Whispers and Lies - Joy FieldingTerry senses something isn't quite right when Allison moves into her spare cottage, but loneliness and boredom cause her to befriend the free-spirited young woman anyway. This is a suspense novel, but it kind of dragged for awhile. I was frustrated about some things, but by the end most of it gets wrapped up pretty ( Read more... )

The Weekenders - Mary Kay AndrewsI don't care enough to give a decent summary of this book. There's a woman and her missing husband. Their daughter. An island in the south. This is basically a typical Mary Kay Andrews book with a bit of mystery thrown in. With each book I keep thinking I'm not going to read another of hers, because they have such ( Read more... )

Happy new year, community! I didn't read any books in December, hence my non-post. But I am enjoying your posts and I hope some of you might want to share your favs and least-favs from 2016, and/or books you're looking forward to reading this year.

And don't forget your usual book lists each month (or whenever)!

Also: do you have any reading ( Read more... )

Winter - Marissa Meyer
Final book in the Lunar Chronicles Series. Way too long with too many unnecessary scenes.

Eligible - Curtis Sittenfeld
A modern take on Pride and Prejudice. This one takes place in Cincinnati and everyone is older with Jane nearing 40 and Lydia around 26, I believe. There are some interesting and somewhat scandalous ( Read more... )

Oops, I forgot my book list!

No Promises in the Wind - Irene HuntIt's 1932, during the Depression, and 15-year-old Josh is struggling at home. Due to poverty and hunger, tensions are high between he and his dad, so Josh decides to leave home and try to make his own way.  This was a book I had to read in school as a teen, and I remembered really ( Read more... )

I've had a rough month of reading! I started several books that I didn't care for, and have mostly driven around in silence or with the radio on (there are few good new songs right now). Here are the two I finished early on...

Heart Trouble - Mary Kay AndrewsFifth in the Callahan Garrity series. Callahan gets pressured into representing a woman ( Read more... )

Modern Romance - Aziz AnsariI totally thought this was going to be your average comedy book of memoirs/essays, but instead it's data based on various studies Ansari did with some experts and a lot of polling. Of course, it's presented in a light-hearted and funny way (I LOLed a bit), between all of the f-words. Ansari covers topics like how we ( Read more... )

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The Last Anniversary - Liane MoriartySophie is surprised to be contacted by her ex-boyfriend after his aunt dies and leaves her something. His family is well-known in Australia because of an old mystery, and soon she is living among them on their island and learning their secrets. I can't stop trying Moriarty books even though she adds a dark edge ( Read more... )

Don't Take Any Wooden Nickels - Mindy Starns Clark*
Reread of the second book in the Million Dollar Mysteries series. I had forgotten most everything from this book except the very last scene! It had it's lameness, but was overall very enjoyable for me.

A Dime a Dozen - Mindy Starns Clark*Reread of the third book in the Million Dollar Mysteries ( Read more... )