Friday, June 13, 2008

Certain Girls

Author: Jennifer Weiner
Bugs: 3
Review by: JennyFlowerPower

A follow-up of the characters in her first book (and in my opinion, best) Good in Bed. It made me both laugh and cry - good chick lit.

A Page Out of Life

Author: Kathleen Reid
Bugs: 4
Review by: Tartu

Nice, easy read. Ashley has let herself, her house and her marriage go after four kids. Now, with the help of a scrapbooking group, she finds her way back to herself.

Hello, Stranger

Author: Virginia Swift
Bugs: 3
Review by: book diva

A college student goes missing and Mustang Sally tries to unravel the mystery surrounding her disappearance.

A Long Way Gone

Author: Ishmael Beah
Bugs: 4
Review by: Nance

The subtitle of the book is "Memoirs of a Boy Soldier." It is the heartwrenching story of a boy in war torn Sierra Leone in the 1990s. It is written in simple language, but the descriptions are graphic.

Speaker for the Dead

Author: Orson Scott Card
Bugs: 4
Review by: Annas

I thought the book was an excellent sequel to Ender's Game. I really enjoyed reading this book.

Thursday, June 12, 2008

The Reapers

Author: John Connelly
Bugs: 4
Review by: Big Da

Intricate plot, likeable bad guys.

The Thin Man

Author: Dashiell Hammett
Bugs: 5
Review by: BookWorm

A fantastic mystery story written by the author of The Maltese Falcon. Fans of the Thin Man Movie series will love this book.

Moon Shell Beach

Author: Nancy Thayer
Bugs: 5
Review by: ADAR

very good summer read. predictable but fast moving. kept my interest.

Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace-- One School at a Time

Author: Greg Mortenson & David Oliver Relin
Bugs: 4
Review by: Judy D.

Good

Lucky

Author: Rachel Vail
Bugs: 3
Review by: Tartu

The first in a series of how three sisters react to their mother losing her job.

Hold Tight

Author: Harlan Coben
Bugs: 5
Review by: Big Da

Starting from 5 families, each with their own problems, Coben weaves a story of parental supervision, murder, adultery and violence into a satisfactory ending.

Change of Heart

Author: Jodi Picoult
Bugs: 5
Review by: SCart

This book was like a box of good chocolates. I couldn't stop myself from reading it and I didn't want it to end. It wasn't as good as my favorite Jodi Picoult book (My Sister's Keeper) but it was still a great read.

Tell No Lies

Author: Julie Compton
Bugs: 4
Review by: Tartu

Very engrossing. Along the lines of Fatal Attraction, with obsession and deception. The main character is hard to sympathize with at first, as is his wife, but by the end they've both made some positive changes.

Killng Bridezilla

Author: Laura Levine
Bugs: 4
Review by: book diva

This book is from the Jaine Austen mystery series. Jaine takes on writing a scene from a balcony for a friend getting married and the humorous adventure continues.

Beautiful Boy

Author: David Sheff
Bugs: 5
Review by: Kelly Ronca

Couldn't put this down. Liked it so much, I just had to read his son's book - Tweak.

Tweak

Author: Nic Sheff
Bugs: 5
Review by: Kelly Ronca

Gripping! Scary! What a great read.

Bright Shiny Morning

Author: James Frey
Bugs: 5
Review by: Kelly Ronca

For those of you that have read Frey's two other books, this one is just as well written. I enjoy Frey's style of writing and found that I couldn't put this book down!

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Heart-Shaped Box

Author: Joe Hill
Bugs: 2
Review by: bookmom

Too scary for me!

Amazing Grace

Author: Danielle Steel
Bugs: 3
Review by: KAD

Basic story line is good but her books are so repetitive that she says a lot of nothing on most of the pages.

Then She Found Me

Author: Elinor Lipman
Bugs: 4
Review by: Momma "D"

A 30 something woman is found by her birth mother with a few interesting twists