Forbiden Passion
by Rita Herron
I thought this book was well written and an easy read. It was long (340 Pages) but I didnt enjoy it. This was a paranormal romance novel and normaly I like reading romance novels but like I said before this novel I didnt enjoy at all. I thought this was a really gruesome book to read at times because of all the murder and they way in which the victims in the book were murdered and basicaly I thought the whole book was very gruesome to read there was a lot of bloodshead in it to. This book was well written like I said and someone else might enjoy reading this book but it just wasnt for me and I dont think I would recomend this book.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Dark Deceptions
Dark Deceptions
By Dee Davis
This Romance novel was very well written and suspenseful. It was a good read and an easy read and a long read (376 Pages) Im not really a fan of suspense novels but I do like Romance novels so this romance novel was not really for me but it was good like I said and I would recomend it.
By Dee Davis
This Romance novel was very well written and suspenseful. It was a good read and an easy read and a long read (376 Pages) Im not really a fan of suspense novels but I do like Romance novels so this romance novel was not really for me but it was good like I said and I would recomend it.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
How to survive your Freshman Year
How to survive your Freshman Year
This book was very good. It was informative and very nice. It was a long book 367 pages but it it was easy to understand and it was very well organized and creative. This book is a great resource for any graduating senior. I would recomend this book to anyone.
This book was very good. It was informative and very nice. It was a long book 367 pages but it it was easy to understand and it was very well organized and creative. This book is a great resource for any graduating senior. I would recomend this book to anyone.
Firefly Rain
Today I am participating in a blog tour for the book Firefly Rain by Richard Dansky.
Book Description:
(from Publisher Simon & Schuster)
When Jacob left home for a new life, he pretty much forgot all about Maryfield, North Carolina. But Maryfield never forgot him. Or forgave him.
After a failed business venture in Boston, Jacob Logan comes back to the small Southern town of his childhood and takes up residence in the isolated house he grew up in. Here, the air is still. The nights are black. And his parents are buried close by. It should feel like home—but something is terribly wrong.
Jacob loses all his belongings in a highway accident. His car is stolen from his driveway, yet he never hears a sound. The townspeople seem guarded and suspicious. And Carl, the property caretaker with so many secrets, is unnervingly accommodating. Then there are the fireflies that light the night skies . . . and die as they come near Jacob’s home. If it weren’t for the creaking sounds after dark, or the feeling that he is being watched, Jacob would feel so alone. He shouldn’t worry. He’s not.
And whatever’s with him isn’t going to let him leave home ever again.
My Review:
I thought this book was very gripping, it has all the elements of a perfect horror novel. It was very well written and I could not put this book down! I enjoyed reading this book and I know I will be reading more of this author's books in the furture. I recomend this book highly it is very good!
Book Description:
(from Publisher Simon & Schuster)
When Jacob left home for a new life, he pretty much forgot all about Maryfield, North Carolina. But Maryfield never forgot him. Or forgave him.
After a failed business venture in Boston, Jacob Logan comes back to the small Southern town of his childhood and takes up residence in the isolated house he grew up in. Here, the air is still. The nights are black. And his parents are buried close by. It should feel like home—but something is terribly wrong.
Jacob loses all his belongings in a highway accident. His car is stolen from his driveway, yet he never hears a sound. The townspeople seem guarded and suspicious. And Carl, the property caretaker with so many secrets, is unnervingly accommodating. Then there are the fireflies that light the night skies . . . and die as they come near Jacob’s home. If it weren’t for the creaking sounds after dark, or the feeling that he is being watched, Jacob would feel so alone. He shouldn’t worry. He’s not.
And whatever’s with him isn’t going to let him leave home ever again.
My Review:
I thought this book was very gripping, it has all the elements of a perfect horror novel. It was very well written and I could not put this book down! I enjoyed reading this book and I know I will be reading more of this author's books in the furture. I recomend this book highly it is very good!
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Admission
Admission
by Jean Hanff Korelitz
I thought this book was good. It was really well written. I liked the concept for this book it was new. I couldnt put this book down at times. The only thing I didnt like about it is that the print of this book seemed very small to me. This book was also long as well (449 pages) but I didnt really mind that. I would recomend this book to anyone!
by Jean Hanff Korelitz
I thought this book was good. It was really well written. I liked the concept for this book it was new. I couldnt put this book down at times. The only thing I didnt like about it is that the print of this book seemed very small to me. This book was also long as well (449 pages) but I didnt really mind that. I would recomend this book to anyone!
Necessary Heartbreak
Today I am participating in a blog tour for the book Necessary Heartbreak by Michael J. Sullivan.
Book Description:
(from publisher Simon & Schuster)
An extraordinary journey back in time shows a struggling single dad that the faith he’s lost is still alive—and stronger than ever. . . .
Michael Stewart has weathered his share of hardships: a troubled childhood, the loss of his mother, even the degradation of living on the city streets. Now he’s raising his teenaged daughter, Elizabeth, on his own and doing the best he can at work and at home. But he’s turned his back on his faith—that is, until the morning Michael and Elizabeth volunteer for a food pantry at their local church. While storing boxes in the basement, they step through a mysterious door . . . and find themselves in first-century Jerusalem during the tumultuous last week of Jesus Christ’s life. It is a dangerous and violent place, where doing what your heart tells you is right can get you imprisoned—or worse—and they are thankful to take refuge with a kind widow. But when they come face-to-face with Judas Iscariot and the condemned Christ himself, Michael realizes that before they can escape Jerusalem, he must experience history’s most necessary and shattering heartbreak—and that pain and loss must happen if Michael is to be set free: to live, love, and reclaim the blessings he has in the present day.
Author Info:
(from publisher Simon & Schuster)
Michael J. Sullivan is an author and sports writer living in New York who graduated from St. John's University, and is a member of the McDonald's All-American Selection Boys Basketball Committee and the Parade All-American Selection Committee. Michael hosted sports radio shows on WGBB on Long Island, NY, and WEVD 1050AM in New York City, as well as worked with ESPN and Sporting News. In addition to writing the When Time Forgets series, Michael covers high school and college sports for Fox-owned Scout.com, which involves daily activity on ten to twelve message boards as well as writing approximately 100 articles each month.
Michael has published a number of books through established trade houses, including the trivia book So You Think You're a New Yorker, which was an iconic work lauded by columnist Cindy Adams. In addition, he published seven sports-themed books for children through Enslow, and a volume of a children’s book series through HarperCollins.
My Review:
I thought this book was good. It was easy to read and understand and it wasnt that long (only 256 pages). This book was deeply moving and had alot of emotional depth which is why I enjoyed this book. I also like the setting and plot of the book I dont remember something like this being done before so it was a fresh new concept for me which I liked. I think the book was also well written and plotted. I enjoyed this book and would recomend it to anyone!
Book Description:
(from publisher Simon & Schuster)
An extraordinary journey back in time shows a struggling single dad that the faith he’s lost is still alive—and stronger than ever. . . .
Michael Stewart has weathered his share of hardships: a troubled childhood, the loss of his mother, even the degradation of living on the city streets. Now he’s raising his teenaged daughter, Elizabeth, on his own and doing the best he can at work and at home. But he’s turned his back on his faith—that is, until the morning Michael and Elizabeth volunteer for a food pantry at their local church. While storing boxes in the basement, they step through a mysterious door . . . and find themselves in first-century Jerusalem during the tumultuous last week of Jesus Christ’s life. It is a dangerous and violent place, where doing what your heart tells you is right can get you imprisoned—or worse—and they are thankful to take refuge with a kind widow. But when they come face-to-face with Judas Iscariot and the condemned Christ himself, Michael realizes that before they can escape Jerusalem, he must experience history’s most necessary and shattering heartbreak—and that pain and loss must happen if Michael is to be set free: to live, love, and reclaim the blessings he has in the present day.
Author Info:
(from publisher Simon & Schuster)
Michael J. Sullivan is an author and sports writer living in New York who graduated from St. John's University, and is a member of the McDonald's All-American Selection Boys Basketball Committee and the Parade All-American Selection Committee. Michael hosted sports radio shows on WGBB on Long Island, NY, and WEVD 1050AM in New York City, as well as worked with ESPN and Sporting News. In addition to writing the When Time Forgets series, Michael covers high school and college sports for Fox-owned Scout.com, which involves daily activity on ten to twelve message boards as well as writing approximately 100 articles each month.
Michael has published a number of books through established trade houses, including the trivia book So You Think You're a New Yorker, which was an iconic work lauded by columnist Cindy Adams. In addition, he published seven sports-themed books for children through Enslow, and a volume of a children’s book series through HarperCollins.
My Review:
I thought this book was good. It was easy to read and understand and it wasnt that long (only 256 pages). This book was deeply moving and had alot of emotional depth which is why I enjoyed this book. I also like the setting and plot of the book I dont remember something like this being done before so it was a fresh new concept for me which I liked. I think the book was also well written and plotted. I enjoyed this book and would recomend it to anyone!
Friday, April 16, 2010
HOW Clarissa Burden LEARNED TO Fly
Today I am going to be participating in a blog tour for the book How Clarissa Burden learned to Fly by Connie May Fowler. I also am very excited because Connie May Flower will be stoping by and making a guest post here! I would like to welcome her to my blog and thank her for stoping by!
Book info:
(from publisher Grand Central Publishing)
How Clarissa Burden Learned to Fly is the transcendent story of a young woman who, in a twenty-four hour period, journeys through startling moments of self-discovery that lead her to a courageous and life-altering decision.
Author info:
(from publisher Grand Central Publishing)
Connie May Fowler is an essayist, screenwriter, and novelist. She is the author of five novels, most recently The Problem with Murmur Lee, and a memoir, When Katie Wakes. In 1996, she published Before Women Had Wings, which became a paperback bestseller and was made into a successful Oprah Winfrey Presents movie. She founded the Connie May Fowler Women With Wings Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to aiding women and children in need.
My Review:
I loved this book! It was such an interesting read and I had a hard time putting it down. I love the author's writting style and how this that you never thought would have a point of view (like a fly) have one. This book was very depthful and also whimisical too which was another I loved about this book. I also think the imagery in the book is well written. It was easy to read and understand. The book was an ok length as well (278 pages). I have never read any of Connie May Flower's works before but I want to read them now because I am now a fan! I know I will be reading this book over and over again I loved it and I highly recomend it to anyone!
Connie's Guest Post!
Autumn, thanks so much for asking me to do this guest post. I greatly appreciate it and your interest in HowClarissa Burden Learned to Fly.
You asked me to tell your readers a little bit about myself, the book, and what inspired the novel.
I live on a sandbar in the northern Gulf of Mexico along the Florida shore with my husband (we’re newlyweds) and four dogs. How Clarissa Burden Learned to Fly is my seventh book and I sure hope I get the opportunity to publish my eighth! I have always written. I grew up in a very poor and violent household so books were my refuge. And writing was simply a natural outgrowth of all that reading I did. In addition to writing, tending to a pack of dogs, and being a newlywed, I garden, cook, fish, and teach. It’s a really full life and, frankly, I’m pretty proud of myself. I have indeed—through hard work and tenacity—come a very long way.
Two main things prompted me to write the novel. The first was that I had an enormously difficult time dealing with my crumbling marriage, the divorce, and its aftermath. I talked to a lot of people—women and men—and they all felt similarly and each had experienced long-lasting levels of despair. Very few of them, however, felt comfortable giving voice to their feelings because we live in a get over it society. I realized that folks tended to stuff all that pain, anger, and frustration deep inside themselves so that they could, as they were being told, get on with their lives.
To me that amounts to an untended garden; before you know it, sandspurs are popping up everywhere.
So I wanted to write a novel about a woman who finds herself in a wasteland of a marriage but can’t find her way out. Most of us try our hardest to make our marriages work. We don’t blithely walk away. But sometimes we wait so long we can’t find the door. That’s the predicament Clarissa is in. And because she was an abused child, she has more patience than she should with maltreatment.
The second inspiration for the book occurred about five years ago when I was researching pre-Civil War Florida history. I came across information about the Florida Land Purchase Treaty of 1819. Florida was a Spanish Colony and under Spanish rule, women and black citizens of La Florida could own land and black males could sit on juries; slavery was deeply discouraged. By contrast, in the American territories slavery was flourishing and women and blacks had virtually no civil rights. The treaty set forth that two years hence, America would take control of Florida. That meant that with a stroke of a pen—a real estate deal—the civil rights of a goodly portion of Floridians vanished. People most likely didn’t even know that their rights had been stripped away until someone stole their land or slapped them in shackles or both. This haunted me. I began to create what would become the ghost family of Olga Villada, her husband Amaziah Archer, and their son Heart Archer.
But I wanted a contemporary story so I decided upon Clarissa Burden, a woman trapped in a loveless marriage who is in deep need of relief. I like the way Clarissa’s contemporary story plays out over the course of a 24-hour period in tandem to the building resolution the Villada-Archer’s experience. It was fun for me to write about a character—Clarissa—who suffers from a nearly deadly case of writer’s block because I work desperately everyday not to believe in such a malady. Clarissa’s journey toward freedom from a petty tyrant tracks closely with the other sorts of freedom the other characters in the book seek. And I think that because we can all identify with being trapped in one way or another, her eventual ascension is something we can all cheer about and learn from.
If you’d like to read more about How Clarissa Burden Learned to Fly, you can find tons of info on my website: www.conniemayfowler.com.
And again, Autumn, thanks so much! Happy, happy reading!
Book info:
(from publisher Grand Central Publishing)
How Clarissa Burden Learned to Fly is the transcendent story of a young woman who, in a twenty-four hour period, journeys through startling moments of self-discovery that lead her to a courageous and life-altering decision.
Author info:
(from publisher Grand Central Publishing)
Connie May Fowler is an essayist, screenwriter, and novelist. She is the author of five novels, most recently The Problem with Murmur Lee, and a memoir, When Katie Wakes. In 1996, she published Before Women Had Wings, which became a paperback bestseller and was made into a successful Oprah Winfrey Presents movie. She founded the Connie May Fowler Women With Wings Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to aiding women and children in need.
My Review:
I loved this book! It was such an interesting read and I had a hard time putting it down. I love the author's writting style and how this that you never thought would have a point of view (like a fly) have one. This book was very depthful and also whimisical too which was another I loved about this book. I also think the imagery in the book is well written. It was easy to read and understand. The book was an ok length as well (278 pages). I have never read any of Connie May Flower's works before but I want to read them now because I am now a fan! I know I will be reading this book over and over again I loved it and I highly recomend it to anyone!
Connie's Guest Post!
Autumn, thanks so much for asking me to do this guest post. I greatly appreciate it and your interest in HowClarissa Burden Learned to Fly.
You asked me to tell your readers a little bit about myself, the book, and what inspired the novel.
I live on a sandbar in the northern Gulf of Mexico along the Florida shore with my husband (we’re newlyweds) and four dogs. How Clarissa Burden Learned to Fly is my seventh book and I sure hope I get the opportunity to publish my eighth! I have always written. I grew up in a very poor and violent household so books were my refuge. And writing was simply a natural outgrowth of all that reading I did. In addition to writing, tending to a pack of dogs, and being a newlywed, I garden, cook, fish, and teach. It’s a really full life and, frankly, I’m pretty proud of myself. I have indeed—through hard work and tenacity—come a very long way.
Two main things prompted me to write the novel. The first was that I had an enormously difficult time dealing with my crumbling marriage, the divorce, and its aftermath. I talked to a lot of people—women and men—and they all felt similarly and each had experienced long-lasting levels of despair. Very few of them, however, felt comfortable giving voice to their feelings because we live in a get over it society. I realized that folks tended to stuff all that pain, anger, and frustration deep inside themselves so that they could, as they were being told, get on with their lives.
To me that amounts to an untended garden; before you know it, sandspurs are popping up everywhere.
So I wanted to write a novel about a woman who finds herself in a wasteland of a marriage but can’t find her way out. Most of us try our hardest to make our marriages work. We don’t blithely walk away. But sometimes we wait so long we can’t find the door. That’s the predicament Clarissa is in. And because she was an abused child, she has more patience than she should with maltreatment.
The second inspiration for the book occurred about five years ago when I was researching pre-Civil War Florida history. I came across information about the Florida Land Purchase Treaty of 1819. Florida was a Spanish Colony and under Spanish rule, women and black citizens of La Florida could own land and black males could sit on juries; slavery was deeply discouraged. By contrast, in the American territories slavery was flourishing and women and blacks had virtually no civil rights. The treaty set forth that two years hence, America would take control of Florida. That meant that with a stroke of a pen—a real estate deal—the civil rights of a goodly portion of Floridians vanished. People most likely didn’t even know that their rights had been stripped away until someone stole their land or slapped them in shackles or both. This haunted me. I began to create what would become the ghost family of Olga Villada, her husband Amaziah Archer, and their son Heart Archer.
But I wanted a contemporary story so I decided upon Clarissa Burden, a woman trapped in a loveless marriage who is in deep need of relief. I like the way Clarissa’s contemporary story plays out over the course of a 24-hour period in tandem to the building resolution the Villada-Archer’s experience. It was fun for me to write about a character—Clarissa—who suffers from a nearly deadly case of writer’s block because I work desperately everyday not to believe in such a malady. Clarissa’s journey toward freedom from a petty tyrant tracks closely with the other sorts of freedom the other characters in the book seek. And I think that because we can all identify with being trapped in one way or another, her eventual ascension is something we can all cheer about and learn from.
If you’d like to read more about How Clarissa Burden Learned to Fly, you can find tons of info on my website: www.conniemayfowler.com.
And again, Autumn, thanks so much! Happy, happy reading!
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Jane Slayre
Today I am excited to be participating in a blog tour for the book Jane Slayre by Charlotte Bronte and Sherri Browning Erwin.
Book Description:
(from publisher Simon & Schuster)
"READER, I BURIED HIM"
a timeless tale of love, devotion,... and the undead
Jane Slayre, our plucky demon-slaying heroine, a courageous orphan who spurns the destestable vampyre kin who raised her, sets out on the advice of her ghostly uncle to hone her skills as the fearless slayer she's meant to be. When she takes a job as a governess, at a country estate, she falls head-over-heals for her new master, Mr. Rochester, only to discover he is hiding a violent werewolf in the attic- in the form of his first wife. Can a menagerie of bloodthristy, flesh-eating, savage creatures-of-the-night keep a swashbuckling nineteenth-century lady from the gentleman she intends to marry? Vampyres, zombies, and werewolves tranform Charlotte Bronte's unforgettable masterpiece into an eerie paranormal adventure that will delight and terrify.
My Review:
I loved this book! It was really, really good and enjoyable and well written. At first I thought I wouldnt like this because the whole paranormal aspect would ruin it but it didnt, the whole parnormal aspect just added to the novel and made it really interesting! I was surprised by how long this book actually was (it was 400 pages), but I read every page and loved every minute of it! This book will make you laugh and cry and is a worthwhile read that I recomend very, very highly!
Book Description:
(from publisher Simon & Schuster)
"READER, I BURIED HIM"
a timeless tale of love, devotion,... and the undead
Jane Slayre, our plucky demon-slaying heroine, a courageous orphan who spurns the destestable vampyre kin who raised her, sets out on the advice of her ghostly uncle to hone her skills as the fearless slayer she's meant to be. When she takes a job as a governess, at a country estate, she falls head-over-heals for her new master, Mr. Rochester, only to discover he is hiding a violent werewolf in the attic- in the form of his first wife. Can a menagerie of bloodthristy, flesh-eating, savage creatures-of-the-night keep a swashbuckling nineteenth-century lady from the gentleman she intends to marry? Vampyres, zombies, and werewolves tranform Charlotte Bronte's unforgettable masterpiece into an eerie paranormal adventure that will delight and terrify.
My Review:
I loved this book! It was really, really good and enjoyable and well written. At first I thought I wouldnt like this because the whole paranormal aspect would ruin it but it didnt, the whole parnormal aspect just added to the novel and made it really interesting! I was surprised by how long this book actually was (it was 400 pages), but I read every page and loved every minute of it! This book will make you laugh and cry and is a worthwhile read that I recomend very, very highly!
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Alexandra, Gone
Today I am excited to be participating in a blog tour for the book Alexandra, Gone by Anna McPartlin
Authour bio:
(from publisher Simon & Schuster)
Anna McPartlin, was shortlisted for Newcomer of the year in 2007 Irish Book awards, she was formerly a stand-up comedian and a caberet peformer. She lives in Dublin with her husband Donal.
Alexandra, Gone is her 4th book she has also wrote, As Sure As The Sun, Apart from the Crowd, and Pack Up the Moon.
Book Description:
(form publisher Simon & Schuster)
LETTING GO FOR GOOD . . .
Once, Jane Moore and Alexandra Walsh were inseparable, sharing secrets and stolen candy, plotting their futures together. But when Jane became pregnant at seventeen, they drifted slowly apart. Jane has spent the years since raising her son, now seventeen himself, on her own, running a gallery, managing her sister’s art career, and looking after their volatile mother—all the while trying not to resent the limited choices life has given her.
Then a quirk of fate and a faulty elevator bring Jane into contact with Tom, Alexandra’s husband, who has some shocking news. Alexandra disappeared from a south Dublin suburb months ago, and Tom has been searching fruitlessly for her. Jane offers to help, as do the elevator’s other passengers—Jane’s brilliant but self-absorbed sister, Elle, and Leslie Sheehan, a reclusive web designer who’s ready to step back into the world again. And as Jane quickly realizes, Tom isn’t the only one among them who’s looking for something . . . or traveling toward unexpected revelations about love, life, and what it means to let go, in every sense.
In this insightful and irresistible novel, by turns profound, poignant, and laugh- out-loud funny, acclaimed Irish writer Anna McPartlin tells a story of friendship and love, of the families we are born into and the ones we create for ourselves, and of the hope and strength that remain when we fi nd the courage to leave the past behind at last.
My Review:
I thought this book was ok. It was well written and really witty which I liked but I guess I couldnt really get into the book. It was an easy but somewhat long read (it was 368 pages). The book wasnt bad and it might be for someone else but it just wasnt a book for me. However I am not saying that others shouldnt read it I think it might be a worthwhile read for some so I would recomend this book.
Authour bio:
(from publisher Simon & Schuster)
Anna McPartlin, was shortlisted for Newcomer of the year in 2007 Irish Book awards, she was formerly a stand-up comedian and a caberet peformer. She lives in Dublin with her husband Donal.
Alexandra, Gone is her 4th book she has also wrote, As Sure As The Sun, Apart from the Crowd, and Pack Up the Moon.
Book Description:
(form publisher Simon & Schuster)
LETTING GO FOR GOOD . . .
Once, Jane Moore and Alexandra Walsh were inseparable, sharing secrets and stolen candy, plotting their futures together. But when Jane became pregnant at seventeen, they drifted slowly apart. Jane has spent the years since raising her son, now seventeen himself, on her own, running a gallery, managing her sister’s art career, and looking after their volatile mother—all the while trying not to resent the limited choices life has given her.
Then a quirk of fate and a faulty elevator bring Jane into contact with Tom, Alexandra’s husband, who has some shocking news. Alexandra disappeared from a south Dublin suburb months ago, and Tom has been searching fruitlessly for her. Jane offers to help, as do the elevator’s other passengers—Jane’s brilliant but self-absorbed sister, Elle, and Leslie Sheehan, a reclusive web designer who’s ready to step back into the world again. And as Jane quickly realizes, Tom isn’t the only one among them who’s looking for something . . . or traveling toward unexpected revelations about love, life, and what it means to let go, in every sense.
In this insightful and irresistible novel, by turns profound, poignant, and laugh- out-loud funny, acclaimed Irish writer Anna McPartlin tells a story of friendship and love, of the families we are born into and the ones we create for ourselves, and of the hope and strength that remain when we fi nd the courage to leave the past behind at last.
My Review:
I thought this book was ok. It was well written and really witty which I liked but I guess I couldnt really get into the book. It was an easy but somewhat long read (it was 368 pages). The book wasnt bad and it might be for someone else but it just wasnt a book for me. However I am not saying that others shouldnt read it I think it might be a worthwhile read for some so I would recomend this book.
Saturday, April 10, 2010
I HAS A HOTDOG
I HAS A HOTDOG
by Professor Happycat
This book was very cute and funny. Its a book of pictures of LoL dogs (LoLdogs are pictures of dogs with a funny mispelled caption) so it wasnt really like a novel or anything like that but the book was very enjoyable. I loved this book because I am a dog lover and this book really had me laughing outloud! I recomend this book highly to anyone expecially for anyone who loves dogs!
by Professor Happycat
This book was very cute and funny. Its a book of pictures of LoL dogs (LoLdogs are pictures of dogs with a funny mispelled caption) so it wasnt really like a novel or anything like that but the book was very enjoyable. I loved this book because I am a dog lover and this book really had me laughing outloud! I recomend this book highly to anyone expecially for anyone who loves dogs!
Thursday, April 8, 2010
This One is mine
This One is Mine
by Maria Semple
I thought this book was ok. It was very witty and entertaining at points but I guess I just couldnt get into it. I thought the author had an excellent writting style and the cover was very cute. It was easy to read because it wasnt that long (only 289). So this book wasnt bad so it might be worth a read to some I just couldnt get into it but there were certain aspects of this book that I did like so I would recomend this book but it may not be for everyone.
by Maria Semple
I thought this book was ok. It was very witty and entertaining at points but I guess I just couldnt get into it. I thought the author had an excellent writting style and the cover was very cute. It was easy to read because it wasnt that long (only 289). So this book wasnt bad so it might be worth a read to some I just couldnt get into it but there were certain aspects of this book that I did like so I would recomend this book but it may not be for everyone.
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
In the Shadow of the Cypress
Today im participating in a blog tour for the book In the Shadow of the Cypress by Thomas Steinbeck!
(I recieved this complimentary copy of this book form Simon & Schuster as part of the tour. This recieving this complimentary copy in no way reflected my review of this novel.)
Author Bio:
From Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Thomas Steinbeck began his career in the 1960s as a combat photographer in Vietnam. Known best his short stories, his collection Down to the Soundless sea won critical praise. Along with his writing and producing obligations, Steinbeck is in demand as a public speaker where he lectures on American literature, creative writing, and the communication arts. He lives in California with his wife Gail.
My Review:
I thought this book was very good. It was uniquely written it was written as journal entries. It frist starts with the entries of a Stanford Professer, who meets Mr. O'Flynn who discovers the chinesse jade seal and a plaque with three languages on it, and how this affects both of their lives and then later you are in modren day hearing form a student who discovers the accent treasure and about it disappearance, he then puts together a team and using modren technology they began to research it. I thought because of these aspects it made the book very interesting. I also thought this book was well written. I liked how it went from 1906 to the present day and I thought he intertwined all that very well. I really enjoyed this book, and think its a worthwhile read and I would highly recomend it to everyone!
(I recieved this complimentary copy of this book form Simon & Schuster as part of the tour. This recieving this complimentary copy in no way reflected my review of this novel.)
Author Bio:
From Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Thomas Steinbeck began his career in the 1960s as a combat photographer in Vietnam. Known best his short stories, his collection Down to the Soundless sea won critical praise. Along with his writing and producing obligations, Steinbeck is in demand as a public speaker where he lectures on American literature, creative writing, and the communication arts. He lives in California with his wife Gail.
My Review:
I thought this book was very good. It was uniquely written it was written as journal entries. It frist starts with the entries of a Stanford Professer, who meets Mr. O'Flynn who discovers the chinesse jade seal and a plaque with three languages on it, and how this affects both of their lives and then later you are in modren day hearing form a student who discovers the accent treasure and about it disappearance, he then puts together a team and using modren technology they began to research it. I thought because of these aspects it made the book very interesting. I also thought this book was well written. I liked how it went from 1906 to the present day and I thought he intertwined all that very well. I really enjoyed this book, and think its a worthwhile read and I would highly recomend it to everyone!
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Upcoming Review and Big news
The next book I will be reviewing is In the Shadow of the Cypress by Thomas Steinbeck. I am currently reading this and will have my review up soon. Speaking of this book I have some big news! Thomas Steinbeck will be coming to visit my blog on April 6 on his blog tour. I am very excited about this and I cant wait for him to come!
The Revolutionary Paul Revere
The Revolutionary Paul Revere
by Joel J. Miller
Most people know Paul Revere for his famous midnight ride but he did so much more and thats what I learned about in this book. I was really interested in reading this book because I love history and this book did not dissapoint. I liked this author's writting style and that this biography was actualling engaging and not dry and boring. This book was also very easy to read and understand, its somewhat of a long book (304 pages) but its a good read and I believe it also would be a very good resource for anybody. I thought this book was very good and I will probally read this book again. I recomend this book highly to anyone expecially if your a history lover. I really enjoyed this book I am so glad I recieved it from book sneeze!
by Joel J. Miller
Most people know Paul Revere for his famous midnight ride but he did so much more and thats what I learned about in this book. I was really interested in reading this book because I love history and this book did not dissapoint. I liked this author's writting style and that this biography was actualling engaging and not dry and boring. This book was also very easy to read and understand, its somewhat of a long book (304 pages) but its a good read and I believe it also would be a very good resource for anybody. I thought this book was very good and I will probally read this book again. I recomend this book highly to anyone expecially if your a history lover. I really enjoyed this book I am so glad I recieved it from book sneeze!
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