"Seven Days Of Rage: The Deadly Crime Spree Of The Craigslist Killer"

Seven Days of Rage by Paul Larosa and Maria Cramer is from the excellent TV shows “48 Hours Mystery” the story of the “Craigslist Killer” is an excellent read of how a young medical student who “had it all” went so bad.  Reading this was just like watching the show.  I really enjoyed the in-depth reporting and getting all sides of the story.  The show is on Saturdays which I tape and look forward to watching.  It's a great show about true crime.

Have you read this one? What did you think of it?

"Train From Marietta" by Dorothy Garlock

Train From Marietta by Dorothy Garlock is story of adventure in Texas and romance in the 1930s. When Kate plans to take the train from New York to California to practice medicine with her uncle, little did she know that she would be kidnapped along the way and her plans would change when she finds romance. This is also a story of betrayal, survival and friendship. I liked all the main characters, especially the Indian boy.


Dorothy Garlock is one of my favorite authors and this book did not let me down. I love how she can tell the story in such a way that it makes me feel as though I’m right there or watching a movie. I enjoyed this book very much because I like stories with happy endings!

Have you read this one? What did you think of it?

Teaser Tuesday: "66 Love Letters" and "Left Neglected"

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
• 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:

God, what are You saying to me in Your first love letter, Genesis?

You've made a mess, but I have a plan!

In Genesis, I begin telling the story of how everyone fails and I succeed.  I want you to know how much of a mess you've made out of all the beauty I created.

Taken from p. 2 of From God To You--66 Love Letters:  A Conversation with God That Invites You Into His Story by Dr. Larry Crabb 

Gerard's: 

I decide I'm not dead because I can hear the sound of the rain hitting the roof of the car.  I'm alive because I'm listening to the rain, and the rain becomes the hand of God strumming his fingers on the roof, deciding what to do.

Taken from p. 64 of Left Neglected by Lisa Genova (author of Still Alice).

Meet us On Monday

1. What do you put on your hot dog?

Karen: Ketchup and sometimes mustard sometimes. I have hot dogs two or three times a year.

Gerard: I guess ketchup but I don’t really like hot dogs.


2. Do you play Sudoku?

Karen: No, it takes too long. I was curious about it though so tried it just by putting numbers in haphazardly. Then I spotted a small book on how to do it at Marc’s which I browsed through and tried again with success!

Gerard: I have no interest in these things whatsoever.


3. What is your favorite vegetable?

Karen: Corn on top of mashed potatoes is my favorite, but only have it if we go to a lunch buffet on rare occasions.

Gerard: What's a vegetable? The closest I come to eating vegetables is drinking V8 Fusion. I like tomatoes on burgers.


4. Do you color your hair?

Karen: No, I hate to spend any time fussing with my hair! I’m just going to go gray and be happy I have hair!

Gerard: Of course not.


5. What is your favorite brand of clothing?

Both of us like L.L. Bean and St. John’s Bay.

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"Twisted By The Wind" by Tom Hays

Twisted By The Wind by Tom Hays is an unusual book, at least different from any I’ve read before.  Through a variety of short humorous fiction stories about Ben Braddock, the author conveys the main theme of the book that the journey of life is the destination and that “destiny is what becomes of a person in the end in spite of all efforts to change or prevent it.”  I enjoyed the bits of wisdom from the author before each story such as:

 It’s not really work if you like doing it.

If at first you don’t succeed, that’s pretty much how it works for most people.

Every day, life gives you a second chance.  Take it.

Jumping to conclusions is not considered good exercise.

He also included some poems throughout that book that I enjoyed as well.  Although I’m not in total agreement with the general philosophy of this book, parts were humorous.  This is a short quick read that was amusing, entertaining and thought-provoking.  You can visit Tom Hay’s website at http://PearlOfTheDay.com for inspirational and motivational quotes.  You can visit his blog at http://tomhaystoday.blogspot.com/

Thank you, Tom, for the free copy of your book in exchange for this review! 

Have you read this one? What did you think of it?