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jennifer_book_geek14/50: Fullmetal Alchemist Vol. 6 by Hiromu Arakawa: What I really want to say is ohmygodsIlovethismangatodeath. I'm seriously addicted, even more so than I am to any print series of books, except maybe Clive Barker's series. What is it about manga that is like crack anyway? LOL
15/50: The Tightwads Gazette III by Amy Dacyczyn: I've been interested in the frugality movement for a few years now and it ties in well to my environmentalism too. I would never go as far as "the Frugal Zealot"discusses in this book, but some of the ideas are great. I will probably buy the omnibus edition of all three of her books because it would be a worthwhile reference to have on hand. I've already made a few of the recipes in the book and they were delicious and healthier than the mixes I could have bought in the store. Because of my particular dietary requirements, mixes, convenience foods, and restaurant eating are extremely difficult for me. Homemade food is better because I can control what goes into it. Anyway, I wouldn't be willing to forego my DirecTV with TiVo or buy used shoes, but I am willing to work harder around my house, cook more meals from scratch, borrow DVDs from the library instead of going to the theater or paying for rentals (except when I have coupons), and because of my environmental philosophy, I haven't used very many disposable products in years.
16/50: Brighter than the Sun by Julia Quinn: Both of the books in this duology annoyed the hell out of me, at times, but I liked them both better than To Sir Phillip, with Love (however, I liked every other Bridgerton book better than the Lyndon sisters duology). It frustrated me that Charles didn't believe Ellie about all of the mishaps that someone kept framing her for. I kept thinking anyone with half a brain would see that it wasn't Ellie. And it bothered me that Ellie was falling in love with Charles while he kept insisting that she almost burned the house down, killed the plants in the orangery, etc. He treated her like a halfwit and seemed to have no respect for her. The last 100 or so pages redeemed the book for me though because Charles was really sweet, but I felt like he should have apologized a bit more and Ellie should have forgiven him a bit less easily. I like Quinn's independent heroines who remain themselves after marriage instead of becoming a pale shadow of the woman they used to be.
One thing I love about most of Quinn's books is her sense of humor (but I adore her most angsty book When He Was Wicked). I think I was supposed to find certain things in this book funny in the beginning, but I just found them annoying instead. But as Ellie and Charles got more comfortable with each other and started to understand each other, the humor and sweetness showed. I loved Charles' lists and Ellie's list at the end was hilarious, especially her final item. I also loved the hopping on one foot scene. I found myself laughing and smiling a lot while reading this and the book gave me the warm fuzzies I was craving in the end, so overall, it was a successful romance for me.
15/50: The Tightwads Gazette III by Amy Dacyczyn: I've been interested in the frugality movement for a few years now and it ties in well to my environmentalism too. I would never go as far as "the Frugal Zealot"discusses in this book, but some of the ideas are great. I will probably buy the omnibus edition of all three of her books because it would be a worthwhile reference to have on hand. I've already made a few of the recipes in the book and they were delicious and healthier than the mixes I could have bought in the store. Because of my particular dietary requirements, mixes, convenience foods, and restaurant eating are extremely difficult for me. Homemade food is better because I can control what goes into it. Anyway, I wouldn't be willing to forego my DirecTV with TiVo or buy used shoes, but I am willing to work harder around my house, cook more meals from scratch, borrow DVDs from the library instead of going to the theater or paying for rentals (except when I have coupons), and because of my environmental philosophy, I haven't used very many disposable products in years.
16/50: Brighter than the Sun by Julia Quinn: Both of the books in this duology annoyed the hell out of me, at times, but I liked them both better than To Sir Phillip, with Love (however, I liked every other Bridgerton book better than the Lyndon sisters duology). It frustrated me that Charles didn't believe Ellie about all of the mishaps that someone kept framing her for. I kept thinking anyone with half a brain would see that it wasn't Ellie. And it bothered me that Ellie was falling in love with Charles while he kept insisting that she almost burned the house down, killed the plants in the orangery, etc. He treated her like a halfwit and seemed to have no respect for her. The last 100 or so pages redeemed the book for me though because Charles was really sweet, but I felt like he should have apologized a bit more and Ellie should have forgiven him a bit less easily. I like Quinn's independent heroines who remain themselves after marriage instead of becoming a pale shadow of the woman they used to be.
One thing I love about most of Quinn's books is her sense of humor (but I adore her most angsty book When He Was Wicked). I think I was supposed to find certain things in this book funny in the beginning, but I just found them annoying instead. But as Ellie and Charles got more comfortable with each other and started to understand each other, the humor and sweetness showed. I loved Charles' lists and Ellie's list at the end was hilarious, especially her final item. I also loved the hopping on one foot scene. I found myself laughing and smiling a lot while reading this and the book gave me the warm fuzzies I was craving in the end, so overall, it was a successful romance for me.
