moved

Alright, I know I had made a post swearing that I was still here but to be honest I mainly post on my other blog of this same name over on Www.crazybooklady91.wordpress.com 

If you would like to follow me there then you can. I will be deleting this blog in a few days to give you time to switch over if you wish

Still here

I sincerely apologize for not posting anything for two whole months! Time just got away from me. I've had a lot going on in my life especially over Christmas. Christmas for my family will forever be remembered as the day my grandmother passed away unfortunately. 

I have still been reading books of course. Right now I have two on order and two new ones purchased yesterday and my book of the month order came in today. Unfortunately I had to cancel their subscription because my mom couldn't afford it, as was the excuse she gave me. I have two new books by Christine Feehan coming in January and in May. I am also excited for two other books by her that I haven't staked a claim on yet (lol) but I will have all the books. She is an amazing author. What has been going on with you? What have you all been reading?

Hi there

Ok, I have not posted anything on here since May. I am so sorry. I do have a small series of booknerd problems posts over on my WordPress blog if you want to check that out. You can also find me on Facebook as the crazy book lady and on Twitter via the same name. But I shall try to post more on here. I promise

OMG!

Ok, I sincerely apologize for not posting anything in April. That was entirely my fault as I was trying to finish reading Les Miserables by Victor Hugo. It has taken me two months of reading to finally get that book complete. The total page count is 1,264 pages in that entire book! 

If you have not read it then I suggest that you do but only if you have the spare time. It is a depressing book throughout most of it. There are a little bit of happiness sprinkled throughout as well. The name gives away much of what is to expect of the content. But do not let that discourage you from getting lost in the streets of Paris when you get your hands on this book. There are a lot of French words as well, some explained but most aren't. I had to look up quite a lot since I cannot speak the language. But yeah, enjoy!

If you are reading a classic, please feel free to comment about it or if you have read this particular book then leave your thoughts in the comments.

what got you into reading?

So...I want to know what got you interested in reading books? What age did you start? What was your first favorite book? 

I can't exactly remember my first favorite book but I do know that my love of reading has always been there. I can remember my mother reading to me when I was young. She would read to me at night before bed even though she hates to read. Neither of my parents liked reading. But they didn't seem to mind buying me books. I was that quiet kid who was always excited to read and loved trips to the library and it felt like christmas whenever the day the scholastic book fair came. I also didn't mind having to read the classics like Shakespeare.  As a teen, I preferred hanging out in my room and reading rather then out partying and drinking. 

So? Tell me about yourselves. I would love to hear it. 

wait....what?

In the picture above are all the books that I am currently reading. And as soon as I'm done with at least two of those then I will continue with the hannah swensen series and maybe start the reread of the harry potter books. Since most of these books except like two, are rereads anyway. 

The majority of my books are trilogies and series. This year I want to reread most of them. I don't really want to buy new series without doing so, due to my wanting to make space on my shelves. I do not have much luxury of borrowing from a library because my town does not have one and the nearest library (15 miles away) won't give library cards to anyone living outside city limits so that isn't an option for me. That's why I'm so picky about my books. And why I mainly stick to authors that I know and own books from before.very rarely will I buy new authors unless I'm in a mood for something new. 

happy new year

So I just want to say happy new year and that I hope you all have a good reading year.

For myself, I'm going to try to read more. Especially more then last year because it took me till literally December 31st to finish my goodreads challenge. This year I want to reach that goal early or at least before the last possible day. 

This year, with the exception of any ongoing series, I want to do a lot of rereading. This last year I mainly read books I bought or were given to me and not the books I already have. All 506 of them.

This. Book is my current read:

💙💚💛🧡❤💜

Hi there,

I got to looking at my posting schedule and did not realize that I hadn't even put one single post up for this month yet. What a shame. Although my main accomplishments have been to finish rereading book one in game of thrones and finding/watching the les miserables movie. Now that I've seen it, I can somewhat understand the book better and can now maybe finish. I do not normally do that but I was having a hard time getting into the book,seeing as how it is freaking huge, and so this one time I made an exception. 

Currently I'm participating in three readathons, the grinchathon is one and very merry readathon is two and #currentathon is number three. So far I'm loving these readathons and am reading the same book for all three. That is how laid back they are.  The book is city of glass by Cassandra clare. I'll post a review on it later on. 

For now happy reading and happy holidays

bookmarks

I'm curious as to what you all use for bookmarks. Do you use standard or does anything goes? 

As for me, I've used anything and everything I can find. Especially when my kids need something right quick like and then it's back to reading. I also carry a book everywhere so sometimes I forget to grab a bookmark or have to temporarily use something else for one. So, I'm curious as to what you use? And do you fold corners of the pages of your books or are you against that? Let me know in the comments below

howdy howdy howdy

Ok, I believe I've gotten my slump figured out now. I'm just trying to struggle thru both Les miserables by Victor Hugo and The phantom of the opera by Gaston Leroux (sorry if I misspelled it) but the two books just are not doing it for me. To get thru them I am having to listen to them on audio thru the castbox (which you can download for free thru Google playstore) and that has made it a bit easier.

What are you all reading? Let me know in the comments below

my first book...

Ok, this is my first book ever by this author. I've spent the evening searching reviews on both goodreads and on booktube. So far, people have either been anticipating this or they want about it. It still has like a four out of five star rating on goodreads though so that's pretty good I'd say. 

If you enjoyed or hated it then let me know in the comments or on twitter (@lcraven430) 

Happy reading

Ok....

Ok, I know I  said that I would be doing a series read-a-thon sort of thing but my current situation has me all confused and in a slump. I want to reread books but I also want to buy the new ones that I do not have yet that booktube has been buzzing over. So when I make up my.mind, I'll let you know.

Series.....

I think that I'm going to start this read-a-thon where I read all my series from start to finish. I do have a lot of series by a few different authors. Some that have not been read in months. Some I want to reread to see if my opinion of them change. And most of them, I have not read in order, one right after the other. Some of the series I have are:
-game of thrones
-harry potter
-hannah swenson
-temperance brennan
-pretty little liars
-dark hunter
-carpathian
-drake sisters
-sisters of the heart
-leopard
-shadow rider
-ghostwalker
-torpedo ink
-argeanu
-to die
-virgin river
-dark witch
-love comes softly
-key
-born in

Just to name a few of them 😉
If you have any of these series, when I start them I will let you know and you can join me. We'll chat on Twitter.

Reading slump?

Have you not picked up a book in a few days?
When was the last time you bought a book?
If you can't remember then you probably forgot and are possibly in a book slump like me.
Don't worry! It happens to everyone once in awhile.
If you read long enough, then it can happen to you. I have loved reading since I was a kid and now I guess it is my turn. just take it one day at a time and you can get thru it as well.

Update!

Since toxic game, I have been slowly making my way thru the mortal instruments series. Currently on city of ashes at the moment. But when I have had too much of vampires and such, I picked up One Of Us Is Lying. And I am over halfway with it. I did finish Runaway Vampire though. I give that one points due to the characters getting together after she damn near killed the guy by running over him with her RV. And yes, I did mention the getting tired of vampires but the way Lynsay Sands explains them.....they are more like science experiments gone wrong then the cold, heartless brooding type. They are actually funny and have personalities. 
Right now I am participating in the series crackdown and DEAReadathon hosted on Twitter.  These readathons have kept me in the mood for reading whereas I've mostly wanted to pick up my knitting and crochet. Anyways, more updates later on as days go on.

Toxic Game

This book was amazing. Shylah and Draden were the absolute picture of calm even when they realized they had gotten infected by the virus. I still do not like Dr. Whitney or anything he has done to those poor women and the soldiers. Scary thing is that there are people capable of doing all of this.....just look at the Ebola virus which is used as the example in the book as well. It is insane and scary at the same time.

Latest update

The only thing I have to update you all on is the fact that I have no internet currently and that I am currently reading two books. Toxic game by christine feehan and city of bones by Cassandra clare . So maybe by the time the internet comes back on I will have something to update you on.
Be patient!

Love & Luck

Where do I start?
Strong female characters✔
Envious of family relationships✔
Roadtrip vibes✔
A wish to visit Ireland ✔
Strong recommendation as a summer read✔

I also encourage you to pick up Love & Gelato first because it definitely ties in with this one. But I just loved these two books. Perfect antidote for a reading slump. I can promise you that!

Hi there

I have been in sort of a reading slump. The fact that it has taken me two months to finish In the company of soldiers really says a lot.  But I will say that I believe my slump is almost over because I started crimes of Grindewald early,early this morning and I finished the book by at least six am. Let me just say that I cannot wait for book three.
I don't want to spoil anything for those who have not read the book yet. If you haven't picked it up then I suggest you go do so now. Along with the first book Fantastic beasts and where to find them. You will not be disappointed,my friend.

Sorry,sorry

Where in the hell has the time gone? I have not updated any at all this month and that is just freaking CRAZY!!
But honesty, there is no update available unless you count this major slump that I am in right now. Still trying to decide whether to blame it on The Book Thief or if it was just bound to happen to me eventually. I've been loving books for 28 years now so it was bound😉 to happen eventually.
I will update when there is more to update about. Bye for now