4 cookies
Over the Moon at the Big Lizard Diner by Lisa Wingate. This is the author of Tending Roses, which I loved. This was a great little book. Just a sweet little story about love and fear and trust - you know, relationships. I really like the way she writes, it's funny and endearing. I bought this book at DI solely because I liked Tending Roses so much, and it was definitely worth the 2 bucks. Apparently she followed up Tending Roses with 2 more books, making a trilogy. I am going to work on getting those from the library.
Monday, August 31, 2009
Sunday, August 30, 2009
The Goose Girl
5 cookies
The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale. So, I have been hearing good things about The Goose Girl for months, at Book Club, from my sister-in-law, misc. other places and people. I finally got to it from my list of "what to read" and I loved it! It was really great. I am finding that I really like Shannon Hale. Everything that I have read of hers I have really liked. Apparently it is based on a Grimm Fairy Tale, but this was the first time I have heard this story. It is about a princess who must become a goose girl before she can become queen. It was really good!
The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale. So, I have been hearing good things about The Goose Girl for months, at Book Club, from my sister-in-law, misc. other places and people. I finally got to it from my list of "what to read" and I loved it! It was really great. I am finding that I really like Shannon Hale. Everything that I have read of hers I have really liked. Apparently it is based on a Grimm Fairy Tale, but this was the first time I have heard this story. It is about a princess who must become a goose girl before she can become queen. It was really good!
Friday, August 28, 2009
Letters for Emily
4 cookies
Letters for Emily by Camron Wright. I really liked this book. It is a sweet and sensitive book about love and regret. I am guessing that Camron Wright is LDS, as he lives in SLC and went to BYU. He was inspired to write the book by his grandfather's poems, and a few of the poems are written at the back of the book. I'm not big on poetry, but every once in a while I come across one that I really like - I was surprised to find that I really liked almost all of Harry Wright's poems. Both the author's grandfather and the grandfather character in the book suffered from Alzheimer's, so did my grandfather. It was both humbling and endearing to read about. Although my grandpa didn't write poems, he was one of the kindest, most gentle men I have ever had the privilege of knowing, and to be his granddaughter was a blessing indeed. It was nice to have a reminder of him.
Letters for Emily by Camron Wright. I really liked this book. It is a sweet and sensitive book about love and regret. I am guessing that Camron Wright is LDS, as he lives in SLC and went to BYU. He was inspired to write the book by his grandfather's poems, and a few of the poems are written at the back of the book. I'm not big on poetry, but every once in a while I come across one that I really like - I was surprised to find that I really liked almost all of Harry Wright's poems. Both the author's grandfather and the grandfather character in the book suffered from Alzheimer's, so did my grandfather. It was both humbling and endearing to read about. Although my grandpa didn't write poems, he was one of the kindest, most gentle men I have ever had the privilege of knowing, and to be his granddaughter was a blessing indeed. It was nice to have a reminder of him.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
A Great and Terrible Beauty
3 cookies
A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray. This is the first of a trilogy. It is a Young Adult novel, and there wasn't any bad language in it. This book was pretty good. It is set in 1895 London (mostly) and it is about a girl who discovers she has supernatural powers. It is different than that sounds. Not too bad.
A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray. This is the first of a trilogy. It is a Young Adult novel, and there wasn't any bad language in it. This book was pretty good. It is set in 1895 London (mostly) and it is about a girl who discovers she has supernatural powers. It is different than that sounds. Not too bad.
Ironside
3 cookies
Ironside is the the sequel to Tithe - by Holly Black. This book, like the first, was OK. I didn't LOVE it, but I didn't hate it either. It picks up right where the last one left off, although the either one can stand alone. You don't have to read the first to understand the second and vice-versa. This one, like the first, has bad language in it.
Ironside is the the sequel to Tithe - by Holly Black. This book, like the first, was OK. I didn't LOVE it, but I didn't hate it either. It picks up right where the last one left off, although the either one can stand alone. You don't have to read the first to understand the second and vice-versa. This one, like the first, has bad language in it.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Tithe
3 1/2 cookies
Tithe - a Modern Faerie Tale by Holly Black. I didn't like this first half of this book, but the 2nd half was better - thus - 3 and 1/2 cookies - 1/2 a cookie for a better last half. This is a Young Adult fiction book. The first half was quite confusing, and there were quite a few bad words. I hate that some YA books have such terrible language, it makes me mad. The last half was good, and I liked the ending. This book was OK, OK enough that I will read the sequel next.
Tithe - a Modern Faerie Tale by Holly Black. I didn't like this first half of this book, but the 2nd half was better - thus - 3 and 1/2 cookies - 1/2 a cookie for a better last half. This is a Young Adult fiction book. The first half was quite confusing, and there were quite a few bad words. I hate that some YA books have such terrible language, it makes me mad. The last half was good, and I liked the ending. This book was OK, OK enough that I will read the sequel next.
Alcatraz the 2nd
4 cookies
Alcatraz Versus the Scrivener's Bones by Brandon Sanderson. Another great book by Brandon Sanderson. Book II in this series was good - very witty and clever. How does he come up with this stuff?
Alcatraz Versus the Scrivener's Bones by Brandon Sanderson. Another great book by Brandon Sanderson. Book II in this series was good - very witty and clever. How does he come up with this stuff?
Monday, August 24, 2009
Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians
4 cookies
Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians by Brandon Sanderson. This is a juvenile fiction book, I read it because Brandon Sanderson is one of my favorite authors right now. It was certainly creative, and fun to read. Alcatraz, a boy in foster care, finds out that the world is actually controlled by evil librarians - thus - the books are controlled - thus - the information is controlled - so - nothing is quite what he thought. I certainly couldn't write a book like this, I don't have a big enough imagination.
Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians by Brandon Sanderson. This is a juvenile fiction book, I read it because Brandon Sanderson is one of my favorite authors right now. It was certainly creative, and fun to read. Alcatraz, a boy in foster care, finds out that the world is actually controlled by evil librarians - thus - the books are controlled - thus - the information is controlled - so - nothing is quite what he thought. I certainly couldn't write a book like this, I don't have a big enough imagination.
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Ten Big Ones
4 cookies
Ten Big Ones by Janet Evanovich - 10th Stephanie Plum Novel. Again, not the best words in these books - but - SO SO funny! These books are about a bounty hunter named Stephanie Plum, who attracts weirdness and trouble like a magnet. I'll give you a taste -
"I had time to kill before I met Lula for our movie date and capture, so I headed for the mall. When in doubt... shop. I parked at the Macy's entrance and meandered through the shoe department. My credit card was pretty much maxed out, and I didn't see anything worth going to debtors' prison over, so I wandered out of Macy's and hit the Godiva Store. I collected all the loose change in the bottom of my bag, and I got two pieces of chocolate. If you buy chocolate with loose change the calories don't count. And anyway, one of the pieces was a raspberry truffle, so it was fruit. And fruit is healthy, right?" (Ten Big Ones by Janet Evanovich, page 138)
It is written from Stephanie's perspective, and it is hilarious. But again, I don't recommend them. (Hahaha)
Ten Big Ones by Janet Evanovich - 10th Stephanie Plum Novel. Again, not the best words in these books - but - SO SO funny! These books are about a bounty hunter named Stephanie Plum, who attracts weirdness and trouble like a magnet. I'll give you a taste -
"I had time to kill before I met Lula for our movie date and capture, so I headed for the mall. When in doubt... shop. I parked at the Macy's entrance and meandered through the shoe department. My credit card was pretty much maxed out, and I didn't see anything worth going to debtors' prison over, so I wandered out of Macy's and hit the Godiva Store. I collected all the loose change in the bottom of my bag, and I got two pieces of chocolate. If you buy chocolate with loose change the calories don't count. And anyway, one of the pieces was a raspberry truffle, so it was fruit. And fruit is healthy, right?" (Ten Big Ones by Janet Evanovich, page 138)
It is written from Stephanie's perspective, and it is hilarious. But again, I don't recommend them. (Hahaha)
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Fearless Fourteen
4 cookies
OK, I'm not sure I should be admitting to reading this particular series. Fearless Fourteen is number - wait for it - 14 in the Stephanie Plum novels by Janet Evanovich. These are the funniest books I have ever read. I laugh out loud over and over while reading these books. I rarely laugh out loud when I am reading. As long as I am outing myself about reading these, I am going to drag my mom into it as well! My mom loves these books as well, and she read one out loud to my dad on their last road trip, apparently they were both in tears from laughing. Now, you ask why would I not want to admit to reading these? Well, they are full of words and descriptions that I would never say. But, that is part of what makes them SO FUNNY! My favorite character in the books is Grandma Mazur. Everything about her makes me laugh. I am not recommending these books - but if you want to laugh they should do it for you!
OK, I'm not sure I should be admitting to reading this particular series. Fearless Fourteen is number - wait for it - 14 in the Stephanie Plum novels by Janet Evanovich. These are the funniest books I have ever read. I laugh out loud over and over while reading these books. I rarely laugh out loud when I am reading. As long as I am outing myself about reading these, I am going to drag my mom into it as well! My mom loves these books as well, and she read one out loud to my dad on their last road trip, apparently they were both in tears from laughing. Now, you ask why would I not want to admit to reading these? Well, they are full of words and descriptions that I would never say. But, that is part of what makes them SO FUNNY! My favorite character in the books is Grandma Mazur. Everything about her makes me laugh. I am not recommending these books - but if you want to laugh they should do it for you!
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Elantris
5 cookies
Boy am I a lucky girl - two 5 cookie books in a row! If you look to the right on my "all time favorites" list, you will see the Mistborn series by Brandon Sanderson, Elantris was his first book. I'm thinking I might have to add Elantris to that list. I love Brandon Sanderson's books, they are complex, well-written and very interesting. I was a little confused at the beginning of this one, lots of different names and things to keep straight, but it all fell into place as I kept going. These are fantasy books. If you don't like fantasy books, you won't like Brandon Sanderson books, but if you do, his are some of the best I have ever read.
Boy am I a lucky girl - two 5 cookie books in a row! If you look to the right on my "all time favorites" list, you will see the Mistborn series by Brandon Sanderson, Elantris was his first book. I'm thinking I might have to add Elantris to that list. I love Brandon Sanderson's books, they are complex, well-written and very interesting. I was a little confused at the beginning of this one, lots of different names and things to keep straight, but it all fell into place as I kept going. These are fantasy books. If you don't like fantasy books, you won't like Brandon Sanderson books, but if you do, his are some of the best I have ever read.
City of Ashes
5 cookies
When I read the first book in this series - City of Bones - I loved it! Well, I loved City of Ashes too! I love the characters in these books, and I can't wait to read the last one in the series! Please please please come (into the library) soon! I'm not sure how to explain these books, so you will just have to read them, but I love them!
When I read the first book in this series - City of Bones - I loved it! Well, I loved City of Ashes too! I love the characters in these books, and I can't wait to read the last one in the series! Please please please come (into the library) soon! I'm not sure how to explain these books, so you will just have to read them, but I love them!
half read
I started a book called Handle with Care by Jodi Piccoult. I didn't finish it. I just couldn't. For some reason, I couldn't stand the thought of what was coming in the book, so I didn't finish! There is a character in the book - the mother - and she was going to sue her best friend for something that wasn't the best friends fault, and it was going to hurt her own daughter in the process, and I couldn't take it! I'm kind of a loser - I know - but I couldn't keep reading knowing she was going to do that!
Thursday, August 13, 2009
The Associate
3 cookies
The Associate by John Grisham was pretty good. I have always liked John Grisham, and I felt like this is one of the best books he has written lately. This one made me think of The Firm, which is one of my favorites. Pretty much, it is a typical John Grisham book.
The Associate by John Grisham was pretty good. I have always liked John Grisham, and I felt like this is one of the best books he has written lately. This one made me think of The Firm, which is one of my favorites. Pretty much, it is a typical John Grisham book.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Double Exposure
3 cookies
Another Blaine and Brenton Yorgason book. Double Exposure is a novel, a story of a couple who have lost their love for each other, our ancestors, pioneer life, and how love can change us. And, believe it or not, time travel. A interesting premise, but it is a good read. I like reading about the trappers of pioneer times, how they talked and lived.
Another Blaine and Brenton Yorgason book. Double Exposure is a novel, a story of a couple who have lost their love for each other, our ancestors, pioneer life, and how love can change us. And, believe it or not, time travel. A interesting premise, but it is a good read. I like reading about the trappers of pioneer times, how they talked and lived.
The Greatest Quest
4cookies
Some of the books I got at DI were Blaine and Brenton Yorgason books, I also was given a bunch by my Aunt Diane - Thanks Diane! Blaine Yorgason is a friend of my folks, and saved my life when I was 5, but that is not a story to tell here. Thus, I have always had a soft spot in my heart for the Yorgason's, and have always liked their books. The Greatest Quest is good. This is a LDS book, a fictionalized account of 5 friends search for God's church, and the points of truth that that church would have. It is very interesting from the point of view of what the bible says Christ's church will be like, and how that relates to the LDS faith and other faiths.
Some of the books I got at DI were Blaine and Brenton Yorgason books, I also was given a bunch by my Aunt Diane - Thanks Diane! Blaine Yorgason is a friend of my folks, and saved my life when I was 5, but that is not a story to tell here. Thus, I have always had a soft spot in my heart for the Yorgason's, and have always liked their books. The Greatest Quest is good. This is a LDS book, a fictionalized account of 5 friends search for God's church, and the points of truth that that church would have. It is very interesting from the point of view of what the bible says Christ's church will be like, and how that relates to the LDS faith and other faiths.
Monday, August 10, 2009
Marley & Me
3 cookies
While I was in Utah we went to two different DI's looking for books, this was one of my finds. Most people know about Marley & Me, since they made a movie from the book. I haven't seen the movie, but I really liked this book. It is by John Grogan. It made me laugh, and it made me cry. When this book first came out I wanted to read it, but never quite made it. I is just a story about a family and their dog, but I could really relate to it, and I think most people could. It was a very sweet little book.
While I was in Utah we went to two different DI's looking for books, this was one of my finds. Most people know about Marley & Me, since they made a movie from the book. I haven't seen the movie, but I really liked this book. It is by John Grogan. It made me laugh, and it made me cry. When this book first came out I wanted to read it, but never quite made it. I is just a story about a family and their dog, but I could really relate to it, and I think most people could. It was a very sweet little book.
Fablehaven Book 4
4 cookies
Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary by Brandon Mull. I love the Fablehaven series. It was written basically for a younger audience, but they are really great for adults. I thought this was the best book so far, and is probably the best written. I thought the ending was a little off, it was so abrupt. It threw me off a little, but I am excited for the next (and last) book to come out - hopefully sometime in the Spring of 2010. Super series!
Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary by Brandon Mull. I love the Fablehaven series. It was written basically for a younger audience, but they are really great for adults. I thought this was the best book so far, and is probably the best written. I thought the ending was a little off, it was so abrupt. It threw me off a little, but I am excited for the next (and last) book to come out - hopefully sometime in the Spring of 2010. Super series!
The Strain
3 cookies
Basically, this book is about a virus that turns people into vampires. The Strain is by Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan. It was OK as vampire books go. I did get freaked out reading it once late at night by myself, and I had to stop reading until the next morning.
Basically, this book is about a virus that turns people into vampires. The Strain is by Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan. It was OK as vampire books go. I did get freaked out reading it once late at night by myself, and I had to stop reading until the next morning.
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