Weekly Update

It's Monday!  What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Posted:Nothing. This was a pretty sad week, reading- and blogging-wise. Read:Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith, read by Lisette Lecat Currently Reading:The Host by Stephenie Meyer Summer Rental by Mary Kay Andrews, read by Isabel Keating Manhunt: The Twelve-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer by James L. Swanson From Notting Hill With Love...Actually by Ali McNamara Up Next:I don't think I'll actually finish anything this week, so I don't have any plans. What are you reading this week? I have an affiliate relationship with Malaprop's, my local independent bookstore located in beautiful downtown Asheville, NC; and Better World Books. I will receive a small commission at no cost to you if you purchase books through links on my site.

It's Monday!  What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. I haven't posted in a little while, but this is what's been going on around here over the past couple of weeks: Posted: Review: Anya's Ghost by Vera Brosgol Review: The Dry Grass of August by Anna Jean Mayhew Review: The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring by Richard Preston Review: Prayers for Sale by Sandra Dallas Review: Under the Jolly Roger by L. A. Meyer, read by Katherine Kellgren Teaser: Jack the Giant Slayer trailer with my recommendation for a Jack-like read. Read: I have been reading, even if I haven't been posting. Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak, translated by Max Hayward and Manya Harari Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs The Curse of the Pharaohs by Elizabeth Peters The Orchid Affair by Lauren Willig Currently Reading: The Host by Stephenie Meyer Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith, read by Lisette Lecat Manhunt: The Twelve-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer From Notting Hill With Love...Actually by Ali McNamara Up Next: The only book I expect to finish this week is Tears of the Giraffe. I have Summer Rental by Mary Kay Andrews lined up as my next audio. What are you reading this week? I have an affiliate relationship with Malaprop's, my local independent bookstore located in beautiful downtown Asheville, NC; and Better World Books. I will receive a small commission at no cost to you if you purchase books through links on my site.

It's Monday!  What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Posted:Review: Don't Know Much About Mythology by Kenneth C. Davis Review: Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand Review: White Indian by Donald Clayton Porter A post with a link to my review of Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl and the movie trailer. (Has anyone seen the movie yet? What did you think?) Read:The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring by Richard Preston Under the Jolly Roger by L. A. Meyer, read by Katherine Kellgren The Dry Grass of August by Anna Jean Mayhew Currently Reading:Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak, translated by Max Hayward and Manya Harari From Notting Hill With Love...Actually by Ali McNamara Up Next:I hope to finally finish Doctor Zhivago tomorrow. This book has been work! I'll be looking for a new audio as soon as I finish this post. We're leaving Saturday to spend a week in South Florida with my in-laws, so I'm looking forward to some warm temperatures and time away from work to get some reading done. I don't know what I'll read while I'm there, but I may take Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children to read on the plane. I just grabbed it on a whim at the library. I'll also be starting my new non-fiction pick, Manhunt: The Twelve-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer. What are you reading this week? I have an affiliate relationship with Malaprop's, my local independent bookstore located in beautiful downtown Asheville, NC; and Better World Books. I will receive a small commission at no cost to you if you purchase books through links on my site.

It's Monday!  What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Posted: Review: Cinder by Marissa Meyer, read by Rebecca Soler Review: Curse of the Blue Tattoo by L. A. Meyer, read by Katherine Kellgren Character Connection: Captain Augustus "Gus" McCrae from Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry (Link up a post about a character you love anytime during the month!) Review: Tithe by Holly Black Read: Um, nothing. I've gotten bogged down in Doctor Zhivago. Please tell me that it picks back up after his second stint in the military. Please? Currently Reading: Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak, translated by Max Hayward and Manya Harari The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring by Richard Preston Under the Jolly Roger by L. A. Meyer, read by Katherine Kellgren From Notting Hill With Love...Actually by Ali McNamara Up Next: I said this last week, but I really do expect to finish The Wild Trees, so I'll be looking for a new nonfiction book. Any recommendations? I will have to start our next book club book, The Dry Grass of August by Anna Jean Mayhew by Tuesday, no matter where I stand with ol' Doctor Zhivago. What are you reading this week? I have an affiliate relationship with Malaprop's, my local independent bookstore located in beautiful downtown Asheville, NC; and Better World Books. I will receive a small commission at no cost to you if you purchase books through links on my site.

It's Monday!  What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Posted: Review: Coldwater by Mardi McConnochie [...]

It's Monday!  What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Posted: Review: Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys Review: Dog On It by Spencer Quinn Review: Across the Nightingale Floor: Journey to Inuyama by Lian Hearn Review: The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield Readers' Workouts My sign up post for the Banned Books Reading Challenge Read: I didn't finish anything. They're all big books! Currently Reading: Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak, translated by Max Hayward and Manya Harari Cinder by Marissa Meyer, read by Rebecca Soler From Notting Hill With Love...Actually by Ali McNamara (Starts off so cute, I just went out and bought a copy for my mom for her birthday) Don't Know Much About Mythology by Kenneth C. Davis Up Next: I do believe that I will finally finish Don't Know Much About Mythology this week. It's been interesting enough to keep reading, but it has literally taken me four months to read it. Wow. I have The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring by Richard Preston lined up for my next nonfiction pick. What are you reading this week? I have an affiliate relationship with Malaprop's, my local independent bookstore located in beautiful downtown Asheville, NC; and Better World Books. I will receive a small commission at no cost to you if you purchase books through links on my site.

Welcome to my weekly update for January 21, 2013! It's Monday!  What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Posted: Readers' Workouts--My weight loss story The Penderwicks on Gardam Street by Jeanne Birdsall: Review Across the Nightingale Floor: The Sword of the Warrior by Lian Hearn The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows: Review Read: Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys Across the Nightingale Floor: Journey to Inuyama by Lian Hearn Currently Reading: Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak, translated by Max Hayward and Manya Harari Cinder by Marissa Meyer, read by Rebecca Soler The Habitation of the Blessed by Catherynne M. Valente Don't Know Much About Mythology by Kenneth C. Davis Up Next: I really don't see myself finishing any books this week, but maybe I'll surprise myself. What are you reading?

Welcome to my weekly update for January 14, 2013! It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Posted: Songs of Love & Death: All-Original Tales of Star-Crossed Love edited by George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois [...]

Welcome to my weekly update for January 7, 2013! It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Here's what's been going on over the past two weeks. Posted [...]

Welcome to my weekly update for December 31, 2012! It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Posted [...]