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[Rachel]

I am in no way religious or a Christian, but The Shack I found to be really, really good, regardless. I think you will enjoy it.

[Rachel]

I hope that the Doyle series is better than her stand alone, Going Bovine. That book was a waste of my time, and I rarely say that. I can always find something nice to say about a book...not this time!

[Jen]

Erika, I hated the Shack. I can't think of one thing I liked about that book, so I'm curious about what you think of it when you are done.

[Shay]

I just picked up, at the library:
Killer On A Hot Tin Roof
The Last Samurai: The Life and Battles of Saigo Takamori
The Book about Blanche and Marie- a 1001 Book
The Witches of Eastwick
The Finkler Question, which won the 2010 Man Booker Prize

I started reading Killer on a Hot Tin Roof, a cozy mystery, first. (Obviously.)

[Shadow Jubilee]

Another Man's Baby by Kay Stockham

I've gotten my sister to start reading e-books through the public library's digital library system. This is the first book she requested me to borrow. :)

But I wasn't too impressed with it. I had liked the first book we had read by Kay Stockham better, which happened to be the book after this one.

Looks like I won't be reading Wondrous Strange and Dead Before Dark before they are due so I'll probably check them out at a later date. I'm not interested in reading them now.

[Shadow Jubilee]

I did manage to read Wondrous Strange that I had borrowed, but not Dead Before Dark.

I borrowed Darklight by lesley Livingston.

[Jen]

niquae how was Wondrous Strange. I've been thinking about reading it but I wasn't sure if I'd like it or not.

[Shadow Jubilee]

To be honest, I didn't really like it as much as I wanted to. I liked the premise of the book, but I didn't particularly care for its execution. The writing style was nothing remarkable, the dialogue was sometimes a bit awkward, and the characters were not well developed and didn't grow. Certain plot developments were glossed over. There was not much character introspection, which I thought would have given the book more depth. The romance was not very believable. As I wrote in my review, the more I read, the more distant I felt from both characters and book. I couldn't wait to finish it.

What I did like about the book was the way the author integrated Shakespeare and Celtic myths into the storyline. I also liked the little bits of humor I came across. It made me laugh out loud. Unfortunately, that wasn't enough to keep me from being disappointed with the book.

That said, I am interested in seeing the HEA so I am going to try to read the next two books in the trilogy. I'm on the waiting list for Tempestuous. If you do plan on reading this book, I would recommend reading books 2 & 3 close together. I have read that Darklight ends in a cliffhanger.

[Alyssa]

A big haul this week:
. There was another one but it's flown out of my mind.

[BJ Rose]

I didn't read any library books in December, but now that the holidays are over and company's gone, I've requested
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[Jen]

niquae wrote: "To be honest, I didn't really like it as much as I wanted to. I liked the premise of the book, but I didn't particularly care for its execution. The writing style was nothing remarkable, the dialog..."

I keep hearing that from people....that this book is a let down, I think I'm going to skip it. Thanks for your thoughts on it.

[Ashley ~twisted_illusions~]

I got and I'm waiting on

[Alyssa]

Ashley - Nightshade was pretty good, I guess. Didn't meet my expectations but it was wonderful. I've had my eye on Stray for a while now! Nice haul!

[Shadow Jubilee]

JenC wrote: "niquae wrote: "To be honest, I didn't really like it as much as I wanted to. I liked the premise of the book, but I didn't particularly care for its execution. The writing style was nothing remarka..."

You're welcome, JenC.

I know I'm going to regret it but I actually went ahead and check out physical books from the library instead of digital. I already know I'm going to have to pay a late fee for the DVD that is due next week...

The Secret Wedding by Jo Beverley
The Secret Duke by Jo Beverley
Steamed by Katie MacAlister
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
and the DVD of The Princess and the Frog :)

And the library I went to apparently does not have or have checked out: City of Bones, Vampire Academy, and the Jeaniene Frost book. -_-;

[Rachel]

Picked up and today. Really excited for Daughter of Darkness. I would like to see what Andrews can add to this genre!

[Lisa S]

Rachel, I bought Daughter of Darkness about a month ago. Haven't started it yet. I have just about every Andrews book there is. Although I can tell a difference in the writing style since Ms. Andrews died and her family has taken over.

[Sabrina]

Are the latest ones I've checked out...

[Liz]

My last library download to my nook was TOM HORN AND THE APACHE KID.

I'm a total sucker for a good western. The book was kick-butt fab.

[Rachel]

Lisa, I didn't know she had died. That's awful. I hate when people who are good at what they do leave us. Something is always left to be desired and no one ever does it as good as that person!

The only Andrews book I have read is Flowers in the Attic and that was recently. I have been meaning to read her novels for a long time and finally picked up one. I enjoyed it, if that is possible to say about such a sad, dark book!

[Lisa S]

Yeah she died several years ago.

[Lauren]

I just checked out:

[Lisa S]

Lauren, that is a good book.

[Lauren]

Yes! I've really been enjoying it so far! :-)

[Kristen]

My Sister's Keeper is a very good book. One of my favorites by Jodi Picoult. Enjoy the rest of it!

[Ashley ~twisted_illusions~]

Today I got the ones I was waiting for

[Kristen]

I went to the library yesterday and got kind of an eclectic assortment of books. Here is what I got:

Hard Rain by Peter Abrahams
The Reluctant Suitor by Kathleen Woodiwiss
The Reef by Edith Wharton
Black Potatoes: The Story of the Great Irish Famine, 1845-1850 by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Marie Antoinette by Joan Haslip

[Sabrina]

Just got these the other day

[Jen]

Sabrina, let me know what you think of Clockwork Angel and Torment. I can't wait to get my hands on both of these books.

[Lisa S]

JenC, I've read Clockwork Angel and I didn't really like it that much. Torment on the other hand I loved.

[Jex]

Just got

[Sashana]

I just checked out The Last Song.

[BJ Rose]

Just checked out and requested - -

[Jen]

Lisa S wrote: "JenC, I've read Clockwork Angel and I didn't really like it that much. Torment on the other hand I loved."

I'm glad to know you like Torment!!!! I'm looking forward to it.

[Rachel]

Jessica, I loved A Clockwork Orange! The dialect is a little hard to stomach at first, but stick with it! The novel is truly wonderful.

[Sandy]

I just checked out
and

and ordered
and

[Jen]

My libraries system has been down the last 2 days and and it is driving me crazy. I always reserve my books online so I don't spend hours walking around the library trying to pick a book

[Tory]

I read years ago and loved it.

This past week I picked up , , and
I've also got on hold.

[Sans]

Just got an email that Across the Universe is waiting for me. Very excited.

[Marcia]

Anyone with a sony e reader should go the the Bargain Priced section at least on a weekly basis. They are offering free ebooks. I get at least 4 to 5 books a month and they are by good authors. Check it out.

[Jen]

I'm going to pick up Lean Mean Thirteen today

[Sans]

Shoot, I hope your library gets it soon, Erika!

[Jen]

Oh yeah I forgot to say I put One Day, Clockwork Angel and Firefly Lane on reserve

[Sashana]

Marcia wrote: "Anyone with a sony e reader should go the the Bargain Priced section at least on a weekly basis. They are offering free ebooks. I get at least 4 to 5 books a month and they are by good authors. ..."

Thanks for the info, Marcia. I didn't know that but I will take advantage.

[Shay]

Erika wrote: "Sans wrote: "Just got an email that Across the Universe is waiting for me. Very excited."

Nice! I'm so upset it's not even listed as ON ORDER at my libray yet. I have a feeling I'm ..."

Someone posted once, somewhere, that their library system has an online request system. If they don't have a book, you can request it, if they buy it you are automatically the first request. (Or second if someone else beat you to it.) Sounds great, doesn't it? I wish my library did that.

[Sashana]

Shay wrote: "Erika wrote: "Sans wrote: "Just got an email that Across the Universe is waiting for me. Very excited."

Nice! I'm so upset it's not even listed as ON ORDER at my libray yet. I have ..."

Their library must have a healthy budget then. At my library you can request books that you want them to buy, but it isn't guaranteed.

[Sans]

*raises hand* Mine does that. They usually tell me "no", but they have ordered a couple of the books I requested.

[Jex]

Rachel wrote: "Jessica, I loved A Clockwork Orange! The dialect is a little hard to stomach at first, but stick with it! The novel is truly wonderful."

I started reading this yesterday and wow is it hard to understand. I kind of feel like I'm reading gibberish :-P

[Shay]

Jessica wrote: "Rachel wrote: "Jessica, I loved A Clockwork Orange! The dialect is a little hard to stomach at first, but stick with it! The novel is truly wonderful."

I started reading this yesterday and wow is ..."

Have you seen the movie? Maybe in this case it would be helpful to see the movie first?

[Shadow Jubilee]

Last week I borrowed Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare as well as the Enchanted DVD and How to Train Your Dragon DVD.

Yesterday I borrowed The Madness of Lord Ian MacKenzie. Reminder: Purchase my own copy.

[Sashana]

I haven't been utilizing my library as much anymore but I just checked out Eat, Pray, Love and Nights in Rodanthe. I hope I have enough time to read them both.