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Starr

Starr

I am a nerdy 35 year old wife and mother of two. I constantly have my nose stuck in a book, and I usually end up reading about 3 or so a week. I have recently relocated to Savannah, GA, and I am loving everything about my new home, especially its haunted history!

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  • member since February 24 2008

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  • Nisareen - So Much To Read So Little Time

    Nisareen - So Much To Read So Little Time says

    Hi Starr, its always a pleasure to hear from you. I hope you manage to get your hands on Let The Right One In so we can compare notes. Apparently it's been made into a film too but its Swedish. There are a few clips on youtube. Books are always better though don't you think? They capture our imaginations so much better.

    Midnight in the Garden Of Good and Evil sounds good so I will look it up at our local library. As for Paranormal Activity you are absolutely right - it's what we can't see that scares us more. The film definately had it's moments. I looked it up on wikipedia and apparently there are some clips missing and an alternative ending which may be included when the DVD is released. The clips which are missing look really good and would have enhanced the film I think. I'm curious as you say your new home has a haunted history? I'd love to hear what that history is as I find these things fascinating.

    Drag me to Hell was as you say definately entertaining. The old lady, Sylvia Ganesh (gosh I can even remember her name!) was really menacing at times but she'd make me laugh too. Who can forget the immortal line "You Shame Me!" I have a copy of The Uninvited but haven't got round to seeing it - is it good? I got it the same time as I bought The Unborn but only watched a bit of The Unborn as there are too many 'neck turning 360 dregree moments' I'm a chicken I know.

    Starr have you ever read Shirley Conran's Lace?

    The story's about the importance of friendship and the intense love between four girls, Judy, Maxine, Kate, and Pagan during the 1940's who all attend a Swiss boarding school together. Graduation quickly approaching and one of them finds out she is pregnant. What will she do? Unable to bear the thought of abortion the friends decide to put the baby up for adoption until at least one of them becomes successful enough to later be able to reclaim the child. The friends agree to keep the identity of the mother secret.
    The child is placed with a French foster family. When war breaks out, the friends receive news that the child Lili, has died. Guilt and shame tears the friends apart and they go their separate ways. The child however is not dead - and goes through one horryfying ordeal after the other. Lili swears vengence on the mother she feels abandoned her.....

    The book has the immortal line "Which one of you bitc**s is my mother?"

    I read this book as a teen and came across it the other day at the back of my shelf and thought of you as you said you liked juicy books. I assure you they don't get any juicier than this book!

    Anyway Starr, take care and chat to you soon. Oh by the way what are you reading at the mo? I'm reading Keri Arthur's Damask Circle trilogy.

    posted 2 days ago. ( send a note )
  • Nisareen - So Much To Read So Little Time

    Nisareen - So Much To Read So Little Time says

    Hi Starr! Happy New Year! Yes I finally finished reading Sunshine. It took me forever to read it as it's sooooooooooo long winded. I found myself skipping pages to escape the endless detail. It's really good when it's about the heroine and the vampire but he's not in it enough and there's too much boring stuff going on in between.

    I read Let The Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist which was really good I thought. I would like to recommend this book to you Starr. Here's a quick synopsis:

    A fragile, anxious boy, 12-year-old Oskar is regularly bullied by his stronger classmates but never strikes back. The lonely boy's wish for a friend seems to come true when he meets Eli, also 12, who moves in next door to him with her father. A pale, serious young girl, she only comes out at night and doesn't seem affected by the freezing temperatures.

    Coinciding with Eli's arrival is a series of inexplicable disappearances and murders. One man is found tied to a tree, another frozen in the lake, a woman bitten in the neck. Blood seems to be the common denominator – and for an introverted boy like Oskar, who is fascinated by gruesome stories, it doesn't take long before he figures out that Eli is a vampire. But by now a subtle romance has blossomed between Oskar and Eli, and she gives him the strength to fight back against his aggressors. Oskar becomes increasingly aware of the tragic, inhuman dimension of Eli's plight, but cannot bring himself to forsake her. Frozen forever in a twelve-year-old's body, with all the burgeoning feelings and confused emotions of a young adolescent, Eli knows that she can only continue to live if she keeps on moving. But when Oskar faces his darkest hour, Eli returns to defend him the only way she can...

    Ive heard of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. It was a film directed by Clint Eastwood and starring John Cusack and Kevin Spacey if I'm not mistaken. Have you seen the film? Is the book better do you think?

    Yes I have seen Paranormal Activity! When I first saw it I didn't realise that it was a low cost budget home movie film by a man in his own home. I thought the fim had an element of truth to it. From the start of the film for example it's dedicated to the couple who feature in the film so we know they are not going to survive. It goes on to thank the families of the couple for giving the permission to use the footage. It's shown documentary style throughout and as the film reaches its conclusion so does this sense of menace that makes you think "What on earth?" I kept the blankets tucked in every night for a least after aweek after that! Admittedly though it doesn't take much to scare me!! What did you think of it Starr?

    I saw Drag me to Hell prior to Paranormal Activity. Have you seen it? It's not scary but gory instead. Anyway it's been wonderful chatting with you as always. Hope you have a great time up in North Carolina. Take care won't you. Bye!!

    posted 4 days ago. ( send a note )
  • Nisareen - So Much To Read So Little Time

    Nisareen - So Much To Read So Little Time says

    Hey there, how are you? Well I hope and all ready for Christmas. I've been rushing around shopping and trying to finish off Robin Mckinley's Sunshine at the same time. It's been an excruciatingly slow read for me. The idea behind the book is really good but it goes on and on with tedious explanatory jibber jabber (as Mr T would say) Still I'm almost finished now if only due to my stubborness that once i start a book I have to finish it!

    I'm glad you joined the group invites I sent you. I will definately try to send some juicy recommendations (LOL) your way after the Christmas rush is over I promise. Meanwhile have a lovely Christmas and here's to an even better New Year!

    posted 12 days ago. ( send a note )
  • Nisareen - So Much To Read So Little Time

    Nisareen - So Much To Read So Little Time says

    Hi Starr, I will let you know if I get to any juicy parts (Chuckle) As for the Host you are better off reading it some other time when you are in the mood for that type of genre. Sometimes if I read a good vampire book, I want to follow it up with another vampire book. If I read a good book on witches then I get in the mood to read other witches. Do you know what I mean? Maybe you will come across something similar to the Host at a later date and think " I think I'll give the Host anther go."

    As for the Nightworld series - I too got them for a bargain off Amazon. I brought three 3in1 books - but haven't read them yet. I keep bombarding the library fro books and have to put priority on them. I know there's no rush for the ones I already own. Did you enjoy the one you brought? Which book was it?

    I'm going to look through my books and recommend a good juicy book for you later. LOL Meanwhile here's a joke that I've just shared with a new Shelfari group which I hope you will like. Hope you are not Polish though?!

    A Polish man gets married to an English lady (even though his English isn't good)
    After 2 yrs, he goes to see a solicitor for a divorce.
    Lawyer: What grounds have you got?
    Man: 2 acres with a house.
    Lawyer: No, I mean what is the foundations of the case?
    Man: Cement
    Lawyer: No, why do you want a divorce?
    Man: Cos she's trying to kill me.
    Lawyer: What makes you think that?
    Man: I've got proof.
    Lawyer: What proof?
    Man: She's gana poison me.
    Lawyer: How do you know?
    Man: She bought it from a drugstore and has kept the bottle on a shelf in the bathroom.
    Lawyer: What does it say on the bottle?
    Man: Polish Remover!

    posted 3 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • Nisareen - So Much To Read So Little Time

    Nisareen - So Much To Read So Little Time says

    Hi Starr, roll on when The Reckoning comes out eh? (chuckle) As for Sunshine its a bit of a slow start to tell you the truth. You know how some books grab you from the on set. This ones doing too much explaining that could have been done gradually throughout the blood. Also Starr, the print is very small! I've skipped one or two pages to get down to the nitty gritty. She is coming to after being abducted and drugged by some vampires now. With any luck the vamp she has brought for will be tall dark and broody then I can sit back and enjoy. (sigh)

    How is Divine Evil coming along?

    posted 3 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • Nisareen - So Much To Read So Little Time

    Nisareen - So Much To Read So Little Time says

    Hi Starr, thank you very much for your recommendations. I'm going to make a note of them and see if I can get them from the library. The Harper Connelly books in particular look good but I will definately give them all ago. It's great to get recommendations.

    I laughed out loud over your hubby comment - I had this vivid picture in my head of a wife walking in on her hubby while he's reading Twilight and the expression on her face. New Moon is definately worth seeing again though. I think the books just got better and better and I assume the films will too. I love the simmering rivalry between Edward and Jacob and Charlie giving Edward a hard time in Eclipse. Breaking Dawn is my favourite.

    I loved the Darkest Powers books too. I hope Chloe and Derek get together in the third book. I will get round to the Blue Bloods and Vampire Academy series too when I finish my latest collection of library books. We are allowed to borrow 20 books at a time and I have had to have some on my son's card too. I've got a couple of trilogies to get through.

    I've finished the Darkangel trilogy. I cried during the last two chapters cos it was a sad ending. The heroine had to make a huge sacrifice in the end. I've started Robin Mckinley's Sunshine now. Have you read it? Anyway its been great chatting with you Starr - take care won't you. Bye!!

    posted 3 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • Nisareen - So Much To Read So Little Time

    Nisareen - So Much To Read So Little Time says

    Hi Starr, I'm glad you enjoyed The Scarecrow. I will try to get it from the library and then we'll compare notes. I usually only fork out on money for books if they are a series or I feel I'm really going to like them. If I'm not sure then I borrow it from my local library and if its good - buy it after.

    The Host seemed ok when i brought it a couple of months back but you are right it is more sci fi and as I'm going through a supernatural/fantasy phase at the moment, I haven't had the urge to read it. Let me know if you get round to it. Whats Divine Evil about?

    Thanks for the Sookie series recommendation, Starr. I will definately give them a go now that you've convinced me that they are superior to the TV show. I'm not familiar with the Lily Bard Mysteries or the Harper Connelly series. You will have to give me you're reviews on that and don't be worried about giving the plot away.

    I know what you mean about almost converting to Team Jacob in the film. Edward is gorgeous to look at but when he was standing in the sun with his shirt off i thought yikes. Robert Pattinson admitted in some interview that he'd been nervous about that scene as he hadn't done any working out prior. I'm a couple of years older than you so I must be an even more 'dirty old lady' than you LOL As my Mum always says though there's nothing wrong with looking. (chuckle)

    I haven't read the Mortal Instrument series either nor the Blue Blood, Vampire Academy or Anita Blake series I'm afraid. Some are on my wish list though. You are waaaay ahead of me I'm afraid. I shall have to pick your brains on these and see if they are worth buying rather than borrowing cos sometimes the library will be missing a book in the series. I only got into these types of books after reading The Twilight series earlier this year. I got side tracked reading The Women Of The Otherworld series by Kelley Armstrong and The Morganville Vampire series. Are you familiar with them?

    Anyway Starr its been a pleasure chatting with you. Please let me know more info on some of your recommendations. Take care Bye!

    posted 3 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • Nisareen - So Much To Read So Little Time

    Nisareen - So Much To Read So Little Time says

    Hi there, I had not heard of The Scarecrow before but have just looked it up and it looks intriguing - I've added it to my wish list so thank you. I own The Host but have yet to read it so let me know your opinion on it. I have Evermore and Blue Moon but haven't got round to buying Shadowland yet as it's only available as a hardcover. I haven't got round to reading the Immortal series yet - what did you think of the first two books and is Shadowland any good?

    A lot of people have re read the Twilight series since the New Moon film came out. The film was great I thought and definitely did justice to the book - the werewolves were sooooo cute (although I don't think they'd appreciate me saying that!) Are you Team Edward or Team Jacob? LOL I'm definitely Team Edward. It's great re reading the series again though don't you think. It's one of those series you can read again and again and each time you get an even better insight into the characters.

    I loved the House of Night novels. I read them straight after the Twilight series and remember thinking wow. The Morganville Vampire series i got straight after. I think you will definitely enjoy them. I have not read any of the Sookie Stackhouse series. I have the first book but not read it. I tried to watch the first episode of True Blood as they have started to show it in the UK recently. I'm not a prude by any means but even I was shocked by the sex and bad language and ended up switching it off. I think it spoils it as the two leads had chemistry and the series could have been promising. Are the books like that?

    I have read the Vampire Diaries books 1 - 4. They weren't too bad. I'm looking forward to buying book 5 and 6 next year as they on centred more on the darker brother Damon who we don't really get much of an insight into in the four previous books. I look forward to your views on this series.

    I'm on book 3 of the Darkangel trilogy now which I'm finding more exciting than the previous books as the whole plot is starting to fall into place now. I thought the trilogy would be about vampires but they are more ideal for people who like reading about adventures or specifically quests. The heroine goes through so much poor thing but whether she will get the Darkangel to reciprocate her love in the end remains to be seen. Here's a quick review of book 1:

    Eoduin, a beautiful young woman, is abducted by a vampyre while out with her slave Aeriel gathering flowers, and carried off to be a vampyre's bride. Aeriel, determined to avenge her mistress, returns to the peak from which Eoduin was stolen and waits until the vampyre should return. Eventually, he comes for her and she can not kill him because of his beauty and power, and he takes her but not to be his bride. She is to continue her existence as a slave, but now she has thirteen mistresses, the vampyre's brides, who have all been reduced to wraiths by the stealing of their blood, hearts, and souls. Unable to tell which is Eoduin, Aeriel eventually learns to love them all for her mistress' sake.

    Wandering in the garden of the vampyre's keep, she comes upon a duarough, a tiny man who turns to stone in sunlight, but becomes flesh in shadow. He is a mage, and he gives her a ryme and sends her on a quest, for if the darkangel (or the vampyre) can be destroyed before he can take his fourteenth and last wife, then the power of the White Witch (his 'mother') will be checked for a time. His death will also prevent him becoming a full vampire and joining with his six other brothers and ruling the world. And so Aeriel flees the castle and begins a quest that will take her wandering far into the desert to find the hoof of a star horse, the traditional guardian of the realm that the vampyre has usurped. With this talisman, she can defeat the vampyre.

    Anyway it’s been great comparing notes. Let me know how you get on with your three books. Bye!

    posted 4 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • Nisareen - So Much To Read So Little Time

    Nisareen - So Much To Read So Little Time says

    Hi Starr, thank you for the add. We have an amazing 218 books in common which is my highest number in common amongst my friends so far. I look forward to comparing reviews on books in the future. What are you reading at the moment? I am on the third book of the Darkangel trilogy by Meredith Ann Pierce.

    posted 1 month ago. ( send a note )
  • Tenia F

    Tenia F says

    Hey Starr it's secret santa sign up time at book chat

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Anna N has gone to Michigan to get her GED. :)

    Anna N has gone to Michigan to get her GED. :) says

    Thank you for helping out.

    Books I would recommend to you that are Paranormal Romance are:
    Poison Study-Maria V. Snyder
    Magic Lost Trouble Found-Lisa Shearin
    and The Hunger Games-Suzanne Collins.
    There's some anyway, if you haven't already read them. These are just some of my favorites. :)

    posted 5 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Anna N has gone to Michigan to get her GED. :)

    Anna N has gone to Michigan to get her GED. :) says

    Thanks for the recommendations. I own Silence of the Lambs but wonder if I should read Red Dragon first? I have this theory only horror movies can sometimes scare me and not books. I own a few books by Dean Koontz but only read one of his books so far. Not too impressed with him but maybe if I read the right book I will be, same with Stephen King.

    I lived in Michigan my whole life until a year ago. Now I live in Bush, LA. BIG DIFFERENCE! lol. :)

    posted 5 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Anna N has gone to Michigan to get her GED. :)

    Anna N has gone to Michigan to get her GED. :) says

    I haven't read the Shining, although I did read Carrie and didn't find that scary. I don't know why but I haven't found any books that scare me. Ive been trying to read more horror lately but don't know what to look for since I don't normally go for genre. Any suggestions?

    lol, I came from the North and just moved to the South a year ago. Still really not use to it. :)

    posted 5 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Anna N has gone to Michigan to get her GED. :)

    Anna N has gone to Michigan to get her GED. :) says

    So far Ive only read the first two Sookie Stackhouse books and really liked them. It's good to know that the series stays good as it goes on because I really want to finish it when I find time again.

    Anyway right now I'm reading three books. First is My Fair Godmother. The other two are IT and the Fourth Book of Pellinor, The Singing. So far they are all really good. :)

    posted 5 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Ta§chima Cullen

    Ta§chima Cullen says

    Hello ^^

    posted 5 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Anna N has gone to Michigan to get her GED. :)

    Anna N has gone to Michigan to get her GED. :) says

    Thanks for excepting my friendship.
    Read any good books lately? :)

    posted 5 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Cassidy B

    Cassidy B says

    Warmbloods mainly,but I do have some National show horses and a couple Quarter horses, I also have one Paint

    posted 6 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Cassidy B

    Cassidy B says

    ya their pretty great but its a lot of work!
    I think its worth it though!

    posted 6 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Cassidy B

    Cassidy B says

    I LUV YOUR PICTURE!
    I have 11 horses on my farm and I am obsessed!

    posted 6 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Tenia F

    Tenia F says

    Hi Starr just wanted to let you know we are doing a Christmas in July book swap in Book Chat. Come check us out:) Even if you don't particpate come chat with us

    posted 7 months ago. ( send a note )


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