Swimnoid
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Its been a long, long time since I posted but I am still humming along. There have been a few books that I have picked up that I had to either take back to the library or my e-loan timed out so they went back on my to read list. So starting from way back in early August...
56. The Academy by Ridley Pearson
57. The Challenge by Ridley Pearson
These two are a YA series about a boy who finds out he has special powers and is sent to a school of like individuals. I accidentally read them out or order. The Challenge is first. I like The Academy better.
58. The Sentry by Robert Crais
This is a Joe Pike, Elvis Cole series. It is a suspense, PI type novel. Enjoyable.
59. Cesar's Way: the Natural Everyday Guide to Understanding and Correcting Common dog Problems by Cesar Milan
I got this after adopting a new dog. This book is very similar to another I had read earlier this summer. It is more of a philosophy of dog psychology rather than how to book. There are a lot of personal anecdotes in the book which make it interesting.
60. Flip by Martin Bedford
A YA novel about a 14 yo boy who wakes up one morning finding he is in another boy's body. The questions of why is he there and who is the other boy and what to do about it are the body of the book. It had a little different twist on the subject than normal. I liked it!
61. An Irish Country Courtship by Patrick Taylor
This is the 5th in a series set in Ireland telling the story of a young doctor who is an apprentice to an old country DR. I had read most of the early ones. The characters are fun and the running story line throughout the series keeps you interested.
62. My Lucky Life In and Out of Show Business by Dick Van Dyke
This was a very interesting and enjoyable autobiography.
63. Exposure by Kathy Reichs and Brendan Reichs
This is the 4th in the Virals series. It is a YA novel about a group of teens who get infected with a virus which gives them some wolf like sharpened senses. They always manage to get into some kind of trouble which they need to figure their way out of. The books take up right after each other. They are pretty good reading with that typical teen light sci fi.
64. Seventh Son by Orson Scott Card
OSC is one of my favorite authors. He is very prolific and his books are on all kinds of subjects. This is the first book in the Alvin Maker series.
From Goodreads: In an alternate version of frontier America, young Alvin is the seventh son of a seventh son, and such a birth is powerful magic. Yet even in the loving safety of his home, dark forces reach out to destroy him.
This book tells of his birth and childhood leading up to where he is going to leave home. Interesting but not riveting.
65. Shadow of the Hegemon by Orson Scott Card
This is the second in the Ender's Shadow series. If you read Ender's Game you know who Bean is. Ender's Shadow was essentially Ender's Game written from Bean's POV. I actually liked it better that Ender's Game. Shadow of the Hegemon follows Bean and the rest of the kids after their return to earth after their victory. Very good!
66. Private Games by James Patterson
An installment of the Private Series, this book was tough for me to get through. The internationally renowned investigation firm, Private, is hired to provide protection for the 2012 Olympics. The Olympic commissioner is murdered before the Opening Ceremonies which reveals a plot to bring down the entire modern Olympics. It sounds like it would be great but for me it lagged in parts.
67. The City by Dean Koontz
From Goodreads: Here is the riveting, soul-stirring story of Jonah Kirk, son of an exceptional singer, grandson of a formidable “piano man,” a musical prodigy beginning to explore his own gifts when he crosses a group of extremely dangerous people, with shattering consequences. Set in a more innocent time not so long ago, The City encompasses a lifetime but unfolds over three extraordinary, heart-racing years of tribulation and triumph, in which Jonah first grasps the electrifying power of music and art, of enduring friendship, of everyday heroes.
I really enjoyed this one but it was not like the nail biters he usually turns out.
68. The New Kids: Big Dreams and Brave Journeys at a High School of Immigrant Teens by Brooke Hauser
This was an interesting account of a year at the International High School at Prospect Heights in Brooklyn. All the students are emigrants and learning English. It follows several of the students for the entire year exploring their past, their present and their plans for the future.
69. Anatomy of a Misfit by Andrea Portes
This was the feature book of our Digital library for October. It follows Anika, a tenth grader who by her own description is the 3rd most popular girl in her school. But Anika is getting tired of the top dog mean girl who is supposed to be her best friend. Anika starts to mature and see things in a new light when something tragic happens which changes her forever. It was good, sometimes funny sometimes thoughtful.
70. Personal by Lee Childs
The 19th Jack Reacher novel. It was OK. You have to read it if you are a Jack Reacher fan but it isn't as good as most of the others.
Whew! I'm between books right now and can't decide what to read.
56. The Academy by Ridley Pearson
57. The Challenge by Ridley Pearson
These two are a YA series about a boy who finds out he has special powers and is sent to a school of like individuals. I accidentally read them out or order. The Challenge is first. I like The Academy better.
58. The Sentry by Robert Crais
This is a Joe Pike, Elvis Cole series. It is a suspense, PI type novel. Enjoyable.
59. Cesar's Way: the Natural Everyday Guide to Understanding and Correcting Common dog Problems by Cesar Milan
I got this after adopting a new dog. This book is very similar to another I had read earlier this summer. It is more of a philosophy of dog psychology rather than how to book. There are a lot of personal anecdotes in the book which make it interesting.
60. Flip by Martin Bedford
A YA novel about a 14 yo boy who wakes up one morning finding he is in another boy's body. The questions of why is he there and who is the other boy and what to do about it are the body of the book. It had a little different twist on the subject than normal. I liked it!
61. An Irish Country Courtship by Patrick Taylor
This is the 5th in a series set in Ireland telling the story of a young doctor who is an apprentice to an old country DR. I had read most of the early ones. The characters are fun and the running story line throughout the series keeps you interested.
62. My Lucky Life In and Out of Show Business by Dick Van Dyke
This was a very interesting and enjoyable autobiography.
63. Exposure by Kathy Reichs and Brendan Reichs
This is the 4th in the Virals series. It is a YA novel about a group of teens who get infected with a virus which gives them some wolf like sharpened senses. They always manage to get into some kind of trouble which they need to figure their way out of. The books take up right after each other. They are pretty good reading with that typical teen light sci fi.
64. Seventh Son by Orson Scott Card
OSC is one of my favorite authors. He is very prolific and his books are on all kinds of subjects. This is the first book in the Alvin Maker series.
From Goodreads: In an alternate version of frontier America, young Alvin is the seventh son of a seventh son, and such a birth is powerful magic. Yet even in the loving safety of his home, dark forces reach out to destroy him.
This book tells of his birth and childhood leading up to where he is going to leave home. Interesting but not riveting.
65. Shadow of the Hegemon by Orson Scott Card
This is the second in the Ender's Shadow series. If you read Ender's Game you know who Bean is. Ender's Shadow was essentially Ender's Game written from Bean's POV. I actually liked it better that Ender's Game. Shadow of the Hegemon follows Bean and the rest of the kids after their return to earth after their victory. Very good!
66. Private Games by James Patterson
An installment of the Private Series, this book was tough for me to get through. The internationally renowned investigation firm, Private, is hired to provide protection for the 2012 Olympics. The Olympic commissioner is murdered before the Opening Ceremonies which reveals a plot to bring down the entire modern Olympics. It sounds like it would be great but for me it lagged in parts.
67. The City by Dean Koontz
From Goodreads: Here is the riveting, soul-stirring story of Jonah Kirk, son of an exceptional singer, grandson of a formidable “piano man,” a musical prodigy beginning to explore his own gifts when he crosses a group of extremely dangerous people, with shattering consequences. Set in a more innocent time not so long ago, The City encompasses a lifetime but unfolds over three extraordinary, heart-racing years of tribulation and triumph, in which Jonah first grasps the electrifying power of music and art, of enduring friendship, of everyday heroes.
I really enjoyed this one but it was not like the nail biters he usually turns out.
68. The New Kids: Big Dreams and Brave Journeys at a High School of Immigrant Teens by Brooke Hauser
This was an interesting account of a year at the International High School at Prospect Heights in Brooklyn. All the students are emigrants and learning English. It follows several of the students for the entire year exploring their past, their present and their plans for the future.
69. Anatomy of a Misfit by Andrea Portes
This was the feature book of our Digital library for October. It follows Anika, a tenth grader who by her own description is the 3rd most popular girl in her school. But Anika is getting tired of the top dog mean girl who is supposed to be her best friend. Anika starts to mature and see things in a new light when something tragic happens which changes her forever. It was good, sometimes funny sometimes thoughtful.
70. Personal by Lee Childs
The 19th Jack Reacher novel. It was OK. You have to read it if you are a Jack Reacher fan but it isn't as good as most of the others.
Whew! I'm between books right now and can't decide what to read.
