BLAME it on NO Quotation Marks!!

First of all....

What kind of freaking editor sends a novel to the publisher with NO QUOTATION MARKS in the entire book???????

How am I supposed to know what is being "said" and what is just being thought???

I CANNOT read a book with no quotation marks.

Am I the only type A person on here who requires this of something she's reading? I have read.... A LOT of books in my life and this is definitely the first one where the author must've skipped that day in English class.

Sorry, I'll stop ranting, but I am FURIOUS! This book looks so good and I just cannot read it.

I.

Can't.

In Case You Wanna Take a Peek...

To read about these books, click the names below...

Notorious

The Murderer's Daughters

The Elegance of the Hedgehog

Olive Kitteridge

Breaking the Silence

More Than This

Feminista

Update everyone

Hey guys-

I've seen the emails coming through and wanted to say thank you for the congratulations about our new addition the family. Max Henry Bergman! He's adorable but OMG I had no idea what a newborn would be like. He rejected his formula so we had a week of no sleep and screaming for hours. I called his Grandma to come and we've switched his formula and so life is getting better. I won't be reading anytime soon. When I do have a moment, I try to sleep.

I did want everyone to know I read the story about Alice before I was pregnant and found it incredibly sad but also interesting. My Grandmother suffers from depression so it was interesting to read parts and say, oh is that why she did this and that?

Enjoy ladies and when things slow down.. maybe next month I will be able to read again!

New Reads!?!?

Here are 3 books I am currently waiting to arrive at my house......

FEMINISTA - by Erica Kennedy

MORE THAN THIS - by Margo Candela

NOTORIOUS - by Michelle Martinez

I tried to insert the pics like everyone else but they don't seem to go where I put them...

February Read #2

Okay, if you want to participate in nominating a second book for February, please do, I'd love to see what everyone is eyeballing right now! :)

Please submit your book for nomination by tomorrow at 2pm est, that's 24 hrs from now, hopefully that's enough time. We'll start voting then!

Thanks! :)

Oh, and if you'd like to read more about my nomination, click here

After Still Alice?

I love "Still Alice" sooooo much that I can't put it down. I know I'm going to finish it today, though, because I'm going to be away from my kids most of the day, which means.... reading tiiiiiiiiiiiiimmmmmmmmmmmmmeeeeeeeeeee!!! ;)
It's too compelling and it's literally ripping my heart out. I cried in the most bizarre place last night, but I'm not going to say where, because I know not everyone is in the same spot.

Is anyone up for another group read this month? I love reading together! It's awesome to me to be reading, knowing you guys are reading the same words I'm reading.

If anyone else would like to do a group read, let me know! :)

The Beginning of "Still Alice"

I read the first 50 pages last and it is already scaring the poop outta me.

I now understand why people who have Alzheimer's in their family are so anxious to find a cure.

The incident that's so disturbing so far for me is when she was running in Harvard square and suddenly had no idea how to get home. She seemed to know where she was, but she didn't know which direction to go from where she was at. And she'd lived there half her life. So terrifying.

And also that this is happening to her so young. 50. That's how old my mom is. I can't imagine....

Is everyone reading? Tell me where you are and what you think! ;)

The House on Tradd Street

I lived in Beaufort, SC for three years. It was an hour drive from Charleston, SC and 45 mins. from Savannah, GA. I instantly fell in love with both cities and would love to live in one of them someday. This book is sit in Charleston so that was plus for me. It's the story of a realtor named Melanie Middleton who inherits one of Charleston's historical houses from a man she just met. He leaves it to her for her to solve the mystery of what happened to his mother many years ago. This book has mystery, ghost, and romance. This was a quick read and I definitely liked the book. The author has wrote another book with these same characters in it that I am going to check out. If anyone would like to read this just let me know and I will send you my copy.

Her Fearful Symmetry

Audrey Niffenegger is such a master storyteller, in my opinion.

This story was crafted brilliantly. She grabs you from the very first sentence and holds you captive the entire read. I can't wait for her next novel to be released.

Now to start "Still Alice"...

Go Ahead, Everyone!! :)

Feel free to start "Still Alice" if you're ready to!

I've officially learned my lesson...

When I have other things going on, I cannot read a 400 page book in 3 days. I know my limits now. ;)

I still have 150 pages left in "Her Fearful Symmetry" and the book is so excellent, I just cannot bear to put it down. I do plan to be done with it by the end of the day (fingers crossed) so I'll start "Still Alice" tomorrow! :)

Happy Reading!!!!!