Little Thoughts About Books and Stuff

So my plan is, each Monday to update anyone who reads this on what I'm currently reading and what I may have finished in the last week. Currently Reading: Title:   Pride and Prometheus Author:  John Kessel Date Started:  October 31 Title:   The Catholic Youth Bible Date Started:  January 1 Note:   Roof Beam Reader  -  Read the Bible as Literature Event Currently Listening: Title:  The Power of One Author:  Bryce Courtenay Narrator:  Humphrey Bower Date Started:  July 30 Finished Reading: Title : Consumed (Firefighters #1) Author : J.R. Ward Date Finished : October 29 Stars : 4 of 5 Review:  Intense read, can't wait for more in this series. Title : Stygian (Dark-Hunger #27) Author : Sherrilyn Kenyon Date Finished : October 23 Stars : 4 of 5 Review:  For awhile I was starting to get a bit bored with this series, but this book really sucked me back in.

So my plan is, each Monday to update anyone who reads this on what I'm currently reading and what I may have finished in the last week. Currently Reading: Title:   Stygian (Dark-Hunter #27) Author: Sherrilyn Kenyon Date Started: October 21 Title:   The Catholic Youth Bible Date Started:  January 1 Note:   Roof Beam Reader  -  Read the Bible as Literature Event Currently Listening: Title:  The Power of One Author:  Bryce Courtenay Narrator:  Humphrey Bower Date Started:  July 30 Finished Reading: Title :  The Zillionaire Vampire Cowboy's Secret Werewolf Babies Author : Nine Naught Novelists Date Finished : October 21 Stars : 3 of 5 Review:  Funny read, wish it was flushed out a bit more. Title :  Faith Shift: Finding Your Way Forward When Everything You Believe is Coming Apart Author : Kath Escobar Date Finished : October 20 Stars : 4 of 5 Review: Interesting read, really sh...

When I was deciding to come back to the blog I was looking through all the blogging memes that the blogs I read follow. I had done Book Beginnings and The Friday 56 a handful of times, but over at  Mixed Book Bag , JC merged them together and I really like that idea.  So borrowing from her I'm going to start linking up to both Book Beginnings on Friday from  Rose City Reader  and The Friday 56 with  Freda's Voice . This week I'm reading: Meg   by Steve Alten It Begins:   MEGALODON Late Cretaceous Period, 70 Million Years Ago The Coast of Asiamerica-Northern Landmass (Pacific Ocean) From the moment the early morning fog had begun to lift, they sensed they were being watched.  On Page 56: As the helicopter approached the aft deck, Jonas immediately recognized the large reinforced-steel winch attached to the ship's transom which had been used to lower the twenty-five UNIS submersibles to the bottom of the Mariana...

So my plan is, each Monday to update anyone who reads this on what I'm currently reading and what I may have finished in the last week. Currently Reading: Title: Meg (MEG #1) Author: Steve Alten Date Started: September 27 Title:   The Catholic Youth Bible Date Started:  January 1 Note:   Roof Beam Reader  -  Read the Bible as Literature Event Currently Listening: Title:  The Power of One Author:  Bryce Courtenay Narrator:  Humphrey Bower Date Started:  July 30 Finished Reading: Title : Singing on a Star Author : Ellen Klages Narrator : LeVar Burton Date Listened : September 26 Stars : 3 of 5 Title : Cottage by the Sea Author : Debbie Macomber Date Finished : September 26 Stars : 5 of 5 Title : Leverage in Death (In Death #47) Author : J.D. Robb Date Finished : September 25 Stars : 5 of 5 Title : The Broken Vow (Spill Zone, #2) Author : Scott Westerfeld Date Finished : September 21 Star...

So my plan is each Monday to update anyone who reads this on what I'm currently reading and what I may have finished in the last week. Currently Reading: Title:   Dear Madam President: An Open Letter to the Women Who Will Run the World Author:  Jennifer Palmieri Date Started:  August 17 Title:   The Catholic Youth Bible Date Started:  January 1 Note:   Roof Beam Reader  -  Read the Bible as Literature Event Currently Listening: Title:  The Power of One Author:  Bryce Courtenay Narrator:  Humphrey Bower Date Started:  July 30 Finished Reading: Title :  The Princess in Theory (Reluctant Royals #1) Author : Alyssa Cole Date Started : August 13 Date Finished : August 17 Stars:  4.5 of 5 Review: Loved this book, but there was just one plot resolution I wasn't a fan of...hence the 1/2 star loss.  Can't wait to get my hands on book #2

When I was deciding to come back to the blog I was looking through all the blogging memes that the blogs I read follow. I had done Book Beginnings and The Friday 56 a handful of times, but over at  Mixed Book Bag , JC merged them together and I really like that idea.  So borrowing from her I'm going to start linking up to both Book Beginnings on Friday from  Rose City Reader  and The Friday 56 with  Freda's Voice . This week I'm reading:  A Princess in Theory (Reluctant Royals #1)  by Alyssa Cole It Begins:   Sender: LikotsiAdelele@KingdomOfThesolo.the Subject: Salutations from the Royal Family of Thesolo Dear Ms. Smith I hope my letter finds you well.  I, Likotsi Adelele, assistant to Hist Royal Highness, have sought you out high and low over the last few monthsm, at the behest of the most exalted - and most curious - Prince Thabiso. On Page 56: Thabiso debated what to do. He'd removed the salmon from the man's ...

So my plan is each Monday to update anyone who reads this on what I'm currently reading and what I may have finished in the last week. Currently Reading: Title: A Princess in Theory (Reluctant Royals #1) Author: Alyssa Cole Date Started: August 12 Title:   The Catholic Youth Bible Date Started:  January 1 Note:   Roof Beam Reader  -  Read the Bible as Literature Event Currently Listening: Title: The Power of One Author: Bryce Courtenay Narrator: Humphrey Bower Date Started: July 30 Finished Reading: Title :  The President is Missing Author : Bill Clinton, James Patterson Date Started : August 6 Date Finished : August 12 Stars:  3 of 5 Review:  Not my normal read, it took me awhile to get into the story but once I really got into the meat of the story I was hooked.  I thought I had it all figured out, nope I was wrong!  Title:   The Last Cheng Beng Gift Author: ...

When I was deciding to come back to the blog I was looking through all the blogging memes that the blogs I read follow. I had done Book Beginnings and The Friday 56 a handful of times, but over at  Mixed Book Bag , JC merged them together and I really like that idea.  So borrowing from her I'm going to start linking up to both Book Beginnings on Friday from  Rose City Reader  and The Friday 56 with  Freda's Voice . This week I'm reading:  The President is Missing  by Bill Clinton and James Patterson It Begins:   Thursday, May 10 Chapter 1 "The House Select Committee will come to order..." On Page 56: A hit of realization comes to the Speaker's expression. He leans back against the couch like a man who's holding all the cards. "You're saying out hearings will interfere with what you're doing." Verdict: I'm not a big Patterson fan, but this author pairing intrigued me so I had to put it on hold...

So my plan is each Monday to update anyone who reads this on what I'm currently reading and what I may have finished in the last week. Currently Reading: Title:   The Catholic Youth Bible Date Started:  January 1 Note:   Roof Beam Reader  -  Read the Bible as Literature Event Finished Reading: Title :  Atlas Shrugged Author : Ayn Rand Narrator:  Christopher Hurt Date Started : August 23, 2017 Date Finished : July 26, 2018 Stars: 3 of 5 Review: It was a good story, but I could have done with an abridged version. Title: Welcome to Your Authentic Indian Experience Author: Rebecca Roanhorse Narrator: LeVar Burton Date Listened: July 25 Stars:  4 of 5 Review: Great story of past experiences and getting lost in virtual worlds. Title: My Lady's Choosing: An Interactive Romance Novel Author: Kitty Curran and Larissa Zageris Date Started: July 18 Date Finished: July 24 Stars: 5 of ...

When I was deciding to come back to the blog I was looking through all the blogging memes that the blogs I read follow. I had done Book Beginnings and The Friday 56 a handful of times, but over at  Mixed Book Bag , JC merged them together and I really like that idea.  So borrowing from her I'm going to start linking up to both Book Beginnings on Friday from  Rose City Reader  and The Friday 56 with  Freda's Voice . This week I'm reading:  My Lady's Choosing: An Interactive Romance Novel  by Kitty Curran & Larissa Zageris It Begins:   "Move that leg, girl!" the dowager Lady Craven hisses as she prods you with her cane. On Page 56 (I went with page 57 this week): Seriously, cripes. Do you try to defeat the evil spy lady? If so, turn to page 84. Or do you  hold back? Ollie, unlike you, is a trained spy, and he can probably handle himself. If so, turn to page 119. Verdict: I'm having so much fun readi...

So my plan is each Monday to update anyone who reads this on what I'm currently reading and what I may have finished in the last week. Currently Reading: Title:   Archival Quality Author:  Ivy Noelle Weir Date Started:  July 15 Title:   The Rules of Magic Author:  Alice Hoffman Date Started:  July 9 Title:   The Catholic Youth Bible Date Started:  January 1 Note:   Roof Beam Reader  -  Read the Bible as Literature Event Currently Listening: Title :  Atlas Shrugged Author : Ayn Rand Narrator:  Christopher Hurt Date Started : August 23, 2017 Note:  On part 7 of 7 Finished Reading: Title:   Cowboy Pride Author:  Lacy Williams Date Started:  July 10 Date Finished:  July 11 Stars:  4 of 5 Review:  This is the current  Big Library Read selection.  Cute retelling of Pride and Prejudice.

So my plan is each Monday to update anyone who reads this on what I'm currently reading and what I may have finished in the last week. Currently Reading: Title:   The Rules of Magic Author:  Alice Hoffman Date Started:  July 9 Title:   The Catholic Youth Bible Date Started:  January 1 Note:   Roof Beam Reader  -  Read the Bible as Literature Event Currently Listening: Title :  Atlas Shrugged Author : Ayn Rand Narrator:  Christopher Hurt Date Started : August 23, 2017 Note:  On part 7 of 7 Finished Reading: Title:   Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World Author:  Pénélope Bagieu Date Started:  July 7 Date Finished:  July 8 Stars:  5 of 5 Review:  Great little bios of some amazing women. Simple yet beautiful graphics. Must Read! Title:   Artemis Author:  Andy Weir Date Started:  July 5 Date Finished:  July 7 ...

When I was deciding to come back to the blog I was looking through all the blogging memes that the blogs I read follow. I had done Book Beginnings and The Friday 56 a handful of times, but over at  Mixed Book Bag , JC merged them together and I really like that idea.  So borrowing from her I'm going to start linking up to both Book Beginnings on Friday from  Rose City Reader  and The Friday 56 with  Freda's Voice . This week I'm reading: Artemis   by Andy Weir It Begins:   I bounded over the gray, dusty terrain toward the huge dome of Conrad Bubble. Its airlock, ringed with red lights, stood distressingly far away. On Page 56: I smacked him on the back of the head and he jerked away from the microscope. He smiled like a child seeing a beloved aunt. "Oh! Hi, Jazz! What's up?" Verdict: So far I'm enjoying the game!

So my plan is each Monday to update anyone who reads this on what I'm currently reading and what I may have finished in the last week. Currently Reading: Title:   The Princess and the Dressmaker Author:  Jen Wang Date Started:  July 2 Title:   The Catholic Youth Bible Date Started:  January 1 Note:   Roof Beam Reader  -  Read the Bible as Literature Event Currently Listening: Title :  Atlas Shrugged Author : Ayn Rand Narrator:  Christopher Hurt Date Started : August 23, 2017 Note:  On part 7 of 7 Finished Reading: Title:   Hot Number  (Hot Zone #2) Author:  Carly Phillips Date Started:  June 20 Date Finished:  July 2 Stars:  3 of 5 Review:  I liked this a bit better than the 1st book in the series, but again there are a lot of stereotypes in play.  Also the whole subplot of the who's setting them up and screwing with things, ...

So my plan is each Monday to update anyone who reads this on what I'm currently reading and what I may have finished in the last week. Currently Reading: Title:   Shelter in Place Author:  Nora Roberts Date Started:  June 24 Title:   I'll Be Gone in the Dark Author:  Michelle McNamara Date Started:  June 16 Title:   The Catholic Youth Bible Date Started:  January 1 Note:   Roof Beam Reader  -  Read the Bible as Literature Event Currently Listening: Title :  Atlas Shrugged Author : Ayn Rand Narrator:  Christopher Hurt Date Started : August 23, 2017 Note:  On part 7 of 7 Finished Reading: Title:   Rock Wedding (Rock Kiss #4) Author:  Nalini Singh Date Started:  June 22 Date Finished:  June 23 Stars:  4 of 5 Review:  Good end to this series. I'm happy all the guys faced (are still) facing their demons but have their st...

When I was deciding to come back to the blog I was looking through all the blogging memes that the blogs I read follow. I had done Book Beginnings and The Friday 56 a handful of times, but over at  Mixed Book Bag , JC merged them together and I really like that idea.  So borrowing from her I'm going to start linking up to both Book Beginnings on Friday from  Rose City Reader  and The Friday 56 with  Freda's Voice . This week I'm reading: I'll Be Gone in the Dark   by Michelle McNamara It Begins:   Prologue That summer I hunted the serial killer at night from my daughter's playroom. On Page 56: A bloodhound following a scent trail had brought him to the spot. The trail began at a child's bedroom window, continued over a fence and through a field of weeds, stopping at the curb. Shelby knocked on the nearest door and looked across the field toward the victim's house, a distance of about two hundred feet. He wished away his une...

So my plan is each Monday to update anyone who reads this on what I'm currently reading and what I may have finished in the last week. Currently Reading: Title:   I'll Be Gone in the Dark Author:  Michelle McNamara Date Started:  June 16 Title:   The Catholic Youth Bible Date Started:  January 1 Note:   Roof Beam Reader  -  Read the Bible as Literature Event Currently Listening: Title :  Atlas Shrugged Author : Ayn Rand Narrator:  Christopher Hurt Date Started : August 23, 2017 Note:  On part 7 of 7 Finished Reading: Title:   Doctor Who: The Lost Dimension Book One Author:  Nick Abadzis, Cavan Scott, George Mann, Rachael Scott, Adriana Melo Date Read:  June 14 Stars:  5 of 5 Review:  What a crossover! Since it collects issues from other storylines it wasn't always perfect, but I enjoyed it too much to lower my star rating. Title:   Kim...

Title:  Ocean Light (Psy-Changeling Trinity #2) Author:  Nalini Singh Publication Date:  June 12 Rating:  5 Stars Read:  March 9-11 (eARC) Synopsis:  Security specialist Bowen Knight has come back from the dead. But there's a ticking time bomb in his head: a chip implanted to block telepathic interference that could fail at any moment--taking his brain along with it. With no time to waste, he should be back on land helping the Human Alliance. Instead, he's at the bottom of the ocean, consumed with an enigmatic changeling... Kaia Luna may have traded in science for being a chef, but she won't hide the facts of Bo's condition from him or herself. She's suffered too much loss in her life to fall prey to the dangerous charm of a human who is a dead man walking. And she carries a devastating secret Bo could never imagine... But when Kaia is taken by those who mean her deadly harm, all bets are off. Bo will do anything to get her back--even i...

So my plan is each Monday to update anyone who reads this on what I'm currently reading and what I may have finished in the last week. Currently Reading: Title:   The Rouge Not Taken (Scandal & Scoundrel #1) Author:  Sarah MacLean Date Started:  June 11 Title:   The Catholic Youth Bible Date Started:  January 1 Note:   Roof Beam Reader  -  Read the Bible as Literature Event Currently Listening: Title :  Atlas Shrugged Author : Ayn Rand Narrator:  Christopher Hurt Date Started : August 23, 2017 Note:  On part 7 of 7 Finished Reading: Title: Turtles All the Way Down Author:  John Green Date Started:  June 6 Date Finished:  June 8 Stars:  5 of 5 Review:  Wow. Aza's anxiety takes her monkey brain on a spiral of internal worry.  It was less dramatic than some of his other books but still heart-breaking. As someone who struggles with anx...

So my plan is each Monday to update anyone who reads this on what I'm currently reading and what I may have finished in the last week. Currently Reading: Title: Uncommon Type Author: Tom Hanks Date Started: May 26 Title:   The Catholic Youth Bible Date Started:  January 1 Note:   Roof Beam Reader  -  Read the Bible as Literature Event Currently Listening: Title :  Atlas Shrugged Author : Ayn Rand Narrator:  Christopher Hurt Date Started : August 23, 2017 Note:  On part 7 of 7 Finished Reading: Title: Hot Stuff (Hot Zone #1) Author: Carly Phillips Date Started: May 30 Date Finished: May 31 Stars: 2 of 5 Review: I've had this series for awhile, and at one point I think I enjoyed it but now I'm not thrilled with the book. It either doesn't hold up well or my taste in romances has changed.  I enjoy the sports concept, but it lacks some character development and is all j...

When I was deciding to come back to the blog I was looking through all the blogging memes that the blogs I read follow. I had done Book Beginnings and The Friday 56 a handful of times, but over at  Mixed Book Bag , JC merged them together and I really like that idea.  So borrowing from her I'm going to start linking up to both Book Beginnings on Friday from  Rose City Reader  and The Friday 56 with  Freda's Voice . This week I'm reading: Uncommon Type   by Tom Hanks It Begins:   (This is from the short story Three Exhausting Weeks) Day 1 Anna said there was only one place to find a meaningful gift for MDash -- the Antique Warehouse, not so much a place for old treasures as a permanent swap meet in what used to be the Lux Theater. On Page 56: (This is from the short story Christmas Eve 1953) Compared to many other guys in those hospitals and on the ship home, Virgin felt like he had won the 1945 Irish Sweepstake. Al...

Book Blogger Hop Do you remember the first book you read by yourself? I don't but it was probably either a Dr. Suess book, a Little Golden Book or an Amelia Bedelia book.

Book Blogger Hop Could you ever pick a favorite book or is it like choosing your favorite child? It's like choosing my favorite child.  Now if you said what's my favorite Nora Roberts book easy, Divine Evil .  What's my favorite children's book(s) The Amelia Bedelia Series.  If it's a more direct favorite question I can answer it, but there's no way I can pick one over the others.

When I was deciding to come back to the blog I was looking through all the blogging memes that the blogs I read follow. I had done Book Beginnings and The Friday 56 a handful of times, but over at  Mixed Book Bag , JC merged them together and I really like that idea.  So borrowing from her I'm going to start linking up to both Book Beginnings on Friday from  Rose City Reader  and The Friday 56 with  Freda's Voice . This week I'm reading: Jane Austen, the Secret Radical   by Helena Kelly It Begins:   England in April. Even here, in Southampton, in a town full of soldiers and sailors, in a country at war, April is still April. On Page 56: Henry Tilney is highly educated, highly literate, a self-confessed lover of novels ("I have read hundreds and hundreds"). He's an expert reader. He boasts that he finished Udolpho  "in two day"; that's two full days of uninterrupted reading.  Verdict: I'm not done, but so far I...

Book Blogger Hop May 4-10 Do you ever feel like you have emerged better for reading a book? Yes, both fiction and nonfiction books have had an impact on my life.  I'm never surprised by nonfiction books, because I tend to pick up ones that I want to learn something from, it's always a surprise when a fiction book makes me stop and think about a life choice or how I view the world.  I don't know why it surprises me, as an author you want your work to impact the reader in some way, and if my work of fiction can get someone to think about a topic or themselves in a better light then didn't I do my job if they were also entertained?

So my plan is, each Monday to update anyone who reads this on what I'm currently reading and what I may have finished in the last week. Currently Reading: Title:   Jane Austen, the Secret Radicial Author:  Helena Kelly Date Started:  May 7 Note:  Jane Austen book club selection Title:   Circe Author:  Madeline Miller Date Started:  April 22 Note:  Book of the Month selection Title:   The Catholic Youth Bible Date Started:  January 1 Note:   Roof Beam Reader  -  Read the Bible as Literature Event Currently Listening: Title :  Atlas Shrugged Author : Ayn Rand Narrator:  Christopher Hurt Date Started : August 23, 2017 Note:  On part 5 of 7 Finished Reading: Title:   Shoeless Joe Author:  W.P. Kinsella Date Finished:  April ?? Stars:  4 Title:   Before We Were Yours Author: Lisa Wingate Date Finished: April 12 Stars: ...

Book Blogger Hop Have you ever thought of writing a respectful, but angry letter to an author to ask them WHY they killed off one of your favorite characters in a novel? YES! I read 1 novel by this author and loved it, so when I saw another novel by her at a book sale I picked it up expecting another great story.  Welp, it started off great. Girl gets a chance at love, and all this other great things...AND THEN SHE DIES! I have never picked up another book by this author. I have re-read and will recommend the first book I read by her, that books still wonderful. I won't post it all here but reach out to me and I'll tell you which books.