Ending the Year at 50

Yes, you read that right – even with Harry trying to thwart me at 700+ pages, I was able to close out 2009 with 50 completed books on my shelf. No, #50 did not go to The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen (I only got about 10 pages in, so I will start fresh for [...]

Tuesday Teaser, 29 December – Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

It’s that time of week again for Should Be Reading’s fun meme Teaser Tuesdays. So how does this work: Grab your current book Open to a random page Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! [...]

What Are You Reading Monday, 28 December

Thanks to J Kaye’s Book Blog for hosting this weekly meme. Wow – the last week of 2009. Where has the time gone? Santa brought lots of new books under my tree that will keep me quite busy, but I think I will save them for next year. Of course in my quest to hit [...]

Tuesday Teaser, 22 December – Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

It’s that time of week again for Should Be Reading’s fun meme Teaser Tuesdays. So how does this work: Grab your current book Open to a random page Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! [...]

What Are You Reading Monday, 21 December

Thanks to J Kaye’s Book Blog for hosting this weekly meme. Well last week I finished #47. I had a few books lined up so I could make a valiant attempt to complete the Everything Austen challenge (I have finished 3 of 6 books, and the challenge runs through Jan 1st), but with the approaching [...]

More 2010 Challenges

With less than two weeks left until we hit 2010, I am thinking about the challenges that will take me through my next reading year. I made my first challenge declaration with J. Kaye’s 100+ Reading Challenge (completion of which will be nothing short of a miracle, or the work of reading lots of pamphlets). [...]

Review: The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown and Decoding the Lost Symbol by Simon Cox

Where to begin with my thoughts on The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown? It seems too easy to tell you that if you liked The Da Vinci Code (if you can remember back far enough to when you read it) then you will probably enjoy this book. So the short synopsis: Robert Langdon haplessly finds [...]

What Are You Reading Monday, 14 December

Thanks to J Kaye’s Book Blog for hosting this weekly meme. Happy Monday, everyone! Finished #46 – so I might hit 50 before year’s end. But of course it’s not a race and there is a lot to enjoy about the holidays beyond curling up and reading in the glow of the Christmas tree’s lights. [...]

My First Challenge of 2010

I am so excited about the coming of the New Year. I started book blogging in the middle of 2009, so I am looking forward to starting the New Year with this blog. As I am starting to review all of the challenges to start on Jan 1, 2010, what better place then to enter [...]

Tuesday Teaser, 8 December – The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

It’s that time of week again for Should Be Reading’s fun meme Teaser Tuesdays. So how does this work: Grab your current book Open to a random page Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! [...]