Kitty and the Midnight Hour by Carrie Vaughn: Book Review

Kitty Norville is a late-night DJ who stumbles upon a popular idea for a talk show–“The Midnight Hour” in which she and her listeners discuss any and all thing supernatural. And the girl knows what she’s talking about. She’s a werewolf. Unfortunately, her new-found success brings her some unwanted attention. Her Alpha and the master […]

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The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan: Book Review

Something is wrong at Camp Half-Blood. Can Percy fix it? I loved the first in the series, and I really, really liked this one. But I would have preferred to have an original story within the framework of Greek mythology in the modern world rather than have a re-telling of The Odyssey, no matter how […]

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Kat, Incorrigible by Stephanie Burgis: Book Review

Kat Stephenson is the youngest in her family, but she just might be the most opinionated. Stepmama is trying to improve the family’s fortunes by marrying off the eldest daughter, Elissa, to a rich lord. Kat doesn’t like it and she sets out to stop it. Little does she realize that she has inherited her […]

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Three To Get Deadly by Janet Evanovich: Book Review

In bounty hunter Stephanie Plum’s latest escapade, she’s sent to bring in “Uncle Mo,” the local candy store owner who has to appear in court for carrying a concealed weapon without a permit. Everybody in Trenton does it, Mo was just the one who got caught. But Uncle Mo doesn’t want to come in. And […]

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Two for the Dough by Janet Evanovich: Book Review

Stephanie Plum is back and this time she’s trying to hunt down Kenny Mancuso. Kenny shot one of his best friends in the knee and then returned later to finish the job. With the help of Morelli, Ranger, and the ever-loveable Grandma Mazur, maybe Stephanie can catch Kenny before Kenny catches her. This book is […]

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Embroideries by Marjane Satrapi: Book Review

4 Stars. I felt like I was sitting in this roomful of multi-generational women as they gossiped about themselves, each other, and friends they knew. I think all women have sat in a group like this, when there aren’t any men around, and said just exactly what we really think. It’s not all ladylike and demure. This is the chance […]

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Stiff by Mary Roach: Book Review

Chalk this up to a win for the GoodReads friends. I would never have picked this up on my own. A book about cadavers? How morbid can you be? Not to mention the heebie-jeebies that would be sure to haunt me throughout the book. But so many people have read this and raved about it […]

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