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Desperate Measures by Kate Wilhelm

On: March 8th, 2010 at 10:26 am | Number of Comments » 1

I continued in on my Barbara Holloway series with Desperate Measures by Kate Wilhelm.
About the book: Barbara [...]


Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout

On: March 8th, 2010 at 9:14 am | Number of Comments » 2

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

On: February 17th, 2010 at 1:19 pm | Number of Comments » 7

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

On: February 6th, 2010 at 7:11 pm | Number of Comments » 4

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

On: February 6th, 2010 at 8:15 am | Number of Comments » 4

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

On: February 5th, 2010 at 9:24 pm | Number of Comments » 2

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

On: February 4th, 2010 at 11:10 am | Number of Comments » 1

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

On: February 2nd, 2010 at 9:02 pm | Number of Comments » 0

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

On: February 2nd, 2010 at 10:36 am | Number of Comments » 1

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

On: February 1st, 2010 at 9:25 am | Number of Comments » 0

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 [...]