Sleep No More by Iris Johansen - I think I'm done with this author for awhile. All the women have beautiful eyes, are brilliant and very strong, although some of them don't know it yet. All the men treat the women with respect, encourage them in their careers and still keep the romance alive. All the villains are psychopaths. The main character, Eve Duncan, still has trouble setting boundaries with her mother. In this book she finds out she has an older step sister who has just escaped from a mental institution.
2 stars
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Jack Reacher's Rules - Jack Reach is a fiction character created by Lee Child but this book was compiled by someone else. It's just a very short book with the rules Jack lives by and if you've read most of the books you already know them. It was kind of fun to see them altogether. Some of the rules only work if you're 6'5 though.
3 stars
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When I Found You by Catherine Ryan Hyde - a man finds a newborn boy in the woods and their lives become intertwined. Every few chapter the viewpoint switches between the man and the boy. Interesting to see how never giving up on someone can change their life.
3.5 stars
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Sutton by J. R. Moehringer - a fictionalized account of the life of Willie Sutton, a famous bank robber. I really like this one, how it was written and the story itself. Some bad language and sex.
4.5 stars
Sunday, December 30, 2012
Saturday, December 22, 2012
Dec 16-22, 2012
The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan - the first in the Wheel of Time series. A fantasy with a hero who doesn't know he's the hero yet and his friends and new acquaintances caught up in a fight with good against evil. I got a little irritated since the book seemed to drag along at times but it was interesting enough that I kept going. One thing I liked was I could keep all the characters straight and new ones were introduced slowly. I'm interested enough to read the second in the series.
3.5 stars
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Monkey Mind: A Memoir of Anxiety by Daniel Smith - a witty (sometimes trying to be too much so) description of the author's anxiety and how he learned to deal with it. This was helpful seeing anxiety from the sufferer's viewpoint.
3 stars
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Bleed For Me by Michael Robotham - another novel featuring psychologist Joe O'Loughlin. This time his daughter's best friend is accused of killing her father. Somehow this becomes mixed up with a hate crime trial. I was surprised by the ending.
3.5 stars
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Black List by Brad Thor - a member of a Black Ops force finds himself on black list - marked for assasination - and doesn't know why. A secret organization is planning to take down the internet and thereby take over the country. Some intense action with a lot of computer talk in the middle. My eyes glazed over during that part. Would be really scary if it weren't fiction. A part of me wonders how much is true.
3 stars
3.5 stars
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Monkey Mind: A Memoir of Anxiety by Daniel Smith - a witty (sometimes trying to be too much so) description of the author's anxiety and how he learned to deal with it. This was helpful seeing anxiety from the sufferer's viewpoint.
3 stars
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Bleed For Me by Michael Robotham - another novel featuring psychologist Joe O'Loughlin. This time his daughter's best friend is accused of killing her father. Somehow this becomes mixed up with a hate crime trial. I was surprised by the ending.
3.5 stars
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Black List by Brad Thor - a member of a Black Ops force finds himself on black list - marked for assasination - and doesn't know why. A secret organization is planning to take down the internet and thereby take over the country. Some intense action with a lot of computer talk in the middle. My eyes glazed over during that part. Would be really scary if it weren't fiction. A part of me wonders how much is true.
3 stars
Sunday, December 16, 2012
Dec 9-15, 2012
No books read last week!
A Wanted Man by Lee Child - this is a Jack Reacher book, and as usual is pretty fast and furious. Jack travels the country by hitchhiking and this time is picked up by two men and a woman who aren't quite what they seem. I always enjoy how Jack figures things out. Somewhat violent.
4 stars
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Unwind by Neal Shusterman - a book written for young adults but I really enjoyed it. What would happen if abortion were illegal, but people could "unwind" their children after their 13th birthday if they didn't want them? The stories of 3 kids intertwine as they run from the authorities. Exactly what unwinding is is revealed slowly throughout the story.
4 stars - I'm already on the waiting list for the 2nd book in the series.
A Wanted Man by Lee Child - this is a Jack Reacher book, and as usual is pretty fast and furious. Jack travels the country by hitchhiking and this time is picked up by two men and a woman who aren't quite what they seem. I always enjoy how Jack figures things out. Somewhat violent.
4 stars
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Unwind by Neal Shusterman - a book written for young adults but I really enjoyed it. What would happen if abortion were illegal, but people could "unwind" their children after their 13th birthday if they didn't want them? The stories of 3 kids intertwine as they run from the authorities. Exactly what unwinding is is revealed slowly throughout the story.
4 stars - I'm already on the waiting list for the 2nd book in the series.
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Nov 25-Dec1 2012
Say You're Sorry by Michael Robotham - this won't be for everyone. It's about two teen girls who have been missing for 3 years and then one of them turns up dead. Some of the story is told from the viewpoint of the other missing girl and the rest is the psychologist who is helping the police. It was certainly suspenseful although I had an inkling early on about the perpetrator and I was right.
3.5 stars because it kept me guessing
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The Marseille Caper by Peter Mayle - I wouldn't really consider this a mystery although there are some good guys and some bad guys. It did make me want to go to Marseille and eat French food though.
2 stars
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The Longest Way Home , One Man's Quest for the Courage to Settle Down by Andrew McCarthy - yes, the actor. Couldn't finish this one. I just didn't like his writing style.
0 stars
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Worth Fighting For by Lisa Niemi Swayze - this is mostly about Lisa and Patrick's relationship after he is diagnosed with cancer. I thought she was pretty honest in sharing her emotions. I found the whole book pretty sad.
3 stars
3.5 stars because it kept me guessing
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The Marseille Caper by Peter Mayle - I wouldn't really consider this a mystery although there are some good guys and some bad guys. It did make me want to go to Marseille and eat French food though.
2 stars
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The Longest Way Home , One Man's Quest for the Courage to Settle Down by Andrew McCarthy - yes, the actor. Couldn't finish this one. I just didn't like his writing style.
0 stars
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Worth Fighting For by Lisa Niemi Swayze - this is mostly about Lisa and Patrick's relationship after he is diagnosed with cancer. I thought she was pretty honest in sharing her emotions. I found the whole book pretty sad.
3 stars
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