Started: 4/16/10
Finished: 4/19/10
Year: 2010
Pages: 372
Genre: Romance
Grade: B
Reason for reading: review for Myshelf.com
Blurb (from back cover): "Trixie Lynn Parks changed her name to Emma, shook the dust of Twilight, Texas, off her shoes, and vowed to make it big in the city. But after twelve years of shatterd dreams, she heads back to the ladies of the True Love Quilting Club...and to her first love, Sam Cheek.
"Some things-and some people-sure have changed. Sam has grown from a carefree boy to a single dad. And even though the chemistry between them sizzles hotter than ever, Trixie Lynn quickly discovers she must choose between the fame and fortune that have finally come her way-or the one true love who has the power to mend her patchwork heart."
Opinion: Not a bad romance. For a more complete review, please check out MyShelf.com in the upcoming months.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Friday, April 16, 2010
Hell House & Other True Hauntings from Around the World by Alison Rattle and Allison Vale
Started: 4/12/10
Finished: 4/16/10
Year: 2005
Pages: 207
Genre: Paranormal
Grade: B
Reason for reading: Grabbed off the TBR pile
Blurb (from back cover): "Whether you're a skeptic looking for proof or a believer steadily collating evidence, ghost stories are a constant source of fascination. In this book we'll convert the cynics and arm the enthusiasts with facts and figures, first-hand accounts of ghostly sightings, and the frightening truth behind the stories."
Opinion: Not a lot of indepth information but does have some more recent sightings. Locations are from all over the world.
Finished: 4/16/10
Year: 2005
Pages: 207
Genre: Paranormal
Grade: B
Reason for reading: Grabbed off the TBR pile
Blurb (from back cover): "Whether you're a skeptic looking for proof or a believer steadily collating evidence, ghost stories are a constant source of fascination. In this book we'll convert the cynics and arm the enthusiasts with facts and figures, first-hand accounts of ghostly sightings, and the frightening truth behind the stories."
Opinion: Not a lot of indepth information but does have some more recent sightings. Locations are from all over the world.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Friends of the Family: The Inside Story of the Mafia Cops Case by Tommy Dades, Michael Vecchione with David Fisher
Started: 4/5/10
Finished: 4/12/10
Year: 2009
Pages: 381
Genre: True Crime
Grade: B-
Reason for reading: review for MyShelf.com
Blurb (from back cover): "Two decorated NYPD detectives with access to the department's most sensitive information, Louie Eppolito and Steve Caracappa sold their badges to the Mafia-and became murderers for the mob. The most dangerous corrupt cops in American history, they left behind a pile of bodies when the retired in the early 1990s. For more than a decade it looked as if they were going to get away with it-until Detective Tommy Dades and Brooklyn Assistant DA Mike Vecchione turned a seemingly dead-end investigation into one of the New York City's greatest law-and-order stories."
Opinion: An interesting story and one that I remember from living there. Writing was very New York Cityish. For a more complete review, check out MyShelf in the upcoming months
Finished: 4/12/10
Year: 2009
Pages: 381
Genre: True Crime
Grade: B-
Reason for reading: review for MyShelf.com
Blurb (from back cover): "Two decorated NYPD detectives with access to the department's most sensitive information, Louie Eppolito and Steve Caracappa sold their badges to the Mafia-and became murderers for the mob. The most dangerous corrupt cops in American history, they left behind a pile of bodies when the retired in the early 1990s. For more than a decade it looked as if they were going to get away with it-until Detective Tommy Dades and Brooklyn Assistant DA Mike Vecchione turned a seemingly dead-end investigation into one of the New York City's greatest law-and-order stories."
Opinion: An interesting story and one that I remember from living there. Writing was very New York Cityish. For a more complete review, check out MyShelf in the upcoming months
Tuesday, April 06, 2010
Blood and Gold by Anne Rice
Started: 3/21/10
Finished: 4/5/10
Year: 2001
Pages: 564
Genre: Fiction
Grade: B
Reason for reading: grabbed off the TBR shelf
Blurb (from back cover): "Once a proud Senator in Imperial Rome, Marius is kidnapped and forced into that dark realm of blood, where he is made a protector of the Queen and King of the vampires-in whom the core of the supernatural race resides. Through his eyes we see the fall of pagan Rome to the Emperor Constantine, the horrific sack of the Eternal City at the hands of the Visigoths, and the vile aftermath of the Black Death. Ultimately restored by the beauty of the Renaissance, Marius becomes a painter, living dangerously yet happily among mortals, and giving his heart to the great master Botticelli, to the bewitching courtesan Bianca, and to the mysterious young apprectice Armand. But it isn the preset day, deep in the jungle, when Marius will meet his fate seeking justice from the oldest vampires in the world..."
Opinion: An enjoyable addition to the Vampire Chronicles.
Finished: 4/5/10
Year: 2001
Pages: 564
Genre: Fiction
Grade: B
Reason for reading: grabbed off the TBR shelf
Blurb (from back cover): "Once a proud Senator in Imperial Rome, Marius is kidnapped and forced into that dark realm of blood, where he is made a protector of the Queen and King of the vampires-in whom the core of the supernatural race resides. Through his eyes we see the fall of pagan Rome to the Emperor Constantine, the horrific sack of the Eternal City at the hands of the Visigoths, and the vile aftermath of the Black Death. Ultimately restored by the beauty of the Renaissance, Marius becomes a painter, living dangerously yet happily among mortals, and giving his heart to the great master Botticelli, to the bewitching courtesan Bianca, and to the mysterious young apprectice Armand. But it isn the preset day, deep in the jungle, when Marius will meet his fate seeking justice from the oldest vampires in the world..."
Opinion: An enjoyable addition to the Vampire Chronicles.
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