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Re-read via audiobook :) was great as ever.

Read with my class :) good way to start the year. Too bad that my admin vetoed the movie because it's pg and not G.

Was a great book. Loved the idea of paddling the old voyager route. I wish he outlined more of those stories as he went on. Maybe they're in his thesis papers or other writings? At times he was too short and I wasn't keen on the diary style but overall it was good for what it was. I wonder how much of what he wrote in his diary was this simple and exact, or if he truly sat and wrote each night highlighting details.

Great read, took a while but it was a good summer book to keep me dreaming of trails!

Interesting read. It's like a more adult version of a Dogs Purpose. Amazing how stories about dogs are so effective to play with your emotions...

Already has some changes :)

Started ok... Was expecting more. Seems like the love thing Aphrodite was talking about will be a main role. Kinda dislike what they did to nicos character.

Like the way this started more then others, more mystery, better plot - love a good maze

Forgot about this one a bit...

Cool book!! Love it, as a Phys Ed /sport guy this is so relevant and on point. Makes me wish I would have trained different before as well as kinda highlights successes I've seen. Pumped to use this strategy

Staring to really crave certain characters perspectives... However others just "get in the way"...

Book is going good, I like the mystery of this one even though its being dragged out. It only works because it seems to be going in real time. I was a little peeved that there was a huge gap without Salander!

:) couldnt sleep much lately so Ive been reading till my eyes cant stay open! Excited to see the conclusion!

Had to go straight into this one, ended too good and I had to know what happens!

Finally things are getting going here! This last 'Part' took way to long to get to. I think it would have been great to strategically place these happenings as the first three parts were going on. Def will not be a five stars but its holding on to a 3-4 so far, all depends on the end!

Glad fifty shades of GOF is done, plot is still way too rushed. One of the things I really enjoyed about the first book was the detective-discovery portion. Want this one to slow down a bit

YAY fifty shades of girl on fire seems to have fizzled out for a bit. Plot started to get somewhere BUT it seemed so rushed.

Ok enough with the 50 shades of girl on fire already... This book needs to keep its clothes on and start getting to the plot points. Its really starting to seem like Steig Larsson found a bunch of fan-fics and threw them together, turning certain characters into ultra sexualized beings and making that an emphasis for this novel. I'm not too impressed with the character development of Salander either...

Still slowly progressing on this one. Cant wait for it to pick up a bit - im intrigued to where its going!

First one was great and this one is off to a good start! I heard that its supposed to be better then the first, although I just saw a bad rating from someone who has similar tastes. We will see! It has been mainly a "bus" read but im hoping to sit down with it more now that the snow is here :)

Giving John Green another chance. This is the third I read from him and he is usually able to create lovable characters that your interested in. He seems to struggle with ending a book in a way that I feel satisfies the story. Thus I am kind of nervous about how this one is going to end.

Heard a lot of acclamation for this one. Found it cheap at the thrift store and just started to start on it :D Seems like a throw back to high school so far...

We decided to keep reading this one out loud so its taking us a little longer :D Beautiful pics

Made it this far at the book release party at McNally before having to go to soccer and volleyball. Absolutely amazing as always and the PHOTOS/ILLUSTRATIONS are out of this world!! So Gorgeous!! I love the subtle additions that hint at the new fantastic beasts movie including a dragon, dragon eggs, troll anatomy etc :D

Currently preparing for the release of this illustrated version! My friends and I are going to McNally Robinson for a release party which includes reading the book out loud cover to cover, us fully decked out in fandom swag, Butterbeer and good times :D Perfect opportunity for a re-read if I say so myself!

This book seems to be moving along quiet fast... A little different genre wise from what I read (I stay away from alien sci-fi) but it seems to be a good earth-survival story with a kick of Walking Dead feel. I just really hope there is some character development for Cassie because lets be honest until now (and the backstory) she is a whiny little pre-teen.