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The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks. I have always really liked Nicholas Sparks, even though most of what he writes is sad. (Well, there is one Nicholas Sparks book that I hated - Dear John - there is a movie coming out about it, no, I won't be seeing it.) The Last Song is no exception to the sadness. But, Mr. Sparks has a way of writing about people and their emotions that I really like. I would like to see the movie of this book. I will wait until it comes out on DVD though. My favorite Nicholas Sparks book is The Wedding. Not sad.
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Can You Keep a Secret?
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Can You Keep a Secret? by Sophie Kinsella. So, this is my new favorite author. I laugh out loud at her books. This one is about a young woman who is on a flight, they hit some turbulence and she is terrified that she is going to die, and tells her seatmate ALL of her little secrets. The seatmate turns out to be the big boss of her company, and what happens next. Sophie Kinsella is English, and I love all the English settings and words. Having spent a year and a half living in England, I love reading all those English things. This book does have bad language. Funny, funny book.
Can You Keep a Secret? by Sophie Kinsella. So, this is my new favorite author. I laugh out loud at her books. This one is about a young woman who is on a flight, they hit some turbulence and she is terrified that she is going to die, and tells her seatmate ALL of her little secrets. The seatmate turns out to be the big boss of her company, and what happens next. Sophie Kinsella is English, and I love all the English settings and words. Having spent a year and a half living in England, I love reading all those English things. This book does have bad language. Funny, funny book.
Peter and the Sword of Mercy
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Peter and the Sword of Mercy by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson. This is a new book in the Peter and the Starcatchers series. I stumbled across it randomly, and I was excited, because I thought the series was done. In the book it says that they were done writing the series, but had so many requests to write another one, that they did! I LOVE this series, and this book is every bit as good as the first three. In the first three Peter is friends with Molly and (kinda friends with) George, and in this one he meets Wendy, Molly and George's daughter. Get it? Wendy? As in their last name is Darling? Okay, I am sure you get it. Terrific book.
Peter and the Sword of Mercy by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson. This is a new book in the Peter and the Starcatchers series. I stumbled across it randomly, and I was excited, because I thought the series was done. In the book it says that they were done writing the series, but had so many requests to write another one, that they did! I LOVE this series, and this book is every bit as good as the first three. In the first three Peter is friends with Molly and (kinda friends with) George, and in this one he meets Wendy, Molly and George's daughter. Get it? Wendy? As in their last name is Darling? Okay, I am sure you get it. Terrific book.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Evidence
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Evidence by Jonathan Kellerman. Evidence is an Alex Delaware novel, which I love. This is the newest one. There are over 20 Alex Delaware books, I think I have read them all. Evidence, like all these books, is violent and explicit about crime scenes and death. Despite that, these are some of my favorite books, and Alex Delaware is one of my all time favorite characters.
Evidence by Jonathan Kellerman. Evidence is an Alex Delaware novel, which I love. This is the newest one. There are over 20 Alex Delaware books, I think I have read them all. Evidence, like all these books, is violent and explicit about crime scenes and death. Despite that, these are some of my favorite books, and Alex Delaware is one of my all time favorite characters.
Iron Kissed
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Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs. This is the third book in the Mercy Thompson series, and I really like the series. This book is much darker than the first two, and unlike the first two has some bad language and violence. I love the characters in these books.
Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs. This is the third book in the Mercy Thompson series, and I really like the series. This book is much darker than the first two, and unlike the first two has some bad language and violence. I love the characters in these books.
The Dream Merchant
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The Dream Merchant by Isabel Hoving. I didn't rate this book because I didn't finish reading it. It is a huge book, over 600 pages, and I got about half way through it. I didn't finish because I kept expecting it to become clearer, and more coherent, and it just didn't, and I gave up. My nephew, "Beans", put this on his book blog, saying that he really liked it, and I gave it a good try, but I simply couldn't get into it. Not sure why.
The Dream Merchant by Isabel Hoving. I didn't rate this book because I didn't finish reading it. It is a huge book, over 600 pages, and I got about half way through it. I didn't finish because I kept expecting it to become clearer, and more coherent, and it just didn't, and I gave up. My nephew, "Beans", put this on his book blog, saying that he really liked it, and I gave it a good try, but I simply couldn't get into it. Not sure why.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
The White Queen
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The White Queen by Philippa Gregory. This is a historical fiction book, about the life of Elizabeth Woodville, who was called the White Queen. Elizabeth was the mother to the 2 princes who disappeared out of the Tower of London, no one knows what happened to them. I thought it was an interesting book, I wish I knew more about what is actually fact in the book. Much of it is, but I would have to do a lot of research to know exactly what.
The White Queen by Philippa Gregory. This is a historical fiction book, about the life of Elizabeth Woodville, who was called the White Queen. Elizabeth was the mother to the 2 princes who disappeared out of the Tower of London, no one knows what happened to them. I thought it was an interesting book, I wish I knew more about what is actually fact in the book. Much of it is, but I would have to do a lot of research to know exactly what.
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Rainwater
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Rainwater by Sandra Brown. This book is set in the depression-era, in the dustbowl part of the country. Rainwater is the name of a man who goes to live in a boarding house, in the last few weeks of his cancer. He falls in love with the lady who runs the boarding house. It was pretty good.
Rainwater by Sandra Brown. This book is set in the depression-era, in the dustbowl part of the country. Rainwater is the name of a man who goes to live in a boarding house, in the last few weeks of his cancer. He falls in love with the lady who runs the boarding house. It was pretty good.
Friday, January 8, 2010
Blood Bound
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Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs. I read the first book in this series - Moon Called - a few weeks ago, and really liked it, and I really liked Blood Bound as well. I am excited to read the next two books, and there is another one coming out in the Spring. The covers on these are misleading, making look like there is sex and other things in the books, but the books are actually totally free of sex and bad words. I really like the characters in these books.
Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs. I read the first book in this series - Moon Called - a few weeks ago, and really liked it, and I really liked Blood Bound as well. I am excited to read the next two books, and there is another one coming out in the Spring. The covers on these are misleading, making look like there is sex and other things in the books, but the books are actually totally free of sex and bad words. I really like the characters in these books.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Confessions of a Shopaholic
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Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella. I watched the movie that was based on this book several weeks ago, and decided I wanted to read the book. It is really quite a bit different than the movie, but I really liked both. When I finished the book I found out it is a series, so I am excited to read the rest of them! There are a few bad words in there.
Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella. I watched the movie that was based on this book several weeks ago, and decided I wanted to read the book. It is really quite a bit different than the movie, but I really liked both. When I finished the book I found out it is a series, so I am excited to read the rest of them! There are a few bad words in there.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Fear the Worst
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Fear the Worst by Linwood Barclay. This is a great book! It is about a car salesman whose daughter goes missing, and his search for her. There are bad words in this one, so beware. He has at least 2 other books, so I will be sure to be reading those.
Fear the Worst by Linwood Barclay. This is a great book! It is about a car salesman whose daughter goes missing, and his search for her. There are bad words in this one, so beware. He has at least 2 other books, so I will be sure to be reading those.
Down in the Flood
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Down in the Flood by Kenneth Abel. I liked this, it is a mystery set in hurricane Katrina. Bad words though.
Down in the Flood by Kenneth Abel. I liked this, it is a mystery set in hurricane Katrina. Bad words though.
Monday, January 4, 2010
The Dragons of Ordinary Farm
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The Dragons of Ordinary Farm by Tad Williams and Deborah Beale. I liked this, it reminded me of the Fablehaven books. Fablehaven is better, but this was good. It is a fantasy, juvenile fiction. Two kids are sent to their great-uncle's (who they don't know) for the summer, and it turns out there are dragons and other mythical creatures who live there.
The Dragons of Ordinary Farm by Tad Williams and Deborah Beale. I liked this, it reminded me of the Fablehaven books. Fablehaven is better, but this was good. It is a fantasy, juvenile fiction. Two kids are sent to their great-uncle's (who they don't know) for the summer, and it turns out there are dragons and other mythical creatures who live there.
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Fire
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Fire by Kristin Cashore. This is a companion book to Graceling, which I read a month ago or so. I really liked it. Fantasy genre, young adult fiction. Fire is the name of a "Monster Human", there are also "Monster Animals", as well as regular humans and animals. You know something is a "Monster" because of their bright, oddly colored hair or fur. Human Monsters can also control minds. This was a good book.
Fire by Kristin Cashore. This is a companion book to Graceling, which I read a month ago or so. I really liked it. Fantasy genre, young adult fiction. Fire is the name of a "Monster Human", there are also "Monster Animals", as well as regular humans and animals. You know something is a "Monster" because of their bright, oddly colored hair or fur. Human Monsters can also control minds. This was a good book.
Friday, January 1, 2010
Into The Wild
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Into The Wild by Jon Krakauer. I have read Into Thin Air by the same author a couple of times, and I really like how he writes and explains things. Into The Wild is about a young man who gave up all his possessions and went to Alaska to "live in the wild", and died of starvation. (Jon Krakauer writes about true stories.) It was really interesting to see what the author discovered about Chris McCandless, and what drove him. An interesting, but sad, read.
Into The Wild by Jon Krakauer. I have read Into Thin Air by the same author a couple of times, and I really like how he writes and explains things. Into The Wild is about a young man who gave up all his possessions and went to Alaska to "live in the wild", and died of starvation. (Jon Krakauer writes about true stories.) It was really interesting to see what the author discovered about Chris McCandless, and what drove him. An interesting, but sad, read.
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