Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane takes place the summer in Boston before black and white kids are bussed so they can go to school together. A white girl goes missing and a black teen boy is killed by a train under mysterious circumstances. This is a good book. The main characters were developed very well! (Gerard's review, 5+ stars)
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
"Small Mercies" by Dennis Lehane
Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane takes place the summer in Boston before black and white kids are bussed so they can go to school together. A white girl goes missing and a black teen boy is killed by a train under mysterious circumstances. This is a good book. The main characters were developed very well! (Gerard's review, 5+ stars)
Thursday, March 18, 2021
"Before She Disappeared" by Lisa Gardner
I liked this novel and was anxious to get back to it. Frankie is a witty character and was very brave and determined. Although I thought the story a bit hard to believe, it still was interesting to me. I liked how she was able to win people over and most of the characters were very likable. I thought adding the "attack" cat to this story was a nice touch. (Karen's review, 4 stars)
Gerard's review:
Before She Disappeared by Lisa Gardner centers on a woman named Frankie who goes around trying to find missing persons that the police were unable to locate. Frankie is a good character, but this book has little to no action in it! I did enjoy the cat in this book though, but do not think the other characters were very well developed. The ending was predictable too. I was not very impressed with this one, thus I give it only 3 stars.
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Saturday, December 22, 2018
"The Last Pass" by Gary M. Pomerantz
The basketball part of this book was really good, but I enjoyed reading about his life off the court even more! I laughed out loud while reading this one! He is in his 90s now, what a remarkable story he has told! This is my "book of the month" for December!
(Gerard's review, 5+ stars)
Teaser from page 28: Seeing Cousy play against the Globetrotters that night, Kerner, owner of the NBA's Tri-Cities Blackhawks, was dazzled. He decided that Cousy was the greatest college player he had ever seen.
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Thursday, January 12, 2017
"The Unseen World" by Liz Moore
I thought Ada was a great character and loved watching her grow up. I got into this book early. The story moved along okay and I always wanted to get back into it! I also enjoyed this author's first book, Heft.
(Gerard's review, 5++ stars)
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Friday, January 8, 2016
"The Neighbor" by Lisa Gardner--Who Is the Real Monster?
This book kept me guessing right to the unexpected ending but I felt really bad for the neighbor. It deals with family secrets, marriage issues, prejudice, computers and sexual abuse. This book is an eye opener to the problems pedophiles face. The plot is similar to Gone Girl; however, I liked both the main characters in this and didn’t like either of the main characters in Gone Girl. This book doesn’t have near as much swearing as Gone Girl does either. I liked it!
(Karen's review, 4 stars)
Gerard's Review, 5++ stars:
In The Neighbor by Lisa Gardner, a husband comes home and finds that his wife and cat are missing. The rest of the house is normal and his young 4-yr.-old daughter is fine. The police are on it and have plenty of suspects including the husband, but no body. This is a real page turner! The author keeps dropping tidbits that change the focus every so often to different possible suspects, but there's really no evidence. I really enjoyed it a lot and was blown away by the ending!
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Sunday, January 25, 2015
"Die Again" by Tess Gerritsen - Loved it!
This book is a real page turner with lots of action and a good ending. I LOVED it!
(Gerard's review, 5++ stars)
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Thursday, April 17, 2014
"Stronger" by Jeff Bauman with Bret Witter
(Gerard's review, 5+ stars)
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Monday, December 10, 2012
"The Silent Girl" by Tess Gerritsen
The Silent Girl by Tess Gerritsen is a very good read. I think Rizzoli and Isles novels are always worth the read. This novel tells the story of a shooting in a Boston's Chinatown restaurant 19 years ago. The questions behind it are still left unanswered. Rat (a teen boy) and bear (his faithful dog) from Ice Cold are both in this book too.
I did not like this one as much as Ice Cold (audio book) but it is still good enough that I read it in three days. It's a real page turner!
(Gerard's review, rating 5+ stars)
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Thursday, November 8, 2012
"Rizzoli & Isles: Last To Die" by Tess Gerritsen
Rizzoli & Isles: LAST TO DIE by Tess Gerritsen is a better than average story. In this thriller, three children are enrolled at Evensong Boarding School, where all the kids have had traumatic events in their young lives. Now they are in a safe haven, or are they not?
This book went along so so but the last 150 pages it really got good! There's a great twist at the end that made it hard to put down until I found out how it all turned out! It's well worth your time!
(Gerard's review, rating 5 stars)
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Thursday, January 12, 2012
"The Inside Story of the 2011 Stanley Cup Champion Boston Bruins"
I love this book! |
Full 60 to History--The Inside Story of the 2011 Stanley Cup Champion Boston Bruins is just awesome!! It details the 2010-2011 season in which "my" Bruins won the Stanley Cup. It is filled with lots of incredible photographs, including lots of action shots. I felt as though I was practically on the ice myself as I read this. The words by the management and the players are priceless! If you are a Bruins fan, you have to get this one! GO BRUINS!
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Wednesday, July 13, 2011
"Faith" by Jennifer Haigh is a Must Read!
(Gerard's review)
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