I’m obviously so behind in my FIR updates that it feels silly to update today right before the last week. BUT I have done a fair bit of reading since my last update so here’s where I’m at:
Untouchable: This was my book club book a few months ago and I read half but not all. I finally finished it, and I really enjoyed it.
Beauty Queens: I tried. I really did. But I could actually feel my brain cells dying so I called a day. Officially off my list of ongoing things to read.
Lords of Misrule
Carpe Corpus
Fade Out
Kiss of Death: all by Rachel Caine. More of the Morganville vampire line. Fun reads, not exactly brain food but enjoyable.
Boo: this was a light Christian romance. I think I enjoy Rene Guttridge – doesn’t beat you over the head with the Message. Light good read.
City of Ember: I wanted more, so I guess I’m glad there’s more in the series but I thought there wasn’t enough meat to this first book. I’m interested enough to keep going though, so here’s to my future reading of People of Sparks!
Gap Creek: I read most of this. I’m not sure I care enough to finish it.
Just My Type – a book about fonts: I love it! Still about half way through, but really enjoying.
My goal for the final week is pretty simple – I want to finish Just My Type. I have a couple more Rachel Caine books from the library that I’ll read if I have time, but I definitely read the AMOUNT of books that I wanted to read. I didn’t read all the books I put on my list, but I read the important ones and I feel good about how I’ve finished the year. It has made me think about what kinds of reading resolutions I’ll put on my list for the coming year. Stay tuned for that!
My goal for FIR was 19 books, and I've read 25. Anything else is just gravy, right?
My goal for FIR was 19 books, and I've read 25. Anything else is just gravy, right?
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I don't know if I'll make it to 65, and I haven't updated my Facebook notes in a while, but I really enjoy keeping a list and reading yours.
I've been thinking about reading City of Ember for a while now, but other books keep winning out. I'll have to bump it up though. I also never read past the first Morganville Vampire book, but I might see if my library has them on my lending list for next year.
I can't believe the year is almost over!
Here's what I've read lately that I'd recommend:
Dearly, Departed - Lia Habel - zombies so maybe not your style, but pretty neat futuristic Victorian setting (cyberpunk)
Tamar - Mal Peet - kind of a historical fiction about the WW II resistance in Holland. It says YA, but it seems older to me. The end kind of bothered me, but I liked it overall. It's sad though.
The Tinkerer's Daughter - Jamie Sedgwick - I enjoyed the story, but it was a little too simplistic even for a YA. There's room for a sequel, but it was wrapped up a little too well.
To Defy a King (William Marshal) - Elizabeth Chadwick - I'm reading this one now and I'm about 2/3 of the way through it. I love it so far. It's a historical fiction that's based pretty accurately on the time of King John. There are other books in this series that I'll definitely try to read.
Thanks for all the recs! The Morganville vamp series is fun - not a perfectly written series but it does get better as it goes on.
Just my type is on my list, but honestly, anything I can't read on my Kindle has been back burnered for a bit. :) Going to add the Rachel Caine books to my list.
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