not enough books

Delusion by Peter Abrahams

2008-07-06T20:42:00.003-05:00

Twenty years ago, Nell's boyfriend was murdered while they were out walking one night. Now, after a hurricane has destroyed most of the town, new evidence appears that frees the man Nell sent to jail for the crime.

Nell is married to the current police chief, who was also the detective who helped but this man in jail. Now Nell decides something happened twenty years ago that resulted in the wrong man going to jail, and she won't be happy until she knows what happens. She is convinced that her husband knew about the cover-up.

While this is going on, Nell's daughter comes home from college. She was kicked out for poor academics, even though she used to get really good grades. Her daughter's father is the man who was killed so long ago. The daughter, Norah, is acting like something is wrong. Like she knows something that Nell doesn't. To make matters worse, Norah has been hanging out with the man her mother sent to jail. Although he was committed for a murder he didn't commit, that doesn't mean he is a good guy.

Overall, I really enjoyed the book. I haven't read anything by this author, so I can't compare to his other work, but this book was good. I admit that I kinda had the story figured out about half-way through it, but that didn't ruin it for me. I still enjoyed the story and riding along with the characters as the truth unfolded.

new author/mystery/304 pgs

June 2008 Reads

2008-07-01T08:50:00.002-05:00

Fun June Facts

Total books read: 8

New Authors: 5

Mystery: 6

Non-Fiction: 0

Fiction: 2

DNF: 0

Audio: 0

Number of pages: 2425

Shake Down by Joel Goldman

Armageddon in Retrospect by Kurt Vonnegut

Crazy Fool Kills Five by Gwen Freeman

Bound by Sally Gunning

Murder by the Glass by Michele Scott

Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris

Storm Front by Jim Butcher

Spying in High Heels by Gemma Halliday

2008-06-30T20:28:00.000-05:00

This is the 1st in the series.

Maddie Springer shows up at her boyfriends work, his law office, for their lunch date. Richard comes out of the office with a man Maddie has never seen before and Richard doesn't look happy. When she asked him about it, Richard says it's nobody. Then Richard cancels his lunch date, and disappears.

Maddie decides to try and find Richard, and runs into my nobody from the office. It turns out that Richard is involved in an embezzling scam and my nobody is the detective in charge of the case.

Maddie is told not to continue looking into the disappearance of her boyfriend, but she is "late" and is too scared to take a pregnancy test. She decides she needs to find Richard because there is no way he could be involved and she could possible be pregnant.

Maddie and the cop, Ramirez, continue to run into each other and soon the sparks are flying. Maddie learns some not so great things about her boyfriend, but for some reason continues to look into the murder.

I have no idea why I waited so long to read this book. I loved it! Maddie is a great character. The different situations Maddie finds herself in are unbelievable and very funny. I think this is a great cozy mystery.

new author/mystery/318

Back from Vacation!

2008-06-30T15:18:00.002-05:00

Well, I didn't read all the books I brought. But then I never do. haha! It's better to have more than I need than to run out! (like I did in Italy - do you know how hard it is to find english books in Italy? Very hard!!!)

I read three and about half of a fourth. Not bad! I would have read more in the car, but was too busy looking at the mountains and for bears. ok, fine, and sometimes sleeping. haha!

I reviewed the three I read already, so see my other posts.

For those who are interested, here's a link to some photo's I took. I was nice to you, I only posted 69 of the photo's I took - and I swear I took 300 (maybe more!).

Storm Front by Jim Butcher

2008-06-30T13:04:00.002-05:00

This is the 1st in the series.

Harry Dresdon is a wizard. While there are several wizards in the world, he is the only one who advertises it in the phone book.

Harry receives a call from a client who says her husband is missing, she doesn't want to go to the cops because she believes Harry would have better luck finding him. Recently her husband started to try and be a wizard.

So Harry agrees to see what he can find. In the meantime, he is a contact with the police. Karrin Murphy calls him and wants him to come view a crime scene. She is pretty sure a wizard was to blame. When Harry gets there, he finds that the hearts of both victims have been forced from their bodies, and yes, a wizard did it.

Harry must help figure out the crimes and find the missing husband. However..it looks more and more like the two are connected. Plus, somebody is out to destroy Harry, so just one more thing he has to worry about.

I have been meaning to read this series for a really long time. I'm not sure what took me so long! I loved it! Harry is such a great character. You gotta love a wizard who goes around in sweats and cowboy boots, since all his other clothes are dirty and his huge cat lost one of his shoes. lol!

new author/mystery/322 pgs

Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris

2008-06-30T12:58:00.003-05:00

This is book #6 in the Sookie series. Sookie never looks for trouble, but somehow it finds her. Her cousin was recently killed and left Sookie everything in her will. So far Sookie hasn't ventured to New Orleans to take care of everything, however that is soon going to change. Did I mention that her cousin was a vampire and very close to the Vampire Queen?

Sookie soon learns that her services are needed by the Vampire Queen, and she must obey. Eric, we know him from past books, is upset because he wanted Sookie by his side for the same convention, but he must give in to the queen.

However, before we even deal with that one, we must figure out how is sending weres to try and kill Sookie! She has been attacked several times and not sure why! She also must go to New Orleans and clean out her cousins apartment, but that isn't nearly as easy as it might sound.

This is still one of my favorite series. I can't wait to read the next two, and to hopefully watch the HBO series when it comes out.

mystery/324 pgs

Murder by the Glass by Michele Scott

2008-06-30T12:05:00.005-05:00

This is the 2nd in the series. Nikki's best friend, and owner of a local restaurant, is asked to cater the wedding of the year. The problem is that Isabella (I really hope I got her name right, I read the book several days ago and don't have it in front of me) used to date the groom. In fact, she didn't realize he was engaged at the time! And the bride, total pain in the ass.

Shortly after the wedding, Nikki finds the bride, dead. Her best friend becomes the one and only suspect and is soon in jail. Nikki knows her friend didn't do it and is determined to prove her innocence.

As you can imagine, along the way Nikki puts herself in danger because she is getting too close to the truth.

I am really enjoying this series so far. I have the next in the series and plan to read it, hopefully soon, but we know how that is. I also have several in her other series that I plan to read also.

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mystery/244 pgs

Vacation Books.....

2008-06-19T14:16:00.004-05:00

Ok, here's the list of books that might be making it into my suitcase for the upcoming trip. It's not set in stone, and there's even one book that I'll be bringing that I can't remember the title of (a co-worker told me that I HAD to read it and made me borrow it. haha!)

**updated the list on 06/20 - I looked last night at what I had set aside, put some back, ended up with 8 books for 7 days! haha! So I put another back. Right now I have 7 books picked out. Who knows if I'll decide to stick with that many or not**

Candy Apple Red by Nancy Bush
Storm Front by Jim Butcher
Spying in High Heels by Gemma Halliday
Murder by the Glass by Michele Scott
Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris
Guilty Pleasures by Barbara Bretton
Wifey by Judy Blume

Hmm...I know I had a larger set of books put aside.....for the life of me I can't remember which ones! haha! So....those listed above have a 90% chance of making it into the suitcase.

You'll just have to wait until I get back and post the reviews.

Getting ready for vacation.....

2008-06-17T15:59:00.002-05:00

The hardest thing about getting ready to go on vacation is...which books do I take? and....how many?

I'll be gone for a week. I have a ton of books I need to get through, but most are hardback! I don't want to have to take hardbacks with me. So now I have to figure out which books to bring that aren't heavy and I can hide in my suitcase. Oh yes, I said hide. See, hubby and I usually try to get away with only taking one suite case if the trip is going to be a week or shorter. I usually walk into the bedroom with an armful of books to pack and he gives me a dirty look. I'm not allowed to bring all those books because there isn't any room! So I usually put a few aside, and "hide" the rest in the suitcase. haha!

I plan to go through my challenge lists and try to find a lot of those books (since most books are still in boxes from moving). If they are mass market paperback, they will probably make it into the bag. Hardbacks won't make it. Trade paperbacks are a possibility, just depends on how thick they are. I also like to try and take books that were given to me and might not be in the best of condition, and I never take books that are signed.

So..stay tuned...I'll post the list I plan to take soon.

Bound by Sally Gunning

2008-06-13T12:55:00.002-05:00

This is the story of Alice. She sets sale for America from London in the 1700's. Along the way her Mom and two brothers die. Upon reaching Boston, her father sells her into slavery until she is 18 years old.

Her time with this family goes by pretty well at first. The man teaches her to read and treats her well. But then his daughter gets married with Alice is around 15 and Alice becomes the property of the new husband.

This husband forces himself upon her and beats her. When the wife founds out, she lashes out as Alice, blaming her.

After one night that is particularly bad, Alice decides to run away. She sneaks on board a ship and when found, is lucky not to be taken back to Boston. The widow who finds her decides to keep her until Alice finds work. However, Alice stays with the Widow and her other boarder, Mr. Freeman.

Soon, however, Alice realizes she is with child and it belongs to her old master. She tries to hide it because she is ashamed of it.

So what happens when Alice does give birth?

Wow! That's all I'm going to say, is Wow!

Nah, not going to let you off that easy. I just really really liked this book. It is the first I have read by the author, but wont' be the last. I really liked Alice. At times I wanted to shake her and tell her to wise up...but at other times I felt for her because she didn't know what to do and was just so confused and overwhelmed. I liked the other two main characters, the Widow and Mr. Freeman. I really recommend this book, to those who like historical fiction and even those who don't.

new author/fiction/ 304 pgs

Crazy Fool Kills Five by Gwen Freeman

2008-06-10T14:30:00.005-05:00

This is the 2nd in the series.

Fifi Cutter was fired from her job and now does free lance work investigating insurance claims. The story starts off with her investigating a guy for work comp fraud. Then she gets involved with a high profile case the firm is working on. Evidently she did something right, because somebody is after her. The only problem, she doesn't know why.

She hopes all will be ok once the trial is over, but that's not the case. She knows some of the people behind the crime, but hasn't put all the clues together.

This book was a good read. It started off kinda weird for me. I think that might have been an issue of going from a serious book, to a book that is more fun. Once I got in the groove of this book, I really liked it. It reminds me of the style of Janet Evanovich's Plum series. It's quirky and fun.

I really like Fifi. She is a very unique individual. She says what she wants, most of the time. She doesn't always do things by the book, but she usually means well. Her half brother Bosco is currently living with her and is also a very unique character. When the car Fifi has been borrowing needs to be returned, he figures out how to get a replacement car. Only the car can only go about 45 miles an hour and the brakes don't work very well. haha!

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new author/mystery/286pgs

Armageddon in Retrospect by Kurt Vonnegut

2008-06-08T07:52:00.003-05:00

This is a new book that includes short stories that have previously not been published by Kurt Vonnegut.

The majority of these stories deal with war. Most of them take place in Dresden, Germany. The stories are pretty quick reads. I enjoyed all of them. I'm not going to actually talk about each story and tell you what it's about, because that would take up a lot of your time. There were some that made more sense than others. There were some that stuck out as more enjoyable than others.

I will admit that I have only read one other book by Vonnegut, that was Slaughter-House Five. (Boy have my reviews improved!). Anyway, I really enjoyed reading that one and was glad I finally did. So, I admit that I was asked if I wanted a review copy of Armageddon in Retrospect and I said sure! While I enjoyed reading Slaughterhouse-Five, and would like to read more of his work, it's something that I would just keep putting off. However, if I'm asked to review it...that book gets moved towards the top of my TBR pile.

So, back to the review. I really enjoyed these stories. This book was different for me because while I have read short story collections in the past, it's not something I normally do. I tend to shy away from them. Why, I have no idea. However I think this book was read pretty fast because I didn't want to stop reading a story in the middle of it, I prefer to finish the story and then stop before beginning the first one.

If you have read Vonnegut before and enjoyed it, then pick up this one. I would guess that you would enjoy this one too. If you haven't read him before, I still recommend this book. The stories were really good, they kept my interesting, and it leaves me interested in finding some of his other books to read.

oh, and since I decided not to write a review piece about each story, I'm going to copy some of the info on the back of the book.

Imbued with Vonnegut's trademark rueful humor, the pieces range from a visceral nonfiction recollection of the destruction of Dresden during World War II - a piece that is as timely today as it was then - to a painfully funny short story about three privates and their fantasies of the perfect first meal upon returning home from war, to a darker, more poignant story about the impossibility of shielding our children from the temptation of violence.

fiction/230pgs

Booking Through Thursday - Trends

2008-06-06T10:39:00.003-05:00

Have your book-tastes changed over the years? More fiction? Less? Books that are darker and more serious? Lighter and more frivolous? Challenging? Easy? How-to books over novels? Mysteries over Romance?

I love mysteries, I have for awhile, so mysteries are still the majority of the books that I read. However, I am reading more thrillers and more detective mysteries and not as many cozy mysteries. The reason behind this, I get asked to review a lot of books and rarely are any of them cozy mysteries. I have a hard time passing up a free mystery!

I also read more non-fiction than I used to. Non-fiction you say? After you look at my blog and I have only read, um, 5 this year so far. Well, that is 5 more than I used to read! haha!

I also don't read as much chick lit as I used to. I would love to read more, but those darn mystery review books get in the way. haha!

Shake Down by Joel Goldman

2008-06-05T07:31:00.005-05:00

Special Agent Jack Davis is working on a case trying to bust some local drug dealers in Kansas City. He has started to shake recently, not sure what brings it on and unable to stop them. He has put off going to a Dr. because he wants to finish his case. He needs to hide it from his team and boss at the FBI though.

One night while watching surveillance on a local drug dealers house, the lights go out at the house and he hears gun shots. He gets his team to the house and they find the drug dealer and some of his "friends" killed. His girlfriend and child are also murdered. While outside the house, Jack has one of his shakes. There is no way to hide it from his co-workers and he is official kicked off of the case and put on medical leave.

However, this doesn't stop Jack. He still feels like this is his case and with the help of a local police man, he investigates the case on his own. Things get heated up when another local drug dealer is murdered. Then his daughter goes missing, along with her boyfriend FBI agent - an agent Jack suspects is involved in these crimes.

Let's mix into the pot Jack's soon-to-be ex-wife and Kate, the lady he is kinda dating. It appears that Jack has a lot on his plate.

I enjoyed this book a lot. It's a stand alone by the author, so not part of his series. It is also the first I have read by the author. I liked Jack and was also sucked into the story and wanted to know how it was going to end. The ended did surprise me too. So overall, I thought this book was really good, I enjoyed the story and the characters.

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new author/mystery/397 pgs

May 2008 Reads

2008-05-31T06:45:00.002-05:00

Fun May Facts
Total books read: 11
New Authors: 9
Mystery: 4
Non-Fiction: 2
Fiction: 5
DNF: 0
Audio: 0
Number of pages: 3164

Friend of the Devil by Peter Robinson
The Debs by Susan McBride (advanced copy)
Headless Body in Topless bar from the Staff of the New York Post
Eragon by Christopher Paolini
The Curious Child by Donni Floyd
The Dark Tide by Andrew Cross
The Scarlet Stockings: The Enchanted Riddle by Charlotte Kandel
Demons Are A Ghoul's Best Friend by Victoria Laurie
Historic Photos of St. Louis By Adele Heagney and Jean Gosebrink
Faux Finished by Peg Marberg
Tarnished Beauty by Cecilia Samartin

Tarnished Beauty by Cecilia Samartin

2008-05-30T16:45:00.001-05:00

This is the story of Jamilet and Senor Peregrino.

Jamilet is a beautiful girl, but she was born with a horrible birthmark that runs from her shoulder, down her back, and part-way down her thigh. This causes the kids and adults in her village in Mexico to shy away from her and not accept her. They feel it is the Devil's work. When Jamilet's mother dies, Jamilet heads to LA to find her Aunt. She is in hopes that a Dr. will be able to remove her birthmark.

While in LA she gets a job at a mental institution where her only job is to look after Senor Peregrino. She loses her false documents and when Senor Peregrino finds them, he refuses to give them back until she listens to her story.

So, he tells her his story about going on a pilgrimage in Spain and finding (then losing) the love of his life.

While he tells her his story, they form a bond.

I can't say enough about this story. I was sucked in from the very beginning. I wanted to know what would happen with Jamilet and a boy she likes, will she ever show him her birthmark and how will he react? How will Senor Peregrino's story end up? I couldn't wait to get to the end and figure out how the story ended, yet now that I am done, I'm sad that there isn't more of the story to read. This is definitely a book that I recommend.

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new author/fiction/339 pgs

Booking Through Thursday: What is Reading, Fundamentally?

2008-05-30T08:35:00.002-05:00

What is reading, anyway? Novels, comics, graphic novels, manga, e-books, audiobooks — which of these is reading these days? Are they all reading? Only some of them? What are your personal qualifications for something to be “reading” — why? If something isn’t reading, why not? Does it matter? Does it impact your desire to sample a source if you find out a premise you liked the sound of is in a format you don’t consider to be reading? Share your personal definition of reading, and how you came to have that stance.
(Two weeks late for Reading is Fundamental week, but, well…)

I think any of those mentioned above would be considered reading. I'm not a huge comic book fan, or graphic novel for that matter, but you still have to read the story. I don't have any personal qualifications for "reading". If it has words, and you have to read them, then you are reading. That being said, I also consider audio books reading. I would much rather know somebody is listening to an audio book while driving than reading an actual paper book! lol!

I like audio books myself, I just don't have the opportunity to listen to them very often.

Faux Finished by Peg Marberg

2008-05-28T21:38:00.008-05:00

This is the first in the series.

Jean runs an interior design company, Designer Jeans, along with the help of her daughter, JR.

They recently re-did the dinning room in the local country club. The night of the grand re-opening, the country club member dies after drinking a Bloody Mary. It just so happens that some-how, peanuts ended up in the mix. It appears to be murder.

Even though Jean is told not to sleuth, she just can't help it. She tracks down stories and clues with the help of her sister-in-law Mary.

This was an interesting book. While I really enjoyed it, it was a little weird. Jean ends up solving several mysteries in her pursuit to find one murderer. This is ok...it's just that it was a little confusing. There are also several references to past murders she has solved, yet this is the first in the series. That confused me because I kept thinking there were other books in the series that I missed. So...while I did enjoy the book overall, I dont' think the mystery part if it was as good as others. That being said, I liked it enough to plan on reading the second in the series.

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new author/mystery/ 210 pgs

Historic Photos of St. Louis By Adele Heagney and Jean Gosebrink

2008-05-28T21:38:00.007-05:00

This is my type of book. I love photography books, so when I was asked to review this one, I jumped at the chance.

This book shows pictures of St. Louis from the different time periods. Starting in the late 1800's and stopping in the mid 1900's. I'm not that familiar with the city of St. Louis as I probably should be, I've always lived in the suburbs. So this was very interesting for me. I got to see the city in the different time periods. It was fun to see the horses and trolleys in St. Louis, since of course now it is all cars. It was fun to see the different buildings and the way the city grew.

Each picture had a caption telling you what you were seeing. The book was also divided for the different time periods and there was always a page describing the time period and major things that happened in St. Louis during that time.

I was disappointed there weren't more pictures of the city during the depression and WWII. However, I loved the rest of the book. It was fun to see the pictures of my home town as it grew. I think this is a book that many people would find interesting.

new author/non-fiction/199 pgs

Demons Are A Ghoul's Best Friend by Victoria Laurie

2008-05-28T21:37:00.002-05:00

This is the 2nd in the ghost hunters series.

MJ is hired by her friend, Karen, to investigate a ghost at a boarding school. The ghost is known as Hatchet Jack. The dean of the school tries everything he can to keep them from doing this, but they find ways to do it.

When Gilly, Steven, and MJ arrive at the school, MJ realizes that this ghost is one bad meany. He is very powerful and very scary.

MJ soon realizes there other spirits in the school as well, they belong to 3 young boys. She decides that she needs to help the boys cross over and figure out who they are. The local law enforcement gets involved and after MJ proves she is real and not a fraud, the sheriff does what he can to help her. Somehow, the sprit of Hatchet Jack and these three boys are connected, she just needs to figure out how.

Will MJ be able to figure out who Hatchet Jack is and get rid of his ghost before time is up?

I really enjoyed the first in the series, and enjoyed this one as well. I love the paranormal aspect of it and of course loved the characters also. I think this one was a good mystery too, loved how it ended and how it all came about. If you like mysteries and the paranormal, be sure to check out this series.

mystery/282 pgs

The Scarlet Stockings: The Enchanted Riddle by Charlotte Kandel

2008-05-28T21:25:00.005-05:00

This is the first in a young adult trilogy.

Daphne is an orphan in London. She loves to dance, but doesn't have the opportunity to take dance lessons. One day she receives a package. This is a big surprise since she has no idea who her parents are and isn't aware of any relatives. The package includes a book to teach yourself ballet and some stockings.

Inside the book is a riddle. The first clue is: First you must find me. Hmm...that seems rather hard. Then, when Daphne puts on the stockings, she realizes that they change color to match whatever color her legs currently are (ie - they will match other stockings she has on!).

Then, luck comes to Daphne. Even though she is 13, Daphne is adopted by a wonderful family. The Mom and Dad already one one son who is older than Daphne. She joins the son's performance act and becomes their dancer. She soon realizes that while she wearing the stockings, she can do anything she wants to do. She becomes a wonderful dancer!

She is able to follow her dreams of being up on stage and performing in a real ballet. However, will her fame and the magic stockings go to her head?

Overall, good book. I think being older, it was a little "young" for me however I still enjoyed it. I think younger crowds would really like it. I liked how we get a girl who has nothing...goes to having fame and anything and letting it go to her head...then drops back down to reality again. I liked the characters as well.In fact, I can't wait to read the next in the trilogy.

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new author/fiction/367 pgs

The Dark Tide by Andrew Cross

2008-05-23T16:25:00.004-05:00

All seems to be going well for Karen, she has a loving husband, two great kids, and enough money that she doesn't have to work. Then there is an explosion at Grand Central Station. This changes everything. Her husband was on the train that had a bomb on it. He was never found. Shortly after, some men show up at the house and mention that there is an issue with some money being owed to them. Then a man threatens her daughter. What is this all about?

Then a year passes, it is the anniversary to the bombing. Karen decided to watch the footage of the accident even though it is rough, just when she is about to turn it off she sees him. There is her husband, walking away from the explosion. What is going on?

This starts Karen on a whole new journey. A local police man, Hauck, helps Karen begin to unravel what has happened. They soon find Charles. However, they aren't the only ones looking for him. What did Charles do that would make him run?

Overall, I enjoyed this story. It is the first I have read by this author. I liked the story, it kept my interest. I wanted to know what would happen, would Charles be found, who was behind it all. Even when you got towards the end and could piece it all together yourself, I still wanted to know how it would end. I liked Karen and Hauck also. The only thing that did bother me, is that the author kept making Hauck (and sometimes Charles) wink. I just didn't get that. haha! Not something major to the story, just something that jumped out at me as being odd each time it was done.

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new author/mystery/435pgs

Booking through Thursday: Books vs Movies

2008-05-23T08:35:00.002-05:00

Books and films both tell stories, but what we want from a book can be different from what we want from a movie. Is this true for you? If so, what’s the difference between a book and a movie?

Oh, tough question. I like watching movies with dancing in it, like Step Up. I can't really "watch" dancing in a book. I like movies where I don't have to think, I just watch them. But, some books are like that too. Well, I don't know if there really is a difference in what I want. I love to read mysteries, and also like movies that are mysteries or adventures.

Goodby Bookclub

2008-05-20T13:47:00.002-05:00

It was a decision I have struggled with for about the past year. Should I continue to run my bookclub (in person - not an internet one) or pull out?

See, the problem is, it's not a large group, and barely anybody participates on a regular basis. I had trouble getting people to nominate books, vote in the polls for books or when meetings would need to be changed and show up for the meetings.

I admit, I'm not perfect. In fact, due to working on our kitchen, I didn't make it last month. Then, I'm out of town for the May meeting and the June meeting. So, that's three months in a row that I couldn't make it. However, I admit that unless I'm on vacation, I am almost always at the meeting. But anyway....

So, I made the decision yesterday. I sent an email to the group letting them know and asking somebody to contact me if they are willing to take over the group. I doubt anybody will though...it can be a lot of work.

So, goodbye bookclub. I enjoyed it while it lasted. I read some great books I wouldn't normally read. In fact, thanks to the bookclub I now enjoy memoirs. Who would have thought?

The Curious Child by Donni Floyd

2008-05-19T09:45:00.004-05:00

This book is for the younger age group, amazon lists the age group as 9-12. I think it could be younger than that.

This is the story of a boy who lives in a small village. The boy asks a ton of questions. So much in fact, that the other villages decide he needs to go ask the dragon who lives on the mount for a spell so he stops asking so many questions.

What the villagers don't know is that the dragon has turned mean and instead of helping the boy, he wants to destroy him. The only way to keep the dragon from eating the boy is to ask questions.

So the goal if this book is to encourage children to ask questions and not be afraid to ask so many.

Overall, I think it was a cute story. I don't currently have kids of my own to test out the book on them, but I might test it on my nephew. I like the illustrations although I wish more of them were in color. I did get offered this book for review, which is why I'm reading one that is for such a young age group. I think kids would like this story.

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new author/fiction/16 pages