Summer Reading

What an incredible summer.  I absolutely fell in love with the long days, the warm temperatures, the blue skies, and the green grass.  I also had a great summer of reading.  I began by finishing The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan.  What an incredibly series!  If you are looking for a truly epic work (14 books and over 10,000 pages) this is it.  I was blessed to finish and was a bit sad when my time with Rand Al Thor came to an end.  After finishing I read the Mortality Doctrine series by James Dashner. I had read the Maze Runner series earlier in my life and was excited to read more.  It was really good and I recommend it!  My next read was going back to an and favorite that I never finished - The Lorien Legacies.  I had read I am number Four and the next three books a few years ago but the series was not finished and I left frustrated.  Well, the series is completed and all the books are in our library.  I read the series in a week and really loved the story.  It is a very easy and fun read.  I spent some time with Ted Dekker reading The Martyr's Song series and read a WWII favorite as well.  Currently I am reading Mistborn by Branden Sanderson.  It is also Fantasy Literature (one of my favorites).  Mr. Sportel recommended it and I am a big fan of reading recommended books by people who I love and trust.  At the start of this year, I encourage you to check out a book and get lost in a world of reading.  Blessings, friends.

YES!!

Finished Book 11 and have begun reading Book 12.  There is a light at the end of this tunnel.

Have you ever worked really hard at something and seen the payoff at the end?  I fell a bit like this here today.  I know I have 3 more books to read, but it feels so good to be tackling a major project and seeing results.

I highly recommend the series: The Wheel of Time.  If you are up for a great challenge and an incredibly journey...dive in.

Love you and keep reading!

The Wheel...it moves but slowly...

Book 11 - The Knife of Dreams.  Friends I cannot tell if I love this series or hate it.  Is that completely strange?  There are times when I cannot put the books down while at other it is a chore to even make the effort to put them in my hand.  Regardless, I am invested...three books from the end and I truly cannot wait to see how the wheel of time moves.  I recommend the series if you are up for 10,000 pages, hundreds of characters, plot twists, strange worlds, and customs that will blow you away.  Love you all and KEEP READING!

The Wheels keeps moving...

So I finally finished book #8 The Path of Daggers.  Sometimes I think authors get bored.  What a tough book for me to get through.  It just felt like there was suddenly little to no action and far too much description of characters and scenery.  I did manage to start reading book #9 The Winter's Heart and I am already up to page #300...it is amazing!!!  I guess in any epic story there are parts that have to move more slowly so that others can shine....kinda like life I guess.

Keep reading.

Book 7

Yep...I'm finally here in the 7th book of the The Wheel of Time and I am loving this series!  I cannot thank Mr. Sportel and Mr. Goorhouse enough for recommending it to me.  I picked up the 7th book last week and am 165 pages in already and am looking forward to another strong week of reading.

Friends....that what life is about.  Surround yourself with people who push you to be better than you already are.  This happens in so many different areas...including reading.  I would not be in this series without my friends.  Thanks!

Wheel of Time

At the end of last year my friend and colleague, Mr. Goorhouse, gave a devotion to us as a staff.  His devotion was based off the Bible and a book series called The Wheel of Time.  It was a wonderful devotion and I was intrigued by the series.  So...I underwent the challenge and have begun reading the series.

It is wonderful...but it is hard.  I am currently on page 412 of 978 of book #6.  There are 14 books in the series and every book is at least 900 pages.  To make it more challenging it is Fantasy Literature and there are new characters and new places all the time.  I have begun making character charts just so I can keep things organized in my own head!  All this to say that I am loving the series and highly recommend it. Mr. Sportel has also read this series if you would like another perspective.

Blessings friends and I hope that you too are in a good book as we begin a new year together.

Thr3e

I just finished reading Thr3e also by Ted Dekker.  To be honest, it was a letdown.  I has just come off reading his Trilogy and this seemed interesting to me.  BUT it simply was a thriller about a character with MPD (multiple personality disorder).  I saw the end coming and was not moved but he story...oh well, i read it in two days.

I am moving on to read Green, the sequel to The Circle Trilogy.  I just can't quite get myself to get away from Dekker...yet.  After Green I will move on to another author.

Keep reading friends!