Caroline Starr Rose

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Books On My Nightstand

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  1. Candace Stevenson says

    October 19, 2011 at 5:41 pm

    I’m reading the Help right now! But I really want to reread all the Harry Potter books! yay!
    xoxo
    Lovely Little Rants

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  2. Natalie Aguirre says

    October 19, 2011 at 5:55 pm

    I’m reading Wildefire. Just finished Witch Eyes.

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  3. Caroline Starr Rose says

    October 19, 2011 at 6:01 pm

    Hi Candace, thanks for stopping by! I adored The Help but have to confess I’ve only read the first Harry Potter. Please don’t throw stones.

    Natalie, way to support the Elevensies!

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  4. Kathryn Packer Roberts says

    October 19, 2011 at 6:12 pm

    Wow, your nightstand is almost as messy as mine! =) I’m actually re-reading the HP series like Lovely Little Rants, just finished THE NEAR WITCH, and next I’ll read HADES, YESTERDAY’S TOMORROW. And SLAYERS is in the mail. Phew. I normally don’t have that many books on my TBR pile, but I feel very lucky that I have so many options right now.

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  5. Jessie Oliveros says

    October 19, 2011 at 6:27 pm

    I just like the FEELING of books on my nightstand, even if I know I won’t read them for awhile. It helps me sleep better. πŸ™‚

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  6. Caroline Starr Rose says

    October 19, 2011 at 7:03 pm

    Kathryn, at least I’ve moved beyond a second pile under my bed!

    Jessie, agreed. I feel very secure knowing what books are ahead (and which ones I haven’t bothered returning to their proper shelves).

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  7. Tere Kirkland says

    October 19, 2011 at 7:19 pm

    I’ve still got to finish The Death Cure. I promised my husband he could read it first, but now I’m dying to get back into it!

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  8. Caroline Starr Rose says

    October 19, 2011 at 10:05 pm

    Tere, I’m not familiar with this book. Please tell me more!

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  9. Tricia J. O'Brien says

    October 19, 2011 at 11:17 pm

    I just finished Daughter of Smoke & Bone and The Girl of Fire and Thorns. I loved them so much they’re still on the nightstand, along with The Princess Bride, which I’m about to finish, too. It’s been some mighty fine reading.

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  10. Caroline Starr Rose says

    October 19, 2011 at 11:18 pm

    Tricia, Smoke and Bone goes nicely with Fire and Thorns. I adore The Princess Bride.

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  11. Joanne Fritz says

    October 20, 2011 at 12:03 am

    Ah, I can’t fall asleep if I read in bed. But I have a huge stack on a table downstairs and I read in the living room (away from the TV-watching husband in the den)!

    Is that Over Sea, Under Stone I see at the bottom of your nightstand? Love that book! Love the whole sequence by Susan Cooper. Favorite fantasy series ever.

    I just finished Cracked by K.M. Walton which is super amazing, and I’m currently reading Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi, which is romantic and addictive. See, most of my TBR stack is ARCS.

    Oh, and you know I recently read an inspiring book called MAY B. by a certain Caroline Starr Rose… πŸ™‚ In fact, I’m reviewing it for Random House’s blog. I’ll let you know when it’s scheduled.

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  12. RaShelle Workman says

    October 20, 2011 at 1:47 am

    Lots of books on my nightstand. It looks a lot like yours- crowded. CHIME, PRIDE PREJUDICE AND ZOMZIES, 9 DRAGONS, ENCLAVE, DELIRIUM, ANATHEMA, DAUGHTER OF SMOKE AND BONE… and on and on.

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  13. Liesl Shurtliff says

    October 20, 2011 at 3:15 am

    MOON OVER MANIFEST is up next!

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  14. Caroline Starr Rose says

    October 20, 2011 at 3:37 am

    Liesl, I read that over the summer. You’ll have to tell me if you find Abilene like Scout.

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  15. mominsanity says

    October 20, 2011 at 9:21 am

    For me it’s more like my reading pile – I have way too many to put on my nightstand! I’m reading The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides and I really like it so far.

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  16. Marcia says

    October 20, 2011 at 3:01 pm

    Off the top of my head, LUCKY FOR GOOD, CHIME, SHINE, and a book with Owl in the title (can’t remember it exactly!) are on there, but that’s not all. Oh yes, also Cheryl Klein’s SECOND SIGHT, but that’s still not all.

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  17. Sherrie Petersen says

    October 20, 2011 at 4:26 pm

    I recognize some of those covers πŸ™‚ I’m re-reading The Lightning Thief. LOVE that book. Plus I have the ARCs for A Million Suns (Beth Revis) and Liar’s Moon (Elizabeth Bunce).

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  18. Caroline Starr Rose says

    October 20, 2011 at 5:35 pm

    Sherrie, you’ve got connections, girl. I have to confess I have only read a portion of The Lightning Thief. It was overdue at the library, and my younger guy wanted to try something else together.

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  19. A.L. Sonnichsen says

    October 20, 2011 at 11:43 pm

    Unfortunately, I need to return most of the books on my bedside table to the library only partially read. It’s one those I-can’t-get-into-anything months. πŸ™

    Amy

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  20. Kimberley Griffiths Little says

    October 21, 2011 at 3:18 am

    I’m stealing your blog idea! Just took a picture of my stack *under* the bed and posting on my blog! 29 titles to read . . . πŸ˜‰

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  21. Caroline Starr Rose says

    October 21, 2011 at 3:33 am

    Amy, I know that feeling. Here’s to some winners for your next batch of books.

    Kim, check this out: http://carolinebyline.blogspot.com/2010/01/we-have-serious-problem-around-here.html

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  22. Kimberley Griffiths Little says

    October 21, 2011 at 4:02 pm

    Checked out your earlier bookcase post, Caroline, and I may still have you beat. We have something like 12 big book cases all over the house spilling out, double shelved, on the floor. It’s ridiculous! And many, many boxes in the garage! (I live with a bunch of pack-rats, but books are hard to get rid of. The 29 in the pile I took a pic of (which I still need to post, but there was this other, more pressing news I just *had* to shout about (lol!) are just the books I need to read, a mix of library and purchased books . . . )

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  23. Caroline Starr Rose says

    October 21, 2011 at 6:44 pm

    You had me at 12 bookcases. I must come see!

    As to that wonderful news, come back next Wednesday to see my link! xo

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  24. Augusta Scattergood says

    October 23, 2011 at 12:22 pm

    My piles are too embarrassing to photograph. They have taken on a life of their own! I expect them to dress up and go trick or treating next week. Maybe they will find new homes. I’d better un-stack them asap!!

    Love hearing what everyone else is reading. I adore Hound Dog True, which I just finished. Am halfway through Fingertips of Duncan Dorfman (scrabble!) and also enjoyed PIE by Sarah Weeks. It’s sad when my friends ask me for book recommendations. I seem to love only middle grade fiction…

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