Book 46 of 52

Another book down. And still a book a head of the game. Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris, book 9 of the Sookie Stackhouse series. I loved it. Still LOVE Eric, not so fond of Bill. Cannot wait to see what happens next

Book 45 of 52

Another Sookie Stackhouse novel down and two more to go (until the 11th one comes out). I am already half way into the 9th book but still didn't get to blog about From Dead to Worse. I find it very hard to constantly review books in a series because to me they all add up to one story and most of what I say for the first couple of books, holds true through out the series. Unless the writing style changes drastically or the author decides to collaborate with another author on one of the books. In this case Charlaine Harris has stayed very true to her writing style and has kept the books just as entertaining as when she started to write the series. I enjoy these books very much and read each one in only a couple of days (if I had time I would be reading a book a day).

Book 44 of 52 and reflections on the year

 I cannot believe this year is almost over. So much has happened, a lot has changed and so many great things have been brought into my life. I am now married to the love of my life, I have a new niece and nephew, I am getting closer to finishing school and because of that I had the opportunity to work at an amazing place, I am finally getting some of my health issues taken care of (even though the side effects have sucked). I managed to keep up with my reading and I believe I am still on track with the 52 books in 52 weeks, and somehow managed to begin learning about 5 new craft mediums.
Among all the great things that have happened there have also been some losses. I've had to say goodbye to an amazing woman who I never really got to know as well as I would have liked, I lost a cat I have known most of my life and a dog who I loved dearly. I also lost the first kitten I have fostered in a long time. I've taken a few risks and played it safe on many occasions. My knowledge, book collection and neurosis have all grown.. the good and bad in those are debatable. It has been one hell of a year and its not quite over yet.

My nephew Riley Phoenix

My husband with our niece, Holly Nola

RIP Wally Man

Lori, Carl and Carol (Carol, you will be missed greatly)

RIP Bubba

RIP Pixel, I only had six days to love you

 

 

 

 

 

 

I just finished reading All Together Dead, the 7th book in the Sookie Stackhouse series. I am still really enjoying the series but I felt like a lot of this book was all filler material. There were a lot of major events that took place but the rest probably wouldn't have been missed if it had been left out.  

Book 43 of 52

One of my favorite authors is Ellen Hopkins... she may not write science fiction or fantasy but I have always loved her writing and story lines. She writes all of her stories in verse which makes it easy to read a very long book in only a couple of days. Fallout, her latest book, was amazing.

Book 42 of 52

City of Glass by Cassandra Clare took me forever and a day to read. The Mortal Instruments is a wonderful series and I am enjoying it a lot but it is very slow moving at times. With my busy schedule I just don't have the time to really sit down and fall into a book and it is even harder to do when the book is so slow. The characters are awesome and the world they live in is beautiful. I look forward to continuing with the series but I'm hoping for a little more action in the coming books.

Book 41 of 52

The final installment of the Hunger Games, Mockingjay, was just as amazing as the first two in the trilogy. I was worried when I began reading it because I couldn't help but wonder if Collins would still have the same amount of shock factor that she put into the first two books. But I was not disappointed. There were just as many moments for me when I dropped my jaw, got goosebumps/chills, or became completely immobile for a minute while trying to take it all in. Collins has created a world so unbelievable that you can barely wrap your mind around it and yet it feels like something that could maybe happen one day. Like Plutarch says in Mockingjay... "But collective thinking is usually short-lived. We're fickle, stupid beings with poor memories and a great gift for self-destruction."
It seems it may only be a matter of time before the human race takes things a step too far.
I have a million more things I need to say but since I just completed the book like 10 minutes ago... I still have some reflecting to do.

Book 40 of 52

I have been slacking really badly on my book reviews. I finished book 40 over a week ago and have finished another book in the meantime as well.

I am enjoying the Mortal Instruments series, it is a bit slow moving at times but is a great story. I wish I had written this before finishing the 41st book because I can't think about anything else right now. Maybe I will come back in a day or so to finish up this review.