I am pretty amazed at myself this month! 7 books read and 2 audios for a total of 9 this month! That may be a record for me! LOL I read:
My Sister's Keeper - Bill Benner's (Kindle) B This was a thriller with a bit of everything in it. A first novel (and only as far as I can see) from this author and I think he has some real potential. I couldn't wait to see what would happen next. There are some over the top moments but worth the read imo. Martha is an investigative journalist. She is tracking down a serial rapist and killer and goes to a warehouse to get evidence. She is to meet a detective there but he is late and when she investigates on her own, she is pushed out of a 3rd story window and is paralyzed from the waist down. Richard is her brother and comes back to town to help his parents take care of her. When he is framed for a murder he didn't commit, Martha is the one who comes to his aid. Candle Apple Dead - Sammi Carter - B A cozy that takes place in Colorado. Abby returns to Colorado after a divorce and moving back from California. She has made friends with Brandon who owns a business not far from Abby's candy shop. Brandon is found murdered in his burned business and it looks like Abby's brother Wyatt is the suspect. She works to clear his name. Finger Lick'n Fifteen - Janet Evanovich B+ I love these books, they are always a 'pick me up'. In this one a guy is beheaded in front of Lula's car. Turns out the guy was a chef who was there competing in a bbq cookoff. Naturally, Lula and Grandma team up to enter the cookoff and find the killer. Still Alice - Lisa Genova A++ This was a very well written book about a 50 year old PHD who is diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease. It is told from Alice's point of view and is a heartrending story of this disease and the effects on the family as well as the person suffering from it. A Real Basket Case - Beth Groundwater B This is a very light and fun cozy. Claire is found in her bedroom in her bra and underwear with a hunky gym trainer dead on her bed. Her husband is holding the gun that Enrique was shot with when the police come. Claire has to convince her husband first of all that she wasn't having an affair, she was only getting a massage, and has to clear her husband of the murder charges. She knows he couldn't have done it! She gets herself into some pretty funny predicaments along the way and it was made even more fun for me because it takes place in my home town and I recognized a lot of the places and areas. Pretties - Scott Westerfeld B+ I've liked both of these dystopian tales so far in the trilogy. Now that Tally is a "Pretty" she parties all the time but she is remembering her time in the Smokies with her friends. She is a member of a group called the Crims. They all seem to be an outcast group of the other "Pretties", they still like to pull pranks like they did when they were "Uglies". Tally is approached by a former friend from when she was Ugly at a costume party. Croy has brought her something that she will have to retrieve when she can remember. She and Zane, the Crims leader find the pouch that was left for Tally and there are two pills in it with a note. The Specials are getting close and Tally is afraid to take both pills so she takes one and gives Zane the other. They are becoming more clear headed and plan on escaping to the Smokies again. >From Black Rooms - Stephen Woodworth B+ The final book in the Violet series. I hated to see it end because I have enjoyed reading about Natalie and her daughter. In this one, someone is trying to MAKE Violets. The people they use for subjects are going crazy and the people responsible want Natalie to connect with the dead doctor who developed the vaccine so he can perfect it. AUDIOS: Dreamland - Kevin Baker - C This had a lot of characters to remember but I enjoyed listening to the different stories and how they related to each other in historic New York. Hadassah, One Night with the King - Tommy Tenny A This is biblical fiction and the story of Esther, a Jewish girl who became Queen of Persia. Very good story. That's it! Paula, CO [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Have you told a friend today? http://bookcrossing.com/tellafriend Archives and email list settings: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BookCrossing Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BookCrossing/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BookCrossing/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
