Book Review

Second Chance by Jane Green. Not my favorite book by this author, but I can't say I didn't enjoy it. I liked the idea of friends coming back together and reconnecting after many years so this book had that going for it!

More books

So now that Winter Reading at the library has started up, not only do I get the pleasure of reading good books, I get a shot at wonderful prizes, too!

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nestby Stieg Larsson.
This was probably my least favorite book of the trilogy, but I still really enjoyed it. My apprehension about reading these books was totally unfounded - I found them to be fast paced and entertaining. Because I had been warned, I was prepared for a large amount of sex and violence. There was definitely plenty of both, but it was not as bad as what I had prepared for. I was happy with the way the series ended - glad to see Mikael and Lisbeth come full circle in their friendship.

Explosive Eighteenby Janet Evanovich.
Although it was more of the same (how can in not be after 17 books?), this was another funny and entertaining book...how can I resist Lula and her over-the-top antics. I did miss hearing more from Grandma Mazur in this book, but still enjoyed it. Fast, easy read.

Remember Meby Sophie Kinsella
I haven't read anything by Sophie Kinsella since getting burned out on the Shopaholic series but am glad I didn't pass this one up. Unlike the Shopaholic series, the main character here was likable and had some depth. The premise is a little goofy (the main character has a 3 year gap in her memory after a car accident - she wakes up in a totally different and apparently perfect life), but this book was still a totally fun and light read.

First of the new year

I finished

The Girl Who Played with Fire by Steig Larsson.
I put off reading these books for a long time and now I am wondering why. They are a little dark and more than a little twisted, but I love them.

Here's hoping it is the first of many in a line of good books this year.

What!?!?

Surely I have read more than 22 books this year! If not, that is a pathetic total - how will I ever read all of the books I want to read? Better keep up a little better next year!

Lost track

I have definitely not kept up well with my reading list this year! Maybe 2012 will find a new and highly organized me -ha!

The Alchemist: the secrets of the immortal Nicholas Flamel by Michael Scott

The Eleventh Plague by Jeff Hirsch

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larsson

Rumspringa: to be or not to be Amish by Ton Schatchman

Free Range Kids: Giving our Children the Freedom we had Without Going Nuts with Worry by Lenore Skenazy

Books that make you go...

Wow! These were both gripping books full of lies. They were awesome!

The Man in the Rockefeller Suit by Mark Seal. Such an interesting book. It is amazing to me to think that someone could pull off fooling so many people for so long.

What I Saw and How I Lied by Judy Blundell. This book had it all...love, murder, lies, wartime, beaches...what's not to love?!?!

Wow

It has been a long time. And I haven't read all that much. I have started many and finished few, which is not my normal m.o. But here are the few and noteworthy:

The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein. Sad and happy and beautiful. I liked this one a lot.

The Help by Kathryn Stockett. Read this one again before I saw the movie. I think I enjoyed it even more the second time around.

The House at Sugar Beach: in search of a lost African Childhood by Helene Cooper. Read this one for bookclub. Not one I would have picked up on my own, but definitely worth the read. Have to admit I didn't know anything about Liberia before reading this.