Haunted Week - Skeletons on My Bookshelf ~ Day 3

Day 3  of Haunted Week.
I confess, I do have a few skeletons in my closet - I also a few skeletons on my bookshelf.
Since this is a meme about books, I will share with you, my five books that I have owned for a long time but never read. I plan on reading all of them I just have such a huge "to read" list O_o



#1 - The Help by Kathryn Stockett
I loved the movie, I heard great things about this book.




#2 - The Sight by David Clement-Davies
Recommended to me love the cover.



#3 - Hourglass by Myra McEntire
Another book I love the cover and was a recommended to me.



#4 - Sweep: Volume 1 by Cate Tiernan
A friend said she loved this series so I bought it. I love the paranormal genre sounds interesting.


#5 - A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
One of several classic books I want to read just trying to find time to put in my schedule of my long list of books to read.



It is so hard to pick what to read next. I have a lot of new releases that I want to read also. If only I can be paid to read!!! :P

Haunted Week - Bats In Your Book Pages ~ Day 2

Day two of Haunted Week.
Time to list my top 5 things that drive me batty!!

#1 - Girl drama! I am okay with a little bit of it here and there in a story. I do not like it when the drama seems to take over the story. I don't like it in real life, I surely do not want to read about it. Just give me enough to establish the characters and their relationship with each other.

#2 - Long Introduction to a Character. Being introduced to the main character by giving away every detail possible can make me want to stop reading right away. Give me time to develop a relationship with the character to feel for the character. It's like meeting someone for the first time and he/she wants to tell you everything about themselves in 15 min. Ugh!

#3 - Instant Love. An instant connection towards someone is okay. There of course needs to be an interest in one another to even start any relationship. I want to get to know my characters first. Show me the heart warming events and struggles they go through, the journey the take to become madly in love.

#4 - Instant Sex. Hey, I admit it, I like romance and the heated scenes. I do not like it when it takes over the entire story. Give me a story of two people gradually getting to know each other then leading up to the OMG! scene. I like my stories with substance sprinkled with a few hot moments. :P

#5 - No Closure.  Okay this is tricky. I am not a writer I am just a reader. The last chapter of any book needs some resolve from the story being told. If there is going to be a sequel leave me with a bit of mystery.
I also love cliff hangers that leave me screaming at the author. But I do not like a cliffhanger leaving me with confusion and asking myself " what just happened? " O_o Then I am left with wondering if I should read the next book or not. I love to read, but when I read, I am investing my time to the lives and world that the author created. Make it worth my time.

Haunted Week - Ghosts of Books Half-Read ~ Day One

Five books I have never finished

Today is Wednesday October 24th, and it is the first day of Haunted Week!!

I do have to say that I do plan on finishing a few of these books. I have stopped reading because of time or because I was in the mood to read a different genre.
Books are like food for me. I love to devour them. Sometimes I just have a craving for something else. For example, I love cookie dough ice cream but I really want a  pumpkin pie blizzard instead.

Cutting For Stone by Abraham Verghese - I checked this book out from the library and I did not have time to finish. My mother was visiting and I had to return it. I have not been back to the library since. I do plan on finishing this book.


A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire#1) by George R.R.Martin - I was given books 1 thru 4 as a Christmas gift. (they were on my on my I want list) I did begin to read it and did not finish it because I promised a few authors I would read their book and post a review. I do plan to read it.


Into the Wild by Erin Hunter - I downloaded this book for free to my nook. I told a student of mine I would read this. I started to read at the end of the summer. It just did not catch my interest. I still might read it in the future.

Tributary (Riverof Time, 3.2) by Lisa Tawn Bergren - I really enjoyed the books before this one. I tried reading it. I just could not stay interested in it. I do not know if I will pick this book back up again.

When Darkness Comes (Guardians of Eternity #1) by Alexandra Ivy - I do want to finish this book. It was highly reccommneded to me. For some reason the story line is just moving to slow for me. I have tried a few times to pick it up, but then I stop and start reading something else. I think I just need to start from the beginning and give it a fresh start.