"The Ballad of Song Birds and Snakes" by Suzanne Collins

The Ballad of Song Birds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins is about the kickoff to the tenth annual Hunger Games.  The main characters are 18-year-old Coriolanus Snow and his underdog tribute, Lucy Gray.  I thought this book was okay.  The two problems I had with it were that the characters were not developed enough and the lack of action at times.  The story line was easy enough to follow and the ending was okay.  (Gerard's review 10/20/20, 3.5 stars)

Karen's review:  The Ballad of Song Birds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins is all about Coriolanus Snow who mentors Lucy Gray in the tenth annual Hunger Games.  I would say this is kind of a pre-requisite to The Hunger Games series.  I liked the first half of the book better than the second and did not like the ending.  I agree with my husband that at times things seemed to drag along, lacking action.  I looked forward to reading this simply because I loved The Hunger Games Series and this was by the same author, but was disappointed.  It is no where near as good as the books in the series. I would recommend you save your time and skip this one.  (3 stars) 

Teaser from page 64:  "They're not animals, though," said Sejanus.  "They're kids, like you and me."

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"Loving a Rebel: The Preacher's Daughters" by Linda Ford

Loving a Rebel by Linda Ford is a western romance that I enjoyed very much.  Flora, a preacher's adopted daughter, is a bit of a rebel who loves adventure.  One day she is riding her horse and discovers some man is following her so she rides faster.  A snowstorm comes up and she gets lost and her horse is lame.  Fortunately, she comes upon a house.  Kade is a rancher who lives alone and because of his past, is very cautious.  He feels sorry for Flora and gives her shelter even though she is reluctant to stay with him over night.  She knows if her father finds out, he will force them to get married!  

I liked this because it is a clean romance with no sex scenes at all and likeable characters.  Both Kade and Flora are stuck in their pasts until they open their hearts to each other.  (Karen's review, 4 stars) 

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"The Forgotten Soldier" by Brad Taylor

The Forgotten Soldier by Brad Taylor centers on two men from the counterterrorist unit known as the Taskforce:  Guy and Pike. Guy wants to avenge the death of his brother.  Pike has orders to stop Guy any way he can.  Would Pike go so far as to kill Guy?  

This book overall was good with action; however, it had lots of talking as well which I found boring.  I would have liked the ending to be different.  (Gerard's review, 4 stars)

Teaser from page 13:  He squeezed his eyes shut, fighting for control, wondering if he'd made a mistake in his request. 

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"The Dynasty" by Jeff Benedict

The Dynasty by Jeff Benedict covers a 20-year run in which the Patriots won six Super Bowls!  If you are a Patriots fan, this is a must read.  I really, really enjoyed going over the year by year of all the great tames they played.  This book covers a ton of off the field stuff too which I found very interesting.  (Gerard's review, 5++ stars)

Teaser from page xii of prologue:  At that moment, Kraft owned a franchise that had never won a championship.  Belichick's overall record with the Patriots was 5-13.  Brady had never started an NFL game. It was unimaginable to think that Bledsoe was staring up at the nucleus of the greatest sports dynasty of the modern era.

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"Davenport House" by Marie Silk

I enjoyed Davenport House by Marie Silk very much!   It is about the Davenport family and their secrets.  This is a wealthy family with two grown children, maids, a cook, stable boy and groundskeeper.  It takes place when cars are just beginning to be used.  This is a murder mystery that kept me guessing among three possible killers.  It was pretty obvious right from the start that the mother favored the son and the father the daughter, but why?  I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys family drama.  This is the first book in a long time that I actually looked forward to getting back to reading.  (Karen's review, 5 stars)

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