#46 Glass Soup

Glass Soup by Jonathan Carroll. I really enjoy Carroll's books - they're offbeat and funny and sad and make you think. I picked this one up at the used book store over Christmas. I wasn't sure if we already had it but it didn't look familiar and I wanted something to read. I finished it in 2 days...

Audio F

I'm listening to a collection of short stories by Lawrence Block. It's one the husband had lying around since we haven't had time to go by the library. They're mostly about death and murder and although I like them it's a bit macabre.

Audio E

Bag of Bones by Stephen King - although I find his voice a bit odd, he's a great reader and I enjoyed listening to him as much as I enjoyed the book.

#42-#45 (In Order)

#42 The Children of the Company by Kage Baker. Another good book in the series, this one reveals more details about things that are only mentioned in the earlier novels.

#43 Archangel Protocol by Lyda Morehouse. For some reason, I love books about the archangels and this one had an intriguing description. Unfortunately the book didn't live up to its promise - the angels were interesting but the main character seemed to flip-flop on her convictions as the story unfolded. It was annoying.

#44 Forever Odd by Dean Koontz. I liked the 1st one (on audiobook) so I got the 2nd and it's good, but not as good. We'll have to see what he does with the 3rd.

#45 His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik. I've had this one for awhile and I think I found out about it in EW. I really enjoyed the alternate history aspect and found the dragon endearing. I was glad to see there were more books in the series.

Audiobooks

Do audiobooks count? I have an hour commute each way and listening to books is the only way not to slit my wrists while sitting in traffic. Maybe I'll letter them instead of numbering...

A - Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz

B - The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand

C - Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

D - The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

#33-#41

These aren't in exact order but at least I'll be up to date:

#33 - The Terror: A Novel by Dan Simmons (the husband's birthday present that I read first - loved it even though it was a million pages long and set on board a ship stuck in the Arctic ice in the 1700's)

#34 - Every Woman For Herself by Trisha Ashley (predictable, but the characters were a lot of fun)

#35 - The Rapture of Canaan by Sheri Reynolds (I've always been fascinated by people who are deeply religious and it was interesting to see that world from the inside, even if it was fictional)

#36 - The Virgin Blue by Tracy Chevalier (an interesting idea and enjoyable read)

#37 - The Foolish Immortals by Paul Gallico (started out well but turned kind of odd)

#38 - Houston, We Have A Problem by Erin McCarthy (all sex with a little bit of plot, kind of like a good chocolate chip cookie)

#39 - The Graveyard Game by Kage Baker (love this series and although I'd read this book years ago, found I needed to read it again before moving on)

#40 - The Life of the World to Come by Kage Baker (can't wait to see what she does with these people)

#41 - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (you knew that was coming...)

That's all I can remember for now. I'll add more if necessary.

Catch Up

I finally took the time to transfer my book list from my regular blog (tells you how busy I am at work right now...)

Now I have to figure out what I've read since I've gotten home from Phx and put those in the list.