Weekend’s Bookends: July 19 & 20

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First book arrived in the mail today, from BM! Outcast: The Un-Magician (Book 1) by Christopher Golden & Thomas E. Sniegoski. I’m such a sucker for young adult fantasy books, if you couldn’t tell. Anyway, the actual receiving of the book in the mail was exciting! I seriously suggest everyone to join BM or PBS. I’m having a ball giving and receiving books here.

And the books I was able to read this week:

the no. 1 ladies’ detective agency by alexander mccall smith | animorphs (books 1-42) by k. a. applegate | the book of the city of ladies by christine de pizan | no clock in the forest by paul j. willis | sarah by marek halter | mrs. pollifax and the golden triangle

Most interesting of the books was The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, which pleasantly turned out to be much more than I expected. Most surprising of them was The Book of the City of Ladies because of its awesome subject matter – praise for women in light of men’s historical abuse of them in their writings. I seriously haven’t read anything like it before and it’s so very inspiring to read these all the stories of heroic, intelligent, amazing historical women. And most comforting was, of course, Animorphs, because I really, really, really loved the books as a kid. And I loved Tobias. And Rachel. It’s seriously the best trip down memory lane, and I’m discovering all over again why it was such a memorable series for me. I obviously haven’t been able to keep that commitment of just 5 of the books per week, but…they are so addicting.

LAST CALL for July’s book giveaways. Winners will be randomly selected on Friday! So get to it if you haven’t yet but still wanted a chance at one of the books.

I’m off to help bake a cake – dear God, save us and don’t let anyone be poisoned – for my father’s birthday. Hope everyone has a nice weekend!

& ElizabethC