4 cookies
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.
Saturday, November 19, 2011
One Summer
4 cookies
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
4 cookies
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
4 cookies
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!
4 cookies
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
4 cookies
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
4 cookies
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
5 cookies
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
4 cookies
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
5 cookies
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
3 cookies
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
3 cookies
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
4 cookies
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
4 cookies
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
4 cookies
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
4 cookies
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
3 cookies
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
4 cookies
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
5 cookies
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
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