Happy Friday! What are you reading? (3/28/14)

[christy082]

How do you like it so far?

QOTW: What is something you are looking forward to ? Doesn't have to be book-related.

[christy082]

I'm reading The Firebird by Susanna Kearsley. It's #22 for the year. I like it so far (I'm about 1/4 way through it).

QOTW: I'm looking forward to seeing Divergent with my mom next week.

[labbie]

TGIF!

I'm reading The Orphan Train by Christina Baker Klein. I am loving it, and wish I could play hooky from work today to finish it.

I'm listening to The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer. I'm enjoying it as well, I think I'm about half way through.

QOTW: Looking forward to my run tomorrow (a race in my favorite park), and Indian food for lunch with some friends we haven't seen in forever.

[christy082]

I hadn't heard of the Orphan Train before. I added it to my TBR list.

[charlatti]

The Little Starnger by Sarah Waters. It's really interesting, very moody and atmospheric.

QOTW: I'm really looking forward to warmer weather next week. I can't take much more of the winter.

[aurora]

I finally finished Otherland book 2 and started World War Z. Work has really been getting in the way of reading lately.

I'm looking forward to Saturday.

[rootbeerfloat]

Mar 28, 2014 6:26:24 GMT -5 christy082 said:

I'm reading The Firebird by Susanna Kearsley. It's #22 for the year. I like it so far (I'm about 1/4 way through it).

QOTW: I'm looking forward to seeing Divergent with my mom next week.

I loved The Firebird, more than The Winter Sea even.

And I saw Divergent this week. Theo James was the best part

I started The Goldfinch this week. I think I must've been really tired because so far I'm kind of confused, lol.

[cabbage10]

I am reading Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell . I think someone on this board recommended it. Its a good read so far.

I am looking forward to Spring Break next week! It has been a long quarter

[BlackCanary]

Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

[mrspez07]

Still reading Voyager. About 2/3 done. Hopefully I can finish it this weekend because we hit up the library today.

I'm looking forward in the near future to the quiet adult time after the boys go to bed. In the future, I'm actually looking forward to a road trip to Kansas City for a cousin's wedding in May.

[Pippin]

Rereading The Eternity Cure before the last book in the series comes out next month. I'm also starting The Kite Runner for my book club.

I just applied for a new job and I'm anxiously waiting for a call back. I'm also looking forward to a fancy dinner out with friends this weekend:)

[MrsAxilla]

I'm reading Above All Men by none other than the son of our own GBCNer copzpartdeux, Eric Shonkwiler. I'll be honest, he has a unique writing style that took me a chapter or two to get into, but I'm really enjoying it!

QOTD: I'm both looking forward to and dreading Passover. It's the first time in five years that EVERYONE is getting together - all the siblings and aunts and uncles and cousins and kiddos. They're all coming to meet MY new baby daughter! I'm looking forward to everyone praising and fawning over her. She's such a great baby! BUT, all the cousins are fashionists and I am in a very frumpy phase, so I'm dreading feeling like a schlub. At least I'll be a schlub with a cute baby.

[dorothyinAus]

I stayed up late Friday night to finish Affairs of Steak.  It was a nice enough mystery, though I felt it rushed to the finish without enough reason as to why it was solved that way.  Saturday morning I read a couple of Lauren Willig's Pink Carnation series novellas/short stories and started Fonduing Fathers.

QOTW:  Cousin's family reunion in July.  I'm not going to be able to go in person, but we've set it up for me to attend part of the fun via Skype.  And I'll get to meet my two newest cousins -- one will be 2 1/2 by then and the other will be 6 months, so they might not remember, but I will!

[christy082]

Mar 28, 2014 19:37:28 GMT -5 Pippin said:

Rereading The Eternity Cure before the last book in the series comes out next month. I'm also starting The Kite Runner for my book club.

I just applied for a new job and I'm anxiously waiting for a call back. I'm also looking forward to a fancy dinner out with friends this weekend:)

Good luck!

[Pippin]

Mar 29, 2014 6:00:35 GMT -5 christy082 said:

Mar 28, 2014 19:37:28 GMT -5 Pippin said:

Rereading The Eternity Cure before the last book in the series comes out next month. I'm also starting The Kite Runner for my book club.

I just applied for a new job and I'm anxiously waiting for a call back. I'm also looking forward to a fancy dinner out with friends this weekend:)

Good luck!

Thank you!! I mean that. I have horrible anxiety when it comes to job changes.

[craftyesq]

I'm reading a couple books at once because my Kindle library loans keep expiring:

(1) A Walk In the Park - Hoping to be done in time.

(2) White House Boys - A short book written by a survivor of a brutal reform school for boys in florida.

(3) Lean In - Inspiring, but my parter is considering a job transfer that would uproot me from my job. I am also debating staying at home for a bit when if we choose to have children. I can't tell if I love this book or hate it.

[msmerymac]

1) A Room With a View by EM Forster - just started
2) In the Midst of Alarms - Diane Graves (non-fic about women in the War of 1812)

I have so much going on I haven't read much this week. Today I hope to finish my presentation for next weekend, finish our taxes, revise a cover letter for a job application, and actually do some work for... work. I did a TON of errands and obviously worked yesterday, and had to go over to our house twice to check on contractors. This is exhausting! I think I have to go to Target and the bank tomorrow, too.

[Wallflower]

Late to the party, but I finished Eleanor & Park, read Nora Roberts Shadow Spell, and started Consumption Economics (for work).

Looking forward to vacation in September - just put the money down on a cabin on a lake. Can't wait!

[itsme]

Reading:

The Summer Garden (The Bronze Horseman #3) - Not sure how I feel about this one yet. I wasn't too into the other two books. This one seems a bit different. Darker.

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas - Sort of on hold with this one since I saw the movie twice already. Not too into reading it since I know how it ends. It's an easy read though.

Fall of Giants (The Century Trilogy #1) - This one is sort of boring. I find my mind wanders to everything but what's going on in the book so I am missing parts here and there.

The Ocean at the End of the Lane - I don't like it. Not inot the magical aspect at all.

Finished Waiter Rant on Friday. It was a super easy and fun read. I needed that. I read too many serious books... see above ^^^^^.

I am looking forward to vacation. We're going to Maui this summer. n the short term, I am looking forward to the weekend so I can sleep in.

[copzpartdeux]

Mar 28, 2014 22:38:56 GMT -5 MrsAxilla said:

I'm reading Above All Men by none other than the son of our own GBCNer copzpartdeux, Eric Shonkwiler. I'll be honest, he has a unique writing style that took me a chapter or two to get into, but I'm really enjoying it!

QOTD: I'm both looking forward to and dreading Passover. It's the first time in five years that EVERYONE is getting together - all the siblings and aunts and uncles and cousins and kiddos. They're all coming to meet MY new baby daughter! I'm looking forward to everyone praising and fawning over her. She's such a great baby! BUT, all the cousins are fashionists and I am in a very frumpy phase, so I'm dreading feeling like a schlub. At least I'll be a schlub with a cute baby.

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