Water for Elephants

So I am pretty sure everyone has already read this book
so I am not going to say much about it.
So many people loved this book and told me it was a "must read!"
Well, I have to say I like it a lot too.
I was a little let down just because people talked it up so much
but for the most part I really enjoyed it.
It is a great love story!
I loved feeling like I was part of the circus and going through the hardships on the train.
And I am very excited to see the movie.
I most likely won't see it till it comes out on video, but that is okay.
If you haven't read this, you definitely should!

Happy Reading!

Damage

Ro Curtlee, the son of very wealthy and powerful parents has just been let out of jail.
He has served 10 years for raping multiple women and murdering one.
His parents finally succeeded in getting him out on bail waiting on a retrial.
Once Ro is out, people important in getting him in jail wind up dead.
Abe Glistky (the head of homicide) is trying everything he can to get Ro back behind bars.
Unfortunately there is no hard evidence incriminating Ro.
Will they be able to get Ro back in prison where he belongs?
Did Ro even commit these murders?
This is the first time I have read one of John Lescroart's books.
I found this book entertaining but I would probably rate it somewhere in the middle of the pack.
I found some parts of the book a little wordy and boring,
but mostly it was a good read.

Happy Reading!

Tiger's Curse

Oh man, now I am stuck on another series.
I think I have a love hate relationship with series.
I love them because I always want to know what happens next,
but I hate them because I hate waiting!
Tiger's Curse by Colleen Houck, is a great young adult romance/adventure book.
It is a great break from the vampire books and yet very similar to them also.
Tiger's curse is about a girl who just graduated from high school.
She happens upon a job at a passing through circus.
She basically does all the grunt work which also includes feeding the tiger.
Immediately she notices the tigers amazing eyes and the fact that she is not afraid of him.
The story follows this girl and the tiger as they make their way to India to break a 300 year old curse. They encounter lots of obstacles along the way and definitely keeps you captivated while reading. I had a hard time putting this book down, but
to be completely honest there are some wordy parts that I got bored with and skimmed through.
I would definitely recommend this book!
Oh and the the second book in the series comes out in June
and the third (and final?) will be out in November.

Happy Reading!

Stephanie Plum Series

About a year ago I stumbled across the Stephanie Plum Series
I actually heard about it on the View.
I guess the first book is being made into a movie
and Sherri Shepherd is going to be one of the characters
so she was talking about it.
(she will play Lulu - an ex hooker- for those of you who are curious).
Oh, and the movie comes out in January.
Anyways.....

back to the books.....

I actually kind of like this series.
It is kind of a fun, light hearted, easy to read murder mystery.
Stephanie Plum is a new, and not very good, bounty hunter.
In every book (at least so far)
she finds herself in dangerous and awkward situations.
The book is set in Jersey,
so the language and way of life is very different and often humorous.
There is of course somewhat of a love story too
which I actually really like.
As for the forth book in this series.

I have to admit it wasn't my favorite.
I liked that finally Stephanie seemed to be making progress with her "crush"
and the murder mystery story was pretty good.
But,
I did not care for how much language this book had.
I don't really remember there being that much swearing in the previous books,
but this one it was a little out of hand.
Most of the language came from one character
- a transvestite musician named Sally-
whose debut was in this book and I am pretty sure he will not be in the others???
So other than the constant, annoying, and mostly unnecessary, swearing,
the book was pretty good.
Not my favorite of the series so far
but I am definitely going to keep reading more of this 17 book series.
One more word of advice though,
the story lines are very similar so I stretch out the time between each book.
I think otherwise you will get sick of the books really fast.

Happy Reading!!!

I Back! Hopefully....

Wow!
It has been too long since I have posted anything.
Actually, it has been too long since I have read anything.
I haven't been feeling awesome lately
and unfortunately,
reading would make it worse.
It was awful!
But I think I am getting back on track.
I finally read a book,
it only took me two months.
Although,
the fact that this book wasn't the best could be also be a factor in why it took me so long.
The book is called
The Memory Keepers Daughter
by Kim Edwards
I found this book to be okay,
but a little depressing.
It starts in the 1960's with a doctor and his wife about to have their first baby.
Little do they know that they are actually having twins.
Unfortunately they are in the middle of a blizzard
and so it is a little difficult to get to the hospital.
The husband delivers the first baby,
a boy,
and then discovers that they are not quite done.
Their little girl is born shortly after
but
it doesn't take long for the doctor to see that she has downs syndrome.
His wife is totally out of it,
so in a panic he hands the little girl to his nurse and tells her to take her to a institution.
He tells his wife the baby died,
and there is the beginning of the story.
It was somewhat interesting,
but like I said before,
depressing and a little slow.

Well, I am glad to be back!

Any suggestions?

Happy Reading!