I'm currently reading Georgette Heyer's The Masqueraders. (Oh, like you all didn't know my adoration for stories where the shero dresses as a boy!) I am in love with the sleepy Sir Anthony -- especially after the scene in which he proposes to Prudence -- and have just seen Markham get his comeuppance. Woo-hoo ( Read more... )

1. Do you enjoy reading?
2. What is the first book you remember reading?
3. Who is your favourite author?
4. What is your favourite book?
5. What is the last book you read and the first you'll read next?

1. Uh, yeah!

2. Dooly and the Snortsnoot was a favorite when I was a toddler ( Read more... )

I did this project two years ago, lost track ten months in, and fell short of my goal, so I didn't start last year. I may not last a year -- I may not last a month -- but I'm gonna start again. I'll add the books I finish reading (and review, if I so desire) this year (from birthday to birthday eve) right here.

Format: Date finished: Title, ( Read more... )

I officially adore my local children's book shop. (I did already, but I want to praise them again.) I placed an order for an item for one of the girls for Christmas, and I went in today to pick it up. The list price was $44.95 for this item, but I was charged $38.97. I blinked but handed her about ten fewer dollars than I'd expected to hand ( Read more... )

1. Who is your favorite author?
2. What is your favorite book/series?
3. Who is a book hero you most wish to be like?
4. Who is a book character that you envy?
5. Which book do you wish you lived in?

1. At the moment, it's P. G. Wodehouse

2. The Last Unicorn, I think ( Read more... )

Well, I didn't reach my goal, but I still made a good effort. I posted my intention to read fifty books (15,000 pages) at my fandom journal. I kept track until mid-October, then neglected the list after that. Even with the few books I've read in the last two months, I still fell short. But it was pretty good, and I'll make an effort to reach ( Read more... )