Angel's comments

Angel's comments from the Pick-a-Shelf group.

Note: Angel is no longer a member of this group.

have been wanting to read 'Pillars of the Earth' Illyria so will be very interested in seeing what you think of it. no time to read such a big book atm with end of year assignments due :(

so i just realised Harry Potter is classified as Fantasy, hello! Fantasy was my genre according to the quiz and i swore i never read fantasy, but now i realise how blonde i really am :p

excellent, my chance to kill two birds with the one stone. was supposed to read The Other Boleyn Girl for a book club i'm in but didn't get around to it - my chance to redeem myself ;). also, same book club, we are going to be reading People of the Book. so those are my two choices for November.

One for the Money by Janet Evanovich : 3 stars.

so i just finished reading and i'm not sure what to say. my first impression was "amusing". my first thought upon completion was "cute".

i did tend to get bored at times, but just as i did something exciting would usually happen, so was a very up and down ride.

i'm not sure what to say apart from this. i think the problem being i just came off reading Dexter which i found to be intensly Brilliant, so was a bit of a come down.

would i read another Stephanie Plum? sure, probably not in a hurry, but when i need something silly but ok to read. (Two for the Money is on my to-read shelf ;)

initially i gave One for the Money 2 stars but decided to bump up to 3.

p.s. 'pocketbook' - what a horrible name for a handbag!

never done a challange... guess it would depend on what the challange was.

Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay : 5 stars

WOW... i have a new favourite book and author! think i may have found my niche :)

is very easy to read and thoroughly engaging. i've already watched the first season of Dexter on tv, so was familiar with the characters and storyline, but was an awesome read none the less. i couldn't wait to see what was going to happen next.

DDD is a mystery read, but also a psychological thriller which makes it so compelling. BRILLIANTLY written original content, with such a sharp dry wit giving it a great sense of humour.

the fact that the main character/serial killer has an honourable code of conduct is something that makes him somewhat a hero and very endearing.

never would i have imagined being so enthralled with such a topic, but that is the magic of Jeff Lindsay!! looking forward to reading the next two books in the Dexter series.

YAY!!!!! i just found Darkly Dreaming Dexter on the Mystery shelf (wasn't sure if classified as mystery). have been putting off reading it till the first season finished here on tv - two Sunday's ago, and was available at the library :) Very Excited! is my fav tv show, hope the book doesn't disappoint.

Ann, your Dog encyclopedia sounds wonderful!

~Fantasy~
this surprises me very much. i've never read a fantasy before and have never looked at reading one. i even tried changing my answers a little and i still got Fantasy. hm... what am i missing out on. looks like i'll be reading a fantasy sometime soon ;)

Literate Good Citizen

good idea :)

2007 was the year i read the 7 Harry Potter books - it was an amazing ride!! i'd have to re-read them though to give a critique; my present view is extremely biased - Harry became my best friend last year, hehe. could see Harry and Ginny getting together right from the start so was quite pleased when it happened.

oh i'm so excited! a friend has been raving about the Janet Evanovich mystery books (Stephanie Plum) so now i have the perfect excuse to start reading them (not sure why i needed an excuse). and Bourne Identity sounds good too!


my choices:

One for the Money (Stephanie Plum) - Janet Evanovich

The Bourne Identity - Robert Ludlum

the first three were easy, but got harder narrowing down to the last two.


1. The Bible
2. Heidi
3. The Alchemist
4. The Kite Runner
5. Yesterday I Cried

hey all, i'm Angel and i'm from Sydney, Australia. i love to read and wish i had more time to do so. my favourite genres are probably history and historical fiction. and i love a good children's read, especially the classics.

i agree, Nordic and Scandinavian crime, sounds very interesting!