May/June Bookgroup

Right now I'm thinking about having bookgroup on the first Wednesday or Thursday of June. If we have to, we might be able to do it the week before, but I'd really rather not because Andrew will be having surgery on his eyes that Wednesday. I'm not quite sure how crazy that will be. What do all of you think?

The Host

i've got this one, and i'll probably have it available for borrowing by the end of the week. i believe nanette has claimed 1st rights though - you can duke it out with her. :) Stephenie Meyer has put up the playlist for the book here. Looks like i'll have to make a mix CD...

i've spoken to two people who have finished the book. they both loved it.

Lots of Good News

i'm trying hard, as i know you all are, to be okay with the casting choices for the Twilight movie. There is a trailer for the movie here so you can have some help deciding if you want to actually go see it or not.



in other crazy and exciting news, LOOK WHAT JUST CAME OUT!

a new novel by beloved Gail Carson Levine, which you can buy here if you want to read it right away. She is the one who wrote Ella Enchanted, among other wonderful things.

also, i've finished Fablehaven, and I really really enjoyed it. Hope you all do, too! Do we have an official date for Bookclub, Rachel?

Airhead

this book isn't supposed to come out until the 13th but amazon sent them early so i already finished it and handed it off to Hannah.

1)It was way better than Jinx.

2)It's a fun premise, and one that made me think a lot.

3)I hate that she's doing sequels instead of making one long book, because JUST when it was getting really good, it ended.

and now we have to wait a year before we get any more. NOOOOO!

enjoy!

Suite Scarlett

i keep meaning to read "13 Little Blue Envelopes" but every time I read the back, i become very bored. And "Girl At Sea" was alright, but nothing to gush about.

this one is much better, in my opinion, and Maureen Johnson really developed some great characters here. Here is a family who loves eachother (almost all the time) for a change, and siblings who treat eachother well (almost all the time). There is a romantic story but it is not the main story, and there is very little kissing, and nothing more than kissing, for those who need to know.

I enjoyed every single character, hated noone, got properly stressed out at the proper moments, and laughed quite a few times. Her main character is relatable and normal, and it's fun to read about living in New York from a native's POV.

So, I have Suite Scarlett here, at home, if anyone needs to borrow it, and there's a link above if you want to get your own copy from Amazon.

More Twilight Goodies

There is a TON, (a TON, people) of goodies up on Stephenie Meyer's website about the Twilight movie, including more cast photos, funny stories, and behind the scenes clips.

Go. Enjoy.

The Thief

For those who were interested, the book we didn't choose for next month is The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner. I just found out it is a Newberry Honor book. It's the beginning of a trilogy. (I've read the first two.) It's a fantasy book set in kind of an ancient Greece kind of country. It's has a quest and politics. I think the romance (such as it is) doesn't begin until the second book, The Queen of Attolia.