My favorite Dean Koontz Novel

My favorite Dean Koontz novel, although he has written many that kept me entertained. This one had the elements of time that I find so very interesting.

Heartsick by Chelsea Cain

I just finished the first crime drama in this series. Be prepared for some gruesome details and some messed up emotional wrecks -- but it held my attention. I will probably read the sequel to follow-up my curiosity on the characters.

A Constant Heart .......by Siri Mitchell

I just finished this love story set in the Elizabethan era. Nice love story, good insight into the life of a courtier, mystery solved at the end.
It's not deep, but it's not bad.

SELF Magazine...not a book

No, it's not a book. But, it is my favorite magazine!!! Full of healthy eats, all over body workout tips (cardio and toning), motivational success stories, fashion tips, celebrity refrigerators...what's not to love? Anyway, I look forward to my SELF Magazine in my mailbox each month and treasure the happiness that it brings!!! Enjoy!

One Fifth Avenue

Yawn. If you are into gossip, sagging morals, back-biting, and irrelevant one-upmanship -- this one's for you.
I felt like a voyeur to a bunch of spoiled, misguided people.

This book was written by the author of Sex and the City and Lipstick Jungle. Need I say more?

Ick.

This book gets a ton of hype (being on Oprah and all) but it was self-indulgence on an epic scale. I hated the main character from the first chapter. I know I was supposed to gloss over it, but I couldn't forgive her for leaving her fairly decent husband just because "she didn't want to be married anymore." Then to get over this divorce (that was self-inflicted, let's not forget), she traipses all over the world in order to find herself. The take away message was very much "if we all journeyed we'd all be mentally healthier", but I did the math and evidently, mental health only comes to those who have two years to take off work and 150 grand in cash to drop. Too bad the rest of us are just going to have to make due with our glasses of wine and occasional bubble baths. We'll never get on Oprah that way.

Broken for You

I just finished listening to this one... I know, cheating, but desperate times. At first I thought it was going to be really depressing and whiny, but it turned out to be really good. The organization of the novel was fascinating. One of the characters makes mosaics out of broken glass and the novel is actually written as if it was shards of glass stitched together to make the story. Brilliantly organized. I give the book overall a B+.

The Heretic's Daughter

I just finished this book. Excellent historical content regarding the Salem Trials as seen through the eyes of a young girl. This is a first-time novel for Kathleen Kent. Well worth the read -- fast and easy, but thought provoking.

Let's Hear it for The Boys!

Hello Chicks!

I sent an "invite" to the boys to join us. They can contribute or just hang out and see what The Chicks are reading.

In any event, it gave me an excuse to seek out a good photo! I think it looks like them, don't you?

Listen to me on audio.....

I listened to this book on the way to/from Springfield last week. The narrator was an awesome story teller! This is an unexpected delight and a thought provoking parable. Highly recommend.