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Ah yes, I meant 'Abandon'. I just have 'Underworld' on my brain because it's sat in my bedroom window I think I might read it before next month, so I can get it returned to the library. (Seeing as I read everything that I planned to read this month )

We had turkey left over from christmas today. My mum cooked it in gravy, in the slow cooker. Served with veg, mashed potatoes and yorkshire pudding, it was very yummy

You might find this article useful, Lucy http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2006/mar/25/consumernews.howtocomplain

It was definitely nice to read after reading Jane Eyre Have you read her book 'Underworld'? It seems to be inspired by the same kind of thinking as Insatiable is (mixing fact with fiction), but I preferred it to Insatiable. The main character of Insatiable is certainly smart and independent though

"There's no such thing as mind readers, Meena. Except Sookie Stackhouse, and she's made up. All you can do is tell how people are going to die, which isn't nearly as useful or cool" ~ Leisha Insatiable by Meg Cabot Meena Harper is familiar with the supernatural. After all, she knows how you're going to die. (Not that you're going to believe her. No one ever does.) But not even Meena's precognition can prepare her for Lucien Antonescu--whom she meets and then makes the mistake of falling in love with--a modern-day prince with a bit of a dark side for which an ancient society of vampire hunters would prefer to see him dead. The problem is Lucien's already dead. Maybe that's why he's the first guy Meena's ever met with whom she could imagine herself having a future. See, while Meena's always been able to see everyone else's destiny, she's never been able to look into her own. Lucien seems to be everything Meena has ever dreamed of in a boyfriend, though he might turn out to be more of a nightmare. So now would be a good time for Meena to start learning to predict her own future... if she has one. This book, to me, is chick-lit with vampires. It could have been a disaster, but thankfully it wasn't. I thought it was entertaining, even if a little predictable. As I was reading it, I picked up on things that were very similar to Twilight. The main difference being that the heroine actually thinks for herself. (Not that Bella is really a heroine). I enjoyed the fact that I found most of the characters likable - even the really annoying ones have some likeable qualities. At times the dialogue seemed a little unrealistic, and lacking fluidity, but the story line made up for it. I also like that Cabot based aspects of the book on reality, which she mentions in the 'Author's Note'. In the book, there is a unit called 'The Palantine Guard' who are essentially vampire hunters. (They remind me a little of The Watcher's Council from Buffy in that they are pretty incompetent). At the end it is noted that The Palantine Guard was 'an actual military unit if the Vatican, formed in 1850 to defend Rome against attack from foreign invaders. Today the Palantine Guard is listed in most encyclopedias and search engines as defunct'. The chapters are nice and short which, for me, is a plus. I hate finishing mid-chapter, so I prefer to have lots of small chapters rather than a few long ones. The main thing I didn't like about the book is that it's pretty much the same as most vampire books out there, and has many similarities with Twilight, such as vampires being unable to read Meena's mind and Meena having two love interests. I gave Insatiable 3/5. I enjoyed it, but I'm not sure that I will continue the series, since the book really can stand on it's own, and doesn't have a big cliff hanger.

I just finished reading 'Insatiable' by Meg Cabot. I definitely enjoyed it, but I'm not sure that I liked it enough to read the rest of the books in the series. Now I don't know what I'm going to read for the rest of the month D:

I was going to say that for some reason I have 'The Blood Split' but not 'Sun Storm'. Then I realised that the book has a different title in the UK I look forward to seeing what you think of these ones though. Both of the books I've read by Swedish authors so far have been good, so the author's nationality has piqued my interest.

That was a hat from a Christmas cracker. I don't think he even realised it was there He destroyed one of them though, so I'm thinking he's a bit of a Grinch She is She's a tiny cat, but has lots of fur.

This is Tabby. She had decided that my bed looked like a nice place to sleep! And this is Tom at Christmas:

Did you try resetting it?

It's starting to settle here! The cats don't seem too concerned though, considering that they're curled up in front of the fire.

I read this too a couple of months ago, and enjoyed it a lot. It certainly makes you see Big Issue sellers in a different light!

I just ordered the flipback editions of Mansfield Park and Cloud Atlas. I already have both of these as an ebook, but they were pretty so I ordered them. They were only £1.99 each anyway, and I got 13% off At least I plan on reading Mansfield Park this year. God knows when I'll get around to Cloud Atlas.

Sometimes I will 'highlight' using my kindle, but sometimes that seems more bother than it's worth, so I just type it up. If it's in a physical copy of the book I tend to fold the corner of the page. Odd Thomas is a great book I didn't like it's sequel very much though.

It's started here now. I hope it's not too bad, because I wanted to go into town tomorrow

No snow here. Yet. I don't really mind the snow. It's the ice that comes the next day that I hate!

Hmm...I have some of those books, but they're not really on my TBR list at the moment. Oddly enough, I did see a video about the first book on youtube this morning

1. Open your library (iTunes or other) 2. Put it on shuffle 3. Press play 4. For every question, type the song that's playing 5. When you go to a new question, press the next button 6. Don't lie. Opening Credits: Hyperactive - Riverside Waking up: For What it's Worth - Placebo First Day at High School: Blue Light - David Gilmour Falling In Love: Parasomnia - Riverside Fight Song: Don't You Want Me - Glee Cast Version Breaking Up: Candles - Glee Cast Version Prom: Summer - Dido Life: Parachute - Cheryl Cole Mental Breakdown: Ugly - Sugababes Driving: Judas - Lady GaGa Flashback: Gotta Be You - One Direction Getting Back Together: Dance Again - Jennifer Lopez Wedding: Price Tag - Jessie J Birth of Child: Make You Feel My Love - Adele Final Battle: Pressure - Paramore Death Scene: Scheiße - Lady GaGa Funeral Song: Hair - Lady GaGa End Credits: I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself - The White Stripes

Sea-side Harry Potter or Twilight?

Adrenaline

I just finished Jane Eyre I'm going to read Insatiable now, since I've read all of the books I planned to read this month.

I really did wan to like this book, but at times I struggled. I see Jane Eyre as being two books. One part of it is a story, and the other part the 'social criticism' that could have been a book on it's own. I enjoyed the story, which lead to me skimming through some of the lengthy social criticism parts to get on with the story. I think I probably would have given Jane Eyre a higher rating if it weren't so famous. Unfortunately I knew the general plot of the book, which took away any element of surprise. One thing I definitely didn't like about this book was the frequent long speeches that weren't broken up by any description. I found it difficult to read such long speeches without starting to skim. In conclusion: I liked the story part of Jane Eyre, and it was well written, but I don't think that books that focus so much on social issues are for me. I gave Jane Eyre 2.5 stars out of 5. (Which is better than The Accidental Demon Slayer! )

Ah, I didn't realise they were based in the UK. The '.com' must have tricked my brain. I also think that your profile pic made me think you were located in the UK, for some reason.

Have you ever tried looking on https://www.greenmetropolis.com/? All of their books are 'pre-loved' and the majority of the cost £3.75 including P&P

Welcome to the BCF I've only been here for a couple of weeks, and can already tell it's a friendly place. I think it must be something to do with book lovers, because the other book related forum I frequent is a friendly place too (Maybe it helps that people on book forums tend to be able to spell ) I can't help but notice the graduation robes in your profile pic - at the risk of sounding incredibly nosy, what did you study?