Library crazy

Haven't done one of these posts for a while, so thought 1 January is as good a day as any to post my list of what I have out from the library or on request from the library at the moment.

The books I currently have out are:

The Twylight Tower by Karen Harper
Zipporah by Marek Halter
The Ship of Brides by Jojo Moyes
Children of Destiny by Elizabeth Chadwick
In My Heart by Melody Thomas
Princess by Gaelen Foley
Taking Liberties by Diana Norman
Through a Glass Darkly by Karleen Koen
Dime Store Magic by Kelley Armstrong
The Keep by Jennifer Egan
The Ballad of Desmond Kale by Roger Macdonald
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
The Hippopotamus Pool by Elizabeth Peters
Heat Stroke by Rachel Caine
Shadowbrook by Beverly Swerling
Prince of Dreams by Lisa Kleypas
Hogfather by Terry Pratchett
Dreaming the Eagle by Manda Scott
Truth or Dare by Jayne Ann Krentz
Something Blue by Emily Giffin
To Pleasure A Prince by Sabrina Jeffries
Abundance by Sena Jeter Naslund
Dreams Made Flesh by Anne Bishop
Bite - Anthology
Dream Angus by Alexander McCall Smith
When He Was Wicked by Julia Quinn
Magic Study by Maria V Snyder
Silent Night - Anthology
Madonnas of Leningrad by Debra Dean
The Course of Honour by Lindsey Davis
A Vision of Light by Judith Merkle Riley

I have the following books on request:

My Seduction by Connie Brockway (ready to pick up)
The Family Frying Pan by Bryce Courtenay
The Game of Kings by Dorothy Dunnett
Grave Surprise by Charlaine Harris (strangely enough they have this book in the system but not Grave Sight which is the first book in the series)
The Hummingbird's Daughter by Luis Alberto Urre
Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married by Marian Keyes
The Many Lives and Secret Sorrows of Josephine B by Sandra Gulland
Midnight Pleasures - anthology
Rebel Angel by Libba Bray
The Scarlet Lion by Elizabeth Chadwick
Simply Magic by Mary Balogh
Sugar Camp Quilt by Jennifer Chiaverini
Sylvia by Bryce Courtenay
Thirteen Moons by Charles Frazier
Valley of Silence by Nora Roberts

I also have an ILL request in for Shadows in Bronze by Lindsey Davis.

There should be enough there to keep me going really shouldn't there!

Library crazy still

It's been a while since I did this, but it shouldn't surprise anyone to know that my library list is once again out of control. A weird thing happened yesterday though...just about all of them had their due date extended to 30 November but I didn't do it!

Checked out from one library I have:

Anastasia : a novel by Falconer, Colin

Anybody out there? by Keyes, Marian

Children of destiny by Chadwick, Elizabeth

The dawn stag by Watson, Jules

Dime store magic by Armstrong, Kelley

Dreaming the eagle by Scott, Manda

The expected one by McGowan, Kathleen

Fantasy lover by Kenyon, Sherrilyn (Can't extend this one)

The glass castle by Walls, Jeannette (Finished this one already)


Holiday in death by Robb, J.D.

Ill wind by Caine, Rachel

In my heart by Thomas, Melody

In the prince's bed by Jeffries, Sabrina

The iron giant. (DVD) Not for me!! but for once there are no Pokemon books on the list!

Kiss from a rogue by Karr, Shirley

Light in shadow by Krentz, Jayne Ann

Master quilter by Chiaverini, Jennifer

Midnight angel by Kleypas, Lisa

The murders of Richard III by Peters, Elizabeth

The observations by Harris, Jane

Princess by Foley, Gaelen

The rake by Enoch, Suzanne

The right attitude to rain by Smith, Alexander McCall

The ship of brides by Moyes, Jojo (this one would qualify for the November reading challenge as well!)

The silver pigs by Davis, Lindsey

The snake, the crocodile and the dog by Peters, Elizabeth - Reading this at the moment

Something borrowed by Giffin, Emily - Can't be extended!

Taking liberties by Norman, Diana

Thirteen moons by Frazier, Charles

Through a glass darkly by Koen, Karleen

To Sir Phillip with love by Quinn, Julia

The Twylight tower by Harper, Karen

Water for elephants by Gruen, Sara (Did you hear that she got a huge deal for the follow up to this book?)

The winter queen by Stevenson, Jane

Zipporah, wife of Moses by Halter, Marek




The books I have on request are:

Angels Fall by Roberts, Nora - this is on it's way now so will pick it up tomorrow.

The ballad of Desmond Kale by McDonald, Roger

Black powder war by Novik, Naomi - on order

The Book Thief by Zusak, Markus

Cocaine blues by Greenwood, Kerry

Dance of the gods by Roberts, Nora - no. 20 on this list for this

Darkfever by Moning, Karen Marie

Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris - ready to pick up

The invisible ring by Bishop, Anne

The keep by Egan, Jennifer

Morrigan's cross by Roberts, Nora - this should come in later this week.

Motor mouth by Evanovich, Janet

Queen of swords by Donati, Sara - on order

Rebel angel by Bray, Libba - on order

Santa, baby by Crusie, Jennifer (anthology) on order

The scarlet lion by Chadwick, Elizabeth - on order

The tenderness of wolves by Penney, Stef



From the other library I have

Excalibur edited by Richard Gilliam

Mirabilis by Susan Cokal - (started reading this but it is very strange!)

So that should keep me going for a little while shouldn't it?

Oh the shame!

I did something the other day that I don't normally do! I actually had to take some books back to the library unread because I couldn't extend them any further, and I just wasn't going to get them read anytime soon.

The ones I took back unread were Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor by Stephanie Barron, Cup of Ghosts by PC Doherty and Guilty Pleasures by Laura Lee Guhrke. I actually have to take back The Twylight Tower by Karen Harper as well...better get onto that! I also moved the three books my son had on my card onto his card thinking that that would help reduce the number of books that I had out, but I had six more books waiting for me!!!

So, my library list at the moment looks like this:

The Ballad of Desmond Kale by Roger McDonald (can't extend this one so need to get onto it pretty soon!)
The Dawn Stag by Jules Watson
Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine Harris
The Dirty Girls Social Club by Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez
Dreaming the Eagle by Manda Scott
The Expected One by Kathleen McGowan
Heir to the Shadows by Anne Bishop (can take this one back now)
Holiday in Death by J D Robb
Ill Wind by Rachel Caine
In the Prince's Bed by Sabrina Jeffries
The Kitchen Boy by Robert Alexander (brand new book! Yay!)
Stolen Lives by Malika Oufkir
Light in Shadow by Jayne Ann Krentz
Midnight Angel by Lisa Kleypas
The Murders of Richard III by Elizabeth Peters
The Observations by Jane Harris
The Pirate Prince by Gaelen Foley
The Quilter's Legacy by Jennifer Chiaverini (Started this but haven't been able to get into it like I did with the other books in the series)
Rachel's Holiday by Marian Keyes
The Rake by Suzanne Enoch
Romancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia Quinn
Sarah by Marek halter
Scandal in Spring by Lisa Kleypas (this is a high demand book so can only have it out for two weeks and can't extend it)
The Snake, the Crocodile and the dog by Elizabeth Peters
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See (about half way through this one - must pick it up again)
Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin
Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield (Brand new book...yay! But can't extend)
Throne of Jade by Naomi Novik (Brand new book..yay!!)
The Twylight Tower by Karen Harper (Must, must take this back!)
What an Earl Wants by Shirley Karr
Wish List anthology (finished this already)
Excalibur anthology
Mirabilis by Susann Cokal (started but couldn't get into it)

On my hold list I have:

The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory (ready to pick up, but I will have to read it quickly because I can't extend it)
Angel Fall by Nora Roberts (no. 17 in the queue)
Morrigan's Cross by Nora Roberts (no. 15 in the queue)
Motor Mouth by Janet Evanovich (no. 12 in the queue)
Queen of Swords by Sara Donati (no. 1 but it's not out yet)
Stolen by Kelley Armstrong (no. 1)
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen (no. 1 but it's not out yet)

The good thing about those is that there is only a couple that can come in in the next couple of weeks.

Aside from the books mentioned I still haven't started my TBR challenge book, or She's Come Undone for one of my groups...might be skipping that one this month! LOL!

When I was at the library, my son was reading all the titles that I was booking out and checking how many pages were in each book (because he likes to do that!). When he got to Scandal in Spring he looked at the sticker that was on the front that says "High Demand" and he read "High Demon". Had us all in stitches. The librarians wanted to know what a low demon book might look like! Maybe he knows that Lisa Kleypas has plans to move into paranormals next...inside knowledge or something!!

The only reason why I am looking forward to going back to work next week is so that I can have 3 hours reading time every day on the train so that I can make a dent in this pile!

Reading schedule

These are the books that I need to read over the next month. Somehow I need to figure out how to fit them all in, bearing in mind as soon as I get a list together I tend to read something that was never on the list in the first place!

I have a gazillion books out from the library, but the ones below are the ones I need to get through first:

The Fourth Bear by Jasper Fforde (someone else has this on request so I can't extend it)
The Ballad of Desmond Kale by Roger McDonald (I have to go and pick this up today, but I already know that I can't extend it any further because there are other people on the request list).

I can't extend any of these ones any further so I either need to read them, or take them back.

Cup of Ghosts by Paul Doherty
Guilty Pleasures by Laura Lee Guhrke
Morning Glory by LaVyrle Spencer (I have started this but I can't seem to get into it)
The White Mare by Jules Watson (about half way through this one and really enjoying it)

Reading for groups - somehow I seem to collect groups of people to read along with so easily!

Dark Lover by J R Ward
Mirabilis by Susann Cokal (need to have this read by 10 September ready for discussion)
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
Kitchen Boy by Robert Alexander
She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb
Trust Me on This by Jenny Crusie

Books I really want to read soon for no other reason than I just want to, and I am meant to be reading along with someone:

The Silver Rose by Susan Carroll
Heir to the Shadows by Anne Bishop

This list doesn't take into consideration any books that I have on request that I get hold of, and that other people have also requested so I only have the normal borrowing time to read them in, or any new books that come up that I just HAVE to read, and it also doesn't take into consideration any of the series that I am part of the way through and that I want to continue reading soon!

How do you decide what you are going to read next? Do you keep lists? Do you stick to the reading order you have decided or does that start out as just a starting point and you could end up anywhere?

Library crazy

It's been a while since I had one of these posts...but things haven't gotten any better! Whilst I have three books to return to the library, by tomorrow night I am going to have five more to pick up! Always seem to be going backwards!

The items I have out are:

Blue Dahlia by Nora Roberts

Blue Shoes and Happiness by Alexander McCall Smith (one of the ones that I can take back soon)

The Cup of Ghosts by P C Doherty

Daughter of the Blood by Anne Bishop

The Duke and I by Julia Quinn

Falling Angels by Tracy Chevalier

Guilty Pleasures by Laura Lee Guhrke

Household Gods by Judith Tarr and Harry Turtledove (another one I can take back)

In the Company of the Courtesan by Sarah Dunant

Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor by Stephanie Barron

Labyrinth by Kate Mosse

The Last Camel Died At Noon by Elizabeth Peters

Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris (this one can go back too!)

Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Mewtwo Strikes Back by Tracy West (Pokemon book...so not mine!)

Morning Glory by LaVyrle Spencer

Resolution by Denise Mina (I HAVE to read this soon...I can't extend it any further!)

The Tidal Poole by Karen Harper

The White Mare by Jules Watson

A Wild Pursuit by Eloisa James




The books I am going to pick up tomorrow:

Club Dead by Charlaine Harris

The Cross Country Quilters by Jennifer Chiaverini

The Dirty Girls Social Club by Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez

Stolen Lives by Malika Oufkir

Sarah by Marek Halter



That will still leave 10 items on request....hopefully no more of them will come in this week!

Swamped

No, not the title of a book, rather how I feel.

I belong to several groups where there are reading schedules or author of the months or something similar.

At the moment I am struggling through Jonathan Safran Foer's Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. In addition to that I have on my TBR during March for a group list (and in no particular order!)

Lyndsay Sands
The Borgia Bride by Jeanne Kalogridis
The Florabama Ladies' Auxillary and Sewing Circle by Lois Battle
The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons
Mists of Avalon
The Shiralee

The Borgia Bride and The Bronze Horseman are both rereads of books that I love but I am feeling a bit overwhelmed at this moment in time. And those are only March's books. There are already more lined up for April!

Off to read!

Books by the Bed - February 2006

Following on from January's Books by the Bed post, I did do as I suggested and actually cleaned up, so in theory we started with a clean slate for February! And yet.....

A Prayer for Owen Meaney by John Irving - still there. I got about two chapters into it (and those are really l-o-n-g chapters), but the story didn't grab me at all. I have however heard such good things about it, that I still really want to read it!

Painted by the Sun by Elizabeth Grayson - A new addition, Elizabeth Grayson is author of the month in the Historical Romance Chat group that I a member of.

The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons - This book actually did go back on the shelves for a little while, but not for long. I am supposed to be doing a group reread on this, one chapter a week, with some of the other members at Paullina Simons forum, so expect this one to be hanging around for while. Not that I mind...it's a great book.

The Last Battle by CS Lewis - the last book in the Chronicles of Narnia. I was supposed to have finished this by the end of January. Oh well..I'll get to it eventually!

You'll notice that A Breath of Snow and Ashes is no longer there, and no, I haven't finished it. In the comments to the January post, Carolyn wrote:

I noticed your comment about Breath of Snow and Ashes- I'm curious to hear what you think when you're finished! I read the book because I've been devoted to the rest of the series, but this one just didn't capture me the way that the others have.

Carolyn, I think it is fair to say that I haven't been captured either!! I read all of the others in two or three days at the most, and couldn't put them down, but with this one I am just not all that inspired to pick it up! I will eventually, but I don't know when!

Books by the Bed - January 2006

Following on from my previous Book by the Bed post, it seems that there are some books that never actually move, although there are several new ones there this month as well!! Maybe I should just clean up and start again. Next month maybe!

The book currently by the bed are:
Destiny of the Light by Louise Cusack - Still no idea where this one came from, what it's about, if I should read it!

The Ruby Ring by Diane Haeger - Can't wait to get to this.

Dragonwyck by Anya Seton - Loved Katherine, hope to enjoy this one just as much when I get to it.

A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving - Started this one although haven't been really grabbed yet. In the early stages it feels a bit like hard work.

Lady of the Knight by Jackie Ivie - one day I will read this!!

Spell of the Highlander by Karen Marie Moning - over half way through, and really enjoyable!

Mr Darcy Takes a Wife by Linda Berdoll - I'm sorry Sue!! I really am reading it, I promise!

Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon - I was listening to this in the car but one of the conversion parts for my CD player is broken, so I am still not all that far into this book. I have so loved the rest of the series, but can't seem to get into this one at all.

Books by the bed list for December is here

Books by the Bed - December 2005

I've decided that I might start doing this on a monthly basis, so that I can get some idea of which books just never move!! So, as at today, by the side of the bed I have:

A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon - still there, although I am listening to it in the car on the way too and from work!

Lady of the Knight by Jackie Ivie - hasn't moved either

Destiny of the Light by Louise Cusack - no idea what this book is about, let alone where it came from!

Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase

Slay it with Flowers by Kate Collins

Mr Darcy Takes a Wife by Linda Berdoll - must, must, must read this soon and send it back to it's rightful owner!

The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons - Big Sigh!! Rereading this one.

In the Shadow of the Ark by Anne Provoost

For a comparison, here is the post from last month!

Books by the Bed

I don't know about everyone else but I always have books everywhere that I have either started to read, or really want to read.

In answer to someone else I was surprised to find that there are numerous books by the side of the bed that I intend to read next. The fact that there are about seven of them may prove somewhat difficult to achieve this task!! That also doesn't count the books in piles in other places around the house!!

The books I currently have by the side of the bed are Sugar Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke, Prince Caspian by CS Lewis, Mr Darcy Takes a Wife by Linda Berdoll, A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon, My Enemy the Queen by Victoria Holt, Dreamland by Kevin Baker and Lady of the Knight by Jackie Ivie.

Maybe I should just get on and read instead of messing around on here!!