7 posts tagged “reading”
Ok, so I'm a little behind on the blog postings of my books, so let's start with book 5:
The book that I've just started is Kelly Armstrong's most recent, Personal Demon. Interesting so far, it's a new character with plenty of old, familiar characters showing up so far, even in the first 50 pages.
Ok, so I didn't say that it wouldn't be long until I posted book 4.
What happened was that I went to bed last night thinking I'd read a few pages before going to sleep. Started at 11:30, finished around 2. So, that's another book down.
This one was interesting. I wasn't expecting a lot of what happened, but then again, the book before it ended on a rather tense note, so it's not surprising that this book felt like kind of a turning point among the characters. There were several storylines to the book it seemed like, but they didn't feel particularly incomplete. They felt more like needed resolutions of certain things and bringing up different uncertainties. I'm definitely looking forward to the next book since I really like the Sookie Stackhouse series.
I'm also really looking forward to the show that's in the works for this one, and I've got my fingers crossed that it will be up on iTunes (TruBlood on HBO).
Ok, next book up is going to be... Kim Harrison's "The Outlaw Demon Wails"
So, coming up in my next post is what was originally meant to be book 3, but turned into book 4 instead.
So, book 2 was "Undead and Unworthy" by MaryJanice Davidson. I really enjoy this series of books. It's hardly a serious sort of book, in fact, that's the reason I like them, and it's also the reason I picked up the first book to begin with (it is called Undead and Unwed). The title was just too entertaining not to pick it up and at least read the back, and when I read that it was about a woman who is obsessed with shoes and becomes the vampire queen, well... now how could I possibly resist! Betsy is such a fun character, and in fact, the books are just that, fun to read. I've read some mediocre reviews of this book, but I have to say that I enjoyed it just as much as the previous ones. I love it when I read books that I just don't want to put down. Now, if you notice, there's a pair of shoes in that left hand picture, and those are the newest addition to the collection, while I'm not sure if Betsy would be proud or not (seeing as they're hardly big designer shoes), I think they're cute, so that's good enough for me ;-)
And last but not least, book 3, which I'll probably start on Monday is: "From Dead to Worse" by Charlaine Harris. Yet another series of books that I was initially drawn to because of the entertaining title.
Well, it didn't take long to finish the first book, "House of Cards" by C.E. Murphy.
I don't intend to write long elaborate reviews of anything, but I'll say a few things about the books I'm reading. I really enjoyed this book (which is probably something that will get said far too often, but hey, I like reading, and I often find books that I really enjoy). So, I enjoyed the book. The biggest "problem" if you will, is waiting for the next one to come out! I got to the last page and just wanted to keep reading. Unfortunately, the next book isn't out until later this year, so I guess I'll have to wait and read some other books. I love the characters, and the story just keeps the pages turning. I'd only been planning to read 100 or so pages a night for the rest of the week to finish it up. I'd gotten about 100 pages into it over the weekend, then read another 100-ish pages on Wednesday, Thursday I got through 100 pages in between getting home and watching some TV, and as soon as the show I wanted to watch finished, back into it, and finished it up.
You know, I swear reading is addictive. I hadn't picked up a book in a month or so, and now that I finished one off, I'm actually barely able to wait to pick up the next one. Sooo...
Book 2 : "Undead and Unworthy" by MaryJanice Davidson
Oh, and hopefully this is also the start of a photo project to go along with the reading. I'm thinking a diptych per book. :-p
So, after reading a post on Flickr about the 50 book challenge, I thought this might be the right time to dust off my blog that I all but abandoned last year as the assignments started piling on.
According to the Washington Post, 25% of people didn't read a single book last year, and the average number of books that people read in 2007 was 4 books per person. Well, I haven't been reading as much as I usually do in the first half of this year, so maybe it's time to make up for that. I've been meaning to anyways. So, I figured, why not go with the "Book a week" version of the challenge, and try to dust off the old blog.
So, let's start with the book that I started over the weekend (seems as good a time as any to start).
Book 1: "House of Cards" by C.E. Murphy
I read the previous book "Heart of Stone" a few months ago, and really enjoyed the new set of characters, so this is the second book in the "Negotator Trilogy". In my list of "Books to Read" there are also 2 other books by Ms. Murphy, the 2nd and 3rd book in the Walker Paper series. So, here's to reading 52 books over the next year (and maybe creating a photography project to go with it). :-)
Oh, and as a side note: I'm going to keep track of my books on Shelfari and also in Delicious Library 2 (a program I absolutely adore for keeping track of my growing library).
What are your top 5 books of 2006?
Listed in absolutely no particular order are some of my favourite books from 2006. Not all were written in 2006, but I read all of them this year :)
I consistently enjoy Christopher Moore's books because they are funny, and bizarre, and strange, and they make me laugh. I read this when it came out this year and really enjoyed it. It was basically about grim reapers. I liked the characters in this and I really enjoyed the story. If you've ever seen the show "Dead Like Me" and you enjoyed it, there's a good chance that you will also enjoy this book. I hadn't seen "Dead Like Me" until this year, and my first thought was how much it reminded me of this book.
This is the first book in the Rachel Morgan series about a witch who teams up with a vampire and a pixy to form a bounty hunting team after she leaves the supernatural equivalent of the FBI. There are 3 other books in this series so far, The Good the Bad and the Undead, Every Which Way but Dead, and A Fistful of Charms. There is another new book due out next year. I really enjoy this series because it's definitely action packed, and it's still a really enjoyable story. Plus, I enjoy the titles, shallow, but it made me pick up the books in the first place (that and it was next to my next title down, and looked interesting).
This is the first book in the Sookie Stackhouse (Southern Vampire Mysteries) Series. There are 5 other books in this series so far, Living Dead in Dallas, Club Dead, Dead to the World, Dead as a Doornail, and Definitely Dead. Again, there is a new book due out next year. In these books set in Louisiana, vampires have "come out of the coffin" and are wandering around as part of functioning society thanks to a synthetic blood (True Blood) created by the Japanese. Sookie is a telepath, who can hear people's thoughts. These stories take you through her life and encounters with all manners of supernatural creatures, and they do so in an endearing and funny way. I can't put these books down when I pick them up, and I'm definitely looking forwards to the next book and hopefully even more.
4. Jim Butcher - Storm Front
The first book in the Dresden Files series about a professional Wizard living in Chicago. Now, I was drawn to this because Chicago is my home town, and I thought that it sounded really interesting and fun. And I was right, they are funny, and well written, and overall enjoyable books. There are 7 more books available so far in this series, Fool Moon, Grave Peril, Summer Knight, Death Masks, Blood Rites, Dead Beat, and Proven Guilty. I haven't read Proven Guilty yet, and there is a new book due out next year. But I couldn't help but pick up the next book whenever I finished one. I really enjoy the Harry Dresden character, and I can't wait for the new TV series, The Dresden Files, on the Sci-Fi channel when it starts January 27. I think that they did a really good job picking the actor for Harry Dresden, he really looks to fit the part. And I really can't help but love Bob ;-)
5. MaryJanice Davidson - Undead and Unwed
This year has been all about series with catchy titles for me it seems. This series about Betsy Taylor, Queen of the Vampires, is just fun. It's a funny, silly little set of books about a woman who dies and wakes up a vampire, but not just any vampire, one who can go out in the sunlight without dying, doesn't have a problem with garlic or prayer, and has a fantastic obsession with designer shoes ;-) I just enjoyed reading these books because they were light and made me laugh. There are 4 other books in the series so far, Undead and Unemployed, Undead and Unappreciated, Undead and Unreturnable, and Undead and Unpopular. There is a new book due out next year (yes, a common theme with my books here). They are good for a quick read, and they're just quirky, and make me laugh, what can I say, I enjoy them :-)
So, there's my list of my Top 5 Books for 2006, which is really a lot more like a top 24 books since all but one of these books are all parts of series that I started this year (of course, the Christopher Moore book does have characters show up from his past books, they just aren't a series like the other books). I've read and enjoyed all these books aside from where I mentioned that I haven't read the one book because I haven't been able to get it yet.
Can anyone else say that I love to read? :-)
