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I've decided to read The Indigo King by James A Owen. It's the third book in the Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica series. I read the first two Here, There Be Dragons and The Search for the Red Dragon years ago but can't remember much of the story line, I do know that I've been avoiding reading this one for some time so it stands to reason that I didn't think much of them. I'm about 100 pages in and while some of the characters are familiar I still can't remember much more than that.

I was saddened to learn today the Diana Wynne Jones passed away earlier this week. She was a wonderful author and I will treasure her books for years to come. If you haven't read any of her work do, you won't be sorry. I'm also at a loss as to what to read next at the moment, I think I might leave it for a few days to see if anything draws me in.

Tonight I finished Chosen by P.C and Kristin Cast. I enjoyed this one and look forward to seeing where the story goes. Some of it was predictable and other parts I didn't see coming at all. Dark forces are at work at the House of Night and fledgling vampyre Zoey Redbird's adventures at the school take a mysterious turn. Those who appear to be friends are turning out to be enemies. And oddly enough, sworn enemies are also turning into friends. So begins the gripping third installment of this “highly addictive series” (Romantic Times), in which Zoey's mettle will be tested like never before. Her best friend, Stevie Rae, is undead and struggling to maintain a grip on her humanity. Zoey doesn't have a clue how to help her, but she does know that anything she and Stevie Rae discover must be kept secret from everyone else at the House of Night, where trust has become a rare commodity. Speaking of rare: Zoey finds herself in the very unexpected and rare position of having three boyfriends. Mix a little bloodlust into the equation and the situation has the potential to spell social disaster. Just when it seems things couldn't get any tougher, vampyres start turning up dead. Really dead. It looks like the People of Faith, and Zoey's horrid step-father in particular, are tired of living side-by-side with vampyres. But, as Zoey and her friends so often find out, how things appear rarely reflects the truth…

That's good to know as they were an impulse buy! I vaguely remember being told years ago that if I liked Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series I would like these so here's hoping!

I decided to keep going with the house of night series so I'm now reading Chosen. I also did a little book buying yesterday and picked up The Clan of the Cave Bear Jean Marie Auel The Valley of Horses Jean Marie Auel The Mammoth Hunters Jean Marie Auel The Plains of Passage Jean Marie Auel The Shelters of Stone Jean Marie Auel Burned P.C and Kristin Cast Afterlife Claudia Gray Merlin's Harp Anne Elliot Crompton

I decided to keep going with the house of night series so I'm now reading Chosen. I also did a little book buying yesterday and picked up The Clan of the Cave Bear Jean Marie Auel The Valley of Horses Jean Marie Auel The Mammoth Hunters Jean Marie Auel The Plains of Passage Jean Marie Auel The Shelters of Stone Jean Marie Auel Burned P.C and Kristin Cast Afterlife Claudia Gray Merlin's Harp Anne Elliot Crompton

Tonight I finished Betrayed by P.C. and Kristin Cast. I must say it's been a long time since I've started and finished a book in a day but this series is just so easy to read. I like where the story seems to be going and want to continue reading the series but at the same time I don't want to get bored with it and have it feel like it's a chore to read. I think I'll leave my next pick until the morning and think on it tonight. Another good house of night read I'd recommend to anyone. Fledgling vampire Zoey Redbird has managed to settle in at the House of Night. She's come to terms with the vast powers the vampire goddess, Nyx, has given her, and is getting a handle on being the new Leader of the Dark Daughters. Best of all, Zoey finally feels like she belongs - like she really fits in. She actually has a boyfriend...or two. Then the unthinkable happens: Human teenagers are being killed, and all the evidence points to the House of Night. While danger stalks the humans from Zoey's old life, she begins to realize that the very powers that make her so unique might also threaten those she loves. Then, when she needs her new friends the most, death strikes the House of Night, and Zoey must find the courage to face a betrayal that could break her heart, her soul, and jeopardize the very fabric of her world.

I finished reading Marked by P.C and Kristen Cast today, it really helped boost my flagging mojo. So I've decided to read the next in the House of night series Betrayed before moving onto something less vampyre-ish

Tonight I finished Marked by P.C and Kristen Cast. I must confess to having this book and most of the series that follows for almost a year now, but I've never felt the need to actually read them. Now I'm not the biggest fan of paranormal fiction but I can tolerate it in small doses and it does seem to re-kindle my mojo (I think it's because you don't really have to think about what you're reading)so I'm glad I finally picked this to read. I did enjoy the story and look forward to reading the others in the series, with it's decidedly teenage narration it's a light, easy and enjoyable read. from fantastic fiction The House of Night series is set in a world very much like our own, except in 16-year-old Zoey Redbird's world, vampyres have always existed.In this first book in the series, Zoey enters the House of Night, a school where, after having undergone the Change, she will train to become an adult vampire--that is, if she makes it through the Change.Not all of those who are chosen do.It's tough to begin a new life, away from her parents and friends, and on top of that, Zoey finds she is no average fledgling.She has been Marked as special by the vampyre Goddess, Nyx.But she is not the only fledgling at the House of Night with special powers.When she discovers that the leader of the Dark Daughters, the school's most elite club, is misusing her Goddess-given gifts, Zoey must look deep within herself for the courage to embrace her destiny--with a little help from her new vampyre friends.

Tonight I finished Castle in the air - Diana Wynne Jones. This is the sequel to Howl's moving castle one of my favourite books. I never would have discovered Diana's wonderful books if it wasn't for one dark and stormy night two years ago. We were at home and it was bucketing down, the power had already gone off once and I was looking for something to watch on telly when I came across a cartoon. After watching for 5 minutes I was hooked (I missed the first ten minutes but it didn't matter). I loved Howl, Sophie and Calcifer and when I watched the credits roll I was delighted to discover it was adapted from a book (as most great movies are), and so started my search for Diana's wonderful books. I have loved everything I've read by Diana and I've read quite a few now and would encourage those that haven't discovered this wonderful author to do so you won't regret it. From book depository A magical Arabian Nights tale from the captivating creator of fantasy, Diana Wynne Jones. The dazzling sequel to Howls Moving Castle, now a major animated film. Far to the south in the Land of Ingary, lives a young carpet merchant called Abdullah. In his dreams, he is the long-lost son of a great prince. This dream is a complete castle in the air! or is it? Abdullah's day-dreams suddenly start to come true when he meets the exquisite Flower-in-the-Night, daughter of the ferocious Sultan of Zanzib. Fate has destined them for each other, but a bad-tempered genie, a hideous djinn, and various villanous bandits have their own ideas. When Flower-in-the-Night is carried off, Abdullah is determined to rescue her -- if he can find her.

Tonight I finished The well of lost plots - Jasper Fforde. I enjoying this like I have the others I've re read the last few weeks. I did however get more out of this the second time round reading simply because I knew the story of Wuthering Heights this time. Great series but I need a small break from it as I'm starting to loose my mojo a bit I think. from fantastic fiction Leaving Swindon behind to hide out in the Well of Lost Plots - the place where all fiction is created - Thursday Next ponders her next move. As a shadow looms over popular fiction, she must keep her wits about her and discover what is going on and who she can trust.

Today I finished my re read of Lost in a Good Book by Jasper Fforde. Much like the Eyre Affair I didn't remember much so it was more like a first reading of it. Thursday Next, literary detective and newlywed is back to embark on an adventure that begins, quite literally on her own doorstep. It seems that Landen, her husband of four weeks, actually drowned in an accident when he was two years old. Someone, somewhere, sometime, is responsible. The sinister Goliath Corporation wants its operative Jack Schitt out of the poem in which Thursday trapped him, and it will do almost anything to achieve this - but bribing the ChronoGuard? Is that possible? Having barely caught her breath after The Eyre Affair, Thursday must battle corrupt politicians, try to save the world from extinction, and help the Neanderthals to species self-determination. Mastadon migrations, journeys into Just William, a chance meeting with the Flopsy Bunnies, and violent life-and-death struggles in the summer sales are all part of a greater plan. But whose? and why?

Today I finished my re-read of The Eyre affair by Jasper Fforde. I must say that I enjoyed it moreso than the first time I read it, and I think it's because I read Jane Eyre first.It's been a few years since I first read this and gladly I didn't really remember much of the story line so really it was like a new book for me. I'm looking forward to reading the rest of the series again, making sure that if I haven't read the books referred to in them I at least take the time to read an overview or watch an adaption of said book first as it really does add to the enjoyment of the books. There is another 1985, somewhere in the could-have-been, where the Crimean war still rages, dodos are regenerated in home-cloning kits and everyone is deeply disappointed by the ending of 'Jane Eyre'. In this world there are no jet-liners or computers, but there are policemen who can travel across time, a Welsh republic, a great interest in all things literary - and a woman called Thursday Next. In this utterly original and wonderfully funny first novel, Fforde has created a fiesty, loveable heroine and a plot of such richness and ingenuity that it will take your breath away.

I finished Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte last night and my only gripe is the I haven't read it sooner. Granted I found Jane's time with St John boring and I just wanted the story to move forward, apart from that I loved it. I must however confess to watching the BBC mini series with Ruth Williams as Jane before reading the book. I did the same with Pride and Prejudice last year too. I found that with prior knowledge of the story line and in hearing the language I was better to understand the books. I read Pride and Prejudice alongside a friend and whilst I finished the book she cast it off not being able to follow it. I loved Pride and Prejudice and thought it would remain my favourite classic but after reading Jane Eyre I now need to rethink it as I by far enjoyed this moreso than the first. Orphaned Jane Eyre grows up in the home of her heartless aunt, where she endures loneliness and cruelty, and at a charity school with a harsh regime. This troubled childhood strengthens Jane's natural independence and spirit - which prove necessary when she finds a position as governess at Thornfield Hall. But when she finds love with her sardonic employer, Rochester, the discovery of his terrible secret forces her to make a choice. Should she stay with him and live with the consequences, or follow her convictions, even if it means leaving the man she loves? A novel of intense power and intrigue, "Jane Eyre" (1847) dazzled and shocked readers with its passionate depiction of a woman's search for equality and freedom.

I have finished Jane Eyre - I only wish I'd read it sooner! I also got my copy ofOne of our Thurday's is missingin the post yesterday so I'm making a start on my reread of the Eyre affair today yay.

I'm starting to read Jane Eyre. I haven't read it before, and since I want to do a complete read through of the Thursday Next series I thought I would read those books that are referenced first.

The cover is the reason I picked it up - who said you can't judge a book by it's cover!

I finished The Grimm Legacy by Polly Shulman tonight. It was a quick and entertaining read. Elizabeth has a new job at an unusual library - a lending library of objects, not books. In a secret room in the basement lies the Grimm Collection. That's where the librarians lock away powerful items straight out of the Brothers Grimm fairy tales: seven-league boots, a table that produces a feast at the blink of an eye, Snow White's stepmother's sinister mirror that talks in riddles. When the magical objects start to disappear, Elizabeth embarks on a dangerous quest to catch the thief before she can be accused of the crime - or captured by the thief. Polly Shulman has created a contemporary fantasy with a fascinating setting and premise, starring an ordinary girl whose after-school job is far from ordinary - and leads to a world of excitement, romance and magical intrigue.

I'm reading The Grimm legacy by Polly Shulman good so far.

I finished Everything is Illuminated - Jonathan Safran Foer last night.These are my thoughts also copied into my reading list. Well this book is special. I can't begin to describe how this book makes me feel, but I will say that it is one I will remember for as long as I live. This book makes me feel like I should share it with the world but it also makes me want to hide it from others too. It makes me wonder if my grandparents went through something similar in the war, granted they were- are ukrainian but they too only speak of this time in their life if pushed. They too were involved in some awful things. This book has helped me to appreciate them more so (not that I didn't before) that they went through something like that and lived to tell their story. I will read this book many times, and I will recommend it to, to those that wish to be Illuminated. Read it.

I finished Everything is Illuminated - Jonathan Safran Foer tonight. Well this book is special. I can't begin to describe how this book makes me feel, but I will say that it is one I will remember for as long as I live. This book makes me feel like I should share it with the world but it also makes me want to hide it from others too. It makes me wonder if my grandparents went through something similar in the war, granted they were- are ukrainian but they too only speak of this time in their life if pushed. They too were involved in some awful things. This book has helped me to appreciate them more so (not that I didn't before) that they went through something like that and lived to tell their story. I will read this book many times, and I will recommend it to, to those that wish to be Illuminated. Read it. A young man arrives in the Ukraine, clutching in his hand a tattered photograph. He is searching for the woman who fifty years ago saved his grandfather from the Nazis. Unfortunately, he is aided in his quest by Alex, a translator with an uncanny ability to mangle English into bizarre new forms; a 'blind' old man haunted by memories of the war; and an undersexed guide dog named Sammy Davis Jr, Jr. What they are looking for seems elusive - a truth hidden behind veils of time, language and the horrors of war. What they find turns all their worlds upside down.

I would love a copy to please Kylie. I finished Everything is Illuminated tonight and all I have to say is wow. I know I will read this again and again. wonderful book.

I have about 100 pages left to go in 'Everything Is Illuminated' by Jonathan Safran Foer . I'm enjoying it, but finding time to read now I'm back at work is hard. I really think I need a holiday from the holiday I took in the first place.You get back to work and wonder why you bothered as there's now twice as much to do!

So I'm back at work now and am finding it hard to find time to read, but I have made a start on this book. I'm on page 70 and I'm enjoying it. It's laugh out loud funny in some places and Alex speaks very similar to how my grandparents (also Ukranian)speak. Granted their English was heaps better than his is so far,but I find it easier to read it with their accent in mind - if that makes sense. I look forward to spending some quality reading time next week to really get stuck into it.

Today I finished Pastworld – Ian Beck. It was a good read. I will be starting Everything is illuminated later tonight.