Such a slacker
12 years ago
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Gave up on...
I finally called it quits on "Tempted" by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast. I got 125 pages into it and just couldn't keep going. I flew through the first 4-5 books, but I just could not get into this book and figured why torture myself.
Book 42
Blueberry Muffin Murder by Joanne Fluke
Preparations are underway for Lake Eden, Minnesota's annual Winter Carnival - and Hannah Swensen is set to bake up a storm at her popular shop, The Cookie Jar. Too bad the honour of creating the official Winter Carnival cake went to famous lifestyle maven Connie Mac - a half-baked idea, in Hannah's opinion. She suspects Connie Mac is a lot like the confections she whips up on her cable TV cooking show - sweet, light, and scrumptious-looking, but likely to leave a bitter taste in your mouth.Hannah's suspicions are confirmed when Connie Mac's limo rolls into town. Turns out America's 'cooking sweetheart' is a bossy, bad-tempered, and downright domineering. Things finally boil over when Hannah arrives at The Cookie Jar to find the Winter Carnival cake burnt to a crisp - and Connie Mac lying dead in her pantry, struck down while eating one of Hannah's famous blueberry muffins.Next thing Hannah knows, the police have declared The Cookie Jar's kitchen crime scene off-limits. She's a baker without an oven - and the Carnival is right around the corner. Hannah's only alternative is to cook up a plan to save her business - by finding the killer herself.
So far this one is my favorite out of the 3 that I've read. Lots to keep you trying to figure out who did it!
Preparations are underway for Lake Eden, Minnesota's annual Winter Carnival - and Hannah Swensen is set to bake up a storm at her popular shop, The Cookie Jar. Too bad the honour of creating the official Winter Carnival cake went to famous lifestyle maven Connie Mac - a half-baked idea, in Hannah's opinion. She suspects Connie Mac is a lot like the confections she whips up on her cable TV cooking show - sweet, light, and scrumptious-looking, but likely to leave a bitter taste in your mouth.Hannah's suspicions are confirmed when Connie Mac's limo rolls into town. Turns out America's 'cooking sweetheart' is a bossy, bad-tempered, and downright domineering. Things finally boil over when Hannah arrives at The Cookie Jar to find the Winter Carnival cake burnt to a crisp - and Connie Mac lying dead in her pantry, struck down while eating one of Hannah's famous blueberry muffins.Next thing Hannah knows, the police have declared The Cookie Jar's kitchen crime scene off-limits. She's a baker without an oven - and the Carnival is right around the corner. Hannah's only alternative is to cook up a plan to save her business - by finding the killer herself.
So far this one is my favorite out of the 3 that I've read. Lots to keep you trying to figure out who did it!
Friday, August 20, 2010
Book 41
Still Missing by Chevy Stevens! What a GREAT read! Some parts turned my stomach, but it was a really good read. I had a very hard time putting it down.
On the day she was abducted, Annie O’Sullivan, a thirty-two-year-old realtor, had three goals—sell a house, forget about a recent argument with her mother, and be on time for dinner with her ever-patient boyfriend. The open house is slow, but when her last visitor pulls up in a van as she’s about to leave, Annie thinks it just might be her lucky day after all. Interwoven with the story of the year Annie spent as the captive of a psychopath in a remote mountain cabin, which unfolds through sessions with her psychiatrist, is a second narrative recounting events following her escape—her struggle to piece her shattered life back together and the ongoing police investigation into the identity of her captor. The truth doesn’t always set you free. Still Missing is that rare debut find—a shocking, visceral, brutal, and beautifully crafted novel.
On the day she was abducted, Annie O’Sullivan, a thirty-two-year-old realtor, had three goals—sell a house, forget about a recent argument with her mother, and be on time for dinner with her ever-patient boyfriend. The open house is slow, but when her last visitor pulls up in a van as she’s about to leave, Annie thinks it just might be her lucky day after all. Interwoven with the story of the year Annie spent as the captive of a psychopath in a remote mountain cabin, which unfolds through sessions with her psychiatrist, is a second narrative recounting events following her escape—her struggle to piece her shattered life back together and the ongoing police investigation into the identity of her captor. The truth doesn’t always set you free. Still Missing is that rare debut find—a shocking, visceral, brutal, and beautifully crafted novel.
Book 40
40) Secret Whispers by V. C. Andrews (August 12, 405) B
Good, but I thought the first one had many more twist!
Good, but I thought the first one had many more twist!
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Not My Daughter
Book 39 for the year!
Not My Daughter by Barbara Delinsky (August 8, 338) B+
Pretty good read! Not My Daughter is about a group of girls who make a pregnancy "pact", and the out come and side effects of the pact!
Not My Daughter by Barbara Delinsky (August 8, 338) B+
Pretty good read! Not My Daughter is about a group of girls who make a pregnancy "pact", and the out come and side effects of the pact!
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Books I've read (so far) in 2010
Ok so I've been totally slacking on this blog! I've been busy reading:)
Books I’ve read in 2010
1) Not Becoming My Mother by Ruth Reichl (Jan 2, 110)
2) Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls (Jan 5, 272) A
3) Say You're One of Them by Uwem Akpan ( Jan 5, 354) C-
4) Shades of Blue by Karen Kingsbury (Jan 7, ) A+
5) The Preacher's Daughter by Beverly Lewis (Jan 13, 349) A
6) The Time of My Life by Patrick Swayze & Lisa Niemi (Jan 19, 247) A+
7) Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke (Jan 21st audio book) B
8) The Christmas List by Richard Paul Evans (Jan 27, 349) A+
9) The Geometry of Sisters by Luanne Rice (Jan 31, 319) C
10) Hunted by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast (Feb 3, 323) C+
11) The Englisher by Beverly Lewis (Feb 6, 344) B
12) The Spare Room by Helen Garner ( Feb 7, 175)
13) The Brethren by Beverly Lewis (Feb 24, 349) A+
14) Hidden by Shelley Shepard Gray (March 10, 202) A
15) Handle With Care by Jodi Picoult (March 13, 477) A+
16) Wanted by Shelley Shepard Gray (March 25, 241) B
17) Much Ado About Anne by Heather Vogel Frederick (March 27, 315) C+
18) Forgiven by Shelley Shepard Gray (April 2, 243) B+
19) A Day With A Perfect Stranger (April 7, 101) A
20) The Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williams (April 8, 213) B
21) Just Take My Heart by Mary Higgins Clark (audio book) A
22) Hot Six by Janet Evanovich (April 20, 289) B+
23) The Vampire Diaries The Awakening (April 30, 253) B
24) Big Girl by Danielle Steel (May 15, 323) C
25) Winter's Awakening by Shelley Shephard Gray (May 26, 274) B+
26) Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman (May 30, 306) A+
27) The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold (June 8, 328) B/C
28) Run For Your Life by James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge (June 16, 373) A
29) 9th Judgment by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro (June 20, 355) A
30) Spring's Renewal by Shelley Shepard Gray (June 21, 285)B+
31) The Heavenstone Secrets by V. C. Andrews (June 29, 438)C
32) Worst Case by James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge (July 4, 356) B+
33) I Just Want You To Know by Kate Gosselin (July 4, 176) A
34) The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephenie Meyer (July 13, 178) F
35) Strawberry Shortcake Murder by Joanne Fluke (July 17, 293) B
36) Private by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro (July 22, 385) C
37) Seven Year Switch by Claire Cook (July 25, 237)A
38) Uncharted Territori by Tori Spelling (July 29, 207)A
Books I’ve read in 2010
1) Not Becoming My Mother by Ruth Reichl (Jan 2, 110)
2) Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls (Jan 5, 272) A
3) Say You're One of Them by Uwem Akpan ( Jan 5, 354) C-
4) Shades of Blue by Karen Kingsbury (Jan 7, ) A+
5) The Preacher's Daughter by Beverly Lewis (Jan 13, 349) A
6) The Time of My Life by Patrick Swayze & Lisa Niemi (Jan 19, 247) A+
7) Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke (Jan 21st audio book) B
8) The Christmas List by Richard Paul Evans (Jan 27, 349) A+
9) The Geometry of Sisters by Luanne Rice (Jan 31, 319) C
10) Hunted by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast (Feb 3, 323) C+
11) The Englisher by Beverly Lewis (Feb 6, 344) B
12) The Spare Room by Helen Garner ( Feb 7, 175)
13) The Brethren by Beverly Lewis (Feb 24, 349) A+
14) Hidden by Shelley Shepard Gray (March 10, 202) A
15) Handle With Care by Jodi Picoult (March 13, 477) A+
16) Wanted by Shelley Shepard Gray (March 25, 241) B
17) Much Ado About Anne by Heather Vogel Frederick (March 27, 315) C+
18) Forgiven by Shelley Shepard Gray (April 2, 243) B+
19) A Day With A Perfect Stranger (April 7, 101) A
20) The Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williams (April 8, 213) B
21) Just Take My Heart by Mary Higgins Clark (audio book) A
22) Hot Six by Janet Evanovich (April 20, 289) B+
23) The Vampire Diaries The Awakening (April 30, 253) B
24) Big Girl by Danielle Steel (May 15, 323) C
25) Winter's Awakening by Shelley Shephard Gray (May 26, 274) B+
26) Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman (May 30, 306) A+
27) The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold (June 8, 328) B/C
28) Run For Your Life by James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge (June 16, 373) A
29) 9th Judgment by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro (June 20, 355) A
30) Spring's Renewal by Shelley Shepard Gray (June 21, 285)B+
31) The Heavenstone Secrets by V. C. Andrews (June 29, 438)C
32) Worst Case by James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge (July 4, 356) B+
33) I Just Want You To Know by Kate Gosselin (July 4, 176) A
34) The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephenie Meyer (July 13, 178) F
35) Strawberry Shortcake Murder by Joanne Fluke (July 17, 293) B
36) Private by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro (July 22, 385) C
37) Seven Year Switch by Claire Cook (July 25, 237)A
38) Uncharted Territori by Tori Spelling (July 29, 207)A
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