Library Haul

This is going to be a different type of haul today. I am always going to the library and every time I go I usually pick up books. I have decided to show you some of the books that I picked up in February. Yes, I know it is March and I am behind, but I am slowly catching up.
Sorry you can't see some of the books very well. I will start from the back (the ones you can't see well).
The Seamstress is about the 2nd world war and it is about a seamstress who struggles to survive. She is not Jewish but from a large family. This is based on a true story.
Ever The Hunted and Ever The Brave is a duology about a girl who has powers and people are afraid of her and because of this fear don't like her and try to take her life and anyone else who shows power (magic).
I didn't get a chance to read The Hearts of Invisible Furies before I had to return it. It has won an award and I have read his book the Boy in the Stripped Pajamas and really like it.
The Clockwork Angel I am listening to in the car. I am not liking this book so far. I really liked her Mortal Instrument series, so I am kind of disappointed.
I already read Shadows in Flight this finished off the series. It talks about Bean children who has the same disease as he does. It was okay. Glad to be done with that series.
Girl in Pieces talks about mental health issues.
Darkfever is about faes in Ireland. Maybe I will like it. It is different for me. The only problem is that is a series with many books. Don't know if I want to start another series right now.
The last book is another graphic novel and I am not sure I will read this. It is the sequel to the one I read earlier in February.
The library always have so many books that I want to read so as normal I pick up more than I can possible read in the allowed time. Oh well.
Until next time keep reading.

Book of the Month February Box

I am a little behind on my posts. Trying to catch up. In the month of February I picked these books for my book of the month. The Great Alone By: Kristin Hannah. This book is about a return POW who is unable to hold a job so decides to move to Alaska and try living off the land. She wrote the book The Nightingale and everyone enjoys that book. I now have that book and this one and want to give both a try. The Broken Girls By; Simone St. James. This book is about a boarding school for unwanted girls. There are two time periods; 1950 and 2014. I can't wait to read this one because it is mystery and I love mysteries. The last book is An American Marriage By: Tayari Jones. This book is about a newlywed couple who live in the south. I never heard of this author and the book sounds interesting and want to give it a try. I only gave you a little bit of information that was on the dust jacket. I hope you give these books a try and I know I can't wait to read them.
Until next time keep reading.

last week of February reads

As promised I am posting my reads from the last week and a half of February. 

Hillbilly Elegy was a 3.5 star book. I have a review up already for this book. This is my book club book for the library. The wonderful story of Henry Sugar and six more was okay. I gave it 3 stars. There were a total of seven stories. Darkstalker is another book from the Wing of Fire series but more of a stand alone. I gave it 4 stars. Okay I know I haven't read The Martian yet so why have I just finished Artemis. It is an audio book that I was listening to in the car. I hear The Martian is a great book and Artemis is an okay book from everyone who has read both. Well I will be reading The Martian soon and I sure hope so because I was not thrilled Artemis at all. I did give it 3 stars. I have finally finished a series. Shadows in Flight is the last book of the Ender Shadow series. This series is an off take of the Ender series. I am not to interested in Science fiction books but I did enjoy the first book of both series and wanted to give the rest of the books a chance. So the total pages for this reading session was 2035.

To some of the month I ended up reading 28 books which totaled 8289 pages. Yes that is a book a day. Well I be able to do the same in March most likely not. I have a busy month coming up.

Until next time keep reading.

week two of February

I know I am late with this post. This is what I read the second week of February. The total pages were 2498. Not a bad week at all. The top three books were to the series of Aryan's books. There are a lot of books to this series. I am still reading the series and just found out another book will be coming out in Spring. The next book is about the American Revolution. I love history especially this time frame. The next book is a children's fantasy and I liked it. I read this book to David. There were some funny parts but not many a little dark in places. The last book is a graphic novel and I didn't like it all. I have to be honest I am not into these types of books. I keep trying and they just don't work for me. The wing of fire books I gave 3 stars to each one. Skellig I gave a 4 star to. Saga I gave a 2 star. The History book got a 4 star rating.
Tomorrow I will post the last days of February reads.
Until then keep reading.

What I read the first week of February

I know it has been awhile since my last post. As you can see I have been busy. Not only with reading but with life. This picture shows you what I read from February 1st to February 10th. I read 12 books which totaled 3032 pages.
I know you can't see some of the titles so I will list them below with a star rating.
Stuart Little  by E.B. White finished 2-3-18 2 stars I read this book to David. It is nothing like the movie which I enjoyed more.
All By Myself, Alone By Mary Higgins Clark finished 2-3-18 5 stars This was from January's TBR I loved this book and hope to have a review up soon.
New Moon graphic Novel By Stephenie Meyer finished 2-4-18 4 stars. I really don't like graphic novels but I am trying to. I wanted to do a little rereading so decided to try this. This isn't one of her better books. Yes I did enjoy the series and I know I am one of the few.
Through The Woods graphic novel By Emily Carroll finished 2-4-18 2 stars. I did not like this book. There were several stories in this book and to me I felt like the stories left you hanging.
Shadow of the Giant By Orson Scott Card finished 2-7-18 3 stars. This is the second to last book in this series about Bean from the Ender Games. I have to say that I am not enjoying this series but only have more book to go. This book talks about Bean and his wife and their babies that they are trying to locate and the disease that he has. really don't want to go into too much detail because it will spoil the books. Hopefully this little bit doesn't spoil it for anyone.
The Oregon Trail By Rinker Buck finished 2-7-18 3 stars. This book was not what I expected. I thought it would be about the trail and in a way it was. This book was mostly about him and his brother reenacting the trail. He did give you some history about the travelers and the trail.That is why it got a 3 star rating otherwise it would have been lower.
The Brightest Night By Tui T. Sutherland finished 2-8-18 3 stars This is the 5th book to the Wings of Fire Series that Aryan owns. It is a nice middle grade book.
List to Live By finished 2-8-18 4 stars. This is the 2nd book. It contains several different list that are just fun to read.
I finished an old conference report from 1902 from the Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
It was interesting to read such an old report and how the leaders thought and wanted to get across to the members at that time.
Beauty By Robin McKinley finished 2-10-18 4 stars. This is a retelling of Beauty and the Beast. It is nothing like the Disney version. I actually like this one.
A Little Bit Country By Debbie Macomber finished 2-10-18  4 stars. This is shown above. I listened to this book. I really enjoyed this book.
Persepolin By Marjane Satrapi finished 2-10-18 3 stars. This is another graphic novel. It is actually based on her life in Iran. It wasn't bad but I would have rather read it in normal print.
These are all the books I read for the first ten days of February. As you can tell I finished some on the same day. I read more than one book at a time as long as they are not in the same genre. So until next time keep reading.

February TBR

Can you believe it is already a new month. Sorry this photo isn't very good. I used my phone instead of the camera. This isn't a big stack of books but I didn't want to overwhelm myself this month. I will add books to this pile if I get this read, which I have already two and almost finished a third. So here we go and we will start from the bottom of the stack. 

On the bottom is a graphic novel called Through the Woods by Emily Carroll. I heard about this in October and finally decided to pick it up. I have read this book already, more on that in a later post.

The Oregon Trail by Rinker Buck. I am currently listening to this book and haven't decided if I like it yet, not what I thought. I picked up this book because I use to live in Oregon.

The Cruel Prince by Holly Black. It seems like everyone is reading this book so I decided to give it try.

This next book is from my #24in48 pile and that is List to Live by book 2. I am almost done with book also. Various contributors.

Another graphic novel and this is from a book I have read a few years ago and that is New Moon by Stephenie Meyer. I have also finished this book and still feel the same about it. This is my least favorite book in the series.

On The Fence by Kasie West is next. It is a comtemporary book. I thought I might need a break from the rest of the books I am reading.

The Martian by Andy Weir. I know I should have read this a long time ago. It has been on many of the TBR's and I have yet to read it. I will get it read this month.

The Skellig By David Almond. I am currently reading this book to David. So Far so good. Haven't gotten to far into it yet.

Beauty by Robin McKinley. This is a retelling of Beauty and the Beast. Just started it today.

This is the book from the library book club for this month. 

Here is the book I plan on reading from my kindle. This is for another book club I belong to.

Okay that is a total of 11 books to read for this short month. I am fairly sure I can get these read since last month I read 23 books.

Until next time keep reading.

January Wrap Up

Here are the books that I read in January. I read a total of 23 books. The number of pages totaled 6537. The books will not be order but I will give you a star rating and let you know if I wrote a review for it. Two of the reviews I have already posted. So here we go.

 This book is actually Aryans and I am trying to get these read. I have had them on my TBR for a long time. This is the fourth book in the Wings of Fire by Tui T. Sutherland. I finished it Jan.29th. I gave it 4 stars.

 These two books I finished on the 31st of Jan. Lists to Live by was a quick read but I took my time by only reading one or two sections a day. I gave it 3 stars. Otherworld is by Jason Segel and Kirsten Miller. I gave it 4 stars and I am working on a review for this book.

 Here is the second book to the Wing of Fire of series. I finished it on Jan. 22nd  and gave it 3 stars. Feed by M. T. Anderson finished Jan. 16th and received 2 stars. I didn't like this book. Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto By Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie finished Jan. 17th. Another quick read and read in one day. 4 stars.

 Living the Values of The Young Women is another book with several authors. It was a nice read and I enjoyed it. This book belongs to one of my daughter Rebekah. I finished it Jan 26th and gave it 3 stars. The third book to the Wings of Fire series. Finished it Jan.26th and gave it 3 stars. The Sword in the Stone By T.H. White was disappointing book for me. I didn't enjoy it at all. This book I read to David and he also didn't like it. Finished Jan. 28th and gave it 2 stars. The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare I actually did enjoy. Finished Jan.28th and gave it 4 stars.

You probably recognize this stack it is my TBR pile. Only two books from this pile haven't been read yet. Well, I am reading one right now and half way through it. The little book on top is We Should All Be Feminists By Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was a great quick read. Finished Jan3rd and gave it 5 stars. Didn't read the next one.  The Bands of Mourning By Brandon Sanderson was okay. Finished Jan. 9th and gave it 3 stars.  The Shack by William Paul Young I enjoyed a great deal. Finished it Jan 17th and gave it 4 stars. Autoboyography By Christina Lauren again was a surprising book that I enjoyed. Finished Jan.6th and gave it 4 stars. I reviewed this book earlier. I am currently reading All By Myself, Alone By Mary Higgins Clark. Enjoying it so far but no surprise there. Renegades By Marissa Meyer. I am starting to enjoy her books. I gave this book 4 stars and finished it Jan. 23rd.
Now for the books I don't have pictures of; The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde finished Jan1 and gave 1 star. I hated this book, and was to stubborn to DNF it. I actually will never DNF a book it will just take me forever to finish. Black Lies By Alessandra Torre finished Jan 7th and gave it 5 stars and wrote a review. The Unbearable lightness of Being By Milan Kundera finished Jan 10th and gave it 2 stars. Murder she wrote; Coffee, Tea or Murder By Jessica Fletcher and Donald Bain finished Jan. 12th and gave it 3 stars. Plum Lucky By Janet Evanovich finished Jan. 15th and gave it 4 stars. You will love the Grandma in this book. Plum Spooky By Janet Evanovich finished Jan. 20th and gave it 2 stars. Not one of her better books. Angels at the Table By Debbie Macomber finished Jan. 24th and gave it 4 stars. The last book read was Broken Date By R.L. Stine. This was a book David had to read for school so I read a page and he read a page. We finished it Jan. 28th and we gave it 4 stars.
This is a long list and have decided to go back and do weekly up dates. I want to do more reviews on the books that I read. I will probably not do reviews on  books I give 3 stars or below. Until next time keep reading.