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[Lynda]

I finished Little Fuzzy on my way home from work today. I'd give it 3 1/2 stars. I liked it, it's kind of a straight-up heroic novel in the sense that there is a good vs bad narrative, with a clear victory in the end. It's rare for me to read something that isn't all shaded in gray (because I prefer not to see the world as black or white). I doubt though, I'll finish the rest of the series. I had a lot of anxiety that something would happen to Little Fuzzy or his family, and I don't do well with that kind of violence against innocence.

I'll start The Strain on audio, now that I've finished LF.

[Cherie]

I finished Shattered, My Ántonia, and Something Wicked This Way Comes and am still reading The Passage and The Girl in the Spider's Web. I started Dracula too.

[Sandra, Moderator]

I'm reading Dracula. I'm only 4% into it, though. Planning to focus in it this weekend.
Regarding children's literature for my blog, I'm reading Welcome to Monstrovia, Lilliput and Bridge to Terabithia.

[Jackie]

I've just finished The Importance of Being Kennedy by Laurie Graham. It's a work of fiction but based on fact, written from the view point of the nanny to the Kennedy children. Didn't know too much about the Kennedys other than JFK so I found it entertaining as well as interesting as it made me look a few things up. They're quite a family...

I'm going to start The Pocket Wife by Susan Crawford today.

[Travis]

Reading both The Exorcist and the latest Mistborn installment Shadows of Self. The problem is not just devouring the Sanderson novel. It is good to be reading two books forcing myself to have some restraint or else I would fly through Shadows of Self so fast it would end too soon then I have to wait for the next Sanderson release thinking why did I go so fast with the last one. Altgough I could juat re read the entire mistborn series again. Not a bad idea actually

[Dem]

Finished The Boy at the Top of the Mountain
This is my review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/1404614021

[Lynda]

Sandra wrote: "I'm reading Dracula. I'm only 4% into it, though. Planning to focus in it this weekend.
Regarding children's literature for my blog, I'm reading Welcome to Monstrovia, ..."

Bridge to Terabithia was one of my favorite books when I was a kid.

[Sandra, Moderator]

Lynda wrote: "Bridge to Terabithia was one of my favorite books when I was a kid."

I'm 45% into it and enjoying it a lot. I don't know why I didn't read it before!

[Kristie, Moderator]

Reading Little Girls for the creepy theme and hoping to finish My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry before the toppler begins. Also, working my way through You.

[Lisa]

I am currently reading The Gracekeepers for this month's Cryptogram challenge.

[Peggy]

I'm going to start The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton. I feel like I need to read a book I'm really in the mood for, and I think this is it.

[Joan]

Soon I will be starting From the Ground Up: Agility Foundation Training for Puppies and Beginner Dogs
I understand it is a good starter book for agility and playing with a dog.

[Joan]

Cherie wrote: "I finished Shattered, My Ántonia, and Something Wicked This Way Comes and am still reading The Passage and The Girl in the Spider's W..."</i>

Cherie, If you enjoyed My Antonia you may like
[book:Bad Land: An American Romance it is a wonderful non-fiction account of settling the high plains states.

[Gavin]

I'm reading Absolute All-Star Superman

[Cherie]

Thank you, Joan. It is on my TBR list. Hopefully I will get to read it some day. I have been to Montana many times. One of my grandsons lives just outside Helena.

[Tasha]

I started The House Girl for the cryptogram challenge. I've always been so drawn in by the cover.

[Caitlin]

I have been away for far too long but I have had a rough go at things outside of books for a few weeks now. I finally finished Silver Shadows which was book 5 in a series I should be able to finish by the end of the year.

Now I am reading The Unbearable Book Club for Unsinkable Girls and while I just started I am really liking it so far. It's the book for Delaware on my 50 States of Young Adult Fiction list.

[KimeyDiann]

I finished reading Sweetheart Friday and can say I loved it. I can't wait to get my hands on the next in the series. All of the characters are just so effed up in different ways I want to know more about them.

I started The Last Encore as filler for before the toppler starts. I'm not very far into it but I'm beginning to get intrigued. The first couple chapters almost made me put it down, but I think that is just because I wasn't really in a reading mood this weekend.

I'm also working on Dracula and have been pleasantly surprised at how much I am enjoying it.

[Janice, Moderator]

I finished Lover Unbound and started Outlander on audiobook. Both were "next on the list", but also work out for the serial killer challenge.

I'll be starting Inamorata on ebook as a filler between now and the toppler.

[Lynda]

I've less than 100 pages of The Girl Who Played with Fire and I'm liking it more than The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. I think it's an expectations game...everyone had hyped up Dragon Tattoo, so I went in to Fire with lowered expectations.

I also took care of some comics, but am holding off on finishing Locke & Key until next weekend, due to managing points for the serial killer challenge. Also, I kind don't want it to end.

I also started Y: The Last Man, Vol. 1: Unmanned.

[Travis]

I really liked Y. Lynda. Just been the cost, can't even get a low priced ised copy so far that has kept me from continuing the series

[Mary Beth]

I am readingFractured by Karin Slaughter.

[Sarah]

I agree Lynda - I don't want the Locke & Key series to end either. It's fantastic. I'm just starting volume 5. I have ordered a couple Alan Moore graphic novels for afterwards - Watchmen and V for Vendetta and I'm going to start on Gaiman's Sandman series too after that. Oh and King's Dark Tower series. These are great to read when you don't have huge amounts of time or are really tired - that's when I'm reading them anyway.

[Stephanie]

I have a few books on the go right now. Normally I don't read more than one at a time, but my kindle died on the plane. My mom lent me . I'm really really liking this book! I'm almost done with it. The story flows well. I saw the movie a while back and loved it :)
I'm also reading . It is also a great book so far and flows well. I started before we left out of town and it also a good book so far :) 3/3 for good flowing stories :)

[Lynda]

Travis of NNY wrote: "I really liked Y. Lynda. Just been the cost, can't even get a low priced ised copy so far that has kept me from continuing the series"

Totally agree, I was going broke on comics, until someone kindly suggested I look into the library for them. That's where I'm getting 95% of them. Right now the only series I'm committing myself to purchasing is Saga, Volume 1. I've yet to read anything from Brian K Vaughan that hasn't been great.

@Sarah, I really liked Watchmen. It's the first time I read a graphic novel as a "grownup" and was like, I'm totally into this. V and Sandman are on my TBR. I think I'm going to get through the American Gods series before tackling Sandman, though. You're right, they are perfect for reading when you don't have a lot of time. It's mostly what I read on the weekends.

[Janice, Moderator]

Mary wrote: "I am now reading Fractured by Karin Slaughter"

The link you have is to the one written by Dani Atkins. The one by Karin Slaughter looks much more interesting. :)

[Sarah]

@Lynda - There's an American Gods graphic novel series?!?! Or do you mean the books?

I was wondering about Saga as it keeps popping up in my recommendations.

[Mary Beth]

Janice wrote: "Mary wrote: "I am now reading Fractured by Karin Slaughter"

The link you have is to the one written by Dani Atkins. The one by Karin Slaughter looks much more interesting. :)"

Good looking out Janice lol! I think it looks a lot more interesting now. That book did not look good at all. This book is awesome.

[Janice, Moderator]

Mary wrote: "Good looking out Janice lol! I think it looks a lot more interesting now. That book did not look good at all. This book is awesome."

I added the first book in the series to my ever growing wishlist.

[Roz]

I'm working on finishing The Art of Racing in the Rainand Day of Atonement before the Toppler.

[Stephanie]

Roz, I love The Art of Racing in the Rain! One of my favorites :) Enzo is so funny!!

[Sandra, Moderator]

Stephanie wrote: "Roz, I love The Art of Racing in the Rain! One of my favorites :) Enzo is so funny!!"

I enjoyed too. And it was a quick read.

[Lisa]

I finished The Gracekeepers for the Cryptogram challenge. This is the second book by Kirsty Logan that I have read this month and yet another that I have enjoyed. I thought it was beautifully written, I really liked the two main characters and I enjoyed the elements of Scottish folklore that were woven in. I did find it a bit slow to get going though so I rated it 4 stars in the end.

[Stephanie]

Sandra wrote: "Stephanie wrote: "Roz, I love The Art of Racing in the Rain! One of my favorites :) Enzo is so funny!!"

I enjoyed too. And it was a quick read."

Even though there are sad parts in this book, I just love it so much :)

[Sandra, Moderator]

I agree, Stephanie.

And you won't believe me, buy it's the only book I read from the POV of a dog. :) I guess you read thousands!

[Mary Beth]

Janice wrote: "Mary wrote: "Good looking out Janice lol! I think it looks a lot more interesting now. That book did not look good at all. This book is awesome."

I added the first book in the series to my ever gr..."

Janice I love love love this series.

[Janice, Moderator]

Mary wrote: "Janice I love love love this series.
..."

Temptress!

[Lynda]

Sarah wrote: "@Lynda - There's an American Gods graphic novel series?!?! Or do you mean the books?

I was wondering about Saga as it keeps popping up in my recommendations."

Oh, no, I mean the novel series...sorry to start rumors! Saga is really good; it's one of the few series that I'm willing to pay money for.

[Stephanie]

Sandra wrote: "I agree, Stephanie.

And you won't believe me, buy it's the only book I read from the POV of a dog. :) I guess you read thousands!"

I have definitely read a lot with the POV from the dog :) I love and the follow up book . They both made me cry and laugh :) i also get a kick out of the Chet and Bernie series. The firs one is .

[Lynda]

I finally have Something Wicked This Way Comes! I'm looking forward to starting it - though the toppler is coming up, so it will be set aside during that time.

[Sarah]

Lynda wrote: "Oh, no, I mean the novel series...sorry to start rumors! Saga is really good; it's one of the few series that I'm willing to pay money for. "

lol! no worries Lynda. I loved the book series.

I will add Saga, Volume 1 to my TBR.

I've just finished the complete Locke & Key series. I wanted to slow down towards the end but I just couldn't. It was a truly fantastic series. Let's hope it hasn't set the standard too high for me with graphic novels and that I'll be disappointed with all future reads. I am pleased to have found a new genre (do you call it a genre?!? format maybe?).

Now I can concentrate on my actual books before the toppler. There is no chance I'll finish The Passage before then like I had planned. Oh well!

[Sandra, Moderator]

@Stephanie, I'll have them on mind and eventually try one. I don't know why I didn't try more books like from the dog's POV if I liked THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN so much.

[Stephanie]

Yay, Sandra :) i think books from a dog's POV are really entertaining, but I may be a little biased since I love dogs so much, lol :)

[Lynda]

@Sarah, I go back and forth with graphic novel as a genre or a format. It's separate from a "comic book", yet in the same family, but it can be as varied as any other novel: suspense, sci fi, horror, drama, comedy, so I guess I settle on format. But then I can convince myself of the opposite too.

[Bella]

I'm reading An Irish Doctor in Love and at Sea: An Irish Country Novel by Patrick Taylor. It's a charming series. Kind of reminds me of James Herriot's books.

[Cherie]

I am reading Dandelion Wine for my series challenge since I read Something Wicked This Way Comes for the group read this month. I really like it. It is so nostalgic for me. So many things remind me of things from my childhood. I also started reading Summer Morning, Summer Night, which is a book of short stories. I have finished the first two. Strange but interesting is all I can report. ;)

[Dem]

finished Thirteen Ways of Looking My Review. www.goodreads.com/review/show/1373771624

[Jackie]

Finished The Pocket Wife. I've seen some pretty mixed reviews about it, but I liked it.

I've now started Skeletons at the Feast by Chris Bohjalian which I'm enjoying so far.

[Tasha]

I really loved Skeletons at the Feast, Jackie.

[Lynda]

Dem wrote: "finished Thirteen Ways of Looking My Review. www.goodreads.com/review/show/1373771624"

That sounds interesting, it's on my TBR!