Megan’s Comments (group member since Jun 23, 2013)

Megan’s comments from the Reading Buddy Style group.

Please add nominations for the January group read.

Books can be any genre, you may nominate as many books as you wish, or second (or third, etc) any nominations.

Please check the group's bookshelf to make sure you are not nominating a book that has been a previous group read.

I'll be reading Of Bees and Mist. I've heard many good things about this book, so I'm excited to read it!

Partners are:

Karin and Megan
Kate and Hassam

Please post your book choices and any comments on this thread.

I'm in also, any from my to-read list

It can be any book as long as it was not a previous group read. For a list of these books please look at the group's bookshelf.

Arrange your to-read shelf according to ratings and select a book that has a rating of 3 stars or above. Please share your book and thoughts below.

Please add nominations for the December group read.

Books can be any genre, you may nominate as many books as you wish, or second (or third, etc) any nominations.

Please check the group's bookshelf to make sure you are not nominating a book that has been a previous group read.

Partners will be randomly assigned. Each partner will chose a book from their partner's to-read shelf (or any other shelf you choose, such as "owned", "ebooks", etc.,) to read for the month.

If you wish to participate for November, please comment below. Partners will be announced on or around October 20.

Sorry Julia, but partners for October were already chosen. But you can sign up for November.

Young Samuel Johnson and his dachshund, Boswell, are trying to show initiative by trick-or-treating a full three days before Halloween which is how they come to witness strange goings-on at 666 Crowley Road. The Abernathys don't mean any harm by their flirtation with the underworld, but when they unknowingly call forth Satan himself, they create a gap in the universe. A gap in which a pair of enormous gates is visible. The gates to Hell. And there are some pretty terrifying beings just itching to get out...

Can one small boy defeat evil? Can he harness the power of science, faith, and love to save the world as we know it?

Bursting with imagination, The Gates is about the pull between good and evil, physics and fantasy. It is about a quirky and eccentric boy who is impossible not to love, and the unlikely cast of characters who give him the strength to stand up to a demonic power.

John Connolly manages to re-create the magical and scary world of childhood that we've all left behind but so love to visit. And for those of you who thought you knew everything you could about particle physics and the universe, think again. This novel makes anything seem possible.

My name is Elizabeth Anne Hawksmith, and my age is three hundred and eighty-four years. Each new settlement asks for a new journal, and so this Book of Shadows begins…

In the spring of 1628, the Witchfinder of Wessex finds himself a true Witch. As Bess Hawksmith watches her mother swing from the Hanging Tree she knows that only one man can save her from the same fate at the hands of the panicked mob: the Warlock Gideon Masters, and his Book of Shadows. Secluded at his cottage in the woods, Gideon instructs Bess in the Craft, awakening formidable powers she didn’t know she had and making her immortal. She couldn't have foreseen that even now, centuries later, he would be hunting her across time, determined to claim payment for saving her life.

In present-day England, Elizabeth has built a quiet life for herself, tending her garden and selling herbs and oils at the local farmers' market. But her solitude abruptly ends when a teenage girl called Tegan starts hanging around. Against her better judgment, Elizabeth begins teaching Tegan the ways of the Hedge Witch, in the process awakening memories--and demons—long thought forgotten.

Part historical romance, part modern fantasy, The Witch’s Daughter is a fresh, compelling take on the magical, yet dangerous world of Witches.Readers will long remember the fiercely independent heroine who survives plagues, wars, and the heartbreak that comes with immortality to remain true to herself, and protect the protégé she comes to love.

The classic supernatural thriller by an author who helped define the genre

First published in 1959, Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House has been hailed as a perfect work of unnerving terror. It is the story of four seekers who arrive at a notoriously unfriendly pile called Hill House: Dr. Montague, an occult scholar looking for solid evidence of a "haunting"; Theodora, his lighthearted assistant; Eleanor, a friendless, fragile young woman well acquainted with poltergeists; and Luke, the future heir of Hill House. At first, their stay seems destined to be merely a spooky encounter with inexplicable phenomena. But Hill House is gathering its powers—and soon it will choose one of them to make its own.

I finished Mockingjay. For me, this one dragged a bit, especially in the middle, so I didn't enjoy it as much as the other two in the series. I'm still glad I finally finished though, and I did enjoy the ending.

Katrina chose Still Alice for me

I read this month for this challenge. It was an enjoyable read, although I would have enjoyed it more if the story centered more on the bonobo characters than the humans.

Partners are:
Megan and Katrina
Karin and Kate

Please post your book selections and how you like it on this discussion.

1. Autumnal Equinox-
Of Bees and Mist 12/1/13

2. responsible dog owner month-
Shiver 10/20/13

3. breast cancer awareness day-
Still Alice 11/3/13

4. Historical Fiction-

5. Halloween-

6. Native American heritage-

7. Sherlock Holmes Weekend-The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
11/22/13


8. Thanksgiving/Family-Wuthering Heights 10/9/13

9. Spiritual-The Five People You Meet in Heaven 11/8/13

10. Time travel- The Witch's Daughter 10/15/13

All books must be read between September 22, 2013 and December 21, 2013. Books can be fiction or nonfiction.

1. September 22- Autumnal Equinox. Read a book with the words "autumn" or "fall" (falling, fallen, etc) in the title or a books with fall foliage colors on the cover such as red, orange, yellow, or brown.

2. September is responsible dog owner month- Read a book with a dog on the cover or where a dog is a main character.

3. October is breast cancer awareness day-Read a book with pink on the cover or with a strong female main character.

4. October is Meg's birthday month-Read a book from my favorite genre-historical fiction: http://www.goodreads.com/genres/histo...

5. October 31 is Halloween-Read a book that is spooky, scary, horror, or occult.

6. November is Native American heritage month-Read a book that has a native American as a main character or is written by a Native American author.

7. November 1-3 is Sherlock Holmes Weekend-Read a mystery.

8. November 28 is Thanksgiving and family stories week-Read a book about a family.

9. December is spiritual literacy month-Read a book with a spiritual theme.

10. December 8 is pretend to be a time traveller day-Read a book with dual time or time travelling.

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1. Autumnal Equinox-

2. responsible dog owner month-

3. breast cancer awareness day-

4. Historical Fiction-

5. Halloween-

6. Native American heritage-

7. Sherlock Holmes Weekend-

8. Thanksgiving/Family-

9. Spiritual-

10. Time travel-

I just finished listening to this today. I enjoyed, however, I was a little disappointed. I heard so many great reviews that I think I was expecting it to be better.

Arrange your to-read shelf in random order and choose one of the top 5 books as they appear.