This book, like her others, is hysterical. Poppy Wyatt is about to be married. She and her friends are out at a fashion lunch and, after letting her friends try on her engagement ring, she loses it. She, not surprisingly, freaks out. While she is trying to find it, her purse is stolen and with [...]
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I’ve Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella
Posted in fiction on May 4, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The Breath of God by Jeffrey Small
Posted in fiction on January 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I hate to call it this, but this is a Da Vinci Code type of book. I think it rather unfair that we compare books of this nature to Da Vinci code since I felt it was rather poorly written, but there you have it. In The Breath of God, we meet Grant Michaels, a [...]
The Little Lady Agency by Hester Browne
Posted in fiction on April 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Melissa has just been fired…again. She has skills, but doesn’t seem to be able to keep a job. So, she decides to start her own agency, the Little Lady Agency. Using an later ego with more pizzazz than she feels she has, she reinvents herself as Honey. She helps men with everything from shopping to [...]
The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen
Posted in fiction on April 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
First off, I want to just say that I have been waiting for several months now for Allen’s new book. I was so excited when I got it a few days ago. Now, I am a huge Allen fan. The first time I read Garden Spells, I was absolutely blown away. She is such a [...]
There’s No Place Like Here by Cecelia Ahern
Posted in fiction on March 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Ahern is a superb writer. For some reason, I always put off reading her books, but once I do they are all equally fabulous. This book is no different. Sandy is a private detective who has made it her life’s work to track down missing people and items. Since the disappearance of a childhood neighbor, [...]
The Book of Tomorrow by Cecelia Ahern
Posted in fiction on February 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I always forget how much I enjoy her books. Ahern once again crafts a tale of joy and sorrow with just a hint of magic. Tamara has just lost her father and so she and her mother must go live with her aunt and uncle. But things are not as they seem and Tamara is [...]
The Emperor’s Tomb by Steve Berry
Posted in adventure, audiobook, fiction on January 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Cotton Malone is back, but not better than ever I have to admit. I listened to this one on audio and thought that it would be great, but I was left feeling unsatisfied. Cotton is called in to help his friend Cassiopeia Vitt when she is kidnapped. Soon they are traveling to the Orient to [...]
Passage by Connie Willis
Posted in fiction, science fiction on November 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Dr. Joanna Lander is studying near death experiences and teams up with Dr. Richard Wright to work on simulating and decoding near death experiences. As with all Willis’s books, there are so many twists and turns you feel like you are in a maze. It is utterly brilliant and captivating. Willis does not shy off [...]
Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen
Posted in fantasy, fiction on September 20, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I had no idea there was a sequelish to Garden Spells. Sugar Queen is fabulous! Josey has always hidden from life, but the sudden appearance of a woman in her closet sets her forth on a magical adventure. She discovers friends, love and what it means to live.
The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks
Posted in fiction on July 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I am pretty sure the last Nicholas Sparks book I read was A Walk to Remember back when I had just graduated college in 2001. So I figured I should read one. I did. It was exactly like the last one I said. Romance then tragedy. Although I do have to say when Ronnie found [...]
