Slow and Steady

I still have not managed to finish Incarceron nor have I finished The American Heiress. I am really enjoying The American Heiress, but I'm trying to give equal time to Incarceron because I want to finish it soon. I'm anxious to get to the next book in my stack, Paper Towns by John Green. It is the only John Green book I haven't read yet, and I am really anxious to start it. The stack, meanwhile has grown to nearly monumental proportions. (See picture below).

That stack is over 100 books strong. I dare say there are just as many, if not more, e-books downloaded onto my Samsung Galaxy Tab. (Sorry, I'm not one of the many Apple flunkies. Actually, no, I'm not sorry). I'm more than halfway done with both of my books right now, so I think I'll go read a bit before I settle in for the night. Tomorrow is a big day; we're having my cousin's baby shower. She's having a girl, so I'm ready to coo over all the cute baby things. However, I'm not looking forward to being asked a million times about my future family plans. A baby will get here when a baby gets here, and the timing of that is really between my husband, God, and myself. 

Angels Among Us

I finished The Van Alen Legacy by Melissa de la Cruz today. The power went out today, so I found some natural light and finished my book. It was as good as the rest of the series has been. I love this particular concept of vampires more than most. I think the fallen angel angle is very interesting. When the ultimate evil your characters are fighting is Lucifer himself, it makes things very interesting. I love how there can be so many different ways to shape one kind of mythical being.

Next book in "The Stack" is Sepulchre by Kate Mosse. It's quite a long book, so this might take awhile!

Gossip Girl: The 1899 Edition

Well, that didn't take me long to finish! In a matter of days, I finished reading The Luxe by Anna Godberson. Since this book takes place in New York City and it follows a group of (mostly) high society girls and guys, it reminded me of Gossip Girl. I've never actually read the series, but I've seen the TV show. This series is a bit tamer, (less drugs, actually none so far) but still full of plenty of shocks and scandals. These scandals might not be what something we'd consider scandalous today, but in 1899, they were enough to get you disowned. I'm interested to see where the series goes from here. A lot of things were left up in the air at the end of this book, so I want to see how things are going to play out. The next book in the series is a few books down in "The Stack," so if won't be long until I get to it!

Next up, I'd Tell You I Love You, but Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally Carter.

Elephants Never Forget

I'm surprised to be able to say that the movie and book Water for Elephants are very similar. There are a few differences, but for the most part the movie makers stayed pretty faithful to the book. The most notable difference is the absence of the character of Uncle Al in the movie. (It is my understanding that they combined Uncle Al and August into one character for the movie). The book also interspersed present day happenings with flashbacks, while the movie stayed in the flashback once it had started. I was impressed with how faithful the movie makers were to the book. There is one small (and I feel important) plot point in the book that is not mentioned in the movie, but I will not reveal that here because I'm not a fan of posting spoilers! I loved the book. I thought it was fantastic! I also loved the movie. I can't wait to add it to my home movie collection.

I also feel the need to tell you that "The Stack" has multiplied into several stacks. There are 70 books in total, ten in each stack. I really need to stop getting books and read what I have!