I'm rereading HP and the Sorcerer's Stone. I remember not liking it so much at first the first time due to the Dursley's treatment of Harry, but this time I'm enjoying it already.
It's the first book I've read for pleasure since early December (have only been reading pregnancy related stuff since then) and I really needed to get back into reading something fun!
I just finished First Frost by Sarah Addison Allen, which was adorable. I'm not sure what I'll start next. A bunch of my library reserves came in at once. Top contenders are Funny Girl by Nick Hornby, The Miniaturist, or East by Edith Pattou (middle grade or YA, I'm not sure which).
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - my bedtime reading Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers - my bus ride non-fiction The Eyes of the Dragon - audiobook
The Museum of Extraordinary Things by Alice Hoffman. I'm only a few page in. It's my book club's February selection. I'm having a hard time jumping in to it, but I think it will pick up.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - my bedtime reading Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers - my bus ride non-fiction The Eyes of the Dragon - audiobook
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - my bedtime reading Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers - my bus ride non-fiction The Eyes of the Dragon - audiobook
This is probably my favorite Stephen King book of all time. It's been a few years since I last read it, but I used to read it several times a year.
I'm still questing my way to the Dark Tower, and I'm about 1/3 of the way through Wolves of the Calla.
Post by dorothyinAus on Feb 6, 2015 20:53:19 GMT -5
Just finishing Death at Buckingham Palace by C.C. Benison. It's the first of a trilogy for the Ultimate Reading Challenge. It's a re-read for me, and I'm really enjoying it, I had forgotten just how much until I started it again. I was really surprised that I did not automatically remember whodunit either, which just makes re-reading it that much more fun.
The Book Thief (3/4 way through and am loving it!!)
A word of advice, be careful about where you are when you finish it. I made the mistake of finishing it in the lunchroom at work and my co-workers are positive I'm nuts now. To be fair, most of them aren't readers, so they didn't understand.
Nothing at the moment. This week has suuucked at work. I'm thinking of starting the next book in the "In Death" series (JD Robb) or Pride and Prejudice reread. Or something else. I'm not sure.
Just finishing Death at Buckingham Palace by C.C. Benison. It's the first of a trilogy for the Ultimate Reading Challenge. It's a re-read for me, and I'm really enjoying it, I had forgotten just how much until I started it again. I was really surprised that I did not automatically remember whodunit either, which just makes re-reading it that much more fun.
Have you read Benison's new series at all? I was disappointed when those weren't continued (there's at least one more royal home), but I do like the Tom Christmas books.
Post by kordanegirl on Feb 8, 2015 23:55:41 GMT -5
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn. (3/4 done) Liked the movie but book is fabulous. Love her observational commentaries about marriage and relationships. You miss a lot of that in the movie.
Next up: Ursula K Le Guin's The Left Hand of Darkness re-read. Read it when I was 16. Want another go at it now that I'm 34. Very formative book from my early teens. As a (now) openly bisexual woman, it had a profound effect on me when I was a very confused 16 year old girl.
Just finishing Death at Buckingham Palace by C.C. Benison. It's the first of a trilogy for the Ultimate Reading Challenge. It's a re-read for me, and I'm really enjoying it, I had forgotten just how much until I started it again. I was really surprised that I did not automatically remember whodunit either, which just makes re-reading it that much more fun.
Have you read Benison's new series at all? I was disappointed when those weren't continued (there's at least one more royal home), but I do like the Tom Christmas books.
I have not read the Tom Christmas books yet. I have them on my list and I'm on the lookout for them at libraries (which might be the worst place to look).
I really enjoy the "Her Majesty Investigates" series. I was sorry they were not continued and I do wonder if the Palace had a hand in the decision not to continue publishing the novels.
Dorothy, not from what I've heard. I think the author just got tired of writing them. I'm lucky and have access to a really good library, which is where I found my copies.