Book Banter

So the good news is that finals are over, I’m still alive, and for the next 14-17 days I don’t have to do anything law school related. After that, unfortunately, I’ll need to get started on work for next semester and so begineth again the grind. But! Until then I’ll be reading my little heart out, especially since the tbr situation is becoming problematic.

 However, on to the bad news. I’m having a hard time stringing together sentences. This is the best I’ve done all day. And this took awhile. So those 5 reviews I owe? Will have to wait for another day. I’m off to either go to bed or watch the Devil Wears Prada. Maybe I’ll start off with one and end up with the other

Misty’s third book set in the 500 kingdoms for Harlequin Romance. This books is a combination of the Little Mermaid and East of the Moon, West of the Sun. Lots of great Russian fairy tales, and some old friends including the Little Humpback Horse. Of course it wouldn’t be a tale of the 500 Kingdoms without Tradition.

Not much info yet, but a pretty cover! I’m afraid that none of the books are going to measure up to The Fairy Godmother. I hope I’m wrong but I’m wary.  Oh, and it’s out March 2007.

For those who didn’t know, Bookcloseouts.com is having a dollar for dollar sale, in that for every dollar you spend on books from their regular inventory, you’re entitled to free books from their special selection. As I was studying for my property exam (It was today and was 5 hours long! Weep for me!) I would give myself breaks and reward my studying with permission to look through more pages of books. Here’s what I whittled my list down to, though at one point I had twice as many books in my cart:

 Banners of Gold $0.00
Fierce Competition $4.99
Six Reasons to Stay a Virgin $4.99
The Exiled $3.74
Sex and the Single Zillionaire $5.99
The Canterbury Papers $0.00
The Difference Between You and Me $0.00
Flip-Flopped $0.00
The Late Mr Shakespeare $0.12
Snowed In $4.99

 Now, I just need to figure out where I’m going to put them when they arrive! I’m fast running out of room in here.

So today was my first exam. Contracts. It wasn’t as easy as I wanted it to be but it wasnt quite as terrible as I had nightmares imagined about either. Anyway, so to celebrate I’ve decided to give myself the rest of the day off and to do anything other than study for the next exam. Which means I should probably write some reviews I have backlogged. In the past month I’ve read The Stranger I Married by Sylvia Day which I already blogged about, Who Wants to Be a Sex Goddess by Gemma Bruce, which I may have blogged about or not but thought it was only meh. A C read at best. Then I also read sleeping with the fishes (see below) and Nearlyweds by Beth Kendrick. I finished that one last night and it was really pretty good. It’s touted as a romantic comedy and it kinda falls short of the romantic mark but it was a fun read. The whole time I read it, it reminded me of a movie. It was like a mix of Mother-in-Law and The First Wives Club. A lot of fun if you like women’s fiction. Lastly I read Secrets of a South Beach Princess by Mary Kennedy, which, if I were 13 and didn’t know any better I might have enjoyed but since I’m not, need I even say that I didn’t? First off, I’m determined to do a poll of all (2) of the teenagers I know and see if they even know the words "pooch," "knack," or "rain check," much less work any of those words into a sentence when talking to their peers. I’m not convinced that they would since, I, the old maid that I am, an unconvinced that I would ever use any of those words in a sentence.

So to recap, I have 5 reviews to write and only two of them are going to be good. What fun.

In closing, my immediate tbr list is finally getting managable again. I have one more book to read for review: The Sex on the Beach Book Club by Jennifer Apodaca. I’ve read all of 2 1/2 pages and she’s already name dropped one of her other books but I thought it was funny so I’m still excited to read this. Then I need to read Light My Fire by Katie McAlister which I promised to someone back in April, then Spin Doctor which I also promised to someone. Then I’m free and clear on promised book and can read whatever my little heart desires! Yay!  

One day I’m going to remember that I dont like MJD’s books and actually remember to fight the urge to read them. I have Sleeping with the Fishes for review and once again my main complaint is that all of MJD’s heroines sound alike and none of them are particularly personable. Curled up has MJD’s next Brava up for review as well and while at one point I was fighting the urge to request it (because I already have enough books I’ve agreed to review) now I’ll remember that I dont want to read it. Also, for those who don’t know the upcoming Brava book is a reprint of an old book.

anyway, at some point I need to write a review for Sleeping with the Fishes and needless to say I didn’t fully enjoy it. It wasn’t bad, but if it was supposed to be different from just Betsey meets Flounder, Sebastian and the gang, it was less than successful. The good news is that for those who loved it, its the first of a new series. So much so that there was barely an ending. Certainly not a satisfying ending. But whatever. One day I’ll remember.