Jen Devourering Books

It's Monday! What are you reading?

Mon, 04 Jun 2012 09:13:25 -0500

I did pretty well reading last week - surprisingly well, actually. I’m only reading one thing at the moment because I finished everything I was reading shortly before bed last night, but I did start The Song of Achillesin the car this morning.

To finish (already started):

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (audio)

To start:
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (Nook)
With My Body by Nikki Gemmell (print)
Changeling by Philippa Gregory (audio)
Thomas Beckett by John Guy (Nook)
Game of Secrets by Dawn Tripp (print)

It’s Monday! What are you reading?

Mon, 28 May 2012 09:52:00 -0500

I didn’t have very much reading time last week and have been reading these first few books for most of last week, so hopefully I can finish them all today and tomorrow and get started on the rest of my list.

To finish (already started):

The Perfect Gentleman by Imran Ahmad (print)
The Unfinished Work of Elizabeth D. by Nichole Bernier (Nook)
GirlChild by Tupelo Hassman (audio)

To start:
The Far Side of the Sky by Daniel Kalla (Nook)
An Unmarked Grave by Charles Todd (print)
Red House by Mark Haddon (audio)
The Newlyweds by Nell Freudenburger (audio)
The Chaperone by Laura Moriarty (print)
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

doubledaybooks: All these books will be mine!

Fri, 25 May 2012 09:38:52 -0500

doubledaybooks:

All these books will be mine!

On audiobooks and the importance of narrators

Wed, 23 May 2012 09:53:14 -0500

On audiobooks and the importance of narrators

It’s Monday! What are you reading?

Mon, 21 May 2012 14:03:00 -0500

Well, I did manage to finish all of what I started last week.. Barely.

That’s about what I expected, really; this week will likely be more of the same, with trying to get our house put together. Maybe that will mean lots of audio again?

To finish (already started):

The Yard by Alex Grecian (print)
I Am Forbidden by Anouk Markovits (audio)

To start:
The Unfinished Work of Elizabeth D. by Nichole Bernier (Nook)
What Dies in Summer by Tom Wright (print)
Gilt by Katherine Longshore (audio)
The Far Side of the Sky by Daniel Kalla (Nook)
The Perfect Gentleman by Imran Ahmad (print)
Partials by Dan Wells (audio)

Free-e-book promotes fall releases with excerpts

Mon, 21 May 2012 08:55:54 -0500

Free-e-book promotes fall releases with excerpts:

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It’s Monday! What are you reading?

Mon, 14 May 2012 10:57:05 -0500

I don’t have grand hopes of reading much this week, but we’ll see. I’d say I’ll get through a lot of audio, but my current listen is suuuper long.

To finish (already started):

Grace Interrupted by Julie Hyzy (print)
American Heiress by Daisy Goodwin (print)
The Queen’s Vow by C.W. Gortner (Nook)
The Orphan Master’s Son by Adam Johnson (audio)

To start:
The Yard by Alex Grecian (print)
The Unfinished Work of Elizabeth D. by Nichole Bernier (Nook)
Partials by Dan Wells (audio)

The official book trailer for Jane Roper’s Double Time, on...

Tue, 08 May 2012 09:50:39 -0500

The official book trailer for Jane Roper’s Double Time, on sale today. Check out my review and giveaway.

It’s Monday! What are you reading?

Mon, 07 May 2012 11:01:02 -0500

This week will hopefully include lots of cleaning, so I plan to do lots of audiobook listening, with perhaps a little print/ebook reading as well.

To finish (already started):

So Far Away by Meg Mitchell Moore (print)
May the Road Rise Up to Meet You by Peter Troy (audio)

To start:
Code Name Verity by ELizabeth Wein (Nook)
All Women and Springtime by Brandon Jones (print)
With My Body by Nicki Gemmell (print)
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (Nook)
Mr. G: A Novel About the Creation by Alan Lightman (audio)
The Orphan Master’s Son by Adam Johnson (audio)

Trailer for These Girls by Sarah Pekkanen. Check out my review.

Wed, 02 May 2012 09:57:00 -0500

Trailer for These Girls by Sarah Pekkanen. Check out my review.

It’s Monday! What are you reading?

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:02:23 -0500

Well, I read ALL THE BOOKS last week. Let’s see how I can do this week.

To finish (already started):

The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway (print)
The Lady in the Tower by Alison Weir (Nook)
May the Road Rise Up to Meet You by Peter Troy (audio)

To start:

The Year of the Gadfly by Jennifer Miller (print)
All Women and Springtime by Brandon Jones (print)
The Book Lover by Maryanne McFadden (print)
Escape from Camp 14 by Blaine Harden
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (Nook)

What types of books does your club read?

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 21:35:15 -0500

If you mean BOOK CLUB, there’s no real one type. Things that hit the sweet spot between literary and commercial fiction, but mostly just whatever appeals to Nicole and I.

"(Yes, this is one of those oversharing kinds of books.)"

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:54:15 -0500

“(Yes, this is one of those oversharing kinds of books.)”

- -Double Time: How i Survived - and Mostly Thrived - Through the First Three Years of Mothering Twins by Jane Roper

It’s Monday! What are you reading?

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 10:03:00 -0500

Somehow this weekend I found myself with a million books going, hopefully I can narrow it down again this week.

To finish (already started):

The Testament of Jessie Lamb by Jane Rogers (print)
The Object of My Affections by Jill Smoleski
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
Gravity by Brian Clegg (Nook)
The Unruly Passion of Eugenie R. by Carole DeSanti (audio)

To start:

Impartial Witness by Charles Todd (print)
The Year of the Gadfly by Jennifer Miller (print)
All Women and Springtime by Brandon Jones (print)
Double Time by Jane Roper (Nook)
The Silence of Trees by Valya Dudycz Lupescu (audio)

whatsoldisnew: fsgbooks: I have to admit, this is what I...

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 09:11:25 -0500

whatsoldisnew:

fsgbooks:

I have to admit, this is what I always pictured when I read Gatsby.

I was really skeptical, but he does look fairly Gatsby-esque…

Much better than I imagined.

It’s Monday! What are you reading?

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 09:31:08 -0500

Whew, hopefully I sleep better this week and am thus able to read more as well.

To finish (already started):

Winged Obsession by Jessica Speart (print)
An Uncommon Education by Elizabeth Percer (Nook)
The Unruly Passion of Eugenie R. by Carole DeSanti (audio)

To start:

The Testament of Jessie Lamb by Jane Rogers (print)
Gravity by Brian Clegg (Nook)
The Silence of Trees by Valya Dudycz Lupescu (audio)

It’s Monday! What are you reading?

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 10:23:18 -0500

Super productive reading week last week, I finished all three print books that I had on my ‘to start’ list, although I didn’t get as much audio time in as I would have liked.

To finish (already started):

I, Iago by Nicole Galland (print)
The Prisoner’s Wife by Gerard McDonald (Nook)
Another Piece of My Heart by Jane Green (audio)

To start:

Winged Obsession by Jessica Speart (print)
The Testament of Jessie Lamb by Jane Rogers (print)
Gravity by Brian Clegg (Nook)
Drop Dead Healthy by A.J. Jacobs (audio)

emmatrevayne: District 9 3/4. Best mashup ever.

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 18:28:14 -0500

emmatrevayne:

District 9 3/4.

Best mashup ever.

It’s Monday! What are you reading?

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:33:07 -0500

I didn’t get quite as much reading done as I had hoped last week, but I’m hopeful/ambitious again for this week (particularly since next week I’m not likely to get a whole lot of reading done, and soon after that we’ll be moving!)

To finish (already started):

The Last Romanov by Dora Levy Mossanen (print)
A Land More Kind Than Home by Wiley Cash (audio)
The Winter King: Henry VII and the Dawn of Tudor England by Thomas Penn (audio)

To start:

The Song Remains the Same by Allison Winn Scotch (print)
The Book of Madness and Cures by Regina O’Melveny (print)
White Horse by Alex Adams
Double Time by Jane Roper (Nook)
Another Piece of My Heart by Jane Green (audio)

"Six hundred years is a long time to wait for answers to so prominent a mystery. For those who wonder..."

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 10:00:06 -0500

“Six hundred years is a long time to wait for answers to so prominent a mystery. For those who wonder after reading these pages how it is possible that the evidence of Yolande’s involvement in the story of Joan of Arc has never before been adequately explored, I can only respond that there is no more effective camouflage in history than to have been born a woman.”

- The Maid and the Queen by Nancy Goldstone, page xviii