Reading Machine

One of these days I'll learn to write a post more than once every two weeks. I haven't been very crafty lately and therefore haven't had much to write about. I have been an absolutely reading machine though. It has been about two years since I was this into reading! I have been an avid reader all my life. Unfortunately, reading took a bit of a backseat to my knitting since I could only do one or the other and let's face it, I'm addicted to knitting! The other issue was I just couldn't find books that were truly interesting me. It's not that I have stopped reading in the past two years, it's just that I would read so sparingly, it would take me anywhere from 6 weeks to 6 months to finish a book when I used to read one in less than a weekend.

I don't know what has happened but all of a sudden, great books are all around me and I cannot...stop.... reading! Two weeks ago my boyfriend and I went to a local used bookstore here in Nashville. This bookstore is in a former warehouse and is HUGE. It is insanely well organized and I can spend hours in there. Before we left for the bookstore, I went to my Goodreads account. (Sidebar: If you love to read and haven't checked out Goodreads, I highly recommend you do. It is like MySpace and Facebook for books! You input what you've read and what you'd like to read and can view what others are reading too. It's a great way to find new books.) Anywho, I wrote down a few titles off my Goodreads list and off we went to the bookstore. Within a few minutes of browsing, I found one of the books I was looking for for just $0.10. That's right - 10 cents. Get out! Needless to say, with prices like that, I majorly stocked up on books.


I just finished reading "The Thirteenth Tale" by Diane Setterfield. If you like mysteries, I recommend this book. The story was good and kept my interest. There were even a few unexpected twists here and there.

I am in the middle of reading "Crazy Aunt Purl's Home Is Where the Wine Is" by Laurie Perry. If you enjoy Crazy Aunt Purl's blog, you'll enjoy this book.



This is Laurie Perry's second book and comes complete with knitting "recipes".

Next up after "Home Is Where the Wine Is" will be "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier. I am dying to start reading this. I plan to finish up "Home Is Where..." tonight and hope to start "Rebecca" either tonight or tomorrow night.

If anyone signs up for Goodreads, be sure to "friend" me and if you're not into Goodreads but know of any great books, be sure to pass the book titles along to me. Thanks!!!