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Desperate Measures by Kate Wilhelm
I continued in on my Barbara Holloway series with Desperate Measures by Kate Wilhelm.
About the book: Barbara [...]
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
About the book (from her website)
At times stern, at other times patient, at times perceptive, at other times in sad denial, Olive Kitteridge, a retired schoolteacher, deplores the changes in her little town and in the world at large, but she doesn’t always recognize the changes in those around her: [...]
Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Recommended by the ladies in my Booklovers online group, I read Book 1 of the Trilogy, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.
About the book: In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capital surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capital is harsh and cruel [...]
Hard Eight by Janet Evanovich
Jumping right in to the next Stephanie Plum installment, Hard Eight by Janet Evanovich.
About the book: Fugitive Apprehension Agent Stephanie Plum has a big problem on her hands: Seven-year-old Annie Soder and her mother, Evelyn, have disappeared.
Evelyn’s estranged husband, Steven, a shady owner of a seedy bar, is not at all happy. During the [...]
Seven Up by Janet Evanovich
Continuing on my Stephanie Plum series reading, Seven Up, by Janet Evanovich finally came in at the library. It was on hold for quite awhile and as soon as I got it, it moved to the top of my queue.
About the book: Semi-retired mob guy, Eddie DeChooch, is caught trafficking contraband cigarettes through Trenton, New [...]
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini has been on my TBR list for a long, long time. i finally got to it.
About the book: Taking us from Afghanistan in the final days of the monarchy to the present, The Kite Runner is the unforgettable, beautifully told story of the friendship between two boys [...]
50 Harbor Street by Debbie Macomber
As always, I’m always ready for the next in the Cedar Cove series and read the fifth one, 50 Harbor Street by Debbie Macomber via audio book.
About the book: Roy McAfee, Cedar Cove’s resident private investigator, and his wife, Corrie, have been receiving anonymous postcards and messages, asking if they regret the [...]
The Essential Vegetarian Cookbook
I picked up The Essential Vegetarian Cookbook by Murdoch because the colors of the photos really grabbed me and screamed Buy Me!
About the book:
Product Description
Offering handy tips and advice to help get the most out of vegetables, this volume features double-page spreads on particular ingredients and recipes.
My thoughts: This was a different kind of cookbook [...]
44 Cranberry Point by Debbie Macomber
I’ve been waiting for 44 Cranberry Point to come in for weeks and it finally was available. It was the next book in Debbie Macomber’s Cedar Cove series. I listened via audio book.
About the book:
Judge Olivia and her husband, Jack, are back from their honeymoon to find her mother, Charlotte, who’s at least seventy-five, [...]
City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
I finally finished the second book in the Mortal Instruments series, City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare. It’s not that the book wasn’t good, I was just very busy this month and didn’t have much time to read paper books.
About the book: A murderer is looks in New York City and the victims are Downworlder [...]




