07/31/2012

I kind of did this yesterday but to let you know. I am reading

Divergant by Veronica Roth

So far it is a great book I read over 200 pages yesterday alone and I never read like that. I am going to start it again today but at the rate I am reading it I will have it done in a few days. Great story .

07/30/2012

This was going to be MAILBOX Monday, but I did not recieve any book this week. I did have you vote last week on what book I would read next. I could not get into 'Think Of A Number" it was good but I was not in the mood for it.  In a land slide the winner is

Divergent   

Everyone said to read this first. You said you heard all praises for this book. I tend to stay away from reviews because I don't want to taint my view on the book or expect something from the book. So I am looking forward to reading this book. Then the next book is the runner up.

This got one vote to read first so this is the second book I will read for August. I want to thank you for voting

07/26/2012

Okay let hear from you again. Which cover do you like better.

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Please Vote



Last week winner >>>>>>>>>>>>>>         

I must say I agree. I usually like covers with people on them but that one did not appeal to me as much

ALSO check out my reviews on Read and Daughters read for the reviews of the last books we have read.

07/25/2012

New York City has been decimated by war and plague, and most of civilization has migrated to underground enclaves, where life expectancy is no more than the early 20s. When Deuce turns 15, she takes on her role as a Huntress, and is paired with Fade, a teenage Hunter who lived Topside as a young boy. When she and Fade discover that the neighboring enclave has been decimated by the tunnel monsters—or Freaks—who seem to be growing more organized, the elders refuse to listen to warnings. And when Deuce and Fade are exiled from the enclave, the girl born in darkness must survive in daylight, in the ruins of a city whose population has dwindled to a few dangerous gangs. As the two are guided by Fade’s long-ago memories, they face dangers, and feelings, unlike any they’ve ever known.

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Ten years ago, Lorelei's parents disappeared without a trace. Raised by her grandparents and leaning on the support of her best friends, Lorelei is finally beginning to accept the fact that her parents are never coming home. For Lorelei, life goes on.

High school is not quite as painful as she thinks it will be, and things are as normal as they can be. Until the day the school's designated loner, Cameron Lusk, begins to stalk her, turning up where she least expects it, standing outside her house in the dark, night after night. Things get even more complicated when a new guy—terrifying, tough, sexy Jared Kovach—comes to school. Cameron and Jared instantly despise each other and Lorelei seems to be the reason for their animosity. What does Jared know about her parents? Why does Cameron tell Jared he can't have Lorelei? And what will any of them do when Death comes knocking for real? Thrilling, sassy, sexy, and inventive, Darynda Jones's first foray into the world of teens will leave readers eager for the next installment.

07/24/2012

I am letting you choose the book I am going to read next since I can't decide between 3 of them

1 Anna Dressed in Blood

2. Divergent

3. The Body Finder

Just comment in the order you want me to read these by number and I will start the top pick next week

Thanks for the help

07/23/2012

Only one book today. Was at the bookstore and the seller was praising it. OK I had to get it.

                                                        TITLE: Forbidden
                                                        AUTHOR: Tabitha Suzuma

07/20/2012

" I'm not going to die until probably in my late eighties. I'm too stubborn and ornery to die"

                                 from " Cat & Mouse " by James Patterson pg. 77

"His chattering reminded me of an old line I try to live by -- Never miss a good chance to shut up"
                                         From "Cat & Mouse" by James Patterson  Pg 150

"Sometimes you just get lucky in life. Sometimes the universe takes care of you pretty good."        From "Cat & Mouse " by James Patterson  Pg. 230

                   "Joy -- that's the word. So easy to say, so hard to find in life sometimes."

               From "Cat & Mouse" by James Patterson  Pg 414

07/19/2012

Okay time to vote on the best cover

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Let's hear from you.... Please Vote

7/18/2012

Adult books this month

TITLE : Silent Slaughter

AUTHOR: C. E. Lawerence

SUMMARY:   There Is A Method To His Madness

He chooses his tools with precision. Stalks his victims with cold efficiency. Plans his attack using mathematical logic. And now he is ready to play…

There Are Rules To His Game

When the killer’s first letter arrives at the station, NYPD profiler Lee Campbell suspects the writer is daring him to match wits with a dangerous—and brilliant—criminal mind. But once this “Alleyway Strangler” starts leaving specially targeted messages with each surgically carved corpse, Campbell realizes it’s not just personal. It’s perfectly calculated—to destroy him…



WHY THIS BOOK:  I am a big John Lutz fan and he gave it a blurb. I also love the cover. I think this will be on my Xmas list this year.


PUB DATE : Aug 7th

7/17/2012

I am still reading     

I know the picture is of the audio book but I am reading it.

 MY THOUGHTS SO FAR :  I like this book. So far I am almost done, so I don't want to spoil the review and tell you too much.

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About this book:  This is a new to me author. I am looking forward to finding new authors. I don't read reviews about books because I don't want to blemish my view of the book. So I don't know much about it but the summary looked interesting .

Goodreads Summary : Arriving in the mail over a period of weeks are taunting letters that end with a simple declaration, “Think of any number…picture it…now see how well I know your secrets.” Amazingly, those who comply find that the letter writer has predicted their random choice exactly. For Dave Gurney, just retired as the NYPD’s top homicide investigator and forging a new life with his wife, Madeleine, in upstate New York, the letters are oddities that begin as a diverting puzzle but quickly ignite a massive serial murder investigation.

What police are confronted with is a completely baffling killer, one who is fond of rhymes filled with threats and warnings, whose attention to detail is unprecedented, and who has an uncanny knack for disappearing into thin air. Even more disturbing, the scale of his ambition seems to widen as events unfold.

Brought in as an investigative consultant, Dave Gurney soon accomplishes deductive breakthroughs that leave local police in awe. Yet, even as he matches wits with his seemingly clairvoyant opponent, Gurney’s tragedy-marred past rises up to haunt him, his marriage approaches a dangerous precipice, and finally, a dark, cold fear builds that he’s met an adversary who can’t be stopped.

In the end, fighting to keep his bearings amid a whirlwind of menace and destruction, Gurney sees the truth of what he’s become – what we all become when guilty memories fester – and how his wife Madeleine’s clear-eyed advice may be the only answer that makes sense.



SIDENOTE :  Two things coming up I will be reviewing the books I have read. I will also have a giveaway coming up.

7/16/2012

I am back for good now. I recently went shopping and got two books today I have been waiting for. I am really excited about these and can't wait to read them.

TITLE:EVE

AUTHOR: ANNA CAREY

SUMMARY: (Goodreads) The year is 2032, sixteen years after a deadly virus—and the vaccine intended to protect against it—wiped out most of the earth’s population. The night before eighteen-year-old Eve’s graduation from her all-girls school she discovers what really happens to new graduates, and the horrifying fate that awaits her.

Fleeing the only home she’s ever known, Eve sets off on a long, treacherous journey, searching for a place she can survive. Along the way she encounters Caleb, a rough, rebellious boy living in the wild. Separated from men her whole life, Eve has been taught to fear them, but Caleb slowly wins her trust...and her heart. He promises to protect her, but when soldiers begin hunting them, Eve must choose between true love and her life.

TITLE: CROAK

AUTHOR:GINA DAMICO

SUMMARY: (Goodreads)  Fed up with her wild behavior, sixteen-year-old Lex's parents ship her off to upstate New York to live with her Uncle Mort for the summer, hoping that a few months of dirty farm work will whip her back into shape. But Uncle Mort's true occupation is much dirtier than shoveling manure. He's a Grim Reaper. And he's going to teach Lex the family business. She quickly assimilates into the peculiar world of Croak, a town populated by reapers who deliver souls from this life to the next. But Lex can't stop her desire for justice--or is it vengeance?--whenever she encounters a murder victim, craving to stop the attackers before they can strike again. Will she ditch Croak and go rogue with her reaper skills?

7/13/12

Been away for a week trying to still deal with my fathers passing. Everything should be finalized on Monday so I will start posting regularly then. Thank you for your understanding during this difficult time. 

7/4/2012

TITLE: The Memory Thief

AUTHOR: Emily Colin

SUMMARY :Before Madeleine Kimble’s mountaineer husband, Aidan, climbs Mount McKinley’s south face, he makes her a solemn vow: I will come back to you. But late one night, Maddie gets the devastating news that Aidan has died in an avalanche, leaving her to care for their son—a small boy with a very big secret. The call comes from J.C., Aidan’s best friend and fellow climber, whose grief is seasoned with survivor’s guilt . . . and something more. J.C. has loved Maddie for years, but he never wanted his chance with her to come at so terrible a cost.

Across the country, Nicholas Sullivan wakes from a motorcycle crash with his memory wiped clean. Yet his dreams are haunted by visions of a mysterious woman and a young boy, neither of whom he has ever met. Convinced that these strangers hold the answers he seeks, Nicholas leaves everything behind to find them. What he discovers will require a leap of faith that will change all of their lives forever.

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TITLE: The Laughterhouse

AUTHOR: Paul Cleave



SUMMARY: Theodore Tate never forgot his first crime scene—ten year-old Jessica Cole found dead in “the Laughterhouse,” an old abandoned slaughterhouse with the “S” painted over. The killer was found and arrested. Justice was served. Or was it? Fifteen years later, a new killer arrives in Christchurch, and he has a list of people who were involved in Jessica’s murder case, one of whom is the unfortunate Dr. Stanton, a man with three young girls. If Tate is going to help them, he has to find the connection between the killer, the Laughterhouse, and the city’s suddenly growing murder rate. And he needs to figure it out fast, because Stanton and his daughters have been kidnapped, and the doctor is being forced to make an impossible decision: which one of his daughters is to die first.

7/3/2012

TITLE: Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter

AUTHOR: Seth Grahme-Smith

This is what I am reading at the moment. So far it is good. I am about 100 pages into it and finding it interesting how they are mixing fiction and fact to create an interesting story

TITLE: Cat & Mouse

AUTHOR: James Patterson

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Since July is adult month I am picking book my second book because it is a book my father said I would like. He read all of the Alex Cross series and told me I would like them. My father and I use to swap books.