It’s Monday. What are you reading?

Bookjourney over at One Persons Journey through a world of books is now hosting this event.

Not much reading happening lately. I’m hoping with my first free weekend in quite awhile that I might be able to get started on some good reading. I feel like I’m slowly catching up, a couple challenges were completed or almost there.

Read Last Week:

1. 5th Horseman by James Patterson

Reading This Week:

• The Clue in the Diary by Carolyn Keene
• Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
• Rich Again by Anna Maxted
• Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris (comes out tomorrow!)

REVIEW: Secet of Shadow Ranch

Title: Secret of Shadow Ranch
Author: Carolyn Keene
Finished: April 10, 2010
Pages: 175
Published: 1931
Format: hardback

The fifth series book has Nancy and her cousins solving the mystery of a ghost horse that continues to visit the ranch of their aunt. Along the way, Nancy finds herself again solving three mysteries as her friend Alice’s long lost father has been missing for some time. A painting at a local shop leads Alice to believe he is still alive and somewhere in the area.

But it wouldn’t be a true mystery without the third adventure of a missing treasure and the map and clues are hidden within the ranch somewhere.

Along the way, Nancy finds herself befriending a man who started out hateful and soon grew on her. It was nice reading about Nancy having a possible boyfriend, considering so many of her friends are getting married or dating.

*challenges: 1010 category challenge, support your local library challenge, 100+ challenge, nancy drew challenge, spring reading thing, april 12×12

REVIEW: The Secret of Red Gate Farm

Title: Secret of Red Gate Farm
Author: Carolyn Keene
Finished: April 10, 2010
Pages: 228
Published: 1931
Format: hardback

The sixth book in the Nancy Drew series, takes Nancy on a shopping trip with a friend where they find a bottle of perfume that the sales woman refuses to sell them. It’s not the only strange occurrence involving the perfume – as on the train they encounter a strange man who believes they are involved in something they are not.

Nancy accompanies her friend to a job interview only to find out there is something strange going on with the job and soon finds a mysterious code that leads them on the trail to a cult holding meetings at a nearby far.

This was an interesting story, I very much enjoyed it and almost didn’t want it to end.

*challenges: 1010 category challenge, support your local library challenge, 100+ challenge, nancy drew challenge, colorful reading challenge, spring reading thing, april 12×12