Bookpile: March 2011
Twelfth Grade Kills – Last book in this series … I think. A good and dramatic finish to this series, although the ending seemed to leave openings for more books. The story came to a good conclusion, although there were so many twists through it that I was starting to…
Bookpile: February 2011
*The Age of Innocence – Left me feeling much the same way The Great Gatsby did – unsatisfied and annoyed. It started off so promisingly, fell into shallow and ridiculous characters and in the end, Newland was an unspeakable coward. I could cheer for him to break his engagement and…
Bookpile: January 2011
The Sheen on the Silk – A rare stand-alone book from Anne Perry, one my favorite authors. This time, she’s taking us to Constantinople during the time of the Crusades. It’s a story in a world that is really foreign to us, full of misdirection, intrigue, politics and religion. We…
Bookpile: December 2010
Seriously. How did I forget to do this one? Too busy with my head down, working my ass off. (Literally. I’ve lost 14 pounds since Thanksgiving. Thank you, thank you very much.) Launched a new website, worked on my quilt challenge, fleshed out a new Squidoo account, wrote some articles….
Two challenges for 2011
I’ve been wanting to tackle a BAHG. Or at least a miniature one. Something. I wanted an opportunity to push myself short-term, learn something new and ship, ship, ship. Not to mention, setting a goal (and sharing it publicly) forces me to keep going and complete the task even after…