Bout of Books Day 4 Update: 5/17 Progress

Update:

Well then. I finished Amity... Stayed strong right to the end, that one did. *snort* Who am I kidding? That book was awful. My review is kinda meangirl style... but it makes me giggle. 

Currently Reading:

The Alloy of Law (Mistborn #4) by Brandon Sanderson (in Progress)

Thoughts:

Alloy: Not really anything new here. I mostly focused on Amityville so I could get it out of the way. Looking forward to finishing Alloy today though! :D

Books Completed During Read-A-Thon: YAY 2!!

Love and Freindship by Jane Austen
The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson

Bout of Books Day 3 Update: 5/16 Progress

Update:

Not much to report here... Nook charged, I picked back up where I left off with The Alloy of Law... but still didn't get very much reading done. I got about 100 pages of Alloy, and another 50 of Amityville. 

Currently Reading:

The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson (in Progress)
The Alloy of Law (Mistborn #4) by Brandon Sanderson (in Progress)

Thoughts:
Amityville: Exclamation points! Exclamation points EVERYWHERE! 

Alloy: Stop me if you've heard this one... "Wax and Wayne walk into a bar..." Hehe... Come on... Wax and Wayne? That had to be intentional. ;)

I'm really enjoying this one, although I feel like it's not QUITE living up to the trilogy. I think the conclusion that was just reached where I am in the book (no spoiler) was a bit obvious, but I'm curious to see where it goes. I love Wayne. He is hilarious and awesome. I miss Spook. I also miss the Steel Inquisitors. Yeah. Really. 

Finally, I love how Sanderson gives us intelligent and independent female characters, but I'll be honest and say that I wish that they were better defined individuals. 

I mean this in the leg-humpingest way possible, BSands (you know I love you) but your female characters all kind of remind me of each other... with the exception of Vin, who stands apart in my mind. 

Books Completed During Read-A-Thon: 1 (still...)

Love and Freindship by Jane Austen 

Bout Of Books Day 2 Update: 5/15 Progress

Update:
So, I started The Alloy of Law... and then my Nook battery died. :( 
*Note to self: The glowlight uses more juice... check charge more often. O_o

So anyway, I picked up The Amityville Horror, and probably would have read more than the 133 pages I got in if the book wasn't so atrociously bad that I had to keep quoting it on Goodreads. I mean... REALLY. This book seems to have been written by a 4th grader and edited by someone in a coma. It's that bad. Scary? Only the fact that I must finish.

Because of that... I have no real progress to update here. I went to bed early last night with a migraine, cutting my reading time short. I hope today is better!

Number of books read on 5/15: 0.5

The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson (in Progress)

Thoughts:

The only thing worse than having to read this last night was the pain of not being able to read The Alloy of Law. :(

I will share with you some of my Goodreads comments on this book:

"Haha... it's like a cheesy melodrama!

Father Mancuso turned sadly away from the doctor, his eyes staring out the window at the snow. "I think so. Something...". The priest brought his gaze back to the doctor "...or somebody."

DUN DUN DUNNNNNNNNNN!"

And

"As he rode by, Gionfriddo didn't really notice the figure going into The Witches' Brew. The detective was a good fifty feet beyond before he swerved his police car and braked to a stop. He looked back, but the man was gone. The shape of the body, the beard, and the swaggering walk were the same as Ronnie DeFeo's!"

Ugh... First, I hate exclamation points in the narrative! Secondly... did he "not really notice" or did he "notice enough for positive identification"?Yeah... can't say I recommend this one - but it was chosen for a group read so I'm reading it. 

Books Completed During Read-A-Thon: 1

Love and Freindship by Jane Austen 

Bout of Books Day 2 Mini-Challenge: Book Confessions

I like Cosmo quizzes too, what? ;)


Challenge
Book Lover Confession hosted by Nyx Book Reviews

Physical book or eBook? - Yikes... Both, honestly, but Ebooks win for convenience and portability. ♥ my Nook. :D
Paperback or Hardcover? - Paperback most definitely! Hardcovers are tooooooo bulky and cumbersome.
Reality or Make-believe? - Usually make-believe... but I do love a nice dose of tear-jerker reality every once in a while too.
Adult or Young-Adult? - More adult now... I think YA trends recently are irritating, to be honest. *Shakes fist at persistent effing instalove*
Dog ears or Bookmarks? - Bookmarks. I like them. I hate folded pages in books. *twitch*
Breaking the spine or Barely open the book? - Umm... well... I don't fold pages... but I do break spines. I'm a terrible person.
Tea or Coffee? - COFFEEEEEEE. And I need some right now. :(
Reading in bed or On the couch? - Comfy couch is preferable. Unfortunately I don't have one of those. Stupid narrow doorways and hall in my apartment! >:(
Series or Standalone? - Depends on the story, really... but I do think that far too many books which should be standalones are being published as series now. Annoying.
Original or TV Adaptation? - This is a trick question right? O_o Original.
Defy motion sickness or Audiobooks? - I don't get motion sickness, but I still love audio.
Author crushes or Who-was-that-guy-again? - Total author crushes. You know who you are, gentlemen. ;)
Interview or Guest post? - Hmm... I've only ever done interviews on my blog so far. I'd like to try a Guest post, though. :D

There you have it... all my dirty little secrets.

Don't judge me. ;)

Bout Of Books Day 1 Update: 5/14 Progress

Update:
I finished off Death Masks (Dresden #5) by Jim Butcher today (which was fantastic!), and then read my first full Read-A-Thon book (which was good, but not fantastic). Looking forward to book number 2! 

Number of books read as of 5/14: 1

Love and Freindship by Jane Austen 

Thoughts:

I can't say that this is one of my favorites of Austen's. It was very quick, and very short, and funny in an over-the-top way, but I find that I much prefer her subtlety. Considering how young she was when writing this though, it's pretty damn impressive.

"Run mad as often as you chuse; but do not faint--"

Words to live by. ;)

Books Read During Read-A-Thon: 1