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 […]
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 […]
The fabulous Parajunkee of Parajunkee Design recently held a contest for a blog button. I was lucky enough to win! Yay! She asked what I would like and I rambled on about baby blue, fantasy, fairy tales, historical fiction, how much I love the design she did for Tina’s Book Reviews, how much I love […]
My uncle Rick recently emailed me with an idea for a blog post. I liked what he had to say so much that I asked if I could use his email as a guest post and he agreed. Check out his reviews on GoodReads. He doesn’t have time to write many, but I am always […]
What are you reading on Monday is hosted by J. Kaye’s Book Blog. Last week, I finished and reviewed: Sent: The Missing: Book 2 by Margaret Peterson Haddix Very Valentine by Adriana Trigiani Lament: The Faerie Queen’s Deception by Maggie Stiefvater I’m currently reading Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson I’m not at all […]
Deirdre meets Luke at an audition one day. They play some amazing music together, and by the end of the day, Deirdre is more than a little infatuated. But Luke isn’t the only stranger appearing in her life. All kinds of weird people and events start surrounding her, and it’s obvious that Luke has something […]
Valentine Roncalli is turning 34 years old, she lives and works with her grandmother, and she’s single. She’s pretty happy though, until the day her grandmother tells her that the family’s custom shoe shop is in financial trouble. Now she finds herself trying to find a way to save the business she loves as she […]
This week’s question: Do you read the inside flaps that describe a book before or while reading it? That depends. When I’m browsing the library or bookstore and checking out a book that I’m not familiar with at all, I’ll definitely read the jacket flap. I want to have some idea whether it’s something I […]
***SPOILERS FOR THE FIRST BOOK, FOUND*** Found ended with Jonah and Katherine latching onto Chip and Alex as the two boys were sent back into their own time period. Sent picks up there. The kids find themselves in fifteenth century England, where Chip and Alex find out that they’re royalty. Many plots are afoot and […]
What are you reading on Monday is hosted by J. Kaye’s Book Blog. Last week, I finished: The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore and The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson–Highly, highly recommended I’m currently working on Sent by Margaret Peterson Haddix Up next: Probably […]
The narrator of The Gargoyle (I’m pretty sure we never learn his name) begins his story with a horrific car crash that leaves him burned beyond recognition. He hasn’t lived the best life: he’s selfish, addicted to drugs, and a porn star. His beautiful, sexy “friends” take one look at him after the accident and […]