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!
Saturday, March 22, 2014
"Lone Survivor" by Marcus Luttrell
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!
Labels:
Afghanistan,
death,
Gerard's favorites,
non-fiction,
politics,
survival,
tear jerker,
war
Thursday, March 20, 2014
"The Deepest Secret" by Carla Buckley
The Deepest Secret by Carla Buckley has two main story lines: a hit-and-run accident and a young boy who cannot be exposed to light of any sort. Because there is even more to this book than that, including lots of "wow" moments and believable characters, I loved this book and consider it a "must read." It is my book of the month so far for March! They don't get much better than this!
(Gerard's review, 5++ stars)
This
was a fast-moving book for me because it kept me wondering if Eve is
ever going to confess. My feelings about Eve and her husband changed as
the book progressed, but I liked Tyler all the way through; Melissa not
so much. This is
a good thought-provoking read that kept me turning the pages and would
be great for a book club discussion.
(Karen's review, 5 stars)
Similar to Touch and Go by Lisa Gardner and Defending Jacob by William Landay.
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!
(Gerard's review, 5++ stars)
The Deepest Secret
by Carla Buckley is about Eve, a hit-n-run driver who accidentally
killed her best friend’s daughter. She finds herself in a real dilemma
because she has a teenage son, Tyler, with a very rare disease who needs
special care. Her husband is a lawyer who works out-of-town a lot and
only comes home on weekends. She also has a lying teenage daughter,
Melissa who has secrets of her own. This book poses a lot of questions
along the way. Tyler is like a prisoner in
his own house because UV rays can be deadly for him. He is only
allowed out after sundown but manages to know more about their neighbors
and what goes on in the neighborhood than anyone else in his family.
Each person in the family has a secret.
(Karen's review, 5 stars)
Similar to Touch and Go by Lisa Gardner and Defending Jacob by William Landay.
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!
Labels:
family,
forgiveness,
Gerard's favorites,
love,
marriage,
must read,
page-turner,
suspense
"Blood Will Out--The True Story of a Murder, a Mystery and a Masquerade" by Walter Kirn
What a good book Blood Will Out by Walter Kirn is! It is a true story about a con man and killer who passed himself off as somebody important, Clark Rockefeller. He went by other names too and was able to manipulate people into doing things for him, including the author of this book. This book centers on a murder trial where Clark was the defendant. It's amazing! He fooled so many people, I enjoyed it!
(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!
(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!
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
"Good, Clean Murder" by Traci Tyne Hilton was Disappointing
Good, Clean Murder by Traci
Tyne Hilton is indeed a plain Jane mystery. It is about Jane, a
20-yr-old college student hoping to go to the mission field and cleaning
houses to earn her way. Unfortunately, she gets involved in a
big mess because she refused to listen to her parents. Although it
started out with the murder which captured my interest, it quickly went
downhill from there and I found myself plowing through. I do not
recommend this one—didn’t care for it.
(Karen's review, 2 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!
(Karen's review, 2 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!
Labels:
college,
family,
fathers and daughters,
murder,
mystery
Monday, March 17, 2014
Tuesday Teasers: 4 For You

Gerard's:
I saw parts of myself in nearly all of them, and each time I did I felt angrier and sadder, if a bit less lonesome. We were the fools who were never supposed to meet, the very opposite of a conspiracy, who'd worked together for his betterment, oblivious and separate.
From page 92 of Blood Will Out--The True Story of a Murder, a Mystery, and a Masquerade by Walter Kirn
He waited another moment, and then leaped at my nose. I caught him mid-jump. His teeth were sharp enough to draw blood and I did not want to spoil this sort-of-almost-hallowed moment of bestoing a name.
From page 26 of The Dog That Talked to God by Jim Kraus. (Click link to see my review.)
Karen's:
Why isn't she talking? She should say something, anything, but Charlotte's holding her hand so tightly between hers; she's clinging to Eve and it's all Eve can do to stand beside her best friend as the police thunder up and down the stairs, tromp through all the rooms..From page 71 of The Deepest Secret by Carla Buckley.
"This could be an isolated incident, like a bad dream, or indicative of a psychotic episode," Judy explained. "I've seen it before in some people as they age."From page 38 of I Will Never Forget by Elaine C. Pereira.
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.
Happy Reading!
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