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The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton. The best book I have read in awhile! LOVED IT. It's about a tiny girl abandoned on a ship sailing from England to Australia. She is taken in by the dockmaster and his wife and raised as their own. When she is told the truth on her 21st birthday it shatters her sense of self, and she sets out to find out who she really is. This book was sad at times, but beautiful. I'll say it again - I LOVED IT.
Saturday, February 4, 2012
So Cold the River
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So Cold the River by Michael Koryta. I liked this book - it is compared to Stephen King, kind of a supernatural novel. I've never read any Stephen King books, but I loved the mystery of the book, how you could sense the "bad thing" moving closer and closer to the character.
So Cold the River by Michael Koryta. I liked this book - it is compared to Stephen King, kind of a supernatural novel. I've never read any Stephen King books, but I loved the mystery of the book, how you could sense the "bad thing" moving closer and closer to the character.
A Quiet Belief in Angels
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A Quiet Belief in Angels by R J Ellory. This book made me think about it for days after I finished. It's about a young man who has tragedy after tragedy happen to him and around him - but how he tries to work through it by writing.
A Quiet Belief in Angels by R J Ellory. This book made me think about it for days after I finished. It's about a young man who has tragedy after tragedy happen to him and around him - but how he tries to work through it by writing.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Dragon Keeper
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Dragon Keeper by Carole Wilkinson. I'm a sucker for dragon books, and when I was walking the Juvenile fiction isle with my daughter I saw the title and stuck it in my bag. It was pretty good - about a slave girl who helps a dragon and discovers that she is a dragon keeper.
Dragon Keeper by Carole Wilkinson. I'm a sucker for dragon books, and when I was walking the Juvenile fiction isle with my daughter I saw the title and stuck it in my bag. It was pretty good - about a slave girl who helps a dragon and discovers that she is a dragon keeper.
Lyddie
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Lyddie by Katherine Patterson. A juvenile fiction book about a young girl who ends up working in a Mill to support her far-away family. A great look into life in 1843.
Lyddie by Katherine Patterson. A juvenile fiction book about a young girl who ends up working in a Mill to support her far-away family. A great look into life in 1843.
Moonglass
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Moonglass by Jessi Kirby. A young girl and her father move back to the place where the mother and father met - before the mother walked into the ocean. How she works to put all the pieces of herself and her relationship with her father back together.
Moonglass by Jessi Kirby. A young girl and her father move back to the place where the mother and father met - before the mother walked into the ocean. How she works to put all the pieces of herself and her relationship with her father back together.
The Well and the Mine
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The Well and the Mine by Gin Phillips. The story of a family in rural Alabama in the 1930's. I liked this book a lot.
The Well and the Mine by Gin Phillips. The story of a family in rural Alabama in the 1930's. I liked this book a lot.
Friday, January 20, 2012
Walk Two Moons
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Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech. A sweet, touching juvenile fiction book. From the summary: "After her mother leaves home suddenly, thirteen year old Sal and her grandparents take a car trip retracing her mother's route. Along the way, Sal recounts the story of her friend Phoebe, whose mother also left." I liked it.
Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech. A sweet, touching juvenile fiction book. From the summary: "After her mother leaves home suddenly, thirteen year old Sal and her grandparents take a car trip retracing her mother's route. Along the way, Sal recounts the story of her friend Phoebe, whose mother also left." I liked it.
Bonnie
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Bonnie by Iris Johansen. FINALLY, the wrap-up to what happened to Bonnie, and how Eve and Quinn find her. This was better than the last few that I read in this series, it was better written and faster-moving. I guess I will wait and see if Ms. Johansen continues on with Eve and Quinn - without the mystery of Bonnie keeping them going.
Bonnie by Iris Johansen. FINALLY, the wrap-up to what happened to Bonnie, and how Eve and Quinn find her. This was better than the last few that I read in this series, it was better written and faster-moving. I guess I will wait and see if Ms. Johansen continues on with Eve and Quinn - without the mystery of Bonnie keeping them going.
Clockwork Prince
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Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare. This is the 2nd book in the Infernal Devices series, after Clockwork Angel. I did really like this book, but I didn't REALLY get into it until about halfway through. It made me cry at the end, and I can't wait for the last book to come out, because I need to see how all these wounded-heart people are going to heal. I do wish that I had re-read Clockwork Angel before jumping into this one - I didn't remember enough for some of the story to make sense.
Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare. This is the 2nd book in the Infernal Devices series, after Clockwork Angel. I did really like this book, but I didn't REALLY get into it until about halfway through. It made me cry at the end, and I can't wait for the last book to come out, because I need to see how all these wounded-heart people are going to heal. I do wish that I had re-read Clockwork Angel before jumping into this one - I didn't remember enough for some of the story to make sense.
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Ever After
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Ever After by Karen Kingsbury. This is the sequel to Even Now. I admit - this book made me cry. Over and over and over. I think I read most of it through blurry eyes. A beautiful story about love, patriotism, and sacrifice.
Ever After by Karen Kingsbury. This is the sequel to Even Now. I admit - this book made me cry. Over and over and over. I think I read most of it through blurry eyes. A beautiful story about love, patriotism, and sacrifice.
Friday, January 6, 2012
Even Now
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Even Now by Karen Kingsbury. Yes, I have been reading a lot of her books lately - but she is very easy to read, usually I really like the stories, and I know that they will be clean. This one is about a teenage couple who find themselves expecting a baby, and their parents do everything to keep them apart. Fast forward 18 years, to a girl who was raised by loving grandparents, and is looking everywhere for her parents. I liked it.
Even Now by Karen Kingsbury. Yes, I have been reading a lot of her books lately - but she is very easy to read, usually I really like the stories, and I know that they will be clean. This one is about a teenage couple who find themselves expecting a baby, and their parents do everything to keep them apart. Fast forward 18 years, to a girl who was raised by loving grandparents, and is looking everywhere for her parents. I liked it.
Silver Girl
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Silver Girl by Elin Hilderbrand. This book is about a woman who finds out that her husband created the biggest ponzi scheme ever, and she didn't know anything about it. He heads off to jail, and she and her son are investigated by the Feds. She goes into hiding with her former best friend in Nantucket. Pretty good!
Silver Girl by Elin Hilderbrand. This book is about a woman who finds out that her husband created the biggest ponzi scheme ever, and she didn't know anything about it. He heads off to jail, and she and her son are investigated by the Feds. She goes into hiding with her former best friend in Nantucket. Pretty good!
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Crossed
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Crossed by Ally Condie. This is a sequel to Matched, which I really liked, but this book did nothing for me. It took me close to a week to finish it - a VERY long time for me. I just couldn't get into it. In it, Cassia finds her way to Ty, but love isn't all it is cut out to be. Sigh. Maybe the last book will make it better.
Crossed by Ally Condie. This is a sequel to Matched, which I really liked, but this book did nothing for me. It took me close to a week to finish it - a VERY long time for me. I just couldn't get into it. In it, Cassia finds her way to Ty, but love isn't all it is cut out to be. Sigh. Maybe the last book will make it better.
Nothing Daunted
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Nothing Daunted by Dorothy Wickenden. This is a true story about the author's grandmother, and the grandmother's best friend, who were society girls in New York state, and who after college (around 1916) decided to become teachers in Colorado, which was the Wild West at that time. It is a great peek into the west and how things were.
Nothing Daunted by Dorothy Wickenden. This is a true story about the author's grandmother, and the grandmother's best friend, who were society girls in New York state, and who after college (around 1916) decided to become teachers in Colorado, which was the Wild West at that time. It is a great peek into the west and how things were.
Sacred
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Sacred by Dennis Lehane. I love, love, love these books, although this was my least favorite of the Kenzie and Gennaro books. But I still liked it. They are hired to track down a dying man's daughter, and the more they dig the more things aren't what they seem.
Sacred by Dennis Lehane. I love, love, love these books, although this was my least favorite of the Kenzie and Gennaro books. But I still liked it. They are hired to track down a dying man's daughter, and the more they dig the more things aren't what they seem.
Longing
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Longing by Karen Kingsbury. This is the 3rd book in the Bailey Flanigan series, and I can't say I loved it. The characters are frustrating me - and not going the direction I thought they should. There is one more book, coming out in March - maybe it will end in a way that I like. Since it's all about me.
Longing by Karen Kingsbury. This is the 3rd book in the Bailey Flanigan series, and I can't say I loved it. The characters are frustrating me - and not going the direction I thought they should. There is one more book, coming out in March - maybe it will end in a way that I like. Since it's all about me.
Inheritance
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Inheritance by Christopher Paolini. The last book in the series. I really liked it, and I felt like he wrapped things up pretty well. There were some good surprises, and I was satisfied.
Inheritance by Christopher Paolini. The last book in the series. I really liked it, and I felt like he wrapped things up pretty well. There were some good surprises, and I was satisfied.
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Brisingr
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Brisingr by Christopher Paolini. I gave this one only 4 cookies, I feel it is too long winded. In this one Eragon finally gets his own sword, and learns a lot of things about himself.
Brisingr by Christopher Paolini. I gave this one only 4 cookies, I feel it is too long winded. In this one Eragon finally gets his own sword, and learns a lot of things about himself.
Eldest
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Eldest by Christopher Paolini. The second book in the Eragon series. In this one, a second Rider appears, and the fight is on!
Eldest by Christopher Paolini. The second book in the Eragon series. In this one, a second Rider appears, and the fight is on!
Eragon
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Eragon by Christopher Paolini. I have read Eragon several times before, I really like the series. I am rereading it now because the last book has come out, and I want the whole story fresh in my mind! Eragon is about a boy who finds a dragon egg, and it hatches for him. He then becomes a Dragon Rider, and has to decide how he will use his new-found powers.
Eragon by Christopher Paolini. I have read Eragon several times before, I really like the series. I am rereading it now because the last book has come out, and I want the whole story fresh in my mind! Eragon is about a boy who finds a dragon egg, and it hatches for him. He then becomes a Dragon Rider, and has to decide how he will use his new-found powers.
The Unwanteds
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The Unwanteds by Lisa McMann. This is a Young Adult fantasy book, but I quite liked it. It is about a community that when the children are in their 13th year, the leaders decide if a child is a Wanted, a Necessary, or an Unwanted. The Unwanted are then killed. Except, someone saves them (unbeknownst to the leaders) and keeps them safe and teaches them magic. Eventually, the two worlds collide.
The Unwanteds by Lisa McMann. This is a Young Adult fantasy book, but I quite liked it. It is about a community that when the children are in their 13th year, the leaders decide if a child is a Wanted, a Necessary, or an Unwanted. The Unwanted are then killed. Except, someone saves them (unbeknownst to the leaders) and keeps them safe and teaches them magic. Eventually, the two worlds collide.
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Lethal
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Lethal by Sandra Brown. Typical Sandra Brown - strong girl falls for the "bad" guy - then they catch the real bad guys.
Lethal by Sandra Brown. Typical Sandra Brown - strong girl falls for the "bad" guy - then they catch the real bad guys.
Heart of Evil
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Heart of Evil by Heather Graham. This was okay, about people who solve crimes by listening to ghosts.
Heart of Evil by Heather Graham. This was okay, about people who solve crimes by listening to ghosts.
Thursday, December 1, 2011
A Drink Before the War
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A Drink Before the War by Dennis Lehane. I LOVE Dennis Lehane, but as I have said before he is very intense and graphic. This was his debut novel, the first book with Kenzie and Gennaro. Really, really great books.
A Drink Before the War by Dennis Lehane. I LOVE Dennis Lehane, but as I have said before he is very intense and graphic. This was his debut novel, the first book with Kenzie and Gennaro. Really, really great books.
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Before I Go To Sleep
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Before I Go To Sleep by S. J. Watson. I loved this book - I could not put it down. I started it right after dinner, and I would not go to sleep until I finished! So, after stopping to take care of kids and get them to bed, I think I read it in about 4 hours. It is about a woman who wakes up every morning with no idea where she is or who she is with. (50 First Dates-ish.) She thinks of herself as a young woman, but she is actually 47. Every time she goes into a deep sleep she forgets everything she had learned that day. She lives with her husband Ben, who cares for her and explains everything every day. But as she starts to remember more things with the help of a journal, she starts to wonder if everything that Ben tells her is true.
Before I Go To Sleep by S. J. Watson. I loved this book - I could not put it down. I started it right after dinner, and I would not go to sleep until I finished! So, after stopping to take care of kids and get them to bed, I think I read it in about 4 hours. It is about a woman who wakes up every morning with no idea where she is or who she is with. (50 First Dates-ish.) She thinks of herself as a young woman, but she is actually 47. Every time she goes into a deep sleep she forgets everything she had learned that day. She lives with her husband Ben, who cares for her and explains everything every day. But as she starts to remember more things with the help of a journal, she starts to wonder if everything that Ben tells her is true.
Quinn
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Quinn by Iris Johansen. What is think is the second to last book in the series about Eve and her dead daughter Bonnie - I hope! I need to know how it all ends, but I am kind of over the series. The last one is on my waiting list at the library. What I didn't really get about this book was why it was called Quinn - because Joe Quinn is not really in very much of it. It is mostly about 2 other characters. Oh well.
Quinn by Iris Johansen. What is think is the second to last book in the series about Eve and her dead daughter Bonnie - I hope! I need to know how it all ends, but I am kind of over the series. The last one is on my waiting list at the library. What I didn't really get about this book was why it was called Quinn - because Joe Quinn is not really in very much of it. It is mostly about 2 other characters. Oh well.
Falling Together
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Falling Together by Marisa de los Santos. A book about 3 best friends whose life together falls apart in the complexities of adult life, and how 2 come together to help the 3rd. I loved the characters in this book, and the intricacies of their relationships.
Falling Together by Marisa de los Santos. A book about 3 best friends whose life together falls apart in the complexities of adult life, and how 2 come together to help the 3rd. I loved the characters in this book, and the intricacies of their relationships.
Oceans Apart
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Oceans Apart by Karen Kingbury. I've talked about her books before, she is a Christian writer, her books are all about God and living a good life. This one was different from the other ones I have read, in that the main character had an affair, and in the other book I have read by her that would never happen. But I liked this book - the man had an affair when his marriage was in trouble, and the woman he was with didn't know he was married. It resulted in a child, that she never tells the man about. Until - she is killed in an airplane crash, and her will states that she wants the man to spend time with the boy before he goes into the system. This certainly creates havoc in his family, his wife and two daughters. But of course everything works out in the end.
Oceans Apart by Karen Kingbury. I've talked about her books before, she is a Christian writer, her books are all about God and living a good life. This one was different from the other ones I have read, in that the main character had an affair, and in the other book I have read by her that would never happen. But I liked this book - the man had an affair when his marriage was in trouble, and the woman he was with didn't know he was married. It resulted in a child, that she never tells the man about. Until - she is killed in an airplane crash, and her will states that she wants the man to spend time with the boy before he goes into the system. This certainly creates havoc in his family, his wife and two daughters. But of course everything works out in the end.
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Eyes Wide Open
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Eyes Wide Open by Andrew Gross. A doctor's nephew is found dead, and is assumed to be a suicide. As he looks closer into the situation, it becomes more dangerous and clear that there is much more going on.
Eyes Wide Open by Andrew Gross. A doctor's nephew is found dead, and is assumed to be a suicide. As he looks closer into the situation, it becomes more dangerous and clear that there is much more going on.
One Summer
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One Summer by David Baldacci. This author usually writes political thrillers, this book is more like a family drama. A man is terminally ill, and just as he is about to die, his wife is killed in a car crash. After is kids are split up across the country, he finds himself miraculously getting better. Reuniting with his kids they start to work on being a family again.
One Summer by David Baldacci. This author usually writes political thrillers, this book is more like a family drama. A man is terminally ill, and just as he is about to die, his wife is killed in a car crash. After is kids are split up across the country, he finds himself miraculously getting better. Reuniting with his kids they start to work on being a family again.
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Room
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Room by Emma Donoghue. A kind of creepy story, told by a 5 year old boy that was born in and never left an 11x11 room. His mother was abducted, and kept in a "improved" storage shed. "Spoiler Alert!" When they escape, the whole wide world is a little much for him to understand.
Room by Emma Donoghue. A kind of creepy story, told by a 5 year old boy that was born in and never left an 11x11 room. His mother was abducted, and kept in a "improved" storage shed. "Spoiler Alert!" When they escape, the whole wide world is a little much for him to understand.
Monday, November 14, 2011
Split Second
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Split Second by Catherine Coulter. This is an FBI Thriller, her series with Savich and Sherlock. I like these books, but the quality seems to be declining the more books she puts out. This one is about Ted Bundy's daughter.
Split Second by Catherine Coulter. This is an FBI Thriller, her series with Savich and Sherlock. I like these books, but the quality seems to be declining the more books she puts out. This one is about Ted Bundy's daughter.
Join Me!
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Join Me! by Danny Wallace. I've said it before - I love Danny Wallace. Reading his books makes me laugh out loud - which isn't something I normally do! Join Me! is about when Danny decided to create a "collective" in memory of a dead great-uncle, and put ads in the paper to "join me!", and people started to join. But Danny didn't what they were "joining" him in, and eventually it becomes a sort of "random acts of kindness" kind of thing. Funny funny.
Join Me! by Danny Wallace. I've said it before - I love Danny Wallace. Reading his books makes me laugh out loud - which isn't something I normally do! Join Me! is about when Danny decided to create a "collective" in memory of a dead great-uncle, and put ads in the paper to "join me!", and people started to join. But Danny didn't what they were "joining" him in, and eventually it becomes a sort of "random acts of kindness" kind of thing. Funny funny.
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
The Goddess Test
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The Goddess Test by Aimee Carter. I really liked this book. Hades needs to find a queen, but the 11 girls who have taken the goddess test have all died. He has one more shot - and Kate is the one he tries with. She either becomes immortal or dies trying. A great fresh take on the Greek myths.
The Goddess Test by Aimee Carter. I really liked this book. Hades needs to find a queen, but the 11 girls who have taken the goddess test have all died. He has one more shot - and Kate is the one he tries with. She either becomes immortal or dies trying. A great fresh take on the Greek myths.
Monday, November 7, 2011
The Body Finder
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The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting. This is a YA novel, about a girl with the power of being drawn to all things murdered. Animals, humans, whatever. When young girls start disappearing in her area, she uses that power to find the killer - but, of course, he figures out she knows.
The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting. This is a YA novel, about a girl with the power of being drawn to all things murdered. Animals, humans, whatever. When young girls start disappearing in her area, she uses that power to find the killer - but, of course, he figures out she knows.
Saturday, November 5, 2011
You're Next
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You're Next by Gregg Hurwitz. Love this guy - he writes the most intense, intricate stories. You never know where he is going to take it. He does use graphic imagery and language, so be aware of that. I don't even know how to explain this one - a guy who was abandoned at age 4 grows up and has a family, who are then threatened because of who he is. That will have to explain enough.
You're Next by Gregg Hurwitz. Love this guy - he writes the most intense, intricate stories. You never know where he is going to take it. He does use graphic imagery and language, so be aware of that. I don't even know how to explain this one - a guy who was abandoned at age 4 grows up and has a family, who are then threatened because of who he is. That will have to explain enough.
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Heaven is for Real
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Heaven is for Real by Todd Burpo. A mans son comes close to death during surgery and visits heaven. The true story of a little boy's trip to heaven and back. It certainly gave me stuff to think about, esp. with my own thoughts and feelings about what heaven and Jesus are about.
Heaven is for Real by Todd Burpo. A mans son comes close to death during surgery and visits heaven. The true story of a little boy's trip to heaven and back. It certainly gave me stuff to think about, esp. with my own thoughts and feelings about what heaven and Jesus are about.
The Power of Six
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The Power of Six by Pittacus Lore. Love this series - the first was I Am Number Four. I couldn't put it down and now I have to wait who knows how long for the next book to come out. Can't wait! About aliens in a struggle to live, basically.
The Power of Six by Pittacus Lore. Love this series - the first was I Am Number Four. I couldn't put it down and now I have to wait who knows how long for the next book to come out. Can't wait! About aliens in a struggle to live, basically.
The Most Dangerous Thing
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The Most Dangerous Thing by Laura Lippman. I quite like this author, but this wasn't my favorite book. About 5 friends and what changes the dynamics of their relationships.
The Most Dangerous Thing by Laura Lippman. I quite like this author, but this wasn't my favorite book. About 5 friends and what changes the dynamics of their relationships.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Love the one you're with
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Love the one you're with by Emily Giffin. This was my least favorite of the books I have read by this author. A woman is married, and runs into an old boyfriend, and has to decide who she really wants.
Love the one you're with by Emily Giffin. This was my least favorite of the books I have read by this author. A woman is married, and runs into an old boyfriend, and has to decide who she really wants.
Monday, October 24, 2011
Prayers for Rain
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Prayers for Rain by Deninis Lehane. I love love this author, but he is quite graphic and there is a lot of bad language. Everything I have read by him has just sucked me in. I think about his books a lot after I read them - to me the sign of a great writer. Prayers for Rain is part of a series about Private Investigators in Boston.
Prayers for Rain by Deninis Lehane. I love love this author, but he is quite graphic and there is a lot of bad language. Everything I have read by him has just sucked me in. I think about his books a lot after I read them - to me the sign of a great writer. Prayers for Rain is part of a series about Private Investigators in Boston.
Too Close to the Falls
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Too Close to the Falls by Catherine Gildiner. A fabulous memoir of a young girl growing up near Niagara Falls. A four she started working in her father's pharmacy - a great story of a precocious little girl.
Too Close to the Falls by Catherine Gildiner. A fabulous memoir of a young girl growing up near Niagara Falls. A four she started working in her father's pharmacy - a great story of a precocious little girl.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Yes Man
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Yes Man by Danny Wallace. I LOVE Danny Wallace - I laugh so hard when I read his books! The other one I read was Friends Like These, I seriously cried while reading it. They are memoirs, really, about experiments in his life. He is English, and I love that. Funny, funny funny!
Yes Man by Danny Wallace. I LOVE Danny Wallace - I laugh so hard when I read his books! The other one I read was Friends Like These, I seriously cried while reading it. They are memoirs, really, about experiments in his life. He is English, and I love that. Funny, funny funny!
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Cause Celeb
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Cause Celeb by Helen Fielding. I quite liked this book - about a woman who after a breakup with a guy who messed with her head ends up running a refugee camp in Africa. When a crisis comes she has to go back to London and get help from the guy and his crazy celebrity friends.
Cause Celeb by Helen Fielding. I quite liked this book - about a woman who after a breakup with a guy who messed with her head ends up running a refugee camp in Africa. When a crisis comes she has to go back to London and get help from the guy and his crazy celebrity friends.
Bridget Jones's Diary - The Edge of Reason
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Bridget Jones's Diary - The Edge of Reason by Helen Fielding. I think I forgot to list Bridget Jones's Diary in my mass list below. I had read it before, and I could have sworn that I read The Edge of Reason before as well - but I honestly didn't remember a thing about it! So maybe I didn't. It was OK - more crazy Bridget that I want to strangle because she makes things so difficult.
Bridget Jones's Diary - The Edge of Reason by Helen Fielding. I think I forgot to list Bridget Jones's Diary in my mass list below. I had read it before, and I could have sworn that I read The Edge of Reason before as well - but I honestly didn't remember a thing about it! So maybe I didn't. It was OK - more crazy Bridget that I want to strangle because she makes things so difficult.
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Learning
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Learning by Karen Kingsbury. This is a Christian author, and her books are full of God and prayer and living a clean life. Learning is the second book in a series - the first is Leaving. The series is about a girl who leaves her family to follow her dream on Broadway and the boy who she loves - they are broken up, he becomes a high school football coach. Pretty good.
Learning by Karen Kingsbury. This is a Christian author, and her books are full of God and prayer and living a clean life. Learning is the second book in a series - the first is Leaving. The series is about a girl who leaves her family to follow her dream on Broadway and the boy who she loves - they are broken up, he becomes a high school football coach. Pretty good.
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Outlander
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Outlander by Diana Gabaldon. I really liked this book, but I struggled with how many cookies it would get. It does have some disturbing and graphic scenes, and because of that I didn't want to give it my highest of 5 cookies. But, I couldn't stop thinking about the characters and the storyline, and usually those are the reasons I give a book 5 cookies. This book is about a woman who is transported back in time 200 years in Scotland, and is forced into marriage. (She is already married!) Her husband is wanted for a crime he didn't commit, and is eventually caught. I won't say more. There are 7 more books in the series, and I can't NOT read them - but I am nervous to. I know that there is more time travel in the next books, and I don't want the characters to have to be apart! I'd rather they could just be happy - but I have to know what happens!
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon. I really liked this book, but I struggled with how many cookies it would get. It does have some disturbing and graphic scenes, and because of that I didn't want to give it my highest of 5 cookies. But, I couldn't stop thinking about the characters and the storyline, and usually those are the reasons I give a book 5 cookies. This book is about a woman who is transported back in time 200 years in Scotland, and is forced into marriage. (She is already married!) Her husband is wanted for a crime he didn't commit, and is eventually caught. I won't say more. There are 7 more books in the series, and I can't NOT read them - but I am nervous to. I know that there is more time travel in the next books, and I don't want the characters to have to be apart! I'd rather they could just be happy - but I have to know what happens!
Saturday, October 1, 2011
I've Done It Again!
Oooh, I'll try to do better! (I'll rate them if I can remember!)
- Swamplandia! by Karen Russell 3 cookies
- Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane 4 cookies
- Eve by Iris Johansen 3 cookies
- The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown 4 cookies
- The Centurion's Wife by Davis Bunn & Jenette Oke 4 cookies
- The Hidden Flame by " 3 cookies
- The Damascus Way by " 3 cookies
- Minding Ben by Victoria Brown 3 cookies
- As Husbands Go by Susan Isaacs 4 cookies
- Devious by Lisa Jackson
- Minding Frankie by Maeve Binchy 3 cookies
- Mudbound by Hillary Jordan 3 cookies
- A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness 5 cookies
- Mobbed by Carol Higgins Clark
- Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare 4 cookies
- Save Me by Lisa Scottline 4 cookies
- Friends Like These by Danny Wallace 5 cookies
- Night Road by Kristin Hannah 3 cookies
- Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin 3 cookies
- Smokin' Seventeen by Janet Evanovich 4 cookies
- City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare 5 cookies
- Tigerlily's Orchids by Ruth Rundell 3 cookies
- Lost in Shangri-la by Mitchell Zuckoff 4 cookies
- Soulless by Gail Carriger 3 cookies
- Something Blue by Emily Giffin 4 cookies
- River Marked by Patricia Briggs 4 cookies
- Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand 5 COOKIES LOVED IT!
- Heads You Lose by Lisa Lutz and David Hayward 3 cookies
- Tick Tock by James Patterson 3 cookies
- Sticky Fingers by Nancy Martin
- Dreams of Joy by Lisa See 4 cookies
- I'll Walk Alone by Mark Higgins Clark
- The Goodbye Quilt by Susan Wiggs 3 cookies
- I am Number Four by Pittacus Lore 4 cookies
- Baby Proof by Emily Giffin 4 cookies
- The Girl in the Green Raincoat by Laura Lippman 3 cookies
- Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks 4 cookies
- The Brides House by Sandra Dallas 3 cookies
- The Girl in the Blue Beret by Bobbie Ann Mason 3 cookies
- The Throne of Fire by Rick Riordan 4 cookies
- Born To Die by Lisa Jackson 4 cookies
- In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson 5 cookies
- Best Staged Plans by Claire Cook 4 cookies
- Must Love Dogs by " 4 cookies
- Summer Rental by Mary Kay Andrews 4 cookies
- Leaving by Karen Kingsbury 4 cookies
- Heat Wave by Nancy Thayer 4 cookies
- Seven Year Switch by Claire Cook 4 cookies
- One Tuesday Morning, Beyond Tuesday Morning, Every Now and Then (Series) by Karen Kingsbury 4 cookies
- The Ear, The Eye, and The Arm by Nancy Farmer 4 cookies
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Between Sisters
4 cookies
Between Sisters by Kristen Hannah. Another Kristen Hannah book - I liked this one about two sisters with a strained relationship.
Between Sisters by Kristen Hannah. Another Kristen Hannah book - I liked this one about two sisters with a strained relationship.
Those Who Save Us
3 1/2 cookies
Those Who Save Us by Jenna Blum. Very interesting story about the German women during World War II - but very graphic and I'm not recommending it.
Those Who Save Us by Jenna Blum. Very interesting story about the German women during World War II - but very graphic and I'm not recommending it.
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Spindle's End
4 cookies
Spindle's End by Robin McKinley. I really like Robin McKinley's books. She creates such interesting worlds. This is a spin on "Sleeping Beauty".
Spindle's End by Robin McKinley. I really like Robin McKinley's books. She creates such interesting worlds. This is a spin on "Sleeping Beauty".
Angel Falls
4 cookies
Angel Falls by Kristen Hannah. Pretty good, a woman hits her head and goes into a coma, and wakes with missing memory - interesting.
Angel Falls by Kristen Hannah. Pretty good, a woman hits her head and goes into a coma, and wakes with missing memory - interesting.
Firefly Lane
4 cookies
Firefly Lane by Kristen Hannah. After reading Winter Garden and loving it, I'm reading some of Kristen Hannah's earlier books. I'm not quite as impressed with them as I was Winter Garden, but they are still good. Some bad language. This book was good and sad - a thirty year chronicle of two women's friendship.
Firefly Lane by Kristen Hannah. After reading Winter Garden and loving it, I'm reading some of Kristen Hannah's earlier books. I'm not quite as impressed with them as I was Winter Garden, but they are still good. Some bad language. This book was good and sad - a thirty year chronicle of two women's friendship.
Moonlight Mile
4 cookies
Moonlight Mile by Dennis Lehane. I'm always slightly disturbed by Dennis Lehane's books, but I always think about them for a long time, and I'm always sucked right into the stories. This is the sequel to Gone Baby Gone, and I didn't like it quite as well, but I liked seeing what happened to the characters from the first book. Be warned of graphic details and language.
Moonlight Mile by Dennis Lehane. I'm always slightly disturbed by Dennis Lehane's books, but I always think about them for a long time, and I'm always sucked right into the stories. This is the sequel to Gone Baby Gone, and I didn't like it quite as well, but I liked seeing what happened to the characters from the first book. Be warned of graphic details and language.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Dragonhaven
4 cookies
Dragonhaven by Robin McKinley. I loved this book. But, I love books about dragons. This is a pretty typical dragon book, with a few twists that I really liked. A fourteen your old boy becomes a surrogate mom to a baby dragon. I'm hoping that sometime she will write a sequel.
Dragonhaven by Robin McKinley. I loved this book. But, I love books about dragons. This is a pretty typical dragon book, with a few twists that I really liked. A fourteen your old boy becomes a surrogate mom to a baby dragon. I'm hoping that sometime she will write a sequel.
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Boy, am I behind
Wow, I haven't updated this in SO LONG! It's time to catch up - and I will really try to not get behind again. I do have a list of the book I have read, from my reading history at the library website, but I don't remember well what they were about, or sometimes even if I liked them. If I remember I will put cookies, but other than that don't expect much.
- Witch and wizard by James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet - 4 cookies
- Squirrel seeks chipmunk: A modest bestiary by David Sedaris - 2 cookies (This book was slightly disturbing and dark.)
- Wicked appetite by Janet Evanovich - 4 cookies (Love her!)
- Loser's town by Daniel Depp -3 cookies
- Babylon nights by Daniel Depp (sequel to Loser's town, I didn't like it and didn't finish it - no rating)
- 102 minutes: the untold story of the fight to survive inside the twin towers by Jim Dwyer and Kevin Flynn - 5 cookies (emotional and vivid)
- The lost hero by Rick Riordan (1st book in a new series by the author of The lightning thief) - 5 cookies
- Safe haven by Nicholas Sparks - 4 cookies
- One day by David Nicholls - 4 cookies (made me cry)
- The reversal by Michael Connelly - 4 cookies
- Matched by Ally Condie - 4 cookies
- The confession by John Grisham (this book really frustrated me, but still liked it) - 4 cookies
- What the night knows by Dean Koontz (I've never read him before) - 3 1/2 cookies
- Entice by Carrie Jones (3rd in series) - 4 cookies
- Tough Customer by Sandra Brown - 3 cookies
- Size 12 is not fat: A Heather Wells mystery by Meg Cabot - 5 cookies
- The capture by Kathryn Lasky - 3 cookies
- Hell's Corner by David Baldacci - 4 cookies
- The healer's apprentice by Melanie Dickerson - 4 cookies
- Size 14 is not fat either: A Heather Wells mystery by Meg Cabot - 5 cookies
- Big boned: A Heather Wells mystery by Meg Cabot- 4 cookies
- The atlas of love by Laurie Frankel - 5 cookies
- Secrets to the grave by Tami Hoag - 4 cookies
- The lost gate : a novel of the mither mages by Orson Scott Card - 5 cookies
- Wicked Lies by Lisa Jackson and Nancy Bush - ? cookies
- I'd know you anywhere by Laura Lippman - 4 cookies
- Call me irresistible by Susan Elizabeth Phillips - 4 cookies
- The red garden by Alice Hoffman - 3 cookies
- Always the baker, never the bride by Sandra D. Bricker - 4 cookies
- What the dead know by Laura Lippman - 3 cookies
- Pathfinder by Orson Scott Card - 5 cookies
- The way of kings by Brandon Sanderson - 5 cookies
- Pegasus by Robin McKinley - 4 cookies
- Little Princes : one man's promise to bring home the lost children of Nepal by Conor Grennan - 5 cookies
- Winter's bone by Daniel Woodrell - 3 1/2 cookies
- The inner circle by Brad Meltzer - 4 cookies
- The neighbors are watching by Debra Ginsberg - 3 cookies
- The gift by James Patterson and Ned Rust - 3 cookies
- Galore by Michael Crummey - 3 cookies
- A world without heros (Beyonders) by Brandon Mull - 4 cookies
- Magic Hour by Kristin Hannah (I had forgotten that I read this before, but I liked it and read it again) 4 cookies
- Winter garden by Kristin Hannah - 5 cookies
Saturday, January 8, 2011
The Graveyard Book
5 cookies
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman. Loved this book, about a boy raised in a graveyard by ghosts, and a guardian who seems to be a vampire. Very sweet, despite the morbidness of the setting.
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman. Loved this book, about a boy raised in a graveyard by ghosts, and a guardian who seems to be a vampire. Very sweet, despite the morbidness of the setting.
Wicked Appetite
4 cookies
Wicked Appetite by Janet Evanovich. This seems to be the first in a new series starring Diesel from a couple of the Stephanie Plum novels. It was cute and funny like all of her books.
Wicked Appetite by Janet Evanovich. This seems to be the first in a new series starring Diesel from a couple of the Stephanie Plum novels. It was cute and funny like all of her books.
Mini Shopaholic
4 cookies
Mini Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella. The latest in the Shopaholic series, I liked it. Becky and her daughter Minnie off on adventures.
Mini Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella. The latest in the Shopaholic series, I liked it. Becky and her daughter Minnie off on adventures.
Chasing Harry Winston
4 cookies
Chasing Harry Winston by Lauren Weisberg. This is the author of The Devil Wears Prada, and it was a good chick lit book. 3 friends and the changes in their lives. One of the friends really bugged me - she wouldn't be my friend.
Chasing Harry Winston by Lauren Weisberg. This is the author of The Devil Wears Prada, and it was a good chick lit book. 3 friends and the changes in their lives. One of the friends really bugged me - she wouldn't be my friend.
Blus Screen
3 cookies
Blue Screen by Robert B. Parker. I thought this was going to be better than it was. A female detective is hired to protect an actress, and then her sister is murdered. So - so.
Blue Screen by Robert B. Parker. I thought this was going to be better than it was. A female detective is hired to protect an actress, and then her sister is murdered. So - so.
Gone Baby Gone
5 cookies
Gone Baby Gone by Dennis Lehane. This book was great, I thought about it for a long time afterward. I love the writing and the story was compelling. A couple of detectives looking for a kidnapped girl.
Gone Baby Gone by Dennis Lehane. This book was great, I thought about it for a long time afterward. I love the writing and the story was compelling. A couple of detectives looking for a kidnapped girl.
Don't Blink
4 cookies
Don't Blink by James Patterson and Howard Roughan. I'm not even sure how to explain this one. A man sees something that sucks him into trouble. That works.
Don't Blink by James Patterson and Howard Roughan. I'm not even sure how to explain this one. A man sees something that sucks him into trouble. That works.
Chasing the Night
4 cookies
Chasing the Night by Iris Johansen. An Eve Duncan novel. I like these, and this one was good. A woman trying to get back her son, who was kidnapped by an enemy out for revenge.
Chasing the Night by Iris Johansen. An Eve Duncan novel. I like these, and this one was good. A woman trying to get back her son, who was kidnapped by an enemy out for revenge.
Do No Harm
4 cookies
Do No Harm by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz. Another good one by Mr Hurwitz. About a Doctor, a crazy man, and choices.
Do No Harm by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz. Another good one by Mr Hurwitz. About a Doctor, a crazy man, and choices.
Charlie St. Cloud
4 cookies
Charlie St. Cloud by Ben Sherwood. This wasn't at all what I thought it was. But I really liked it. I haven't seen the movie yet, but I think if it sticks to the story I will really like it.
Charlie St. Cloud by Ben Sherwood. This wasn't at all what I thought it was. But I really liked it. I haven't seen the movie yet, but I think if it sticks to the story I will really like it.
Cross Fire
3 cookies
Cross Fire by James Patterson. An Alex Cross novel. These are always good, but like most ongoing storylines, they aren't improving with age. Oh well, still pretty good.
Cross Fire by James Patterson. An Alex Cross novel. These are always good, but like most ongoing storylines, they aren't improving with age. Oh well, still pretty good.
The Crime Writer
4 cookies
The Crime Writer by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz. Loved this book, a great whoduit.
The Crime Writer by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz. Loved this book, a great whoduit.
The Tower
3 cookies
The Tower by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz. Love this author, this was my least favorite. Very violent and graphic scenes. But interesting.
The Tower by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz. Love this author, this was my least favorite. Very violent and graphic scenes. But interesting.
A Vintage Affair
4 cookies
A Vintage Affair by Isabel Wolff. Very cute book. After a tragedy, a young woman decides to open a vintage clothing shop. Sweet characters.
A Vintage Affair by Isabel Wolff. Very cute book. After a tragedy, a young woman decides to open a vintage clothing shop. Sweet characters.
Friday, December 3, 2010
Legends of Shannara - Bearers of the Black Staff
4 cookies
By Terry Brooks. I have always really liked Terry Brooks and his books, this is the newest in a long line of Shannara books. This is the 5th in the Genesis of Shannara books, one of my favorite series ever.
By Terry Brooks. I have always really liked Terry Brooks and his books, this is the newest in a long line of Shannara books. This is the 5th in the Genesis of Shannara books, one of my favorite series ever.
They're Watching
5 cookies
They're Watching by Gregg Hurwitz. Loved this mystery/thriller. Super plot twists and a great story. Can't wait to read more of his books.
They're Watching by Gregg Hurwitz. Loved this mystery/thriller. Super plot twists and a great story. Can't wait to read more of his books.
Sizzling Sixteen
4 cookies
Sizzling Sixteen by Janet Evanovich. A Stephanie Plum novel. Love these books.
Sizzling Sixteen by Janet Evanovich. A Stephanie Plum novel. Love these books.
Saving CeeCee Honeycutt
4 1/2 cookies
Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman. Loved this sweet book about a neglected girl who finds a home and who she is.
Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman. Loved this sweet book about a neglected girl who finds a home and who she is.
Murder of a Chocolate Covered Cherry
4 cookies
Murder of a Chocolate Covered Cherry: a Scumble River mystery by Denise Swanson. See previous post!
Murder of a Chocolate Covered Cherry: a Scumble River mystery by Denise Swanson. See previous post!
Murder of a Botoxed Blonde
4 cookies
Murder of a Botoxed Blonde: a Scumble River mystery by Denise Swanson. I like these books, but I laugh at the absurdity of the amount of murders in this small town.
Murder of a Botoxed Blonde: a Scumble River mystery by Denise Swanson. I like these books, but I laugh at the absurdity of the amount of murders in this small town.
Shadow Zone
3 cookies
Shadow Zone by Iris Johansen and Roy Johansen. This book was okay, about an ancient underwater city and a plot to kill the world's oceans. Kind of out there.
Shadow Zone by Iris Johansen and Roy Johansen. This book was okay, about an ancient underwater city and a plot to kill the world's oceans. Kind of out there.
The Murder of King Tut
4 1/2 cookies
The Murder of King Tut: the plot to kill the child king: a non-fiction thriller by James Patterson and Martin Dugard. Loved this book, I was totally fascinated with it. They pieced together what they think happened to King Tut, and then actual finding of his tomb. So interesting.
The Murder of King Tut: the plot to kill the child king: a non-fiction thriller by James Patterson and Martin Dugard. Loved this book, I was totally fascinated with it. They pieced together what they think happened to King Tut, and then actual finding of his tomb. So interesting.
Babyville
3 cookies
Babyville by Jane Green. Very much like the other Jane Green novels, which is to say, it was okay.
Babyville by Jane Green. Very much like the other Jane Green novels, which is to say, it was okay.
The Lion
4 cookies
The Lion by Nelson DeMille. Great book with one of my all time favorite characters.
The Lion by Nelson DeMille. Great book with one of my all time favorite characters.
Whiplash
3 cookies
Whiplash by Catherine Coulter. One of the FBI thriller books. I really liked this series when it first came out, but the quality has gone steadily downhill. I still like the characters.
Whiplash by Catherine Coulter. One of the FBI thriller books. I really liked this series when it first came out, but the quality has gone steadily downhill. I still like the characters.
I'm Back
Hopefully I can start keeping this up again - having a baby (esp. #5!) can certainly take up all your time. We will see what I can remember from them last couple of months.
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