LIZAMICHELLE1 ROOT OF 2014
Talk ROOT - 2014 Read Our Own Tomes
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1lizamichelle1
I wont hit 100 in ROOT but let me see how close I get.
January
1. Maintenance Man II - Michael Baisden (01/01/14 - 01/03/14)
2. The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho (01/09/14 - 01/14/14)
3. Innocent in Death - J.D. Robb (01/15/14 - 02/04/14)
4. Max - James Patterson (01/15/14 - 01/31/14)
February
5. Anything We Love Can Be Saved - Alice Walker (02/01/14 - 02/25/14)
6. The Eyes of the Dragon - Stephen King (02/17/14 - 03/07/14)
7. Manhunt - Janet Evanovich (02/17/14 - 02/21/14)
8. Love Overboard - Janet Evanovich (02/20/14 - 02/26/14)
MARCH
9. What Looks Like Crazy On An Ordinary Day - Pearl Cleage (03/01/14 - 03/13/14)
10. Quartet in Autumn - Barbara Pym (03/01/14 - 03/14/14)
11. The Wig: Crazy Summer - Renata Suerth (03/05/14)
12. Flush - Carl Hiaasen (03/06/14 - 03/12/14)
13. Your Wife Will Pay - Richard Porter (03/13/14)
14. How Organic, Fast Food and Obesity Affects Our Lives - Lauren Hill (03/13/14)
15. The Saints and Sinners of Okay County - Dayna Dunbar (03/15/14 - 03/17/14)
16. Zane's The Sisters of APF: The Indoctrination of Soror Ride Dick - Zane (03/16/14 - 03/22/14)
17. Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight - Alexandra Fuller (03/18/14 - 03/25/14)
18. The Catcher in the Rye - J.D. Salinger (03/19/14 - 03/21/14)
19. Something Borrowed - Emily Giffin (03/24/14 - 04/01/14)
APRIL
20. The Mother Load - Keeley Bates (04/01/14 - 04/06/14)
21. Play Dirty - Sandra Brown (04/04/14 - 04/15/14)
22. Bag of Bones - Stephen King (04/05/14 - 06/28/14)
MAY
23. The Between - Tananarive Due (05/07/14 - 5/22/14)
JUNE
24. RLs Dream - Walter Mosley (06/01/14 - 06/12/14)
25. The Crimson Brand: The Phoenix Girls Book 2 - Brian Knight (06/01/14 -
26. The Gate House - Audio - Nelson DeMille (06/13/14 - 07/04/14)
JULY
27. Fearless Fourteen (Audio) - Janet Evanovich (07/04/14 - 07/05/14)
28. Finger Lickin' Fifteen (Audio) - Janet Evanovich (07/05/14 - 07/10/14)
29. Sizzling Sixteen (Audio) - Janet Evanovich (07/18/14 - 07/25/14)
30. Smokin' Seventeen (Audio) - Janet Evanovich (07/11/14 - 07/18/14)
AUGUST
31. Bait - Karen Robards (08/29/14)
32. The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty - A.N. Roquelaure (08/01/14 - 09/05/14)
33. Full Dark, No Stars (Audio) - Stephen King (08/15/14 - 09/05/14)
SEPTEMBER
34. The Nightmarys - Dan Podlocki (09/01/14 - 09/06/14)
35. Morrigan's Cross - Nora Roberts (09/08/14 - 09/24/14)
36. Beauty's Punishment - A.N. Roquelaure (09/10/14 - 10/01/14)
37. Dance of the Gods - Nora Roberts (09/29/14 - 10/12/14)
OCTOBER
38. Valley of Silence - Nora Roberts (10/14/14 - 11/01/14)
39. Her Sweetest Downfall - Rebecca Hamilton (10/01/14 - 11/01/14)
NOVEMBER
40. Getting to Happy - Terry McMillan (11/10/14 - 11/26/14)
DECEMBER
41. The Next Always - Nora Roberts
42. Beauty's Release - A.N. Roquelaure (12/05/14 -
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January
1. Maintenance Man II - Michael Baisden (01/01/14 - 01/03/14)
2. The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho (01/09/14 - 01/14/14)
3. Innocent in Death - J.D. Robb (01/15/14 - 02/04/14)
4. Max - James Patterson (01/15/14 - 01/31/14)
February
5. Anything We Love Can Be Saved - Alice Walker (02/01/14 - 02/25/14)
6. The Eyes of the Dragon - Stephen King (02/17/14 - 03/07/14)
7. Manhunt - Janet Evanovich (02/17/14 - 02/21/14)
8. Love Overboard - Janet Evanovich (02/20/14 - 02/26/14)
MARCH
9. What Looks Like Crazy On An Ordinary Day - Pearl Cleage (03/01/14 - 03/13/14)
10. Quartet in Autumn - Barbara Pym (03/01/14 - 03/14/14)
11. The Wig: Crazy Summer - Renata Suerth (03/05/14)
12. Flush - Carl Hiaasen (03/06/14 - 03/12/14)
13. Your Wife Will Pay - Richard Porter (03/13/14)
14. How Organic, Fast Food and Obesity Affects Our Lives - Lauren Hill (03/13/14)
15. The Saints and Sinners of Okay County - Dayna Dunbar (03/15/14 - 03/17/14)
16. Zane's The Sisters of APF: The Indoctrination of Soror Ride Dick - Zane (03/16/14 - 03/22/14)
17. Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight - Alexandra Fuller (03/18/14 - 03/25/14)
18. The Catcher in the Rye - J.D. Salinger (03/19/14 - 03/21/14)
19. Something Borrowed - Emily Giffin (03/24/14 - 04/01/14)
APRIL
20. The Mother Load - Keeley Bates (04/01/14 - 04/06/14)
21. Play Dirty - Sandra Brown (04/04/14 - 04/15/14)
22. Bag of Bones - Stephen King (04/05/14 - 06/28/14)
MAY
23. The Between - Tananarive Due (05/07/14 - 5/22/14)
JUNE
24. RLs Dream - Walter Mosley (06/01/14 - 06/12/14)
25. The Crimson Brand: The Phoenix Girls Book 2 - Brian Knight (06/01/14 -
26. The Gate House - Audio - Nelson DeMille (06/13/14 - 07/04/14)
JULY
27. Fearless Fourteen (Audio) - Janet Evanovich (07/04/14 - 07/05/14)
28. Finger Lickin' Fifteen (Audio) - Janet Evanovich (07/05/14 - 07/10/14)
29. Sizzling Sixteen (Audio) - Janet Evanovich (07/18/14 - 07/25/14)
30. Smokin' Seventeen (Audio) - Janet Evanovich (07/11/14 - 07/18/14)
AUGUST
31. Bait - Karen Robards (08/29/14)
32. The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty - A.N. Roquelaure (08/01/14 - 09/05/14)
33. Full Dark, No Stars (Audio) - Stephen King (08/15/14 - 09/05/14)
SEPTEMBER
34. The Nightmarys - Dan Podlocki (09/01/14 - 09/06/14)
35. Morrigan's Cross - Nora Roberts (09/08/14 - 09/24/14)
36. Beauty's Punishment - A.N. Roquelaure (09/10/14 - 10/01/14)
37. Dance of the Gods - Nora Roberts (09/29/14 - 10/12/14)
OCTOBER
38. Valley of Silence - Nora Roberts (10/14/14 - 11/01/14)
39. Her Sweetest Downfall - Rebecca Hamilton (10/01/14 - 11/01/14)
NOVEMBER
40. Getting to Happy - Terry McMillan (11/10/14 - 11/26/14)
DECEMBER
41. The Next Always - Nora Roberts
42. Beauty's Release - A.N. Roquelaure (12/05/14 -
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4rabbitprincess
Welcome back and good luck!!
5rainpebble
Hi Liza. Good luck with your challenge.
6lizamichelle1
thanks, all. I've been surpassing my own expectations, so i am making it a little harder for myself.
7lizamichelle1
The Alchemist
A "boy" has always wanted to travel and believed his treasure was to be found at the pyramids in Egypt. He decides to become a shepherd because they get to travel. One his way he meets many people who help him along the way, in their way. A gypsy can't tell him how to get to the pyramids, but wants 10% of his treasure when he gets if for wasting her time. He runs into a king who gives him two very important stones and buys his sheep. He is robbed by one person and given a job by another, which benefits both him and the shop owner. An alchemist helps him reach his goal of the pyramids where his two stones turn to gold, that is then stolen from him and he gets a beating in return.
He returns home, finds his treasure and reunites with the love of his life that he met during is journey.
This is a story of following your heart and dreams. Don't be afraid of the unknown or you will never reach your full potential.
A "boy" has always wanted to travel and believed his treasure was to be found at the pyramids in Egypt. He decides to become a shepherd because they get to travel. One his way he meets many people who help him along the way, in their way. A gypsy can't tell him how to get to the pyramids, but wants 10% of his treasure when he gets if for wasting her time. He runs into a king who gives him two very important stones and buys his sheep. He is robbed by one person and given a job by another, which benefits both him and the shop owner. An alchemist helps him reach his goal of the pyramids where his two stones turn to gold, that is then stolen from him and he gets a beating in return.
He returns home, finds his treasure and reunites with the love of his life that he met during is journey.
This is a story of following your heart and dreams. Don't be afraid of the unknown or you will never reach your full potential.
8lizamichelle1
Max - James Patterson
I was really entertained by this story of 6 bird children on a mission to save their mother/veterinarian from the evil Dr. Chu, who apparently has been poisoning the ocean with his creations. Dr. Chu tries to convince Max (the lead bird child) to join forces with him, which she doesn't. Then her "mother", Dr. Martinez, is kidnapped by Chu. The bird children join a Naval team on a search and rescue mission while trying to solve the mystery of mass ocean life deaths.
Max is also trying to come to terms with her feeling for fellow bird kid, Fang. She thinks she is too tough to have these "girlie" feelings but finds out that they are being reciprocated.
This is the 5th book in the series so there is a lot of back history and battles that I have missed with the children. As you can imagine, they are an endangered creation; everyone wants them for something. So they are always fighting and running for their lives just to find a place where they can be themselves and not oddities.
I was really entertained by this story of 6 bird children on a mission to save their mother/veterinarian from the evil Dr. Chu, who apparently has been poisoning the ocean with his creations. Dr. Chu tries to convince Max (the lead bird child) to join forces with him, which she doesn't. Then her "mother", Dr. Martinez, is kidnapped by Chu. The bird children join a Naval team on a search and rescue mission while trying to solve the mystery of mass ocean life deaths.
Max is also trying to come to terms with her feeling for fellow bird kid, Fang. She thinks she is too tough to have these "girlie" feelings but finds out that they are being reciprocated.
This is the 5th book in the series so there is a lot of back history and battles that I have missed with the children. As you can imagine, they are an endangered creation; everyone wants them for something. So they are always fighting and running for their lives just to find a place where they can be themselves and not oddities.
10lizamichelle1
Thanks, I am doing so many challenges. Trying to have them all work together lol.
12connie53
>10 lizamichelle1: - That is the fun of LT and challenges, trying to combine them all!
14lizamichelle1
Manhunt - Janet Evanovich
Alex is tired of her life as a top executive. She is too young for all the stress. When presented with an opportunity to change her live 180 degrees, she jumps on it and finds herself and her Rottweiler living in a log cabin in Alaska owning a Bait and Tackle shop.
Her new neighbor, Casey, doesn't much care for her since she broke his nose and doesn't remember, and she is just to intriguing. But being a man, he wants in her pants.
Neither planned on falling for each other. Alex was looking for a dull, stable man to marry and Casey wasn't looking to get married at all. Well, I guess everyone is allowed to changed their minds.
I really enjoyed this book. I don't read a lot of these sappy things because they all have the same outcome, but I enjoyed the journey to the Happily Ever After.
Alex is tired of her life as a top executive. She is too young for all the stress. When presented with an opportunity to change her live 180 degrees, she jumps on it and finds herself and her Rottweiler living in a log cabin in Alaska owning a Bait and Tackle shop.
Her new neighbor, Casey, doesn't much care for her since she broke his nose and doesn't remember, and she is just to intriguing. But being a man, he wants in her pants.
Neither planned on falling for each other. Alex was looking for a dull, stable man to marry and Casey wasn't looking to get married at all. Well, I guess everyone is allowed to changed their minds.
I really enjoyed this book. I don't read a lot of these sappy things because they all have the same outcome, but I enjoyed the journey to the Happily Ever After.
16lizamichelle1
It was. I love Janet's books. For YEARS I ignored her Plum series because the covers were so colorful. I thought, she writes crap. Now I LOVE Stephanie Plum and I've branched out to Janet's old love stories.
17lizamichelle1
Anything We Love Can Be Saved - Alice Walker
Wasn't my cup of tea. I might have been more interested if I had read more of her books, or really had an interest in the why's and how's of their stories. I will admit that some of the topics were of interest, like the female genital mutilation.
She also seems to be a artistic writer, like I really have to decipher what she is trying to say, like poetry. I'm not a fan of poetry.
Wasn't my cup of tea. I might have been more interested if I had read more of her books, or really had an interest in the why's and how's of their stories. I will admit that some of the topics were of interest, like the female genital mutilation.
She also seems to be a artistic writer, like I really have to decipher what she is trying to say, like poetry. I'm not a fan of poetry.
18lizamichelle1
Love Overboard - Janet Evanovich
I love a romance that almost makes you forget you are reading a romance. Stephanie has decided it was time to put away her badge, leave Jersey and start an adult life. She buys the home of a sea captain and plans to open a bed and breakfast. Before she can begin to make money, the place starts to fall apart, repairs she no longer has in her budget.
Using the barter system, she serves as chef on Ivan's sea vessel in exchange for toilet repair from her cousin's fiance. Ivan also happens to have been the previous owner of the home Stephanie purchased.
Then the usual romantic tug of war, with the mystery of a ghost hunt.
I love a romance that almost makes you forget you are reading a romance. Stephanie has decided it was time to put away her badge, leave Jersey and start an adult life. She buys the home of a sea captain and plans to open a bed and breakfast. Before she can begin to make money, the place starts to fall apart, repairs she no longer has in her budget.
Using the barter system, she serves as chef on Ivan's sea vessel in exchange for toilet repair from her cousin's fiance. Ivan also happens to have been the previous owner of the home Stephanie purchased.
Then the usual romantic tug of war, with the mystery of a ghost hunt.
20lizamichelle1
The Wig: Crazy Summer
I LOVED THIS STORY. Even as an adult I can relate to Sofie's story. Leaving all you know to start all over in the home of a grandmother you hardly knew. One who seems strange in comparison to the grandmother you see all the time. Starting over is hard for anyone, but Sofie learned a lot over the summer. Can't to read the next book!
I LOVED THIS STORY. Even as an adult I can relate to Sofie's story. Leaving all you know to start all over in the home of a grandmother you hardly knew. One who seems strange in comparison to the grandmother you see all the time. Starting over is hard for anyone, but Sofie learned a lot over the summer. Can't to read the next book!
21lizamichelle1
The Eyes of the Dragon - Stephen King
I listened to the audio. It sounded a lot more interesting when it first started. After the oldest prince was thrown into prison, I lost track of the story and barely got it back. So many characters. I didn't really start no pay more attention until the prince was freed.
I listened to the audio. It sounded a lot more interesting when it first started. After the oldest prince was thrown into prison, I lost track of the story and barely got it back. So many characters. I didn't really start no pay more attention until the prince was freed.
22lizamichelle1
Flush - Carl Hiaasen - Audio
Story of a young man and his sister helping their father prove that a gambling cruise ship is polluting the ocean with human waste. They are even rescued by a long dead relative.
Story of a young man and his sister helping their father prove that a gambling cruise ship is polluting the ocean with human waste. They are even rescued by a long dead relative.
23lizamichelle1
What Looks Like Crazy On An Ordinary Day - Pearl Cleage
Ava finds out she has HIV. Her (sex) life wont be the same but she is refusing to give into despair. She packs up for a summer trip to see her sister in Idlewild, somewhere that her business isn't in the street. Her sister, Joyce, couldn't meet her at the airport so an old family friend, Eddie, picks her up. As they all get closer, Ava finds herself very attracted to Eddie and he to her. Before they decide to express their feelings, they both tell stories of their painful pasts that made them who they are at that moment. That included Ava telling him about her health status. And just like a book, the first man she admits it to doesn't have a problem with it, they make love (with protection) and start a relationship.
In the midst of all this lovey-dovey stuff, Joyce is battling with her the church reverend's wife, Gerry, about a teen girl youth group that Gerry doesn't not agree with. Joyce is trying to educate the young women on sex, abuse, taking charge of their lives. All things Gerry believes are sinful to discuss - just give it to the lord. This is where all the drama of the book lies, between Joyce and Gerry.
Ava finds out she has HIV. Her (sex) life wont be the same but she is refusing to give into despair. She packs up for a summer trip to see her sister in Idlewild, somewhere that her business isn't in the street. Her sister, Joyce, couldn't meet her at the airport so an old family friend, Eddie, picks her up. As they all get closer, Ava finds herself very attracted to Eddie and he to her. Before they decide to express their feelings, they both tell stories of their painful pasts that made them who they are at that moment. That included Ava telling him about her health status. And just like a book, the first man she admits it to doesn't have a problem with it, they make love (with protection) and start a relationship.
In the midst of all this lovey-dovey stuff, Joyce is battling with her the church reverend's wife, Gerry, about a teen girl youth group that Gerry doesn't not agree with. Joyce is trying to educate the young women on sex, abuse, taking charge of their lives. All things Gerry believes are sinful to discuss - just give it to the lord. This is where all the drama of the book lies, between Joyce and Gerry.
24lizamichelle1
Your Wife Will Pay
I can not find this book on Amazon. It was a Advance copy I received through library thing. You can read about the author and his other Kindle books here http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B0055ATA10.
This particular short story was about a couple who are a few dollars away from being broke and homeless. The husband has been searching for work for months and finally lands a job at a car wash starting at $8/hr. His first day her meets a young boy selling ONE newspaper. This paper was made especially for this man. He buys if for $2, takes it home.
It's the paper for the next day. The paper has the winning lottery numbers. His wife plays the number...they win. The husband get at least 2 more papers from this young man, then tragedy strikes.
(There may be a part 2 out there, but I cant find part one, so....)
I can not find this book on Amazon. It was a Advance copy I received through library thing. You can read about the author and his other Kindle books here http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B0055ATA10.
This particular short story was about a couple who are a few dollars away from being broke and homeless. The husband has been searching for work for months and finally lands a job at a car wash starting at $8/hr. His first day her meets a young boy selling ONE newspaper. This paper was made especially for this man. He buys if for $2, takes it home.
It's the paper for the next day. The paper has the winning lottery numbers. His wife plays the number...they win. The husband get at least 2 more papers from this young man, then tragedy strikes.
(There may be a part 2 out there, but I cant find part one, so....)
25lizamichelle1
How Organic, Fast Food and Obesity Affects Our Lives - Three Books Collection - Lauren Hill
Excellent book. I will reread this book whenever I feel cooking is a hassle and fast food is the way. When I am too "tired" to work out. Good hand book.
Excellent book. I will reread this book whenever I feel cooking is a hassle and fast food is the way. When I am too "tired" to work out. Good hand book.
26lizamichelle1
Quartet in Autumn - Barbara Pym
The story of 4 co-workers, up in years, trying to figure out what to do next. Edwin is very dedicated to religion, Norman is... normal, Letty is efficient, Marcia is going a little senile. They all appear miserable in their old age. They don't really have a relationship with each other outside of the office until tragedy strikes on of them.
Not bad, I followed Letty and Marcia's stories a little better than the men. Those two just became one to me lol.
The story of 4 co-workers, up in years, trying to figure out what to do next. Edwin is very dedicated to religion, Norman is... normal, Letty is efficient, Marcia is going a little senile. They all appear miserable in their old age. They don't really have a relationship with each other outside of the office until tragedy strikes on of them.
Not bad, I followed Letty and Marcia's stories a little better than the men. Those two just became one to me lol.
27lizamichelle1
The Saints and Sinners of Okay County - Dayna Dunbar
Aletta is a mother of (eventually) 4 with a husband who can't keep it in his pants, or at home with his wife. The story starts off with Aletta wondering where this wayward husband of hers is and how she can keep up with the bills with him gone. She decides as a last resort to do what she she had been suppressing for your years...use her psychic abilities to bring in some money.
Just as things are getting good, that good for nuthin' husband comes back, removes her sign and makes them a happy family again. Being a good Christian woman, she goes back to being the dutiful wife letting Jimmy be the man of the house.
This just doesn't work out
IT ENDS WELL lol.
Aletta is a mother of (eventually) 4 with a husband who can't keep it in his pants, or at home with his wife. The story starts off with Aletta wondering where this wayward husband of hers is and how she can keep up with the bills with him gone. She decides as a last resort to do what she she had been suppressing for your years...use her psychic abilities to bring in some money.
Just as things are getting good, that good for nuthin' husband comes back, removes her sign and makes them a happy family again. Being a good Christian woman, she goes back to being the dutiful wife letting Jimmy be the man of the house.
This just doesn't work out
IT ENDS WELL lol.
29lizamichelle1
The Catcher in the Rye
I think it guy is a definitely a pessimist. He hates everything and goes of on tangents when speaking/thinking. Maybe this would be a good book for a psych student. This young man needs help. His sister has more sense than him.
It was a good story but I felt it was a bit long.
I think it guy is a definitely a pessimist. He hates everything and goes of on tangents when speaking/thinking. Maybe this would be a good book for a psych student. This young man needs help. His sister has more sense than him.
It was a good story but I felt it was a bit long.
30lizamichelle1
Zane's The Sisters of APF: The Indoctrination of Soror Ride Dick
Maryann is your typical country bumpkin who gets the opportunity to go to school in the big city, Washington DC. The first person to befriend her is Patricia. Patricia sees something in her almost immediately that would make her the perfect unwanted candidate to join her sorority.
Maryann is introduced to Olive, the sorority chapter president, and Olive is far from impressed. Do to an unfortunate event on Maryann's part, Olive becomes intrigued and thinks that Patricia was right about Maryann.
You won't believe just how right they were.
Not as "dirty" as I'd hoped but still a quick read.
Maryann is your typical country bumpkin who gets the opportunity to go to school in the big city, Washington DC. The first person to befriend her is Patricia. Patricia sees something in her almost immediately that would make her the perfect unwanted candidate to join her sorority.
Maryann is introduced to Olive, the sorority chapter president, and Olive is far from impressed. Do to an unfortunate event on Maryann's part, Olive becomes intrigued and thinks that Patricia was right about Maryann.
You won't believe just how right they were.
Not as "dirty" as I'd hoped but still a quick read.
31lizamichelle1
Don't Let's Go To The Dogs Tonight
I did not find this book as interesting as I hoped. The disorganization of events did not sit well with me. All I know for sure is they were poor Anglo-Saxons living in Africa, somewhat racist and lived through many wars.
I did not find this book as interesting as I hoped. The disorganization of events did not sit well with me. All I know for sure is they were poor Anglo-Saxons living in Africa, somewhat racist and lived through many wars.
32Merryann
>27 lizamichelle1:, The Saints and Sinners of Okay County: Is that supposed to be a happy ending? Because I think it would be a waste of my reading time to find out she's going to give up everything for some guy who cheats on her. What's the sequel about? Now she has six kids and he's gone again?
33lizamichelle1
>32 Merryann:
I didn't realize I hadn't finished writing my review. But is has a happy ending for Aletta. She only has the 4 kids. I don't think there is a sequel though.
I didn't realize I hadn't finished writing my review. But is has a happy ending for Aletta. She only has the 4 kids. I don't think there is a sequel though.
34Merryann
My, I was in a cranky mood when I wrote that post! I was feeling sorry for the poor woman with her philandering husband. I need to say to myself: FICTION, Mary Ann, It's FICTION! Lol!
I'm glad it's a happy ending for her, fiction or not. :)
I'm glad it's a happy ending for her, fiction or not. :)
36Merryann
Lol! So, are you reading something completely different now to erase the taste of that one? I am finishing up two heavy nonfictions and about to read light fluffy children's fiction for a little while. :)
37lizamichelle1
Something Borrowed - Emily Giffin
This book was really good. Rachel and Darcy have been best friends since elementary school. Darcy is the pretty one, and Rachel is the smart one who always takes the backseat to whatever is going on in their lives.
When they were in 6th grade, Rachel had planned to be married by 30. That was the perfect age to start a that phase of life - marriage and children. At her actual 30th birthday party she was unmarried with no prospects. By the end of that night she was up 1 prospect - Darcy's fiance, Dex.
Dex and Darcy were to marry in September. Dex and Rachel's affair lasted over the summer. As a group, they and their crew hung out in the Hamptons. Darcy tried setting Rachel up with Dex's friend, Marcus. There were no sparks but they got along well. At some point Rachel gave Dex an ultimatum on their "relationship", then headed off to to London to visit an old friend.
When she got back home, lots of things had changed.
Can't wait to read the sequel Something Blue.
This book was really good. Rachel and Darcy have been best friends since elementary school. Darcy is the pretty one, and Rachel is the smart one who always takes the backseat to whatever is going on in their lives.
When they were in 6th grade, Rachel had planned to be married by 30. That was the perfect age to start a that phase of life - marriage and children. At her actual 30th birthday party she was unmarried with no prospects. By the end of that night she was up 1 prospect - Darcy's fiance, Dex.
Dex and Darcy were to marry in September. Dex and Rachel's affair lasted over the summer. As a group, they and their crew hung out in the Hamptons. Darcy tried setting Rachel up with Dex's friend, Marcus. There were no sparks but they got along well. At some point Rachel gave Dex an ultimatum on their "relationship", then headed off to to London to visit an old friend.
When she got back home, lots of things had changed.
Can't wait to read the sequel Something Blue.
39Merryann
I went the 'spoiler' route and looked up the description for Something Blue to get an idea how Something Borrowed ended. Ooh! My!
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The Mother Load
The story's of Emily, Sophia, Bridgett (I may be missing a sister/sister in law.) Emily is a mother of a preteen boy, is divorce and her dad lives with her in her small apartment. Sophia is Emily's sister. Mother of 2, married to a man who seems to spend too much time "at work". Bridgett is their sister in law(?) who is a pediatrician desperate to become a mother.
The story was okay. They way they related to each other was very entertaining so it was definitely a quick read. But I did find myself confused as to who's story I was on. I found myself constantly thinking back to when I was first introduced to each character to remember who was who.
The story's of Emily, Sophia, Bridgett (I may be missing a sister/sister in law.) Emily is a mother of a preteen boy, is divorce and her dad lives with her in her small apartment. Sophia is Emily's sister. Mother of 2, married to a man who seems to spend too much time "at work". Bridgett is their sister in law(?) who is a pediatrician desperate to become a mother.
The story was okay. They way they related to each other was very entertaining so it was definitely a quick read. But I did find myself confused as to who's story I was on. I found myself constantly thinking back to when I was first introduced to each character to remember who was who.
42lizamichelle1
Play Dirty - Sandra Brown
There was so much going on I don't know where to begin. This is my first Sandra Brown book and I LOVED it!
After 5 years in prison, Griff, an ex-football player just released from prison back into the city where is despised by all football lovers. No job prospects, no friends, no one to welcome him home but his lawyer, and being followed by a detective with a vengeance.
Foster, a wealthy business owner, and his wife and business partner, Laura, are desperate for a child but Foster can't father the child. They need a sperm donor with attributes as close as possible to Foster's.
Detective Rodarte has had it in for Griff since the day Griff was arrested for murder. He couldn't get it to stick 5 years ago so he is trying his best to make it stick now. He believes he has finally found a way to get rid of Griff permanently without getting his hands dirty when Griff's prints are found on the murder weapon that kills Foster.
But why would Griff kill Foster? Why would he leave evidence?
GOOD BOOK
There was so much going on I don't know where to begin. This is my first Sandra Brown book and I LOVED it!
After 5 years in prison, Griff, an ex-football player just released from prison back into the city where is despised by all football lovers. No job prospects, no friends, no one to welcome him home but his lawyer, and being followed by a detective with a vengeance.
Foster, a wealthy business owner, and his wife and business partner, Laura, are desperate for a child but Foster can't father the child. They need a sperm donor with attributes as close as possible to Foster's.
Detective Rodarte has had it in for Griff since the day Griff was arrested for murder. He couldn't get it to stick 5 years ago so he is trying his best to make it stick now. He believes he has finally found a way to get rid of Griff permanently without getting his hands dirty when Griff's prints are found on the murder weapon that kills Foster.
But why would Griff kill Foster? Why would he leave evidence?
GOOD BOOK
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The Between - Tananarive Due
Hilton is living on stolen time. At nine, he lost his Nana to the ocean when she went out to save him, but he knows he lost her way before then. Now, 30 years later, he is a husband and father of 2. He is having dreams; bad, sleep-depriving dreams. So bad he is not sure if the dreams are reality or his reality are his dreams.
When a man threatens to kill his wife and children, he really loses it. He starts seeing things that aren't there. Appears to have ESP. Once he chooses to accept who/what he is, he finally gets peace.
This book was a slow start for me, but I eventually got into the confusion of his mind/life and enjoyed the journey to his contentment.
Hilton is living on stolen time. At nine, he lost his Nana to the ocean when she went out to save him, but he knows he lost her way before then. Now, 30 years later, he is a husband and father of 2. He is having dreams; bad, sleep-depriving dreams. So bad he is not sure if the dreams are reality or his reality are his dreams.
When a man threatens to kill his wife and children, he really loses it. He starts seeing things that aren't there. Appears to have ESP. Once he chooses to accept who/what he is, he finally gets peace.
This book was a slow start for me, but I eventually got into the confusion of his mind/life and enjoyed the journey to his contentment.
44lizamichelle1
RLs Dream
Atwater "Soupspoon" Wise is dying. An old blues man who can't forget the past. He especially can not forget about RL. RL was the blues man Soupspoon started playing with; the man living the life that got cut short.
The story starts with old Atwater fleeing a homeless shelter, in severe pain, and returning to his apartment, just to be tossed out by the landlord the next day. Kiki, rescues him from the stoop and takes him in. She cleans him up, risks her job to get him health insurance, all because he said a few kind words to her years before. She is a savior with demons of her own.
Atwater knows his time on earth is coming a painful end. He decides it is time to put his story in the history books, so to speak. He records this history while telling them to Kiki. He there searches his address book to find any of his old buddies that are still alive and record them as well. He also starts to play his guitar again, manages to get a few gigs and make some change.
He ends up with a very active life after being rescued by Kiki, though it was short lived.
Atwater "Soupspoon" Wise is dying. An old blues man who can't forget the past. He especially can not forget about RL. RL was the blues man Soupspoon started playing with; the man living the life that got cut short.
The story starts with old Atwater fleeing a homeless shelter, in severe pain, and returning to his apartment, just to be tossed out by the landlord the next day. Kiki, rescues him from the stoop and takes him in. She cleans him up, risks her job to get him health insurance, all because he said a few kind words to her years before. She is a savior with demons of her own.
Atwater knows his time on earth is coming a painful end. He decides it is time to put his story in the history books, so to speak. He records this history while telling them to Kiki. He there searches his address book to find any of his old buddies that are still alive and record them as well. He also starts to play his guitar again, manages to get a few gigs and make some change.
He ends up with a very active life after being rescued by Kiki, though it was short lived.
46lizamichelle1
It was. I haven't read Walter Mosley in years. And in those years I was reading his Easy Rawlings books. I hear he is an excellent sci-fi writer. I may give some of them a try.
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Bag of Bones - Stephen King
Typically large tomb. You get really get into the main character's head. There is a lot of build up, both quick and slow. Gets you to really root for the main character. Mike, a novelist, has just lost his wife and the unborn child he knew nothing of. For the next 4 years he lived like a hermit. He did no work, walked through life day to day. He had a serious case of writers block, so it was a good thing he had some manuscripts stored away for a rainy day, because it has been pouring for 4 years.
Various disturbing dreams forces him to their old summer home, Sara Laughs, some place he hadn't been since her death. All sorts of supernatural activity start to take place. He feels the presence of different entities in the house and around the house, down by the lake. He communicates with them, or they communicate with him, through the use of ABC magnets on the fridge and the ringing of a moose bell.
While in the "TR", what they call the area, he meets 3 year old Kyra and her mother, Mattie. This meeting has now thrust him in the middle of a custody battle between Mattie and her ancient father in law. As they get closer, he and Kyra get even closer. Sharing a psychic bond and understanding. They visit each other in dreams where they meet various people of long ago who are still haunting the TR and Sara Laughs. This eventually leads to fights of survival both in life and the supernatural.
The ending was very realistic in that everyone didn't "walk off into the sunset". I really liked that.
Typically large tomb. You get really get into the main character's head. There is a lot of build up, both quick and slow. Gets you to really root for the main character. Mike, a novelist, has just lost his wife and the unborn child he knew nothing of. For the next 4 years he lived like a hermit. He did no work, walked through life day to day. He had a serious case of writers block, so it was a good thing he had some manuscripts stored away for a rainy day, because it has been pouring for 4 years.
Various disturbing dreams forces him to their old summer home, Sara Laughs, some place he hadn't been since her death. All sorts of supernatural activity start to take place. He feels the presence of different entities in the house and around the house, down by the lake. He communicates with them, or they communicate with him, through the use of ABC magnets on the fridge and the ringing of a moose bell.
While in the "TR", what they call the area, he meets 3 year old Kyra and her mother, Mattie. This meeting has now thrust him in the middle of a custody battle between Mattie and her ancient father in law. As they get closer, he and Kyra get even closer. Sharing a psychic bond and understanding. They visit each other in dreams where they meet various people of long ago who are still haunting the TR and Sara Laughs. This eventually leads to fights of survival both in life and the supernatural.
The ending was very realistic in that everyone didn't "walk off into the sunset". I really liked that.
49lizamichelle1
I heard that it wasn't good, the movie. Maybe they tried to drag it like the book and it just didn't work. I will have to remember to check it out.
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The Gate House - Nelson DeMille
John and Susan Sutter became ex'es a decade ago after she had an affair with a mobster then killed him, and John became know as the mob lawyer and kicked out of his practice. John is now back in the States after spending the last 10 years touring the globe and building a life in London. John moves back to Long Island to take care of the estate of an old client/friend who is in hospice. He runs into his ex-wife and they reconcile.
But they are targets of the murdered mobsters son, Anthony. John enlists the help of local law enforcement and the officer who was originally building a case against the murdered mobster before he was murdered. They try to keep tabs on Anthony. In the end they, didn't do there job too well.
This book was REALLY long. And although I didn't not listen/read its predecessor, I got very tired of the references to their back story. I also got tired of John and Susan's conversations. They did a LOT of talking, it was almost like a romance thriller (not sure if that is how it was meant to be).
On a positive note, I loved John Sutter's humor.
John and Susan Sutter became ex'es a decade ago after she had an affair with a mobster then killed him, and John became know as the mob lawyer and kicked out of his practice. John is now back in the States after spending the last 10 years touring the globe and building a life in London. John moves back to Long Island to take care of the estate of an old client/friend who is in hospice. He runs into his ex-wife and they reconcile.
But they are targets of the murdered mobsters son, Anthony. John enlists the help of local law enforcement and the officer who was originally building a case against the murdered mobster before he was murdered. They try to keep tabs on Anthony. In the end they, didn't do there job too well.
This book was REALLY long. And although I didn't not listen/read its predecessor, I got very tired of the references to their back story. I also got tired of John and Susan's conversations. They did a LOT of talking, it was almost like a romance thriller (not sure if that is how it was meant to be).
On a positive note, I loved John Sutter's humor.
