LOL! Showoff!! ^_~

Jen, I can pick a copy up for you in 3 weeks! *^o^*

I have not seen the book, but thanks for the suggestion! Looks like it's a UK book that is being reissued in the States in Jan '10?

Has anyone seen the book Incarceron by Catherine Fisher?
It sounds like a Mix of The Forest Of Hands and teeth ,Hunger Games & Catching Fire.

*lol* I guess it sounds good if you're not me. :D I like my sparkly happy endings. Not that I refuse to read anything else, but I doubt I'd pick it up and go "ohhh, yay!" :D But I hope that you enjoy it!

I think I'm going to borrow Let the Right One In and give it a shot.

House Rules

I came across it the other day at Target. It sounds good.

I did try and I did fail. ;_; It's not sparkly at all. Definitely more in the horror genre (though nowhere near The Strain). Gena read it in a few days and absolutely loved it. She said you find out a TON more info on Eli and exactly what she is (well, how vampires are different from other vamp books anyway).

I did like the movie. Does that help? ^o^

Sans tried to read it after we both saw the movie, but not sure if she finished it.

Has anyone in here read Let The Right One In yet? Supposed to be a vampire novel for the more serious set (as in, no sparkling).

I completely agree - the first one was harsh but there was enough to the characters, etc. that I still want to read book 2!

Thanks for the offer! You are so great!

I want to hear what you thought of it first. I don't know if you remember but I did not just love the first one because it was harsh but I am thinking now that I know what to expect from his writing that I would like to continue the story.

Jenn, I got it in the mail yesterday! Do you want to borrow it after I finish reading it? I mean, if you're interested. :)

Has anyone picked up The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson yet? I am really interested to hear how the second one is.

Susan, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is wonderful. It's told from a child's perspective and is very moving. The movie is incredible also. Definitely watch it after reading the book.

The book that caught my eye recently is by John Boyne. It tells the story about a German boy during the time of the holocaust.

I have read my hardback copy Jenn. I loved it.

For those Women's Murder Club fans - 8th Confession
by James Patterson is out on April 29th

I had a reco for "The Shack". Then, my cousin gave it to me for Easter, so it is one in my line-up of many.

I had been keeping an eye out because I felt like it could go into a series and I hope it doesn't dissapoint. I love how much it made me laugh!

Really!?!? I had no idea there would be another one!!! That's awesome! (Obviously, judging by the sheer amount of punctuation...)

Thanks, Jenn!

Jenn wrote: "For those of you that liked Wicked Game by Jeri Smith-Ready (was this our BoTM for February?) the next book with all of those characters will be out on May 12th. The title is Bad to the Bone. "

Cool beans! Thanks for the info.

For those of you that liked Wicked Game by Jeri Smith-Ready (was this our BoTM for February?) the next book with all of those characters will be out on May 12th. The title is Bad to the Bone.

Jenn wrote: "I have had to take a break from buying any more books for a while and I am pretty sure I am going to wither and die!"

Me too. :(

*contemplates Lisarenee's genius moneymaking scheme*

*calls her foreign backers*

*calls the Malaysian government*

*gets on the private jet*

*flies to Lisarenee*

*uses memory modifier (aka Kaname)*

*leaves Kaname to make up for memory modification*

*flies back to FL*

*sells idea to foreign power holding book fiends*

*deposits most of the money in the group bank*

*sits back and relaxes.*

Not too bad for a night of work.

I have had to take a break from buying any more books for a while and I am pretty sure I am going to wither and die!

We will NEVER be able to afford our book habit.

Dominique wrote: "Hi, Lisarenee. My name is Dominique and I'm a skipper, too. *sigh* "

Dom, I think there are many of us (sorry Sarah). Hey, maybe instead of a group we could invent some device that could realease one page at a time with a timer attached. We could make a fortune cause any real skipper would probably eventually find a way to break it and then they would need to buy our next more secure version as a replacement. Then we can afford our book habit. LOL

Zombies pwn.

Dominique wrote: "I DVD'd the first season, too. I haven't finished the second. I got sidetracked with reading and Grey's Anatomy and craziness with Heroes. What happened?!"

Ok, it's like the biggest spoiler ever, so you have to let me know if you really reeeeaaalllly want to know.

Sans, Robin Hood BBC is fun, but a touch on the cheezy/campy side. (As you can see from the Dead Ringer spoofs! Very funny, btw.)

Julie, North and South is pretty much THE reason I love Richard so. He's pretty creepy and slimy in Robin Hood, so it isn't because of that series. Haha!

I have the first season of Robin Hood but I haven't watched it yet. I keep getting distracted too. And I think of Dead Ringers every time I try to watch the show.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-Hv8Tat0...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8l2gxNqFn...

I lovvvvvve Richard Armitage... 90% just because of North and South. Which, by the way, is marvelous in case anyone hasn't watched it yet.

Dom - I thought Hunted was ok... pretty much more of the same. It's entertaining enough to keep me reading but I just want to smack the crap out of Zoey because she has her head soooooo far up her behind regarding guys/relationships. Good grief! Even when she makes major mistakes on that front and keeps claiming to have learned from them, she doesn't really change her behavior at all. Even so? I'll still keep reading the series, assuming there are more.

I DVD'd the first season, too. I haven't finished the second. I got sidetracked with reading and Grey's Anatomy and craziness with Heroes. What happened?!

Edit: OMG! I just looked it up. WTF?! I'm still gonna watch though. Season 3 is on BBC One, but doesn't start on BBC America for a while. I'll have to be satisfied with Seasons 1 & 2 on DVD for now.

Edit2: Ok, I'm still pissed about this. WTF?! You can't just do that! There better be some miracles involved or vampires or magic...something. Grrrr LOL

Dominique wrote: "I'm very curious since I got super-addicted to the Robin Hood series on BBC America.

Dom!!! You watch that series too??? I DVD'd the first season but stopped a few eps into Season 2 because I read a spoiler about how it ended and it made me mad. Did that really happen?? I read that Season 3 starts March 28!

Man, that was when I was obsessed with Richard Armitage. *sighs*

*hands out brillo pads and bleach*

*scrub scrub scrubbing brain*

*reaches for brain handi-wipe to erase the memory of ever having seen that*

http://tinyurl.com/c592ec

*headdesk*

Julie wrote: "As for "books that have caught my attention recently..." I just finished Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, and also the fifth House of Night book (Hunted). Right now I'm reading The Forest of Hands and Teeth, which is quite interesting so far."

Julie, what did you think about Hunted? I'm reading Untamed first. Well, re-reading it because I skimmed the first time. Which reminds me...

Hi, Lisarenee. My name is Dominique and I'm a skipper, too. *sigh* I thought I had cured myself of that nasty habit when I ruined a book for myself years ago, but it's a hard habit to break, and I do have relapses. OOoohh, who should be our sponsor??? We should have someone to talk to when we think we're going to skip and ruin the mystery/journey of the book.

Sans wrote: "Has anyone read Hood by Stephen Lawhead? I've found I trust the opinions of fo..."

No, but it's on my radar, too. I'm very curious since I got super-addicted to the Robin Hood series on BBC America. Yes, I am a dork.

Has anyone read Hood by Stephen Lawhead? I've found I trust the opinions of folks here more than general reviews.

Julie said: "LOL... Yes. I didn't have any problem with it on that front, but, uh.... let's just say that I am firmly in the "give me my happy ending, dangit" camp which is part of why I love Stephenie Meyer so much. And I'm not so much in the zombie camp. Sooooo, combine those, and this was really, really not a Julie book."

That doesn't sound like a Jayne book either! :-) Thanks for the review, Julie.

Thanks Julie for your response! I hate it when I put in all this work for a book and I don't get much out of it!

Viola wrote: "Jenn wrote: "Julie - I am interested to hear about The Forrest of Hands and Teeth."

Me too. I'm interested in the book but also a little creeped out. I want to be able to sleep at night. :)"

LOL... Yes. I didn't have any problem with it on that front, but, uh.... let's just say that I am firmly in the "give me my happy ending, dangit" camp which is part of why I love Stephenie Meyer so much. And I'm not so much in the zombie camp. Sooooo, combine those, and this was really, really not a Julie book.

I was REALLYREALLYREALLY close to just setting this book aside after it had started to go haywire, and I skimmed the entire rest of the book to find out what happened... but, in the end I actually did go back and read the whole thing. There are so many unanswered questions that I may read the second book even though I didn't really enjoy book 1.

Some of it was my own personal taste in how I prefer my plots to go, but I have to say that I also felt that the characters were very flat and I didn't CARE what happened to them. Apparently I am in the minority, though, because it's getting very good reviews on GoodReads. So, don't let my viewpoint make you avoid it if it sounds interesting.

Jenn wrote: "Julie - I am interested to hear about The Forrest of Hands and Teeth."

Me too. I'm interested in the book but also a little creeped out. I want to be able to sleep at night. :)

Julie - I am interested to hear about The Forrest of Hands and Teeth.

LOL.... I too find that if a book is boring the snot out of me I will skim through the next part, but then I make myself go back and read it through properly. The worst case I can think of is The Other Boleyn Girl. Somewhere around page 350 out of 700-something I just couldn't take it anymore and ended up skimming all the way to the end of the book. I DID go back and actually read the parts I'd skimmed, though.

Three Cups of Tea is the only book I can think of that I got so frustrated with the pace (a little over halfway through) that I skimmed through the rest to find out what happened and never went back and really read it.

As for "books that have caught my attention recently..." I just finished Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, and also the fifth House of Night book (Hunted). Right now I'm reading The Forest of Hands and Teeth, which is quite interesting so far.

*gives jayne a shoulder massage in their corner*

Sarah wrote: "Man! I don't understand it! Then you lose the mystery that the author works so hard to give! I feel like it's being dishonest to the work as a piece of art. Seriously."

I completely agree with you, Sarah. I do not skim/skip. Like you, I feel it takes away from the experience that I'm meant to go through on this journey with the characters (the fear, uncertainty, excitement, mystery, etc.), as the author intended.

Of course, I pass no judgement on those of you that do skim/skip.

You can't help being impatient. ;-) Sorry! Just teasing! LOL

Lisarenee wrote: "Hello my name is Lisarenee and I am (choke, sigh, tears, sniff) a Skipper. LOL Somehow I don't think my confession will help me recover. ;) I do always go back and read what I missed. I do advise y..."

Do not feel ashamed, Lisarenee. It's okay. Really. Be proud. :)