Crazy4reading's attempt at CAT 2015 part 1

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Crazy4reading's attempt at CAT 2015 part 1

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1crazy4reading
Editat: gen. 11, 2015, 4:10 pm

My Ticker for this Challenge. I am aiming for 80 books total this year. Not really making it to read so many books in each category. Just going to read books and put them where I can.

2015 Category Challenge:




My 75 book Challenge Ticker:




ROOT Challenge:




My 15,000 + Pages 2015 Challenge:




Well this started out with me asking for help. Thank you to all that responded below. I am doing this differently then I have before. I am in a couple of different challenges/games on the web. One of the games is you earn points for the number of pages in the book. So I have decided to base my categories on the number of pages and then put them in sub categories. I believe I have narrowed them down to the ones listed here:

1.Book Club reads
2.Mystery/Crime - The Butler Did it (thanks >21 christina_reads:)
3.TBR - anything that has been on my list for more then 2 years.Tearing down the Mountains and Mole hills before they turn into Mountains
4.ER Books, Books from publishers/Authors
5.E-Books, Audio Books .Saving The Trees or Killing the bookstore
6.1001 Books to read before you die
7.Books for BINGO Challenge
8.Books from Series
9.TIOLI Challenge
10.Romance
12.Am I too Old for these (YA, Children's Books)
13.Book or movie which is better
14.Borrowed from the Library
15.What Have I been missing (new author's or genres)
16.Recommendations from LT, friends and LT Members
17.Let the truth be told (books based on real life events
18.Memoirs, Biography, Autobiography

Ideas:

**Mystery/Crime - The Butler Did it.
**Books-to-screen - Never judge a book by it's movie

"Ages of Man" where you could associate categories with age groups.
**0-10 Too Young for Me
20-30 Romance
50-60 E-Books (can't hold an actual book anymore)
80-90 Audiobooks (can't read any more)
**90-100 1001 Books to Read Before You Die

**"Clubbing around" = Book Club Books
"Sounds good to me" = Audiobooks
**"Food for thought"= serials(cereal) get it?
"Still Counting"= 1001 list
"Have you Heard the News?" = True Crime

Page number categories:

1. 0-99
2. 100-199
3. 200-299
4. 300-399
5. 400-499
6. 500-599
7. 600-699
8. 700-799
9. 800-899
10. 900-999
11. 1000+

2crazy4reading
Editat: des. 27, 2015, 12:24 pm

1. Pages 0-99

1. Tales of the Great White by Jocelyn Heaney
2. Rugrats: Oh, Brother by Luke David
3. Mr. Rabbit & the Lovely Present by Charlotte Zolotow
4. The Weeds & the weather by Mary Stolz
5. Curious George goes to a chocolate factory by H. A. Rey
6. Freckle Juice by Judy Blume
7. The Doorbell rang by Pat Hutchins
8. Scooby-Doo and the invisible android by Jesse Leon McCann
9. Santa comes to Little House by Laura Ingalls Wilder
10. Hey Diddle, Diddle: Nursery rhyme by Kin Eagle
11. It's Raining, It's Pouring by Kin Eagle
12. I'm a Little teapot by Iza Trapani

Sub categories:

Am I too old for these (YA & Children)
1. Tales of the Great White by Jocelyn Heaney
2. Rugrats: Oh, Brother by Luke David
3. Mr. Rabbit & the lovely present by Charlotte Zolotow
4. The Weeds and the Weather by Mary Stolz
5. Curious George goes to a chocolate factory by H. A. Rey
6. Freckle Juice by Judy Blume
7. The doorbell rang by Pat Hutchins
8. Scooby-doo and the invisible android
9. Santa Comes to Little House
10. Hey Diddle, Diddle
11. It's raining, It's pouring
12. I'm a little teapot

3crazy4reading
Editat: des. 31, 2015, 9:59 pm

2. 100-199

1. Center Stage: Diamond by Mindy Klasky (188 pg)
2. Always Right by Mindy Klasky (176 pg)
3. Sensual Ghosts by Alexandra Amalova (141 pg)
4. The Theory of Attraction by Delphine Dryden (136 pg)
5. There's an Owl in the Shower by Jean Craighead George (144 pg)
6. The Nightlife: New York by Travis Luedke (170 pg)
7. Dork in Disguise by Carol Gorman (176 pg)
8. Rock the Band by Michelle Valentine (165 pg)
9. Playing with Fire: A Claire Abbott Mystery by Gail Anderson-Dargatz (120 pg)
10. Burned (retribution) by Natasha Deen (168 pg)

Sub Categories:

Romance
1. Center Stage by Mindy Klasky
2. Always Right by Mindy Klasky

Ghosts
1. Sensual Ghosts by Alexandra Amalova

Erotic/Erotica
1. The theory of Attraction by Delphine Dryden

Children's/YA
1. There's an Owl in the Shower by Jean Craighead George
2. Dork in Disguise by Carol Gorman
3. Burned by Natasha Deen

PNR
1. The Nightlife: New York by Travis Luedke

E-book
1. Rock the band by Michelle Valentine

Mystery
1. Playing with Fire by Gail Anderson-Dargatz

4crazy4reading
Editat: nov. 28, 2015, 8:28 pm

3. 200-299

1. Starry Night: A Christmas Novel by Debbie Macomber (256 pg)
2.Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard (286 pg)
3. The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick (289 pg)
4. six pound nineteen per witching hour by Joanna Mazurkiewicz (254 pg)
5. The Courtship by Lynna Banning (299 pg)
6. Ghost at Work by Carolyn Hart (290 pg)
7. Call me Hope by Gretchen Olson (288 pg)
8. Alpha Girl by Kate Bloomfield (212 pg)
9. Good Girl Gone Plaid by Shelli Stevens (258 pg)
10. Alias Mommy by Linda O. Johnston (250 pg)
11. Trail of Kisses by Merry Farmer (226 pg)
12. Maggie for Hire by Kate Danley (286 pg)
13. The Medium by C. J. Archer (260 pg)
14. Crux: Southern Arcana by Moira Rogers (256 pg)
15. Stranded with her ex by Jill Sorenson (219 pg)
16. Grave Sight by Charlaine Harris (293 pg)

Sub Categories:
Romance, Contemporary Romance
1. Starry Night
2. Good Girl Gone Plaid
3. Alias Mommy

Young Adult
1. Pretty Little Liars
2. Call me Hope

Which is better - Book or movie
1. The Silver Linings Playbook

Are we saving a tree or killing the book stores (e-book)
1. 6.19 per witching hour
2. Alpha Girl
3. Maggie for hire
4. The Medium
5. Crux

Romance, Historical Romance
1. The Courtship
2. Trail of Kisses

The butler did it- Mystery
1. Ghost at work
2. Grave Sight

Romance - Suspense
1. Stranded with her ex

5crazy4reading
Editat: des. 25, 2015, 8:35 pm

4. 300-399
1. I Take You: A Novel by Eliza Kennedy (320 pg)
2. Southern Storm by Terri Blackstock (374 pg)
3. All together dead by Charlaine Harris (323 pg)
4. The Girls from Ames by Jeffrey Zaslow (330 pg)
5. The Five Quarters of the Orange by Joanne Harris (320 pg)
6. The story of beautiful girl by Rachel Simon (346 pg)
7. All the Pretty Bones by Camela Thompson (312 pg)
8. Gold by Chris Cleave (324 pg)
9. Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice (342 pg)
10. Last One Home: A Novel by Debbie Macomber (320 pg)
11. Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (371 pg)
12. White Cat by Holly Black (310 pg)
13. Fires of Winter by Johanna Lindsey (376 pg)
14. House of Echoes by Brendan Duffy (384 pg)
15. Beauty from Pain by Georgia Cates (390 pg)
16. Witch Song by Amber Argyle (322 pg)
17. Storm Front by Jim Butcher (352 pg)
18. Annie Freeman's fabulous traveling funeral by Kris Radish (331 pg)
19. Life of Pi by Yann Martel (319 pg)
20. Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris (336 pg)
21. Garden of Lies by Amanda Quick (359 pg)
22. The Knitting Circle by Ann Hood (352 pg)
23. Fifty Shades of Grey by E. L. James (356 pg)
24. Just Desserts by Barbara Bretton (320 pg)
25. The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh (323 pg)
26. Betrayed by P. C. Cast (310 pg)

Sub- category-Humor:
I take You: A Novel by Eliza Kennedy

Sub-category-Christian Fiction
Southern Storm by Terri Blackstock

Sub-category-Fantasy
All together Dead by Charlaine Harris
Interview with the vampire by Anne Rice
White Cat by Holly Black
Witch Song by Amber Argyle
Storm Front by Jim Butcher
Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris
Betrayed by P. C. Cast

Sub-category - Non-Fiction
The Girls from Ames by Jeffrey Zaslow

Sub-category-Book Club Read
Five Quarters of the Orange by Joanne Harris
The story of beautiful Girl by Rachel Simon
Gold by Chris Cleave
Annie Freeman's fabulous traveling funeral by Kris Radish
The Knitting Circle by Ann Hood
The language of flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh

Sub-Category-ER books
All the pretty bones by Camela Thompson
Last One Home: A Novel by Debbie Macomber

Sub-Category-Historical Fiction
Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Garden of Lies by Ann Hood

Sub-category-Historical Romance
Fires of Winter by Johanna Lindsey

Sub-category-Horror
House of Echoes by Brendan Duffy

Sub-category-Romance
Beauty from Pain by Georgia Cates
Just Desserts by Barbara Bretton

Sub-category-Book made into a movie
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
Fifty shades of Grey by E. L. James

6crazy4reading
Editat: des. 13, 2015, 7:25 pm

5. 400-499

1. Man of My Dreams by Johanna Lindsey (432 pg)
2. Swimsuit by James Patterson (416 pg)
3. Presumed Innocent by Scott Turow (421 pg)
4. In the Woods by Tana French (429 pg)
5. Castles in the Air by Christina Dodd (419 pg)
6. Divergent by Veronica Roth (487 pg)
7. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (422 pg)
8. Daughter of Smoke and Bone (418 pg)
9. Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky (431 pg)

Sub-category - Historical Romance
1. Man of my Dreams
2. Castles in the Air

Sub-category - Thriller/Suspense
1. Swimsuit by James Patterson
2. Presumed Innocent by Scott Turow

Sub-category - Young Adult
1. Divergent
2. Daughter of Smoke and bone

Sub-category - Psychological Fiction
1. Gone Girl

Sub-category - Historical Fiction
1. Suite Francaise

7crazy4reading
Editat: oct. 25, 2015, 3:44 pm

6. 500-599

1. The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry (544 pg)
2. Insurgent by Veronica Roth (531 pg)

Sub Categories:
Book Club:
1. The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry

Series:
1. Insurgent by Veronica Roth

8crazy4reading
Editat: nov. 27, 2014, 10:04 am

7. 600-699

9crazy4reading
Editat: nov. 27, 2014, 10:04 am

8. 700-799

10crazy4reading
Editat: nov. 27, 2014, 10:04 am

9. 800-899

11crazy4reading
Editat: nov. 27, 2014, 10:04 am

10. 900-999

12crazy4reading
Editat: nov. 27, 2014, 10:05 am

11. 1000 +

13crazy4reading
Editat: nov. 29, 2014, 7:15 am

Sub categories:
Am I too old for these

14crazy4reading
Editat: nov. 29, 2014, 7:16 am

The Butler Did it (Mystery, Crime)

15crazy4reading
Editat: des. 17, 2014, 11:23 am

14

16crazy4reading
oct. 27, 2014, 6:42 pm

15

17crazy4reading
oct. 27, 2014, 6:42 pm

reserved

18crazy4reading
oct. 27, 2014, 6:42 pm

res

19crazy4reading
oct. 27, 2014, 6:42 pm

re

20crazy4reading
oct. 27, 2014, 7:15 pm

one more spot

21christina_reads
oct. 28, 2014, 10:05 am

In the past, I've used "The Butler Did It" for mysteries/crime. There's also "Never Judge a Book by its Movie" for the books-to-screen category.

22mamzel
oct. 28, 2014, 10:48 am

I was thinking an "Ages of Man" where you could associate categories with age groups.
0-10 Too Young for Me
20-30 Romance
80-90 Audiobooks (can't read any more)
90-100 1001 Books to Read Before You Die

Can you fill in the rest?

23crazy4reading
oct. 28, 2014, 7:27 pm

>21 christina_reads: >22 mamzel: Those are helpful. My creative juices seem to stop when I want to think of something different. I could mix them up and do a little of both. I still have time but now I am thinking.

24cyderry
oct. 29, 2014, 10:38 am

How about ...
"Clubbing around" = Book Club Books
"Sounds good to me" = Audiobooks
"Food for thought"= serials(cereal) get it?
"Still Counting"= 1001 list
"Have you Heard the News?" = True Crime

25crazy4reading
oct. 31, 2014, 3:32 pm

>24 cyderry: Those are some good ones too. You guys have got me thinking. I still have a few months. I am going to try and tweak some this weekend in between my reading. I think the Still counting one is good for me because I will be counting that until I die. I think I read one book from that list this year.

26-Eva-
nov. 1, 2014, 8:04 pm

I tend to stick with the same-old for mine, but I'll happily check out everyone else's! :)

27crazy4reading
nov. 4, 2014, 1:17 pm

>26 -Eva-: I probably should just do that.

I did strike through some that I don't think I will use this year. Now I am going to start dwindling down my ideas. You may see some changes happening...

28cyderry
Editat: nov. 7, 2014, 11:49 am

another idea...

My Fair Lady = Romance women are always gorgeous in Romance novels.

29crazy4reading
nov. 27, 2014, 10:17 am

Well thanks to those that gave me ideas. As you will see I went in a different way. I am going to go by the number of pages in a book and then put them in sub categories under the page numbers. I don't really have a goal for each page category.

30crazy4reading
des. 5, 2014, 11:07 am

I have finally come up with a plan for my 2015 CAT Challenge. I am trying something totally new. It will be interesting to see how long the books are that I decide to read this coming year.

31lkernagh
des. 25, 2014, 3:35 pm

Nice setup for your 2015 challenge!

32saraslibrary
des. 25, 2014, 9:25 pm

Hi Monica! :) Found you. Best of luck with your category challenge.

33crazy4reading
des. 26, 2014, 6:33 pm

> 31 Thanks Lori!

>32 saraslibrary: Hi Sara!! Glad you found me.

34crazy4reading
gen. 11, 2015, 3:32 pm

Well I finished my first book of 2015!! I just haven't been inn a reading mood lately.

1. I Take You: A Novel by Eliza Kennedy

I received this book as an Early Review copy from Library Thing. The blurb about the book caught my interest and I was hoping to find myself really laughing. I had a few chuckles. Not sure if it is just me not being into the book at present or just not the book for me.

You have a woman getting married and her family questioning if she is going to go through with it. Her Gran is one that I found myself smiling and laughing with/at. I am glad I read the book. This is not your typical book. If you are not open to an open relationship in a marriage this book might turn you off. There is infidelity in this book.

4 stars

I am currently reading: Starry Night: A Christmas Novel by Debbie Macomber, Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard, Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry and 2 books by Mindy Klasky. I would love to finish another 2 books this week.

35crazy4reading
gen. 13, 2015, 7:39 pm

#2. Starry Night: A Christmas Novel by Debbie Macomber

I haven't read a book that has kept my interest in awhile. I started Starry Night and I couldn't put it down. I finished it in about 24 hours. I love a book that captures my attention right from the start, and Starry Night did just that.

Carrie is a journalist and wants off the Society Page. Her boss gives her a quest. If she can find the reclusive best selling author Finn Dalton and gets an interview then he will let her work on something other than the Society Page.

Will Carrie be able to do something that no other journalist has been able to accomplish? That is the basis of Starry Night. This is beautifully written by Debbie Macomber. I loved her characters right from the beginning.

I found myself pulling for the couple as soon as they met. They are total opposites but you can feel the attraction in their first meeting. When Carrie finally finds Finn and travels to his home in Alaska the romances is ignited.

I loved the description of the Alaska land and the stars and the Northern Lights. I now want to go visit Alaska just from reading this book.

5 stars

I am still reading Lace Reader, Pretty Little Liars and Center Stage: Diamond and Always Right by Mindy Klasky, Southern Storm by Terri Blackstock

36crazy4reading
gen. 14, 2015, 5:49 pm

#3. Southern Storm by Terri Blackstock

A storm is raging on Cape Refuge. Cade, the Chief of Police is driving to divert traffic around some down power lines when he hits a man that walks out in front of him. Cade is raked with guilt after the man dies. When Cade vanishes Blair is concerned that something happened to him. Blair feels that the police are doing nothing to find him. She has a gut feeling that the man's wife is responsible for Cade's disappearance.

The story was interesting and one that I found myself wanting to keep reading. I had many questions that need to be answered. Why did Cade disappear? Would they find him? Who is kidnapping the babies from the hospital? There is a lot of talk about Christianity and praying to God. Blair has not been a believer for some time now. Will she finally believe that there is a God?

I enjoyed the story and look forward to reading the next book in this series.

4 stars

Still reading the books listed above.

37crazy4reading
gen. 17, 2015, 5:10 pm

Another book finished today.

#4. Center Stage: Diamond by Mindy Klasky

Another Diamond Brides book. This one was okay. I didn't enjoy it as much as the other ones I have read. Center Stage is about the Rockets Center Fielder Ryan Greene and Zach Ormond's little sister Lindsey who is an aspiring actress.

It all starts after Lindsey is left at the altar again. Ryan sees how she is driving and decides to follow her to make sure she is okay. The story is not as great as the first couple of books. It was a very quick read.

3 1/2 stars

I am reading the next book in this series Always Right: Diamond. I am hoping this one is better. I think they are becoming a little to predictable and it is making the books boring. I am also reading The Lace Reader which has to be finished by Wed. for book club. I also need to read Pretty Little Liars for a buddy read.

38crazy4reading
gen. 18, 2015, 4:01 pm

I just finished another book. Now I only have 1 ER book left to read. I just need to receive it first.

#5. Always Right by Mindy Klasky

Here we meet Kyle Norton and Amanda. Kyle plays for the Rockets. Amanda is a lawyer. They meet at an afternoon pre-baseball game batting practice. Kyle has busted his sunglasses and sees Amanda in the stands and asks her for her glasses. She reluctantly gives them to her.

Amanda does research on Kyle and learns something about his past. She decides to blackmail him. Kyle goes along with it by using her for his superstition. He begs her to come to all morning/afternoon home games for the rest of the season.

They start to fall in love as they discover more about each other. This story was cute and I was pulling for them to stop the shenanigans with each other. Another typical romance book yet enjoyable.

4 stars

Need to read some of The Lace Reader this afternoon. I hope to finish it this week. And also read some of Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard. Who knows what else I will pick up to read.

Happy Reading!!

39crazy4reading
gen. 19, 2015, 3:35 pm

I love long weekends!! I get so much reading done. I just don't get cleaning or eating healthy done. I finished my book club book today.

#6. The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry

I had trouble getting into this book at first. Not sure if it was just the timing or my mind set. I enjoyed the book once I got into it. You have Towner Whitney, whose real name is Sophya. Her family is from Salem and can read the future in the patterns of lace. The women have many secrets about their family. Towner comes back to Salem to look for her Auntie Eva. I found myself drawn into the stories of Salem history and the witchcraft mentioned in the book. I am glad that our book club chose this book for January.

4 stars

Now I will hopefully finish Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard.

40mamzel
gen. 19, 2015, 8:14 pm

Unfortunately I did not appreciate this book as much as you and found it just meh.

41crazy4reading
gen. 21, 2015, 6:48 pm

>40 mamzel: It was an okay book. I enjoyed the second half of the book a lot more than the first half.

42crazy4reading
Editat: gen. 21, 2015, 6:55 pm

#7 All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris

I am finally continuing on my Sookie series. It has been awhile since I picked this series up. I almost forgot all that had happened in the previous book. Sookie is helping the Vamps again in this book.

The Vamps are having a summit and the queen of Louisiana is also up for trial because she supposedly murdered her Arkansas King fiance. Since Sookie is a telepath and is a witness to the murder the queen requires her presence at the Summit. She will be paid for this service.

I felt that Sookie has misgivings about helping the vamps but also fears that if she doesn't she might not be able to live either. Her friend Tara, Sam and others try to talk her out of helping them. Her boyfriend Quinn will be there running things for the vamps too.

Sookie is her usual entertaining self. You also get to see Barry the other Telepath in this book. Not sure what I think of him.

5 stars

Still reading Pretty Little Liars.

43crazy4reading
feb. 9, 2015, 7:08 pm

#8. Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard

Pretty Little Liars is about a bunch of spoiled rich girls. That is what I gathered just from this book. Spencer, Aria, Emily, Hanna and Allison are all friends in 7th grade. Allison goes missing one day in the summer and the girls drift apart.

Three years later the girls start receiving text messages, emails and letters with little notes about the girls different secrets. All messages are signed A and the girls each wonder if this could be Allison.

I can see why this book and series would appeal to some and not others. I think this is typical of how girls are in real life to some extent. I might continue with the series.

4 stars

I finished this awhile ago just getting around to posting it. I am reading The Silver Lining Playbook and my book club book The Girls from Ames by Jeffrey Zaslow

44crazy4reading
feb. 24, 2015, 8:20 am

#9. The Girls from Ames by Jeffrey Zaslow

I just finished reading The Girls From Ames, which is for my library book club meeting tonight. I started out liking the book. Then I couldn't get into it for awhile. I stuck with it and found myself really enjoying it.

The Girls from Ames is about 11 girls who have remained friends since they were young in Ames, Iowa. You learn so much about each girl and friendship in general. I really found myself thinking about friends I had in high school. I also saw myself relating to one of the girls that was shy and was confronted by the other girls from the group at a sleep over. It was intended to be a nice gathering and turned into a sort of mean girl event.

Sometimes when you grow up you don't realize that even though the world seems to be changing that things haven't changed that much. Girls have always been mean just not mean like the girls of today.

The challenges that each girl/woman has gone through in her life. I find myself now wanting to know more about how they are doing since this book was written. I know I will be checking out the website that was mentioned in the book. www.girlsfromames.com

I am glad I read the book and now want to renew old friendships.

4 stars

I am still reading my books. Just not reading as much as I would like too.

45crazy4reading
març 6, 2015, 7:37 pm

I hit a reading slump in February. I just didn't want to read. I finally finished a book I started in February. Here is that review:

#10. The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick

I saw the movie before reading this book. I now want to see the movie again so I can actually decide which one I like better. I enjoyed this book.

You have Pat Peeples that has just come out of a mental facility (the bad place). According to Pat this is his movie. He has been in the bad place for a few years and doesn't realize it. Pat wants to end apart time from Nikki.

You also meet the odd Tiffany. She also has a mental problem. Tiffany becomes Pat's friend and tells him things that others are afraid to tell him. She is brutally honest at times.

4 stars

I am still reading one other book. It is 6.19 per Witching hour By Joanna Mazurkiewicz. I am enjoying it but only reading about a chapter a night. Hope to finish that book this weekend.

46saraslibrary
març 7, 2015, 4:33 pm

>45 crazy4reading: I've been meaning to watch that movie. I'm glad the book's not disappointing. And I'm glad you're out of your reading slump. :) Good luck with 6.19 per Witching Hour!

47-Eva-
març 7, 2015, 6:57 pm

>45 crazy4reading:
Well, I learned something; I didn't know it was based on a book and I've only seen clips of the movie. The book will join the movie in the to-get-to list.

48crazy4reading
març 9, 2015, 8:23 pm

>46 saraslibrary: & >47 -Eva-: I really want to re-read the book and try to read more than just one chapter at a time. I enjoyed the book but I felt like I was thinking about the movie as I was reading the book. I usually never see the movie before reading the book but when it comes to Bradley Cooper Movies I just can't wait to see them. By the way Bradley Cooper is my background on my work computer. I love him.

Trudging my way through 6.19 per Witching Hour. I am enjoying it. Just seems like there is no time to read any more.

49crazy4reading
març 11, 2015, 10:14 am

I finally finished 6.19 per Witching Hour last night. I will post my review later today. I will be starting my book club read and Sensual Ghosts by Alexandra Amalova

50crazy4reading
març 11, 2015, 7:49 pm

I just realized that I have been reading this book since December. I had started it for a challenge and the challenge ended before I was able to finish the book. So here is my review:

11. six pound nineteen per witching hour by Joanna Mazurkiewicz

I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this book. When I started reading I did not know what to expect. This book is about an agency that hires paranormal beings for other companies.

Julia Taylor is the main character that this book is about. She is a recruitment consultant for Paranormal Personnel. Her days are usually normal as normal for a super natural being until she meets Mr. La Caz.

It was interesting to read the chemistry between an Elf and a Damphir. The ending was a little bit of a let down.

4 stars

I will be starting 2 new books this week. My book club read: Five Quarters of the Orange by Joanne Harris and Sensual Ghosts by Alexandra Amalova. Hope these are both good books.

51saraslibrary
març 11, 2015, 10:42 pm

>48 crazy4reading: LOL! I love it. Another Bradley Cooper fan! :)

>50 crazy4reading: Yay! You finally finished that one. I know how that goes. I think I have one ebook from last year to finish, but I just don't like ebooks; they hurt my eyes. :/ Anyway, good job! :)

52crazy4reading
març 20, 2015, 7:57 pm

>51 saraslibrary: Bradley Cooper is now single!! I can read e-books but not often. I like reading them at night because I don't need a light on.

Well I finished another book.

12. Five Quarters of the Orange by Joanne Harris

This is my first book by Joanne Harris. I had trouble getting into this book at first. Once I got past the first part I finally started to get into the story. The story takes place in two time periods, present day in France and during the Second World War. I enjoyed this story with the complexity of the characters.

You have the mother and her three children. They lose their father because of the war. The troubles that the family has and gets into really made the story interesting. The ending was what I expected.

4 stars

I am reading a few books right now. Would love to get at least one done this weekend. Not sure if I will because I have a lot to do tomorrow.

53crazy4reading
març 22, 2015, 6:27 pm

Well I finished a book today.

#13 Sensual Ghosts by Alexandra Amalova

Well this is a very different book from what I usually read. This is a book with multiple ghost stories. This is also considered an erotic book. I was a little surprised by some of the stories. I will say that I enjoyed these stories.

Each one had there own version of ghost. I really enjoyed The snowgirl. That one was very interesting. This guy is in love with his friends girlfriend and while they are at the mountains skiing he gets injured and cannot ski. It was just different how the author makes you feel like the encounter was just a dream at first.

All the stories are enjoyable in there own way. This is my first book by Alexandra Amalova.

3 stars

I am reading The Courtship by Lynna Banning I also have some ER books to read.

54saraslibrary
març 23, 2015, 10:47 pm

>52 crazy4reading: He's single now? I'm kind of torn on that. I hate seeing people split up, but it kind of makes him more appealing now that he's single. :) Not that I could ever hook up with him, but still... *drool*

I've seen a lot of Joanne Harris's books (I've never read any of them, though), but I had no idea her book Chocolat was the same one made into the movie with Johnny Depp and Juliette Binoche and a whole bunch of other actors I just love! I just might have to try her books now. :)

>53 crazy4reading: Is Sensual Ghosts an Early Reviewer ebook? It looks like something I'd read (I like paranormal erotica), but I didn't see it listed on Amazon or elsewhere.

Best of luck with the rest of your ER books! :)

55crazy4reading
març 26, 2015, 7:48 pm

>54 saraslibrary: I didn't get Sensual Ghosts as an ER book. I believe I just happened to find it for free on Amazon at one time. I was surprised by how much I did like it. Here is the link on Amazon (USA) http://www.amazon.com/Sensual-Ghosts-Alexandra-Amalova-ebook/dp/B00GIVFXFM/ref=s...

56saraslibrary
març 28, 2015, 4:58 pm

>55 crazy4reading: Cool, thanks for the link! :) You lucked out getting it free. It's only $2.99 now, but still, free's better. ;)

57crazy4reading
març 28, 2015, 5:12 pm

>54 saraslibrary: I receive daily emails about e-book deals. Plus on Goodreads there is group I belong to that post free books on a daily basis. I have grabbed books there a lot and I don't even look at what they are before buying them. I figure if they are free I want it.

I finished a book just now.

#14. The Courtship by Lynna Banning

Story of Jane Davis and her family moving from South Carolina to Oregon. She was not used to being in Yankee territory. She was kept shelter by her father and now that her father has passed she is trying to save money so that she can go back home with her Mama. Jane decides to become a dressmaker. The owner of the bank makes a deal with her.

He will loan her the money to pay off all the debt and start her business. If she is successful she just pays the loan back. If she fails she just has to marry Rydell Wilder (the owner of the bank). Rydell has loved Jane since the first they met as young children.

I enjoyed the story and found myself laughing out loud right from the beginning.

4 stars

I am currently listening to Ghost at Work by Carolyn Hart. I just downloaded it from Overdrive for a challenge on GR. I would love to finish it tonight but not sure I will. I am going to Quizzo tonight. I am enjoying the book so far.

58crazy4reading
Editat: març 29, 2015, 6:14 pm

I finished another book:

#15. Ghost at Work by Carolyn Hart

I just decided to look on Overdrive for a book for a challenge I am doing. This book fit the challenge and I decided to give it a go. It was a cute story.

Bailey Ruth is dead and doesn't let death stop her from solving mysteries. A man is murdered and left on the porch of a church. Bailey goes back to help solve the murder. When Bailey picks up things it looks like the items are floating. This has a tendency to cause a little panic. I am glad I chose this book to read.

4 stars

I will be starting the following books

Call me Hope by Gretchen Olson
The Story of Beautiful Girl by Rachel Simon
All the Pretty Bones by Camela Thompson
Alpha Girl by Kate Bloomfield

59mathgirl40
març 29, 2015, 7:44 pm

I've had Call me Hope on my bookshelf for a long time and hope to fit it into April's reading plans. I'll be interested in seeing what you think of it.

60crazy4reading
març 29, 2015, 8:07 pm

I've had Call me Hope on my shelf for awhile too. I am trying to clean out some books so I figured I needed to start reading some of my books.

61crazy4reading
abr. 3, 2015, 4:51 pm

I finished another book today.

#16. Call me Hope by Gretchen Olson

I really got into this book from the beginning. Hope is an 11 year old girl and this is her story. Hope lives with her brother, Tyler and their mother. Hope starts 6th grade at the beginning of Call me Hope.

Hope's mother is verbally abusive to her and you see and feel her struggles throughout this book. I found myself crying while reading this book. Some of the things that Hope goes through really broke my heart. You always hear about the physical abuse but not how words can be just as dangerous.

Hope was resilient in this book. Finding ways to cope and survive. It was great how this book ended and really touched me.

5 stars

I am currently reading Alpha Girl by Kate Bloomfield and I am enjoying that one. It is different from what I have read. Not sure what else I will pick up to read next.

62crazy4reading
abr. 4, 2015, 2:41 pm

Just finished another book today.

#17. Alpha Girl by Kate Bloomfield

Well I have never read a book quite like this one. Alpha Girl is about Rose and her 'illness'. Once a month she has 'her time of the month', as her mother likes to call it. Every month at the full moon Rose becomes a werewolf.

Rose meets her new teacher Mr. Stone who she has an attraction to. The attraction is mutual. The reason for the attraction is because of their affliction. I have never read a book like this before. I did enjoy it even though it is considered taboo for a student teacher relationship.

4 stars

Now I am reading my book club book The story of Beautiful Girl by Rachel Simon, Man of my Dreams by Johanna Lindsey and All the Pretty Bones by Camela Thompson

63crazy4reading
abr. 18, 2015, 8:01 pm

I have finally finished another book. I have been busy these past couple of weeks with my b-day, Easter and family stuff.

#18. The Story of Beautiful Girl by Rachel Simon

I probably would never have thought to pick this book up to read. I am glad out book club chose this book. I was enthralled from the beginning. This is a book that starts in 1968 around November. This is the story about a young girl named Lynnie. There is also Homan, Martha and Julia that are part of this book.

Martha meets Homan and Lynnie on a rainy night when they knock on her door looking for shelter. Lynnie has a baby. Lynnie and Homan are from a 'school' for those with disabilities. Just reading about how they are treated made me very upset.

A wonderful love story about two very different people.

5 stars

I am still reading my ER book All the Pretty bones by Camela Thompson and Man of My dreams by Johanna Lindsey.

64crazy4reading
abr. 26, 2015, 11:57 am

I finished another book on Friday.

#19. Man of My Dreams by Johanna Lindsey

I love Johanna Lindsey's work!! Again I was not disappointed. This is a story of Megan and Devlin. Devlin is a 'horse breeder' that meets Megan when he starts working at her father's stables. Megan is considered a beauty and has men falling at her feet. Devlin is also considered a handsome man and has women falling at his feet.

Megan has a goal to marry a Duke. A certain one named Ambrose St. James and she tells Devlin this. What Megan doesn't know is that Devlin is hiding from his friend Freddy because Freddy's sister says she is pregnant and that Devlin is the father.

Devlin is keeping his true identity a secret from Megan and others until the story of the 'pregnancy' passes. Devlin is really Ambrose St. James. Megan doesn't find this out until after she is married because of an indiscretion with Devlin.

I loved the interaction between Devlin and Megan. They are great together. I enjoyed how neither one could admit that they were falling in love with each other.

5 stars

I am reading All the Pretty Bones by Camela Thompson, I will also be reading Gold by Chris Cleave, Interview with the vampire by Anne Rice, and The Theory of attraction by Delphine Dryden. I am more then 50% done with The Theory of Attraction and I may finish it this weekend.

I will be going to see a play today with my dad and will hopefully get some reading done of while I wait for him before the show. I am currently watching Covert Affairs. Since I have gotten rid of my cable I now watch all my shows on Amazon Prime (if they are free) I am on season 4. Plus I watch a lot of shows on the web. Every show I have watched has been new to me.

65crazy4reading
abr. 27, 2015, 4:29 pm

I finished a book today.

#20. The Theory of Attraction by Delphine Dryden

This book was similar to Fifty Shades of Gray but better written. This story takes place in Houston Texas. Ivan and Camilla are neighbors and work at a University. They are both nerds but Ivan is the bigger nerd. He kind of reminds me of Sheldon on The Big Bang Theory.

Camilla has a huge crush on Ivan and is a semi stalker of his. Ivan asks Cami to teach him how to act in social situations. It is interesting to see how something that is so normal for some people to be so hard for others. Then the story gets interesting when Camilla learns that Ivan has a secret.

Camilla becomes Ivan's submissive and is now the student as she learns about his lifestyle. This was a very easy read.

4 stars

I am only 3 books behind of making my goal of 75 books this year. I need to finish another book this week. I am currently reading: An interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice, Gold by Chris Cleave, and All the Pretty Bones by Camela Thompson. Hope to make some progress on All the pretty Bones.

66crazy4reading
maig 5, 2015, 9:52 am

Finally finished a book. It seems like time is just flying by and that I have no time to read.

#21. All the Pretty Bones by Camela Thompson

I wasn't sure if I would like this book. This book is a mixture of mystery, romance, vampires and thriller, all genres that I enjoy.

Olivia has been stalked for 10 years by the same man. His name is Mark. Mark has made Olivia's life a living hell. She has not been able to life a full life. She hasn't dated and when she does date Mark threatens the guys or beats them till they are almost dead.

Olivia's life is turned up side down when she learns that she has cancer and Mark is back in town. She knows that she is being watched. She obtains a gun and starts to taking some defensive lessons at a Do Jo. She wants to kill Mark before she dies.

Olivia meets Lucian and he knows more about Olivia and her past then she knows about herself. Olivia is dying and also being hunted by Mark and her father. Lucian knows about her father and then learns about Mark and decides to help Olivia with her mission of killing Mark.

4 stars

I am reading Interview with the vampire by Anne Rice and I will hopefully start reading Gold by Chris Cleave. I have been watching some shows instead of reading. I have been watching Orphan Black and Secret and Lies. I am loving them both. Now I only need to watch the final episode of Secret and Lies. I am on the first season of Orphan Black and only have 2 more episodes to watch.

Well I am going to head outside to do some yard work.

67mamzel
maig 5, 2015, 2:28 pm

I haven't heard about Interview for a while. I'll be interested to see what you think of it.

68crazy4reading
maig 26, 2015, 1:58 pm

#22. Gold by Chris Cleave

Another book club book and one that I probably wouldn't have picked up on my own. I didn't love this book but I didn't hate this book either. I found it to be interesting but not one that I loved.

Gold is about 3 cyclists going for GOLD at many different Olympics. You have Jack, Kate and Zoe. All three first meet when they were young and just starting out in cycling. Then there is Sophie, Jack and Kate's daughter who is fighting Leukemia. Kate gives up going to the Olympics after Sophie and once she is diagnosed with Leukemia it looks like her hopes are gone forever.

Gold follows all three with flashbacks and to the present. You learn how each individual was shaped into the adult they are now. Seeing how each one had a different beginning and what drove them to get into cycling. The things they do with and to each other during the book makes for some entertaining and heartbreaking moments.

4 stars

#23. Swimsuit by James Patterson

My second book by James Patterson and I am not disappointed. I actually listened to the audio for this book and found myself drawn into the story from the very beginning.

This book is about the murder of a swimsuit model and the person who committed the crime. You hear the story and the murders that he commits and has committed before. You don't know what is actually truth and what is fiction about the guy. He is a psychopath!!

Even the ending was one surprise and it makes you wonder. So glad I decided to listen to this book.

5 stars

Still making my way through Interview with a vampire by Anne Rice. So far I feel it is very slow going. Just finished part 1 and was like Wow that ending was interesting. Didn't expect that. Hoping to get some reading in today.

69crazy4reading
juny 2, 2015, 2:42 pm

Finally finished Interview with the vampire. Here is my review:

#24. Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice

I had trouble getting into this book at first. Since there were no real chapters I found it hard to stop in the middle and when I did stop I found myself going back and reading some of the book again. I did finally get into it and found myself getting into the characters. I think since I have read other books about vampires before that my idea of them was a lot different then this book depicted.

4 stars

I now have to figure out what I will be reading next. I have a few choices. I have a few ER books I need to read and I have my book club book, which is I capture the castle by Dodie Smith.

70crazy4reading
juny 11, 2015, 5:30 pm

#25. Presumed Innocent by Scott Turow

I picked this book up at Goodwill because it looked interesting. I wasn't disappointed. I found myself through out the whole book trying to figure out who would frame the Deputy PA Rusty Sabich. That is one thing I love about reading mysteries, trying to figure out who did it before I reach the end. I will say I kept speculating and that the final answer wasn't a total surprise. I was surprised but not like I would never have guessed. I thought it but just didn't want to believe it.

I loved all the characters in the book and yet I hated them at times. You have lawyers; both defense and prosecuting attorneys, cops, and judges. The personalities were interesting and fun to read. You have Carolyn Polhemus who has been murdered and worked in the PA's office. You have Rusty Sabich that has been charged with her murder. Just reading the beginning and all the evidence that keeps piling up makes you think did he do it, is he ever going to figure out that everything points to him. I sometimes felt that Rusty was surprised by all the evidence and just thinking it was coincidence for his prints to be in her apartment and other things.

I will definitely remember this book for awhile.

5 stars

I will be starting Good girl gone plaid by Shelli Stevens. I am reading this for a Clue game on Goodreads. I need to finish it by next Monday if not earlier. I still need to start my book club book too and read my ER books that I have received.

I am a quarter of the way to my goal of 75!! I am now only 8 books behind schedule. Maybe I should just pick up some really short books.

71crazy4reading
juny 14, 2015, 5:59 pm

#26. Good Girl Gone Plaid by Shelli Stevens

I really enjoyed this book. I was laughing out loud with some of the comments. This story is the first book in a series called The McLaughlins and I am smitten with all the Scots in this book.

This book is about Ian McLaughlin. The other family members, brothers Aleck, & Colin (Ian's twin) and a sister Kenzie. Kenzie's best friend Sarah comes back to settle the matters of her Grans house that was left to her in the will. Sarah used to date Kenzie's brother Ian in high school. There is a past and a secret.

Sarah will be spending one month on Widbey Island so she can keep the house and then sell it. Sarah has a daughter who is staying with Sarah's mother in Virginia. Sarah and Ian had a bad break up and her being back on the island has brought those memories back and the feelings for Ian.

You can feel the tension between Sarah and Ian when they have there first run in. They both hate each other and yet you can feel the chemistry between them. I will be looking for the next books in this series.

4 stars

I need to finish my book club book. I captured the castle is my book and I need to finish it by Wednesday. I hope I enjoy it as much as I enjoyed my previous book.

72crazy4reading
jul. 5, 2015, 6:59 pm

I am so far behind on my reading. I finally finished a book today.

#27. Last One Home: A Novel by Debbie Macomber

Last One Home is the story of Cassie coming home after a few bad decisions she made as a teenager. Cassie is estranged from her family because she ran away after high school with her boyfriend. She is in an abusive marriage and has a daughter. She finally leaves her husband and has to start all over. She hasn't had communication with her family since she left at the age of 18. It was a very interesting story. I found myself crying and laughing.

5 stars

I will be reading Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini and a few other ones.

73crazy4reading
jul. 18, 2015, 5:46 pm

I am moving along slowly. Participating in a read a thon this weekend on another site. I was able to finish a book. Now I just need to get another one finished or make some good progress on my books.

#28. Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

I don't know why I put off reading this book for so long. I really enjoyed the whole story. To see Afghanistan through the eyes of a child in the beginning and to see how Afghanistan has changed through the same eyes as an adult.

Amir is the narrator of this story. To see how life was for him growing up, leaving Afghanistan when things start to change and then coming back to set somethings straight. I am not that familiar with the lifestyle in Afghanistan and reading about it written by a person that was born in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Amir is friends with a Hazara boy who is also his servant's son. The things they get themselves into are typical of all children. I will be picking up the second book by this Khaled Hosseini.

5 stars

I am currently reading or will be starting: In the Woods by Tana French, Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn and one of my ER books.

74crazy4reading
jul. 19, 2015, 1:15 pm

Well I finished a book this morning. I started it last night and finished it today. I love listening to audio books.

#29. White Cat by Holly Black

I didn't know what to expect when I borrowed this book from Overdrive. I decided to read the book because I am participating in a Bingo game and needed a book for my free space and this book fit the criteria for the game.

Cassel is the main character of this story. He comes from a family of magic who are also conmen. It is interesting as I was listening to the story about how Cassel feels he is losing his memory and dreaming of a white cat. The story held my interest.

Cassel knows something bad is going to happen and he tries to put a stop to it with the help of some friends.

4 stars

I am still reading In the woods and Gone Girl. Not sure if I will be able to finish another book but would like to make a dent in to one of them

75crazy4reading
Editat: jul. 26, 2015, 7:10 pm

I finished another book today.

#30. In The Woods by Tana French

This is my first book by Tana French and I also think my first book based in Ireland. This was a very interesting book. The story starts by telling us about an incident that happened in 1984. Three children went into the woods and 2 disappeared and the third was covered in blood. So what happened to the other 2?

That is what you are told in the beginning. Now 20 some years later there is another murder in the woods and now the detectives need to find out if the 2 are related. Plus one of the detectives is the one boy from that incident in 1984.

This story was one that kept you guessing from the very beginning. Who would kill a 12 year old girl who was sweet and innocent? She was headed to ballet school. Her life was just beginning. To find out in the end exactly who did it was one that you will have to discover for yourself by reading the book.

4 stars

I am reading many books right now. Too many. Here are the ones I am reading:

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Alias Mommy by Linda Johnston
Fires of Winter by Johanna Lindsey
Castles in the Air by Christina Dodd
Divergent by Veronica Roth

Just to name a few. Plus I have some of my kids books I am reading so that I can donate them to the friends of the library.

76crazy4reading
jul. 28, 2015, 2:46 pm

I finished a really easy book today.

31. Tales of the Great White by Jocelyn Heaney

I am going through my children's books so I can donate them to the Friends of the Library since they are in need of children's books. This was a fun and easy read. If you have a child that enjoys animals or even scary stories this is a good choice for them.

3 stars

Still reading other books. I think I have 6 going right now.

77crazy4reading
ag. 1, 2015, 7:33 pm

#32. Castles in the Air by Christina Dodd

This was a new author for me. Castles in the Air was also different to me because it was set in a time period I have never read before. It was just after the Crusades. I found it interesting to read something from that time period.

I did enjoy this romance story. Juliana is told by the king that she has to marry Lord Avrache. She does not consent nor does she go to the king when she is summoned for the wedding. She has a past she is hiding as does Lord Raymond Avrache.

The way they met was when Juliana is heading back to her castle when this stranger grabs her and forces her into a hut to get her out of the snow storm. She thinks she is being kidnapped and going to be forced to do sleep with this man. She doesn't know that he is her betrothed and he doesn't reveal his true identity either. She believes he is the King's Master Castle Builder.

When she does learn of his true identity she doesn't know how to feel at first. This man hasn't treated her like the most other men. You can see the love growing between them even though they both deny it.

4 stars

Still working on the other books. Well actually I need to start those books.

78crazy4reading
ag. 6, 2015, 9:04 pm

#33. Alias Mommy by Linda O. Johnston

I picked this book up for an easy read. I enjoy a nice romance with some intrigue in it and Alias Mommy had just enough. The story starts off with Polly driving on a stormy night. She is on unfamiliar roads and falls asleep behind the wheel.

She is discovered and a doctor is called to the scene to help so that she doesn't die. Polly is 8 months pregnant and Dr. Reeve Snyder sees her and has a memory of his own. Polly is hiding something and Reeve is concerned about her.

Polly is running away from her family and is afraid for her life and the life of her new baby daughter. She doesn't want to trust anyone because of her past, what she is running away from and being hurt again. This was a nice easy fun read.

4 stars

Still reading Divergent by Veronica Roth, Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn, House of Echoes by Brendan Duffy (ER book), Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris, Fires of Winter by Johanna Lindsey I also have a few e-books but cannot remember the titles. Hope to make some progress on Divergent this weekend and Gone Girl. I am only 11 books behind in making my goal of 75 this year. I really need to read some short books.

79crazy4reading
ag. 9, 2015, 6:18 pm

Finished another book today.

#34. Divergent by Veronica Roth

Well I bought this book over a year ago and just now got around to reading it. I don't know why I let the size of a book scare me about reading it. I can't wait to purchase the next book and read it. I loved this book and this is probably going to become another of my favorite series along with HP and Hunger Games.

I loved the concept of this book. There are five factions and when you reach the age of 16 you are given a test to see which faction you should choose. Even though you are born in one faction you can choose to go to a different one. I loved Beatrice (Tris) who is from Abnegation. Her and her brother both decide to change factions. If they don't pass the initiation then they will become Factionless.

I loved the people that Tris meets especially Four. Tris learns that she is Divergent and it is something you cannot talk about. Some of the ending left me very sad.

5 stars

Well I will now be starting a new book soon. Not sure which one will be next from my list is the previous post.

80crazy4reading
ag. 16, 2015, 7:41 pm

I finished Gone Girl tonight.

#35. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

Well what can I say, I read the book. I haven't seen the movie so nothing was spoiled for me. I didn't find this book a thriller or very suspenseful. There were moments of suspense but not throughout the whole book. I usually don't care for books that go back and forth between people or time. That did not bother me but I did fell like reading all of Nick or all of Amy sometimes.

So Nick's wife goes 'missing' or possibly murdered on their fifth wedding anniversary. In the beginning it felt like it was going to be a story of a murder and who did it. Than as the story progresses you start to realize that this is a very psychological book of fiction. I don't want to say thriller. The ending was just an ending. I would have liked something different.

I didn't really like any of the characters the best. I enjoyed Go, Tanner and Boney. I felt that Nick and Amy were just two pain in the butt characters even though they are the main ones. Nick's way of thinking and attitude bothered me. Amy was just annoying both as diary Amy and real or not real Amy. Amy is definitely a sociopath. Nick was just an idiot.

I may try a few other books by Gillian Flynn.

3 stars

I will be starting Trail of Kisses, House of Echoes, Dead Reckoning and Insurgent in the next couple of days/weeks.

81crazy4reading
ag. 19, 2015, 6:20 pm

#36. Trail of Kisses by Merry Farmer

This was a very good story. I was enthralled from the beginning of the book. I enjoyed the story of Lynne and Cade.

Lynne's father is a judge in Missouri and has been threatened along with his family by the Briscoe Boys. Lynne is forced by her father to head to Denver City on a wagon train to live with her uncle. Cade works for her uncle and is put in charge of her safety.

Right from the beginning you can feel the tension between Cade and Lynne. Cade is afraid of failing her uncle like he did once before. Lynne is her father's brave daughter. They are both very stubborn and it makes for some entertaining conversations. The way Cade get's exasperated by Lynne is something I found entertaining.

I look forward to reading the other books in the series.

5 stars

I will be reading House of Echoes by Brendan Duffy, Dead Reckoning, Insurgent Fires of Winter. Hoping to get through another one this weekend. If I get time between cleaning, walking the dog, packing boxes for moving and just life in general.

82-Eva-
ag. 20, 2015, 10:26 pm

>80 crazy4reading:
I had a hard time caring about the characters too, which obviously makes the stakes almost too low to care.

83crazy4reading
ag. 22, 2015, 7:19 pm

>82 -Eva-: Exactly

I finished another book this weekend. I had so many Dr. appointments and tests yesterday that I read as I waited for the appointments. I hope I can finish another book this weekend.

#37. Fires of Winter by Johanna Lindsey

Another great book by one of my favorite authors. I really liked this book. I was surprised because I have read a few other books with Vikings and didn't enjoy them as much. I also think it has to do with the language that is used in these books.

Lady Brenna's father has arranged a marriage for his daughter to a Viking. Brenna is a Celtic. Brenna's arranged groom is named Garrick Haardrad. Garrick's father attacks Brenna's home and takes anyone that is alive back with him as slaves.

Brenna is not your typical Lady. She does not wear dresses or acts like a lady. Plus she doesn't like doing women stuff such as cooking, sewing etc. Garrick's father Anselm cannot believe that Brenna was the one swinging a sword at one of his son's, Hugh, and injured him.

The rules of the Vikings is something that was also different for me. Taking slaves, killing babies if they are born weak, not being able to marry a slave, etc. I will continue with this series.

5 stars

I am still reading: House of Echoes by Brendan Duffy, Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris, The Nightlife: New York by Travis Luedke, Life of Pi by Yann Martel, Witch Song by Amber Argyle, Beauty from Pain by Georgia Cates.

84crazy4reading
ag. 31, 2015, 4:09 pm

Another book finished:

#38. House of Echoes by Brendan Duffy

I was pleasantly surprised by this book. I enjoyed it even thought I didn't really know what I was getting myself into. This book has been tagged as horror and I haven't read that many horror books. This book kept me interested from the start.

This is the story about Ben and Caroline Tierney and their 2 boys. They are from New York and have moved to a small town, Swannhaven. Charlie their oldest boy was being bullied in the Manhattan school he attended. Caroline has been diagnosed with Bipolar. Ben is hoping that the change will be good for them all.

The are accepted by the townspeople right away. They all want to teach him about the history of the Swanns and the house they bought known as the Crofts. There plan is to make it an Inn. There is also a history of events that have happened at the Crofts. There is a reason for all those events.

4 stars

Here are the books I am currently reading:

Beauty from Pain by Georgia Cates
Witch Song by Amber Argyle
The Nightlife: New York by Travis Luedke
Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
Annie Freeman's fabulous traveling funeral by Kris Radish
Insurgent by Victoria Roth

85crazy4reading
set. 2, 2015, 7:53 pm

#39. Beauty from Pain by Georgia Cates

Wow!! I really want to read the next book. I was in tears at the end of this book. I was surprised by the ending. I didn't expect the ending.

Laurelyn and Jack have an agreement that they will only be together for 3 months. They don't know each others real names. No strings. Laurelyn wasn't quick to accept the conditions but was finally persuaded by Jack. I loved the connection and interaction between Jack and Laurelyn.

I can't wait to read the next book in this series.

4 stars

Still reading the books listed above.

86crazy4reading
set. 7, 2015, 6:34 pm

#40. Witch Song by Amber Argyle

Another free book that I enjoyed. This book is about a world where the witches take care of the earth, plants, etc. There is an evil witch named Espen who is capturing the rest of the witches. She wants the power for herself. Then there is Brusenna, a young girl that doesn't know she is a witch. Brusenna finds out she is a witch when another witch finds her house and talks to her mother.

Brusenna is the one that will have to fight Espen to end the turmoil that is happening in the world. There are droughts, floods, fog, no winds on the sea and the humans are blaming the witches. I found the story interesting.

The witches use their voices, singing and making things grow. They are healers and not killers. I am glad I read this book.

4 stars

I am still reading:

The Nightlife: New York by Travis Luedke
Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
Annie Freeman's fabulous traveling funeral by Kris Radish
Insurgent by Victoria Roth

87saraslibrary
set. 10, 2015, 2:34 am

>86 crazy4reading: Free books are always the best, aren't they? :) And that's such a gorgeous cover for Witch Song. I'm glad you enjoyed it. And best of luck with your current reads. Those look awesome!

88crazy4reading
set. 10, 2015, 8:50 pm

>87 saraslibrary: I love the cover for Witch Song.

89crazy4reading
set. 14, 2015, 8:21 pm

Another one done!!

#41. Storm Front by Jim Butcher
I own this book and I borrowed the audio from Overdrive so I could listen while I worked and then follow along when I was just relaxing. I really enjoyed this story and I know I will be continuing with this series. I wasn't familiar with this book or series.

Harry Dresden is a Wizard that is on probation. He also helps the police in their investigations. There is a murderer going around and killing people by exploding their hearts.

I also enjoyed this book because there was a character named Monica in it. Not very often that I get to read a book with my name in it.

4 stars.

I hope to finish Annie Freeman's fabulous traveling Funeral by Kris Radish this week. I have my book club on Wed and need to finish it before then.

90AHS-Wolfy
set. 15, 2015, 5:36 am

>89 crazy4reading: Welcome to the fun thrill ride that is the Harry Dresden series. The general feeling is that the first couple of books aren't that great but the series really picks up from then on. So I guess it's a good sign that you like the first one so much.

91crazy4reading
set. 15, 2015, 8:18 pm

>90 AHS-Wolfy: I think listening to the audio helped. I found myself chuckling just from the narrators inflections of some of the conversations and stuff. If I had read it on my own I would still be reading it.

92-Eva-
set. 18, 2015, 6:00 pm

>91 crazy4reading:
I tend to recommend the audio when someone says they want to read Dresden - the reader is really great, isn't he!

93crazy4reading
set. 18, 2015, 8:34 pm

>92 -Eva-: Yes he is great. I could visualize the scenes better. I may have to borrow them from the library if they have them instead of buying the books.

Well I finished a book on Wed. and read a children's book today. Here I am to post them.

#42. Annie Freeman's Fabulous Traveling funeral by Kris Radish

I liked the book. It isn't the type of book I would normally pick up to read. That is one reason I enjoy my book club. It gets me out of my comfort zone and to try new books.

I found the book at times to be redundant. These women traveling around to these locations that meant something to their friend Annie and trying to figure out why, how or what happened in these places. Some of the characters I enjoyed more than others.

There are some life lessons in the book. The biggest one is to make time... for life, friends, family anything other then work!!

3 stars

I am still reading Dead Reckoning, Insurgent, Life of Pi and a few others. Hoping to take some time this weekend to read if my dog doesn't beg me to take her walking and to the dog park. She is staring at me as I type this. I think she feels I spend too much time on the computer and at work.

I am also in the process of packing up to move (with in the next few months.) I really want out of this house and into something of my own now that my divorce is final for over a year. It is slow going with the packing though. I may have to take a 'sick' day to spend packing and playing with my dog in the next month or so.

94crazy4reading
set. 18, 2015, 8:53 pm

#43. There's an Owl in the Shower by Jean Craighead George

This was a cute story about saving the Spotted Owl or any endangered species. This was one of my children's books and I don't even know if they ever read it. I liked that the author even researched about the Spotted Owl.

Borden's father loses his job because of the spotted owl. He decides he is going to kill the owl and save his father's job. During the course of the book Borden learns about how cutting the trees down has also caused other damage to the environment. It is nice to see that in a book for children to help them understand how what we as humans do can actually hurt not only animals but also the human race.

4 stars

Trying to clear out my Children's books by reading them and then donating them to the friends of the Library. You never know when I will pick one up to read.

95crazy4reading
set. 19, 2015, 9:17 pm

I went to my library's book sale today and they were doing a bag of books for $8. So I did that and I got a lot of books. Here is a list of the books I bought:

The Winter Witch by Paula Brackston
Drink of Me by Jacquelyn Frank
Chanel A woman of her Own by Axel Madsen
Skinny Bitch by Rory Freedman & Kim Barnouin
The Blood of His Servants by Malcolm MacPherson
Size 12 is not Fat by Meg Cabot
Sleeping Arrangements by Madeleine Wickham
War Wives by Colin & Eileen Townsend
Grave Sight by Charlaine Harris
The Dead Zone by Stephen King
Night World Secret Vampire by L. J. Smith
By the Light of the Moon by Dean Koontz
The Good Luck Cat by Lissa Warren
Lady Killer by Lisa Scottoline
Bloodlines by Richelle Mead
Mind Prey by John Sanford
The Chamber John Grisham
Plus a series of books EverWorld by K. A. Applegate:

Search for Senna
Land of Loss
Enter the Enchanted
Realm of The Reaper
Discover the Destroyer
Fear the Fantastic
Gateway to the Gods
Brave the Betrayal
Inside the Illusion
Understand the Unknown
Mystify the Magician
Entertain the End

I just couldn't resist filling up that bag.

96MissWatson
set. 20, 2015, 12:05 pm

>95 crazy4reading: Who could have resisted?

97rabbitprincess
set. 20, 2015, 5:55 pm

>95 crazy4reading: Great haul! My cousin used to read the Everworld series, so that was a nice flash of memory lane. :) Not sure whether she finished the series though.

98crazy4reading
set. 20, 2015, 8:33 pm

>96 MissWatson: Not me! Some people took a bag but didn't fill it up. There were so many books I don't see how you couldn't fill it up.

>97 rabbitprincess: Thanks. I never heard of Everworld before but I saw all of them there and couldn't resist buying them.

99crazy4reading
set. 21, 2015, 11:24 am

I finished a book this morning. Taking some time now to post my review:

#44. Life of Pi by Yann Martel

I read along as I listened to the audio. This made the story more entertaining. It was like hearing the story from Pi. There were 2 narrators. One for the author and one for Pi. At first I was afraid I wouldn't like this book because it stated this will make you believe in God.

I did find the story very entertaining. To be stranded and the only survivor with a few animals in a life boat makes for an adventurous read. The story about how he got is name Piscine Molitar Patel was interesting. It is strange how parents can decide on names.

This does make you think about how when faced with adversity you can survive and discover new things about yourself.

4 stars

I am trying to finished up Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris

100-Eva-
set. 21, 2015, 1:03 pm

>99 crazy4reading:
That one does have a great reader. I think that God-claim was all marketing - it didn't work on me at least. :)

101lkernagh
set. 22, 2015, 9:44 am

Great book haul!

102crazy4reading
set. 22, 2015, 7:28 pm

>101 lkernagh: Thanks!

>100 -Eva-: You are probably right.

103crazy4reading
set. 26, 2015, 1:23 pm

#45. The Nightlife: New York by Travis Luedke

A different type of book for me to read. Aaron's life changes when he is shot trying to save beautiful woman from some not so savory cops. Michelle is a vampire and changes Aaron when she realizes that he will die if she doesn't do something.

There is a lot of sex in this book between vampires and also vampires and humans. It was interesting with the drama in real life and also with in each of them.

4 stars

104crazy4reading
set. 27, 2015, 6:50 pm

Well I finished listening to another book yesterday.

#46. Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor

I just chose to listen to this book last night for a BINGO challenge. I only stopped to listen to go to bed and when I had to drive. At first I was a little lost on the story line.

There is a world with magic and the human world. The doors between the worlds start having black hand marks on them. This is so that they can close the opening between the two worlds.

You have Karou who is an artist and sketches. She is in art school and does errands for Brimstone. Then she meets Akiva. This is when things start to change and get interesting. I am glad I took the time to listen to this book. I do plan to look into the rest of the series.

4 stars

Trying to finish up Dead Reckoning and hope to start Insurgent

105crazy4reading
oct. 4, 2015, 3:41 pm

#47. Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris
I don't know why I put off reading this series. It doesn't help when I don't have access to the books. I do enjoy this series. Dead Reckoning continues where the previous book left. Sookie is married to Eric the vampire.

So does Sookie find trouble or does trouble find Sookie? Merlotte's is firebombed and Eric and Pam are plotting to kill Victor the new Regent of the area. Sookie gets caught up in the planning because Victor can make trouble for her too.

4 stars

#48. Maggie for Hire by Kate Danley
I enjoyed Maggie for Hire. Maggie comes from a family of different worlds. Her mother is human and has the seer ability. Her father is from the Other World and is a tracker. Maggie has the powers while her twin sister does not.

Maggie's life takes a turn when an Elf named Killian comes to her rescue and proceeds to tell her that she is needed to save both Earth and the Other World. Maggie discovers that she actually has family and it is her evil Uncle Ulrich who she will have to destroy to save the human world from Vampires.

This was a nice easy read for a cold Sunday morning.

4 stars

Listening to Garden of Lies by Amanda Quick and picked up Just Desserts by Barbara Bretton. Hoping to finish both this week.

106crazy4reading
oct. 10, 2015, 9:37 pm

# 49. Garden of Lies by Amanda Quick

I listened to an audio I had won. I found it hard to listen to at first because it kept skipping. I finally switched to my other computer and it played fine. I was using my laptop originally and that is newer than my desktop. Once I got going I didn't want to stop listening.

This was a mystery, romance and historical fiction. Ursula Kern has a secretarial agency in England and when one of her secretaries is found dead she is determined to find out what happened to her friend and employee.

Ursula meets Slater Roxton and they work together in solving the death of her friend Anne. I loved the parts when Ursula was talking to Slater about seeing a doctor to relieve constipation and hysteria. I was laughing.

I loved the narrator for all the different voices she did.

4 stars

#50. The Knitting Circle by Ann Hood

I was surprised by how much I did like this book. It was slow going at first. The narrator made the characters sound annoying at times by the voice she used for them.

The Knitting Circle is about a woman who lost her daughter and how she is coping with it. Mary is not coping with the loss and her mother tells her to take up knitting. This is when she meets all these other women and learns about their lives.

I found myself enjoying their stories. I cried every so often during some of the stories. It was nice listening to the stories and also realizing how they were helping Mary.

4 stars

I am reading a few books. One is still Just Desserts by Barbara Bretton

107crazy4reading
Editat: oct. 25, 2015, 3:51 pm

I finished 2 books yesterday. Here are the reviews:

#51. Insurgent by Veronica Roth

Well I found this book interesting but not interesting enough to keep me glued to the pages. I felt I could put it down for a few days and come back and not be in a rush to read it.

Insurgent starts right after the first simulation. Tris is dealing with having shot friends that were not themselves. I found myself getting annoyed with her at times. She couldn't shot anymore because of someone she killed.

Now the ending has me wanting to pick up the next book just to see what happens. So I went out today and bought the next book.

4 stars

#52. The Medium by C. J. Archer

This was a freebie from Amazon. I found myself enjoying this book. I have a fascination with ghosts and whether or not people can really communicate with them.

Medium is the introduction of Emily Chambers. She is a spirit medium. She holds seances and can see and speak to ghosts.

She has a ghost assigned to her because of a demon that was released during one of her seances. Her sister did it accidentally. The ghost assigned to Emily is Jacob. The interaction of those two was what kept me interested.

I also enjoyed Emily's sister Celia. She actually asked Emily is ghosts can have intimacy. Celia knows Emily is falling in love with Jacob and she is concerned about Emily's virtue. This maybe the first time I actually buy the next book of a freebie.

4 stars

I am still reading. I have a boot on my left foot. I have a partial Achilles tendon rupture. I am doing okay it is just hard to get things done. I will also be moving soon. So trying to pack is hard with the boot. I can't carry too much up or down the steps. I have been sitting on the steps and slowly sliding down with stuff on my lap. I am taking my dog for walks just not as many.

108lkernagh
oct. 25, 2015, 6:14 pm

Sorry to read about the Achilles tendon rupture. That must hurt!

109crazy4reading
oct. 25, 2015, 7:24 pm

>108 lkernagh: Yes it does hurt. I am just glad it is a partial rupture and not a full one. Hoping to have the boot off before Thanksgiving.

110christina_reads
oct. 26, 2015, 1:12 pm

Oh no, sorry about your foot -- hope you are feeling better soon!

111crazy4reading
oct. 26, 2015, 3:50 pm

>110 christina_reads: Thanks. Feels a little better everyday.

112crazy4reading
oct. 31, 2015, 8:53 pm

I finished 2 books today.

53. Crux: Southern Arcana by Moira Rogers

I bought this book when it was a freebie on Amazon. I hardly ever look at the description of the book when they are free. I just think "FREE BOOK!!" and hit buy. Well I enjoyed this book.

I haven't read too many books with cat shifters. This one is about a woman that doesn't know she is a cougar. She is on the run. She turns up in New Orleans and meets some really nice people but she is afraid and not sure if she can trust them. Her name is Mackenzie.

Mackenzie is running from Marcus who has told her that they are destined to be together. That is when her life is turned inside out. She meets, Nicole (Nick), Jackson, Alec, Kat and Derek. Nick senses something is bothering Kenzie and gets Jackson to try and figure out what it is.

I enjoyed getting to know the character and will possibly read the next ones.

4 stars

54. Fifty Shades of Grey by E. L. James

I only listened to this book for a bingo game I am playing. I found the book annoying. I don't know how many times I heard Christian say Oh baby! I remember the first time this book was release so many people told me it was porn for women. I didn't find it to be that good.

I found myself laughing at the narrator. The 'love scenes' were funny hearing a woman talking like a man. Especially when his voice was husky. At least no one asked me at work what I was smiling or laughing about.

Still feel the same way about the book. The writing was terrible and too much of the same words over and over again.

3 stars

I am still reading: Just Desserts by Barbara Bretton.

113crazy4reading
nov. 5, 2015, 8:18 am

I read a very short book this morning before work. Trying to clean out some of my children's books to donate to the library.

55. Rugrats: Oh, Brother by Luke David

A cute story based on the popular Nickelodeon show, Rugrats. This is after Tommy has a little brother and the adults are enthralled by everything Dil does. Tommy and Chuckie talk about how much the adults like Dil more then the bigger babies.

4 stars

I maybe reading more short books the next couple of days. I need to clear them out so I can move.

114crazy4reading
nov. 7, 2015, 3:46 pm

Well today I am reading some children's books so hoping to get through a few today.

56. Mr. Rabbit & the lovely present by Charlotte Zolotow

Another book that I bought for my kids when they were little. I decided to read it before I donate it to the library. The pictures are beautiful in this book.

A little girl needs a present for her mother because it is her birthday. It is a great book to introduce children to colors and to reading.

4 stars

Hope to be back for more finished books.

115crazy4reading
nov. 7, 2015, 5:19 pm

57. The Weeds & the Weather by Mary Stolz

Cute story and beautiful pictures.

4 stars

116crazy4reading
nov. 7, 2015, 7:36 pm

58. Curious George goes to a chocolate factory by H. A. Rey

Another cute story about Curious George the monkey.

4 stars

117crazy4reading
nov. 8, 2015, 3:52 pm

59. Freckle Juice by Judy Blume

I love Judy Blume. I remember reading her when I was young. Not sure if I have ever read this book before but it was a cute book.

4 stars

Going to try and finish another book.

118crazy4reading
nov. 9, 2015, 8:09 am

I finished another book late last night.

60.Just Desserts by Barbara Bretton

Hayley is a baker with a teenage daughter. She never knew her father. Now she has been hired to bake a cake for a rock star Tommy Stiles. Finn, Tommy's lawyer goes to check out Hayley's bakery Goldy's.

This story was cute as Hayley doesn't know who her father is and her mother is coming home to tell her. When Finn meets Hayley you can feel the sparks right away. I loved the interaction of the characters. You have Hayley, Lizzie (Hayley's daughter), Tommy, Finn, Willow, Fee, CeCe, Jane, Anton.

4 stars

Still working on my other books.

119crazy4reading
nov. 12, 2015, 7:13 pm

#61. Dork in Disguise by Carol Gorman
I enjoyed reading this book because it made me think about when I was in school and how it felt to not feel 'cool'. As I read the book I thought about how things have changed. Wearing glasses you always felt like a geek and now glasses are more stylish.

Jerry wants to be cook and not a geek so he studies being a cool guy during the summer. He is in a new school and wants to be cool.

3 stars

120crazy4reading
nov. 14, 2015, 8:16 pm

#62. The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh

I enjoyed this book. I wasn't sure I would be able to enjoy The Language of Flowers but I did. I have the physical book to read for the book club and I also downloaded the audio version from Overdrive. I listened to the book while I followed along in the book.

This is the story about Victoria Jones whose life is one that starts out troubled and how it changes when she meets Elizabeth and learns about flowers and what they truly mean. I loved the different meanings behind the names of flowers.

4 stars

121crazy4reading
nov. 15, 2015, 8:16 pm

#63. Stranded with her ex by Jill Sorenson

Daniela is a conservation biologist and she has the chance of lifetime. You start out in this story not knowing her past. Slowly the past is explained and you learn that she is on this island and so is her ex. I felt it was drawn out and slow moving at first. When I got towards the end I didn't want to put the book down. You needed to build up the characters and to get to know them better.

4 stars

122crazy4reading
nov. 19, 2015, 7:45 am

I finished a book last night but didn't have time to post. I was too busy cuddling with my dog instead. I had book club last night and didn't take much time with my dog the past few days that I knew I had to cuddle with her. Tonight I have a Friends of the Library Meeting so another night out. I wanted to go to the movies Friday but I may have to put if off until Saturday. So here is my review:

#64 Rock the Band by Michelle A. Valentine

Cute story of a member of a Rock band. He is reunited with his sweetheart and realizes she is his one true love. I didn't read the first 2 books of the series so not sure if I missed anything important. I felt this book explained things that I didn't feel lost. Plus this series could be one that follows a different member of bands. I might see if I can find the other 2 books to read just to see how the series started. Very quick read.

3 stars

Well I am now going to try and read the following:
Grave Sight by Charlaine Harris (started and only 1 chapter in. I am enjoying it)
Along came a spider by Jame Patterson (need to start)
Betrayed by P.C. Cast (need to start)
Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky (book club book, just got last night)

Those are the ones I have with me. I know I have more I want to read but this is it for now.

123crazy4reading
nov. 28, 2015, 8:25 pm

Well I finished some books this weekend.

#65. The Doorbell Rang by Pat Hutchins
Cute story. I remember reading this with my children.

#66. Scooby-Doo and the Invisible Android by Jesse Leon McCann
My son loved Scooby-doo and he had almost every single book on Scooby-doo.

#67. Grave Sight by Charlaine Harris
A nice cozy little read. I read the Sookie series written by Charlaine. This is definitely different. You have Harper who can find dead bodies and can also tell how they died. Interesting concept.

Harper is asked to find the body of a teenage girl in Sarne. They believe it was a murder suicide. Her boyfriend was found shot and they ruled his a suicide. Things don't read that way for Harper so her brother Tolliver and her are dragged into the mystery of who killed Teenie and Dell.

I enjoyed this story and look forward to continuing this series.

4 stars

Still working on the other books.

124crazy4reading
des. 13, 2015, 7:23 pm

I finally finished another book. I may have to read some really short books to reach my goal of 75.

#68. Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky

I love books based on history and especially WWII. I enjoyed this book but also found it confusing. There are a lot of characters and I started to get confused. Otherwise I enjoyed the story. I haven't read many books that are based on Occupied France.

3 stars

Still working on the other 2 books.

125crazy4reading
des. 21, 2015, 7:05 am

I finished a really short book yesterday. I am still trying to clear out some of the children's books and I hate getting rid of them if I haven't read them.

#69. Santa Comes to Little House by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Cute story. I love the Little House series when I was growing up. The illustrations in this book were fantastic.

5 stars

I am now reading Betrayed by P. C. Cast and Along Came a spider by James Patterson I don't know if I will make my goal but I will try.

126crazy4reading
des. 25, 2015, 8:32 pm

#70. Betrayed by P. C. Cast

I don't know why I kept putting off reading this book. I really enjoyed this book. It took me awhile to get into it but once I did I didn't want to stop reading it. Betrayed continues the House of Night series.

Zoe Redbird, Damian, Stevie Rae, Shaunee and Erin (Twins) and Aphrodite return. Zoe is now the leader of the Dark Daughters. Zoe can sense that something is wrong. There is evil in the House of Night and you may be surprised by who it is.

I was surprised by how Zoe's friends have come into the powers. I will be continuing with this series.

4 stars

Now trying to finished Along Came a Spider by James Patterson

127crazy4reading
des. 27, 2015, 12:18 pm

Well I read some Children's books last night before bed. I want to make my goal of 75 books so I took a little short cut.

#71. Hey Diddle, Diddle by Kin Eagle
Great book featuring the rhyme. The illustrations are fantastic.

5 stars

#72. It's Raining, It's Pouring by Kin Eagle
Loved the illustrations. Cute take on the rhyme.

5 stars

#73 I'm a Little Teapot by Iza Trapani
Beautiful pictures for the great rhyme. I remember singing this with my children.

5 stars

I am working on some ER books that I hope to finish this week too.

128crazy4reading
des. 30, 2015, 7:06 pm

#74. Playing with Fire: A Claire Abbott Mystery by Gail Anderson-Dargatz

I enjoyed this book. It was a nice quick read. A Claire Abbot Mystery. I have never read any books by Gail Anderson-Dargatz. I found myself not wanting to put the book down.

This mystery was of an arsonist setting fires. Claire Abbott has visions and she thought she knew who was the firebug. I will be looking for more books by Gail Anderson-Dargatz

4 stars

I am going to try and finish another ER book tonight. My little mini read-a-thon starting tonight and going into the new year. Hope to finish up some books and get a jump on the new year.

129rabbitprincess
des. 30, 2015, 8:22 pm

A readathon sounds like a great way to close out the old year and see in the new one!

130crazy4reading
des. 31, 2015, 9:54 pm

I am getting in my last book for 2015!! I made it to 75 with this book!!

#75. Burned (retribution) by Natasha Deen

Short review. Part of a trilogy that can be read in any order. I enjoyed this book. It was another quick and easy read.

4 stars

Now off to another book that will be finished in 2016!!

Happy New Year!!