to throw their town's very first Saint Patrick's Day Parade. The entire parade consisted of the Queens riding around in the back of a truck, wear green ball gowns and waving. Well, it somehow caught on.
And now, in Jackson, Mississippi, they do this every year. It's actually turned into a pretty big thing, I guess (maybe I'll do that next year...).
But in the book, Jill talks about all the things you need to know to be a Sweet Potato Queen (though you can't actually become one...you have to be a Wannabe first, and then a Queen has to die or move away).
Things like The Promise (which I can't talk about, because this is a family-friendly blog, but if you want to know, let me know and I'll totally tell you... lindy [at] anovelbeat [dot] com), the Best Advice Ever Given ("Be particular"), the 5 kinds of men you need in your life (and 4 of them can be gay), recipes for the most fattening food on the planet, and why trashy lingere is actually a good thing.
No kidding, I laughed out loud reading this. And now I pine to be a Sweet Potato Queen (though, I'm probably too young, and have no desire to move to Jackson, Mississippi anytime soon, even if I can spell Mississippi without have to look it up).
4 snowflakes for rocking my world.
Dead and Gone
I finished the latest Sookie Stackhouse (Southern Vampire/TruBlood) book yesterday.
I know that I really liked the early books, but Dead and Gone was a bit of a disappointment. Not that I didn't enjoy it, but that it was a little crazy. It had this really, really slow build up, then the end was wayyy to fast.
Of course, Eric was his usual ass-type self. He somehow got him and Sookie married, at least in the vampire world. It'll be fun to see how this works out.
And the fairies came to Earth to fight a war. People were lost on both sides (of course they didn't kill Bill, but it was close), and that was sad. And now, no more fairies.
Jason...I just don't know what to think of him. He's an ass (see last book for that one!), but he's hurting. I'm just glad he's not my brother.
3 snowflakes. I enjoyed it, but it could have been better. Maybe the TV show is getting to her?
I know that I really liked the early books, but Dead and Gone was a bit of a disappointment. Not that I didn't enjoy it, but that it was a little crazy. It had this really, really slow build up, then the end was wayyy to fast.
Of course, Eric was his usual ass-type self. He somehow got him and Sookie married, at least in the vampire world. It'll be fun to see how this works out.
And the fairies came to Earth to fight a war. People were lost on both sides (of course they didn't kill Bill, but it was close), and that was sad. And now, no more fairies.
Jason...I just don't know what to think of him. He's an ass (see last book for that one!), but he's hurting. I'm just glad he's not my brother.
3 snowflakes. I enjoyed it, but it could have been better. Maybe the TV show is getting to her?
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Unreliable Narrator
I just read my first book with an unreliable narrator. Well, my first outside of school.
I never realized just how much I trusted the narrator. I mean, the whole time we're talking about a guy who died, and I'm trying to make the other people fit, and it's just not working. But still, the narrator never occurs to me! You're supposed to trust the narrator to tell you the truth...and to tell you every thing they know!
Leaving out that you snuck down the stairs and killed your husband is no good for the reader.
I have no idea what I thought of the book. I enjoyed it, though it was fraught with oddities. But still... the unreliable narrator makes me squirm uncomfortably.
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Names
You know what I hate? Names where you can't tell if it's a girl or a guy right off. Jordan, MacKenzie, Adrian, Madison...I hate that.
I'm reading a book (surprising, right?) written by an "Adrian" an "Adrian Nikolas" even. So this is me, assuming it's a man. But, just to be sure...I look them up.
It's a woman! Why?!? Does she not know that I am severely lacking in books written by men for the 9909 Challenge?
Ugh.
Not that I'm not enjoying the book...but this one (the second in the series), doesn't even take place in Louisiana, like the last one did! So (enjoyment aside), it's completely useless to me! Sigh.
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Bibliophilia
I read Bibliophilia by Michael Griffith yesterday. It's a book of short stories, but the longest one (which is actually a novella), is Bibliophilia.
It's about a librarian, who claims that she doesn't fit in with the librarian stereotype (the old, bitter, sex-less woman), but she really does. And as the story goes on, you find out her past and why she fits it so well.
But that's not all. Every other chapter is written by a man named Seti, who is in America (Louisiana, in particular), to get a degree in hydrology so he can go back to Egypt and find a way to get more water to people who need it.
So it's an odd mix of Seti's trying to figure out Americans (including his knowledge of slang...it's great), and the librarian's past.
That is, of course, until it all comes to a head. When the librarian finds a young couple having sex in the stacks, and Seti comes to rescue her. But the shock of it all...well, it's amazing.
Then she runs home to start her new life...and then the twist happens.
The ending is a little questionable, but still...the twist...oh, the twist rocked my world. A word of warning though...the whole book is a little sex obsessed. But I still really liked it.
And! If I were double dipping, it would fill 3 spots in the 9909 challenge: Southern, starring a librarian, and by a man. Stellar.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Another One Bites the Dust!
I finished another category for the 9909 challenge. New Vampire Books. Done!
Now...I need to get on Classics... I haven't read any yet. Shame.
Monday, May 4, 2009
Finito!
I finished one of my categories in the 9909 Challenge! Yep..that's right.
Which one, you may ask? While it seems like it should be "vampire novels", it's not. Oddly enough, I finished "Books starring librarians" today.
I'm proud. 1 down...8 to go!
Monday, April 13, 2009
Stake That!
Okay, so you know how I have this rabid interest in teen vampire novels? It comes from reading the Twilight series, the Blue Blood series, and the Vampire Academy series.
I found a series that makes me change my mind. It's the Blood Coven series by Mari Mancusi. I actually read the second one (oops...), called Stake That! today. It was...a romp through the modern gothic teenagers mind. And not in a good way.
Rayne and Sunshine are twins. Rayne is a goth, and all she wants to do is be a vampire. She spends the first part of the book lamenting about how her twin wound up with everything she wanted (almost becoming a vampire, a vamp blood mate, being vamp queen). Not only that, but Rayne is somehow elected to become the next slayer (think Buffy, my friends). And then...well, then it gets complicated. Like how she's falling in love with a moody, arrogant vampire who's just like her. Listening to her complain about her daddy issues. Watching her and the moody vampire.
Oh, and did I mention the whole thing is told through her blogs and then diary? It's...wow. Not the best thing I've ever read. Not the worst, but it's pretty low on the list. Yikes.
All in all?
Monday, April 6, 2009
Under the Blood Red Moon
Okay, so Mom and I went to a bookstore in San Diego, and the title intrigued me, if only because I want to see "Under the Same Moon"
Then I read the back. And I was intrigued by the plot. Mina Hepson wrote this, and every time I saw her name, I kept thinking of Mina Harker, from the original Dracula.
Anyway, it takes place in 1871 London (I know, I know. I don't usually read historical stuff). Princess Angelica (she's half-English, half-Russian) has spent most of her life hiding in her library because she can hear people's thoughts. But when her brother decides that she needs to be introduced to society, she moves to London to meet suitors.
At one particular ball, she meets a man who teaches her how to block other people's thoughts out. As time goes on, you find out that the man (Prince Alexander from Moscow) is actually a visiting vampire who has come to stop another vampire who is killing people and vampires alike. If the humans figure out that vampires are real, the age of the vampire slayer will come again, and Alexander is in charge of keeping the war from breaking out.
It sounds crazy...okay, well it is crazy. But in a really great way. Aside from the whole historical thing (which drives me nuts), it was pretty fun. She's brilliant, but kind of dumb sometimes. He's stoic and a little annoying. Her brother is great, her aunt a real menace, and the other vampires are interesting, to say the least. Oh, and if you don't see the twist coming, don't blame me. Once they started talking about her parents, it seemed pretty freaking obvious to me. However! I did not figure out who the real bad guy was. Amazingly done, and I was so happy when they died.
Saturday, March 21, 2009
An Explanation
Okay, so here's why you haven't heard from me in forever.
When I find an author I like, I tend to read every thing I can my hands on that they wrote. Sometimes it's no big deal, and I find myself backlogged 3 or 4 books. Sometimes, however, I find my self with 14 books checked out by the same author.
I recently (this year) found Jayne Ann Krentz. Well, that's not completely true. Last year Mom had me read some of her book in one of her (many) pen names, but I was only kind of eh about them.
Now, of course, I want to re-read them.
Anyway, so I've been reading a lot of Jayne Ann Krentz lately. And, many of her books take place in (a) the Pacific Northwest, (b) Arizona, or (c) the business world. Not too many that make the 9909 challenge (though some are about librarians...)
Not that I haven't been reading a lot. I have. I really really have been. It's just that most of it isn't post-worthy.
So there you go. My reasoning for being mysteriously absent lately.
When I find an author I like, I tend to read every thing I can my hands on that they wrote. Sometimes it's no big deal, and I find myself backlogged 3 or 4 books. Sometimes, however, I find my self with 14 books checked out by the same author.
I recently (this year) found Jayne Ann Krentz. Well, that's not completely true. Last year Mom had me read some of her book in one of her (many) pen names, but I was only kind of eh about them.
Now, of course, I want to re-read them.
Anyway, so I've been reading a lot of Jayne Ann Krentz lately. And, many of her books take place in (a) the Pacific Northwest, (b) Arizona, or (c) the business world. Not too many that make the 9909 challenge (though some are about librarians...)
Not that I haven't been reading a lot. I have. I really really have been. It's just that most of it isn't post-worthy.
So there you go. My reasoning for being mysteriously absent lately.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
How I Fell in Love with a Librarian and Lived to Tell About it
Okay, so I have to admit that when I started looking for books about librarians, this one came up first thing. It looked a little odd, so I decided against it. But then I changed my mind and thought, "what the heck, why not?"
Rhett Ellis wrote How I Fell in Love with a Librarian and Lived to Tell About it (and let me tell you how freaking long that title is!).
It's a short book, just 101 pages about how a small town minister falls in love with the new librarian. Why did he have to live to tell about it? There was no great murder mystery, no overwhelming force that kept them apart.
The librarian was bipolar.
And then there's the guy who wants to shut down the library, and tries to blackmail the minister. It (of course) doesn't work out that well for him.
Anyway, it was cute, if a little odd.
Rhett Ellis wrote How I Fell in Love with a Librarian and Lived to Tell About it (and let me tell you how freaking long that title is!).
It's a short book, just 101 pages about how a small town minister falls in love with the new librarian. Why did he have to live to tell about it? There was no great murder mystery, no overwhelming force that kept them apart.
The librarian was bipolar.
And then there's the guy who wants to shut down the library, and tries to blackmail the minister. It (of course) doesn't work out that well for him.
Anyway, it was cute, if a little odd.
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Ghost Hunter
Ok, are you ready for this one? I'm reading Ghost Hunter, by Jayne Castle, and the male lead is a librarian! Awesome!
Okay, so Jayne Castle is the pen name for Jayne Ann Krentz. Anything by Jayne Castle takes place in the future in another realm. It's kind of weird, but fun.
Anyway, every city has The Guild, a mafia-type organization that keeps ghosts from hurting people in the catacombs under the city. Yeah, I know, far fetched. But still...fun.
In this one, Cooper is the new Guild Boss of Aurora Springs. When Elly breaks off their engagement, he waits 6 months before following her to Cadence where he can try to woo her again.
But things start to go awry when Elly's neighbor gets hurt in the catacombs, and suddenly they're trying to uncover a drug dealer who's trying to set up Cooper.
Confused yet? Let's throw in her pet dust bunny just for fun. Little predators, big fun.
I liked it. Plus...male librarian. How often does that happen?
Okay, so Jayne Castle is the pen name for Jayne Ann Krentz. Anything by Jayne Castle takes place in the future in another realm. It's kind of weird, but fun.
Anyway, every city has The Guild, a mafia-type organization that keeps ghosts from hurting people in the catacombs under the city. Yeah, I know, far fetched. But still...fun.
In this one, Cooper is the new Guild Boss of Aurora Springs. When Elly breaks off their engagement, he waits 6 months before following her to Cadence where he can try to woo her again.
But things start to go awry when Elly's neighbor gets hurt in the catacombs, and suddenly they're trying to uncover a drug dealer who's trying to set up Cooper.
Confused yet? Let's throw in her pet dust bunny just for fun. Little predators, big fun.
I liked it. Plus...male librarian. How often does that happen?
Monday, February 16, 2009
Ella Enchanted
Okay, so part of my idea when I said I was going to read more award winning books was that I was going to read award winning kids books. Because, face it, sometimes you learn more from a kids book than you would than reading Shakespeare.
You think I'm kidding? Read The Missing Piece Meets the Big O by Shel Silverstein, The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery, or The Phantom Tollbooth by Norman Juster.
Okay, there's my rant on why I love kids books.
Anyway, I have to admit that I saw "Ella Enchanted" when it came out (starring Anne Hathaway), and at some point heard it was a book first (unsurprising, really).
As far I can remember, the movie and the book (the latter written by Gail Carson Levine) are a lot a like. Well, Prince Char (for Charmont in the book, but Charming in the movie) is a lot nicer in the book. In the movie, he's kind of a diva.
Anyway, the book was fun. Ella has glass shoes, a terrible step-family (Hattie is really a terrible sister), can learn any language, and even tame ogres in her spare time. Not to mention runs away from finishing school, and steals Hattie's wig on her way out. Not bad for a girl who is cursed and has to do everything she's told.
Oh, and I did mention that her fairy godmother is her cook? Yeah, but she makes really good food.
The book won a Newbery Honor. I liked it. 3 snowflakes.
You think I'm kidding? Read The Missing Piece Meets the Big O by Shel Silverstein, The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery, or The Phantom Tollbooth by Norman Juster.
Okay, there's my rant on why I love kids books.
Anyway, I have to admit that I saw "Ella Enchanted" when it came out (starring Anne Hathaway), and at some point heard it was a book first (unsurprising, really).
As far I can remember, the movie and the book (the latter written by Gail Carson Levine) are a lot a like. Well, Prince Char (for Charmont in the book, but Charming in the movie) is a lot nicer in the book. In the movie, he's kind of a diva.
Anyway, the book was fun. Ella has glass shoes, a terrible step-family (Hattie is really a terrible sister), can learn any language, and even tame ogres in her spare time. Not to mention runs away from finishing school, and steals Hattie's wig on her way out. Not bad for a girl who is cursed and has to do everything she's told.
Oh, and I did mention that her fairy godmother is her cook? Yeah, but she makes really good food.
The book won a Newbery Honor. I liked it. 3 snowflakes.
Running Hot
I just finished Running Hot by Jayne Ann Krentz. Okay, what you have to understand about most of Jayne Ann Krentz's work is that it usually has to do with paranormal/psychic stuff. The Arcane Society novels (Running Hot is the latest) are all about those.
The Arcane Society is a secret society of people with psychic powers. The whole point of the series is taking down a group called Nightshade, who is trying to create a drug to enhance (and even start more) psychic powers.
And, of course, in everyone one, there are two really powerful psychics (1 male, 1 female) who get together to fight the big-bad, even if at first it's not the big-bad.
In this one, it's Grace Renquist (not her real name, but then, we never find out her real name) who's a genealogist librarian (!!) with J&J (basically the Arcane Society revolves around the Jones and Jones (J&J) agency, who promote all things in learning about psychics), and Luther Malone, ex-cop who does some contracting work with J&J.
I did mention it's in Hawaii, right?
Anyway, so they're in Hawaii, trying to see if a guy is really a killer, when they stumble upon the fact that he's using Nightshade, and that there's a big meeting of Nightshade upper management (Nightshade is a corporation). When a woman who can kill with her voice come onto the scene and tries to kill Grace, and succeeds in killing the guy Grace is looking for, they eventually end up breaking the back of Nightshade.
Weird? A little. But oddly believable. You know how if you sing a high enough note, you can shatter glass? Her trick is a little like that...except she causes an aneurysm in the brain. Awesome.
Anyway, I enjoyed it.
The Arcane Society is a secret society of people with psychic powers. The whole point of the series is taking down a group called Nightshade, who is trying to create a drug to enhance (and even start more) psychic powers.
And, of course, in everyone one, there are two really powerful psychics (1 male, 1 female) who get together to fight the big-bad, even if at first it's not the big-bad.
In this one, it's Grace Renquist (not her real name, but then, we never find out her real name) who's a genealogist librarian (!!) with J&J (basically the Arcane Society revolves around the Jones and Jones (J&J) agency, who promote all things in learning about psychics), and Luther Malone, ex-cop who does some contracting work with J&J.
I did mention it's in Hawaii, right?
Anyway, so they're in Hawaii, trying to see if a guy is really a killer, when they stumble upon the fact that he's using Nightshade, and that there's a big meeting of Nightshade upper management (Nightshade is a corporation). When a woman who can kill with her voice come onto the scene and tries to kill Grace, and succeeds in killing the guy Grace is looking for, they eventually end up breaking the back of Nightshade.
Weird? A little. But oddly believable. You know how if you sing a high enough note, you can shatter glass? Her trick is a little like that...except she causes an aneurysm in the brain. Awesome.
Anyway, I enjoyed it.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Competition!
Okay, so for one of my classes, I have to create a Wordpress blog.
Wordpress. Pshaw. I like Blogger.
Anyway, that said, it pretty much has the same function as this blog. I'll probably delete it when the class is over, but in case you want to see it (it's rather boring still), visit
www.anovelbeat.com/blog
Wordpress. Pshaw. I like Blogger.
Anyway, that said, it pretty much has the same function as this blog. I'll probably delete it when the class is over, but in case you want to see it (it's rather boring still), visit
www.anovelbeat.com/blog
Friday, February 6, 2009
Shadow Kiss
Okay, we all know I love teen vampire novels, right? Because I just finished Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead, the 3rd in the Vampire Academy series, and it made me want to throw the book at the wall. In a good way, of course.
Let's see...Mason's dead, and Rose is having a hard time dealing with that. Well, so's Eddie, but that's okay. Adrian has followed Rose and Lissa back to St. Vladimir's, so he's around, drinking and smoking.
Oh, and this is when they have their field practice. Rose and Lissa are not together, but still see each other.
And! The big fight at the end? Amazing. However, I hate Rose seeing ghosts. That's what kept this from being a 4 snowflake book for me.
And Dimitri! Oh, Dimitri...
Let's see...Mason's dead, and Rose is having a hard time dealing with that. Well, so's Eddie, but that's okay. Adrian has followed Rose and Lissa back to St. Vladimir's, so he's around, drinking and smoking.
Oh, and this is when they have their field practice. Rose and Lissa are not together, but still see each other.
And! The big fight at the end? Amazing. However, I hate Rose seeing ghosts. That's what kept this from being a 4 snowflake book for me.
And Dimitri! Oh, Dimitri...
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Plum Spooky
I have mentioned that if you ever need a pick-me-up, you should read something by Janet Evanovich, right? Her books are seriously laugh-out-loud funny.
Anyway, Plum Spooky is her latest. It's part of the Stephanie Plum, Bounty Hunter series, but this one is a Between-the-Numbers book (the regular books all have numbers in the title...One for the Money, Two for the Dough, Twelve Sharp, Fearless Fourteen etc...), but there are a handful of Between-the-Numbers books.
The main thing about the non-numbered books? They always have Diesel, and he's always chasing some weird bad guy. I'm so serious. This time, it's Wulf, who is trying to build and evil weather machine.
But the book is awesomely funny. I laughed out loud more than once. Steph is pet-sitting a monkey named Carl, Diesel has moved in until Wulf is taken care of, and Joe has taken in one of the many Morelli men for the duration of the book. Stephanie only destroys 1 car in this book (which isn't really her fault...she left it sitting out in the woods and raccoons took it over). Lula and Tank are, well, Lula and Tank (they set a wedding date, which is scary, then break-up over Tank's cats. The man has cats).
Ranger kind of hovers in the background and provides backup (because he's Ranger), and tells Steph that she shouldn't be hanging around with Diesel, because he's a bad guy (like Ranger has any room to talk there!)
Anyway, I really enjoyed it.
Anyway, Plum Spooky is her latest. It's part of the Stephanie Plum, Bounty Hunter series, but this one is a Between-the-Numbers book (the regular books all have numbers in the title...One for the Money, Two for the Dough, Twelve Sharp, Fearless Fourteen etc...), but there are a handful of Between-the-Numbers books.
The main thing about the non-numbered books? They always have Diesel, and he's always chasing some weird bad guy. I'm so serious. This time, it's Wulf, who is trying to build and evil weather machine.
But the book is awesomely funny. I laughed out loud more than once. Steph is pet-sitting a monkey named Carl, Diesel has moved in until Wulf is taken care of, and Joe has taken in one of the many Morelli men for the duration of the book. Stephanie only destroys 1 car in this book (which isn't really her fault...she left it sitting out in the woods and raccoons took it over). Lula and Tank are, well, Lula and Tank (they set a wedding date, which is scary, then break-up over Tank's cats. The man has cats).
Ranger kind of hovers in the background and provides backup (because he's Ranger), and tells Steph that she shouldn't be hanging around with Diesel, because he's a bad guy (like Ranger has any room to talk there!)
Anyway, I really enjoyed it.
Monday, February 2, 2009
Frostbite
Okay, so I just finished Frostbite by Richelle Mead. It's the second in the Vampire Academy series. Yeah, yeah, me and teen vampire novels. Give me a break!
Anyway, I just want to say...amazing. Rose is still protecting Lissa, and they're in school, but this time Rose isn't just protecting Lissa. She's trying to protect all of Moroi kind. But it's not going so well with the bad vamps attacking people.
Oh, and I did mention that she's totally in love with Dimitri, right? Who, by the way, I love too. What can I say...sometimes, I'm a sucker for the good guy.
In this one, her mom comes to her school (the guy she's protecting is visiting for the holidays), so Rose has a bunch of lovely (read: awkward and bad) family moments, including when she was battling her mother and winds up with a killer black eye. Nice.
Oh, and there are more vampires with the spirit magic, and Rose ends up making her first two kills.
Violence, drama, intrigue, and forbidden romance? How can I refuse!
Anyway, I just want to say...amazing. Rose is still protecting Lissa, and they're in school, but this time Rose isn't just protecting Lissa. She's trying to protect all of Moroi kind. But it's not going so well with the bad vamps attacking people.
Oh, and I did mention that she's totally in love with Dimitri, right? Who, by the way, I love too. What can I say...sometimes, I'm a sucker for the good guy.
In this one, her mom comes to her school (the guy she's protecting is visiting for the holidays), so Rose has a bunch of lovely (read: awkward and bad) family moments, including when she was battling her mother and winds up with a killer black eye. Nice.
Oh, and there are more vampires with the spirit magic, and Rose ends up making her first two kills.
Violence, drama, intrigue, and forbidden romance? How can I refuse!
The Haviland Touch
So, everyone knows I'm a big Kay Hooper fan, right? So when I was browsing a paperback shelf some where, I stumbled across The Haviland Touch and went, "Romance? Intrigue? World-traveling? A couple reuniting after 12 years apart? Sounds great!"
It wasn't too bad. Yeah, they fall back in love (unsurprising), and yeah, they eventually find the missing cross. Woohoo.
He's kind of a really big jerk at the beginning. In fact, I yelled at him (called him a bad name) the first time they see each other again. But he deserved it.
I never really got over that. Yeah, they work their issues out and fall back in love, and he takes off his bitter mask and learns what she's really like...but I still don't really like him.
Plus, he calls her "Sweet" which makes me mad because that's what Alex calls Morgana (from her Thief series), and I hate it when books overlap with stuff like that!
It seems silly, but it's true.
Anyway, 3 snowflakes.
It wasn't too bad. Yeah, they fall back in love (unsurprising), and yeah, they eventually find the missing cross. Woohoo.
He's kind of a really big jerk at the beginning. In fact, I yelled at him (called him a bad name) the first time they see each other again. But he deserved it.
I never really got over that. Yeah, they work their issues out and fall back in love, and he takes off his bitter mask and learns what she's really like...but I still don't really like him.
Plus, he calls her "Sweet" which makes me mad because that's what Alex calls Morgana (from her Thief series), and I hate it when books overlap with stuff like that!
It seems silly, but it's true.
Anyway, 3 snowflakes.
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Ummm...Right
Okay, so it's officially Feb 1, which means it's time to go over my monthly list.
Of course, I'm not sure I want to. It's a little embarrassing.
37 books. 3 were re-reads. The other 34? All new.
It's like I don't have a life.
Of course, I'm not sure I want to. It's a little embarrassing.
37 books. 3 were re-reads. The other 34? All new.
It's like I don't have a life.
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Conspiracy in Death
Okay, so this is filling in an unblogged re-read in my 9909 Challenge.
Conspiracy in Death is part of J.D. Robb's In Death series, starring Lieutenant Eve Dallas, her (totally sexy) husband Roarke (no last name needed or wanted), and their band of merry police officers.
In this one, Eve is investigating the murder of a homeless man. He had his heart taken out, and it looks too perfect to be anyone but a doctor. While she's trying to chase down leads within the biggest medical center in New York, she's also having trouble with another officer who just wants to make trouble for Eve.
Roarke, in true Roarke fashion, has his hand in many of the pies that Eve is investigating (I did mention that along with being incredibly sexy, Roarke owns about 1/3 of the known universe and is incredibly loaded too, right?), but can drop everything when Eve needs his help.
This time, it's worse because when the officer Eve was having trouble with ends up murdered, Eve is suspended from her duty, which sends her into an emotional tailspin that could never be repeated. Roarke, of course, drops everything to help her get back on her feet and solve the case outside of official bounds (he's a good husband like that...not to mention stellar with hacking electronics).
Of course, Peabody is there, helping out. Feeney is doing his backup thing. McNab and Peabody aren't dating yet, but it's not far off. In this one, we meet Louise Dimatto (MD), Officer Trueheart (as cute and amazing as the day is long), and every one's favorite rat-squad detective/ex-lover, Don Webster (he works with Internal Affairs, hence the rat-squad reference).
Anyway, due to the excellent police work and the equally great personal drama, this is one of my favorite In Death books. Sometimes the weight in on one side or the other, making the neglected side...well, neglected. But this one balances both equally well.
4 Snowflakes for rocking my world.
Conspiracy in Death is part of J.D. Robb's In Death series, starring Lieutenant Eve Dallas, her (totally sexy) husband Roarke (no last name needed or wanted), and their band of merry police officers.
In this one, Eve is investigating the murder of a homeless man. He had his heart taken out, and it looks too perfect to be anyone but a doctor. While she's trying to chase down leads within the biggest medical center in New York, she's also having trouble with another officer who just wants to make trouble for Eve.
Roarke, in true Roarke fashion, has his hand in many of the pies that Eve is investigating (I did mention that along with being incredibly sexy, Roarke owns about 1/3 of the known universe and is incredibly loaded too, right?), but can drop everything when Eve needs his help.
This time, it's worse because when the officer Eve was having trouble with ends up murdered, Eve is suspended from her duty, which sends her into an emotional tailspin that could never be repeated. Roarke, of course, drops everything to help her get back on her feet and solve the case outside of official bounds (he's a good husband like that...not to mention stellar with hacking electronics).
Of course, Peabody is there, helping out. Feeney is doing his backup thing. McNab and Peabody aren't dating yet, but it's not far off. In this one, we meet Louise Dimatto (MD), Officer Trueheart (as cute and amazing as the day is long), and every one's favorite rat-squad detective/ex-lover, Don Webster (he works with Internal Affairs, hence the rat-squad reference).
Anyway, due to the excellent police work and the equally great personal drama, this is one of my favorite In Death books. Sometimes the weight in on one side or the other, making the neglected side...well, neglected. But this one balances both equally well.
4 Snowflakes for rocking my world.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Ugh!
So, I just finished a NR book, and here's my question.
In my 9909 Challenge, why the heck did I pick 9 books that take place in the South? I should have chosen the Northwest, because I think I'd be done with the category by now!
Just because at the time I wanted to move to the South, and I thought I should "read up" on my future home...
And, of course, now I don't want to move to the South, and...just...ugh.
In my 9909 Challenge, why the heck did I pick 9 books that take place in the South? I should have chosen the Northwest, because I think I'd be done with the category by now!
Just because at the time I wanted to move to the South, and I thought I should "read up" on my future home...
And, of course, now I don't want to move to the South, and...just...ugh.
Monday, January 26, 2009
Vampire Academy
In the new brilliant tradition of teen vampire novels, I give you Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead.
This one stars two girls, Lissa, a vampire princess, and Rose, her half-human/half-vampire bodyguard.
It's an odd story, but really easy to get into. Much like the Blue Blood series, there are good vampires and bad vampires. Good vampires also have a certain magic they can tap into.
But Lissa and Rose ran away from the school that was supposed to keep them safe, only to be brought back. Lissa is doing her best to survive (high school sucks even if you are a princess), and Rose is training to make sure that she can protect Lissa.
Never mind the new girl who has it in for Lissa, or Lissa's rather odd talent. And Rose's terrible temper.
Oh, and did I mention the dead animals everywhere?
Right. It's a good book, fun read. I liked it.
And yes, it's the first in a series.
This one stars two girls, Lissa, a vampire princess, and Rose, her half-human/half-vampire bodyguard.
It's an odd story, but really easy to get into. Much like the Blue Blood series, there are good vampires and bad vampires. Good vampires also have a certain magic they can tap into.
But Lissa and Rose ran away from the school that was supposed to keep them safe, only to be brought back. Lissa is doing her best to survive (high school sucks even if you are a princess), and Rose is training to make sure that she can protect Lissa.
Never mind the new girl who has it in for Lissa, or Lissa's rather odd talent. And Rose's terrible temper.
Oh, and did I mention the dead animals everywhere?
Right. It's a good book, fun read. I liked it.
And yes, it's the first in a series.
Sunday, January 25, 2009
After Caroline
I swear I've been reading! I just haven't blogged about it in a really long time.
Anyway, I just finished After Caroline by Kay Hooper. Now, this one is older and kind of slow. It's when she was just starting out with novels more about mystery than about romance.
Joanna lives in Atlanta as a reference librarian. On July 1st, she gets into a car accident, and while her car is totalled, she emerges without a scrape. But as she is standing outside the car in awe, a tree falls on her car, and she is electrocuted. They revive her, but something weird starts happening.
Joanna is plagued by dreams from a place called Cliffside, and when she finally figures out where it is (Oregon, near Portland), she goes only to find out that she looks just like a woman named Caroline.
Caroline was also in a car accident on July 1st, and Caroline wasn't as lucky as Joanna.
Joanna is absolutely convinced that Caroline wasn't in an accident, and starts to dig into her life. Given the small town, it's easier than it could have been.
This, of course, piques the sheriff's interest in her, and Griffin decides to stick close. As time goes by, Joanna reveals a lot of secrets in this seemingly happy small town, but the most dangerous is about Caroline's last lover.
It was really slow to start out with. The first 100 pages or so, I didn't really care that much. The romance angle (Joanna and Griff) takes for-freaking-ever, and even then it's slightly unbelievable. Scott (Caroline's husband) and Lyssa (who works for him) have a thing, but it's slightly unbelievable too. It seems to be about settling often.
Anyway, it was fine. Not overly stellar, not terrible. Once you get into it, you really want to know who did it, but before then you only kind of care. At least, that's how I felt.
Anyway, I just finished After Caroline by Kay Hooper. Now, this one is older and kind of slow. It's when she was just starting out with novels more about mystery than about romance.
Joanna lives in Atlanta as a reference librarian. On July 1st, she gets into a car accident, and while her car is totalled, she emerges without a scrape. But as she is standing outside the car in awe, a tree falls on her car, and she is electrocuted. They revive her, but something weird starts happening.
Joanna is plagued by dreams from a place called Cliffside, and when she finally figures out where it is (Oregon, near Portland), she goes only to find out that she looks just like a woman named Caroline.
Caroline was also in a car accident on July 1st, and Caroline wasn't as lucky as Joanna.
Joanna is absolutely convinced that Caroline wasn't in an accident, and starts to dig into her life. Given the small town, it's easier than it could have been.
This, of course, piques the sheriff's interest in her, and Griffin decides to stick close. As time goes by, Joanna reveals a lot of secrets in this seemingly happy small town, but the most dangerous is about Caroline's last lover.
It was really slow to start out with. The first 100 pages or so, I didn't really care that much. The romance angle (Joanna and Griff) takes for-freaking-ever, and even then it's slightly unbelievable. Scott (Caroline's husband) and Lyssa (who works for him) have a thing, but it's slightly unbelievable too. It seems to be about settling often.
Anyway, it was fine. Not overly stellar, not terrible. Once you get into it, you really want to know who did it, but before then you only kind of care. At least, that's how I felt.
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Lady and the Vamp
Okay, so I did mention as part of my 9909 Challenge that I have to blog about every book that I read that fulfills the challenge, right? It's like...proof.
Well, in case you missed it, this on hits the "New Vampire Book" quota. Lady and the Vamp is the third in a series by Michelle Rowen. Thankfully, you don't need to read the first two (which are about Sarah, a different vampire) in order to get this one.
It stars Janie Parker and Michael Quinn. Janie is in the business of doing whatever her boss tells her to do...because she signed a contract in blood (bad idea). Quinn is a vampire. A new vampire. Who used to be a vampire hunter (read: killer).
They're both going after The Eye, a magical...item that grants 1 wish every 1,000 years. Janie's boss wants it to do...well, what he does, while Quinn wants it so that he can become human again.
Needless to say, they see each other again (Quinn hung out with Janie's brother when they were younger, and Janie had a huge crush on him), and sparks fly. Mean while, they're trying to outwit each other for The Eye, defeat the many bad guys they come across, and not fall in love with each other. Oh, and Janie's partner is in lust with her, and Quinn's partner is a werewolf who can't stay in one form.
Confused yet? It's actually not so bad. The dialogue is witty (though a touch lacking), and the (rather inevitable) sex scene come very close to the end.
And, really, he should have let her kill Malcolm any of the times she wanted to. Both of them should know by now that enemies going after the same artifact will keep trying to get it until they either have it, or are dead.
All in all, the book was cute. I like it.
Well, in case you missed it, this on hits the "New Vampire Book" quota. Lady and the Vamp is the third in a series by Michelle Rowen. Thankfully, you don't need to read the first two (which are about Sarah, a different vampire) in order to get this one.
It stars Janie Parker and Michael Quinn. Janie is in the business of doing whatever her boss tells her to do...because she signed a contract in blood (bad idea). Quinn is a vampire. A new vampire. Who used to be a vampire hunter (read: killer).
They're both going after The Eye, a magical...item that grants 1 wish every 1,000 years. Janie's boss wants it to do...well, what he does, while Quinn wants it so that he can become human again.
Needless to say, they see each other again (Quinn hung out with Janie's brother when they were younger, and Janie had a huge crush on him), and sparks fly. Mean while, they're trying to outwit each other for The Eye, defeat the many bad guys they come across, and not fall in love with each other. Oh, and Janie's partner is in lust with her, and Quinn's partner is a werewolf who can't stay in one form.
Confused yet? It's actually not so bad. The dialogue is witty (though a touch lacking), and the (rather inevitable) sex scene come very close to the end.
And, really, he should have let her kill Malcolm any of the times she wanted to. Both of them should know by now that enemies going after the same artifact will keep trying to get it until they either have it, or are dead.
All in all, the book was cute. I like it.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
The Apple That Astonished Paris
I don't often sit down and read a book of poetry. I really like to peruse them as I have time.
The trouble is, I hate carrying them around, and therefore never peruse them.
So when I heard that my favorite poet, Billy Collins, had a new book out, I decided to request it. Then I saw another book out that I hadn't read, so I requested that as well. The Apple That Astonished Paris is short, and I'd read some of the poems before. Heck, I memorized one of them for my poetry class.
Anyway, it made me want to read Anna Karenina, just for a moment. I really liked the poems "Cancer", "The Frankenstein Poet", and "The Morning After My Death"
This book is more serious than funny, but I still really enjoyed his poetry. As always.
Plus...he's a man, so this counts as a book written by a man. Score!
The trouble is, I hate carrying them around, and therefore never peruse them.
So when I heard that my favorite poet, Billy Collins, had a new book out, I decided to request it. Then I saw another book out that I hadn't read, so I requested that as well. The Apple That Astonished Paris is short, and I'd read some of the poems before. Heck, I memorized one of them for my poetry class.
Anyway, it made me want to read Anna Karenina, just for a moment. I really liked the poems "Cancer", "The Frankenstein Poet", and "The Morning After My Death"
This book is more serious than funny, but I still really enjoyed his poetry. As always.
Plus...he's a man, so this counts as a book written by a man. Score!
Monday, January 5, 2009
C.J.'s Fate
So, when anyone asks me what I did at home...the easy answers are "read" and "watched movies"
I just finished C.J.'s Fate, and older Kay Hooper. But it stars a librarian! Although the only reason we know that is because it's mentioned...she does absolutely nothing librarian-esque.
Anyway, C.J. is attending a wedding in Aspen. On her very first night, tired of her friends harassing her about not dating, she enlists a stranger to pretend to be her lover. You can see where this is going, right?
Fate (yeah, his name is Fate) falls in love with her immediately, so he decides to woo her and play along. She can't decide if the affection is really him, or the role he's playing.
Eventually, of course, they end up together, but it was fun getting there. Especially when Fate decides to read C.J. poetry in order to woo her. Fun. Not at all demanding, very fluffy, and probably not anything I'm ever going to read again, but I enjoyed it.
I just finished C.J.'s Fate, and older Kay Hooper. But it stars a librarian! Although the only reason we know that is because it's mentioned...she does absolutely nothing librarian-esque.
Anyway, C.J. is attending a wedding in Aspen. On her very first night, tired of her friends harassing her about not dating, she enlists a stranger to pretend to be her lover. You can see where this is going, right?
Fate (yeah, his name is Fate) falls in love with her immediately, so he decides to woo her and play along. She can't decide if the affection is really him, or the role he's playing.
Eventually, of course, they end up together, but it was fun getting there. Especially when Fate decides to read C.J. poetry in order to woo her. Fun. Not at all demanding, very fluffy, and probably not anything I'm ever going to read again, but I enjoyed it.
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Out of Sync
Okay, so I have two confessions to make before I review this book. (1) I love biographies, I just never sit down and read them. I always want to, but if I put them down for any length of time, I rarely want to pick them back up. (2) About 8-10 years ago, when *N SYNC, Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears, 98 Degrees and the like became famous...I was one of those teeny-boppers who loved them. With a heart filled passion. In every boy band, I had the one that I wanted to sweep me off my feet. With Backstreet Boys, I was a die hard Nick Carter fan.
When it came to *N SYNC, though, I was a little more subtle. I was Lance Bass fan. So when his biography, Out of Sync, came out, I have to admit that I was intrigued. Once I decided to do biographies for my 9909 Challenge, I decided it would be the perfect excuse to read it. So I did today.
It was interesting. It's about his life, a little before *N SYNC, about 1/2 during, a few chapters on the almost-astronaut months, then the breakup of the band and Lance's eventual coming out as gay (of course I liked the gay one...it just makes sense).
Anyway, it was short (under 200 pages). I get the feeling he wrote it himself, and you can tell he's not a writer. I feel a little bit bad about critiquing his work (he is telling his life story, and how would I feel if someone told me it was lacking?), but I wasn't as interested as I could have been. It mostly centered around his feeling of just not being in tune with the rest of the world (though the fact that he had an irregular heart beat would have been a very good metaphor...too bad he had that fixed).
Anyway, I enjoyed it, but probably wouldn't recommend it. Not unless you're a die hard *N SYNC fan, or curious about famous people who have come out as homosexual.
When it came to *N SYNC, though, I was a little more subtle. I was Lance Bass fan. So when his biography, Out of Sync, came out, I have to admit that I was intrigued. Once I decided to do biographies for my 9909 Challenge, I decided it would be the perfect excuse to read it. So I did today.
It was interesting. It's about his life, a little before *N SYNC, about 1/2 during, a few chapters on the almost-astronaut months, then the breakup of the band and Lance's eventual coming out as gay (of course I liked the gay one...it just makes sense).
Anyway, it was short (under 200 pages). I get the feeling he wrote it himself, and you can tell he's not a writer. I feel a little bit bad about critiquing his work (he is telling his life story, and how would I feel if someone told me it was lacking?), but I wasn't as interested as I could have been. It mostly centered around his feeling of just not being in tune with the rest of the world (though the fact that he had an irregular heart beat would have been a very good metaphor...too bad he had that fixed).
Anyway, I enjoyed it, but probably wouldn't recommend it. Not unless you're a die hard *N SYNC fan, or curious about famous people who have come out as homosexual.
Surprised
I'm at my mothers, reading, and she's surprised when I finish my book.
Well, it's her book, technically. And it's my second book of the day.
But still, when I close it and bust open my laptop, she looks at me and goes, "Done?"
I, of course, look sheepishly at the couch in front of me, let out a small smile, and nod.
What can I say? I'm a fast reader.
She thinks it took me less than 3 hours. It's entirely possible she's right. But it was only 320 pages. What do you expect? This is me.
Well, it's her book, technically. And it's my second book of the day.
But still, when I close it and bust open my laptop, she looks at me and goes, "Done?"
I, of course, look sheepishly at the couch in front of me, let out a small smile, and nod.
What can I say? I'm a fast reader.
She thinks it took me less than 3 hours. It's entirely possible she's right. But it was only 320 pages. What do you expect? This is me.
The Dewey Decimal System of Love
Okay, so I found this book for $5 on a clearance rack at Barnes & Noble. I thought to myself, "Huh...a book about a librarian falling in love. Fun."
So it's by Josephine Carr, and is entitled, The Dewey Decimal System of Love On the cover is a card that you could stick in the card catalogue. Since I barely remember using these, it makes me laugh.
Oh, yes, and it is my first filled requirement for the 9909 Challenge.
So, onto the story. Ally is not your typical librarian. Unless you count wearing her hair up, wearing "librarian clothes", having thick glasses, and her most intimate relationships are with books, then no, she's no typical librarian.
But when she goes to a concert and falls in love with the conductor (Aleski), her whole world changes. When he seems to be interested in her (never mind his lovely wife), everything is glorious.
Except the odd homeless man with a PhD from Harvard who may or may not be placing stink bombs in the library. And her boss, Gordon, who suddenly sees her as, well, a woman. And Yvonne, who's in love with Gordon. Oh, and did I mention that Aleski's lovely wife might be planning to kill him? How odd.
It's funny, yes. Not laugh-out-loud funny, but funny anyway. It's quick, and wraps up very nicely at the end. She bemoans her fate as a single woman (at about 40) after the first time she sees Aleski, and spends a lot of time talking to the reader (which is a little...unsettling).
Though, at the beginning of every chapter, it tells you where to find certain things in the Dewey Decimal System (oh, Dewey...).
So it's by Josephine Carr, and is entitled, The Dewey Decimal System of Love On the cover is a card that you could stick in the card catalogue. Since I barely remember using these, it makes me laugh.
Oh, yes, and it is my first filled requirement for the 9909 Challenge.
So, onto the story. Ally is not your typical librarian. Unless you count wearing her hair up, wearing "librarian clothes", having thick glasses, and her most intimate relationships are with books, then no, she's no typical librarian.
But when she goes to a concert and falls in love with the conductor (Aleski), her whole world changes. When he seems to be interested in her (never mind his lovely wife), everything is glorious.
Except the odd homeless man with a PhD from Harvard who may or may not be placing stink bombs in the library. And her boss, Gordon, who suddenly sees her as, well, a woman. And Yvonne, who's in love with Gordon. Oh, and did I mention that Aleski's lovely wife might be planning to kill him? How odd.
It's funny, yes. Not laugh-out-loud funny, but funny anyway. It's quick, and wraps up very nicely at the end. She bemoans her fate as a single woman (at about 40) after the first time she sees Aleski, and spends a lot of time talking to the reader (which is a little...unsettling).
Though, at the beginning of every chapter, it tells you where to find certain things in the Dewey Decimal System (oh, Dewey...).
Friday, January 2, 2009
A Quick Edit
So, you know how I'm doing the 9909 challenge (9 books in 9 categories in 2009)?
I have something to add to one of them. #2 is "9 Re-Reads" I'd like to change that.
#2 shall now and for the year read, "2. 9 Re-Reads I Haven't Blogged"
I have something to add to one of them. #2 is "9 Re-Reads" I'd like to change that.
#2 shall now and for the year read, "2. 9 Re-Reads I Haven't Blogged"
Thursday, January 1, 2009
End of the Year
So, it's the end of the year.
And you know what that means...
The final count for how many books I read.
Okay, even I'm a little appalled this year. I'm trying to remember what else I did, because the number is astronomical...even for me.
Wasn't I in school? Didn't I hang out with friends? I hold down a job. When did I have this much time to read?
The total? 256 books.
Holy-freaking-cow.
And you know what that means...
The final count for how many books I read.
Okay, even I'm a little appalled this year. I'm trying to remember what else I did, because the number is astronomical...even for me.
Wasn't I in school? Didn't I hang out with friends? I hold down a job. When did I have this much time to read?
The total? 256 books.
Holy-freaking-cow.
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