"Joyland" by Stephen King

Joyland by Stephen King is a story about a young man who signs on to work at an amusement park.  He finds that not only are the rides exciting, but the people who he has contact with are also.  I enjoyed this book very much!  It is a pretty quick read and the action keeps moving.  The ending has a couple of twists and I liked how it all turned out!
(Gerard's review, 5+ stars)

Have you read this one? What did you think of it? If you reviewed this too, feel free to share your link to your review in the comments. Happy Reading!

Tuesday Teasers from Scottoline, The Bible, and Stephen King and a "How To"

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should  Be Reading. Anyone can play along, so I thought  I  would play for fun! Just do the following

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page (well, we cheat and choose specific ones)
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on  that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away!   You don’t  want  to  ruin the  book for others!)
• Share the title and author, too, so that other TT participants can  add the book to their TBR  Lists  if they  like your teaser.   

Karen's:

He felt jarred that they could laugh at such a thing. His only daughter could have been killed, at his wife's funeral.

From page 69 of Don't Go by Lisa Scottoline.

I've known people to pick it up in half an hour--but most take a little longer, so don't worry if you are not as quick as that.  Practice is very important; you've got to teach yourself new habits, just as when you learn to ride a bike, and repetition is the only effective way to do this.  

From page 8 of The Great Juggling Kit--All you need to know to develop amazing juggling skills by Stuart Ashman.  (Watch my video of me learning the first step that I posted yesterday.)

For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another. For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

From Galatians 5:13-14 of The Holy Bible, (King James version).

Gerard's:

"He told me the Joyland funhouse--Horror House, he called it--is haunted. I asked him if he was pulling my leg, and he said he wasn't."

From page 33 of Joyland by Stephen King. (Review posted tomorrow.)

Happy Reading!

Learning to Juggle Using "The Great Juggling Kit" by Stuart Ashman

I thought maybe some of your were wondering why it is taking me so long to read such a short book of only 63 pages--The Great Juggling Kit--All you need to know to develop amazing juggling skills by Stuart Ashman. It is because I am actually trying to learn to juggle and it's hard. I don't practice much and haven't really even practiced regularly so that is why this book has been showing in our blog header here for over a month now. Hope you enjoy peeking in on me to watch my progress starting with this first video. I know I haven't quite perfected the arch consistently, but do you think I'm ready to move on?

Fortunately, this is a book I own.  If it were a library book, I'd be renewing it over and over!

(I should have made one when I first started using a ping pong ball which was harder because it was so light.) I got a set of juggling balls from our Focus Sports Camp at church a couple weeks ago, and they are much easier to use.

Have you read this one? What did you think of it?  Did you actually learn to juggle using it? If you reviewed this too, feel free to share your link to your review in the comments. Happy Reading!

Our Favorite Reads In June

Non-fiction:

Karen's:  The Blood of Lambs

Gerard's and Abby's Favorite:

A Dog Walks into a Nursing Home

Fiction:

Karen's:  The Testing

Gerard's:  Don't Go

Manny and Spunky's:  The Cat That God Sent

Have you read these yet?  We highly recommend them all!

Have you read this one? What did you think of it? If you reviewed this too, feel free to share your link to your review in the comments. Happy Reading!

Great Thriller: "Poppet" by Mo Hayder

With Poppet by Mo Hayder, you get two stories in one! One story is about a missing girl who is presumed dead. The body was never found. The Detective working on the case knows what happened, but his friendship stops him from revealing it. When he tells the friend, she will stop at nothing to keep the body hidden. The second is that something is happening at a nursing home that is terrorizing the residents.

Both outcomes to these two stories will shock you--it did me! I loved the dog in the second story! This is a great quick read well worth your time!
(Gerard's review, 5++ stars)

Have you read this one? What did you think of it? If you reviewed this too, feel free to share your link to your review in the comments. Happy Reading!