3/21/08

So I finished reading The Alchemyst about Nicholas Flamel and fraternal twins who may be the key to either saving or destroying the world as we know it. It was a fun fast read. As a mythology buff, all the name-dropping was interesting. Talking about this book at book club should be fun.

I'm now moving on to Ilium by Dan Simmons, another mythology-heavy tome, on the recommendation of G.

3/13/08

Slightly off topic, but I sat down and read 2 issues of Science Illustrated, 1 issue of Discover, and 1 issue of Mental Floss. I've come to the conclusion that I'll let my Discover subscription lapse as I prefer the "illustrations" and explanations in Science Illustrated more. And Mental Floss is love!

So I picked up and finished Angels in America, the play that was turned into an HBO miniseries. Very good.

3/3/08

I finished reading The Historian over the weekend. What a fabulous read! Lovely pacing, atmosphere, and tone. It really sucks you in, and I love the open ending. I love historical fiction and this really fits the bill. I totally recommend it.

I've also read some more of Cheryl's Escorts Entangled.

2/25/08

I finished reading The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter. The first short story in this diminutive book of the same name as the title was gorgeous! Sensual, dark, erotic, it was a beautiful take on the Bluebeard tale. The rest of the short stories, based on other fairy tales like Little Red Riding Hood, Puss in Boots, etc. were good, but didn't have the intensity and immediacy of the first.

I'm up to Chapter 29 of The Bracelet.

I've also started reading The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova. I'm about 9 chapters in and I'm hooked. Beautifully written; I love the nostalgic feel and pace of it so far. I hope it pays off.

2/7/08

I finished Pay Dirt by Rita Mae Brown. I love her Mrs. Murphy and Tee Tucker series of small-town Virginia murder mysteries. Come on, the sleuths are a tiger cat and a Pembroke Welsh corgi; how awesome is that! :) The people are pretty cool too; very down-to-earth and real. I've read four or five others from this series and they never disappoint.

2/4/08

Finished reading Maids: An Erotic Anthology. It was a romp through time, both in literature and in drawings/photos, of maids. I quite liked China Hamilton's photos. He's got a good eye. I actually wouldn't mind buying a book of his photos,...and some of those maid outfits too.

Finished reading alohachary1851's 14 chapter The Mating of the Wersh. Great little Marauder-era story based on the Taming of the Shrew. Funny and well-characterized.

Also read up to Chapter 23 of The Bracelet, and Chapter 2 of Escorts Entangled.

1/31/08

Read through Chapter 14 of Ehmaz's Moonflowers. Such a great SS/HG story, funny and hot, with a delicious Lucius and very funny (stoned puppy-wolf) Lupin!

1/30/08

I'm now at Chapter 21 of The Bracelet; it's getting very, very good. Theo, Blaise, and Draco are finally coming around.

I'm now at Chapter 11 of The Mating of the Wersh. Very cute Marauder story, indeed.

Cheryl posted Chapter 1 of Escorts Entangled, the newest story in the Escorts series. Awesome as usual.

I've giving up actually reading all of Does Anything Eat Wasps as it's not really a story meant to be read straight through. Ditto You: On a Diet.

I'm still working on Feast and I've started reading The God Delusion.

1/17/08

Read Chapter 15 of The Bracelet, and Chapters 1 and 2 of alohachary1851's The Mating of the Wersh.

I'm almost through reading Does Anything Eat Wasps.

1/15/08

I'm reading The Bracelet by akashathekitty, a Dramione story. I think I just read Chapter 14. I've no idea how many chapters the author is planning on writing for this. I'm intrigued by Theo and Blaise, but I'm sort of irritated by both Draco's and Hermione's behavior so far. We'll see if I keep reading this.

I've also read some more SS/HG on Ashwinder, but I can't remember the titles of any of them.

1/14/08

I'm reading Ehmaz's Moonflower series on Ashwinder, which is a SS/HG archive. I caught up today by reading Chapters 7 and 8.

1/9/08

I finished reading two Cheryl fics, a vampire!Draco angst fic, and an original fic called The Hitchhiker. The last one esp. was very good.

I'm currently reading:

• Does Anything Eat Wasps;
  
• Feast;
  
• You: On a Diet; and
• Aquaerotica.
  

This list, of course, doesn't include the multitude of magazines I subscribe to.

Note: In case you haven't figured it out yet, if it's in bold, I've finished reading it; if not, I'm still in the processing of reading it, or it is serialized and I won't bold it until it's finished being written and posted somewhere so I can, in fact, read it, and I've read it....I hope that made sense.

1/7/08

The Warrior Heir Fairly engaging YA novel about a young, unassuming teenager living in a small town in Ohio who finds out he comes from a long line of Weirlind, a magical people who have been at war with each other since the War of the Roses in England. He's one of the last Warriors, and the two fighting factions of the Roses are looking for a player to enter into the Game. I'm definitely going to try to pick up the sequel, The Wizard Heir, when I've got the funds.

1/5/08

Spike: Shadow Puppets Graphic novel about, yes, the blondest, bad-bad-man/vampire in town....who gets turned into a "wee little puppet man."

The Young Governess Porn, with a plot...well, an excuse of a plot anyways.

It's not technically a book, but I finished reading The Simple Joy of Living, an H/D fanfic by Anonymous (bunsofhoney!) and High Priced, an Veela!H/D fanfic by Cheryl.

I'm also reading the continuing intertwined sagas of Cheryl's The Slytherin Gryffindor (H/D) and The Sytherin Hufflepuff (AS/S).