Sheila at Book Journey runs It's Monday! What Are You Reading?
I hope you all had a great Christmas break and enjoyed time with families. I always enjoy watching all the youngsters in our family at Christmas. As I don't have immediate family of my own I enjoy all my grand nieces and nephews. My favourite was watching one just 14 month old entertain himself by putting his finger in a hose and squirting himself in the face - he jumped in shock each time and then kept repeating forever. (Remember summer here!)
I am celebrating my 2nd Blogoversary this week. If you have time pop in and take part in the blogoversary giveaway - warning its a short scavenger hunt, so will need about 5 minutes tops.
I've not been such a good walker this last week - got in a few steps and Sunday was my first real walk but back into the mode now. This challenge makes me accountable! I hate saying I didn't do much, but lets be honest - I didn't. I have signed up for FitReaders for 2015 - the latest version of this challenge. I just had a peek over there and I see there are quite a few joining in.
What I read:
Very good historical.
Delightful.
#1 in a series
Now will need to read the rest!
Novella - like a reinvention of Scrooge!
Fantasy
Okay - my least favourite by Kristan Higgans
The main male character I didn't warm to.
What I am reading now:
Jilted by Rachael Johns
What's Next?
I will see how long Jilted takes me, if it brings me up short of 1st January and it may, I will read a novella by Suzanne Brockmann - Free Fall which is a little addition to her Troubleshooter series and another novella by Jenny Schwartz - Guarding Christmas.
so many of these sound great! i'm interested in the reinvention of scrooge!
ReplyDeleteAlways great to find a scroogy character having a change of heart!
DeleteI'm a Suzanne Brockmann fan as well and did see her mention the novella!
ReplyDeleteLove her, and while the novella is short any little taste is good!
DeleteKids always bring such fun and joy to the celebrations! I am joining in with FitReaders in 2015. Have a great week.
ReplyDeleteI saw your name there Nise and did a little smile of joy. So good to be supporting each other, since I retired I can see its going to be a little more difficult to get the exercise in, but gardening etc should help as well.
DeleteGreat looking reads!
ReplyDeleteI haven't heard of any of these but I hope you enjoy them and I hope you love them!
ReplyDeleteI hope to see you around my blog
Katelynn
www.literarychameleon.blogspot.com
Great number of reads for you - nice to have that retirement time ;)
ReplyDeleteand what fun for your Christmas with kids - I'm so enjoying them when we get together for dinners too.
I've got to get a Jane Kirkpatrick read at some point in this yr's challenges! That one looks great!
HapPy New Year, Kathryn!
Sharon
ps~ any tips on changing the colour bars for the challenges?
DeleteThis is where I got what I learned about the colour bars - http://www.thebookvixen.com/2011/01/tutorial-reading-challenge-progress.html She links to where you can go to a colour wheel with the html codes for colour. Good luck.
DeleteSorry shouldn't be lazy and link like that here is a better rendition! Reading Challenge bars
DeleteHope you do get to a Jane Kirkpatrick at some point in the year. Happy New Year 2015 :)
Deletemany thanks for the links <3
DeleteI tried a Kristin Higgins book this year, but didn't enjoy that much, but my mom read another book of her and liked it so I am going to try again another time. Marie Force book looks good.
ReplyDeleteShe has her own style that is for sure. I usually enjoy them but not this so much, still worth the read but just didn't do it for me. Can't sing Marie Force's Fatal series enough, although you do need a passing liking for suspense.
DeleteI love suspense, so I am looking forward to the Marie force fatal series.
DeleteYour nephew sounds adorable. Looks like you've had a great reading week. Enjoy the summer!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you had a lovely Christmas!
ReplyDeleteWishing you a happy new year!
Shelleyrae @ Book'd Out
I enjoy watching my niece and nephew too. Now they are old enough that their toys are fun for me too! Happy New Year! Girl Who Reads
ReplyDeleteOh, it sounds like a lovely Christmas, and what fun to watch toddlers do silly things, especially when they keep repeating them and still enjoying themselves.
ReplyDeleteI've been noticing Spare Change around...and I have a copy of Jubilee's Journey, by this author, that I must read soon!
Thanks for visiting my blog. Enjoy your week!
Looks like you read a lot last week. I'll have to look for that Brockmann novella. I like her Troubleshooters series. You can see my week here. Have a great week and happy new year!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you liked "A Light in the Wilderness". I'm going to read that in a few months for one of my book clubs.
ReplyDeleteCONGRATS on your blogoversary!! Blogging is such fun.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE Bette Lee Crosby's books. I have SPARE CHANGE, but I haven't read it yet. I read three of her books so far, and they are all amazing. She is an amazing. wonderful person herself.
Thanks for sharing, and for stopping by my blog. I am so glad I stopped by. Lots of wonderful, interesting posts on your blog to check out. :)
Elizabeth
Silver's Reviews
My It's Monday, What Are You Reading
Yes I do agree. She is a very nice person and Spare Change was wonderful, I am going to read the next book in this series later in 2015. This was the first one I had read by her.
DeleteThe Twelfth Child and Jubilee's Journey are my favorites of her books.
DeleteLet me know what you read.
I have Jubilee's Journey courtesy of the author. Spare Change I believe is set in the same area I believe.
DeleteGreat...you will love it.
DeleteI'm glad you had a great Christmas, Kathryn!
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