Book 14 of 52

I have finished another book in the House of Night series, Hunted. The series has continued to get better and I cannot wait to see what happens. I have found that it is much easier to write a review for a book that you absolutely loved or completely disliked then it is to write one for a book or series of books that are simply ok, or that you are indifferent to. Although I am now enjoying this series, it has been neither mind nor life altering. When I disliked the series and found it difficult to continue reading, I was able to review it well. Now I find myself at a loss. I only have two books remaining in this series (that are currently available), should I continue on now or should I pick something else to read at this time. Hmm... not sure.

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On an exciting note, this past Friday, my husband and I went into Atlantic City and saw Paramore preform  live at the Trump Taj Mahal. It was by far the most amazing concert I have ever been to. I cannot wait to go see them again. August 6th at Jones Beach. Here are a few pics I took at the concert.

Book 13 of 52

I finished the 4th book from the House of Night series, Untamed, a couple of days ago. These books keep getting better. And the immaturity of them has lessened. I'm now working on the 5th book in the series. My mind isn't at its peak yet today so this is going to be a short post. Sorry

Book 12 of 52

Last summer I read the first two books in the House of Night series by PC Cast. I found both of them to be very young and much like a bad teen chick flick. I did, however, feel that the series had an interesting idea about vampires and I wanted to see what would happen if I could only ignore the fact that the characters sounded like a bunch of peppy teen cheerleaders. At the time I couldn't get past it, so I only managed to read Marked and Betrayed before giving up. Today I finished reading Chosen, the third book in the series and I do feel that the immature air to the series has diminished greatly. Which is great because I have finally become invested in the characters and plot lines. I am now beginning the fourth book, Untamed. Hopefully it will continue to get better from here and will be able to hold my interest.

Book 11 of 52

Just finished reading the second book in the Sookie Stackhouse series, Living Dead in Dallas. When a book has been turned into a movie or television series, I always prefer to read the book first. In this case, I hadn't known True Blood had been based on a book series until after I started watching the show. So I am now reading the books and catching up to where the show is now so I can stay ahead of it with the books. Up until now, no matter if I saw the show/movie first or read the books first, I always favor the books. When it comes to True Blood, I think the show is more entertaining, has better plots, more complex characters and a hotter vibe to it. The books feel as though there are many holes that could have been filled in better. It feels like something is missing, like there was more Charlaine could have and should have done as the Author. They are decent stories and I am able to keep myself involved until the end but they are lacking something.

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Currently, my friend Michele and I are working on a bunch of small crochet projects. We are going to sell these items at a local Relay For Life Event. I'll be posting pictures of the items I make soon.

Book 10 of 52

I just finished my tenth book. I finally decided to start reading the Sookie Stackhouse series since I am obsessed with True Blood. The first book in the series is called Dead Until Dark. The writing was excellent and the plots were good. For once it seems that the TV show is much more detailed than the book which is very odd. I wish I had more to say today but my mind is not working properly. I'll post again when i finish the second book.

Books 8 and 9 of 52

I know I am still behind but life finally caught up with me and now I am just trying to get back on track. I recently finished reading two books: Through the Looking Glass (another re-read) and The Twilight Graphic Novel. Even though I am behind... I'm still not worried. I go through bouts with my reading... I will read 5 books a week for a month and then nothing for a month. Its just how I am.
 I did however finish two of my larger crochet projects. A baby blanket and mary jane booties for my sister-in-law, who is due any day now and the Stewie Griffin doll for my husband.

Book 7 of 52

I am still quite behind with my reading but I am catching up and currently am in the middle of reading 3 books.
I did just finish a book... now I know I said I wouldn't re-read at all throughout this challenge but, Alice in Wonderland is an old time favorite of mine that I haven't read in ages, plus I wanted to have it all fresh in my head before I go to see the movie on Friday. There isn't much to say about Alice... I love this book, love the Disney movie, love the many other TV specials and movies made.
For my next big crochet project, I am going to design Alice in Wonderland inspired Ami's. But that will have to wait a little bit as I am currently working on 3 other projects and have 2 more to complete after that also.  This past week, I needed a break from my large projects. I stopped them for a couple of days so I could make my mom a new scarf, that she requested, as well as some mouse catnip kitty toys for Peanut, Raven and Bud.