What I've Been Reading - OR - The Book Challenge

I read frequently.  Books, magazines, blogs, you name it.  A week ago I read this post by Sarah at Trying to Grok which links this article written by Karl Rove on what an avid reader our 43rd President is.  The President and Mr. Rove competed every year, three years in a row, to see who would read the most books in that time.  Apparently Mr. Rove won every year but only because The President had "been busy as the Leader of the Free World.  I decided it would be fun to keep track of the books I read this year.  Please consider this the January update!

I read the forth book in the Twilight series, Breaking Dawn.  I've already read this book but wanted to reread the series after I'd seen the movie and had many a discussion with my family and friends who had read the books and seen the movie. Obviously I recommend the Twilight series.

It's a vampire kinda month because I also read the first four books in the Sookie Stackhouse series.  It's a seven eight part (so far) series and I'm on the fifth book now.  I picked up the books because I knew the HBO series True Blood (Which I haven't seen, don't have HBO.  Thought I might pick up the first season on DVD when it came out if I liked the books.  Always read the book before seeing the movie/t.v. show!) was based on them and I'd enjoyed Twilight so...
I don't know how I feel about this series yet.  There is so much negativity present, I don't feel happy while reading.  I don't like that feeling.  It seems that there are very few people with redeeming qualities, everyone seems to be looking out for themselves (except the main character, Sookie, who tries to help others).  Even though I'm not sure if I like it yet, it's a series and I'm going to stick it out!

My total is five for January! 

I am currently halfway through Into the Breach: A Year of Life and Death with EMS.  I picked up this book for my husband who said he might be interested in a career with EMS in the future and wanted to learn more about it.  He hasn't read it yet, but I am enjoying it and learning a lot I didn't know.  I don't particularly care for her writing style, but I look past it because I'm interested in the subject matter.  More on the book when I finish and update February! 

I welcome you guys to comment on books you are reading, books I'm reading or any recommendations!

Month of February.

Comments

[Patriot Xeno]

you have to read ender's game, by orson scott card. that, and it's sequel, speaker for the dead, are among the best books i've ever read (and i've read a ****load).

also, atlas shrugs

[Kath]

They are on the list now. Which by the way, is around like... 100 books long - woo hoo! I've got me some readin' to do.

[PX]

you should put them at the top. seriously.

[Kath]

Haha, before I had even read this comment Royal had picked up the first book for me (I'm sick this weekend. Yuck.) Nothing better than a book when you're feeling poorly!