I have waited entirely too long to write this review and gotten too deeply involved in Ken Follett’s World Without End, so this review is going to suck a little. Which is a pity because I had thought of all kinds of witty things I was going to write and now I’ve lost them. Miss Continue Reading…
My favorite book growing up was Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery. It’s still one of my all-time favorite books. I have to confess that the first time I tried to read it, I thought it was boring. I’d seen the movie somewhere and grabbed the book at the library, and I think Continue Reading…
Booking Through Thursday asks: The northern hemisphere, at least, is socked in by winter right now… So, on a cold, wintry day, when you want nothing more than to curl up with a good book on the couch … what kind of reading do you want to do? Honestly, I’m not aware of my reading Continue Reading…
What Are You Reading Monday is hosted by J. Kaye’s Book Blog. Finished (Links to my reviews) Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane–Oh my gosh, how twisty! 4 stars Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale–What a fantastic retold fairy tale! 5 stars Venom by Joan Brady–A thriller with characters I couldn’t like. 2.5 stars Continue Reading…
This book is so complicated, I don’t even know where to start with a synopsis. David Marion is an ex-con who receives advance notice of a hit on his life. He escapes and learns that a mega-corporation, UCAI, was behind it. At the same time, Dr. Helen Freyl, who has a complicated past with David, Continue Reading…
Most of you have probably already read The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak, but it’s my very, very favorite book right now and has been for a while. Liesel Meminger is a ten-year-old girl living in Nazi Germany and being sent to live with foster parents when her younger brother dies. This is the first Continue Reading…
As luck would have it, the day Dashti enters the service of a lady is the very day said lady is bricked into a tower for seven years to learn obedience. Dashti goes along with her to keep her company and take care of her. Between fighting off rats, Lady Saren’s torpor, and the unsettling Continue Reading…
This week, on Booking Through Thursday, Jackie says, “I love books with complicated plots and unexpected endings. What is your favourite book with a fantastic twist at the end?” So, today’s question is in two parts. 1. Do YOU like books with complicated plots and unexpected endings? 2. What book with a surprise ending is Continue Reading…
Lucy Valentine has lost the family ability to match people based on their auras, and can now only find lost objects. After some negative publicity, Lucy finds herself in charge of the family matchmaking business for a few weeks. Not realizing what she’s getting herself into, she offers to try to find a new client’s Continue Reading…
What are You Reading Monday is hosted by J. Kaye’s Book Blog Finished: Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson–Beautiful–4 stars Truly, Madly by Heather Webber–Fun–3.5 stars Currently Reading: Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane–I’m not very far at all, but my husband ripped through this in a matter of days, which is unheard of! Up Continue Reading…
Fisherman and WWII veteran Carl Meine is found dead and tangled up in his fishing net one morning. At first glance it appears to be an accident, but the sheriff looks a little closer and starts to wonder. He soon arrests another fisherman, Kabuo Miyamoto, for murder. Against the backdrop of the murder trial, Guterson Continue Reading…