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cranky
Technology Hates Me!
My computer that is not that old, is having massive difficulties and crashing, especially when I try to blog. Plus my Pocket PC that I read book on is crashing on me, requiring me to reset it at least every other day. I try to plug something in, get blue sparks, and the list goes on. Apparently I have angered the technology goblins that keep everything running. How do I know it's just me? It doesn't do it to John.
- Mood: cranky
I always have good intentions, but it doesn't happen.
You'd think I'd be better what with it now being the digital age and I can do everything on my computer, but No.
So I realized that there are pictures I needed to get out to people and decided to finally get Picasa and start organizing albums.
Do you know how many pictures I have? I didn't but I spent the time getting them all organized to have my computer crash while on the last set. I lost all the work I did.
So I am starting again. It will take time, but at least I won't have the equivalent of a drawer full of pictures anymore.
- Mood: cranky
- Mood:
cheerful
1846 Pages in 3 Days
Wow! Others kept track of time too, but I didn't suffice it to say, it was a lot.
And Guess What?! I won two prizes! I am so shocked, I seriously never win anything and one was a mini-challenge that I really wanted to win because the book being given away is one of John's favorites. It has enough putting up with me I love to be able to give him special surprises. Good thing he only reads this every few weeks. That way when it comes it will probably still be a surprise. Unless I tell him first. I am so bad at keeping gifts secret.
And Guess What?! I won two prizes! I am so shocked, I seriously never win anything and one was a mini-challenge that I really wanted to win because the book being given away is one of John's favorites. It has enough putting up with me I love to be able to give him special surprises. Good thing he only reads this every few weeks. That way when it comes it will probably still be a surprise. Unless I tell him first. I am so bad at keeping gifts secret.
So tomorrow we're back to just me, soccer games, swim lessons, and maybe even get the pics and videos from Natalya's pre-k graduation up. =)
- Mood: chipper
Today I read Dawn Cook's The Decoy Princess 368 pages.
I loved it! I am upset at my library though since they don't have the second book and will have to try and find it so I can read it.
For those who are fans of Kim Harrison you probably know that her earlier YA works were published under the name Dawn Cook. On her Kim Harrison website she writes that you should be prepared reading her Dawn Cook books that the heroines are not like Rachel Morgan in her Hollows series.
But I have to say that Tess was just as strong a character as Rachel. Growing up a Princess with all the pampering, protection and lessons that involves she is shocked to learn when she is 20 and her betrothal being planned that she is not the princess but rather a child bought off the streets to keep the real princess safe from assassins.
The book continues with the murder of her "parents" the King and Queen and the prince who was to marry the princess trying to take over the kingdom.
This is when Tess truly starts to shine. Escaping several kidnappings, traveling across the country, protecting loved ones and helping to re-conquer her kingdom without bloodshed.
After this my allergies got so bad that I've been in an allergy drug haze and didn't want to read anymore of my to be read books, which is truly a tragedy because my belated Mother's Day gift arrived in the mail today. Vampire High: Sophomore Year by Douglas Rees,
So instead I re-read True Colors by Jayne Ann Krentz 250 pages. And started re-reading Night Play by Sherrilyn Kenyon and am on page 63.
True Colors is a great 1980's romance. I always love to read these and see how different the story line would be if the characters had cell phones and easy access to computers and the internet.
For those who are fans of Kim Harrison you probably know that her earlier YA works were published under the name Dawn Cook. On her Kim Harrison website she writes that you should be prepared reading her Dawn Cook books that the heroines are not like Rachel Morgan in her Hollows series.
But I have to say that Tess was just as strong a character as Rachel. Growing up a Princess with all the pampering, protection and lessons that involves she is shocked to learn when she is 20 and her betrothal being planned that she is not the princess but rather a child bought off the streets to keep the real princess safe from assassins.
The book continues with the murder of her "parents" the King and Queen and the prince who was to marry the princess trying to take over the kingdom.
This is when Tess truly starts to shine. Escaping several kidnappings, traveling across the country, protecting loved ones and helping to re-conquer her kingdom without bloodshed.
After this my allergies got so bad that I've been in an allergy drug haze and didn't want to read anymore of my to be read books, which is truly a tragedy because my belated Mother's Day gift arrived in the mail today. Vampire High: Sophomore Year by Douglas Rees,
So instead I re-read True Colors by Jayne Ann Krentz 250 pages. And started re-reading Night Play by Sherrilyn Kenyon and am on page 63.
True Colors is a great 1980's romance. I always love to read these and see how different the story line would be if the characters had cell phones and easy access to computers and the internet.
- Mood:
ditzy
Results so far
Completed Reading
- Infinity by Sherrilyn Kenyon 480 pages
- Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris 320 pages
- Enemy Mind by Maggie Shayne 256 pages
Now since I've talked about both Infinity and Enemy Mind I'd like to talk about Dead in the Family.
I read several negative reviews about Charlaine Harris' latest book in the Sookie Stackhouse series, but I have to disagree. This is the first book I've read of hers that I don't feel I have to read because it was so fast paced that I missed things. There was much more dialogue and character development in this book than others, leaving the amount of action dwindling from the other books in the series, especially the last one. But with this book you can see how it is not only a breather from the Fairy War of the last book, but also a stepping stone to the one to come. There are many things that have to happen when there is no action to set up for the next book. Especially Sookie's own attitude on killing people/creatures/etc. and her dilemma of how human and how Christian she is.
Can't wait for the next one. Though I do hope in the end she ends up with Sam.
- Mood: cheerful
SUBJECT: Zach Ingram, brawny brain, aka Professor Ingram
FAMILY HISTORY: The Ingram heir, brother of financial whiz Jake
DEEPEST SECRET: He'd always envied his brother -- until now . . .
Professor Zach Ingram was believed to have classified information about genetically altered humans, and agents from the top secret MEDUSA wanted it enough to kidnap him. But was the iron-willed academic truly the one they sought? Beautiful psychiatrist Dr. Maisy Dalton was unwittingly brought in to hypnotize the ruggedly handsome Zach into talking about the "memories" hidden within him. But the innocent doctor couldn't control her feelings for the mysterious man who spoke of mistaken identity and something called the Extraordinary Five. In her heart, Maisy knew Zach was telling the truth, and was willing to risk her life and love to help him unravel the secrets of MEDUSA and the potentially dangerous X5 . . .
This book was not quite up to Maggie Shayne's usual writing. Although there was intrigue on how Zach and Dr. Maisy were going to get away from their captors without dying, there wasn't much to hook you into the next story. It feels incomplete because there is just enough there to know that there is more, but it ends without even giving you that "I must get the next book to figure out what's going to happen next" feeling. I wish there had been more about Jake, Zach's brother, since he seems so pivotal to the story line. But I guess that Ms. Shayne wasn't at liberty to do much with him since he would be a main character for someone else.
Overall, it was an okay book on it's own, but I won't be searching out the next book.
Now maybe I'll let my oldest daughter pick the next one. =)
- Mood: calm
I am calling it a night and hope to actually sleep tonight. I think there should always be read-a-thons when I'm not feeling well, that way I have another excuse to stay in bed and read.
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blah
Although this is the start of a supposedly stand-alone Young Adult Series if you haven't been reading the adult Dark-Hunter series you miss alot! This series is about an adolescent Nick Gautier, but things are changing so this isn't the same time-line we've seen of Nick. Confused? It seems that Nick as we know him is now a few hundred years older and is going back in time to himself to change his future.
Now I haven't been a big fan of Nick before this book. He has a smart mouth and can be funny, but all together he lacks people skills, treats women as objects, and can't deal with life. Or at least not when it throws curve-balls at him. So anything that might make him less like he is is good with me.
This book was a surprisingly fast read. There were great new character, especially Bubba - you never do know when an axe, cattle prod, or rocket launcher will come in handy. Nick is smart, honorable and doing the best he can, whether dealing with bullies at school, trying to save the living zombies (that's zombies made from living people) or trying to kick dead zombie butt and rescue people.
You also get to see Nick come into his Demon powers early.
I can't wait to see what happens next, and hope that it changes a few things in the DH series as well.
- Mood: cheerful
