Sunday, September 26, 2010

Chasing Windmills

3 cookies
Chasing Windmills by Catherine Ryan Hyde. Two strangers meet eyes on the subway in the middle of the night, and an interesting relationship ensues. Sebastian lives under the thumb of his controlling father, and Maria is trying to survive life with an abusive partner while raising 2 kids. How they escape.

The Late, Lamented Molly Marx

3 1/2 cookies
The Late, Lamented Molly Marx by Sally Koslow. The thought of this book was better than the book itself. Molly herself narrates as she watches her life and family after she dies - and even she does not know how she dies. She spends a lot of time trying to figure that out. It was OK.

The Devil and Sherlock Holmes

4 cookies
The Devil and Sherlock Holmes by David Grann. A collection of short true stories about murder, madness and obsession. Several of these stories had me riveted. Very interesting.

Friday, September 10, 2010

Murder of a Smart Cookie

5 cookies
Murder of a Smart Cookie by Denise Swanson. Yet another Scumble River book. I really like the spunky main character in these book, slightly chubby and really likable.

Murder of a Sweet Old Lady

5 cookies
Murder of a Sweet Old Lady by Denise Swanson. Another Scumble River book -

Murder of a Wedding Belle

5 cookies
Murder of a Wedding Belle: a Scumble River mystery by Denise Swanson. Loved this book! It is the latest in a long line of books in the series, and I ran across it on a list of new fiction at the library and tried it out and really liked it. Super clean and fun to read.

The House on Salt Hay Road

4 cookies
The House on Salt Hay Road by Carin Clevidence. I really liked the story, but there were some parts that I thought were really unnecessary. But I did think about this book for a few days after I finished it.

Eight Days to Live

4 cookies
Eight Days to Live by Iris Johansen. Another Eve Duncan book.

Blood Game

4 cookies
Blood Game by Iris Johansen. An Eve Duncan book. I like these books.