books that got me wet

books that got me wet

Books that got me wet

James Patterson, Gabrielle Charbonnet

Little, Brown and Company, 2008

Sunday's at Tiffany's

+ Light, interesting, great characters
+ Bring your inner child - and you will delight in this book
+ Fantastic book!

The Beach House

Jane Green

Viking Adult, 2008

First Book I have read by this author

+ Good Book

I love this book, it is the first book i have read by this author and it makes me laugh, cry and everything in between. Very good book and makes me think ALOT

Wild Card

Lora Leigh

St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2008

Great Read

+ A 4.5 review
+ 4 1/2 stars - of drama, heat, and anguish.

great story. interesting plot. not the same ole damsel in distress read. graphic sexual content. (some of you may think this is a plus...) great book overall. loved it.

Off Season

Anne Rivers Siddons

Grand Central Publishing, 2008

Riveting Story of First Love, Marriage, and Secrets of the Heart

+ One of Siddon's Best
+ a story of strength

Anne Rivers Siddons, famous for her tales of the South, strikes gold when she switches locations to coastal Maine. Newly widowed Lilly Constable seeks solace in the vacation home of her youth and discovers secrets long hidden. How will a startling revelation upend the world Lilly knew? While ...

Smoke Screen: A Novel

Sandra Brown

Simon & Schuster, 2008

GREAT THILLER!!

+ Definately a new Sandra Brown fan after this one
+ Lack of character development but an interesting plot
+ Another Winner!

The Lucky One

Nicholas Sparks

Grand Central Publishing, 2008

Excellent work!

+ Another Great Sparks Read!
+ A great hero - and not who you think!
+ The Lucky One
+ Wonderful story with an emotional reading

A Young Girl's Crimes (uncensored and uncut)

David Rehak

CreateSpace, 2008

GENIUS THRIVES IN THE SUNSHINE & SHADOWS OF REHAK'S MIND

+ good book! two thumbs up!!
+ an unusual book
+ very weird, very easy, very exciting & moving read!

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Stieg Larsson

Knopf, 2008

Excellent

+ Ponderous but splendid
+ Often clunky translation
+ A very Topical International Thriller

The Lace Reader: A Novel

Brunonia Barry

William Morrow, 2008

`There are mystics and there are mechanists and they see things with different eyes.'

+ A Tatting Review
+ Unreliable narrator amped up

The Whitney women of Salem can read the future in the patterns of lace, and have been guardians of secrets for generations. Towner Whitney has moved away from Salem as part of denying some secret truths, but is drawn back by the disappearance of her beloved Great Aunt Eva. Towner's return to ...

Tribute

Nora Roberts

Putnam Adult, 2008

Wow! One of Nora's best - a must read.

+ Tribute

IMO one of the best books NR has ever written. From the moment I read the first sentences I was hooked up in the story and felt like I was actually part of it. The feeling was the same when I first read "Angels Fall" and that's another one of my favs. The book is acout Cilla McGowan who just ...

When the Soul Mends (Sisters of the Quilt, Book 3)

Cindy Woodsmall

WaterBrook Press, 2008

Great conclusion to a wonderful series.

+ When the Soul Mends
+ The Culmination of an Excellent Series
+ A Satisfying Ending
+ Book Review

8 Sandpiper Way (Cedar Cove, Book 8)

Debbie Macomber

Mira, 2008

My home away from home.

+ Favorite Series
+ The Sandpiper
+ 8 Sandpiper way

The Edge of Desire (Bastion Club Novel)

Stephanie Laurens

Avon, 2008

Love this series!

+ Edge of Desire
+ Wow! I found that I could not put this down
+ The Edge of Desire - Stephanie Laurens

Love the One You're With

Emily Giffin

St. Martin's Press, 2008

4.5 stars

+ My Book Review
+ light fun

I docked this book a half-star because I didn't like how they used a pseudonym for Bono (Drake is obviously supposed to be Bono). I feel like if you're going to use a real-life star as a model, might as well use the real person! That said, it is a minor quibble in an otherwise highly ...