Persepolis 2: The Story Of A Return by Marjane Satrapi Pantheon Books, 2004 My Rating; B+ In the first Persepolis (I reviewed it last week) the author told us about her childhood in Iran during that country’s Islamic Revolution. Persepolis 2 is the continuation of her story. This second book covers a ten year period, from [...]
by Agatha Christie Dodd, Mead and Company, 1930 My Rating: B+ Mr. Satterthwaite and Mr. Quin are two men featured in the twelve stories compiled into The Mysterious Mr. Quin. The stories were originally published in magazines in England the 1920′s. Each one of the stories is subtle detective work for Mr. Satterthwaite. Not a lot [...]
Last winter I read Leah’s Choice by Marta Perry. The story is still stuck in my head and I’m determined to read the other books in that series. In the meantime, I was searching through the Free Book-list for my new Kindle and discovered another Marta Perry story. How could I refuse that great deal? [...]
Eight Cousins is the story of Rose. About a year ago Rose’s last remaining parent died. Since then she has been living at the home of The Aunts. Rose, of course, is sad and lonely, but she is also pale and listless. Dressed in black, she spends her days with a little sewing, a little [...]
by Phillip Gulley Avon Books, 2002 In March I read Phillip Gulley’s If The Church Were Christian. That book had a huge impact on me and my thought processes. I wanted to read more books by him. I certainly had plenty to choose from. I decided to start on his Harmony Series. Home To Harmony [...]
by Nora Roberts Berkley Books, 2009 My Rating: B+ This is Book Two in the Bride Quartet. My review of Book One is here. Book Three, Savor the Moment, is coming next week and I wanted to finish this one before number three arrived. It’s not absolutely necessary to read them in order, but it [...]
by Nora Roberts Berkley Books, 2009 My Rating: B+ Several decades ago I picked up a Nora Roberts romance book and kept on reading every time she wrote a new one. Then she started trying out new twist to her stories. When she started with the paranormal stuff, I stopped reading her. Now she has [...]