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Leah

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  1. Thanks oh so much Kell for the referral on this author. I bought Bitten a long time ago but never got around to reading it until recently and I fell in love and am dying to have the rest of her books now. I also turned a fellow avid reader onto her as well and she's in heaven just like me. Thanks again!!!!
  2. I'm about halfway through the book now and he threw me for a loop and changed the way he was writing it for the second part. I'm hooked and I'm loving the way he's writing about the now and managing to fill us in on the past at the same time.
  3. The Three Sisters Trilogy is amazing, it's one of my favorites. The only other two I would recommend highly are Birthright, it was fantastically written and then I would also recomment The Three Fates.
  4. I'm thoroughly enjoying Son of a Witch and I can't wait to see where he goes with the story. It's gonna be a good one, I can already tell.
  5. Wicked was amazing. After Son of a Witch which I've already gotten a couple of chapters or more into it, I plan on picking up Mirror, Mirror. I just can't believe I didn't hear about his books sooner especially with as big of a Wizard of Oz fan as I am.
  6. So far I've read V.C. Andrews - Girl in the Shadows (For those of you that use to read but quit because it felt like the same thing being told with different characters, he's actually broken away from that mold and start telling totally different stories. The last 5 books he's written have actually been a nice change from the norm.) Gregory Maguire - Wicked (I absolutely loved it. Totally hooked, it made me go out and buy more of his books.) Danielle Steele - Kaleidoscope (An old favorite, just as good as I remembered.) Adding to my list to include. Gregory Maguire - Son of a Witch Lost Mirror, Mirror Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister Starting on Gregory Maguire's Son of a Witch today.
  7. I've read Wicked by Gregory Maguire, plus I've read Kaleidoscope by Danielle Steele and I just started on Girl in the Shadows by V.C. Andrews. Amazing, neither of those are on my list, oh well.
  8. Kelly Armstrong - Bitten Sara Douglass - Hades' Daughter Diana Gabaldon - Lord John and the Private Matter Stephen King - Everything's Eventual Dean Koontz - The Face From the Corner of His Eye Odd Thomas Life Expectancy Stephanie Laurens - A Fine Passion C.S. Lewis - Prince Caspian The Voyage of the Dawn Treader The Silver Chair The Last Battle Gregory Maguire - Wicked Read Margaret Mitchell - Gone With the Wind Nora Roberts (too many to list) Nicholas Sparks - The Notebook Not to mention the countless more I'll end up buying before the end of the year. Most likely more Kelley Armstrong books, I have all the e-books already, forgot to list them. Plus I plan on picking up at least Forever Odd by Dean Koontz.
  9. Glad you liked the book Kell. Hope you can find the subsequent ones as well. I love books set in Scotland even though I've never been there. And I related to her storyline as far as location goes in later books.
  10. I'd gladly lend you mine, if postage wasn't an issue. Somehow I think it could get a bit pricey shipping it that far, especially since I have book 5 & 6 in hardback.
  11. Jamie and Claire's love is undeniable and it really sucks you in. Claire and Jamie just have that magic everyone dreams of. And I'm with you, I don't see how she can really consider even going back to Frank after being with Jamie. I'll keep any spoilers to myself for the time being.
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    I sure hope so. I'm at a stopping point right now. I just finished The Horse and His Boy and I'm debating on what to read next, I so want to pick up a Dean Koontz but I've been in a Harry Potter mood, plus I'd like to try something new so I'm considering Bitten. One of these days I'll make a decision. Sorry I haven't been posting much, just been busy with my little one who can now roll clear across my living room in a matter of seconds, or at least it seems that way.
  13. I have no idea if there is actually a difference between Cross Sitch & Outlander. I've never looked into it. You'll have to let me know. Look forward to seeing what you have to say about it Michelle and Maureen.
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    I did buy Bitten & Odd Thomas. They're both now on my to read list. And I'm with you Maureen, I started The Horse & His Boy over a week ago and I just can't seem to make myself finish reading it, I am closer, in fact I'm gonna try to make myself finish it tonight just so I can move on. It does have Edmund, Peter, & Lucy in it but they're not in it much. It does kind of fit with the first two but it's just different in my opinion. Oh and the store I shopped at here in town only had Kelley Armstrongs first two books none of the rest, since I found your complete list of her works earlier when I stopped by and was trying to catch up on my posts. Didn't work but I tried. I got her e-books downloaded, just don't know what I will do when I get around to reading Bitten and can only find one of the her other books, guess it will be time to start searching the internet, oh joy, the fun stuff.
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    Cool, and I almost forgot, I'm on The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and I'm loving the series!!!!!! And as I know my hubby hasn't read them either as soon as I finished the first one I handed it to him and told him he needed to read it as he would like it as well.
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    No I haven't, what book would you recommend starting with?
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    LOL, I'll have to wait to see what you mean. Golt any good suggestions for where I hsould go after I finish this series. I'm pretty open to ideas.
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    I'm still trying find more time to pick it up today, I'm about halfway through The Magician's Nephew. And these are so quick of a read as they were designed for kids. I'm sure I'll have all of them read in no time.
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    Already enjoying it. I can't believe I never read these growing up!!!!!!!!!
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    April Showers is finished, on to the Chronicles of Narnia, and I'm really looking forward to it. After that let's see I've still got these I should read. A Fine Passion - Stephanie Laurens From the Corner of His Eye - Dean Koontz The Face - Dean Koontz Life Expectancy - Dean Koontz Hades' Daughter - Sara Douglass I have many more I've never read on my shelves I just need to go through them, but I've got a craving for Dean Koontz but I really want to read the Chronicles of Narnia so I started with it first And everyone else around here has made me want to go out and get Odd Thomas.
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    I just finished A Breath of Snow & Ashes in the wee hours of the morning today. I loved it, my biggest question is whether or not this is the final book in the series. The way it concluded I could almost think it is but at the same time it didn't quite go as far as I thought she said she was going to go with it. I guess it's time for me to do some major research. Honestly I'd be happy with it the way it is, especially since she kind of like concluded the stories for almost all of the characters except the main two. And at that she made it to where there wasn't really anyone left for them to really interact with, hmmm. Most likely it is the final book, and if so I wonder what she'll do next. As far as recommendations go I would definitely recommend this series to anyone that has the patience to sit through long books. I know not everyone can. In my opinion these books are much different than anything I have ever read but done very well. She researches her topics and makes them as true to history as she can even though she is writing a fiction novel. She pays very close attention to detail as far as locations go and everything. Some of her storylines are very eccentric but written so well that you can't help but want more and to know what will happen because of it. It does seem kind of unreal that she managed to write not one but six books that are all close to 1000 pages or more long and keep the storyline going so well that you can't help but want more. At least that's my opinion. Now that I've read that whole series it's time to move on to something new and different so I'm going to start V.C. Andrews new series and read April Shadows. Hopefully it will be more like the previous series and be something new and different and a major improvement over some of the past series. But I own all of her books and keep reading regardless hoping that they get better (even though I know it's a he writing them now, not a she). Will let you know what I think and I'll try to post an updated list of books on my to read list soon.
  22. I hope you enjoy. I'm almost to the middle of A Breath of Snow and Ashes now. I can't wait to get through it but then I know I'm stuck in limbo waiting for the 7th and predictably the final book in the series. You never know with her though, she knows when she will end this series, she's just not sure how many books it will take. But I also know not to expect a new one until 07 but probably not until 08. But I might get lucky. I'd willing let you borrow it if I was closer but as I'm in the states and not the UK I think I'm a bit far.
  23. I keep the books by the authors I love and read faithfully no matter what but anything else I tend to get rid of. If I know I'm never going to read it again there is absolutely no point in me keeping it. So I either give them to a used book store (most of them here tend to give you store credit so you can buy books there for cheaper) or give them away to someone who wants them. I'm not picky about these either, if they're hardback and I'm not going to touch them again they go. The only hardbacks I buy that are expensive are by the authors that I love so I'm not going to get rid of those. The biggest problem I have with being such a bookworm is I always seem to run out of space. I had 4 bookshelves in our apartment, then we had to cut back due to more limited space and adding a baby to the household so I cut back to 2 and am about to cut back further because I have no room to get more of my favorites.
  24. God I hope I can find time to read my Dean Koontz books, you just made me remember why I like him Michelle. He's unique and pulls you in that way.
  25. See that's what happens when your daughter interupts you in the middle of reading and trying to post... Ooops!!!!!!!
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