"I Promised My Dad—An Intimate Portrait of Michael Landon"

I Promised My Dad—An Intimate Portrait of Michael Landon by His Eldest Daughter, Cheryl Landon Wilson with Jane Scovell is about the life of Michael Landon.  I was impressed by how much his daughter knew about his childhood.  By reading this book, I learned many things about Michael Landon that I never knew.  Since I watched him as “Little Joe” in Bonanza and then as Charles Ingalls in Little House on the Prairie, I was eager to learn about him as a person.  This book answers the question, What was Michael Landon really like?  It has a lot of interesting things in it but I especially liked his reason for letting his hair grow long—it gave him more confidence and made him feel like he could do anything, like Samson who had great strength when his hair was long.  He was a loving man with a great sense of humor.
(Karen's review, 4 stars)

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"The Impossible Knife of Memory" by Laurie Halse Anderson

This book is about a young girl who has to deal with her dad who is suffering from PTSD.  Then she gets a boyfriend to complicate matters more.  I really enjoyed this because the main characters are really good and the plot line is true to life.  Kept me turning the pages--LOVED it!
(Gerard's review, 5++ stars)

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"Now You See Her" by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge is GREAT!

Now You See Her by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge got my interest right from the start and kept me eagerly turning the pages.  Wow!  This is a thriller with lots of “wow” moments about one huge mistake Jeanine made when on spring break from college in Key West and the ramifications for years to come.  When she feels betrayed by her boyfriend and best friend, she takes his car driving drunk and hits a man.  While considering what she should do, a cop comes along and does her a favor, letting her go and takes care of the body for her so no one will ever know.  But wait, her problems are only beginning!    Sparks fly and they get married.  She stays in Key West . . . until she realizes the danger she is in. 

This is one of the best written thriller’s I have read in a long time!  The villains are horrible and so deceptive, poor Jeanine makes up a fake identity and lies to her 16-yr-old daughter concerning her biological father.  This has action, betrayal, serial killer, suspense, families, crime, romance and cops and attorneys.  If you like thriller’s, this is a must read for you!  LOVED IT!

(Karen's review, 5++ stars)

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Linking up with Mama Kat's Writer's Workshop:  Prompt--Something you're reading.

"She Is Not Invisible" by Marcus Sedgwick is a WOW Read!

She Is Not Invisible by Marcus Sedgwick is about a blind 16-yr.-old girl and her young brother who leave from England and travel to New York to find their dad after not being able to get in touch with him.

This book kept me turning the pages as they looked for their dad. Wow!  This book is good, real good!  I loved the kids in it and the writing.  Give it a chance, you will be glad you did.  I LOVED IT!
(Gerard's review, 5++ stars)

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Tuesday Teasers: 3 This Week

Gerard's:

At the end of the last street, past a forgotten cornfield and the ruin of a barn, sat the house that I was supposed to call "home." 

My father wanted me to remember the house.

From page 8 of The Impossible Knife of Memory by Laurie Halse Anderson. 

However many crimes I'd committed already that morning, I'd done it all for a very good reason, and it must be said that they faded into insignificance next to the thought that I was abducting my brother.

From page 1 of She is Not Invisible by Marcus Sedgwick. (My review will be up tomorrow)

Karen's:

Down the hallway, I went into a large closet, otherwise known as a Manhattan home office, and shredded the script I'd written to fool my daughter.  I sifted the confetti through my fingers and let out a breath as I heard Emma start to sob.

From page 10 of Now You See Her by James Patterson.  

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!