OH, RIGHT. I have heard of Mistborn: Secret History, but I was still reading through Wax & Wayne and forgot by the time I'd finished it. I don't do very well with reading ebooks apparently, so perhaps I shall just wait for the collection to come out and nab it from the library then. (It's probably a good one to put on your birthday list. ) Thanks for tracking that down, Dot!
I can't remember: Have you read any other of Sanderson's works? If not, are you planning to? I've read his Reckoners series and have been trying to get around to Stormlight Archives per a friend's recommendation, but haven't got the time/nerve/energy yet.

I've read the Reckoners series, Warbreaker, and the Stormlight Archive. And I just started The Rithmatist. I think that's it. I don't remember any of the characters' names or most of the plot of Warbreaker, but I do remember liking the magic system a lot. Do read Stormlight if you get a chance. It's better than the first Mistborn series. I do think the first one didn't need to be that long, but I still enjoyed it quite a bit.

Went to the library a couple weeks ago and got Close To You by Kara Isaac, A Lady Unrivaled by Roseanna M. White, and Snapshot by Lis Wiehl. I read A Lady Unrivaled first, and loved it. It's the end of the Ladies of the Manor series and I enjoyed how the mystery of the Fire Eyes was completed.

I spent Sunday afternoon reading Close To You, it was okay for a debut novel.

And since you all have been talking about N.D. Wilson, I check for his books at the library and got The Dragon's Tooth and Notes From The Tilt-A-Whirl. I haven't started either book yet.

I also recently read and reviewed Wild Montana Skies by Susan May Warren. It was very exciting to review a book by one of my favorite authors and even better the book is great.

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I finally managed to get my hands on a copy of '100 Cupboards' by N.D. Wilson. I'm going to ATTEMPT to go through it slowly instead of ignoring my kids, but that doesn't usually work out. I'll let you all know what I think.

How's your read going? I've just gotten involved with that series as well! Annnd I have been ignoring people, just a bit. What a story!! One of my sisters read 100 Cupboards a few years back (I'm not sure if she got through the whole series or not) and said it was too dark for her. Well I do have to agree that for what is ostensibly a kids' book, it is pretty dark. There's more than enough courage and hope to counterbalance that, though! I've also been enjoying the intertwining/juxtaposition of normal and fantasy worlds quite a bit, and the characters are mostly very solid and well-fleshed-out. Mel and I had a squee over N.D. Wilson's ability to evoke archetypes very similar to those in LotR or Narnia, while still keeping the characters individual and unique. Specifically, we were squeeing about

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Caleb, but there are many elements in the series that evoke the same feelings.

Otherwise, I've been reading Twenty Chickens for a Saddle: An African Childhood, by Robbyn Scott. Unfortunately, there is a lot of language from the adults, and some innuendo. If you can get past that, though, the stories are engaging, entertaining, and hang together well. Her father was a rural doctor in Botswana, and the challenges he faced are particularly interesting.

How are you liking Rithmatist, Dot? That's another one I've been meaning to read but just haven't. Thanks for the recommendation on Stormlight; I'll try to bump it up on my mental list and read it soon.

I hope you enjoy Wilson's books, SA. (If you don't, well, Summer doesn't either. ) I've found the ones I've read a nice take on fantasy/adventure stories.

Huh. I never thought of 100 Cupboards being dark, Adeona. But considering that I remember hearing the following quote from Wilson, it makes sense:

The world is rated R, and no one is checking IDs. Do not try to make it G by imagining the shadows away. Do not try to hide your children from the world forever, but do not try to pretend there is no danger. Train them. Give them sharp eyes and bellies full of laughter. Make them dangerous. Make them yeast, and when they’ve grown, they will pollute the shadows.

(Really should read that book...) At any rate, glad you're enjoying the series.
Also, I will be curious to hear your thoughts on Mistborn when you're done. It's an interesting series, though I think I've enjoyed the sequel Wax & Wayne series more as there's been more humour.

I finally started The Heir of Sea and Fire this week. It's been okay. I apparently have forgotten what exactly the Star-Bearer was supposed to do (or how the magic works), and I think

I hope you enjoy Wilson's books, SA. (If you don't, well, Summer doesn't either. ) I've found the ones I've read a nice take on fantasy/adventure stories.

I am enjoying them very much. I read most of The Dragon's Tooth in an evening cozy in front of the fireplace, and after finishing it wondered why I hadn't gone ahead and got the rest of the series. I promptly put the rest of the series on hold at the library. My mom picked the books from the library for me, so I read The Drowned Vault this past weekend and I will be reading Empire of Bones this week.

I probably won't let the younger siblings read The Ashtown Burials series, mostly because I don't want to hear them rehashing the plot over and over.

That's cool quote, Valia. I am planning to read Notes From A Tilt-A-Whirl before I start the 100 Cupboards series. I have 100 Cupboards and Dandelion Fire sitting in my stack of library books now too.

I currently have enough library books to finish my reading challenge for the year, my goal is 120 books and I have already read 112. My brother is so ticked, he has been reading the same couple of books for months.

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SA, so glad you enjoyed The Dragon's Tooth and The Drowned Vault (that one has one of my favourite quotes in the series!). I mentioned this on the other page, but if you didn't see it, just a heads up that there are four books in the series, but the fourth is stuck in a publishing limbo with no end in sight. I'm not really sure what's going to happen with it (I don't think anyone knows), but Wilson has said it will eventually be released. Just not sure how that will work out since my understanding is the publisher didn't want to publish without Wilson making some edits, which he refused to do. So! But 100 Cupboards is finished! And his new series is with a different publisher, so hopefully it gets released in a timely manner.
Congrats on being so close to your goal of 120 books!

I finished The Heir of Sea and Fire and decided to plow through and read Harpist in the Wind to finish the series. I do think the high-fantasy aspect is part of the problem, as is the fact it's a trilogy: in most of her standalone books, the threads have to come together much faster because there's just the one book; here, of course, things take longer to come together and the threads are fuzzier. I'm also getting tired of

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Morgan and Raederle fighting.

I finished up 100 Cupboards last night. I very much enjoyed it and it definitely had a Magician's Nephew vibe to it. My library has Dandelion Fire in so if I get a chance today I'll go snag it. My husband is debating whether he wants to read Cupboards or not so I'll wait to return it until he decides or runs out of time.

Speaking of my husband, I had to laugh at the irony that he spontaneously picked up The Thief the other night and reread it. I didn't tell him about the current discussion on here or that there was a new book coming out. He just wanted to read it again. Everyone has told me that it's better a second time through so I'll have to give it another shot. It kind of bored me the first time but I loved the two sequels after it.

Yay! So glad you enjoyed it, fk! I hope you like Dandelion Fire. And do let us know what your husband thinks if he reads it, please.
And that's great about his reread of The Thief. I liked it better the second time around too, but I still like 2 & 3 better too.

I'm getting close to finishing Harpist in the Wind. I've realized that I like the characters/relationships, particularly the siblings' ones, but the plot is kind of...boring. I also don't really care about Morgan, which since the plot is based on him and his identity as Star-Bearer, may be part of my problem with the plot. I'll see where the last section of the plot goes...

SA, so glad you enjoyed The Dragon's Tooth and The Drowned Vault (that one has one of my favourite quotes in the series!). I mentioned this on the other page, but if you didn't see it, just a heads up that there are four books in the series, but the fourth is stuck in a publishing limbo with no end in sight. I'm not really sure what's going to happen with it (I don't think anyone knows), but Wilson has said it will eventually be released. Just not sure how that will work out since my understanding is the publisher didn't want to publish without Wilson making some edits, which he refused to do. So! But 100 Cupboards is finished! And his new series is with a different publisher, so hopefully it gets released in a timely manner.
Congrats on being so close to your goal of 120 books!

Well, that's good and bad both; I am glad there is another book, but an indefinite released date stinks.

I thoroughly enjoyed The Ashtown Burials books 1-3. That was a fun series to read. One of my sisters thought about reading it, but then she didn't. Boring sister.

I read the first chapter of 100 Cupboards yesterday, but then I just had to watch NASCAR, so that's as far as I have gotten. I have two other books I am in middle of reading and didn't finish either of them this past weekend. But my brother finished the book he has been reading for 6 months.

Thanks, Valia! I am a little shock I have already read that many books this year, although there are less than 8 short weeks left in 2016.

SnowAngel

SA, so glad you enjoyed Ashtown Burials! Did you have a favourite part or character? One of my favourite parts is in The Drowned Vault,

I finished Harpist in the Wind yesterday. I'm...kind of confused.

I've just started George Eliot's The Mill on the Floss; I hope it to be much simpler, though I have a feeling it may be as irritating. (I should learn not to read any of the intros, not even author info before I read a book...)

Just wanted to let you all know that I burned through Dandelion Fire yesterday (no pun intended ). It was quite good. There were a few little plot bits that kind of bugged me....

For my 11th Grade English Class I am reading The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier. It is a very good read for a book that was assigned for an English Class.

fk. I think I remember those plot points being a bit irritating too. Have you had a chance to start The Chesnut King yet?

Hays, glad to hear you're enjoying The Chocolate War. What other books have you been assigned for your English class?

I'm around 1/5 to 1/4 of the way through The Mill on the Floss. I was right about it being irritating. I'm hoping it will get better, but I'm guessing it won't improve much...

Nope, haven't made time to start Chestnut King yet. I'm kind of purposefully waiting until Thanksgiving break when my husband is around more to help watch the kids.