The mind of a 15 year old boy...

I am reading Vernon God Little. It is a challenge, but interesting. The mind of a 15 year old boy is a tough place to be. Just finished Lisa Jackson's Lost Souls. It was okay, but nothing worth really recommending to anyone. It got me to sleep for a few nights.

Moving Along...

I finished InkDeath and it was pretty good. This is a series that I know I will re-read later in life. I will hold onto it. Funny how you know that with some books and you don't let them go. I am now reading Lost Souls by Lisa Jackson. It will be suitably non-taxing to my brain to get me through the incredibly busy weeks ahead!

Halloween... Accounting...

I am waiting for Trick or Treaters so I have a bit of time to catch up.... I am currently reading Inkdeath, the third in the Inkspell trilogy by Cornelia Funke. Usually after waiting this long for a sequel I would reread the first two books, but she provided nice little summaries at the beginning and I am managing well. I have the 2nd and 3rd in the Eragon series and I know that I will have to reread the first before I make heads or tails of them. I tried, it didn't work! I still have The Tiger's Claw on my bedside table. I pick it up in between books and read a bit, but it hasn't grabbed me completely. Christmas is coming and I have started compiling a wish list so who knows when I will finish it.

My days and nights are crazy...

So the reading has been sporadic... I read another Robert Crais book, Hostage. I just finished that. I have also started The Tiger Claw by Shauna Singh Baldwin. Unusally for me, I have two books on the go. One lives in my car for picking up when I am waiting at a child's activity. I have a new murder mystery author on the go. Peter James' Dead Simple. My Mom leant it to me so I am giving it a shot. I fidn it easier to read a formulaic murder mystery when I have a lot on the go because my brain can't handle too much more...

Fringeous Interruptous...

Because of the Fringe it took me awhile to finish J.D. Robb's Strangers in Death. I am done now and I have started Angie Sage's Queste (one of the Septimus Heap books). This is a series that I think should be read more. I find it well written and I like the characters (or don't like them, as you are supposed to). There are many book series out there trying to be the next Harry Potter series. It is hard to understand why some are successful and some are not. What is the allure of the Potter books compared to the Artemis Fowl or Septimus Heap series? Is it the fact that EVERYONE is reading them so there is that 'community of readership'? That is the same reason for Book Clubs. You not only want to read the books, but you want to have the shared experience with other.

More Vampires...

The Front was a very quick read. It was okay, but I prefer the Scarpetta books. I am now reading New Moon, the book that follows Twilight. Twilight was a quick read for such a long book, so I figure I will sail through this one and make my decision on the third.

I didn't post about but did read several Robert Crais books in the past little while. I also read the new Artemis Fowl book (The Time Paradox). I really liked that one. I think Eion Colfer is one of the best writers for youth. Clever, funny, well-written and engaging. It is also original.

5 Billion Adolescent Girls can't be wrong?.....

Just read Twilight. Not bad, but not great. It picked up at the end but there was little suspense until the last third and the dialogue is so stiff and unrealistic. Quite a bit of over-writing, but the target audience might like that. I bought the second book and if that fails to thrill me I will stop there.

I am reading Patrica Cornwell's The Front now.