My time for blogging and writing reviews has unfortunately been short lately due to the demands of life offline. I’m still reading, however, and wanted to throw a quick post up showcasing what I’m reading and to also find out what books the rest of you are reading! I’m currently in the process of finishing Jane Odiwe’s Searching for Captain Wentworth. I’m also planning on starting Robert Goolrick’s Heading out to Wonderful and Philippa Gregory’s The Lady of the Rivers. Now it’s your turn! Tell me what’s currently holding you in a trance in the comments section below!
Reflections of a Book Addict 
Well, I am not in a trance, but for Christmas I got the newest Richard Castle novel Frozen Heat. I know he is not a real writer, but his ghost writer is a damn good one. I’m still also working my way through A History of the World in 100 Objects, I’m up to 38.
A History of Objects? Sounds interesting. What’s the best one you read about so far?
I’ve been wanting to read Heading Out to Wonderful for a while. I just finished The Casual Vacancy which was great.
I got to see Robert Goolrick speak about the book at my favorite bookstore back when the book originally came out. I’m PUMPED that I’m beginning this now. Seeing him speak about it made it all the more appealing. Apparently it’s based on a true story that he heard as a boy from the man who is the main character.
Oh I love author encounters! Hope you’re enjoying it.
I just finished Gone Girl (loved it) and Her Fearful Symmetry (it was ok), and started The 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear today.
Our staffer Jess just finished Gone Girl and had the same reaction. Really have to read that soon…..
Currently I am reading Incarnate by Jodi Meadows but just finished Heart of the Ocean by Heather B. Moore ( 3/5 stars) but so far Incarnate is super good. What you have a life outside of book reviews and blogging? LOL love the post as always and I love all books by P. Gregory so wonderful never a disappointment.
hey krista, i have read incarnate i didn’t quite like it how was it for you?
I really liked it, I liked how it wasn’t insta love at first they drew that out more, some called Ana weak and pathetic I thought she was who see needed to be at first she was abused for all those years and she needs to find herself, strength all that womanly stuff. Without spoiling anything for anyone who hasn’t read, I found the mystery behind everything wonderful, wanting to know more about why everything was the way it was and what happened. I am on too the sequel Asunder and not enough into it to know but I look forward to maybe things we haven’t been introduced too yet like Trolls and Giants. I say Incarnate is one of those books you kind of have to really like Dystopia Genre to read along with a little fantasy. Preazuma what didn’t you like about it?
I’ve only read one of her books and found myself disappointed. It was The Other Queen – have you read it?
I’m addicted to classics (which is good, since I’m a Lit major 😉 ), so I’m on to The Grapes of Wrath. This after Huxley’s Brave New World. First Dystopia, then Depression. All kinda sad. But still awesome 🙂
As of next week, I’ll be dedicating my time to British Modernism, for my Uni class. Fun stuff!
I HATED Grapes of Wrath. What do you think of it so far?
Hi I am rereading The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks, Memoirs of a Geisha, Birdsong and Echoes Danielle Steel I really do need to stick to one book rather swopping back and forth!
Great Blog
Victoria xx
Victoria whatever you do, don’t see the movie Memoirs of a Geisha after reading the book just doesn’t come close. 🙂 Happy Reading
Sparks wrote a sequel to The Notebook, called The Wedding. Have you read it? Good stuff from what I remember!
Hi Kimberly,
Thanks so much for reply. Nope I haven’t read it yet and I keep trying to get it on my Kindle but it musnt be loaded as a e-book yet.
Im so desperado to read “The Wedding ” though as I adore the emotional responses you get from his writing , many times Ive been sobbing , while my family roll their eyes at me!
Ive also read “The Choice” too which is amazing! Think thatsthe only one that hasn’t been made into a film yet. Have you read any of his others?
Hugs
Victoria xx
I read The Choice too! I also read A Walk to Remember, The Notebook, The Wedding, and Dear John. (Dear John was my least favorite)
Oh I have just downloaded a ” Walk to Remember” ill
read that next , everyone raves on Dear John but I
wanted a happy ending an there wasn’t one 😦 have
you read *The Best Of Me” that’s really good and has
a sweet ending ….
I will start “A Walk To Remember” today . My sister
cant into Nicholas Sparks as she things its too slow to
start but Ive told her to just bear with it an it gets
moving quite quickly …
Ive read also “The Lucky One” but I haven’t watched
that film.This is a nice one.
Watched dear john, the notebook they were good but
books are always better !!
Ive also read another one and I cant think of the
name…
I will find out an let you know. Cant get the wedding on
Kindle as it keeps giving me Danielle steele one 😦
Apparently The Vow is a similar one by Krickett
Carpenter funny name it sounds a bit like the Choice
did you cry at this one ? I sobbed ridiculously and my
husband called me a weirdo !!
Hey I love your blog just ordered Gone Girl after seeing the review by Jess have you read this ? xx
I haven’t yet! It’s on my list though. Hoping to get to it before summer!!
I am currently reading “The Lost and Forgotten Languages of Shanghai” by Ruiyan Xu. Great book so far.
Just looked it up. Sounds awesome! What do you think of it so far?
It’s very good. I am about 3/4ths done. I recommend. I feel like I am in Shanghai while reading.
The Hangman’s Daughter, by Oliver Pötzsch. I’m not too far into it but it seems promising (and counts towards my historical fiction challenge!).
Yay for historical fiction challenges! Are you doing the Historical Tapestry one? If so, what level did you sign up for?
I’m going through Grimm’s Fairy Tales, reading a couple each night. It’s really interesting to see the different styles of fairy tales that there are. It’s also fun to see how some of the stories are very similar, just with a different ending, or different characters. My version is grouped so that all the ones with “Tom Thumbling” or “The wolf” are together, so each day sort of has a theme.
I LOVE fairy tales. I like this idea of reading a few each night. I may have to jump on this.
I’m reading a few books at once (good memory practice)! I’m reading A Storm of Swords (Game of Thrones series) by George R.R. Martin, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce, and The Divine Comedy by Dante.
I have The Divine Comedy on my list of books I want to get through this year. What do you think of it?
I’m reading “Peter the Great” by Robert Massie. Long, but awesome read so far!
The hardcover has 900+ pages, WOW.
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i can totally relate to that Kim,i haven’t been blogging a lot lately what’s with looking for a job and enrolling at the university and all that juggling between being a housewife and a mother as well. currently i have been reading the fallen series by Cynthia Eden and i haven’t gotten around to setting up my reading challenge for this year.you took the words right out of my mouth with your post!
With all that going on I have to give you props for reading at all! Good luck with all the juggling! Do you know how many books you want to challenge yourself to for the year?
I’ve been MAKING time to read lately as it is something I have neglected for too long. This week I have read “Still Alice” by Lisa Genova (heart-rending), “Me and Emma” by Elizabeth Flock (shocking and surprising) and “Notwithstanding” by Louis De Bernieres (heart-warming and poignant). It’s nice to step away from the world and into another…
That’s great! Congrats on finishing so many books so quickly! Escaping to another world and other lives are definitely top reasons I read books. You get to experience so many things you may never have the opportunity to do in your real life.
Last night I finished reading the trilogy “Lord of the Rings ” 🙂 I really loved the story! Now I will give myself a short break from reading and I am going to start drawing more actively 🙂
I should seriously read LotR soon. I’m putting the Games of Thrones series first though.
I have heard that it is pretty nice but now I am planning to read “The Sillmarilion” 🙂
I’ve stopped reading anything other than The Game of Thrones series. I’m obsessed, even though it’s pretty hard going. Forcing myself to take a break after book 3 so I can read for book club!
Have you been watching the TV version? If so, thoughts?
I’m reading rabbits in the garden its really good so far, one of those books you get lost in real easy
Those are the best kinds. The ones you sit down to read a chapter or two of and wind up reading in its entirety.
Definitely, but the book is so long I ended up reading it all night, and even then I hadn’t finished it.
Recently, I read my first Louise Erdrich book, The Round House. I hated that she didn’t include quote marks. I also felt she included way too many teenage sexual thoughts for the main character. It was interesting to follow the plot and while learning more about the Obijwe people.
I also read Julie Otsuka’s The Buddha in the Attic. It was a fast read. The “stories” were brief and written in the 1st person plural “we.” I learned about a group of ladies I never knew existed, sad, but they were survivors.
Now I’m reading, Thomas Wolfe’s Look Homeward, Angel. He sure could get away with Prologue, back story and author intrusion. It’s been a difficult read, but one I felt I needed to conquer.
Sounds like you’ve picked some great books, Rose!