hello, lovely

Dude, look at me being all posty-post. Fair warning, this will probably be the last post until my birthday. hehehe

I found a link to this “readalong” from my friend Elizabeth. She’s a good knitting buddy friend of mine from DFW. Reading was my Hobby Numero Uno until I started knitting, and with having a job where I have NOTHING. TO. DO, I’ve found myself with a lot of reading time. I think since I’ve started working there, I’ve read about 10 books. Give or take a couple. In fact, in the last week alone, I finished 2 James Patterson books. TWO, people. TWO BOOKS in SEVEN DAYS. I haven’t read that quickly in… I don’t know how long. Anyway, if I read hard cover books that will keep themselves open, I find that I can knit and read at the same time, and it’s been the best thing ever. I’ve gotten a lot of books over the last few weeks, so I’m going to try to knock some out over the fall season.

My fall reading goals are:
1) Finish Danse Macabre. I really, really, really, really, REALLY am tired of LKH’s books being nothing but one big orgy, but I keep reading in hopes that she will bring back the STORY part of her books. I only have maybe 200 pages (probably less) to go in this one, so hopefully I’ll be able to do this.

2) Finish Honeymoon. I read You’ve Been Warned last week, and I picked up The Quickie (an aptly named book because I finished it in no time!) and Honeymoon. The Quickie is finished, and now I’m onto Honeymoon.

(One thing about James Patterson’s books. I LOVE the way he writes. I love that his chapters are maybe three pages long. It makes it so much easier to get through them, because I’m always just like “ohh, one more chapter.” “wait, just one more.” and the next thing you know, the book is finished! lol)

3) Peony in Love“>Peony in Love by Lisa See. I really loved Snow Flower & The Secret Fan, and I’m hoping this one grabs me like that one did.

4) Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen.

5) A Woman of No Importance by Oscar Wilde, as previously posted about… thanks to DailyLit. It’s due to come to me in 29 parts, so it’ll take about a month or so.

This doesn’t count, but I also have some audiobooks I’d like to get through.

Size 14 is Not Fat Either by Meg Cabot
Humble Pie by Gordon Ramsay (LOVE! him!)
Heartsick by Chelsea Cain

I also very highly recommend the book Garden SpellsGarden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen. I can’t remember if I blogged about this book or not, but it was just an enchanting story. It was a story of family, and of love, and I just could NOT put it down. Normally I end up giving my books away or taking them to Half Price Books or some similar shop, but this one? This one is a Keeper. I even emailed the author to tell her that I loved her book, and she replied back with a very sweet note. How awesome is that? Her second book is due out in 2008, and I can’t WAIT!

Check out Fall into Reading 2007, and post your Fall reading goals! Leave me a comment if you decide to participate.

Happy reading!