drey's library: My latest haul...

Posted by drey December 9, 2008 at 5:10 PM

A friend of mine works at a bookstore, which had their Employee Appreciation party recently. Knowing my love of reading, she invited me to come and partake of her employee discount during this event.

So, here's the haul, which I'm hoping to save for the '09 reading challenges. Hey, a girl can hope, right? Some of these are recommendations from my friend (#1, 8, 9), some are books I've read but didn't own (#4, 7), some are a continuation of a storyline (#4, 5, 10), some I just picked up on a whim.

The Man with the Golden Torc, by Simon R. Green
Playing for Pizza, by John Grisham
Magic to the Bone, by Devon Monk
Shakespeare's Christmas, by Charlaine Harris. This is for my collection, I couldn't find it anywhere before.
One Foot in the Grave, by Jeaniene Frost
Dixieland Sushi, by Cara Lockwood
Peony in Love, by Lisa See
Uglies, by Scott Westerfeld
Darkfever, by Karen Marie Moning
The Riven Kingdom, by Karen Miller (Godspeaker Trilogy Book 2)

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What might help me "hide" these till '09, is the pile I just picked up from the library on Sunday:

The Unfortunate Miss Fortunes (the first 5 are by Jennifer Crusie)
Crazy for You
Anyone But You
Welcome to Temptation
Fast Women
A Mercy, by Toni Morrison
Magic and the Modern Girl, by Mindy Klasky

I don't know, though. I've already gone through 3 (#2, 3, 4), and am working my way through #5 and #1 (which is my read-while-in-the-school-pickup-line). Maybe if I actually review them, I'll take longer to inhale?

Hmm...

5 comments:

Anonymous said...: I love-love-love Moning's book! I am getting the second in this series soon. :); 10 December, 2008 18:01
drey said...: It came VERY highly recommended. But I had to take it with a grain of salt, as she'd also recommended Laurel Hamilton's books, which I lost interest in... =) Good to hear the second opinion! =D; 10 December, 2008 23:32
Anonymous said...: Oh. My God. You don't like Laurel Hamilton's books? I thought I was the ONLY one. I can't stand them. I've tried to read one of her books three times and gave up permanently. I did love DARKFEVER though. :); 11 December, 2008 08:04
drey said...: Y'know, if there was more plot & story, & less SEX, I'd probably like 'em more... =P Am I crazy? =P The 1st book wasn't that bad - there was a storyline, there was some sex, there were interesting characters. And it went downhill from there.; 11 December, 2008 12:47
Anonymous said...: I know I am taking forever to get back here and chat. Sorry!

Lots of readers feel the same about too much sex. That part never bothered me. I love it. What bothers me is the other. I like a good story with it. And if I can't connect to the characters, forget it.

And no, you aren't crazy...lol!; 13 December, 2008 09:32