The Professor is a brilliant mathematician who suffered some brain damage in an automobile accident years ago. He can remember his entire life up until the accident, but afterwards, he only has a memory of the past 80 minutes. Luckily, his sister-in-law steps in to help care for him. She hires housekeepers to come in […]
Linger by Maggie Stiefvater: Book Review
**POSSIBLE SPOILERS FOR SHIVER** You have got to be kidding me. This is where it ends? Beck has made some new wolves to care for the pack now that the older members are not shifting into humans anymore. One of the new wolves is Cole St. Clair, a gorgeous rock star. It’s not exactly easy […]
Weekly Update for August 22, 2011
Welcome to my weekly update for August 22, 2011! It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey […]
The Woods by Harlan Coben: Book Review
Paul Copeland’s sister disappeared into the woods of their summer camp one night twenty years ago. The bodies of two of her friends were found. She wasn’t. Now, the past is surfacing and the mystery is begging to be solved. Eh. Had this been my first Coben book, I would’ve loved it. As it is, […]
Character Connection: Temeraire
Temeraire is the title dragon from His Majesty’s Dragon by Naomi Novik. Temeraire isn’t supposed to be fighting for the British. He just happened to be commandeered as an egg after the French ship that was transporting him lost a battle. He hatches on board the British ship and sort of imprints on Captain Will […]
Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand by Helen Simonson: Book Review
Major Ernest Pettigrew is literally reeling around his house in shock on the morning his younger brother dies. A knock comes at his door and it is the lady from the village shop–Mrs. Ali. Mrs. Ali is there to collect money for the paper boy, but she takes one look at the Major and decides […]
Stardust by Neil Gaiman
Young Tristran Thorn (who’s birth is maybe not as…aboveboard…as Victorian society would like) is desperately in love with Victoria Forester. He screws up his courage one night to ask her to kiss him or marry him or just–something! He is met with laughter. In desperation, he offers to slay dragons and bring back treasures for […]
Weekly Update for August 15, 2011
Welcome to my weekly update for August 15, 2022! It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey […]
2011 Character Connection Links
Click here for my 2010 Character Connections Turnip Fitzhugh: The Pink Carnation series by Lauren Willig Merricat Blackwood: We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson Amy: The Ruins by Scott Smith Deeba: Un Lun Dun by China Miéville Daemon Sadi: The Black Jewels series by Anne Bishop Hans “Papa” Hubermann: The Book […]
Sunday Salon: Recent Acquisitions and a Completed Challenge
I’m a couple of weeks late posting this wrap-up, but the Middle East Reading Challenge hosted at Helen’s Book Blog ended July 31. The challenge was to read one book set in the Middle East. I read three. I hoped to do better, but I’m still happy that I read that many. They were: Shadow […]
How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff: Book Review
Daisy has been sent from NYC to live with her aunt and cousins in the English countryside. Shortly after her arrival, her Aunt Penn has to travel out of the country for work, leaving the teens alone for a few days. Terrorists strike and nothing is ever the same. This just wasn’t really my kind […]