What I'm Reading

So today I decided on the next book I'm going to read: Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Maberry. It is the 1st book in a supposed 4 book series; although more may be added in the future. The 2nd book is Dust & Decay which is out now, the 3rd will be Flesh & Bone coming out September 11, 2012 and the 4th is titled Fire & Ash and will be released in 2013. Here's a bit about the author & the book.

About the author:
JONATHAN MABERRY is a New York Times best-selling and multiple Bram Stoker Award-winning author, magazine feature writer, playwright, content creator and writing teacher/lecturer. His books have been sold to more than twenty countries.




Rot & Ruin Synopsis:
Benny Imura was a baby when the zombie apocalypse happened. His first memory is of his mother handing him to his older half brother as she is being dragged down by his zombie-fied father. He resents Tom for leaving his mother, for running away. To Benny, Tom is a coward. To everyone else in their fenced-in town, Tom is the toughest, bravest zombie killer in California. As Benny approaches his 15th birthday, he must find a job or forfeit half of his food rations. After losing half a dozen jobs, he reluctantly agrees to work as Tom's apprentice in the “Family Business.” When they travel out into the Rot and Ruin, he witnesses things that change his opinion of his brother and forever alter his perception of the world. He also learns that flesh-eating zombies aren't the scariest or most dangerous monsters around. As with all zombie stories, this one requires a fairly large suspension of disbelief, but once the brothers enter the Rot and Ruin, readers become too wrapped up in the plot to dwell on some lapses of logic. The relationship between Benny and Tom becomes surprisingly complex and satisfying, as does the romantic subplot between Benny and his friend Nix. 

Let me know if you have read this book and what you though about it, no spoilers please though. Also, if you want to get a copy and read along with me then feel free to join in and post comments about your thoughts as you read.


This book can be purchased at any book retailer and online stores. I got my copy on sale from Books-A-Million for $3.97.

Short Stories

Earlier today I started reading a short story titled The Smell of Magic by Mike Lewis. It was freebie I got from amazon.com (it's now back to $0.99). I'm about 33% done and it's interesting so far. It's the 2nd short story I've ever read. Hard to believe? I'm liking short stories alot more lately because you can read them quickly and it's usually just that one book. From an earlier post you know how I feel about series books. Sometimes I just want to read one & be done.

So tell me, what short stories have you read lately that you'd like to share with others?

what kind of setting do you prefer?

So i'm laying in bed playing word search on my kindle & listening to music on it for the first time ever. I've never put music on here before because I felt it was kind of unnecessary for me. I don't listen to music while I read & I actually hate any kind of distracting noises. So it made me wonder, what's your favorite way to read?
Do you like absolute quiet or some background music? Sitting inside or relaxing on the front or back porch? Poolside in the summer? Do you eat while you read?
Just curious

I usually prefer sitting in my living room in our comfy chair or the couch or sitting outside on our porch eating ice cream. I never listen to music while I read but that's just me. What about you?

When Is A Series Too Much?

So we all know that authors love to write book series and that we love to read them. But my question to you today is have you ever gotten tired of a series? Have you ever thought that it was becoming too much and needed to end? I think it's cool to read 4 or 5 books about a certain person but once you get to book 15 and book 20 I lose interest. It's only so much you can do with those characters before things get cheesy and stupid.
So what book series have you read that you felt lasted too long? Do you even like to read series books at all? Join the discussion below!

Books A Million Run

So today I went to Books A Million for the first time ever. It was pretty nice in there and and filled with every book you can imagine. i spent a good hour in that place and could have spent another hour there if I hadn't gotten hungry. I went up and down the isles looking for interesting books to add to my TBR (to be read) list. I came out with a pretty long list of books to read and some I'd love to review for you all. I read all types of books but I really do love YA books (young adult) the best, so that's what most of the books on my list are. The next step is to figure out which books and series are available for the kindle and then read those first. I prefer to read on the kindle than to read an actual book. It's more convenient to me but that's just my opinion. Like I say, it doesn't matter how you read as long as you do.

Recommendation Wednesdays!

It's raining where I am today and it's the perfect weather to sit in bed with a cup of mango tea and read on my kindle. I love all types of books and don't stick to one or two categories because there's a world of great books out there. So today, I'd like to know what books you like to read.  What books would you like to share with the world and have us read? I may even do a review of some of the books you suggest. So don't be shy.... tell the world what you think we should be reading!

Rekindled My Love of Reading

So, I have always been an avid reader but ever since I started college I have had less & less time to read for fun. Pretty much all my reading has been from textbooks for class but I decided to make the time to get back to pleasure reading. To help in thisI bought myself an Amazon Kindle 3G. Let me tell you, I love it! It's so lightweight and portable which is what i needed. I hated having to carry a big book around in my bag along with my notebook & textbooks. The kindle is amazing, I currently have more than 150 books loaded on to it. The best part is that I only paid for about 5 of them and none of those were more than $5.00. Whenever I read from now on it will be on the kindle unless that specifc book isn't available for it yet. Right now, I am reading a book titled Life From Scratch by Melissa Ford. Stay tuned for the review when I finish it!

So I want to know, do you have a kindle? If so, how do you like it? If not, would you consider buying one or do you prefer paper books instead?
Whether reading on the kindle or a paper book the important thing is that we are all reading.