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.
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
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.
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.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
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!
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!
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
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!
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!
Sunday, July 10, 2011
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.
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.
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
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!!
#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!!
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