Busy life +new job = no time to blog

This year was a difficult one indeed! I went from being alone to having no time for myself. I spent 6 months volunteering and then got a job which has occupied the last three months. As you might imagine i have had little time to sleep let alone read lately. In the last three months i have read a total of 3 books- not exactly what i had envisioned for myself while planning by book challenge last year. I have therefore come to a conclusion as August tapers to a close- i will not be completing my book challenge by September 3rd of this present year, 2013.

And so, i have decided to simply cotinue reading and  blogging whenever i can in the hopes of eventually finishing all of the books that sit on my bookcase- and then some- with no deadline, no rush and no post failure guilt.

I am looking forward to a different and yet still wonderful and rewarding literary year to come!

Stay tuned for my next post whereupon i shall share with you some of my current literary findings :D
(Ps. Check out my lovely moleskine book journal)

Keep calm and Read on- as one of numerous adaptations to the saying goes ;)

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Moving right along to book 23

I finished Arthur Goldens magnificently written novel last night- I totally cried at the end *blush*- and began another book entitled:
Three Day Road

It is the first novel written by a wonderful and relatively new Canadian author named Joseph Boyden- it was written only a few years ago but I believe he has written more since then.

Its really interesting provided you are into Canadian history; its about war, the plight of Native people in Canada, a young Cree boys coming of age and his "wild"aunt who saves him from his worst enemy- his post-war disturbed mind. I think it's a very well written novel that anyone and everyone should read.. Canadian or not, Native or not, male or female etc.

I'm already 125 pages in and it's about 400-something pages in length.... I look forward to continuing to read it and hope to finish it by Thursday.. wish me luck.

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Book 22 and moving along quickly...

I now face the final book in L.A Banks amazing series, but have decided to wait and read a different book before finishing the series. You might find yourself wondering why... why would she stop now? Why stop when the end is so near? Well, to be quite honest, I feel like a little repose is in order so that I will better appreciate all that the final book will have to offer, and I also want to give my best friend a chance to catch up to me- I talked him into to reading the series and he has been unable to stop though being 2 books behind.

And so in the meantime I chose a different text off of my shelf and I'm finding it very difficult to put down.  So far I have read 159 pages (or ten and a half chapters). I thoroughly enjoyed this particularly exquisite work of fiction the first time I read it, but now that I am re-reading it, I find myself relishing in each page and detailed description even more. Some of you may have read this novel, many more of you may have seen the movie that was based on it... curious yet?? 

The novel which takes the 22nd place on my listed bookshelf is Arthur Golden's astonishing novel:

Memoirs of a Geisha

The novel was first published in 1997  by Knopf Canada with a more recent edition by Seals Books (a trademark of Random House of Canada LTD) in 2005, which is the copy I am reading. Unfortunately, it is the movie cover but in this case I made an exception because I loved the movie as much as I loved the book. 

I hope to finish this novel by this upcoming week and I cannot wait to read the last book in the Vampire Huntress Legends afterwards...

Check out my copy... 

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The shadows.. book 21

In 2 days I actually managed to read in its entirety, book number 11 of L.A. Banks killer series, The Vampire Huntress Legends and now there is only one book remains..

If your an aficionado of classic Transylvania and Rome, then you will certainly enjoy all that Banks offers in this definitely hard to put down book and I hope you might endeavor/be brave enough to read through the series to reach this point.

I found this particular book to be high on female empowerment and emphasizes the important roles that women play in any society, culture, family or world really. There is all manner of "baad, gangsta sistah" up in this part of the series and Damali Is in it to win it against the devil's consort- Lilith.

Check but the cover etc... while my inner feminist who hates pink cringed at the shade of the title and Damalis top in the pic, by the end I saw It more as a "you go girl" colour.. perhaps stereotypical to the gender norm but hey it worked for me.. I'd colour the world pink for the ladies in this novel!

Check it out.. ps sorry the pics are sideways.. my phone camera didn't want to agree with me :( will keep working on it..
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Book 20..

Finally beginning the third last book in L.A. banks series, "The darkness".

Cannot wait to finish this series, though I will be sad to see it end.. but I just need to know how it's going to end...

Happy Canada Day to my fellow Canadians!!!
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Book 19.... honestly cannot understand why I am reading so slowly..

I came to the amazing end of The Wicked and let me just say, if you need a little faith butt-kicking, then this book is for you...

I just began reading book 9 in  the Vampire Huntress Legend series which is called "The Cursed"

Banks continues to stupefy with each book and I can't believe there are only 3 more books in the series after this one... :( I don't want it to end yet but I am keeping the flame of hope alive because I know the next 4 books will not only entertain me but will continue time teach me many more worthwhile lessons about faith, hope, the goodness of humanity and the importance of love.

Allow me as always to quote my favourite author:
"... keep your dreams alive, just as hope spurs so many positive gifts. There is nothing you cannot achieve or do if you just believe.."

How right you were Leslie, how right you were.

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Book 18 on the shelf..

The ending of The Forsaken brought me to absolute blinding tears and nearly stopped my heart.. each book just kicks my emotional butt harder and harder but it is well worth it.

I've moved onto book 8 in Banks' series, entitled:
The Wicked

The plot gets twisted further still as new characters are added on all sides and new greater challenges arise. Like the synopsis of this books says "there is no happily ever after".  Especially not when your a Warrior of Light Guardian.

Again an amazing opening dedication by L.A Banks. Girl you knew what u were doing, and now u finally know where u are. Rest in Peace.

Check it out below

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