Thursday, July 31, 2008

as a mother of quadruplets, i found this book to be very comforting while pregnant- it was a book i was constantly referring to and it provided a lot of quality information and assurance that typical pregnancy books could not offer me

Catching Genius

i enjoyed this book. i like the way th author was able to keep my interest and kept giving little pieces of information about characters as she progressed through the story vs all at once or nothing until the end. i found that the way the information was presented i kept wanting to read and figure out what was going on - it was a perfect balance of characters and situations- i wasn't bored nor frustrated at the lack of info. i also felt that there were enough twists without being too much.

The Sugar Queen

Once again Sarah Addison Allen was able to capture the reader with her ability to flowingly connect the characters in her book, The Sugar Queen. The story follows the character Josey who is blindingly going through her life as is expected of her- her secrets are revealed and her personality is able to come alive as more characters are added to her story. The way the characters intertwine is captivating. Ms. Allen is able to balance just the right amount of information about situations and characters to keep the reader interest while not allowing boredom or frustration while waiting for the next secret to be divulged. The magic that is dabbled throughout this book also offers the reader with a sense that this all could happen and be believable. Without giving any of the story away I will say that I wouldn’t mind having the gift with books that the Chloe possesses. This story was a quick and captivating story- where I found myself wishing the best for all the characters even the ones who had questionable backgrounds. I highly recommend this book. ( )

Summer Blowout

I liked this book and would recommend it as a chic-lit, Summer Beach read. The main character works for the family beauty business and she goes through many trials due to her sometimes too-close knit family which includes all of her fathers children from his different marriages. I found that sometimes things were unnecessarily descriptive- those sections were hard to get through. However I will admit to learning some beauty tips and enjoyed the creativity that the main character possessed. ( )

Thursday, July 17, 2008

"As Good As It Got" By Elizabeth Sharpe

"As Good As It Got" was a very intriguing title to me. I was interested to see how this title played out with these characters. We are introduced to the three main characters in the first three chapters where we are provided with their background stories and how they wind up at this camp for woman who find themselves suddenly single . Each woman comes with her own individual situation but they each are able to see each others situations from a different view. I fully enjoyed the sarcasm that was sprinkled throughout this book. Ms Sharpe wrote in a way that allowed the reader to, almost, make up their own story about the characters. There were tidbits of information provided but I realized after completing the story that what I "read" might be different from how others will read this book. In that sense I feel that this would be a great book-group read. I think it would be very interesting to listen to others feelings and views which would be based on their own experiences. As the characters in the book projected their own experiences on others stories I feel that could occur in a book group, hopefully without all the drama. I enjoyed the book and was a bit sad at the end because I found that I wanted to know more about where the characters would go next but not in a way that I felt there might be a sequel to this story. All in all I enjoyed this book and will recommend it as a good, quick vacation or beach read.

Monday, July 14, 2008

so I decided to start my own blog- not sure who will see it or read it but my plan is to write about books, books I am reading, want to read or my reviews of books. I also plan to use this space to comment on recipes baking and meals.
If you wander on to my blog please leave me a message to let me know someone has been here- thanks :)Publish Post