High Five

Today I started the 5th book, High Five, in the Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich.  I was against reading these at first, but they are getting quite entertaining.  I've grown to love Stephanie's character as well as some of the supporting characters.  I still don't think I could read all 18 books in a row, but 1 or 2 at a time is a nice break for easy reads.

Finished #3

I finished On the Banks of Plum Creek today.  I really liked this story.  It was fun to learn about them building their house and going to school for the first time.  I can picture spoiled Nellie from the tv show.  After reading this book I really wanted to watch the show, but it isn't on instant play on Netflix.

On the Banks for Plum Creek

I had to give up on Great Expectations for awhile.  We have tickets to see "Little House Christmas at Plum Creek" on November 9th, so I thought it would be the perfect time to start reading the Little House series again.  I'm on #4 On the Banks of Plum Creek, by Laura Ingalls Wilder.  This book reminds me a lot more of the Little House on the Prairie show.  I'm really excited to see the play.

Finished #2

Here is the review I wrote for Goodreads:  I received this book from a First Reads giveaway. I really agreed with a lot of what Gene Robinson said in this book, but I have always believed that gays should have the right to marry. There were some parts of the book that I found really repetitive and that really didn't stick to the topic of the chapter. I don't know if this book would change anyone's mind about gay marriage, but it did reaffirm some of my beliefs on civil rights in America. I'm still not quite sure that the title makes sense for the book. Yes, God Believes in Love, but it seemed that Robinson's main point was more for marriage equality, not a religious right for gay marriage.

God Believes in Love

Today I started one of the books I won from the Goodreads Giveaways.  It's called God Believes in Love: Straight Talk About Gay Marriage.  It's written by Gene Robinson who is an openly gay Bishop.    I'm only about 15 pages in, but so far it is interesting.  It talks about Gene's life before becoming a Bishop.  I'm interested to learn more about the struggles he went through and how he is able to remain a strong Christian even when faced by hatred from so many.

Great Expectations

Today I plan to start Great Expectations by Charles Dickens.  This is our November book club pick.  I have never read this story, but it was mentioned in several good books I have read recently.  I've never read any novels by Dickens, so I'm excited to see what his writing is like.

Finished #1

I just finished book #1, The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake.  This took me a little longer to finish than I hoped since we had visitors this weekend.  I really wanted to like this book, but the story felt too scattered.  Rather than just being about Rose and her ability to taste feelings in food, there were too many random story lines.  There is a mystery about her grandmother, her parents, and her brother.  Also her brother's friend George is one of the main characters although I don't really know why.  I am still confused by what happened to her brother.  Feel like I can't really picture what was described.  Towards the end things are a little wrapped up, but I didn't feel there was a solid conclusion.  I would recommend this to someone who likes unique stories.

The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake

My first book for this year's challenge is The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender.  This is the story of a little girl feeling her mother's emotions by eating a cake she made.  The description kid of reminds me of Like Water for Chocolate.  I really liked that book, so I'm hoping that this book is good too.  Jerra recommended it to me a long time ago and I finally found it at the library.

Year 4

Wow!  I can't believe this is the 4th year of the Book Challenge.  This is something I wish I would have started right after graduating college.  There are so many good books out there.  I absolutely love reading.  Can't wait to start the challenge again!

Finished #50!

I just finished book 50 with a few hours to spare.  The Light Princess by George MacDonald was a good story.  It was a type of fairy tale, or didactic tale according to Levi.  It was about a princess who has a spell cast on her by her aunt where she loses all her gravity.  She can only get in touch with gravity when she swims in the lake with a prince.  It's a really weird and whimsical story.  Very interesting.  I would recommend to people who like unique stories.  It was about love, revenge, and sacrifice.

So glad I completed the challenge.  Can't wait to start a new year tomorrow.

The Light Princess

I am starting book #50 that I need to finish by tonight.  The Light Princess by George MacDonald is one of the books Levi had to read for his children's literature class.  It's a short book, but Levi said it was a really good story.  I'm hoping I can finish it by tonight to finish the challenge.  :)

Finished #49

I stayed up until midnight last night finishing Four to Score.  I thought this was the funniest of the Stephanie Plum series so far.  I've heard they just get more funny into the series.  I really loved that Morelli and Lula were bigger characters in this book.  Sally was pretty funny too.  I'll probably grab number 5 in a couple of weeks.

Now, on to the last book....

Four to Score

I am starting the 4th book in the Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich.  It is called Four to Score.  I can't really remember were the 3rd book left off, but I want to say that Stephanie and Morelli were getting closer.  I'm interested to see how much more crazy Stephanie's life can get.

Finished #48

I just finished #48, the perks of being a wallflower.  I really liked reading the letters from Charlie.  I felt like I could relate a lot more to Charlie than I could to Bridget Jones in her journal entries.  Charlie's story was very sad, but I loved that he was able to find a group of friends to fit in with.  I also loved that his brother and sister truly cared about him even though they sometimes acted like they didn't.  It was a sad story, but I'm glad I read it.