Wicked

I have been waiting to see this show for SO long...if anyone is interested and wants to go, please let me know!!!! I believe it runs from June 30th through July 25th at the Hobby Center!

No Air

Okay, so this is not a book but rather a song... the only thing I can think of right now because my AC is out. I have NO AIR! Tell me how am I gonna breathe with no air~ air? Yes, these are the lyrics going through my brain!

RE: ECLIPSE

I am super excited 1) to see everyone tonight and 2) to see the movie! The reviews I've read have indicated that it should be a good one! I'm hopeful. Brandee, thanks for making our reservations! Can't wait!

Until tonight!

The Dairy Queen

I cannot believe I forgot about this book! I read it before my recent Agatha Christie books. Lisa Hutchison recommended it to my students and to me, but I never got around to it. It was great because the main character, DJ Schwenk, is completely flawed and completely lovable at the same time! Her family owns a dairy farm and she is pulling the weight of upkeep and such while her dad recovers from surgery, her mom starts a new career, and her little brother plays baseball. It is full of twists and turns, but a GREAT read! :) There are sequels too and I plan to check them out this week!

Lament and Ballad

So after reading Shiver and Linger, I had to read Maggie Stiefvater's other novels, Lament and Ballad. By they way, I love that she uses 1 word for her titles. Check out her website: http://www.maggiestiefvater.com/. It has some cool stuff and Heather, Forever comes out NEXT July!

So back to the books...Lament is the first one and it introduces us to the world of faeries, not nice fairies, evil ones! Musically gifted characters Deidre and Luke face the challenges of the faerie world when Deidre finds out she has something all the faeries want. A great read! Ballad is the sequel to Lament and it is also excellent. It was darker than Lament. There was heartbreak, sorrow, an evil queen, homicidal faeries and much more. These are both excellent books in my opinion! It takes you out of the vampire/werewolf world and into a totally different world! Enjoy!

I finished another Agatha Christie book, A Caribbean Mystery. It was full of intrigue, murders (but not graphic), and jealous men and women. Infidelity, fake suicide, all kinds of topics are covered. It was a good read and I was surprised yet again at the end who the killer was! This book also sparked some strange conversation. I was at a Kwik Kar place getting my radiator worked on when the clerk asked me what I was reading. I told him and he knew it was a mystery. Then he proceeded to tell me that there are ghosts beneath his shop, where they drop the oil. He invited me to come back anytime at closing to hear/see/feel the ghosts. CREEPY!!! I let him know I was NOT interested because I believe God tells us not to mess with that stuff. He continued to tell me more stories about his workers seeing things and then his own experiences. Very strange!

What a great read! This was definitely an adult book! I have been reading so many young adult books lately, this was a little shocker at some of the steamy romantic scenes. Sookie Stackhouse is the main character. She is a waitress that often keeps to herself because she can read people's minds. She meets and falls in love with a vampire named Bill. He seems to truly love her, but something is very mysterious about him. I have a feeling there is much more to tell about his character as the series continues. It is a series on HBO, and I want to get it now so I can watch it. My neighbor said she tried to watch it once, but it was SCARY. This read was definitely more intense than Shiver or Intertwined. If you are looking for a good ADULT vampire read, this is the one!

I thought this quote said it all! What a love story! Who has read Shiver now? I would love to chat and see what everyone thought. I couldn't put the book down, but I know Monica is struggling to finish it. I am dying to see Laury so I can get Linger from her. Brandee, is Linger a good sequel? Laury said she liked Shiver better. I loved how it alternated between Sam and Grace's point of view. One part of the book that really bothered me was how in the world could Grace's parents really have no clue what was going on in their daughter's life! I don't want to spoil the book by giving examples, so I will wait and make sure everyone has finished it! :)