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message 1: by Lorie (last edited Sep 01, 2012 08:28AM) (new)

Lorie | 1324 comments Mod
List the books you plan to read this month. It is always fun to see what others are planning to read.


message 2: by Lorie (last edited Sep 01, 2012 08:25AM) (new)

Lorie | 1324 comments Mod
Finishing: The Fiddler (Home to Hickory Hollow #1) by Beverly Lewis

For group reads: Almost Amish by Kathryn Cushman and Love Finds You in Victory Heights, Washington by Tricia Goyer

For fun: Mirror Image Bride (Texas Twins, #2) by Barbara McMahon and Yellow Crocus by Laila Ibrahim

My maybe I will get to book: Where Love Grows (Fields Of Home #3) by Jerry S. Eicher


message 3: by Janet (last edited Sep 01, 2012 03:47PM) (new)

Janet | 153 comments Something new Season of Tending - Woodsmall Season Of Tending - Amish Vines and Orchards Book 1 by Cindy Woodsmall
Something new to me Sworn to Silence Sworn to Silence (Kate Burkholder, #1) by Linda Castillo
and something off my to read list - maybe Found Found by Shelley Shepard Gray

READY, SET, READ!


message 4: by Rebecca (new)

Rebecca Reading: The Search

Group Read: Almost Amish

Really want to read: Shunning Sarah

Loved: Short Straw Bride

Cant wait for: Something new Season of Tending by Cindy Woodsmall


message 5: by Barbara (new)

Barbara (goodreadscombarbara_beers) | 1838 comments Mod
I'll finish The Search Shelley Shepard Gray, and then go to our Amish read, Almost Amish by Kathryn Cushman.

I'd like to clear out the last couple of books on my a-z challenge -- we'll see.


message 6: by Ashley (new)

Ashley | 2 comments I don't know what to read next... I have finished Jacobs daughter series and most recentaly the pleasent valet series by Marta Perry... any digestions where to start.. this os new to me.. I see lost of people recommending Beverly Lewis and others... open for any digestions


message 7: by Diane U (last edited Sep 04, 2012 08:11AM) (new)

Diane U (djuseless) For September, I am planning to read:

For my neighborhood book club: The Quilter's Apprentice (Elm Creek Quilts, #1) by Jennifer Chiaverini (almost done) and The Choice by Robert Whitlow

For on-line book clubs: Almost Amish by Kathryn Cushman and Falling to Pieces A Quilt Shop Murder by Vannetta Chapman

For fun: Remember by Karen Kingsbury


message 8: by Beth (new)

Beth | 11 comments I optimistically plan to read all of the following in September...I keep adding to the list. O.o

Almost Amish by Kathryn Cushman Promises to Keep by Ann Tatlock A Lasting Impression (Belmont Mansion, #1) by Tamera Alexander Love Finds You in Victory Heights, Washington by Tricia Goyer The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen The Help by Kathryn Stockett The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making (Fairyland, #1) by Catherynne M. Valente The Knife of Never Letting Go (Chaos Walking, #1) by Patrick Ness Eats, Shoots & Leaves The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation by Lynne Truss The Homelanders by Andrew Klavan


message 9: by Carole (new)

Carole Jarvis Beth wrote: "I optimistically plan to read all of the following in September..."

I'd really like to know if you manage to read all of those, Beth! You've listed three books that my daughter has been trying to get me to read - The Help, Water for Elephants, and The Guernsey... - but I keep saving them for that "special" time that never seems to come.

By the way, my daughter's name is Beth, so you make me think of her often. She's a missionary in Germany and I really miss her.


message 10: by Carole (last edited Sep 04, 2012 02:49PM) (new)

Carole Jarvis I never get to read all that I plan, so I'll just list current reads . . .



Promises to Keep by Ann Tatlock Rocky Mountain Oasis by Lynnette Bonner The American Heiress by Daisy Goodwin


message 11: by Beth (new)

Beth | 11 comments Carole wrote: "Beth wrote: "I optimistically plan to read all of the following in September..."

I'd really like to know if you manage to read all of those, Beth! You've listed three books that my daughter has b..."


I'll post what I get done. I can read an average book in about 4 hours (depending on my interest) but it is just squeezing the time in between "all the other stuff" in life. :)


message 12: by Carole (new)

Carole Jarvis Beth wrote: "I can read an average book in about 4 hours..."

No wonder you posted all those books, Beth! I'm a slow reader and will have to admit that I'm very envious. There's so much that I want to read, but will never have time.

Thanks for the friend request. It will be fun getting to know you as we share our thoughts on books.


message 13: by Barbara (new)

Barbara (goodreadscombarbara_beers) | 1838 comments Mod
Beth wrote: "I'm a slow reader and will have to admit that I'm very envious."

I am too Beth, but I found my speed picked up a bit when I started reading on my kindle. There's something about being able to push the button for the next page that makes me charge right down the screen!


message 14: by Beth (new)

Beth | 11 comments Hi Barbara. It was actually Carole that said she read slower. The system put my name instead of hers! I didn't always read fast either. I started reading as a young child and just got faster as I got older. My mother reads even faster than me! Not one of my kids even likes to read... not sure how that happened since I LOVE reading.


message 15: by Diane U (new)

Diane U (djuseless) Beth wrote: I'll post what I get done. I can read an average book in about 4 hours (depending on my interest) but it is just squeezing the time in between "all the other stuff" in life. :)

4 hours to read a whole book, that is quite impressive! I have been reading about a book a week, sometimes faster depending on the book and life.


message 16: by Carole (new)

Carole Jarvis Barbara Ann wrote: "I found my speed picked up a bit when I started reading on my kindle."

A lot of people say that, Barbara, and I've also found it to be true - although nowhere near Beth's speed! Maybe it has something to do with the screen size and a quick click to turn pages.


message 17: by Carole (new)

Carole Jarvis Beth wrote: "Not one of my kids even likes to read... "

Isn't it funny how our children's reading habits can be so different from ours? I've been an avid reader since the first grade when my mom brought me a book twice a month on her payday (this was in the early 50's when Nancy Drew books cost $1.00 in hardback). But for the longest time, my daughter hated to read. Now she's an avid reader like me - only she reads literary and theological books. It was all I could do to read those in college!


message 18: by Beth (new)

Beth | 11 comments My kids seem to think I read enough for everyone in the family! Haha! The hardest part is finding time. I'm actually sitting at piano lessons for my youngest and getting ready to squeeze some reading time in while I wait!


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Camille (camlovesraptors) | 802 comments Currently I'm in the middle of re-reading Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, and I am reading Lover's Knot by Emilie Richards. I also just started a book called Natural Terrariums by Philip Purser because I plan to build a HUGE terrarium from scratch of my babies (my frogs).


message 20: by Becky (new)

Becky | 24 comments Camille wrote: "Currently I'm in the middle of re-reading Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, and I am reading Lover's Knot by Emilie Richards. I also just started a book called Natural Terrariums by Philip..."

Camille, I love Lover's Knot also if you enjoy that I would pick up Emilie's new book One Mountain Away it was a wonderful book


message 21: by Rachel (last edited Sep 06, 2012 09:34AM) (new)

Rachel Brand (pixieauthoress) I'm starting back at university this month so I won't have as much time to read as usual, but I'm hoping to read:

Currently reading:
Waiting for Summer's Return (Ollenberger, #1) by Kim Vogel Sawyer Summer Island by Kristin Hannah

For review:
Twice Promised by Maggie Brendan A Flight of Fancy by Laurie Alice Eakes

For university:
Poems and sonnets from these books:
The Complete Sonnets and Poems (Oxford World's Classics) by William Shakespeare The Complete Poems and Translations by Christopher Marlowe

For fun:
A Necessary Deception by Laurie Alice Eakes Love Finds You in Victory Heights, Washington by Tricia Goyer

And maybe start this on audiobook:
A Simple Spring by Rosalind Lauer


message 22: by Brittany (new)

Brittany | 340 comments Mod
I have several that I hope to read this September. It seems like they just keep piling up, haha.

I won two books from giveaways on here, so I plan to read and review Dark Currents by Jacqueline Carey and Paw Prints in the Moonlight: The Heartwarming True Story of One Man and his Cat by Denis O'Connor

In addition, I hope to read Defiance by C.J. Redwine, Almost Amish by Kathryn Cushman, The Half-Stitched Amish Quilting Club by Wanda E. Brunstetter and maybe Matched by Ally Condie.

We'll see how far I get, I guess, lol.


message 23: by Becky (new)

Becky | 24 comments Rachel wrote: "I'm starting back at university this month so I won't have as much time to read as usual, but I'm hoping to read:

Currently reading:
Waiting for Summer's Return (Ollenberger, #1) by Kim Vogel Sawyer[bookcover:Summer Island..."


I love A Simple Spring... I would definitely recommend that.


message 24: by Camille (new)

Camille (camlovesraptors) | 802 comments One of my new books on White's Tree Frogs came today! White's And White Lipped Treefrogs by Richard Bartlett.

I'm really excited to read it. I'm hoping to get into advanced frog care since I've got the basic care down. Spent all evening drafting up the plans for a HUGE terrarium build that begins this weeekend! :) My 10 babies are getting a big, big home!


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