…and start reading them! Once again, I find a local author who is selling books, and I cannot do anything other than get my set!

Deanna J. Compton is a local author who has a set of books I cannot wait to dig into! I will feature her in my upcoming Friday Fun Facts, and let you know how amazing these books are!

And yes, I am done buying books until I read all the ones on my list!

What are you reading right now?

James Augustine Aloysius Joyce
Born: February 2, 1882 (Ireland)
Died: January 13, 1941 (Switzerland)
Wrote: Ulysses, The Dubliners, The Dead, Finnegan’s Wake

Seen as one of the most influential writers of the early 20th century, James Joyce was the center of several legal battles due to the explicit tone his writing took.
He battled severe eye problems for most of his life, and was the oldest of 10 siblings. His parents noticed his intelligence at a very early age, and made sure he was educated. James could speak 17 different languages.

Have you read any James Joyce?

…so, I have been tossing this idea around of remodeling my bedroom, and having a personal library in my room.

No, I do not have a huge bedroom; but I do have a walk-in closet that is easily big enough for me to put a twin size bed in it. I currently have a queen size bed, and it takes up so much space in my bedroom. I feel fairly confident that my cat and I can both share a twin size bed.

Which would then leave my whole “bedroom” area for a nice chair or love seat, more bookcases (full of books, of course), and even an electric fireplace. It would make a nice, relaxing area for me to read, as well as relax, listen to music, and so on. A big, fluffy rug to lay on, and I will be all set.

As soon as I begin on this journey of creating something I have wanted my entire life, I will share the before pictures, as well as progress and the final end result.

Do you have a library in your home? What do you keep on your shelves other than books?

Well this book was much more tolerable than Joanne’s “Winter Chill” story. The first few chapters were a bit overwhelming, with 16 individuals, or 8 couples, being introduced as well as explanations of how they were all hooked together.
I enjoyed this story, and this is a book I would gladly lend out to others to enjoy as well.
The setting was a mountain condominium in Nevada, near Las Vegas. The richest of the rich live there, and they all have their own personal issues that seem to involve the other tenants more than you would expect to be involved with your neighbors. An avalanche traps everyone inside, and the bodies quickly start piling up.
I did not have a clue who the murderer was, until it was revealed. There was a nice twist at the end of the story as well.
This was an older story for Joanne as well, and I was surprised at the end of this to see that she has another mystery story coming out August 2014 (The Other Child). I thought she was strictly writing the Hannah Swensen stories; great mystery books with recipes included.

…when you post your Friday Fun Facts on Thursday, and have no idea it really is only Thursday!

Taking Thursday night (my Friday) off from work completely threw my whole schedule into a mess. How tired, stressed, and overworked do you need to be to actually forget what day of the week it is? (Pointing at myself~this tired!)

Wishing all my literary, book loving friends an awesome weekend! I will be in downtown Muskegon, Michigan for Bike Time 2014. Word is they are expecting 80,000 motorcycles, and at least 130,000 people. And Yes, I will get some reading in!

Author: Joe R. Roper

Wrote: The Hunter Awakens: Book 1 of the Morus Chronicles

A local author, whom I have featured in this blog for his release party, is getting rave reviews for his story “The Hunter Awakens”. I have to admit, I have not had a chance yet to read it, as it was a bit laborious for me to get the Kindle reading app downloaded on my Nook HD ( 🙂 ) No worries, it was operator issues, not Kindle, Amazon, or the Nook!

I have it all set and ready to read, which I will be digging into this weekend as I spend a weekend in downtown Muskegon during Bike Time 2014 (yes, I am enough of a nerd that I have no issues sitting in an air-conditioned hotel room reading while tens of thousands of people are outside drinking, partying, and having a great weekend enjoying Muskegon’s sights!)

If you haven’t had a chance to get this book yet, please do! When it is too hot to be outside, there is nothing better than being inside, reading a great story!

For plenty more great information, check out Joe’s website, at http://joerroper.com/

I cannot remember the last time it took me 2 weeks to finish a story. It felt like every chapter I read, two more were added at the end of the story.
Am I saying it was bad? Not at all. It just never, ever takes me that long to read a story. I would pick it up. I would get interrupted. I would start reading it, and doze off. I would open it up, and then watch television.
So I was very happy to finally get to the end of the story, and the whole “Whodunnit” question was answered. I have to say I never saw that ending coming, and maybe it was my difficulty focusing, but I am still a bit unclear of how we reached that ending anyhow.
It felt like the last 2-3 chapters were written in a hurry, everything thrown together to just “get it over with”. I do not wish or want to give away any type of spoilers here, so I am keeping this one short and unfortunately, not so sweet.
I did enjoy the story. I was happy to again be a part of Cormoran Strike and Robin’s lives; finding out what they had been up to, and where there budding relationship (maybe by book 4?) is at. I would recommend this book if you read the first one, but I would borrow it before I bought it.
I am the person who when I have one book in a series, I have to have all the books in the series. Whether I will ever read them again or not. Someone else may want to. I am all in favor of the lending of books, I just make sure mine never get too far from home. So I already know I will be buying the 3rd book as well, whenever that may be.
I am still looking for that book that I am willing to stand in a line before midnight to get in my hands, and stay up all night reading. The book that will be finished before the weekend is over, without television, cellphone, computer, or Facebook interruptions. The book I fall asleep reading, and pick up where I left off before I get up for my first cup of coffee.
What happened to those writers? Where are their stories?