Monday, April 02, 2012

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? and Update



A weekly event hosted by Sheila from Book Journey to discuss your reading week ~ the books you've read and those you plan on reading in the coming week. Thanks Sheila :)

A productive week for me, although I've had to cut down on computer time with my arm, but I have an appointment with the surgeon this week so hopefully not too long to wait until it's all fixed. Did I mention I caught up with a favourite author Katherine Howell ... you can check out my post here :)

My eldest son had his cast removed and is now in a boot & having physio, unfortunately it was a bad break and he has another month of no weight bearing without the boot, so that's another month off work.

My sister and her family were down on the weekend along with Mike's daughter and we had a fun night at the show How To Train Your Dragon ... a terrific adaptation of the movie and just amazing what they can do with technology. 



And for the 4 day break over Easter this coming weekend we have our fingers crossed for fine weather and a camping trip back to The Gorge ... relaxation ++

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Giveaways:

2 copies THE LADY OF THE RIVERS by Philippa Gregory ~ enter here. US only sorry










2 copies FRANTIC by Katherine Howell ~ enter here











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I posted reviews for: (click on title)

ACCIDENTS OF PROVIDENCE by Stacia M Brown ~ 17th century English historical, sadly for me it was a case of potential not realised.

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Finished last week:

GRAFFITI MOON by Cath Crowley ~ superb dialogue 

THE BUNGALOW by Sarah Jio ~ enchanting (review up this week)

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This Week's Reading List:



THE KINGDOM by Amanda Stevens ~ page 230 and I don't want to put it down!

THE FLIGHT OF THE SORCERESS by Barry S. Willdorf

SPARTACUS THE GLADIATOR  by Ben Kane

THE POWER OF SIX by Pittacus Lore ~ page 40. Catch-up in preparation for August release of The Rise of Nine

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Reviews Still To Do:

THE KING'S AGENT by Donna Russo Morin ~ review scheduled April 6th




23 comments:

  1. Sounds like a fun week for you, reading and family wise. I can't wait to read The Kingdom, a favourite trilogy for me.

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    1. If you loved The Restorer, you'll love The Kingdom, Marce

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  2. Oh I feel for your son! I had 6 weeks of no weigh bearing and at almost 8 weeks since I broke my ankle my movement is still restricted. The boot however makes life a lot more comfortable and showering a whole lot easier! Hope you get your surgery soon and are on the road to recovery quickly! You can check out my Monday here

    http://www.kyliesreads.blogspot.com.au/2012/04/its-monday-what-are-you-reading.html

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    1. Kylie, I think Anthony is grateful to be out of plaster. He's driving a little with his boot on so not quite as restricted as you've been.

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  3. I am planning on getting Power of Six at Audible soon. The Kingdom looks interesting too.
    Have a great week!

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    1. I listened to I Am Number Four on audio and thought it was great, but I'm reading The Power of Six :)

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  4. Glad that you have your appt with the doctor! And sorry to hear about son missing more work! That play looks awesome!! LOVING the pic from it!!

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    1. No flash photography and even though we had great seats it wasn't the best for photos. But show was great!!

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  5. Looks like a week for fantasy! Have fun with the books!

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  6. Looking forward to your reviews of The Bungalow and The Kings Agent (both are on my reading list!)

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    1. Thanks Mystica, I enjoyed them both, The Bungalow was just lovely and an easy read. The King's Agent took more effort :)

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  7. I'm hoping to get to Graffiti Moon so, so glad to see you enjoyed it.

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  8. Oh wow that show looks awesome! I'm hearing great things about Graffiti Moon, can't wait to read it!

    My Wrapup

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  9. Happy reading this week Teddy!!

    The dragon show looked like it was pretty awesome. Looks like you had good seats :)

    It's Monday! What Are You Reading @ the Brunette Librarian's Blog

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  10. The How to show sounds fun :D

    Happy reading!

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  11. Sounds like you need some R&R this coming weekend! Hope that surgery gets scheduled soon and that you can put this behind you!!!

    Have a great week!

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  12. Wow! That's an amazing stage dragon. I didn't know it had been adapted to the stage.

    My favorite read this week was Stuck on Earth by David Class. Please come see what else I'm reading.

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  13. I wanted to take the children to How To Train Your Dragon but at $100 a ticket the budget didn't stretch that far, they did see the Dinosaur one last year though.

    Wishing you a great reading week!

    Shelleyrae @ Book'd Out

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    1. My family didn't see Walking with Dinosaurs but the kids we know who've seen both shows said they were equally good but the adults said Walking with Dinosaurs was better :)

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  14. I have The Bungalow on my tbr list - looking forward to reading your thoughts on it. Hope you enjoy all your reads this week and thanks for stopping by my blog!

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  15. Oh, I'm glad you enjoyed The Bungalow...so did I!

    I'm late stopping around on the Monday posts after spending a couple of days with the grandkids and away from the computer.

    Hope you have a great spring break, and thanks for visiting my blog.

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  16. Great list of books! Have a great week!

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