Of Witches and Wind by Shelby Bach, 386 pages

I will read pretty much anything that is fairytale based. It's always nice when it's a well-written juvenile fiction book like this series is.

SVU Home for Christmas by Laurie John, 249 pages

You can tell this is a slightly more adult Sweet Valley since they use shinola and the b word.

The Shadow Throne by Jennifer Nielsen, 317 pages

This was the final book in the False Prince trilogy. I got hooked on these books when my youngest daughter read the first one and came to me exclaiming, "You HAVE to read this book. I need someone to talk about it with!!" Poor Jaron has been through so much, and each book has kept me on the edge of my seat. You don't say that with many juvenile books but this was an outstanding series.

SVU Good-bye to Love by Laurie John, 231 pages

I'm back to working my way through the Sweet Valley University. I will finish this series before the end of the year.

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes & But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes by Anita Loos, 243 pages

I hadn't realized that the Marilyn Monroe movie was actually based on a book. Pretty funny stuff.

Fables: Snow White, Volume 19, 166 pages

I can't believe it's been 19 volumes and I still devour each new graphic novel. This series has gotten darker and darker. While this wasn't as heart wrenching as the last one it was still pretty sad. I finished this on my break and felt like I needed to go home afterwards instead of back to work because I was too traumatized to finish my shift, lol.

The Poioner's Handbook by Deboarh Blum, 319 pages

I'd watched a special on the PBS that dealt with early forensic scientists Charles Norris and Alexander Gettler in New York City and was fascinated. So when I came across this book that covered them as well, it was a given that I'd read it. This covered intentional and accidental poisonings, the government poisoning alcohol during Prohibition and the early days of the FDA. The science and history was great and there was enough murder and death to keep it really page turning.