Wednesday, April 10, 2013

WWW Wednesday (14)

WWW Wednesday is a meme hosted by MizB at Should be Reading. She asks that you answer three questions:



  • What are you currently reading?
  • What did you recently finish reading?
  • What do you think you'll read next?



So this is what i've been reading recently. I've been reading quite a bit, but haven't had enough to say about any of them to write up a full review, except on one or two. Maybe.

Currently-Read:
Making my way through a couple. I started Caroll's Through the Looking Glass, but I'm not sure when I'll finish it. It's a bit too crazy to be taken in large doses. Also making my way through Aesop's Fable's, which I'm really enjoying.

And, finally - besides the two series I'm going through - Ready Player One. This book is fantastic so far, and the only reason I haven't continued it is because I really don't want to finish it because it's so good. And I can think about it for days, but I do want to finish it soon.

Read:
Circus of the Damned (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter #3) by Laurell K. Hamilton (4/5)
This one was pretty good, too. All of these books are just fun to read and completely insane. I don't want to say anymore since this is the third book so...

The Lunatic Cafe (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter #4) by Laurell K. Hamilton (5/5)
For some reason I just wanted to rate this one higher, I can't figure out what made me like it better, though.

The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia #2) by C.S. Lewis
I'm not really sure how I feel about this series so far, at all. So I'm just going to leave it at that.

Bloody Bones (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter #5) by Laurell K. Hamilton (5/5)
I think this might be my favorite one so far. No idea why, but - it just had something.

Rapture in Death (In Death #4) by J.D. Robb (5/5)
These books are kind of like watching Law and Order episodes except they're about ten times better then most of those episodes and I can still tell you how they ended ten minutes later.

The Killing Dance (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter #6) by Laurell K. Hamilton (4/5)
Pretty good. I always miss the characters that aren't in the currently ones, though... And scolding the characters is never really a good sign.

Ceremony in Death (In Death #5) by J.D. Robb (5/5)
This one was interesting. Still good, and there were a couple scenes with Peabody when I was laughing my ass off, I love their friendly teasing and banter, it's perfect.

Vengeance in Death (In Death #6) by J.D. Robb (5/5)
I liked it, a lot. Ireland is one of my favorite places and I've been a few times, family reunions and such. It's gorgeous and it was fun to see it from Eve's point of view.

Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders by Neil Gaiman (5/5)
This was fantastic. I adored all the stories and poems. I really want to do a full review of this one and point out my favorites.

Holiday in Death (In Death #7) by J.D. Robb (5/5)
Ah, the holidays. Full of murder and cheer, as they should be.

Conspiracy in Death (In Death #8) by J.D. Robb (5/5)
This was was really good, too. These books are like Law and Order episodes but about 150% better, with better characters. (The characters are my favorite part of this series, it's why I can't seem to stop reading them).

To Read:
Well, I'm planning on continuing the In Death and the Anita Blake series, hopefully reading as many in them as I can (I've heard not so good things about the Anita Blake books after Obsidian Butterfly, but that the newest one is picking back up in quality. Any opinions?)

Monday, April 1, 2013

March Wrap-Up/April TBR

This is my March Wrap-Up and April TBR as I'm sure you can tell by the title. I read the most books then I have the entire year in March, finally kicking this insane reading slump I've been in. I seem to spend more time in slumps them reading sometimes, but when I am reading, I really am. Anyway, to the books! If I did a review there will be a link to click through:


  • A Study in Emerald by Neil Gaiman (5/5)
  • The Violinist's Thumb by Sam Kean (5/5) - amazing book, if you're at all interested in DNA, I would definitely suggest getting your hands on this one.
  • Naked in Death (Death #1) by J.D. Robb (4/5)
  • Robot Dreams by Sara Varon (5/5)
  • The Magician's Nephew (Chronicles of Narnia #1) by C.S. Lewis (5/5)
  • The Regulators by Stephen King (5/5)
  • Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (3/5)
  • Glory in Death (In Death #2) by J.D. Robb (5/5)
  • IT by Stephen King (5/5) (A reread but still)
  • The Laughing Corpse (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter #2) by Laurell K. Hamilton (4/5)
  • Circus of the Damned (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter #3) by Laurell K. Hamilton (4/5)
  • The Lunatic Cafe (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter #4) by Laurell K. Hamilton (5/5)
  • The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia #2) by C.S. Lewis (5/5)
  • Bloody Bones (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter #5) by Laurell K. Hamilton (5/5)


Now that I look at this list, I've been updating it through the month, and good god are there a lot of books here. I've definitely proven to myself that when I'm busy, I get more done and can do more then when I'm not busy. "If you want something done, give it to a busy person," right? Anyway, I read a lot of books this month, but haven't reviewed many of them. 

So if you would like to see a review of any of these, let me know so i can get those out first. I'd love to review all the books I read this year, maybe I'll start doing a kind of 'mini-reviews' if I don't have enough to say for a full review.

As for the TBR part of the month, a couple books club books, and a book club book that was for last month but shhh. I'm actually just really proud of all the books I read this month, I'll probably continue trekking through the Anita Blake and In Death series. I've got books surrounding me so there's that, now I just have to try and read them all...

If you posted a Wrap-Up/TBR or anything like it, just leave me a comment!