I finished the Maze Runner trilogy a while ago - and I started on The Kill Order, but it just hasn't taken off for me yet. In the meantime, I've been reading Zonya: Daughter of Abraham. Has anyone else heard of it??
I'd never heard it it before, no.
I'm currently in a re-read of Fellowship of the Ring. I'm listening to it in audiobook and it's really reminding me of just how slow the pacing was. I love all of the little moments, but wow, there are a lot of little moments 😛
Oh, Nia, I love those books!
I'm currently rereading the Mark of the Lion trilogy by Francine Rivers. Not really recommended for younger TLCers, but it's good for the older ones.
*edit: Actually, last night I got Growing Up Duggar from Aunt Aygee's mom. So I've started that!
I recently read The Wind in the Willows (which wasn't as good as I thought it would be, actually), and I've gotten back into the Dear Canada series recently.
The Wind in the Willows was...strange. Very strange. I've read it three times, and I'm not sure why.
I'm re-reading Leviathan. It's a great series. It's alternate history that basically hinges on the idea that instead of delving into evolutionary theory, Darwin looked deeply into DNA instead and therefore during WWI Britten had genetically modified dragons for airships instead of planes and Germany decided to to make mech walkers to fight them. Very fun series. Not terribly deep, but a ton of fun.
Staring a girl pretending to be a boy so she can join the air service and a homeless prince.
Spoiler alert they fall in love once he finds out she's a girl. Duh 😛
Lots of fun.
Reading (maybe rereading, not sure) Jane Austen's stuff... Done with P&P (plus The Darcys at Pemberley and Return to Longborn, Shannon Winslow's worth reading sequels) and have moved on to Emma.
I read War Horse... again. 🙄 Honestly, I think this novel gets better with every reread. The premise, in my opinion, is brilliant: a horse as a vehicle to tell a story of the Great War without bias, it just works. Joey is very horse-like in the way he thinks and feels, and is an all around likeable character. Even though it's completely written in the perspective of Joey, the human characters are considerably fleshed out, with their own personalities and stories - even some of those that only show up for a few pages. I could say more... but I won't. If you haven't guessed, I love this book. 🙂
I started reading The King's Grace - it's a historical fiction about England during a period in time (I'm not sure exactly when) when Richard (III?) and Henry Tudor reigned. It's very interesting so far - I'm not that far in - but I find it challenging to keep track of who's related to who and all that.
So yesterday and today I read three short but interesting books: The Great and Terrible Quest, The Twenty-One Balloons, and The Door in the Wall. I enjoyed all three of them in different ways. The Door in the Wall was surprisingly educational, but I was slightly disappointed with the ending of The Great and Terrible Quest. (The beginning of it reminded me strongly of HHB.)
Growing Up Duggar is very, very good. Highly recommend it. 😀
Ooh, yes, Jill, that is good! I finished it, like, the day after I got it. 😛
I picked up Screwtape again after four months and read a couple chapters yesterday.