By the time this post is published, we will all be back home, but right this moment, as I type this up, we are enjoying our last day at Daufuskie, a secluded island near Hilton Head, SC and Savannah, GA. We were lucky to score a cottage (without having to break the bank) with front-row access to the beach, something that has always been on my bucket list and that I was thrilled to cross off. This week has been very refreshing and just what I needed - a getaway, a break from it all, a retreat with family with no thoughts of work, to-do lists, and chores getting in the way. The island sure runs on its own time. The streetlights aren't turned ON at night to avoid attracting turtles too far from their ideal nesting place. There's the alligator crossing time at night when they go from pond to pond visiting friends (and hence tourists are advised to stay home when it's dark). There are very few cars - instead the preferred mode of transportation is via golf carts, which can go o
This is a weekly event initially hosted by J. Kaye at J. Kaye's Book Blog, now by Sheila @ One Persons Journey through a world of Books, to celebrate what you are reading for the week as well as books completed the previous week.
Books completed last week
- Rainwater by Sandra Brown (To be reviewed this week)
- City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare (To be reviewed this week)
Books reviewed from the week before
- City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
- The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
- Say you're one of them by Uwem Akpan
I am currently reading
The Chopin Manuscript by Jeffery Deaver
(Audio book): Not much progress on this one yet! I hope to complete it this week! 
The Help by Kathryn Stockett:
One of the must-reads of 2010 finally in my hands!! I had been waiting for this book from last October, so it definitely feels good to finally be able to read it. So far, I am just a few pages in, but it's pretty engrossing!
The 13th Hour by Richard Doetsch:
This thriller is told in reverse! The protagonist goes back in one hour increments to prevent a crime. The synopsis of this book is very interesting, and I had been on-hold for this one since it released in December.
Precious / Push by Sapphire:
This is another book I've been itching to read for some time. Only 192 pages. So I'll be hoping to read this one also this week!
Comments
Happy reading!
Here's mine this week: http://ruthiesbookreviews.blogspot.com/2010/02/its-monday-what-are-you-reading_08.html
Hope you have a great reading week! :D
The 13th Hour is intriguing. I think I might just have to read it.
Zia, the Mortal Instruments series is definitely interesting!
Juju, I know.. ::wink::
Hannah, I definitely enjoyed the first two books and am now waiting to read the third.
Jennifer, hope you enjoy The Chopin Manuscript!
Sheila, I hope you read them too!
Kristen, waiting to see what you think of The Help!
Michelle, I'll wait to see what you think of Push.
The1stdaughter, I'm with you too! I enjoyed the Mortal Instruments series.
Alaine, you should read The Hobbit! It is so very entertaining!!
Cat, Jennifer G, Ruth, Tracy, thanks ! :)