14 books down and 86 to go

I decided to try the goodreads 100 in 2011 Challenge. I didn't start any of my challenges until March so I now have to read at least 2 books a week for the rest of the year. I'm totally screwed. Sunday night I made a list of the books in the order I want to read them so I can complete my other three challenges (Hogwarts, Dusty Covers, Stephen King) and catch up with the Anita Blake series and all of the Jodi Picoult books I haven't finished. If I get complete the goodreads challenge I'm going to be incredibly proud of myself, and extremely surprised! Wish me luck :)

Also, I really need to get working my my script for scriptfrenzy! I haven't written a single word! Thank goodness I have the plot and characters worked out in my mind!

Read-a thon!

It's finally here! I've been excited for over a month and now the day has finally arrived! This is so much better than Christmas! I'm off to spend the day with "A Killer Plot" and then as many Laurell K. Hamilton books (Anita Blake series) that I can fit in! I hope everyone is having a lovely read-a-thon!!!!

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

I don't know why it took me so long to reread this book. I know I enjoyed it the first time I read it, but rereading it with the film characters in mind made it even better. To be able to perfectly imagine the actions and hear the voices was amazing. I am a total sap and started to cry the minute Hedwig and Snape were introduced. Now that I've reread the first book (25 points for Ravenclaw!) I can't wait to reread the entire series. I'm so glad I joined the Hogwarts' Challenge!

The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon

I've wanted to read this book for years. I thought of all the Stephen King books this would be the one that affected me the most considering I'm such a fangirl. I was totally wrong. The "it" creature in the novel was a total joke. Seriously, a wasp-bear god like being. Really? I don't know what I expected the plot to be, but I had this image of a fangirl who thrived off the idea of her hero while lost in the woods. While this is somewhat true to the book, the strength drawn from Tom wasn't as clearly written as I had hoped (except for the girl's final gesture). I imagined myself becoming caught up in the fandom of Tom Gordon and connecting with Trisha because of my own fandom, but that didn't happen. Incredibly disappointed. This is the second King book I've read and I'm sorry to report that I enjoyed The Cell more than I enjoyed this book. I hope the older King classics will win me over.

On another note, I saw Source Code. FAIL. So stupid. It was like an extended episode of The Outer Limits, only with the beautiful Maggie Gyllenhaal. Of course, having it star Torri Higginson like a real episode of The Outer Limits would have been more awesome. I'm off to play some Bingo on Facebook before finally crashing. Saturday shall be filled with homework, Stargate Atlantis (Torri <3), and rereading Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone!