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1crazy4reading
Editat: gen. 4, 2014, 9:54 am



I am really thinking I am crazy to join another challenge. I have many books that I have on my TBR mountains, piles, everywhere so I decided to take the plunge into this group. I have been doing the 75ers for awhile and also the Category challenge. Plus I am a member of Books off the shelf challenge too.

My goal for Reading Our Own Tomes is going to be 35 books. I only have read 59 books this year. I am not going to count any e-books, because they are not taking up space on my bookshelves. Out of the 59 books I read in 2013; 33 of them were my own.

I will be counting ER wins, and books that I have owned and purchased before 1/1/2014. I have some ER wins from 2013 that I am still working on so I will include them in to my TBR. I am not sure if I will include re-reads. The only books I am planning to re-read this year are the Harry Potter Books and they may take me awhile to finish and I don't want to be stuck on one of them for too long.

I will add a ticker later.

My ROOT ticker:




Here are my trackers:

2014 Category Challenge:




75 book Challenge:




You can check out my 75 Book Thread HERE

15,000 pages in 2014




I have also been trying to lose weight and I did not do well in 2013 in keeping off what I lost and in trying to lose more. Here is a ticker to keep track of my weight. I will be updating it on Weds.


2crazy4reading
Editat: gen. 31, 2014, 9:56 am

Possible ROOTS to be read in 2014

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
Stranger in the Room by Amanda Kyle Williams
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Kennywood by Charles J. Jacques
Quidditch Through the ages by Kennilworthy Whisp
Fantastic beasts and where to find them by Newt Scamander
Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris

3crazy4reading
Editat: des. 31, 2014, 7:55 pm

ROOT's read in 2014

January
1. Fantastic Beasts & Where to find them by Newt Scamander (1/2/14)
2. Quidditch through the ages by Kennilworthy Whisp (1/3/14)
3. Stranger in the room by Amanda Kyle Williams (1/5/14)
4. Kennywood: Roller Coaster of the World by Charles J. Jacques (1/11/14)
5. Memories of Anne Frank: Reflections of a Childhood Friend by Alison Leslie Gold (1/18/14)
6. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J K. Rowling (1/22/14)
7. Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris (1/30/14)

February
8. The Christmas Letters by Lee Smith (2/2/14)
9. Broken Angel by Sara Samarasinghe (2/8/14)
10. Any Given Doomsday by Lori Handeland (2/21/14)
11. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling (2/23/14)

March
12. Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling (3/1/14)
13. Real Vampires Live Large by Gerry Bartlett (3/22/14)
14. Plum Lucky by Janet Evanovich (3/23/14)
15. The Great Gatsby by F. Scoot Fitzgerald (3/31/14)

April
16. angus, thongs, and full frontal snogging by Louise Rennison (4/5/14)

May
17. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling (5/3/14)
18. A Heart So Wild by Johanna Lindsey (5/6/14)
19. Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares (5/15/14)
20. Gentle Rogue by Johanna Lindsey (5/22/14)
21. The Magic of You by Johanna Lindsey (5/29/14)

JUNE
22. Say You Love Me by Johanna Lindsey (6/3/14)
23. The Present by Johanna Lindsey (6/8/14)

JULY
NONE

AUGUST
24. One Was a Soldier by Julia Spencer-Fleming (8/6/14)
25. The Magnificent Mummy Maker by Elvira Woodruff (8/15/14)
26. Wait Until Midnight by Amanda Quick (8/15/14)
27. Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivrel (8/18/14)
28. Dear Austin by Elvira Woodruff (8/25/14)
29. Prodigal Father by Gina Ferris (8/29/14)

SEPTEMBER
none

OCTOBER
30. Looking for Alaska by John Green (10/3/14)
31. Iced by Carol Higgins Clark (10/9/14)

NOVEMBER
32. 99 to Nowhere by Domino (11/5/14)
33. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling (11/12/14)
34. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling (11/19/14)
35. Damaged Rebirth by Becca Vincenza (11/20/14)
36. Imprinted by the Alpha by Jocelyn Thomas (11/22/14)
37. 1st To Die by James Patterson (11/30/14)

DECEMBER
38. Private Demon by Lynn Viehl (12/11/14)
39. Real Vampires get Lucky by Gerry Bartlett (12/18/14)
40. Real Vampires don't Diet by Gerry Bartlett (12/26/14)
41. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling (12/28/14)
42. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer (12/31/14)

4connie53
des. 27, 2013, 1:03 pm

Welcome to the club, C4R. And happy reading in 2014

You can never have enough challenges when you talk about books. You can combine challenges off course! That's what I do.

5crazy4reading
des. 27, 2013, 1:24 pm

That is so true!! I will be combing this and my category Challenge since that is where I calculated my goal. It may seem low but I will read at least 10 books or so from the library for my book club. Plus I will throw in some e-books but I am not counting them for this challenge this year.

6connie53
des. 27, 2013, 1:39 pm

And perhaps a new and shiny one!

7rabbitprincess
des. 27, 2013, 8:34 pm

Welcome! Good luck with the challenge.

8crazy4reading
des. 27, 2013, 10:45 pm

Perhaps Connie53!

9crazy4reading
des. 27, 2013, 10:45 pm

Thanks for the welcome rabbitprincess.

10cyderry
des. 27, 2013, 10:57 pm

glad you are joining us, Crazy. FYI - we broke off from Books off the Shelf, several years ago, but that's where we started.

11crazy4reading
des. 27, 2013, 11:02 pm

Thanks CY! I haven't done Books off the Shelf in a long time.

12Nathan_MD
des. 27, 2013, 11:06 pm

Fantastic idea. I'm in danger of featuring in an episode of "Hoarders", polishing off my "to be read" pile is a major goal this year.

13LadyBookworth
des. 28, 2013, 3:11 am

Am here cheering you on!
Happy reading!

14crazy4reading
des. 28, 2013, 8:04 am

Nathan_MD I too would be on that "Hoarders" show. I have so many books and I have $35 in Barnes and Noble gift cards to spend. Hopefully I will get to read the 35 books that I own and possibly more.

15crazy4reading
des. 28, 2013, 8:04 am

Thanks LadyBookworth! I need as much cheering as possible.

16Merryann
des. 28, 2013, 11:04 am

Nathan_MD and crazy4reading, the only 'hoarding' I'm doing is hoarding my Barnes and Noble gift cards until my local store starts their big post-holiday clearance sale, so I can hopefully afford to pay for ten books rather than two! Okay, yeah, I could totally be on the "Hoarders" show too.

But just think: they'd come to film us, and we'd start showing them interesting books, and they'd end up putting their cameras down and starting reading...

17crazy4reading
des. 28, 2013, 4:16 pm

Merryann that is a great idea about hoarding those B&N Gift cards until the post holiday clearance sale starts. I think I may do that too. I only have $35 so far but that is better then nothing.

That would be true about them wanting to read the books instead of filming us and all our books.

18Tallulah_Rose
des. 29, 2013, 9:17 am

Welcome to the challenge!
I re-read the Harry Potter series this year (2013) and it was totally worth it. Truthfully, I seem to have to revisit them every coouple of years. Hope you'll have an interesting reading year!

19crazy4reading
des. 29, 2013, 9:24 am

Thanks Tallulah_Rose! I keep saying I want to re-read the Harry Potter books but then I never get them finished. I keep watching the movies when they are on but I need to read the books again.

20SuziQoregon
des. 29, 2013, 2:02 pm

Great goal! I've got a couple of ER books from 2013 that are on my priority list too. This is my first year in this group and the 75 books group too. Will have to find your thread over there to star it too.

21crazy4reading
des. 29, 2013, 2:44 pm

Hi Suzi!! I will go find your thread here and in the 75 group too!

22LauraBrook
des. 30, 2013, 6:46 pm

Welcome and good luck, Monica!

23crazy4reading
des. 30, 2013, 8:54 pm

Thanks LauraBrook!

24crazy4reading
des. 31, 2013, 1:03 pm

25crazy4reading
des. 31, 2013, 2:51 pm

Well since 2013 is coming to an end here is a list of the books I have started and hope to finish in January.
Here is a list of books I have started or plan to start for 2014:

Kennywood by Charles J. Jacques
Stranger in the Room by Amanda Kyle Williams
Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
Time Keeper by Mitch Albom
Memories of Anne Frank by Alison Leslie Gold

I am doing a re-read of Harry Potter so I will be starting with:

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

I will also be reading:

Quidditch Through the Ages by Kennilworthy Whisp

Fantastic Beasts and where to find them by Newt Scamander

I don't think I am taking on too many books for January.

Happy Reading all!!

The only book that won't count towards my ROOT Challenge is Time Keeper and possibly The Harry Potter book.

26rainpebble
gen. 1, 2014, 2:20 am

Wow! You are so organized Crazy. Good luck with your challenge.

27crazy4reading
gen. 1, 2014, 8:26 am

Thanks Belva! I don't feel organized.

Well I am sitting here watching and listening to the Mummers Parade and trying to read at the same time. I am dog sitting a 9 month old Husky who has no self control or off switch. I have a 3 year old Beagle Basset mix and she is wanting to relax now. The Husky wants to do nothing but play. He just doesn't get tired. He leaves tonight around midnight and I am thrilled to get a break.

Here is a picture of my dog with my one cat:

28connie53
gen. 1, 2014, 8:35 am

Very Color coordinated! And Cute.

29crazy4reading
gen. 1, 2014, 8:39 am

Thanks Connie! MY Beagle/Basset is the first one I ever saw with out any black markings.

30jessibud2
gen. 1, 2014, 11:07 am

I love your first photo! (also the last one :-)

31crazy4reading
gen. 1, 2014, 11:35 am

Thanks Shelly!!

32crazy4reading
gen. 2, 2014, 9:49 pm

Well I finished my first book of the year. Here is my review:

1. Fantastic Beasts and Where to find them by Newt Scamander

Well since I am a Harry Potter freak I figured I should finally read this book again. I just needed to read it again to reacquaint myself with the interesting beasts from all the Harry Potter books.

I loved the little hand written notation made by Harry and Ron.

5 stars

I hope to finish another book either tonight or tomorrow. I have a snow day and will be home all day. I plan to read as much has I can.

This book I read when it first came out but never wrote a review or rated it so I decided to do it now. One book down from my TBR!

33dudes22
gen. 3, 2014, 7:20 am

I got a late start but am stopping in to say hi. Already saw some interesting books in your plan and will be watching to see what you think of them.

34crazy4reading
gen. 3, 2014, 9:22 am

Betty better late than never. Thanks for stopping by.

35Tess_W
gen. 3, 2014, 10:06 am

I have read both the Boy in the Striped Pajamas and The Kite Runner. I was disappointed to learn afterwards that the former was only a work of fiction; although it was a good story. Loved The Kite Runner....I believe there is a sequel to that book, now. Happy reading!

36crazy4reading
gen. 3, 2014, 11:15 am

Tess I hope both books live up to the hype I hear about them. Thanks for stopping by.

37crazy4reading
gen. 3, 2014, 6:36 pm

Finally finished another book. I should have had this finished earlier but I spent time talking to my son this morning and watching tv with him. Then I went out for a massage and get something to eat with my friend Amy. Now I am home and was able to finish a book.

#2. Quidditch through the ages by Kennilworthy Whisp

I love Quidditch and to read a book that tells you the history of a fantasy sport is just fun. Have you ever been to a Quidditch match? I have and it is interesting to see the muggles trying to create this game.

Learning about the teams and the moves that the players do to score or to try and score is interesting. If you have read the Harry Potter books you have some background but you learn more by reading this book.

5 stars

My current reads are:

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Stranger in the room by Amanda Kyle Williams
Time Keeper by Mitch Albom (will not count for this challenge)
Memories of Anne Frank by Alison Leslie Gold

I would love to finish another book this weekend.

Happy Reading all!!

38Tess_W
gen. 4, 2014, 12:21 am

Do you read those 4 books simultaneously? The most I can do at once is 2, or I get too confused and off-track!

39Tallulah_Rose
gen. 4, 2014, 8:31 am

I have both the Harry Potter school books in my wishlist and hopento readbthem someday.
But how did you got see a Quidditch match? That must have been real fun, how did they do it?

40crazy4reading
gen. 4, 2014, 9:53 am

Tess I am reading HP, and Stranger in the room right now. I would like to finish one of them this weekend. If I get bored with one of the story lines I will add one of the other two books

Tallulah_Rose my daughter's college had a Quidditch team and they do a Harry Potter Weekend which is usually parents weekend. I loved seeing it. They do use brooms and run around the pitch. One person is dressed as the Golden Snitch and goes running off before anyone can catch it. (The snitch is usually a track person who is very fast) I cannot remember how the bludgers worked. It was entertaining and I even bought a Quidditch shirt when at the game. I may have to check the college store and buy myself another one. I only went to one game but it was fun and memorable.

41rabbitprincess
gen. 4, 2014, 11:22 am

I love the sound of the Quidditch game! Very clever to have a track person playing the role of the Snitch :)

42SuziQoregon
gen. 4, 2014, 1:07 pm

What fun reads to start the year with!!

43janflora
gen. 4, 2014, 1:38 pm

I reread Fantastic Beasts and Quidditch Through the Ages last year too :) I've been listening to the HP books on tape with my kids, which is fun after reading them so many times. I love to catch new things in them too. So VERY excited about the FB&WTFT film!

44crazy4reading
gen. 5, 2014, 8:35 pm

Well I finished my 3rd book for January. Not a great read but I enjoyed it.

#3. Stranger in the Room by Amanda Kyle Williams

Stranger in the Room started out slow. We meet Keye Street again in this book. I have not read the other book that starred Keye Street. She is a recovering alcoholic that use to work for the FBI BAU until her alcoholism shattered that career. Now Keye is a private investigator.

She has a co-worker name Neil who I loved from the start. He was smart ass and entertaining. He is a tech geek that helps Keye on some cases. Keye does bail bond jumpers, investigates for a lawyer and also consults with the Atlanta PD where her boyfriend Aaron works in major crimes.

A Stranger in the Room centers around Keye and her cousin Miki. She has a stalker and a history of cutting and addiction problems. When the Atlanta PD are working on a murder case Keye feels that her cousin's stalker and the murders are related.

The story got interesting my Chapter 20. I found myself bored with a lot of the writing about Keye's alcohol addiction and Miki's problems. Always reading about how the alcohol tastes to an alcoholic got on my nerves when it came to the 3rd time reading it. That was the only thing that annoyed me the most.

4 stars

Going to read:

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Kennywood, Memories of Anne Frank and Time Keeper. I need to finish Time Keeper by January 15th for book club.

45Merryann
gen. 6, 2014, 2:11 am

>40 crazy4reading: The Quidditch game sounds so cool!

46Tallulah_Rose
gen. 7, 2014, 10:17 am

Congrats on your third book of the year! Great start!
Thanks for the explanation of the Quidditch game, it really sounds great.

47SuziQoregon
gen. 10, 2014, 4:20 pm

Congrats on 3 already!

48crazy4reading
gen. 10, 2014, 7:37 pm

Mary Ann the Quidditch was cool. I don't know if I will ever go again. Just glad to experience at least once.

Thanks Tallulah_Rose! You are welcome. If you ever get a chance to see a game I suggest it.

SuziQoregon Thanks! Hoping to finish another one this weekend.

Thanks for stopping by!!

49crazy4reading
gen. 11, 2014, 4:10 pm

I finished another ROOT today! Here is the review with some pictures:

#4. KennyWood: Roller Coaster Capital of the World by Charles J. Jacques

I had read this book when I first picked it up when I was visiting Kennywood back in the 1990's. I couldn't remember if I had finished the book so I decided to read it and finish it this time. I am glad that I did.

Kennywood started out as a Trolley Park. I can remember when I first went there with my in laws. Hearing my mother in law talk about the park and to try and give me a history was interesting. I am not sure if she had visited the park before with her kids.

One interesting thing I found in the book is my ex-husband's last name. There is a person mentioned in this book who was manager. I remember telling my mother-in-law about it and she swears that the person could be a relative of theirs.

This book takes you through the many changes that Kennywood goes through to be able to survive from 1898 through to the 1980's and still going. Kennywood was constantly changing and improving the park. They looked at what was popular and how things were changing in other theme parks.

I loved reading about the different rides that kept appearing. The pictures were treasures to look at. Seeing how the park looked back in the beginning is just astounding. Reading about rides that were successful and not so successful was interesting. Kennywood even survived a few fires that destroyed the dance pavilion and a few rides.

I am now looking to read more of the books about amusement parks since reading about Kennywood the Roller Coaster Capital of the World!! I do love Roller Coasters!!

5 stars

Different Pictures of Kennywood:

















I am now reading my book club book so that won't count towards my ROOT Challenge. And I have an ER E-Book to read too and that won't count either. I do have two books that will count towards my ROOT though.

50Tess_W
gen. 11, 2014, 5:11 pm

I live in Ohio, not far from Pittsburgh. When my boys were small, I took then to Kennywood several times....important for our family since both by husband and son's first name is Kenny!

51crazy4reading
gen. 11, 2014, 9:51 pm

tess_i_am that is so cool. My father in law's family is from Somerset so he is familiar with the park. I had never heard of it until I got married. Do you know any of the history of Kennywood?

52Merryann
gen. 13, 2014, 1:12 am

I live in Georgia, but I've been to Kennywood. It's a cool place. I did not know it's been around since 1898!

53crazy4reading
gen. 13, 2014, 11:12 am

Merryann I am from Pennsylvania and I had never been there before getting married. Now I have been to Dorney Park and Hershey Park before. Kennywood is a great park. I kind of wish I had been able to see the park in it beginning days. And to think it survived the depression and WWII!

54Merryann
gen. 13, 2014, 12:12 pm

Yeah. It probably helped people survive the depression and WWII!

55crazy4reading
gen. 14, 2014, 10:36 am

I know. Even as other parks were closing they stayed open. That tells you how smart those owners were.

56crazy4reading
gen. 18, 2014, 3:49 pm

Another book finished this weekend.

#5. Memories of Anne Frank: Reflections of a Childhood Friend by Alison Leslie Gold

I love any book about Anne Frank. I remember reading the Diary of Anne Frank many times as a young girl. I will even read it again, hopefully this year.

Memories of Anne Frank is the reflections of her best friend Hannah Goslar. This book also tells the story of Hannah and her family. How the war affected them. Hannah does not know that Anne and her family are in hiding. She thinks that Anne is in Switzerland. I found myself crying by the end of the book.

I will be reading more books about Anne Frank this year.

5 stars

Still reading:

Harry Potter, and Dead in the Family. I also need to start an e-book that is an ER book too.

Happy Reading All!!

57connie53
gen. 18, 2014, 4:32 pm

5 books done is really good, monica!

58Merryann
gen. 19, 2014, 1:04 am

Poor Hannah. I was sitting here thinking of what it might feel like, first of all to find out that your young friend was not safe, and now she is dead. And then for all the years of your life, to hear her echoes in the diary as people talk about it, as you see it in stores and libraries.

59Tess_W
gen. 21, 2014, 8:04 pm

Crazy...no histiory at all....about Kennywood. Although, it was claimed, maybe about 10-12 years ago, that at that time they had the largest wooden roller coaster left in operation in the U.S.

60crazy4reading
gen. 22, 2014, 9:14 pm

Well I finished my re-read of the first Harry Potter book and I have decided to count it towards this challenge.

#6. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J. K. Rowling

Well I still love Harry Potter. The Sorcerer's Stone is not my favorite Harry Potter book but I still enjoy reading it.

Harry Potter is an orphaned boy who doesn't know that he is a wizard until his birthday. Harry is left on his only living relatives steps after his mother and father have been murdered. Harry doesn't learn about how his parents died until he starts receiving letters from no one.

If you love fantasy, magic, and just a great story then you definitely need to read the Harry Potter books. I could go on forever about this book but then I would be spoiling the story for you.

5 stars

I love this series and can't wait to start the 2nd book. I am hoping that the 4th book doesn't hold me up. I am still reading Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris. I would love to finish that book this week or weekend. Not sure if that will happen.

Happy Reading All!!

61connie53
gen. 23, 2014, 12:44 pm

And book 6! Yeah!!!!

62Tess_W
gen. 25, 2014, 6:01 pm

Congrats! You are certainly fast out of the start gate!

63SuziQoregon
gen. 27, 2014, 1:23 pm

Congrats - great start to the year!

64crazy4reading
gen. 31, 2014, 10:01 am

Thanks, Looks fast now but I will get slowed down with life in the next couple of months tess_i_am.

Thanks SuziQoregon! Hoping to keep the pace but not sure I will.

I did finish another book last night and it counts for this challenge:

#7. Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris

Well I really didn't care for this book. I found it boring at times. Sookie also got on my nerves with her blood bond with Eric. I just didn't feel for the characters this time. I like that Jason and Sookie are trying to have their relationship as brother and sister again.

The two natured have revealed themselves to the rest of the world. There is still some residual effects from them coming out. Some people just don't want to deal with those that they don't consider 'normal'. You have Shifters and Weres that are now being attacked and not necessarily physically.

There is a death of a Were whose body is placed on Sookies land. So you know that someone is after Sookie and wants her in jail or killed. Eric's maker arrives in this book and Sook can feel the bond of him through the bond of Eric.

The end is when I didn't want to put the book down because I wanted to know what would happen to Sook, the Were's that had betrayed the pack, Eric and his maker and the sibling. I am hoping the next book is better then this one.

3 stars

I am not sure what book will be next. I have a book club book to get done so that will take up some of my time. I also need to start book number 2 in Harry Potter.

65crazy4reading
feb. 2, 2014, 8:32 pm

#8. The Christmas Letters by Lee Smith

A nice book just to read during the holiday or even after. This book is filled with Christmas Letters and recipes. I found the letters interesting. It made me think about my Christmas and if my mom ever wrote letters to family.

I loved how the letters started out as just being written by hand to being carbon copies to being printed on a computer. Just added to the time line and seeing how things change. I enjoyed reading the recipes and wonder if I would be able to make any of them.

3 1/2 stars

I will be starting Chamber of Secrets. I am listening to Ines of my Soul by Isabel Allende.

I was organizing my books this weekend and I found so many books I need to read. Trying to decide if I want to read some of the children's books I have or something else. I do have another Charlaine Harris book to read.

66crazy4reading
feb. 8, 2014, 10:43 pm

I finished another book today. I just started a game on Goodreads and I will be reading a book a week so this will help me get more books finished. I just started this book on Friday and finished it today.

#9. Broken Angel by Sara Samarasinghe

Well I received this book from the author for a review. I waited too long to finally get around to reading this book. Broken Angel is the story about a teenager and her mother dealing with the death of her father while deployed at war.

Sara grasps the many facets of loss for anyone at any age. Angel and her mother Dawn receive a phone call one night to tell them that her father was killed. Angel shuts down and avoids her friends. She doesn't want to be around anyone or anything that she did when her father was alive.

Angel spirals out of control and starts smoking, drinking and doing drugs. Everything happened in a very short time. She does meet a boy from school named Brent who is not from her usual crowd and she has a connection to him and is able to talk to him. I loved how they became friends and supported each other.

Angel finds Meditation to help her deal with grief and the loss of her father. This was interesting to just read about how meditation can help you in so many different aspects of your life. I am now interested in reading up on Mediation and finding more books written by Sara Samarasinghe.

5 stars

I am listening to Ines of My Soul by Isabel Allende and reading Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling. Not sure if I will be picking up another book. I need to finish Ines of my Soul by the 19th of February.

Happy Reading all!

67crazy4reading
feb. 11, 2014, 6:49 am

I wake up this morning to learn that my all time favorite child star has passed. Shirley Temple Black has died at the age of 85. I have her autobiography and I want to read it again. I think it will be one that I read very slowly this year.

68Merryann
feb. 11, 2014, 10:02 am

I was sad to see that she'd died also. She seemed like such an admirable woman and I still thoroughly enjoy her movies.

69connie53
feb. 11, 2014, 12:54 pm

That is really sad, Monica!

70Tess_W
feb. 12, 2014, 7:32 pm

I loved Shirley Temple as a child. In fact, I had hunted for 30+ years to find the Shirley Temple Storybook that my mother read to me as a child. I finally found it about 3 years ago and I cherish it!

71crazy4reading
feb. 12, 2014, 7:56 pm

Oh My!! I never knew there was a Shirley Temple Storybook!! Now I have something to look for!

72Tess_W
feb. 13, 2014, 1:49 am

73Tallulah_Rose
feb. 18, 2014, 1:50 pm

It's great to see that the HP-series still holds up to your reading preferences. Like I said, I'm usually reading it every couple of years and could go on talking about them without end! Which book of the series is your favourite?

74crazy4reading
Editat: feb. 18, 2014, 7:30 pm

I love the Half Blood Prince book the most. I just love the ending and everything is set up for the final book. I loved Goblet of Fire before. Mainly because of the dragons and the Triwizard Tournament. I too can talk about them without end. This will be the first time I have re-read the 7th book since it was released.

What is your favorite book in the series Tallulah?

75crazy4reading
feb. 21, 2014, 9:02 pm

#10. Any Given Doomsday by Lori Handeland

Wow! I really wish I had read this book earlier. Why I didn't read it when I first got it I'll never know. I was hooked from the very first chapter.

Any Given Doomsday is the first book in the Phoenix Chronicles. I wasn't sure what to expect. There are a lot of supernatural beings that I have never heard of before.

Elizabeth Phoenix is the strong women in this series. She is a psychic and doesn't like having it. She decides to use her ability for good.

Her foster mother Ruthie is brutally murdered and she now has received more gifts. She learns that she is the one that will have to fight all evil for the human race to survive.

Elizabeth or Phoenix is not too happy about this. She has to be trained by someone in her past name Sawyer. He scares her. Phoenix needs to open herself up to her ability and to be able to see visions without having to touch people.

She is on a mission to find out who killed Ruthie. Will she be able to handle the truth? Will she be surprised by what happens?

I can't wait to continue this series. Now I just have to decide if I want to buy the rest of the books.

5 stars

I am still reading my ER book The Eye Unseen by Cynthia Tottleben. I will be starting to listen to The Chamber of Secrets. I also have my newest library book club book to read. Not sure what else I will be picking up to read.

76crazy4reading
feb. 23, 2014, 5:46 pm

Well another book down today.

#11. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling

I still love this series. No matter how many times I read the books it still has the same effect on me each time. I listened to this book in 2 days.

Jim Dale does an awesome job on narrating this book. In the Chamber of Secrets we finally meet Lord Voldemort and learn more about him. We also meet a house elf, Dobby. So much happens in this book.

Harry, Ron and Hermione go to a death day party, try to figure out how is the Heir of Slytherin. Some Hogwarts students think the Harry is the Heir because he can speak to snakes. While Ron, Harry and Hermione think Draco is the Heir.

We also me the wonderful, charming Gilderoy Lockhart. All the witches are bewitched with him. He was the most annoying character in this book, yet entertaining none the less. We also learn a lot in this book that give you information towards the other books in the series.

4 stars

I am hoping to finish my ER book this week. Then I am not sure what i will be reading.

77Tallulah_Rose
feb. 27, 2014, 2:01 am

>74 crazy4reading: I'm not sure. Before the last 2 books were published my favorite definitely was The Order of the Phoenix. I liked how Harry and Sirius got a little bit closer and how Harry and the other students rebelled against Umbridge. But I also like the sixth very much, with it's setting for the final, but also with all this typical teenage stuff of love going on.

78crazy4reading
març 1, 2014, 8:32 pm

#77 I have the same problem with really trying to choose a favorite. I love all the HP books for different reasons. That is one thing that makes this series so enjoyable. Each book has something to bring to the story.

Well I finished another book today.

#12. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling

I actually listened to the audio again. I loved this book again. I remember the first time I read it I didn't love it as much. The audio makes me like it more then reading it. Jim Dale does an awesome job with the voices. Some of the voices make me laugh.

Harry is again in for some trouble at Hogwarts. A very dangerous wizard escapes from Azkaban and is a threat to Harry. Harry doesn't know anything about the prisoner besides his name Sirius Black.

Harry does some under age magic when Uncle Vernon's sister Marge is visiting and gets under Harry's skin. Harry thinks he is going to be expelled from Hogwarts. He is surprised to learn that he won't be expelled.

Harry, Ron and Hermione learn about new dangers in the Dark Arts, in Magical Creatures and in Divination. There is so much information in this book and I don't want to reveal it all. I found myself tearing up while listening to the book. Now I can't wait to start book number 4.

5 stars

Almost all the HP books get 5 stars. I love them all for different reasons.

I am still working on my ER book The Eye Unseen by Cynthia Tottleben. Since I am reading it on my computer it is taking me longer to read. I then have another ER book to read which is also on my computer. I then have 2 print ER books to read. I am hoping to get a ROOT in there at some point. Plus I will be starting the 4 HP book.

I also have my Book Club book to read.

79SuziQoregon
març 3, 2014, 12:28 am

"I love them all for different reasons"

EXACTLY!!

80crazy4reading
març 18, 2014, 1:14 pm

I haven't read a ROOT in a while. I will be starting one this week and hope to finish it by Thursday.

81connie53
març 20, 2014, 10:07 am

Hi, did it go as planned, Monica? And what book did you start?

82crazy4reading
Editat: març 21, 2014, 6:21 pm

I didn't finish the book yet. I am almost done. Hoping to finish it this weekend.

83crazy4reading
març 22, 2014, 6:13 pm

I finally finished another ROOT today.

#13. Real Vampires Live Large by Gerry Bartlett

When I started the book I was confused since it has been awhile since I started this series. As I continued with the book I started to remember the first book. Glory is back and things are not quiet for her.

We are introduced to some very interesting things in this book. Like Energy Vamps (EVs). You also have the human Westwood still trying to kill Glory and any other vampire. I love how Glory is independent and yet needs a man.

I found myself enjoying the book more as I read. I can't wait to read the next book in the series.

5 stars

I will be starting Plum Lucky by Janet Evanovich. I am reading an ER book My Water Path by Timothy Joseph. I would love to finish another book this weekend.

Happy Reading all!!

84crazy4reading
març 23, 2014, 1:48 pm

I finished a ROOT today!! I love easy books.

#14. Plum Lucky by Janet Evanovich
I know I need to read more of the Stephanie Plum novels. I really enjoyed this book. I found myself laughing at the dialog between Lula, Connie, Diesel and Stephanie.

Plum Lucky takes place around St. Patty's day. Stephanie's grandmother goes missing after she finds a duffelbag filled with money. Stephanie's mother is worried and sends her daughter out to find her.

She finds her in Atlantic City and that is when the fun begins. Stephanie, Lula, Diesel and Connie work together to rescue grandmom after she is kidnapped in Atlantic City. This is a fast pace story and easily read in a day.

5 stars

I will be reading my ER book My Water Path by Timothy Joseph. I would like to finish it this week so I can start a new ER book.

I don't know when I will start another ROOT cause I have some ER books that I need to finish.

Happy Reading all!!

85crazy4reading
abr. 1, 2014, 6:46 am

I finished a book late last night. I am 2 books a head of schedule to make it to 75 this year. If I can keep up at this pace I may just make it to more then 75.

#15. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

I finally got around to reading this book. I enjoyed the story of Gatsby. My daughter had me watch one of the movies before I read the book. I have to say that it seems like the book and the movie were pretty much the same.

Gatsby is a man that makes something of himself for a woman that he loves. He wants to be rich like she is and has to work to get there. Mr. Carroway is the only one who really becomes his friend in the whole book.

I did not care for Tom Buchanan in the book or movie. I found him very self absorbed and annoying. It is interesting to read about how life was in the early 1900's in fiction.

5 stars

I am still trying to finish My Water Path I would like to finish it this week. I will also be starting The Goblet of Fire either this week or weekend.

86LadyBookworth
abr. 1, 2014, 9:54 pm

Hi Crazy4reading
Growing up that was my favorite book! To do all that for love! And then die!! Though no fault of his own! As for Tom and wife -loathed them.As you said self absorbed.

I hope you are enjoying My Water Path.

87crazy4reading
abr. 5, 2014, 10:01 am

Hi Ladybookworth
I wish I had read the book earlier in life. I guess I never realized what I have missed by not reading the classics earlier. At least I get to enjoy them now. I am enjoying my Water Path. I hope to finish it this weekend.

I finished a different book today. I had started it for a challenge on Goodreads yesterday and finished it this morning.

#16. Angus, Thongs, and full frontal snogging by Louise Rennison

This book was awesome!! I was chuckling to myself while reading it. This is the diary of Georgia Nicolson from England. She is a 14 year old girl.

You follow her through her holidays and school. She talks about boys, lesbians and life as a teenager. I had originally bought this book because of the glossary in the back to learn some English words while reading Harry Potter. I now can't wait to read the other books in this series.

5 stars

I am still reading My Water Path I am enjoying it. Not sure what I will pick up next. I have 5 more ER books to finish up plus listen to Goblet of Fire.

88crazy4reading
maig 1, 2014, 9:34 pm

Well I haven't read any books on my TBR Piles. I hope to read one soon.

I worked my library's book sale this past weekend. I am a volunteer for the Friends of the library. I worked Friday, Saturday and helped break it down on Monday. I used some vacation time and decided to spend the time helping and getting a chance to shop for books. Here is a list of the books I bought:

Foundation & Empire by Isaac Asimov
Oedipus the King by Sophocles
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harried Beecher Stowe
Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare
The Last Algonquin by Theodore Kazimiroff
Where We Belong by Emily Giffin
Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens
The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy
Fell by David Clement-Davies
Something Blue by Emily Giffin
Xenocide by Orson Scott Card
Children of the Mind by Orson Scott Card
Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card
The Royal House of Windsor by Elizabeth Longford
Motherhood and Hollywood by Patricia Heaton
How to Lose your Ass & Regain your life by Kirstie Alley
Life is not a Stage by Florence Henderson
Death Walked in by Carolyn Hart
Death of the Party by Carolyn Hart
Metro Girl by Janet Evanovich
Visions of Sugar Plums by Janet Evanovich
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
Promises in Death by J.D. Robb
The Last Catholic in America by John R. Powers
Bridget Jones Diary by Helen Fielding
Love Overboard by Janet Evanovich
Ghost Shadow by Heather Graham
The Goodbye Summer by Patricia Gaffney
The Bachelorette Party by Karen McCullah Lutz
Have your Cake and Kill him too by Nancy Martin
The Cassandra Compact by Robert Ludlum
The Hotel Hampshire by John Irving
Calico Joe by John Grisham
The Strangest Thing Happened by Ethel Barret
The Twelve Deaths of Christmas by Marian Babson
Light a Single Candle by Beverly Butler
The Hope of Spring by Wanda Brunstetter
Cursed by Carol Higgins clark
Shadow of Power by Steven Martini

89Tess_W
maig 1, 2014, 11:31 pm

Some good buys! I went on day 1 to my friends of the library sale last week, and 90% of the books were romance....I spent 2 hours looking and found 1 book, was rather disappointed.

90connie53
maig 2, 2014, 2:44 pm

That's a very nice catch, Monica!

91crazy4reading
maig 2, 2014, 3:26 pm

Tess there were a lot of romance books at our sale too. I found the Orson Scott Card books on Monday and decided to take them.

Thanks Connie!!

One person bought $24 worth of Janet Evanovich books. They are planning to take a tour of Trenton where the books are based and they want to familiarize themselves with the books again. That helped me find a lot of different books.

92crazy4reading
maig 3, 2014, 7:17 pm

I finally have a book to add to my list!! I finished another book tonight.

#17. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling

First time I listened to this book. I have read it so many times that listening was like reading it for the first time. The fourth installment of the Harry Potter series is on of my favorites. When it first read it I loved it. It is one of my many favorites from this series.

Harry is once again embroiled in danger of getting killed by Voldemort. This year at Hogwarts they are hosting the Tri Wizard tournament. We learn about 2 other Wizarding Schools. Dermstrang and Beauxbanton.

I love the friendships that are formed in this book along with the enemies they meet. Hermione makes friends with Victor Krum. Ron falls for a Vela. This is one of the best books I have every read/listened to.

5 stars

I have just started reading A Heart So Wild by Johanna Lindsey. I am also reading an ER book The Good Suicides by Antonio Hill.

93crazy4reading
maig 7, 2014, 7:53 am

I finished another book late last night.
#18. A Heart so Wild by Johanna Lindsey

I have wanted to read Johanna Lindsey for a few years now. A Heart So Wild is set in Kansas in 1868. The two main characters are Chandos and Courtney. When the first meet in 1868 it is not a pleasant one. Courtney is traveling with her father and step-mother from the east coast. They have stopped at a farm for the night and that farmer is attached by Indians for his role in the brutal murders and rapes of a Comanche tribe.

Courtney and her step mother Sarah are told to hide in the feed storage so they are protected from the Indians. They are discovered but not hurt because when Chandos sees Courtney he feels that she reminds him of his sister that was murdered and raped by the white man and he cannot to that to her.

Four Years later Sarah has re-married because she thinks Courtney's father is dead. Courtney works in the hotel that Sarah's husband owns. She keeps old newspapers just to know what is going on outside of Kansas. That is when she sees an picture of her father in a Texas papers. She is determined go to Waco to find him.

A gunslinger comes to town and that is who Courtney decides should take her to Waco. He will not do it at first. He is drawn to her and tells her to be ready in an hour. The tension between the two is just unnerving. They are attracted to each other but both are too stubborn to admit it. Courtney does not know that the gunslinger she is with is the Indian she met 4 years before. She just knows that she trusts him and his blue eyes.

I loved the whole story. The attacks that they went through. Chandos attacking Courtney to try and teach her that she should't have trusted him. Him not being able to hurt her and also him wanting to protect her from the beginning. I can't wait to read the next book in this series.

5 stars

I will be starting The Good Suicides by Antonio Hill and my library book club book. Not sure what will be next after those two. Besides another ER book.

94connie53
maig 7, 2014, 7:57 am

good job, Monica!

95crazy4reading
maig 7, 2014, 7:58 am

Thanks Connie. I am reading books but not many roots. At least now I am half way done.

96connie53
maig 7, 2014, 8:00 am

I'm reading books that are not ROOTs too. That's why I set my goal to 24, to leave room for non ROOTs.;-))

97crazy4reading
maig 15, 2014, 8:50 am

Well I actually fit in a ROOT. I am still reading The Good Suicides by Toni Hill but didn't get far into it before picking up one of my own books for a challenge on GR.

#19. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares

Well I finally took the plunge into reading this book and I was pleasantly surprised. I quite enjoyed the story of Carmen, Lena, Bridget and Tibby and their first summer apart.

Carmen bought a pair of pants at a thrift shop and never wore them. She was going to get rid of them the first summer they were all going away except for Tibby. While everyone is at Carmen's house the pants are spotted and the girls all try them on. Each girl is different in height and size but the pants fit each one. They are magical.

Carmen is going to visit her father in South Carolina, Lena is traveling to Greece to visit her grandparents with her sister Effie, Bridget is going to Soccer Camp in Baja California. Tibby will be staying home and working at her new job at Wallman's.

The adventures the girls and the pants go on is just so interesting. Carmen gets to her father's and learns that her father is getting married and has a new family. Lena's Grandmother wants to fix her up with a local boy named Kostos. And Bridget is the one that is just full of energy and sees a boy at the soccer camp very attractive. Tibby is making a documentary and meets a girl name Bailey.

The different adventures each one goes through both with the pants and without is entertaining. I found each of the girls to be very different and could be annoying at times. They were well written as teenagers.

I really enjoyed the book and look forward to reading other ones in this series.

5 stars

Well I need to finish my ER books. So not sure when I will be reading a ROOT again.

98crazy4reading
maig 22, 2014, 3:25 pm

#20. Gentle Rogue by Johanna Lindsey

I love this series. I wish I had continued this series earlier. I feel in love the the Malory's when I first picked up the books out of order. When I realized it was part of a series I went back and started at the beginning.

Gentle Rogue continues with James Malory and Georgina Anderson. James is a confirmed bachelor. He never plans to get married, that is until me meets Georgina Anderson in a tavern. She is not dressed in the normal lady attire. Instead she is in boys breeches.

Georgina is in England looking for her betrothed Malcolm. She would not be in England otherwise. Georgina is the only girl in the Anderson family. Her brothers are protective of her.

The tension between Georgina and James is priceless. Georgina and Mac are heading back to America and the first ship they are able to bored happens to be James Malory's ship. Georgina has to pretend to be a boy. She is James' cabin boy.

I loved the chemistry between James and George (the nick name James gives her) during the whole voyage back home. Also seeing the to family's together was a laugh a minute. The ribbing from both sides just makes you laugh out loud. I can't wait to continue with this series.

5 stars

I will continue with my ER book The Good Suicides by Toni Hill. Not sure what I will start for my next read for a game I am playing on GR.

99crazy4reading
Editat: maig 29, 2014, 7:56 pm

I finished another ROOT!! This challenge I am doing on Goodreads is helping me to get some ROOTS finished. I still have some ER books I need to finish. I will be reading one of them until my next book choice tomorrow.

#21. The Magic of You by Johanna Lindsey

The Magic of You continues with the Malory and Anderson families. Amy Malory and Warren Anderson are the main focus of this book. Amy has her coming out and has already found the man she will marry. Even though he doesn't know it yet.

Amy is all of 17 when she has her party. Warren is one of Georgina's older brothers. The first time Amy meets Warren she knows that he will be her husband. This book was very entertaining. The seduction that Amy does to get under Warren's skin is delightful.

Warren has been hurt before and is a very angry and distrustful of women and of marriage. Amy is determined to change all that. Amy is a wonderful girl that has learned a lot from her Uncle's, James and Tony. I can't wait to continue this series.

5 stars

I am still reading The Good Suicides by Toni Hill. And I just won 2 more ER books.

Happy Reading All!!

100crazy4reading
juny 4, 2014, 6:34 pm

Well I stayed up late last night to finish my book. Another ROOT finished!!

#22. Say You Love Me by Johanna Lindsey

I couldn't put this book down. I stayed up late last night to finish this book. I knew if I had tried to go to sleep I wouldn't because I wanted to reach the ending of this book. I also realized that this is the first book I had ever read by Johanna Lindsey. It had be about 10 years or more since I read this and I still loved it this time around.

Say You Love Me is the romance of Derek Malory, heir to the Marquis of Haverston and Kelsey Langton. Kelsey is a lady but Derek does not know this when he purchases her at an auction just to thwarts Lord Ashford who is known to beat his whores.

Kelsey is talked into selling herself to help her uncle avoid the creditors. She has to lie and she knows that once she does this she will never be able to marry. She has to tell a story of why she talks and acts like a lady.

When they start falling in love with each other it is interesting. And seeing Derek's Uncles James and Tony noticing how much Derek is smitten with Kelsey. Only one family member learns the truth and that is Reggie. She knew when she first met Kelsey at the dress makers that they would be great friends.

Lord Ashford kidnaps Kelsey as she is leaving the dressmakers one day. Luckily James has his butler tailing Lord Ashford and know that he has taken a woman. When James learns about it and hears the description he knows it has to be Kelsey. This is when I just couldn't stop reading. I needed to reach the end and know what would happen to Kelsey and Derek.

I cannot wait to read the next book in this series.

5 stars

I will continue reading The Good Suicides by Toni Hill. I also have a bunch of ER books to read. Plus I have my book club book to start.

101crazy4reading
juny 8, 2014, 4:03 pm

I didn't stay up late to finish this book! Another book finished:

#23. The Present by Johanna Lindsey

The Malory's celebrate Christmas all together in Haverston. Jason Malory lives at Haverston and all the Malory's come to visit for the Holiday. You have James, Georgina, Anthony, Roslyn, Derek, Kelsey, Edward, Charlotte, Reggie, Nicholas, Amy, Warren and all their children.

When all the families start arriving a mysterious present appears in one of the rooms. There is no note, no card or anything to say who it is from. When Amy first sees the present she has a feeling but then the feeling leaves. It is when all the family is there that Amy feels that this present will tell them about their grandmother and who she really is.

One night Amy talks Warren into going down and opening the present. It seems they are not the only ones that have thought of this. Soon the room fills up with all the adults. Amy opens the gift and they discover that it is sealed with a padlock and leather straps. They finally cut the straps and a letter falls out. Once the letter is read they realize that they must read the journal that their Grandfather Christopher and Grandmother Anastasia truth will be revealed to them.

I found the story interesting and entertaining. I saw all the different personalities in Christopher and Ana in all their children. I look forward to reading the next Malory novel.

5 stars

Now I will get back to reading my ER book Good Suicides by Toni Hill. I have 4 more ER books to read too. So I need to get this one done. Making progress on these ROOTS Hope I can make it to 36!!

102crazy4reading
juny 11, 2014, 2:21 pm

Today I went to B&N to use my 20% off coupons. I had two so I bought 2 books. I also bought an umbrella because I forgot to bring one with me and it looked like it could possibly rain. Here are the two books I bought:

When Passion Rules by Johanna Lindsey
Daddy's Gone a Hunting by Mary Higgins Clark

Johanna Lindsey's book was a hard back on sale for 6.98 and Mary Higgins Clark was a paperback so only 7.99 The umbrella was the most expensive thing I bought.

103connie53
juny 15, 2014, 5:10 pm

I just visited your other thread! So I now only say HI!

104crazy4reading
juny 15, 2014, 6:26 pm

Hi Connie!! Thanks for stopping by.

105Merryann
juny 21, 2014, 5:05 pm

Wow, you certainly have been doing some great reading! I did not know that the traveling pants book was about teenagers. That makes it more interesting to me and I may check it out. Thanks!

106crazy4reading
Editat: jul. 17, 2014, 10:57 am

>105 Merryann: Thanks. Hoping to get more done soon.

I seem to be at a standstill. I haven't picked up a book that is a root in a month now. I have so many ER books to finish. Hopefully I will finish them quickly so I can get some more ROOTS done.

107Merryann
jul. 27, 2014, 10:59 am

Good luck. I just finished my two ER books. As enjoyable as both were (I hit the jackpot on ER books and think I got the best ones ever!) it's good to be finished and not have the obligation ahead, isn't it?

108Tess_W
jul. 27, 2014, 3:38 pm

I also received 2 ER books. Read and reviewed. I'm glad one was a children's book and one an adult book, because 2 adult books and I would have felt pressured. I know what you mean about obligations.

109crazy4reading
jul. 27, 2014, 8:37 pm

>107 Merryann: & >108 Tess_W: I now have one book left to read. I finished another one tonight. I was way behind on my ER books. I won 2 books a couple of months in a row. It will be nice to not have any obligations ahead.

110crazy4reading
ag. 7, 2014, 7:00 pm

Well I won 2 more ER books this past month. I will be starting them but I did get a ROOT finished.

#24. One Was a Soldier by Julia Spencer-Fleming

I received this book a few years ago along with and ARC I had one. I finally got around to reading this one. This is my second book in this series.

Reverend Clare Fergusson and Russ Van Alstyne are at it again. Clare just comes back from being deployed in Iraq. She has problems and joins a support group. Were you will meet more veterans. They are all suffering in there own way.

I enjoyed the story with the many different stories mixed in. Clare and Russ also get engaged in this book. It was interesting to see the wedding planning with Clare's mother from Virginia. One of the soldiers from her support group dies and her death is ruled a suicide. Clare cannot accept that and goes on a mission to find out the truth.

4 stars

I am now reading an e-book right now. The Young Jaguar by Zoe Saadia

111crazy4reading
ag. 10, 2014, 2:30 pm

25. The Magnificent Mummy Maker by Elvira Woodruff

I am trying to go through all my children's books and read them so I can decide if I want to keep them or not. I read this book last night.

I enjoyed this story of a melded family. A boy named Andy and his new family. His mother died when he was 2 months old. His father has remarried and he has a brother the same age and a younger sister. His new brother is gifted and Andy feels stupid and doesn't try hard.

He is in the fifth grade and they are studying Egypt. This is when things change for Andy. He feels different after visiting the Museum and the Egyptian display. Very cute story.

4 stars

I am currently reading Third Degree by Mindy Klasky which is an ER book. I also have Fractured Angel by Ken Williams to read too.

112crazy4reading
ag. 16, 2014, 8:09 pm

#26. Wait Until Midnight by Amanda Quick

My first book by Amanda Quick. I didn't know what to expect. I do enjoy books based on the past and Wait Until Midnight is won that I did enjoy.

Mrs. Fordyce and Mr. Hardesty are the main characters of this book. The become acquainted after Mrs. Fordyce attends a seance at a medium's house who is murdered. Mr. Hardesty at first believes Mrs. Fordyce is involved in the murder. After their first encounter you can tell they will be more then just friends.

Caroline Fordyce and Adam Hardesty join together to discover the truth behind the murders of 2 mediums. I enjoyed the banter between them and the way they just worked together.

4 stars.

I have an ER book to read. Fractured Angel by Ken Williams. I don't know what else I will decide to read.

113crazy4reading
ag. 18, 2014, 3:14 pm

Another ROOT finished today.

#27. Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel

I have had this book on my TBR list for a few years. I don't know why I kept putting off reading this book.

I really enjoyed the stories being told with the different recipes for the different events in the lives of the De la Garza family. The birth of the youngest daughter Tita and how she is supposed to never get married. Since Tita is the youngest she has to stay and take care of her mother until she dies. Tita is denied true love.

This is the main story of Like Water for Chocolate. The recipes are interesting and how they can affect others due to the feelings of the person making the meals.

5 stars

I have an ER book which I plan to start tonight. Fractured Angel by Ken Williams. I don't know how long it will take me to read it. It is an E-book and I also have a PDF copy which I printed at work. So I have another way to read it. Not sure what else I will pick up next to read.

114crazy4reading
ag. 24, 2014, 7:01 am

Well I finished a ROOT this morning. Hopefully I will finish this challenge. I need to get rid of some of my books.

#28. Dear Austin by Elvira Woodruff

A cute story written in letters from Levi to his brother Austin who is traveling on the Oregon trail.

Levi keeps writing his brother to tell him about all that is going on in their home town of Sudbury Pennsylvania. The trouble that Levi and his friends Possum and Jupiter get into.

Great book for any young reader.

4 stars

I will be starting my book club read Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult. I am also going to read Prodigal Father by Gina Ferris. Prodigal Father is another ROOT.

115Merryann
ag. 30, 2014, 1:30 am

You are well over half way!

Is it going to be hard to get rid of them, when so many seem to be so very good? Or once you read them, are you able to part with them just fine?

116crazy4reading
ag. 30, 2014, 5:26 pm

Some I have kept. I will keep all the Johanna Lindsey books. She is one of my favorite authors.

117crazy4reading
Editat: ag. 30, 2014, 5:29 pm

#29. Prodigal Father by Gina Ferris

A pleasantly surprise read. I enjoyed the story of Cole and Kelsey.

Cole has not seen his father for 26 years. Kelsey hunts down Cole because her sister is married to his father and he is ill. The determination that Kelsey shows is what attracts Cole to her.

I enjoyed the building of the relationship between Kelsey, and Cole. The turmoil they both went through as they were each trying to deny the attraction.

4 stars

I only have 7 more books to read. Hope I am able to read that many more. One more out of my possession. Not sure what else I will be reading.

118connie53
set. 6, 2014, 2:50 pm

You are doing great C4R

119crazy4reading
oct. 9, 2014, 8:07 pm

I finished 2 ROOTS!!

#30. Looking for Alaska by John Green

I have read a few John Green books. Each one has been a joy to read. Looking for Alaska didn't disappoint.

Miles Halter decides to look for his Great Perhaps and goes from a pubic school to a boarding school. He meets his roommate Chip "Colonel" Martin. Colonel nicknames Miles, Pudge. Pudge meets Alaska and Takumi.

The adventures they take Pudge on are his start to finding his Great Perhaps. Alaska and Pudge seem like very similar people but different at the same time.

I really enjoyed this book. I found myself laughing and crying while reading this book. I believe I have found another favorite author.

4 stars

# 31. Iced by Carol Higgins Clark

I forgot all about this series. I haven't read one of the Regan Reilly mysteries in years. Iced was located in Aspen just around the Christmas Holiday.

Some paintings are stolen and one of the help is suspected of orchestrating the theft. He is missing and everyone assumes he left town.

Regan doesn't believe that the person who everyone suspects actually heisted the paintings because of certain things that she notices, such as; freezing food, not taking all his belongings, just little things like that.

I loved the ending and even laughed while reading the book. I am glad I read this book.

4 stars

I have a few ER books I need to read and my book club book. Which I have to finish by next Wednesday. My book club book is Call the midwife by Jennifer Worth

120connie53
oct. 13, 2014, 3:40 pm

I've to find that John Green book!

With Een weeffout in onze sterren being so popular right now, his other books will be available in Dutch again, I hope.

121crazy4reading
nov. 2, 2014, 10:33 am

>120 connie53: that would be great if they are available in Dutch again.

I am hoping to reach my goal of 36 ROOTS this year.

122connie53
nov. 3, 2014, 2:44 pm

I will keep an eye out for every John Green book that I can find in the stores!

123crazy4reading
nov. 6, 2014, 7:23 am

I finished an e-book last night. I have had it for about 4 years.

#32. 99 to Nowhere by Domino

I was pleasantly surprised by this book. I wasn't sure what I was getting into. This book is about being in the foster care system. We meet Maxx short for Maxine. She is on the run. She runs into another homeless kid. The kid tells her about the chapel on 99th street.

The chapel is where she meets Rio. He is funny and has a plan even though he is homeless. He pushes Maxx to have a plan too. They start talking about plans when Maxx gets caught by the cops and is placed back with her foster family. The one she ran from because of the father attacking her.

I found myself not wanting to put the book down. Reading 99 to Nowhere just made me think about all the children that are in the system and could possibly be going through similar situations. It was a nice change of pace.

4 stars

I am doing a freebie bingo game and I will be reading a lot of my kindle books. I need to get through some of them. I also have a book club read to start.

124crazy4reading
nov. 13, 2014, 8:48 pm

#33. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J. K. Rowling

I actually listened to the Audio book. I really enjoyed listening to this book. I found the narrator awesome with all the different voices as usual. I would chuckle while listening because some of the lines were funny when you actually hear them being spoken.

This is not one of my most favorite books in the series just because of Harry being so angry during most of it. Listening to it gave me a different appreciation for the story. Harry grows up and learns a lot about himself and Voldemort.

5 stars

I am reading a few e-books right now. I can't think of them right now. I am also hoping to borrow the next HP book from the library tomorrow.

125crazy4reading
nov. 19, 2014, 5:27 pm

#34. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling

No matter how many times I read or listen to these books I just discover new things and loose myself in them. This is the start of the good versus evil. This is one of my most favorite books of the series. The characters grow and you start to see the strength they have in themselves.

I love this book because Snape has such an integeral part in this story. Draco also plays a huge part in this book. The turmoil Draco goes through. His father in Azkaban. The life of his family in his hands.

Now I can't wait to read the last book in the series.

5 stars

I am reading Imprinted by the Alpha and a few other e-books.

126connie53
nov. 21, 2014, 2:22 pm

Don't wait, just read it!

127crazy4reading
nov. 21, 2014, 3:00 pm

>126 connie53: I won't. This will be the second time for me to read this book. I have re-read every HP book except for the last one. I will need a box of tissues next to me.

128connie53
nov. 23, 2014, 3:53 pm



Here you go!

129crazy4reading
nov. 23, 2014, 6:21 pm

Thanks!! :)

130crazy4reading
nov. 27, 2014, 8:18 pm

#35. Damaged: Rebirth by Becca Vincenza

I have to say for some of the Freebies I have been reading so far I have not been disappointed, now that I wrote that I will probably get one I regret reading.

Audrey is saved after being kidnapped, yet she still thinks she is still going to be tormented by her savior Stone. I read a mix of genres and I am not all that familiar with the Paranormal besides vampires. This was a nice change of pace from the typical paranormal that have vampires at the center.

I look forward to looking into reading the next book(s) in the series.

4 stars

131crazy4reading
nov. 27, 2014, 8:33 pm

#36. Imprinted by the Alpha by Jocelyn Thomas

I got this book as a kindle freebie. I enjoyed it at the start. As the book moved along I was still interested and had some high points and low points. Towards the end I just felt it was rushed to get to the climax.

Ava has a future that she knows nothing about. Her mother has to tell her because her powers will come to light on or after her 21st birthday.

Ava did not know that supernatural beings were real and that she is one. She is the Oracal. She will have powers, visions and the ability to end some supernatural beings.

Ava meets Caleb who is a were wolf and this is her first introduction to the supernatural world and before she knows anything about herself. Caleb is drawn to her, imprints her and will always be there to protect her.

Where is Caleb at the end of this book? He isn't there to protect her. Will he show up at the start of the next book? Those are some of the questions I was left with. Will Ava survive Caleb's step brother? Who knows. I will look into possibly reading the next book if I can find a way to borrow the book.

4 stars

132crazy4reading
nov. 27, 2014, 9:16 pm

#36. Never Buried by Edie Claire

Leigh moves in with her pregnant cousin, Cara, while her husband is away on his job. Cara is supposed to take it easy and no stress. Leigh does her best until a corpse is found on Cara's property.

This is when the all the weird stuff starts happening. First the corpse with a note, fish with the words GET OUT painted on them, and someone leaving gasoline and matches in the house. Leigh is scared but stays since Cara will not be forced out of her house.

It was interesting trying to figure out who is doing this and why. Now to look for the next books in the series.

5 stars

133crazy4reading
nov. 30, 2014, 4:38 pm

#37. 1st to Die by James Patterson

Wow, my first James Patterson book and I am in love with his writing. I will definitely be reading more of his books. I have fallen in love with the Women's Murder Club.

I have been introduced to Claire, Lindsey, Jill and Cindy. Each are from a different fields and yet all their jobs work together. Claire is a doctor, Lindsey and Inspector, Jill District Attorney and Cindy is a reporter. Together they solve the Wedding Murders.

They look at the evidence and work out things just by talking to each other. It was enjoyable reading about their meetings and just seeing how they have become friends. They trust each other and will work together to solve the case.

5 stars

I am reading Private Demon by Lynn Viehl plus a few others. I need to finish Private Demon before Friday. Hoping this is just as good as the one I just finished.

134crazy4reading
des. 11, 2014, 8:57 pm

#38. Private Demon by Lynn Viehl

This is my first book by Lynn Viehl. I enjoyed this book but now I need to go back and read the first book to see if I can fill in the gaps.

This seems to be about vampires and how they are cursed. The vampires in this book/series are not able to turn humans to vampires. It seems that the human die before the mutation is completed.

4 stars

I am reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. I haven't read this book since it was released in 2007.

135connie53
des. 17, 2014, 1:14 pm

A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

136crazy4reading
des. 21, 2014, 8:09 am

>153 Thanks Connie!! Hope you have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

137crazy4reading
des. 21, 2014, 8:13 am

#39. Real Vampires Get Lucky by Gerry Bartlett

I can always count on a fun and thrilling read in one of these Glory St. Clair books. I had stumbled upon this series by accident. Saw the first book on sale at Barnes and Noble and picked it up. Since then I haven't stopped getting these books when I can find them.

This book has Glory turning a human to a vampire. Something she doesn't want to do. When her and Valdez stumble upon Lucky Carver behind her shop bleeding out, Gloria has to decide to either save her or let her die. I will say that Lucky is annoying from the beginning.

Lucky is not one to be quiet and unseen and now that she is a vampire she has to learn the vampires rules. As always Glory is very entertaining with the men in her life and it is great to see Blade in this book. I look forward to the next book and possibly seeing Lucky in future books.

5 stars

I am reading the 4th book in the series Real Vampires don't Diet by Gerry Bartlett. I am also trying to finish Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. This will be my first time re-reading the last HP book.

138LauraBrook
des. 21, 2014, 12:41 pm

The Gerry Bartlett series is popular at work, and I've often wondered what they were like. Now, I'll go and request the first book! Thanks for your great review, and "thanks" for getting me into yet another series! ;)

139crazy4reading
des. 29, 2014, 11:00 am

Well I finished a few books. I am hoping to finish one more book before the end of the year.

#40. Real Vampires don't Diet by Gerry Bartlett

Glory St. Clare is at it again in Real Vampires Don't Diet. Glory is a vampire that was turned about 400 years ago. She is no your typical vampire. She doesn't like to hunt for food. She prefers the synthetic blood. She is also not you bone thin vampire. She has curves.

This book has Glory and Ray (Isreal Caine) in a very compromising situation. New Years Eve and Glory's on again off again man Jerry travels to Europe to look for his possible daughter. Glory goes to Ray when she learns that he is drinking alcohol. Vampires and alcohol do not mix.

Glory and Ray go out on a lake and meet a Siren. The Siren, Aggie is hunting vampires for a goddess named Crice. Aggie is a fan of Isreal Caine and decides to make Glory and Ray bring her 3 male vampires, and one must be Casanova.

Glory and Ray pretend to be engaged and also go to the Energy Vamps to work on getting Simon Destiny to be another of the vampires for Aggie. The fun begins for Glory, Jerry and Ray. A love triangle is now in full swing in this series. Glory in a pretend relationship with Ray and having to keep her real relationship with Jerry under wraps.

I am looking forward to reading the next book to see what is in store for Glory, Jerry, Ray and Jerry's daughter Lily. Now that Westwood the vampire hunter has been killed it will be interesting to see who besides Simon Destiny will be going after Glory and her friends.

4 stars

#41. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling

Well It has been 7 years since I read this book. It was published in 2007 and it is the 7th book in the Harry Potter Series. This is the first re-read I have done for Deathly Hallows. I am glad I finally got around to reading it again.

I had forgotten a lot of things in this book. I have watched the movie many times and started to think that was the book. Now that I re-read the book I discovered that I love both the book and the movie for totally different reasons. They transformed the book into a wonderful movie even if things were changed. Some characters left out of the movie or not scene like they were in the book.

Harry and Voldemort will have their final battle. Harry has to leave Privet drive for the last time prior to his 17th birthday. Once he turns 17 the protection that Dumbledore has placed on the house will be gone and Harry could be attacked. The trace is also lifted once Harry turns 17.

Harry, Ron and Hermione set off in a rush after the Minister of Magic has been killed. They start their hunt for the Horocruxes. There is tension between the three of them. Harry feels like he is putting everyone else in danger while Ron and Hermione know that he cannot do it alone.

There are many deaths in this book. Some at the very beginning. The first death that really affects Harry is one that I cried the first time I read the book. This time I was prepared and didn't cry as much.

I think I will re-read this one and take my time and not rush it.

5 stars

I am currently reading Twilight by Stephanie Meyer. I hope to finish that book before the New Year.

140crazy4reading
des. 31, 2014, 7:47 pm

Well I finished my last book for 2014.

#42. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

Twilight was one of the first books I read featuring Vampires. I wasn't familiar with all the 'myths' or 'superstitions' about Vampires. I enjoyed this book because it made me feel like a teenager in love again.

Bella moves to Forks to live with her father. She isn't keen on moving there but does it for her mother. Many of the students are eager to be friends and more with Bella.

Bella sees Edward from across the cafeteria. Edward is not your typical teenager and Bella intrigues Edward.

5 stars

Not sure what I will be picking up next. I will be doing this again in 2015!! Hope to see you there.

141LauraBrook
gen. 2, 2015, 11:42 am

Wahoo, Monica - congratulations! I'm hoping to start the first of the "Real Vampires" books very soon - it was due back at my work yesterday, so we'll see when it actually reappears. :) Happy New Year to you!