The Challenge Factory discussion

I'm reading Seduction and Snacks. It's hilarious. :)

I have just finished Exorcism of the Species 4 and a half stars. Still reading Homeland and Twelve Months

After working overtime the whole previous week I fell in a big nasty dark hole and craved some romance to change my mood from grumpy to normal, I finished and I am currently reading book 3 Romance makes me happy after a sh*tload of work :-)

Finished Jekyll, an Urban Fantasy last night and finished Dead Girls Are Easy which was great!

Jenne how was ? Did it hold up to Hyde?

I'm trying to get through which is slow going and starting which I'm super happy was released early.

Currently trying to finish Diary of a Wimpy Kid.

~ Add it to your TBRs for when you need a great laugh. :) Loved it! It's very rare when a book makes me laugh hard enough I cry. It was great.

I recently finished , another solid book in the Outlander series and , which started off with some really interesting ideas but didn't really do it for me. :(

Now I'm working on and .

I'm also chomping at the bit to move on to but I'm trying to hold off since I've already read 4 of the books in a month and I know I'll hate myself if I finish them all way before the new one comes out. :P

~Jennifer~ wrote: " ~ Add it to your TBRs for when you need a great laugh. :) Loved it! It's very rare when a book makes me laugh hard enough I cry. It was great."

Woohoo!! I am reading this one this month!!

@Vicki - I so hope you enjoy the first installment of the In Death series. I love Roarke and Eve!! and Summerset - he cracks me up!

Stayed up late to finish The Handmaid's Tale – Margaret Atwood – 5*****

Link to my full review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

In one group I'm in on Shelfari.com, the mods use the page count on the hardcover (or original trade paperback) edition as the official page count.

Stayed up late to finish The Handmaid's Tale – Margaret Atwood – 5*****

Link to my full review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

I finished I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution, which was fun, but also very scattered. Just starting Hattie Big Sky now.

I have a couple going at once

I'm reading At Home: A Short History of Private Life by Bill Bryson slowly but surely, and I started The End of the Affair by Graham Greene a couple days ago. So far I'm really enjoying both! :) I'm probably going to start Faefever soon too. I'm completely addicted to the Fever series, so I'm having to force myself to read other books in between so I don't devour the whole series in a week!

You have more self control than me Sam! =]

There are a few people ahead of me for the fourth book at the library, so I just don't want to spend two months between books 3 and 4 waiting for my next fix LOL

I recommend getting 3-5 at the same time! Especially 4 and 5 or you'll lose your ever loving mind waiting lol.

If I'm being perfectly honest with myself, I'm going to be near a bookstore tomorrow so there's a pretty good chance that I'll just end up buying the whole series so I don't have to wait for the library.

I think you've created a monster, Jenne :P

On the bright side they're re-readable....

Oh for sure! And at least they're all out in the cheapy mass market paperbacks except Iced.

I finished up The Historian, which I really enjoyed. It was beautifully written, but still fairly creepy.

I'm picking up Salt: A World History now.

I'm reading :)

I am reading Evermore, nearly finished then I will be starting Living the Dream

Started last night. So far it's so good!

Just started Postcards: True Stories That Never Happened, a graphic novel anthology where each story is based on an antique postcard.

~Jennifer~ wrote: " ~ Add it to your TBRs for when you need a great laugh. :) Loved it! It's very rare when a book makes me laugh hard enough I cry. It was great."

I finished this one late last night. OMG it was hilarious!! I was laughing so hard I had tears streaming down my face several times while reading,lol
My daughter kept looking at me like I was nuts. It was one of those books that was hard to put down to get stuff done around the house. I have to go get book #2 soon!

lol I'm glad you liked it. It's my go-to happy book now. :)

Ezinwanyi~Mord'Sith wrote: "Pat wrote: "Next up is "

Be patient with book 1, it was the weakest in that series. I love that series, so I just wanted to give you heads yp"

i forgot to tell you I really liked book 1 & 2 will read 3soon, I like the series as well.

Recently finished O Pioneers! (I liked it more than I thought I might) and Postcards: True Stories That Never Happened (an interesting idea, some of the stories were better than others).

Now, I'm picking up Christine and Company Of Liars.

I finished this week. They were excellent! Now reading which I've been waiting forever to read!

Sam wrote: "I'm reading At Home: A Short History of Private Life by Bill Bryson slowly but surely, and I started The End of the Affair by Graham Greene a couple days ago. So far I'm really enjoying both! :) I'..."

Sam, I've been meaning to read At Home for a long time. Have you read anything else by Bryson? I've read most of his travelogues (especially loved A Walk in the Woods and In A Sunburned Country) and A Short History of Everything and just LOVE his style, so I was curious how you thought At Home compares to his previous works, that is, if you're familiar with them.

Finally got around to reading . And now I'm thinking - why the Hell did I delay? I was seriously missing out! I love the creepy gothic old boarding school setting, and I love the way there is all this mystery building up to revealing the story's secrets. I love and totally identify with the main character, too, which of course always helps.

Anyone have any thoughts in whether it's worth sticking with the whole series or is this one of those with a great first book to kick things off, but a repetitive (or worse, yet, pointless) succession of books come after it?

Reading Pompeii and Winnie-the-Pooh.

Ugh. I'm in a book funk. I can't find what I'm looking for and it's driving me mad. Is it too much to ask for a book I haven't read that will suck me in and let my brain relax??

I'm reading right now, and I'm around 70% into it. It's funny how I really disliked the beginning, but I'm glad I kept on reading. I really like it, though my fav by Kinsella would be "I've got your number" and "Remember Me".

Paris wrote: "Jenne how was ? Did it hold up to Hyde?

I'm trying to get through which is slow going and starting on my TBR list forever. I really loved Matched, but had to slog through Crossed, and while I want to know where the series goes, part of me is dreading getting through this last one.

Ananda wrote: "I'm reading right now, and I'm around 70% into it. It's funny how I really disliked the beginning, but I'm glad I kept on reading. I really like it, though my fav ..."

Ananda, that's interesting to hear you say that you didn't like it at first but do now. I have read and loved every single one of Sohpie's books except Twenties Girl. I have tried reading it twice, but have not gotten past the first 50 pages or so. How far in do I need to read until it gets better?

Rachael C. wrote: "Ananda wrote: "I'm reading right now, and I'm around 70% into it. It's funny how I really disliked the beginning, but I'm glad I kept on reading. I really like it,..."

Hey Rachel, I've read all of Sophie's books, except minishopaholic which I plan on reading next week and I liked them all, especially her standalones, I liked them more than the Shopaholic series (the 5 of them which I've read). This one, Twenties Girl, was sooooooooo boring at the beginning, actually 30% of it to be more precise. I hated Sadie (the ghost), seems all she could do is whine..I really HATED her. But after those 30% of the book, things started happening, I saw a different Sadie and the book was really fun! I ended up rating it 4 stars. Maybe if you could try again, you will like it, who knows. but I'm gonna be honest, out of all books by kinsella I've read, this one was the hardest to get into. But once I did get into it, I started enjoying it. If you do give it another shot, do let me know what you think of it:)

I'm starting today, excited for this one!

Finishing and will then read Cherise Sinclair's Simon Says in

Finished the audio of Pearl S Buck’s The Good Earth (performed by Anthony Heald) – 5*****
This is an epic tale of the peasant farmer Wang Lung and his family. Buck writes in a very simple style, with few complex sentences, and only enough description to set the scene. The result is a story that the reader experiences along with the characters, whose many facets are revealed through their thoughts and actions over the years.
Link to my full review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

wfpoppet wrote: "I have a terrible habit of reading about 7 books at once. I get so excited to read something that I can't wait until I finish what I've already started. I actually disciplined myself to only read o..."

I do the same thing. I have so many going at once it's a wonder I can keep them all straight. A book has to really suck me in for me to commit to sitting and reading it uninterrupted. Otherwise, I mix it up based on mood.

Finished three shorts which were good but, well, short.
Also finished

I currently have four books on tap

I'm working my way through a few books right now as well:

21st Century Dead: A Zombie Anthology, which I won from a Goodreads giveaway
The Amulet of Samarkand, on audio
The Floor of the Sky, reminds me of a modern-day Willa Cather novel
Battle Royale, read a lot of comparisons with The Hunger Games, interested to see for myself

Finished over the weekend, it was super good. Halfway through the audio version of and started

Finished



Currently reading and listening to

Finished the month with

Just finished The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton and really enjoyed it. Now I'm reading Jessica Rules the Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey.