Heather’s Comments (group member since Sep 01, 2010)

Heather’s comments from the Dementia - Reading Challenges group.

"You planning to getting there sometime this century, Vic?"

8 of 8 Completed


S - Shade by Jeri Smith-Ready
U - Unleash the Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon
P - Pride Mates by Jennifer Ashley
E - Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich
R - Ruined by Simone Elkeles
M - Me, Myself, and Why? by MaryJanice Davidson
A - After the Kiss by Suzanne Enoch
N - Nerd in Shining Armor by Vicki Lewis Thompson

They should. Good luck. I'm trying to field through library books to get book 4.

"Crouching in the darkness of the closet, I stilled as footsteps approached."

Haha. I was watching The Graham Norton Show the other day and Lily Allen was on. I didn't realize that she's the one that sang Smile. Anyway, she sang a song called Not Fair. I started busting up when she was talking about it. She wrote it about a guy she dated that was perfect in every way, except he sucked in bed. She said she played it for him, but he was too dense to realize she was talking about him.
She also has a song called F*** You. I think she's a new favorite for me. =)

"Angry that he'd allowed himself to be caught like this, he manifested a stake in his hand. 'You know the legend. Stab them in the heart and they'll die.' He handed her the stake.
Susan's eyes held a degree of fear as she wrapped her hand around the stake and offered him a brave smile. 'Call me Buffy. I'm even blond, but don't ask me to wear a halter top.'"

At least the Rachel Vincent books go with the group read.

Good luck!

"'...If he finds out that you're involved with a shape shifter--'
'I know,' Caitlyn muttered. 'He'll have kittens.'
Shanna snorted. 'No, Cait. You would have kittens. Carlos is a were-panther.'"


"'I'm not a violent person, okay?...'
'Stab him!'
'All right!' She grimaced and raised the stake above the dummy's chest. Still, she hesitated. The thought of actually plunging a sharp object into a body was so grotesque.
'He thinks you look fat in those shorts.'
'Asgh!' She stabbed him, then gasped and jerked her hand away. 'Oh my gosh.' She stepped back, staring at the embedded stake.
'Not violent, huh?' Carlos smirked.
She glared at him. 'Don't push me.'"

I'm going to have problems with Alice and Oz. I just have no urge to read them for some reason.

I really want to make the list prettier, but it's to long to do more than copy and paste.

85 out of 100 Completed

To Read:

21. CASHORE, Kristin – Graceling
52. MCKINLEY, Robin – The Blue Sword
64. CARROLL, Lewis – Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
67. BRAY, Libba – A Great & Terribly Beauty
71. WYNNE JONES, Diana – Howl’s Moving Castle
72. PULLMAN, Philip – Northern Lights (The Golden Compass)
76. PULLMAN, Philip – The Subtle Knife
77. CARD, Orson Scott – Ender’s Game
78. PULLMAN, Philip – The Amber Spyglass
79. MCKINLEY, Robin – The Hero & the Crown
83. WILLIAMSON, Jill – By Darkness Hid
84. PIERCE, Tamora – Trickster’s Choice
91. BEAGLE, Peter S – The Last Unicorn
94. BAUM, Frank – Wizard of Oz
97. GAIMAN, Neil & PRATCHETT, Terry – Good Omens

Read:

1. ROWLING, JK – Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows
2. MEYER, STEPHENIE – Twilight
3. ROWLING, JK – Harry Potter & the Philosopher’s Stone
4. ROWLING, JK – Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban
5. ROWLING, JK – Harry Potter & the Half Blood Prince
6. ROWLING, JK – Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire
7. ROWLING, JK – Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix
8. ROWLING, JK – Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets
9. MEYER, STEPHENIE – Eclipse
10. MEYER, STEPHENIE – New Moon
11. MEYER, STEPHENIE – Breaking Dawn
12. TOLKIEN, JRR – The Fellowship of the Ring
13. NOEL, Alyson – Evermore
14. TOLKIEN, JRR – The Return of the King
15. TOLKIEN, JRR – The Two Towers
16. NOEL, Alyson – Blue Moon
17. TOLKIEN, JRR – The Hobbit
18. LEWIS, CS – Chronicles of Narnia
19. CLARE, Cassandra – City of Bones
20. MEAD, Richelle – Vampire Academy
22. CLARE, Cassandra – City of Glass
23. COLLINS, Suzanne – The Hunger Games
24. CLARE, Cassandra – City of Ashes
25. MEAD, Richelle – Shadow Kiss
26. MEAD, Richelle – Frostbite
27. L’ENGLE, Madeline – Wrinkle in Time
28. BRIGGS, Patricia – Moon Called
29. SNYDER, Maria – Poison Study
30. MEAD, Richelle – Blood Promise
31. BRIGGS, Patricia – Bone Crossed
32. MARR, Melissa – Wicked Lovely
33. HARRIS, Charlaine – Dead Until Dark
34. BRIGGS, Patricia – Iron Kissed
35. BRIGGS, Patricia – Blood Bound
36. DE LA CRUZ, Melissa – Blue Bloods
37. SHAKESPEARE, William – A Midsummer Night’s Dream
38. ARMSTRONG, Kelly – Bitten
39. PAOLINI, Christopher – Eragon
40. HARRIS, Charlaine – Dead to the World
41. SNYDER, Maria – Fire Study
42. ARMSTRONG, Kelley – The Summoning
43. FROST, Jeaniene – One Foot in the Grave
44. DE LA CRUZ, Melissa – Masquerade
45. DE LA CRUZ, Melissa – Revelations
46. FROST, Jeaniene – Halfway to the Grave
47. SNYDER, Maria – Magic Study
48. GAIMAN, Neil – Stardust
49. MARR, Melissa – Ink Exchange
50. HARRIS, Charlaine – Club Dead
51. WARD, JR – Dark Lover
53. VINCENT, Rachel – Stray
54. RICE, Anne – Interview with the Vampire
55. KENYON, Sherrilyn – Acheron
56. HARRIS, Charlaine – From Dead to Worse
57. HARRIS, Charlaine – Dead as a Doornail
58. HARRIS, Charlaine – Living Dead in Dallas
59. HARRIS, Charlaine – Definitely Dead
60. WARD, JR – Lover Awakened
61. FROST, Jeaniene – At Grave’s End
62. HARRIS, Charlaine – All Together Dead
63. MARR, Melissa – Fragile Eternity
65. VINCENT, Rachel – Prey
66. HARRISON, Kim – Dead Witch Walking
68. DE LA CRUZ, Melissa – The Van Alen Legacy
69. VINCENT, Rachel – Pride
70. VINCENT, Rachel – Rogue
73. MONING, Karen Marie – Darkfever
74. MONING, Karen Marie – Bloodfever
75. STOKER, Bram – Dracula
80. WARD, JR – Lover Eternal
81. MONING, Karen Marie – Dreamfever
82. LEVINE, Gail Carson – Ella Enchanted
85. MURPHY, CE – Urban Shaman
86. WARD, JR – Lover Revealed
87. NIX, Garth – Sabriel
88. WARD, JR – Lover Unbound
89. HAMILTON, Laurell K – Guilty Pleasures
90. PAOLINI, Christopher – Eldest
92. KENYON, Sherrilyn – Night Play
93. MEAD, Richelle – Succubus Blues
95. WARD, JR – Lover Enshrined
96. MEAD, Richelle – Storm Born
98. ANDREWS, Ilona – Magic Strikes
99. MONING, Karen Marie – Faefever
100.MCKINLEY, Robin – Beauty

I found a list in which people were polled on their favorite fantasy books. Although, a lot seem to be PNR. and I'm sure it was mostly teens voting on this because of how they've been rated. Despite the fact that it's not the most reliable list, I've decided to try and read every book in the top 100. I've read some of them already, but I know that some are books that I wouldn't normally pick up even though they're suppose to be good. This is the way I'm going to motivate myself. Feel free to participate.

1. ROWLING, JK – Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows
2. MEYER, STEPHENIE – Twilight
3. ROWLING, JK – Harry Potter & the Philosopher’s Stone
4. ROWLING, JK – Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban
5. ROWLING, JK – Harry Potter & the Half Blood Prince
6. ROWLING, JK – Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire
7. ROWLING, JK – Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix
8. ROWLING, JK – Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets
9. MEYER, STEPHENIE – Eclipse
10. MEYER, STEPHENIE – New Moon
11. MEYER, STEPHENIE – Breaking Dawn
12. TOLKIEN, JRR – The Fellowship of the Ring
13. NOEL, Alyson – Evermore
14. TOLKIEN, JRR – The Return of the King
15. TOLKIEN, JRR – The Two Towers
16. NOEL, Alyson – Blue Moon
17. TOLKIEN, JRR – The Hobbit
18. LEWIS, CS – Chronicles of Narnia
19. CLARE, Cassandra – City of Bones
20. MEAD, Richelle – Vampire Academy
21. CASHORE, Kristin – Graceling
22. CLARE, Cassandra – City of Glass
23. COLLINS, Suzanne – The Hunger Games
24. CLARE, Cassandra – City of Ashes
25. MEAD, Richelle – Shadow Kiss
26. MEAD, Richelle – Frostbite
27. L’ENGLE, Madeline – Wrinkle in Time
28. BRIGGS, Patricia – Moon Called
29. SNYDER, Maria – Poison Study
30. MEAD, Richelle – Blood Promise
31. BRIGGS, Patricia – Bone Crossed
32. MARR, Melissa – Wicked Lovely
33. HARRIS, Charlaine – Dead Until Dark
34. BRIGGS, Patricia – Iron Kissed
35. BRIGGS, Patricia – Blood Bound
36. DE LA CRUZ, Melissa – Blue Bloods
37. SHAKESPEARE, William – A Midsummer Night’s Dream
38. ARMSTRONG, Kelly – Bitten
39. PAOLINI, Christopher – Eragon
40. HARRIS, Charlaine – Dead to the World
41. SNYDER, Maria – Fire Study
42. ARMSTRONG, Kelley – The Summoning
43. FROST, Jeaniene – One Foot in the Grave
44. DE LA CRUZ, Melissa – Masquerade
45. DE LA CRUZ, Melissa – Revelations
46. FROST, Jeaniene – Halfway to the Grave
47. SNYDER, Maria – Magic Study
48. GAIMAN, Neil – Stardust
49. MARR, Melissa – Ink Exchange
50. HARRIS, Charlaine – Club Dead
51. WARD, JR – Dark Lover
52. MCKINLEY, Robin – The Blue Sword
53. VINCENT, Rachel – Stray
54. RICE, Anne – Interview with the Vampire
55. KENYON, Sherrilyn – Acheron
56. HARRIS, Charlaine – From Dead to Worse
57. HARRIS, Charlaine – Dead as a Doornail
58. HARRIS, Charlaine – Living Dead in Dallas
59. HARRIS, Charlaine – Definitely Dead
60. WARD, JR – Lover Awakened
61. FROST, Jeaniene – At Grave’s End
62. HARRIS, Charlaine – All Together Dead
63. MARR, Melissa – Fragile Eternity
64. CARROLL, Lewis – Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
65. VINCENT, Rachel – Prey
66. HARRISON, Kim – Dead Witch Walking
67. BRAY, Libba – A Great & Terribly Beauty
68. DE LA CRUZ, Melissa – The Van Alen Legacy
69. VINCENT, Rachel – Pride
70. VINCENT, Rachel – Rogue
71. WYNNE JONES, Diana – Howl’s Moving Castle
72. PULLMAN, Philip – Northern Lights (The Golden Compass)
73. MONING, Karen Marie – Darkfever
74. MONING, Karen Marie – Bloodfever
75. STOKER, Bram – Dracula
76. PULLMAN, Philip – The Subtle Knife
77. CARD, Orson Scott – Ender’s Game
78. PULLMAN, Philip – The Amber Spyglass
79. MCKINLEY, Robin – The Hero & the Crown
80. WARD, JR – Lover Eternal
81. MONING, Karen Marie – Dreamfever
82. LEVINE, Gail Carson – Ella Enchanted
83. WILLIAMSON, Jill – By Darkness Hid
84. PIERCE, Tamora – Trickster’s Choice
85. MURPHY, CE – Urban Shaman
86. WARD, JR – Lover Revealed
87. NIX, Garth – Sabriel
88. WARD, JR – Lover Unbound
89. HAMILTON, Laurell K – Guilty Pleasures
90. PAOLINI, Christopher – Eldest
91. BEAGLE, Peter S – The Last Unicorn
92. KENYON, Sherrilyn – Night Play
93. MEAD, Richelle – Succubus Blues
94. BAUM, Frank – Wizard of Oz
95. WARD, JR – Lover Enshrined
96. MEAD, Richelle – Storm Born
97. GAIMAN, Neil & PRATCHETT, Terry – Good Omens
98. ANDREWS, Ilona – Magic Strikes
99. MONING, Karen Marie – Faefever
100.MCKINLEY, Robin – Beauty

"Fear rolled through the San Joaquin farmland with the rumble of heavy trucks."

"The bastards never even would have gotten close to me if I hadn't had the flu."

So many odd things. I think you'll like Andrews Stacia. I saw you read book 1 of Kate. They get better and this series is easier once you've trudge through Kate 1. Although, the hardest thing is not to read the exert for Kate 5 at the end. If I read it I'll be tortured, but knowing it's there is it's own torture.

I'm liking Bayou Moon. It's much easier to get into it knowing a little bit about the world and what's going on. I like William a lot. Andrews is good at writing kick-butt girls and guys that are are willing to stand beside them as oppose to lock them up for their protection.
It's on that line between UF and PNR. It's got aspects of both.
100 pages more to go...

You almost need the guns to brave the crowds.

We'd love to see him.

Hehe. Andrews site says she calls these "rustic fantasy" because it sounds better than "hillbilly romance." I think hillbilly romance describes them aptly, especially with a quote like:

"Yes, I'm too mad to punish you right now. We'll talk about it when we get home. Go brush your teeth,comb your hair, put on dry clothes, and get the guns. We're going to Wal-Mart."

I hope you can. It's fun.