Snow Angels

Snow Angels by James Thompson, is my newest read.  This was such a good book, I really enjoyed it.  It's a murder mystery that takes place in a small town in Finland just a few days before Christmas.  Very fast paced and kept me on the edge of my seat.  I thought that I had it all figured out within a few pages of the end and then there was one final twist so I was only partially right.  That still counts though right?  I believe that the next book in this series is called Lucifers Tears and I can't wait to read it.

While I did enjoy this book it may not be for all readers.  There were some very graphic descriptions of a corpse some even shocked me.  There is also some language.  I would recommend this book but that would be my only warning for those of you who stay away from that.

Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children

Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs is the book that I have just finished reading.  This is the story of Jacob a teenager who isn't exactly happy with his life and doesn't feel like he fits in.  He is close to his grandfather who has always been a bit odd making up weird stories about children in some strange old photos that he has.  He receives a cryptic message from his grandfather right before his death and decides to go back to the home he was raised in to get answers to who his grandfather really was. 

This was a quick enjoyable read, the strange old photos throughout the whole book were also very interesting.  I found myself looking forward to them as much as the story.  There was also an obscure reference about one of my husbands favorite tv shows (Father Ted) which you don't hear mentioned everyday. 

While looking online for a picture I saw a post saying that there is a sequel coming out to this book sometime in 2013 and the movie rights had also been sold. 

I would recommend this book I enjoyed it.

Other suggestions.

This post will be a list of books that I have read and really enjoyed some more then others but at least enough that if asked for suggestions I would recommend them.  I have tried to categorize them but probably could have done a better job.  And once again they aren't in any particular order.

Kids or jr. fiction

Crowfield curse - Pat Walsh

Stolen - Vivian Vande Velde

Crossroads and The hanging hill (series) - Chris Grabenstein

Maniac Mcgee - Jerry Spinelli

Peter and the starcatchers series - Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson

Youth Fiction

Red Riding Hood - Sarah Blakeley-Cartwright

Lost - Jacqueline Davies

Green Angel and Green Witch (series) - Alice Hoffman

Monstrumologist (series) - Richard Yancey

I am David - Anne Holm

Rotters - Daniel Kraus

Virtue - Amanda Hocking

Hollowland (series) - Amanda Hocking

Switched (series) - Amanda Hocking

Mystery

Mistress of the art of death (series) - Ariana Franklin

Bonemans daughter - Ted Dekker

Awakening - SJ Bolton

Blood Harvest - SJ Bolton

The Preacher - Camilla Lackberg

Dead Path - Stephen M Irwin

Historical Fiction

The countess and the King - Susan Hollaway Scott

(the countess of Dorchester and King James II)

Agnes Prine series - Nancy E Turner

(These is my words, Sarah's quilt, Garden star)

The Devils queen - Jeanne Kalogridis

(Catherine de Medici)

Hugh and Bess - Susan Higgonbotham

(story of Hugh le Despenser and Bess de Montacute)

Mistress of Nothing - Kate Pullinger

(story of Sally Naldrett, ladies maid to victorian author Lucie Duff Gordon)

Raven's Bride - Lenore Hart

(Virginia Clemm cousin and wife of Edgar Allen Poe)

Half broke horses - Jeanette Walls

The Bells - Richard Harvell

Follow the River - James Alexander Thom

Alice I have been - Melanie Benjamin

The diary of Mattie Spencer - Sandra Dallas

Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen

The Help - Kathryn Stockett

The true story of Hansel and Gretel - Louise Murphy

The zookeepers wife - Diane Ackerman

The hiding place - Corrie Ten Boom

Night - Elie Wiesel

Other fiction

Anthem - Ayn Rand

The road - Cormac McCarthy

The travelers gift - Andy Andrews

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - Mary ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows

A discovery of witches - Deborah Harkness

Wolves among us - Ginger Garrett

The reapers are the angels - Alden Bell

The physick book of Deliverance Dane - Katherine Howe

Blood and ice - Roert Masello

Girl of the Limberlost - Gene Stratton Porter

Warm bodies - Isaac Marion

Forgotten garden - Kate Morton

That turned out to be a little lengthier then I thought.  I am hoping in the next couple of days to get both of the kids to come up with a list of their favorite books for me to post. 



All time favorite books

Since I haven't finished reading anything lately (I usually read more then one book at a time), I thought I would post a list of my all time favorite books.  They aren't in any particular order except for number 1.



Fablehaven series - Brandon Mull

All of his books I read out loud with my boys and we like all of them but this series is our favorite.

Secret life of bees - Sue Monk Kidd

I don't usually like movies when I have read the book first but loved both the book and movie.

Circle of Friends - Maeve Binchy

This is another that I loved the movie as well.

Cane River - Lalita Tademy

Four generations of very strong women born into slavery along the cane river.  Based on women from the authors own family as they go from slavery to freedom.  This is such a good book.

Year of wonders - Geraldine Brooks

Story of a 17th century plague in a Derbyshire Village and what they decide to do as a village to keep it from spreading. 

My absolute most favorite book of all time (most of you already know this).

Gone with the Wind - Margaret Mitchell

I read this book at least once every year and watch the movie more then that love them both but especially the book.

Switched

I just finished reading the book Switched by Amanda Hocking (first book in the Trylle trilogy).  This is the story of a 17 year old misfit girl who finds out why she just doesn't feel like she fits in.  I have read books on vampires, zombies, werewolves fairies etc. but this was a new creature for me.

I enjoyed the book enough to read the other two in the series.  Earlier this summer I read Hollowland and Virtue by the same author and really enjoyed both of those.  This is an author I will definately be reading more of.

Hello

People are always asking me what I am reading, what I have read or what I am planning to read.  There are days when asked what I have read I draw a complete blank.  I have some book blogs that I follow and love, so I thought how about my own.  Now keep in mind I am barely functional at blogging.  I can upload pictures and most days type but that is about it.  I also won't be having any cool books to give away.  Sad I know.  But now when people say what have you been reading instead of looking at them with that glazed over look in my eyes and drooling all over myself (I'm not usually that bad, but there are days) while I desperatly rack my brain to think of something I have read, I can say look here.  Wow that was a really long run on sentence even for me hey maybe with a little luck my writing will improve.  Don't hold your breath though. 

One other thing I read a little of everything.  With any luck there should be something on here for everyone or at least all three of you that might occasionally look at this:)  Just finished a book tonight so I will have a post on here in the next couple of days.