jamie ann

(can someone buy me these bookshelves?)

I think it’s time for another installment about my bookish whims. I’ve been a little bit busier since my last post about books so I haven’t read quite as much as I would like.

First off, I returned the second and third Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum books without reading them. I got a couple chapters through book two but I just wasn’t feeling it. At least I gave them a shot.

Same goes for the Heather Wells series by Meg Cabot. I knocked out the first one but was very unsure why a book about a fallen broke pop star turned dorm RA turned mystery solver was called Size 12 is Not Fat. So off the other two went unread back to the library.

Of course, with Harry Potter coming out there was definitely some Harry Potter in the past few weeks. This time it was the Deathly Hallows.

Then I felt I needed something light with no murdering Potions professors and pining girls who are always in love with the wrong guy. So I went with a YA book of mine by Noel Streatfeild. Ballet Shoes is a favorite from when I was younger but I couldn’t find it so I went with the follow up, Theater Shoes.

And what do you pick up after a YA book about dancing and theater?

Obviously, vampires.

In the past three days, I’ve knocked out the first three Sookie Stackhouse books: Dead Until Dark, Living Dead in Dallas and Club Dead. I suspect I’ll be done with the next by tomorrow. These are a little more grown up than Twilight. Sex, murder and synthetic blood. Definitely no “vegetarian” vampires here.

I’ve got some Jane Green novels on deck after I wrap this one up. I don’t think I’ll get my hands on the rest of the Stackhouse novels for a bit because of stupid waiting lists at the library.

As always, I’d love your thoughts if you’ve read any of these books and recommendations are always welcome! So what are you reading right now?