tinkerbellandeeyor
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Welcome what is your goal
116 - last year did 114.
I'm at 65 but some of that was a serial set of books and not really "books." They were more like novellas.
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Book #15/50: The Princess Bride by William Goldman
From Goodreads:
What happens when the most beautiful girl in the world marries the handsomest prince of all time and he turns out to be...well...a lot less than the man of her dreams?
As a boy, William Goldman claims, he loved to hear his father read the S. Morgenstern classic, The Princess Bride. But as a grown-up he discovered that the boring parts were left out of good old Dad's recitation, and only the "good parts" reached his ears.
Now Goldman does Dad one better. He's reconstructed the "Good Parts Version" to delight wise kids and wide-eyed grownups everywhere.
What's it about? Fencing. Fighting. True Love. Strong Hate. Harsh Revenge. A Few Giants. Lots of Bad Men. Lots of Good Men. Five or Six Beautiful Women. Beasties Monstrous and Gentle. Some Swell Escapes and Captures. Death, Lies, Truth, Miracles, and a Little Sex.
In short, it's about everything.
From Goodreads:
What happens when the most beautiful girl in the world marries the handsomest prince of all time and he turns out to be...well...a lot less than the man of her dreams?
As a boy, William Goldman claims, he loved to hear his father read the S. Morgenstern classic, The Princess Bride. But as a grown-up he discovered that the boring parts were left out of good old Dad's recitation, and only the "good parts" reached his ears.
Now Goldman does Dad one better. He's reconstructed the "Good Parts Version" to delight wise kids and wide-eyed grownups everywhere.
What's it about? Fencing. Fighting. True Love. Strong Hate. Harsh Revenge. A Few Giants. Lots of Bad Men. Lots of Good Men. Five or Six Beautiful Women. Beasties Monstrous and Gentle. Some Swell Escapes and Captures. Death, Lies, Truth, Miracles, and a Little Sex.
In short, it's about everything.
Simba's Mom
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Just finished #28/58-"Leaving Time" by Jodi Picoult. If you like the Kilimanjaro Safari Ride at Animal Kingdom, I predict you'll love this book. You'll never look at the elephants the same way again. The ending, however, was a huge let-down for me. Kind of weird and out of left field for me. Otherwise, I was all set to give the book 5 stars-just the last few pages spoiled it for me, and brought it overall to 4 stars.
tinkerbellandeeyor
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I just finished nest I will try to fill in who wrote it later but it is for kids but I don't recommend it for kids I thought it was way too intens for them adults might be entertain by it
Tiggerish
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Week 26 – I read seven books this week which brings me to 98/104. I think I need revise my goal. I thought that I was reading about two books a week but it turns out I am averaging 3.7 which is almost double that. So I am going to up the goal to 208.
The books I read this week are:
The Seakeeper’s Daughter by Lisa Wingate. Fiction. This book was a a good read. Looking for a way to save her restaurant, Whitney returns to the Excelsior, a crumbling vintage hotel that holds her grandmother's treasures from an era of wealth and propriety. While digging through these objects, Whitney unwittingly stumbles into a gripping family mystery. As she reads through a series of old letters and contemplates an intriguing necklace, Whitney struggles against her need for quick money and becomes determined to preserve, at any cost, the belongings and story she has found.
Sharp Shooter by Marianne Delacourt. Mystery. This book is written by an Australian and is set in Australia. There were lots of references that I had to look up. It’s story line was not believable and some what disjointed.
A Sweethaven Summer by Courtney Walsh. Christian fiction. This is the first book in the Sweethaven Circle series. Although it does have a happy ending, it had more depth than most books of this type.
Cry of My Heart (Montana Skies Series) by Linda Ford. Christian romantic fiction with happy ending. Woman scarred by death of her father at a young age and man who grew up in foster care feeling unloved, meet and heal each other.
Rosemary’s Gravy by Melissa F. Miller. Mystery. This is the first book in the We Sisters Three Mystery Series, featuring Rosemary, Sage, and Thyme, three sisters who've been handed an impossible task. They need to come up with a lot of money, fast, to save their family's business, thanks to a disappearing act their parents pulled. Each of the sisters puts her life on hold and takes a job that pays well. In the course of their new employment, the three sisters will stumble onto murder, blackmail, and missing persons --- oh, and love, too. This book focuses on Rosemary who has become a personal chef. It was a light comedic, romantic mystery.
Buying Love (A Maple Run Novel) by Toni Shiloh. Christian romantic fiction with usual happy ending. Slightly different in that author and characters are African-American.
Two Good Dogs by Susan Wilson. This is a follow-up to her book, One Good Dog which featured a man restarting his life with the help of a rescued pit bull. In this book, he is restarting his life again after the death of his second wife. He gets involved with a young man whom he saves from a drug overdose. The boy also has rescued a pit bull from being a fighting dog. He temporarily takes the second dog to find it a new home but ends up helping the boy and a fourteen year old girl who is in a downward spiral after she sees her father killed in a drive-by shooting. I recommend this book but it would be best if you have read the first book.
The books I read this week are:
The Seakeeper’s Daughter by Lisa Wingate. Fiction. This book was a a good read. Looking for a way to save her restaurant, Whitney returns to the Excelsior, a crumbling vintage hotel that holds her grandmother's treasures from an era of wealth and propriety. While digging through these objects, Whitney unwittingly stumbles into a gripping family mystery. As she reads through a series of old letters and contemplates an intriguing necklace, Whitney struggles against her need for quick money and becomes determined to preserve, at any cost, the belongings and story she has found.
Sharp Shooter by Marianne Delacourt. Mystery. This book is written by an Australian and is set in Australia. There were lots of references that I had to look up. It’s story line was not believable and some what disjointed.
A Sweethaven Summer by Courtney Walsh. Christian fiction. This is the first book in the Sweethaven Circle series. Although it does have a happy ending, it had more depth than most books of this type.
Cry of My Heart (Montana Skies Series) by Linda Ford. Christian romantic fiction with happy ending. Woman scarred by death of her father at a young age and man who grew up in foster care feeling unloved, meet and heal each other.
Rosemary’s Gravy by Melissa F. Miller. Mystery. This is the first book in the We Sisters Three Mystery Series, featuring Rosemary, Sage, and Thyme, three sisters who've been handed an impossible task. They need to come up with a lot of money, fast, to save their family's business, thanks to a disappearing act their parents pulled. Each of the sisters puts her life on hold and takes a job that pays well. In the course of their new employment, the three sisters will stumble onto murder, blackmail, and missing persons --- oh, and love, too. This book focuses on Rosemary who has become a personal chef. It was a light comedic, romantic mystery.
Buying Love (A Maple Run Novel) by Toni Shiloh. Christian romantic fiction with usual happy ending. Slightly different in that author and characters are African-American.
Two Good Dogs by Susan Wilson. This is a follow-up to her book, One Good Dog which featured a man restarting his life with the help of a rescued pit bull. In this book, he is restarting his life again after the death of his second wife. He gets involved with a young man whom he saves from a drug overdose. The boy also has rescued a pit bull from being a fighting dog. He temporarily takes the second dog to find it a new home but ends up helping the boy and a fourteen year old girl who is in a downward spiral after she sees her father killed in a drive-by shooting. I recommend this book but it would be best if you have read the first book.
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I've been on a crappy romance kick lately, courtesy of Kindle Unlimited and a lot of free time watching my youngest's swim practices.
22/100 - Beauty and the Beast by Vivienne Savage
23/100 - Red and the Wolf
Retellings of classic fairy tale stories as adult romance novels. I really enjoyed the first one, but the second was only okay. Part of that might be because Beauty & the Beast is one of my all-time favorite stories, in its many adaptations. But part of it was also that the world just didn't draw me in, and I didn't enjoy the characters as well in Red.
24/100 - Wanted by the Devil by Joanna Blake
25/100 - Ride with the Devil
26/100 - Trust the Devil
I have mixed feelings about this trilogy. Trashy romances in the internet era just aren't what they were when I was picking of Harlequins at garage sales, I guess... The first story was sort of sweet but a little odd because the heroine is so young, and there are some elements that were sort of disturbing to me relating to that. The second was better, but still very much the young, inexperienced girl with the big, bad biker. The third was the only one that had a real adult as the central female character, and while the characters and stories were entertaining enough I was left feeling like I kind of don't get where the romance genre is going. They almost felt written by/for men rather than women, echoing soft porn more than romance with the youth/innocence aspect of the heroines, the boasting all of the men do about their pre-heroine sexual exploits, and the exaggerated masculinity of the heroes.
26/100 - Sweet as Sin by J.T. Geissinger
27/100 - Make Me Sin
28/100 - Sin With Me
Another trilogy of romance stories I picked up to take with me to the pool. Each is the love story of a member of a superstar rock band, and they get pretty dark. Each of the heroes has a secret in his past that shapes his interactions with the heroines, who happen to be best friends, and keeps the story moving along. I enjoyed these more than the Devil trilogy, though I have noticed a trend of poor copy editing in all of these Kindle romances that kind of grates on me as I read.
29/100 - Ruined by the Biker by Evelyn Glass
By far the worst Kindle title I've picked up thus far. Just a head-hopping, sprawling mess of a story, full of typos and usage errors, and only half the book was actually this story - the rest was teaser chapters for the author's other work. I barely made it a third of the way in before I abandoned this one, which is something I almost never do. It was so bad that it convinced me to return to my to-read pile of print books for my next book.
30/100 - Better than Sex: Confessions of a Political Junkie by Hunter S. Thompson
Hunter S. Thompson is a bit of a personal hero of mine and somewhere along the line my daughter and I got into a conversation about "gonzo" journalism. I picked this one up for her as an introduction to his work. Some of it is compiled from the work he did for Rolling Stone, covering the Clinton campaign, mixed in with personal musings and recollections to exemplify Thompson's trademark style. Darkly funny, deeply cynical, and sharply insightful into political trends and attitudes that persist to this day, I think this ranks among his best work (although Hell's Angels will probably always be my personal favorite).
22/100 - Beauty and the Beast by Vivienne Savage
23/100 - Red and the Wolf
Retellings of classic fairy tale stories as adult romance novels. I really enjoyed the first one, but the second was only okay. Part of that might be because Beauty & the Beast is one of my all-time favorite stories, in its many adaptations. But part of it was also that the world just didn't draw me in, and I didn't enjoy the characters as well in Red.
24/100 - Wanted by the Devil by Joanna Blake
25/100 - Ride with the Devil
26/100 - Trust the Devil
I have mixed feelings about this trilogy. Trashy romances in the internet era just aren't what they were when I was picking of Harlequins at garage sales, I guess... The first story was sort of sweet but a little odd because the heroine is so young, and there are some elements that were sort of disturbing to me relating to that. The second was better, but still very much the young, inexperienced girl with the big, bad biker. The third was the only one that had a real adult as the central female character, and while the characters and stories were entertaining enough I was left feeling like I kind of don't get where the romance genre is going. They almost felt written by/for men rather than women, echoing soft porn more than romance with the youth/innocence aspect of the heroines, the boasting all of the men do about their pre-heroine sexual exploits, and the exaggerated masculinity of the heroes.
26/100 - Sweet as Sin by J.T. Geissinger
27/100 - Make Me Sin
28/100 - Sin With Me
Another trilogy of romance stories I picked up to take with me to the pool. Each is the love story of a member of a superstar rock band, and they get pretty dark. Each of the heroes has a secret in his past that shapes his interactions with the heroines, who happen to be best friends, and keeps the story moving along. I enjoyed these more than the Devil trilogy, though I have noticed a trend of poor copy editing in all of these Kindle romances that kind of grates on me as I read.
29/100 - Ruined by the Biker by Evelyn Glass
By far the worst Kindle title I've picked up thus far. Just a head-hopping, sprawling mess of a story, full of typos and usage errors, and only half the book was actually this story - the rest was teaser chapters for the author's other work. I barely made it a third of the way in before I abandoned this one, which is something I almost never do. It was so bad that it convinced me to return to my to-read pile of print books for my next book.
30/100 - Better than Sex: Confessions of a Political Junkie by Hunter S. Thompson
Hunter S. Thompson is a bit of a personal hero of mine and somewhere along the line my daughter and I got into a conversation about "gonzo" journalism. I picked this one up for her as an introduction to his work. Some of it is compiled from the work he did for Rolling Stone, covering the Clinton campaign, mixed in with personal musings and recollections to exemplify Thompson's trademark style. Darkly funny, deeply cynical, and sharply insightful into political trends and attitudes that persist to this day, I think this ranks among his best work (although Hell's Angels will probably always be my personal favorite).
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#23.5 Someday, Someday, Maybe by Lauren Graham
It’s January 1995, and Franny Banks has just six months left of the three-year deadline she set for herself when she came to New York, dreaming of Broadway and doing “important” work. But all she has to show for her efforts so far is a part in an ad for ugly Christmas sweaters, and a gig waiting tables at a comedy club. Her roommates―her best friend Jane, and Dan, an aspiring sci-fi writer―are supportive, yet Franny knows a two-person fan club doesn’t exactly count as success. Everyone tells her she needs a backup plan, and though she can almost picture moving back home and settling down with her perfectly nice ex-boyfriend, she’s not ready to give up on her goal of having a career like her idols Diane Keaton and Meryl Streep. Not just yet. But while she dreams of filling their shoes, in the meantime, she’d happily settle for a speaking part in almost anything—and finding a hair product combination that works.
Everything is riding on the upcoming showcase for her acting class, where she’ll finally have a chance to perform for people who could actually hire her. And she can’t let herself be distracted by James Franklin, a notorious flirt and the most successful actor in her class, even though he’s suddenly started paying attention. Meanwhile, her bank account is rapidly dwindling, her father wants her to come home, and her agent doesn’t return her calls. But for some reason, she keeps believing that she just might get what she came for.
It’s January 1995, and Franny Banks has just six months left of the three-year deadline she set for herself when she came to New York, dreaming of Broadway and doing “important” work. But all she has to show for her efforts so far is a part in an ad for ugly Christmas sweaters, and a gig waiting tables at a comedy club. Her roommates―her best friend Jane, and Dan, an aspiring sci-fi writer―are supportive, yet Franny knows a two-person fan club doesn’t exactly count as success. Everyone tells her she needs a backup plan, and though she can almost picture moving back home and settling down with her perfectly nice ex-boyfriend, she’s not ready to give up on her goal of having a career like her idols Diane Keaton and Meryl Streep. Not just yet. But while she dreams of filling their shoes, in the meantime, she’d happily settle for a speaking part in almost anything—and finding a hair product combination that works.
Everything is riding on the upcoming showcase for her acting class, where she’ll finally have a chance to perform for people who could actually hire her. And she can’t let herself be distracted by James Franklin, a notorious flirt and the most successful actor in her class, even though he’s suddenly started paying attention. Meanwhile, her bank account is rapidly dwindling, her father wants her to come home, and her agent doesn’t return her calls. But for some reason, she keeps believing that she just might get what she came for.
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#4 - This Time Together: Laughter and Reflection by Carol Burnett.
This is my book club's choice for this month. I rate it 3 out of 4. It's not written in story form but more like little short stories, some only a paragraph long. I'm not fond of short stories hence the rating. I've always liked Carol Burnett and loved watching her show on tv.
This is my book club's choice for this month. I rate it 3 out of 4. It's not written in story form but more like little short stories, some only a paragraph long. I'm not fond of short stories hence the rating. I've always liked Carol Burnett and loved watching her show on tv.
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#24.5 Banana Cream Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke
Saw this book posted on this thread and it sound good. Didn't realize it was part of a series of book. I will look for the other books.
While I liked the story, I didn't like that it ended with a cliffhanger. Now I have to wait for the next book to find out what happened to Hannah's new husband...
Saw this book posted on this thread and it sound good. Didn't realize it was part of a series of book. I will look for the other books.
While I liked the story, I didn't like that it ended with a cliffhanger. Now I have to wait for the next book to find out what happened to Hannah's new husband...
disneychrista
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Because, like me, you have to finish a series.
FlightlessDuck
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13 of 20: Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
This book has been turned into a movie several times for a reason. It's a classic.
5 out of 5.
This book has been turned into a movie several times for a reason. It's a classic.
5 out of 5.
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I keep track of my annual reading here: http://50bookpledge.ca/bookshelf/52e9afde336c4l
This past week I finished: The Grown-up by Gillian Flynn (5 stars, OH MAN!), the Company of Adventurers by Peter Newman (this was a GREAT 5 star history of the Hudson Bay Company), and The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory (not as good as some of her others but still 4 stars)
I tend to read multiple books at a time... from all genres. I could be reading kids' picture books and chapter books and then be reading a crime novel and also be reading a romance novel and a non-fiction textbook.
This past week I finished: The Grown-up by Gillian Flynn (5 stars, OH MAN!), the Company of Adventurers by Peter Newman (this was a GREAT 5 star history of the Hudson Bay Company), and The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory (not as good as some of her others but still 4 stars)
I tend to read multiple books at a time... from all genres. I could be reading kids' picture books and chapter books and then be reading a crime novel and also be reading a romance novel and a non-fiction textbook.
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Tiggerish
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Week 27 - We are past the half-way mark of the year. Are you half-way to your goal? I am slightly short but should be able to catch up. This week I read five books which brings me to 103/204.
The books I read this week were:
One True Thing by Ann Quilan. I think someone else in this thread mentioned this book. At the request (demand) of her father, a young woman leaves her job to return home to help her mother as she fights a losing battle with cancer. Interesting take on the relationships and perceptions within a family and how they can change over time. It also deals with dying with dignity and assisted suicide or mercy killing.
With this Ring by Debra Clopton - Christian romantic fiction. This book six in the Windswept Bay Books. There are 4 sisters and 5 brothers in the Sinclair family and each book feature how one of the family finds their spouse. This one features the new to town first grade teacher who is a widow with a 6 year old son and the oldest Sinclair son who is chief of police in the small town of Windswept Bay.
Through the Mist by Liz Isaacson - Christian romantic fiction. This is book three of the Gold Valley Romance series. Medically retired rodeo star with dreams of a horse ranch meets woman who has no intention of moving to a remote location. They work it out for the required happy ending.
Twenty-Eight and a Half Wishes by Denise Grover Swank. Romantic mystery that is the first book in the Rose Garden Mystery series. I was given the complete set but am on the fence about reading any more of the books. It was okay not great. Definitely a so-so book. Female heroine is 24 years old, working at the Department of Motor Vehicles and taking care of her mother who is overbearing and controlling. She also has the gift of second sight into other peoples lives. She has a vision of her own death but it is her mother that ends up dead and she is the prime suspect. A new to the neighborhood, man tries to help but he is not what he seems either. Overly complicated and unrealistic plot.
The Girl in the Garden by Melanie Wallace. From the book jacket "An unforgettable novel about a girl and her infant son, abandoned at a seaside motel, and the secrets of those townspeople who eventually provide them shelter." The author explores "the time-tested bonds of a small community, the healing power of friendship and love, and whether the wrongs of the past can ever be made right." It was a good read - interesting and well written.
The books I read this week were:
One True Thing by Ann Quilan. I think someone else in this thread mentioned this book. At the request (demand) of her father, a young woman leaves her job to return home to help her mother as she fights a losing battle with cancer. Interesting take on the relationships and perceptions within a family and how they can change over time. It also deals with dying with dignity and assisted suicide or mercy killing.
With this Ring by Debra Clopton - Christian romantic fiction. This book six in the Windswept Bay Books. There are 4 sisters and 5 brothers in the Sinclair family and each book feature how one of the family finds their spouse. This one features the new to town first grade teacher who is a widow with a 6 year old son and the oldest Sinclair son who is chief of police in the small town of Windswept Bay.
Through the Mist by Liz Isaacson - Christian romantic fiction. This is book three of the Gold Valley Romance series. Medically retired rodeo star with dreams of a horse ranch meets woman who has no intention of moving to a remote location. They work it out for the required happy ending.
Twenty-Eight and a Half Wishes by Denise Grover Swank. Romantic mystery that is the first book in the Rose Garden Mystery series. I was given the complete set but am on the fence about reading any more of the books. It was okay not great. Definitely a so-so book. Female heroine is 24 years old, working at the Department of Motor Vehicles and taking care of her mother who is overbearing and controlling. She also has the gift of second sight into other peoples lives. She has a vision of her own death but it is her mother that ends up dead and she is the prime suspect. A new to the neighborhood, man tries to help but he is not what he seems either. Overly complicated and unrealistic plot.
The Girl in the Garden by Melanie Wallace. From the book jacket "An unforgettable novel about a girl and her infant son, abandoned at a seaside motel, and the secrets of those townspeople who eventually provide them shelter." The author explores "the time-tested bonds of a small community, the healing power of friendship and love, and whether the wrongs of the past can ever be made right." It was a good read - interesting and well written.
#5/12 - Secrets of a Charmed Life by Susan Meissner
This book was written in a similar style to Kate Morton's - the story takes place in modern day but is telling us a story that occurred in the past (WWII). In this book we learn about a young girl who is evacuated out of London during the Blitz. Without permission she makes her way back to the city in an attempt to follow her dream. What follows are the results and consequences of this decision.
Good read and I enjoyed it.
#6/12 - The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George
I enjoyed this book and disliked it at the same time. Parts of it I really enjoyed and others made me roll my eyes. But it was a fun read and I'm now planning a trip to the south of France...
This book is about a bookseller who lost his love 20 years ago. He discovers a letter written by her which sends him on a soul-searching journey from Paris to Provence.
This book was written in a similar style to Kate Morton's - the story takes place in modern day but is telling us a story that occurred in the past (WWII). In this book we learn about a young girl who is evacuated out of London during the Blitz. Without permission she makes her way back to the city in an attempt to follow her dream. What follows are the results and consequences of this decision.
Good read and I enjoyed it.
#6/12 - The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George
I enjoyed this book and disliked it at the same time. Parts of it I really enjoyed and others made me roll my eyes. But it was a fun read and I'm now planning a trip to the south of France...
This book is about a bookseller who lost his love 20 years ago. He discovers a letter written by her which sends him on a soul-searching journey from Paris to Provence.
disneychrista
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Please update my goal to 45.
Corbie
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Oh my gosh! Best book! I read it about seven years before the movie came out. You'll love it!
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