Friday, February 26, 2010

Skybreaker

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Skybreaker by Kenneth Oppel. This is the sequel to Airborn, and it was just as good. In fact, it moved a little better than Airborn. These are Young Adult fiction, and I highly recommend them.

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

The Undomestic Goddess

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The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella. Maybe I love her books because of her name? No, not only that. They make me laugh so hard.

Shopaholic & Baby

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Shopaholic & Baby by Sophie Kinsella. Ditto!

Shopaholic & Sister

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Shopaholic & Sister by Sophie Kinsella. Loved it!

Shopaholic Ties the Knot

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Shopaholic Ties the Knot by Sophie Kinsella. OK, for this and the next 3 books - Love them! I could read Sophie Kinsella every day and not get tired of her.

Monday, February 22, 2010

The Dragonbone Chair

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The Dragonbone Chair by Tad Williams. Yes, it really has taken me almost 3 weeks to read this book. Two reasons for that - one, it is a hard book to read. It is full of strange names, places and history, and is actually quite slow to pick up the storyline. However, I was determined to read it and plowed through. Which I am glad I did, because now that I have finished I can't stop thinking about it and can't wait to read the next two. Which are even longer. Shoot. Reason #2, I had an unexpected trip out of town for my pink Grandma's funeral. Which gave me very little time to read for like a week. (Love you Grandma!) Long long book, but worth reading.

Thursday, February 4, 2010

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon. Kind of a weird book, written from the prospective of a boy who is perhaps autistic (it never really says). I can say that I have never really read anything like it before.

Shopaholic Takes Manhattan

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Shopaholic Takes Manhattan by Sophie Kinsella. What can I say, these books make me laugh. Becky heads to Manhattan and racks up huge debt again. Now that I have read this book, I can see that they used Manhattan and Confessions of a Shopaholic to make the movie, combining bits of both books together. I was a bit confused after I read the first one, that it was so different than the movie. But it all makes sense now! Funny funny books.

Twenties Girl

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Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella. I laughed out loud! This book is about a girl who starts to be haunted by her just-dead great-aunt. Great-aunt Sadie wants her necklace back, and enlists Lara to help her find it.

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Bone Crossed

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Bone Crossed by Patricia Briggs. This is a great series, (the Mercy Thompson series), and I will have a hard time waiting until April when the next book comes out. I know I write this every time I write about this series, but I really love the characters in these books!

The Year of the Flood

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The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood. This book was interesting, about the few people who survive the "flood" (meaning human ending pandemic). It was much more gory than I thought it would be, and at times difficult to understand. When I was reading it I thought it was OK, but when I finished I thought "I didn't really like that book".

Monday, February 1, 2010

Airborn

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Airborn by Kenneth Oppel. This is a Young Adult Fiction book, about Airships. It is about Matt, who works as a cabin boy on the Aurora, a Titanic-like Airship, and what befalls him. Nice little book.

Remember Me?

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Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella - my favorite new author! Very witty and funny. This one is about a girl who wakes up in the hospital to a new nose, new husband and new life, having lost the memories of the previous 3 years. Great.

A Poisoning in the Pub

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A Poisoning in the Pub by Simon Brett. This is a Fethering Mystery, a series about two old ladies who like to solve mysteries. It was OK. I like that it is set in England. The only thing is - why are there so many killings and mysteries in one little village in England?