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I have just spent a bulk of my past 24 waking hours racing through the book Big Little Lies. Gosh, it feels amazing to be so consumed by a book that all you want to do is read it at every small or big opportunity. It was hard putting the book down or not thinking about Madeline, Jane, Celeste, or their terribly convoluted lives when I was supposed to be doing something else.


Last Week We drove back from Nashville on Monday morning after two full fun days at the Gaylord resort and one morning at the Hermitage, President Jackson's house. The house itself was glorious (and huge!) - we all enjoyed a good amount of history that day. The resort was a feast for the eyes - all those trees and gardens inside the massive building!

On our drive back home, we had couple of hours to kill so we took the kids to the Dinosaur World in Kentucky. That turned out to be a good decision as the kids had a blast and the adults also had fun learning something new.

Currently This weekend is so far turning…
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Look at what just arrived! - September 13, 2010

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mailboxmonday This meme was originally hosted by Marcia @ The Printed Page. It went on tour beginning August '10 and is hosted this month by Bermudaonion's Weblog. It is the gathering place for readers to share the books that came into their house last week (checked out library books don’t count, eBooks & audio books do).

Being the die-hard fan of the Sophie Kinsella's books that I am (probably the only chick-lit I read), I had to buy this book when I walked into a bookstore last week. I had already read the first book, and although I have read better books by her, I wouldn't dream of passing up on any of her books. So the second book of the Shopaholic series - Shopaholic Takes Manhattan, found its way into my cart. Any Sophie Kinsella fans out there?

Kings of the Earth by Jon Clinch came to me from BookTrib. I entered a giveaway of this book, because the description sounded very interesting. Kings of the Earth has an interesting set of characters, and this one looks to be worth checking out. Anyone read this one or Jon Clinch's other book - Finn?

A Scattered Life by Karen McQuestion came to me unsolicited from Goldberg McDuffie Communications. I have not much idea about this one, nor have I seen it yet on other blogs. So it could be a while before I pick this one up to read. It does have an interesting surmise though, but I'm not sure if the book is for me yet.

Since I've spoken about this book all week, I'm going to keep this short. I bought The Game On! Diet by Krista Vernoff and Az Ferguson on my nook soon after starting this game. Talk about short notice!

Have you read any of these books?




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Dave Cullen said…
Thanks for putting my book on your wow list. That makes me smile.
September 13, 2010 at 12:06 AM
Cat said…
I love the sound of Kings of the Earth - off to check my library catalogue.
September 13, 2010 at 12:54 AM
(Diane) Bibliophile By the Sea said…
Kings of the Earth is one I am anxious to read. Enjoy them all Aths.
September 13, 2010 at 7:09 AM
Tales of Whimsy said…
I liked the movie :) this sounds cute :)
September 13, 2010 at 8:40 AM
DCMetroreader said…
I am interested in the Game on Diet. Please post on how it works for you.
September 13, 2010 at 8:44 AM
bermudaonion said…
I love Sophie Kinsella's books and plan to buy the new one when it comes out!
September 13, 2010 at 8:52 AM
Kate Scott said…
I'll be interested to read your review of Kings of the Earth!
September 13, 2010 at 12:18 PM
gautami tripathy said…
Interesting varied books!

Have a great reading week ahead! Here is my Mondays: Mailbox/Where Am I/Musings post.
September 13, 2010 at 1:35 PM
Mary (Bookfan) said…
I've seen some good buzz about A Scattered Life. I hope you'll let us know what you think of it!
September 13, 2010 at 9:44 PM
Julie said…
Kings of the Earth also caught my eye, but I have to NOT NOT get any more books until I catch up! A Scattered Life also sounds great!

Julie @ Knitting and Sundries
September 13, 2010 at 11:23 PM
Holly (2 Kids and Tired) said…
Great mailbox. All of those are new to me authors. I love discovering new ones! Enjoy!!
September 14, 2010 at 10:41 AM
Anonymous said…
I really liked Kings of the Earth. It was narrow in scope but instead of feeling claustrophobic, that just increased the depth of the novel.

Another blogger told me that Finn is good but very dark.

I look forward to your review.

PB
September 17, 2010 at 1:39 PM
Athira said…
pburt, thanks for letting me know! I'm eager to read it!
September 19, 2010 at 12:21 AM
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