Gay Witchcraft: Empowering The Tribe
by Christopher Penczak
This was a wedding gift from an old friend of Cindi's. I hope this book is regarding gay and lesbian witchcraft.
Received: April 30, 2006

The Blue Scorpion *Completed*

The Blue Scorpion
by Julia Lieber
I decided to move this up my Zooba list to receive as my April pick. I figured some light reading for our honeymoon would be perfect. I received the first book in this series, There Came Two Angels, for my birthday last year. I'm looking forward to having time to sit and read an entire book, and this book is lucky enough to be the one.
**Update**
Well this book did come on our honeymoon but wasn't lucky enough to be touched the entire trip. I picked it up after finishing The Feast of All Saints. I'm now thinking that may not have been the best plan. They are two very different books-one a very detailed historical novel and the other a lesbian mystery. I might buffer the books with some good magazines.
**Update**
I was home alone this weekend and ended up finishing it. The character didn't irritate me as much once I got into the book. I enjoyed it, but the plot was a bit confusing and didn't develop as nicely as I would have liked. I was more interested in the relationship between two of the characters than the story itself.
Received: April 24, 2006
Completed: May 20, 2006

The Big Book of Vegetarian *Cookbook*

The Big Book of Vegetarian: More than 225 Recipes for Breakfasts, Appetizers, Soups, Salads, Sandwiches, Main Dishes, Sides, Breads, and Desserts
by Kathy Farrell-Kingsley
This was Cindi's May Zooba pick. No surprise, it was a cookbook, our new obsession. There are some great looking recipes, as well as some that pretty obvious and don't really need a recipe. My only real complaint is the lack of pictures, but that is a personal preference. And to be honest the food rarely ever looks as good as it does in the pictures anyway. It'll make my lady's blog all the more fun, since our own pictures will be the first we'll see.
Received: May 15, 2006

The Feast of All Saints *Completed*

The Feast of All Saints: A Novel (1979)
by Anne Rice
This is one of the books Cindi brought to our relationship and it's one of Anne Rice's books I've never read. It sounds really good and I'm exited to read one of her earlier novels.
**Update**
I love this novel, but unfortunately with starting my classes again I don't have as much time for reading, especially since most of my free time is being spent knitting. This experiment will have to be put on hold.
**Update*
Wow I've been reading this book since before January. I brought it along with us on our honeymoon and managed to get over half-way done with it while we were gone. Once I allowed myself the time to sit and read, I couldn't put it down. She does an amazing job with her detail of surroundings and characters. Even thought the book was full of characters, she developed them well enough I knew them all (I tend to get characters mixed up if there are too many of them). The plot development was perfect as well as the character development. She revealed information at the perfect times, and with only a few exceptions, I was unable to guess the outcome of the book. The last few nights I've stayed up late reading so I could finish.
I'd have to say that this is now probably not only one of my favorite books by Anne Rice, but by any author! I will definitely be reading it again in the near future.
Received: Unknown
Completed: May 16, 2006