Website Wednesday..

I decided to post something called Website Wednesday.Could be a blog or a challenge or whatever really strikes my fancy.I love Blurfing around and so if I find something I like I will post the link here on wednesdays.
So this week I discovered Waiting on Wednesday on this blog .It's a post where people share a book selection that is soon to be published.Her pick was 'Handle with Care" by Jodi Picoult due to be released March 3.I know there is alot of Jodi Picoult fans out there. So if you wanna read the summary click on over.
While there I also discovered the 2009 Blog Improvement Project .It's a year long challenge with twice monthly activities to improve your blog.I think this is a fantastic idea and I am in.If you wanna improve your blog head over there and sign up.
Happy New Year!!

What's the saying?

A day late and a dollar short.. Well better late than never right ? I am talking about Stephenie Meyer and the twilight series.I haven't read any of that series yet.Yes,thats me in my header,LOL ,and yes, it looks like I am reading the book, but I hadn't actually started it yet but I loved the way it looked with my eyes..LOL
I was blurfing around here and I saw that there was a mini challenge featuring Stephenie Meyer all you have to do is read 2 of her books.The challenge actually started back in june but it is still open until January 30,2009. So I am up to this challenge, already on my TBR list anyway .So on January the first I will begin this series.It's not to late for you either! If you have been living under a rock and haven't read any of these books ,Join in!!!!

Knit Two by Kate Jacobs

Should I begin with a disclaimer? The views expressed here are just my own.I am a reader not a professional book reviewer.What I am trying to say is..I don't have a clue what I am doing ..lol.So with that said...

I had read "The Friday Night Knitting club" last year and I enjoyed it .I was excited when I was out shopping with my daughters at Christmas and saw Knit Two,the sequel.I found this to be an easy read.I thought it was a little slow getting started but then I really enjoyed all the characters again.Catherine was my favorite in this book,she seemed to stand out to me and I connected with her .If you enjoyed the "Friday Night Knitting Club" then I think you will enjoy this book,in fact,I enjoyed it more.I read this book on my Kindle,which I received for christmas, and I have to say I am really enjoying it.One thing I love is the ability to mark things I like.I always had trouble doing that in a paper book because i just couldn't bear to mark it up.With the kindle none of that guilt exisited. So here are a few things I marked...

" I am my own artist" she said aloud.And with her focus on being perfect,perfect, perfect,she was always trying to obscure Catherine the woman.Over and over: she did the same thing.And,unlike these great faces ,in doing so she gave away all her power and esteem.

'People Change.Life is just a process to figure out who we are"

"All things end up being about relationships," said Anita."We are driven by the need for power,or attention,or comfort.

So far I am loving my Kindle.I love the built in dictionary . I can look up as I read instead of making a mental note to check it out later ,which i never do.As I said,I also love the ability to make notes and mark highlights. The ocd in me just wouldn't let me mark up my books before.I love the convenience of being able to get a book instantly in the comfort of home.I love that it always bookmarks my spot so the pages don't accidentally turn if I go to get a snack ,and no dog ears.

What I am not loving.. As i had read before ,and I agree, I hate the button placement on the side to turn the page,it is to easy to hit accidentally.I also hate that if I really love a book I cant pass it on to my daughters or a friend,because I am certainly not going to lend out my kindle but that was also part of the appeal because alot of us who buy, buy, buy run out of places to store all our books. So ,so far the good wins and I am Loving it!!!

TBR Challenge

Are you ready? I am . For my first Reading challenge.It starts Jan 1,2009. Here are the rules for the To Be Read Challenge..
* the challenge is to read 12 TBR books in 12 months -- you can read those all in one month if you want, or one a month, or however you wanna do it. * you need to have a list posted somewhere for others to see * you CANNOT change your list after January 1st, 2009!!!* you can create an Alternates list of MAXIMUM 12 books, if you want, in order to have options to choose from (you can read these in place of books on your original list). * audiobooks and e-books ARE allowed* re-reads are NOT allowed, as they aren't TRUE "TBRs"* you CAN overlap with other challenges* OPTIONAL: you can join the Yahoo! Group created for participants of the TBR Challenge, if you want to have a place to keep your list, or just to share with others about how you're doing! :)
So here is my list
1.Twilight-Stephenie Meyer
2.New Moon-Stephenie Meyer
3.Eclipse-Stephenie Meyer
4.Breaking Dawn - Stephenie Meyer
5.The Hour I First believed- Wally Lamb
6.The Devils Punchbowl-Greg Iles
7.My Sister's Keeper-Jodi Picoult
8.Testimony -Anita Shreve
9.Time Travelers Wife-Audrey Niffenegger
10.When Will There Be Good News?-Kate Atkinson
11.To kill a Mockingbird-Harper Lee
12.In The Woods-Tana French
Alternatives
1.The Pact-Jodi Picoult
2.Songs for the Missing-Stewart O'nan
3.White Hot-Sandra Brown
4.Heartsick-Chelsea Cain
5.Water for Elephants-Sara Gruen
6.The Memory Keeper's Daughter-Kim Edwards
7.Cruel Intent-J.A Jance
8.Remember Me-Sophie Kinsella
9.Hold Tight -Harlan Coben
10.Thirteen Moons-Charles Frazier
11.Heart Shaped Box-Joe Hill
12.The Private Patient-P.d James
If you want to Participate just post on your blog and sign up! Happy Reading!

So it begins...

Look what I got from Santa on Christmas!
The definition for Kindle 1. to set on fire 2.inspire,stir up .So it did both for me! I was inspired to get reading in the New Year and to blog about the books I am reading or plan to read this year.
If you don't know what in the world a kindle is you can find it here
I downloaded two books to it right away.Right now ,I just began Knit Two,the sequel to the Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs. I will blog about that later. I haven't had enough time yet to play with my Kindle either but as I go along I will share what I like and don't like.I can say though that as I was reading the first few chapters of Knit two I got lost in the book and not the device ,so I think that's a good thing.
I have always loved books,I always felt comforted by their presence .I am one of these people who has trouble commiting to things.I bounce around from obsession to obsession ,always have,but books have always been a constant in my life.I surround myself with them.I find Serenity there,hence the name of the blog. I plan to blog about what I am reading,I plan to join in on some reading challenges and hopefully find some great blogs to follow that also share a passion for reading. Hopefully as I go along the blog will take on a life of its own.Any suggestions or ideas you have ,I would love to hear them! Happy Reading!