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13
Oct
What are you reading?

So, I mentioned last week that I bought myself a Kindle.  Other than briefly mentioning it, though I didn’t say  much about it.  Well, this weekend I read. Man, did I read.  From Friday night to Sunday night I read 3 1/2 books.  I finished the 4th Monday night.

I LOVE to read.  Unfortunately, I’m also cheap and lazy so I hate going to the store and buying books (because they’re expensive PLUS then what do you do with them after you read them). But, even more I don’t like going to the library — it’s a hassle.  So, I bought the Kindle and I read this weekend.

First, let me review the Kindle this thing ROCKS!  I was a little worried about how I’d like seeing the pages on a screen vs. on a page.  I also worried about how comfortable it would be hold it and “turn” pages.  Plus, I have a tendency to enjoy reading in bed laying down so I wondered how that would work.  You know what, this makes all of those even easier.  Seriously.  I can read one handed, I can eat while I’m reading, I can read laying down even more comfortably.  It ROCKS.

When I was buying the Kindle I was going to order a cover at the same time but decided to wait.  There were so many options with different colors, fabrics, styles, etc. that I was overwhelmed.  Plus, honestly, I hadn’t really touched the Kindle yet so I wasn’t sure what I wanted.  I’m glad I waited.  The cover I originally picked out is not the one I think I’m going to get.  I definitely want one to make it easier (safer) to carry the Kindle in my purse but I’m still trying to decide which design I want based on how I hold/use it.

So, on to my title.:  what are you reading?  Well, here’s what I read this weekend with some thoughts.

The Noticer by Andy Andrews I read this as part of my Book Reader Blogger for Thomas Nelson and wrote up a review here.  In short, the book was OK.

sTORI Telling by Tori Stelling I heard good things about the book and it delivered.  The book is Tori Spelling’s biography.  It’s interesting.  I’ve always like her as an actres and after reading the book I have respect for her as a person.  It’s worth reading.

Stories from Candyland by Candy Spelling After reading Tori’s biography the natural next move would be to read her mom’s biography, right?  WRONG.  OMG, I said it best here:  “Not a good book, not a nice person, not worth your time to even bother.  I knew Candy’s review (my friend Candy) and still thought she HAD to be wrong.  Nope, Candy says it best. This woman doesn’t even try to cover up the fact that she is a materialistic shallow person.  And, her writing is atrocious. After reading the book I’m convinced she paid them to publish it for her, and I’m sure she paid them a lot. Too bad she didn’t include a payment editing.”

I Heart Bloomberg (86 Bloomberg Place Series #1) by Melody Carlson this book was good, it was a free Kindle book and worth it.  I’m not quite ready to buy Book 2 in the series because it wasn’t that good.  No, I’m not that cheap but I just didn’t like it enough to buy book 2 yet.  I might some day.  I will read something else by this author but am not pushing buttons in a mad rush to buy book 2.  So, if you have a Kindle it’s worth getting this one but don’t expect awards from the book.

And, now a peak at my reading list.  (There are currently 25 items on my reading list, this is just a few to give you an idea on where my reading trend is going.)

Mommywood by Tori Spelling I’m reading this tonight because it’s short and I’ll probably be able to finish it tonight.

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

Little Women by Louis May Alcott

Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

Now, I will tell you the one negative (OK, two) things about the Kindle.  1.  I feel like I have a to-do list and I don’t like to-do lists.  There are 25 (oops, I just synced so there are actually 27) items on my Kindle to be read (I delete them when I’m done) so I feel like I have things to do.  It’s OK, just my one complaint.  Oh, wait I mentioned that there were two… 2. I don’t have time to watch TV because I’m too busy reading.

till-later

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13
Sep
Book Review

I recently started reviewing books for Thomas Nelson.  I post the reviews on another blog of mine but this book was SO good, I wanted to share it here.

Faces in the Fire by By T.L. Hines

This morning I finished Face in the Fire by T.L. Hines. It’s my first book by this author but if this book is any indication FacesintheFireof how he write is definitely won’t be my last.

The book follows four individuals through almost four separate stories and how their lives intertwine. The book genre is different from the normal book I’d pick up but I’m so glad I did. The narrative format of the book is unique and if not done right would have been horrid but this is done right. The random chapter numbering drove me nuts at first (it’s my “need for order” issue) but I quickly “got it” and it works.

Seriously, this is one of the best books I’ve read in a long time. I was entertained, I wanted to see what happened next, I couldn’t wait to finish the book but in a good way – I wanted to see what happened. To be honest, I can often tell you what’s going to happen in a book after the first few chapters. It wasn’t until the end of this book (last couple chapters) that I finally got the whole thing – which was good.

They book is described as suspense – I don’t know that I’d necessarily classify it that way but I can see that.
In all honestly, I can’t say enough about how great this book was. I’ll definitely be recommending it to friends.

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From the back cover
Four lost souls on a collision course with either disaster or redemption. A random community of Faces in the Fire.
Meet Kurt, a truck-driver-turned-sculptor with no memory of his past. Corinne, an e-mail spammer whose lymphoma isn’t responding to treatment. Grace, a tattoo artist with an invented existence and a taste for heroin. And Stan, a reluctant hit man haunted by his terrifying gift for killing.

They don’t know each other, at least not yet. But something–or someone–is at work in the fabric of their lives, weaving them all together. A catfish, a series of numbers scribbled on a napkin, a devastating fire, and something mysterious. Something that could send them hurtling down the highway to disaster–or down the road to redemption. But they won’t know which is which until they’ve managed to say yes to the whispers in their souls.

till-later

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25
Jul
Updates

So, I’ve been doing random things today like updating my About Me page on this blog and updating my Recommendations page on here.  I’d like to say I was accomplishing important things but truthfully I was just distracted and did other stuff.  :(   Guess I’ll have to put in some time this weekend.

In other news.  I bought a mix box of these yesterday.  I got the variety box with four each Strawberry, Vanilla Crisp, and Chocolatey Drizzle.  They are 90 calories each which is a good thing because they are the size of my pinky finger and I just ate three of them.  (Partly because I wanted to be able to compare them for you but mostly because they are SMALL.)  I have to say I’m glad I bought the variety pack because I would have bought the chocolately drizzle and it was my least favorite of the three.  My favorite, surprisingly for me, was the Strawberry.  The vanilla crisp was OK.  So, if you need a simple quick snack for your desk…get the Strawberry Special K bars.  Just don’t yell at me when you see how truly small they are.

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