Sister

 Sister by Rosamund Lupton

My Rating - 4 out of 5 stars

I so thoroughly enjoyed this book! I loved how it was written and reading it felt so effortless. The diary-like style it was written in flowed so well. Also I liked the main character Beatrice, I felt for her and enjoyed getting to know her in such horrible circumstances.  My only criticism is that I wanted just a little more.  Like always I like my endings wrapped up in a neat little bow...

Beatrice's sister Tess is missing. Beatrice quickly flies to London to later find out that Tess committed suicide. Beatrice however is not convinced. She knows Tess better than anyone and even though Tess was going through a extremely hard time, there was no way she would commit suicide. The police on the other hand are positive in their finding, so that leaves Beatrice to figure out what actually happened to her little sister. Is this just a silly obsession of a mourning sister, or is Beatrice really on to something?

Eden Close

 Eden Close by Anita Shreve

My Rating - 2 out of 5 stars

I have to say this book was a little on the boring side. It was just so wordy and I really didn't get into it until it was about half over and the secrets were finally coming out. I pretty much skimmed the first half of the book. So all in all, not the best read ever but here is what it is about:

Andrew comes back to his home town for his mother's funeral. While he is home memories start flooding back about his neighbors. Eden is a couple years younger than him and one night when he was seventeen a tragedy struck. Eden was left blind and her father was murdered. There was a lot of speculation of what happened but no one knew for sure. Now Andrew is sucked back in to figure it all out and to get close to Eden once again.

Still Missing

 Still Missing by Chevy Stevens

My Rating - 3 out of 5 stars

What a disturbing book! Overall it was a good read, but definitely a little dark and depressing. We follow Annie, a thirty something realtor who experiences most women's worst nightmare. We meet Annie as she is consulting with her therapist and recounting the last years horrific experience. Annie is kidnapped at the end of her open house. She is then held captive for over a year in a cabin somewhere in the mountains. She refers to the man who kidnapped her as "the freak", which I think is very appropriate. The things that Annie experienced while in this cabin with "the freak" are horrible.

I have to say that I did have a few issues with the book. To begin with I had a hard time understanding and liking Annie at first. You don't really understand what happened to her until you get into the book a little bit but she is just so bitter and angry right off the bat. I know, who wouldn't be, but it just took me awhile to understand her. My other issue is how she got away from "the freak". I won't go into detail but it is just odd to me because he was always so careful with everything. And lastly, the ending was pretty much awful. So not realistic at all. Other than that I did enjoy this book and was so anxious to find out what happened to Annie and how she was dealing with everything.

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The Lying Game

The Lying Game (The Lying Game #1)  by Sara Shepard

 

 

 My Rating: 2 out of 5 stars

I don't really have much to say about this one. I didn't really care for it. Mostly because the whole book seems like just a prequel to the rest of the series. Which is fine except that you learn nothing in this book. It all just sets up for the rest the next book (I assume)which is really frustrating to me. Especially because I did not like it enough to continue on with the series. Anyways,....

The Lying Game is about long lost twin sisters Emma and Sutton. Emma's mother deserted her when she was 6 and ever since she has been bouncing around the foster care system. Sutton was adopted and was lucky enough to live a privileged life. Now Emma has suddenly discovered she has a sister. But when she goes to track Sutton down, Sutton has disappeared from her life. Seamlessly Emma falls into Sutton's life, even Sutton's family believes Emma to be Sutton. What happened to Sutton? Was Sutton and her friends as nasty as they are coming across? What is this Lying Game all about? Is there really someone out there wanting Sutton and Emma dead? These are just a few of the questions Emma is trying to figure out.

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Between

Between by Jessica Warman

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Liz had the perfect life. She was part of the "cool crowd", she was stick skinny, extremely beautiful and very popular. But was that all really true? Liz is faced with trying to figure out what her life was all about when she tragically dies on her eighteenth birthday. Once Liz is dead she has a hard time remembering certain things about her life. It is all a big mystery. So she begins trying to piece everything together and by the end she has figured out two huge secrets.



This book was pretty good. I really did not care for the main character, Liz. She is extremely superficial and just plain stuck up. I could not stand her at first. Sure her life wasn't all that perfect and she was just trying to cope and everything, but still. She is very bratty! But then I found it kind of refreshing. Usually we see the "brat" character as a secondary character who is trying to get at the main character. So I guess I could say it was a nice little change.

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Kill Me If You Can

Kill Me If You Can by James Patterson

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Not my favorite James Patterson. I haven't read him in a while but I thoroughly enjoy his Alex Cross series. This one was okay. I just didn't really buy the scenario. And I thought that the main contract killer was a little confusing. Everyone said he was so good and everything but he made some really stupid mistakes. At least that is what I thought. Anyways....



Kill Me If You Can is about Matthew Bannon, a poor art student who finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time. That leads him to take a bag full of diamonds who actually belong to the Russian mob. So now not one but two contract killers are hired to find and kill him. One of them is the Ghost, who is the world's greatest assassin. Who is going to find Bannon first? And is Bannon smart enough to out run them?

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Look Again

Look Again by Lisa Scottoline

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Okay, let me begin by saying this is a really good book. It is just I am pretty sure I have read it before. Within the first 20 pages I was having a deja-vu moment. The funny this is, is that I don't remember reading it. So weird! Anyways, I really enjoyed reading this book (for the second time???) even though I new what was going on/what was going to happen.



This book follows a reporter who 2 years ago adopted a little boy. On a typical day she finds herself taking a double take at a "Have You Seen Me" card. The boy on the card looks exactly like her son. With a little digging, she finds too many similarities and coincidences. The problem is, does she really want to know the truth? Is the truth putting her in danger? Well, you will have to read to find out.
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The White Devil

The White Devil by Justin Evans

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


I would probably put this at a 3.5. I really enjoyed this book, and once I was in 80 pages I found it hard to put it down. This is a different type of book for me to read. I really enjoy murder mystery type books, but I tend to stay away from ghost stories. I freak myself out way too easily and am way too scared to watch scary movies so why would I read a scary story? This novel had a good balance between the ghost/scary story and a romance/murder mystery. This made it much more manageable for me.

The book follows Andrew, a senior in high school who has somewhat of a bad reputation. He has been kicked out of his previous schools in America so as a last stitch effort his dad sends him to a prestigious, all boy British boarding school. Not long after he arrives strange things begin to happen. Including Andrew finding his only friend dead. The freaky thing, he saw the murderer. BUT........ he is pretty sure the murderer was dead also. Andrew finds himself tangled up in the history of a fellow student, Lord Byron's, life that took place in the early 1800s.

I do have to say there is some language in this book, not too much though. There also is a sex scene or two, but I thought they weren't' too wordy or descriptive. The one thing that might make people uncomfortable is some of the references to homosexuality. This is a all boy school and supposedly in the 1800's (Lord Byron's days) it was not uncommon for some of the boys to experiment. Lord Byron just "experimented" a little more seriously than some of the others. So just a little heads up if you are planning to read. I would recommend this book if you are up to it!

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Don't Blink

I really enjoy James Patterson and I haven't read his books in a while.
I got hooked on his Alex Cross series for awhile
but then I took a little break from murder mystery type books.
This book was really good!
A typical James Patterson book.
It is set in New York City right as a very gruesome and very public murder unfolds.
Nick, a journalist, finds himself wrapped up in the middle of everything
after being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Nick is in for a very eventful couple of days.
He encounters close call after close call as he tries to figure out what is going on
and why he is in the middle of all this.
I definitely recommend this book if you are into these sort of books.
I read this book in about 3 days so it is a pretty fast read.

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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.

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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.

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Heat vs. Castle

I just finished the second Heat book from the TV series Castle.
I honestly didn't love the first one,
and I feel similar with this one.
Don't get me wrong,
it is a decent read.
But I LOVE the show Castle!
I had high expectations for these books
but I found myself just wishing I was watching the story
rather than reading it.
Which doesn't happen all that often.
Anyways, if you are curious give it a try.
Or....
you could just watch the show on TV.
It is super good!

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