Wow! October was an awesome month as far as my reading goes, even with managing to read only one book during the read-a-thon. 10 books in a month is my monthly goal and I wish I could meet it every month. I am certainly happy I did this month. And most of the reads were really, really good which is another plus (and maybe also the reason why I managed to read all ten, lol!).
2.Trail of Crumbsby Kim Sunee - a book club read (my month to lead the discussion and the title was my suggestion) that I guess I am glad I read, it was easy enough to go through but the author annoyed the hell out of me.
3.The Tudor Roseby Margaret Campbell Barnes - another enjoyable HF read, this time about the end of War of Roses and the beginning of Tudor dynasty.
4.Traveling with Pomegranatesby Sue Monk Kidd & Ann Kidd Taylor - a mother/daughter memoir about life changes and traveling, for some reason made me cry quite a few times
5.Always Watchingby Brandilyn Collins & Amberly Collins - another mother/daughter team but this time it's a YA mystery in the Christian fiction stream. I am glad I read it and will be recommending it to my daughter when the time comes.
6. A Flickering Lightby Jane Kirkpatrick - HF with photography in early 20th century America as one of the main subjects, despite not having a major interest in photography I did enjoy the book.
7. Across the Endless Riverby Thad Carhart - I liked this one but I wasn't overly impressed with it. Being a 'chunkster junkie', I would appreciate the story to be longer as the whole book seemed rushed.
8. Sliverstein& Meby Merv Gold - a memoir about about one of the most famous children poets that tastefully reveals he was a lot more than just that.
10.No Wind of Blameby Georgette Heyer - I just love her murder mysteries, if ever a want a good laugh I know where to turn.
11.Dragon Houseby John Shors (did not finish) - I wanted to look past certain blatant political statements of the writer but I couldn't. I am a reader who when reaches out for a fiction book expects fiction and not political commentary on how bad America is and how many lives we've ruined by fighting wars. I wrote a little more on Goodreads if you click on the link.
Audio Books:
1. Fragile Eternity
by Melissa Marr - I think the worst of the three, I simply could not stand Aislinn who is one of the weakest, most indecisive, afraid to offend even the worst enemy queen I have ever read about.2.
Requiem for a Mezzoby Carola Dunne - I found out about this little gem of a writer on Beth Fish Reads blog and I was right to follow the recommendation. Ms. Dunne is another crime mystery British writer that is earning her way to my favorite authors' list.3. The Summoning
by Kelley Armstrong - I believe this one came as a recommendation from Teddyree's blog The Eclectic Reader and it's another one I am glad I followed. One of the best YA paranormal stories (part of a series, which I'm very happy about) I have read.
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Comments: 4
The BBC made a number of TV programmes of some of his novels, including 'To Serve the All My Days'.
Leo Lemmer Nov 14, 2009, 2:04pm EST
I recommend Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout. Everyone in my book club liked it. I read it twice.
Olive is an unhappy, hateful woman, but it is impossible to dislike her.