Merri wrote: "Jess- you got married and moved- I think those are pretty good reasons not to have a lot of time to read! I moved in March and I was nuts about not having my reading time! it is so relaxing for me...."

Jess, congrats on your recent marriage. I agree with Merri - a new marriage, plus moving is a lot of stress even if it is all good. I'm glad you're finding some reading time now, and I'm really glad you're sticking with this thread. It's always nice to hear from you.

These are the two books I am currently reading. I hope to have Catching Fire read in the next week or so & hopefully Ruby's Diary will be done this week.

Jess- you got married and moved- I think those are pretty good reasons not to have a lot of time to read! I moved in March and I was nuts about not having my reading time! it is so relaxing for me. In my opinion- relax- when I tried to rush through books to make it to the 75 I didn't enjoy them as much- Read at your own pace- you will enjoy it more and probably read more books in the long run! LOL

Wow! I cant believe how far behind i've got on reading. I recently got married in July & moved to NC to be with my hubby. It's been so busy! I doubt I'll reach 75 by December...but I'm going to start reading more now. My hubby deploys to Africa Tuesday for a month so I'll have plenty of time to catch up on some reading.

#13 Blue Moon by Alyson Noel. I had a hard time with this book. I thought the 1st book was better. I would still give it 3 stars though because it wasn't terrible.

Things I Want My Daughters to Know & Black and Blue are the next books I plan to read. It will prob take me a couple weeks because I will be out of town this weekend & won't have time to read.

Book #12 Sunday's at Tiffany's by James Patterson
I finished the book this past weekend. It was a great book. The story of the book is so interesting. I would give it 4 stars. I have been sooooo slow on reading this year. I usually read so much more bt this year has been so crazy! I plan to go to the beach in august & I plan on laying on the beach all day & reading! Its so very relaxing!

Book #11 Coraline

I really liked this book. It's a short read, but it will keep you interested the whole time. I wanted to see the movie when it came out, but I wanted to read the book first. I can't wait to watch the movie now. I would give it 4 stars.

Hopefully this weekend I can catch up on some reading. My goal this weekend is to read Coraline and Sundays at Tiffany's.

Book #10 Evermore by Alyson Noel.
I really liked this book, I would give it 4 stars. I can't wait to read the next book when it comes out!

Book# 9 Veronkia Decides to Die: A Novel of Redemption. ~Paulo Coelho

I really liked this book. Most everyone can relate to this book in some shape or form. Mental illness is something most have experienced either themselves or with someone they know. I would give this 4 stars. It was a quick read, but a good one. I had this book read in one day. It's only 210 pgs.

My favorite part of the book:(pg 31)
VERONIKA: "Is this a prison?" she asked the nurse, who had stopped reading and was now watching her every movement.
THE NURSE: "No, it's a mental hospital."
VERONIKA: "But im not crazy."
The woman laughed.
THE NURSE: "That's what they all say."

. These are the books I hope to have completed over the next couple weeks. Im a slow reader, but I feel confident I will reach my 75 goal.
I'm also going to buy this book tomorrow to read a few pages at a time when I get a chance. I saw this on someones to-read list & it looked interesting. Once again I am challenging myself with new readings since I have never read an Erotica book.
I requested the book Coraline from the library yesterday. Hopefully I will get it soon.

Book# 8 The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.
Handle with Care & The Hunger Games are at a tie for my favorite book read so far this year. This book is very different than what I would normally read, but this year my goal is to get out there and challenge myself to different things, & to my surprise I loved this book!!!! The book is very morbid, but oh so good! I would recommend this book to anyone who likes Sci-fi & who can stomach violence in a book. Overall I give it 5 stars. The 2nd book is set to come out in either Aug or Sept & I will be buying it as soon as it's released.

Book # 7 Two Rivers by T. Greenwood.
This is another book I read in Jan that I almost forgot to list. I enjoyed this book. I would recommend this book to anyone. It has lots of twists in the book which keeps it interesting. I especially love the character Marguerite, she brings so much life to the story. I would give it 4 stars.

Book #6 The Choice by Nicholas Sparks

I read this in Jan & almost forgot all about it. I loved this book, not my favorite book of his but It was well worth the read. My fav books of his are A Bend in The Road & The Guardian.

** Im reading The Hunger Games right now & hopefully I will be done with it this weekend! It's good so far!

Book #5 Lucky. I would give it 1 maybe 2 stars.

Book #4 This wasn't one of my favorite Beverly Lewis books, but it was a good read. I love her books & hope to read more this year. I've read alot of her book series. I would give it 3 stars, I liked it but didnt love it. I would recommend it to anyone who likes to read christian books.

Jess, great comments! Welcome to the "75" group!

Book # 3I read the book Love Walked In & I didn't like it. Some parts were better than others, overall I would give it 1 star. I think this is the authors 1st book, so im sure she will improve in her writing as she continues to write more.

Book #2 I usually don't read non-fiction books, but people kept telling me I should read this book & im so glad I bought the book. I have passed it on to my grandmother and some of my other family. This book gave me a new look on life. I would also give it 5 stars, it's not the best written book i've read, but the message of it was very inspirational.

Book #1 This is one of my favorite books written by Jodi Picoult. When I read the 1st chapter I was hooked! This is a wonderful read & I would recommend it to anyone...I give it 5 stars!