Week 2- Part 2

Here are some more reviews!

On "The Silent Sea" by Clive Cussler:

Interesting

On "Summer Sisters" by Judy Blume:

Easy, light reading

On "Let the Dead Lie" by Nunn Malla:

A good mystery and an even better look at 1950's South Africa in the apartheid system. The detective is a former police officer whose badge and European racial identity card were taken away, but is still drawn to solve the murder of a young boy. An excellent book but I would read the first book "A Beautiful Place to Die" first.

On "The Girl On Legare Street" by Karen White:

Very fun book...spooky with a hint of romance.

On "The Seven Year Switch" by Claire Cook:

Light read, funny and real at the same time.I felt the ending was rather abrupt, could have gone longer.

Week 2: Part 1

We are up to 126 books read and we have 109 people signed up! Be on the lookout for our first set of prizes coming soon.
We have so many reviews that i will break them up this week.

On "The Help" by Katherine Stockett:

Excellent, thought provoking

On "Trunk Music" by Michael Connelly:

Good- but not so good as Connolly's "Lincoln Lawyer"

On "Julie and Julia" by Julie Powell:

The movie is better than this book. I recommend you read "My Life in France" by Julia Child, excellent read.

On "The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane" by Katherine Rowe:

Interesting take on the Salem witch burnings- a little romance, a little mystery too.

On "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti:

If you don't like sad endings, don't read this book.

On "Chicken Soup for the College Soul" by Jack Canfield:

Very helpful stories for both the recently graduated high school senior and current college student. A quick, easy and thoughtful read that does not have to be read in the order the chapters are arranged.

On "Worst Case" by James Patterson:

Not one of Patterson's best but an ok read.

Stay tuned-and remember to Catch the Reading Wave

Our First Week

We have read 56 books so far!  Here are some of your comments and reviews...

On "The Girl Who Played With Fire" by Steig Larsson-

Suspenseful second novel in the series. This book answers several questions from the first book but poses still more and ends in a cliffhanger. Readers should begin with the first book in the series to have a clear understanding of the characters involved in the story.

On "Plum Spooky" by Janet Evanovich-

Very entertaining.

On "Ten Big Ones" also by Janet Evanovich-

Great, funny and fast reading

On "While My Sister Sleeps" by Barbara Delinsky-

In the book, a sister had a heart attack and went into a coma. The family finds out that she knew she had a heart condition, but never told the family. The more they look into it, the more they find.

On "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez-

 More than meets the eye. Fascinating characters- real or not?

On "I'm in No Mood for Love" by Rachel Gibson-

Very Enjoyable. Light reading

On "Sex, Lies and Online Dating" also by Rachel Gibson-

Enjoyable, suspenseful and funny

Does anyone else have ideas on great summer reads? Any books to avoid? We would love to hear from you.

Registration Runs Until Friday, June 25th

Thank you for everyone who has made the reading program a huge success. So far we have 91 readers! For those who have not signed up, you have until Friday. Come join the fun!