I did it!!

Yeah!!! I read 75 books this year with a few days to spare! This was a wonderful challenge for me. There were times when I thought I wasn't going to make it. Thank you to my old friend Emily Sonderegger for inspiring me to do the challenge in the first place.

For next year, I think I'm going to up my number to 80 books. Wish me luck!

Oh, and I hope everyone had a great Christmas and has a wonderful New Year. Stay safe.

And tell everyone about my blog!!!

The Year is Almost Over

I only have 2 weeks left of the year and need to read 4 more books. Well, about 3.5 books really. I'm in the middle of reading The Death Cure by James Dashner. Such great books.... and he's a local author. If you haven't read The Maze Runner trilogy, I highly recommend them. Very well written.

Anyway, I have been updating my Books I've Read page with all the ones I've finished, but haven't really taken the time to write on this page. Sorry about that. If you want to know what I thought about any of the books I've read, just let me know. I would be happy to give you a review. Check out that page to see my newest books.

Good Reads

I love this website!

They have lots of giveaways for books. Ones that have been released and ones that are pre-release copies.

I signed up for a bunch last week and was surprised to get an advance copy of the book Storm Damage by Ed Kovacs. Now I just need to read it and post about it on the site.

If you are interested in free books, check out goodreads.com.

Numbers Update

So my goal is 75 books by the end of the year.

I am now at 52!!!

I really didn't think I was going to make it. Checking books out from the library has really helped my numbers though.

I had forgotten how much I enjoyed the library. I remember as a kid spending lots of time at the library during the summer months. I was always winning those reading contests they would hold! I would check out 8-10 books at a time and return a week later having read them all and filling my arms with more. It was a long walk from home, but my siblings and I really enjoyed going. When I was in my early teen years, I would check out poetry books and type up all my favorite poems on my Mom's typewriter (yes, an actual typewriter, not a computer!) I think I still have my file in one of my boxes in storage.

Anyway, I love the library. I love reading. I love that my kids love to read!

See ya later!

So much to catch up on!

Wow! I didn't realize it had been so long since I got on here. Sorry to all my followers for that.

Well, I have many books to tell you about. Here is a list of what I have read since July:
- Murder by the Book by Betsy Brannon Green
- Hitched by Carol Higgins Clark
- Popped by Carol Higgins Clark
- Jinxed by Carol Higgins Clark (yes, I'm catching up on all my C.H.C. books!)
- Laced by Carol Higgins Clark
- Naked Heat by Richard Castle
- Killer Keepsakes by Jane K. Cleland
- Silent Auction by Jane K. Cleland
- Murder by Design by Betsy Brannon Green
- Cursed by Carol Higgins Clark
- Death Walker by Aimee & David Thurlo
- Zapped by Carol Higgins Clark
- The Second Sun by Chris Stewart
- The Hourglass Door by Lisa Mangum
- The Golden Spiral by Lisa Mangum
- The Forgotten Locket by Lisa Mangum

So that is 16 more books. Plus I am reading Michael Vey: the Prisoner of Cell 25 by Richard Paul Evans right now. Next will by Sweethearts by Sara Zarr. And I'm headed to the library later today to pick out a few more.

I have really been enjoying the Carol Higgins Clark books. It's been fun to read how Regan Reilly and Jack (no relation) Reilly met and fell in love and married and had lots of adventures together! I have been a fan of Mary Higgins Clark (Carol's mother) for years and have read a few of the books the two wrote together, but I didn't read any of Carol's books until recently. She writes just as well as her mom does!

Richard Paul Evans has been one of my favorites for a long time. When I heard about his new Young Adult novel, I knew I was going to have to buy it! I even got a signed and numbered first edition.

I think that's going to be all the update for now. I might get into a little more detail later. We'll see how it goes.

Keep reading and support your local library!

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Cold As Ice

Stephanie Black's novel, Cold as Ice, was a great mystery for me. I honestly didn't get the bad guy till the end. Now, a lot of times I can figure out who the bad guy is really early, but not this one. Loved it! Looking forward to reading more of her books.

I have a few books up next. Jane Cleland's Antiques to Die For, Carol Higgins Clark's Mobbed, and a history book on the Nasca people of Peru.

Four more books

Okay, so I have four books to go through. Bear with me here....

#1 - Where Angels Fall by Chris Stewart
This is the second book in The Great and Terrible series (TGTS). Ammon, Luke, Sam and Elizabeth are all on earth now, living their lives. Ammon and Luke were sent to the same family. Sam joined their family through the Foster program. They have loving parents who do whatever they can to keep their family together.
Elizabeth is not only in a different family, she's in a different country. She lives in Iran with her father. Her mother died from complications after childbirth. Her father loves her very much and provides whatever he can. Though they live a simple life, Rassa (the father) has the blood of royalty in his veins.
Satan is working overtime to influence those who stood against him in the preexistence. His influence runs deep in some. He has people that will do anything for power and money.
One he has a strong hold on is Prince Abdullah al-Rahman of Saudi Arabia. The Prince is scared his father and brother will make their kingdom into a democratic regime. No more princes and no more kings.
An old man approaches Prince Abdullah al-Rahman and tells him the secret to keeping his kingdom and gaining more riches and power. He just has to wait twelve years.
This story is gripping and intoxicating. Just as in our lives, there are those who would do anything for love and those who would do anything for greed. If you have never read these books, I highly recommend them. I can't wait to read the next installment: The Second Sun.

#2 - The Kingdom by Clive Cussler
This is the third book in the Fargo series. Sam and Remi get a call that their friend, Frank Alton, is missing. They meet with Mr. King, the man who hired Frank, to find more information. Their journey leads them to Nepal where they come across good guys and bad guys. They soon find out that Mr. King is not all he says he is. And neither is his wife/assistant and their two children.
Sam and Remi are fighting against a clock with an unknown time limit. They must find something called The Golden Man. Is it just a story, or is there really a box out there somewhere with the gold covered bones of man in it? Will Sam and Remi find it first, or will they die trying?
I absolutely love Clive Cussler's books! He keeps things clean while keeping it all exciting. No swearing and sex to ruin a story.

#3 - Miles to Go by Richard Paul Evans
The second journal of The Walk series starts right where the first left off. Alan Christofferson is in the hospital after being attacked by a gang. He has been stabbed several times and would have died if another truck hadn't stopped and helped him. When he wakes up, Angel is by his side. Angel is a young woman he had helped when she needed her flat tire changed. Her phone number was the only one the hospital workers could find. With his walk put on hold until he can heal from his wounds, Angel has offered to take him home with her to recuperate.
They get along okay, but Angel is hiding something from him. Who is she? Why did she move back to Spokane? And who is Nicole? Alan soon finds out that Angel is Nicole and she is in Spokane after her son was killed in a car accident and her marriage fell apart.
Alan heals and is ready to resume his walk. The east gate to Yellowstone is open and he is anxious to get going. He says goodbye to Nicole and is on his way. He soon meets up with a young girl, Kailamai. He saves her from being raped by several young men who picked her up as she was hitchhiking. Alan and Kailamai walk together and he learns more about her past and what she wants for the future. An idea forms and he contacts Nicole. Nicole drives to meet them and invites Kailamai to live with her and go to school. Kailamai is very happy and leaves with Nicole.
Alan is alone again and making his way to Key West, Florida. He stops in South Dakota to see Mount Rushmore and the Crazy Horse Memorial. The next morning, as he is leaving his hotel, he is stopped by woman who knows him. She asks if he knows who she is and when he says no she asks if he is sure. He looks closely at her and realizes he does know her. She tells him she has been looking for him for weeks.
I'm not sure who the woman might be, but I have my hunches. I guess I will have to wait until April next year to find out if I am right.
If you have not read this series yet, please do so. There are passages in them you might find very insightful in your own life. I know I have.

#4 - Wrecked by Carol Higgins Clark
Yes, that's CAROL Higgins Clark, not Mary Higgins Clark. Carol is Mary's daughter. And like MHC, CHC is a wonderful writer.
Regan Reilly and her husband Jack are on Cape Cod to celebrate their one-year anniversary. They didn't expect this! A woman renting the house next door is found at the bottom of her stairs to the beach. Skip thinks she's dead and goes to get help. By the time Jack and Regan get there, the body is gone, presumably swept out to sea.
No one knows anything about the missing woman, Adele Hopkins. She has kept to herself and refused any friends. When the police enter the home, several pillow with the words "Grudge me, Grudge me not" are found along with several 'I'm Sorry' cards and list of first names. Are these people she wants to apologize to? What happened? Why is she on the Cape? Where is she from? These are all questions the police, Jack, Regan, Skip and the rest of the country would like to know.
One problem.... Adele didn't get swept out to sea. Instead, she is being held captive by a raving lunatic who calls himself an actor. He is in town with the cast of a new play. What is going to happen to her? Will she ever escape? Read the book to find out!!!!

Well, that's it for today! Up next is Just Take My Heart by Mary Higgins Clark. I'll let you know how it goes!!

The Great and Terrible Series by Chris Stewart

This is the next series I am reading. I'm on the second book right now. The first book, The Brothers mainly takes place in the pre-existence. It follows 4 siblings, a sister and three brothers. They each have to choose whether to follow the Father and Jehovah or Lucifer. They each have their own struggles with their choices.
The second book, Where Angels Fall, continues the story of the four siblings. They have come to earth to different families. The brothers are all with the same family, while Elizabeth, the sister, has been born into a family in Iran. And that's as far as I have gotten on that one. :-) I will let you know how it goes!

Not a new one, but....

Okay, so I read this latest book several years ago, but I'm still counting it. I finished Saints by Orson Scott Card. It follows the lives of the Kirkham family from England to the Salt Lake Valley and the good times and bad times they have. Anna, the mom, Dinah, the daughter and Robert and Charlie, the sons have all had a brush with Mormon missionaries in England. Three end up joining the church and the other, Robert, refuses to listen to anything they have to say about it. Anna, Dinah and Charlie all go to America to join the Saints in Nauvoo, Illinois. There, Dinah meets Joseph and Emma Smith. She becomes a plural wife to Joseph in secret. Dinah is also called Prophetess by many who know her. She helps people when they have need of prayer or blessing or a shoulder to cry on or an ear to listen.
After Joseph's death and the forced move out of Nauvoo, Dinah, Anna, Charlie and his family all go to the Salt Lake Valley to live out their lives in relative peace. Dinah lives to be 100 years old and sees the construction of both the Salt Lake and St. George Temples.
I still haven't been able to figure out if any of this book is true. If Dinah was a real person or not. It would be very interesting if she was real.

A suggestion..... or three..... or ten.....

I need suggestions on what I should read next. I am up for anything except romance, fantasy, or sci-fi (unless they are by Orson Scott Card).

3 More Down

It seems I'm always playing catch-up here. I have read three more books since I last posted. The first was So Much of Life Ahead by Dean Hughes. This was the last book in the Hearts of the Children series. I have laughed and cried throughout this series. It was wonderful. Mr. Hughes really knows how to create characters that you really care about.
The second book was Rick Riordan's book two of the Kane Chronicles, The Throne of Fire. Carter and Sadie Kane are brother and sister magicians. They follow the paths of the ancient Greek gods. In this book, the god of chaos, Apophis, is about to break free of his prison and destroy the world. It is up to Carter and Sadie to awaken Ra and save the world. But it is a perilous journey. They must first find the three sections of the Book of Ra, hidden throughout the world. Then they must take the book and descend into the Duat, the underworld, to find Ra and read the spell that will awaken him. On the way, they come across other magicians trying to stop them along with more gods and demons who are bound to kill them before they can get to Ra. Carter and Sadie must also decide if awakening Ra is the right thing to do. And if they decide to do it, will Ra be the God he used to be?
The third book I read was Princess Academy by Shannon Hale. Miri and her family live on the slopes of Mount Eskel. Her father and sister work in the quarry, but Miri isn't allowed to. She thinks it's because she's so small. One day, word comes from the lowlands that the king's priests have announced the Prince's bride will come from Mount Eskel. So a princess academy is set up for the eligible girls to instruct them on proper lowlander etiquette. Miri and the other girls don't like it very much at first. Olana, the tutor, isn't nice at all and gives out punishments for the smallest things. Then the girls turn the tables on her when Miri finds a secret about Olana. Olana changes her ways and the girls thrive on learning at the academy. After a year, it is time for the Prince to come and choose his bride. The night of his arrival, he is not very friendly. He is stiff and formal and leaves the next morning without choosing his bride. Unfortunately, as soon as the Prince's caravan leaves, bandits invade the academy and demand to know whom the Prince has chosen. They do not believe it when they are told the Prince didn't choose. A big snow storm comes and threatens to leave them stranded at the academy for the rest of the winter. Miri has to find a way to save herself and all the other girls before the bandits can take them away and/or kill them. Can she sing to the quarry rocks and make her father hear her? Will he understand she and the other girls are in danger? Will he be in time to save them? When will the Prince return and who will he choose as his bride? This was a good book and one I hope my daughters will read.

Can't believe I forgot!

I forgot about the book I just finished last night! I read Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen. What a wonderful book. I don't usually read books after they come out in the movie theater, but this one intrigued me.
I have only read one or two books based during the Great Depression so I wasn't too sure about this one. With the circus backdrop, I was excited to read it. I found the character of Jacob Jankowski wonderfully written, both as the young man thrown into the circus life through sad events in his life to the old man in the nursing home waiting to see the circus with his family.
I laughed, cried and got really mad while reading this novel. I think I will have to pick up her other three books, Ape House, Riding Lessons, and Flying Colors.
Let me know if you have read any of these and what you thought of them.

Now..... where was I?

Take Me Home was great.
Gene was injured during the war twice. The second time got him sent home. He is happy to be back with Emily and Danny, but there is a lot of anger in him and he doesn't know how to handle it.
Diane's marriage is falling apart. Greg is gone al the time despite his promises to Diane to be home more. His temper flares at the slightest word. Can Diane handle it, or should she leave him for good?
Kathy is learning a lot in the Phillipines. Should she stay in the Church, or is she just too different to be accepted? Her last year is going to change her life for good.
Hans is given more freedom. But is he being set up by the Stasi? Will he end up back in prison? Is Rainer really his friend, or a spy for the Stasi?
This was such a good book. Diane's situation really hit home for me and I had tears in my eyes and slipping down my cheeks.

As for Vixen 03 by Clive Cussler, I enjoyed it as usual. There were a few twists I didn't expect and lots of action that I did. I think this was one of his better books of the older ones.

Now, I am reading the final installment of the Hearts of the Children series by Dean Hughes, So Much of Life Ahead. I'll let you know how it goes.

Oh! I forgot one! I also read Mary Higgins Clark's newest book, I'll Walk Alone.
Alexandra "Zan" Moreland lost her son two years ago when he was kidnapped in Central Park. Now, someone is trying to destroy her and her interior design business. To make matters worse, someone is impersonating her. They have stolen her identity, used her bank account to buy things.
Now the police think she kidnapped her own son and possibly murdered him. Will anyone believe her that she didn't do any of those things? Will Alvirah Meehan be able to help her, or is she one of those that don't trust Zan? This book held my attention to the very end.
Thank you Mary Higgins Clark for another wonderful book and another installment in the Alvirah Meehan series!!!

A little behind...

I finished The Girl Who Played with Fire a few weeks ago. It was as good as the first one! Can't wait for the 3rd to come out in paperback.

I also have read Smoke Screen by Traci Hunter Abramson. This book follows Taylor Palmetta, an up-and-coming artist, and Quinn Lambert, a Navy SEAL. Quinn broke Taylor's heart and she headed to Europe to get away from him. Quinn is trying to heal his own heart as he hides the fact that his wife died and that he is falling in love with Taylor.
Just as their romance starts to heat up again, a plot against America is discovered. And Taylor's paintings may hold the key.

Now I am reading Vixen 03 by Clive Cussler. Cussler is my favorite author. There are only a few books I haven't read of his and this is one of them.
An airplane has gone down in Colorado with a deadly cargo. Despite an extensive search by the government and military, the plane is never found (mainly because they thought it went down in the Pacific Ocean). Thirty-five years later, Dirk Pitt discovers the nose gear of a plane in the garage of Congresswoman Loren Smith's Colorado cabin. This sets him off on a hunt for the plane it belongs to. He eventually finds it in the lake near the cabin. Inside the plane is the bones of the crew that flew it and another corpse, the father of Loren Smith.
Meanwhile, in South Africa, a family and the workers on their farm are murdered for no apparent reason. The father had been called away to a meeting and came back to his house burned down and everyone he loved gone. He takes up with the leader of the African Army of Revolution (AAR) and something called Operation Wild Rose. "Their lethal mission: to sail a battleship seventy-five miles up the Potomac and blast Washington, DC, to kingdom come." (back of book)

I'm nearly done with this book. Next up is the 4th installment of the Hearts of the Children series, Take Me Home.

Next book has been chosen....

I am reading The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson. This is the 2nd book in the trilogy. It pretty much picks up where the first left off.

From the back of the book:
Crusading publisher Mikael Blomkvist has decided to run an explosive expose of a wide-ranging sex trafficking operation. Just before the piece is published, two people are brutally murdered. The fingerprints on the murder weapon belong to his friend, the troubled hacker genius Lisbeth Salander. Blomkvist, convinced of Salander's innocence, plunges into an investigation. Meanwhile, Lisbeth herself is drawn into a murderous game of cat and mouse, and is forced to face her dark past.

Black Heels to Tractor Wheels

Pioneer Woman and Marlboro Man have an amazing love story! I enjoyed every bit of this book. I had read part of it online before, but not the whole story. So I was in for some surprises. This is probably the most romantic story I have ever read.

If you haven't been to Ree's website, you should check it out. It has everything I love on it. Photography, cooking, gardening (okay, so not a gardner, but for those of you who are, check it out), giant giveaways, and some silliness too!

Book #10......

I absolutely love The Pioneer Woman, Ree Drummond. I have been following her website for a few years now. One of my favorite parts of her site is her love story with Marlboro Man, her handsome husband. When she announced the release date of her book, I was so excited! So now, for my 10th book, I am reading their story from the very beginning. Black Heels to Tractor Wheels is going to be a fun read!!!

How Many Roads?

Just finished this book. The third in the Hearts of the Children series by Dean Hughes. The Vietnam war is in full swing and Gene has finally been drafted. He also got married to Emily and they have a baby.

Diane and Greg also got married and moved to Seattle. But as their marriage progresses, Diane has some serious questions if she did the right thing.

Kathy has finished school and joined the Peace Corps. She is stationed in the Philipines and asks herself if she has done the right thing and can make a difference there.

Hans has been in prison for a while. He is questioned over and over about the attempted escape of his friend and others. He is offered a chance to go to the USA instead of staying in prison, but chose to listen to the voice in his mind and stay in the GDR.

I am absolutely loving these books and look forward to the next one!

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Just finished the first book of the trilogy by Stieg Larsson. I thought it was as good as everyone has told me.

Mickael Blomkvist is in a lot of trouble. He has published an article in his magazine that has been found libelist in nature. He has to step down from his position and spend 3 months in gaol (prison).

He is approached by a man who has a job for him to do - find out which of his relatives murdered his niece in 1966. In return would be information to take down Hans-Erik Wennerstrom, the subject of the article that got him a prison sentence.

As he digs into the lives of the Vanger family, he uncovers new information about the case of the missing Harriet Vanger. He gets help from Lisbeth Salander, a young hacker who has a long, strange past herself.

It's a wonderful book and I can't wait to read the next one, The Girl Who Played With Fire.

Contest!!

There is a contest to win a copy of the book Inside Out by Maria V. Snyder on my friend's blog. check her out! She does lots of reviews on books. Looking for a good book, go to her blog and see what she says!!
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And for my next book.....

...I will be reading, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson.

I have heard wonderful things about this book. Thank you to my coworker, Bill, who keeps talking to me about it!

This book has "murder mystery, family saga, love story, and financial intrigue" all wrapped together. Can't wait to dig into it!

Troubled Waters

I finished Dean Hughes' second book in the Hearts of the Children series last night. These are wonderful books that are full of historical knowledge and wonderful story lines.

Gene, Diane, Hans, and Kathy are growing up and learning where they fit in the world. They have each gone in different directions than they thought they would. Two are about to get married and one is thinking of leaving the LDS church. They all have very important decisions to make that could potentially change their lives forever.

Will Gene go to Vietnam? Will Diane marry Greg or wait for Kent? Will Kathy regain her testimony of the gospel and find her way back to church? Will Hans survive prison? I will have to read the next book, How Many Roads?, to find out!

Book #....... something.......

Next up is the second book of the Hearts of the Children series, Troubled Waters. I am really enjoying these books.

With Gene in Germany on his mission, I keep wondering if he will run into his cousin, Hans Stoltz. I guess I will find out soon enough. This one will probably take me about a week or so to finish, so you may not hear from me.

I still plan on finishing Emma. I'm just putting it off until after this book. I think part of the problem is that I am reading it on my phone instead of an actual book.

Promise Me

Good book! Fast read. I wasn't prepared at first for how this one turns out.

Beth is a young mother who loses her husband and has a daughter who is sick. Doctors can't figure out what is wrong with the girl until another man comes into their lives. Mr. Matthew is everything a woman could want in a man... or is he? Who is he? Is he there just to hurt Beth, or did he come to help?

As a side note: I find it funny that the last names are Cardall and Breinholt! Two of my favorite musicians/singers.

Here it Goes!

Going to start a new book. This one is 'Promise Me' by Richard Paul Evans. I absolutely love his books and am so glad my mother-in-law gets them for me for Christmas and Mother's Day!!!!! Thank you Mom!
This one should only take me a few days, so expect another post soon.

Taking a Break....

From Emma, that is!
I am still struggling with 'Emma', so I decided I would read another book I picked up recently. It is 'The Mark' by M.R. Bunderson. This is her first novel and hopefully not her last.
I really enjoyed this one. It is part sci-fi, part mystery, and part romance all wrapped up together in a fun package. It is a story of how 4 teenagers come together and find out who they are with the help of a fifth teenager. They encounter danger, animosity and love throughout the book. Who are they? Where did they come from? Why are they different from everyone else? How did they get their abilities? Read the book to find out! You won't regret it!

'Emma' Report

Reeeeaaaaallllllyyyyyy having a hard time with this one. I find the language very difficult to read and understand. I think the only thing saving me is knowing that the movie 'Clueless' was loosely based on this book.
I hate to say this to all the Jane Austen fans out there, but I think this may be the one and only book of hers I will read. I am going to finish it. It's just going to take a while.

Got through that one!

I finally finished The Writing on the Wall. What a wonderful book! I definitely look forward to reading the others in the series and seeing what happens to everyone. I am especially interested in the Stoltz family nd what happens to them.

Up next is Emma by Jane Austen. I've never read a Jane Austen novel, so this should be interesting.

It's Been A While

I am still reading The Writing on the Wall by Dean Hughes. It's a longer one and so it's taking me longer than usual. It's a really good book. The Stoltz family situation tears me apart inside. I think things might be looking up for them though. So I'm hoping to see good things soon for them. I would like to see them escape Germany, but I don't think that is going to happen.

The Writing on the Wall

This is the next book I am reading. It is the first book in the Hearts of the Children series by Dean Hughes. It is set in the 1960s and shows how the turmoil of that era affects a family of Latter-Day Saints.

Book 3 done

I have just finished The Hunger Games. I have mixed feelings about this one. I definitely don't condone people killing each other, especially kids. This is certainly not a book for young readers. I won't let my kids read it until they are at least 14 or 15 years old when I know they will understand it more.

That said, I did enjoy the book. I would like to be like Katniss. She's tough and tender, can fend for herself, and is a survivor. I am looking forward to learning what happens when she gets home to District 12 in the next book.

Hunger Games

Hunger Games is the next book I have chosen to read. I've heard it's an excellent book. There are two others in the series, so I'm sure I'll end up reading those as well.

If anyone has read it, leave me some comments. When I'm done reading, maybe we can have a discussion group.

In the Dark Streets Shineth

A wonderful book! The messages given by President Roosevelt and Winston Churchill are poignant and thought-provoking. They are as relevant today as they were in 1941. If you take the chance to read it, you won't regret it.

America (The Book) is out. Next up....

I have decided not to read any more of the above mentioned book. Too much of the 'f' word in it. I am not one that likes to read swear words.

So, instead I am going to start reading 'In the Dark Streets Shineth' by David McCullough.

One down, 74 more to go!

Just finished reading 'Fear Nothing'. I liked that Orson turned out to be a really smart dog! Too bad for those monkeys, though. I wonder if some of them will emerge again in the next book, 'Seize the Night'. I will have to put that one on my To Read list. I even have a signed copy of it sitting on my shelf that I have never read.

Well, on to the next book.....

Found My Next Book

I know what my next book is going to be! It is 'America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction'. It was done by The Daily Show With Jon Stewart.
It will be interesting to read. My hubby is not sure if it is going to be something I will be interested in. We'll see. I still need to finish 'Fear Nothing'.

"Fear Nothing" update #1

So I'm a little over half way through the book. It's weird, but good! The monkeys.... oh the monkeys.... they are monkeys, and yet, they aren't monkeys. And Orson the dog is quite interesting. He has very human-like characteristics. I almost expect him to start talking.
I'm looking forward to figuring out what is going on at Wyvern, the closed down military base.
More notes to come later....

New Goals!

It's a new year and thanks to an old friend, I have a new goal. I have started this blog to track the books I will read this year. The goal is to read 16+ books more than what I read last year. That's a huge goal for me. As anyone who knows me can attest, I am an avid reader. Really avid. Voracious you could say! To read at least 16 more books than I read last year will mean I need to read about 75 books. I am starting right now.
My first book is Fear Nothing by Dean Koontz.