Title: Peach Blossom Pavilion
Genre: Adult Fiction
Author: Yip, Mingmei
Rating: 1
Review: This book about a "prestigious prostitute" in China in the early 20th century was surprisingly not as good as it could have been.
Title: When I Stop Talking, You'll Know I'm DeadGenre: Adult Non-Fiction
Author: Weintraub, Jerry
Rating: 5
Review: The fascinating memoir of Jerry Weintraub, producer of "Oh God", "Karate Kid" and others as well as many plays. He managed John Denver from the start as well as musical legends Presley and Sinatra. Reading the book felt like I was sitting across from him having a conversation all while he telling his story about what it takes to get to the top.
Reviewed by: elma
Title: The Everything Practice Interview Book: Make the Best Impression and Get the Job You Want!Genre: Adult Non-Fiction
Author: McKay, Dawn Rosenberg
Rating: 5
Review: This book is so full of usefull interview technique advise that it shouldn't be borrowed - it should be purchased for your home collection. Lots of GREAT advice on how to answer specific questions during an interview.
Reviewed by: elma
Title: Cross CountryGenre: Adult Fiction
Author: Patterson, James
Rating: 5
Review: Ellie Cox, her husband and children are brutally murdered in Washington; the first in a series of murders. Alex Cross is the police detective who has a vested interest in this case; Ellie was a college sweetheart. He follows the man known as the Tiger to Africa. I listened to this book and am amazed that he survived several brutal beatings but, like other Patterson books, I couldn't stop listening.
Reviewed by: elma
Title: The Help Genre: Adult Fiction
Author: Stockett, Kathryn
Rating: 5
Review: I listened to this book and loved it. There are many readers to keep you interested and wondering what's going to happen next. The book takes place 1962 in Mississippi during the Civil Rights Movement. Skeeter has graduated from college but remember that it's 1962 and her mother will not be happy until Skeeter has a ring on her finger. She is a writer writing a "Miss Myrna" column about housekeeping. She wants to write something "important" so she decides that she will write how the maids really feel about their employers. And so starts a very dangerous endeaver.
Reviewed by: elma
Author: Stockett, Kathryn
Rating: 5
Review: I listened to this book and loved it. There are many readers to keep you interested and wondering what's going to happen next. The book takes place 1962 in Mississippi during the Civil Rights Movement. Skeeter has graduated from college but remember that it's 1962 and her mother will not be happy until Skeeter has a ring on her finger. She is a writer writing a "Miss Myrna" column about housekeeping. She wants to write something "important" so she decides that she will write how the maids really feel about their employers. And so starts a very dangerous endeaver.
Reviewed by: elma
Title: DamageGenre: Adult Non-Fiction
Author: Glass, Cathy
Rating: 4
Review: A well-written true account of a foster parent. This book is not for the squeamish. Ms Glass tries to break through to a severely disturbed 8 year old girl. As she gets closer the child's past begins to unravel. A very detailed, day to day account.
Reviewed by: Lorna
Title: Baby ProofGenre: Romance
Author: Giffin, Emily
Rating: 3
Review: Story of a young woman with no desire for children who finally meets and marries a man who feels the same. They enjoy the freedom of a childless marriage until a request from a childless friend for an ?egg? triggers a change of heart for her. As you can imagine, this creates quite a riff in the formerly smooth relationship.
Reviewed by: Carol
Title: The ReefGenre: Romance
Author: Roberts, Nora
Rating: 4
Review: A really gripping story of romance, adventure, and danger as a young woman following in her father?s footstep searches the ocean bottom for a legendary treasure. Of necessity she must team up with a another treasure hunter she does not trust, endangering both her fortune and her heart. Has Nora Roberts ever written a bad one? Not in my opinion. Another great read.
Reviewed by: Carol
Title: Imperial BedroomsGenre: Adult Fiction
Author: Easton-Ellis, Bret
Rating: 2
Review: This is a book that I believe only die-hard Easton-Ellis fans will enjoy. I'm pretty fond of his writing myself, and I was disappointed with it. Imperial Bedrooms is described as a continuation of Less Than Zero, Easton-Ellis' breakthrough novel published around twenty years ago. I'm not sure I agree with that-sure the names of the characters are the same, but there's no connection-these characters could be anyone.
This book is very readable, but that's about the only redeeming quality. I feel like it was an unwelcome mating of Less Than Zero with American Psycho, with cruelty and barbaric behavior thrown in purely for shock value. I'd much rather have re-read one of Easton-Ellis' older books than be disappointed by this one!
Reviewed by: Charis
Title: Solomon's SwordGenre: Adult Non-Fiction
Author: Shapiro, Michael
Rating: 3
Review: Informative book about the workings of the Child Welfare System run by states. A good look at the difficulties faced, not only by the states trying to protect children, but by the families who are affected by the states' decisions.
Reviewed by: Wendy
Title: SplendorGenre: Adult Fiction
Author: Godbersen, Anna
Rating: 4
Review: This the last book of a four part series. In all, I would recommend the series-the author does a fantastic job of pulling you into the circa 1900 high class life setting, and I was very invested in what would happen to the cast of characters. I can't say I was satisfied with everyone's outcome, but I won't go into detail about that to avoid spoilers! If you enjoy historical fiction, romance and drama-this is the series for you.
Reviewed by: Charis
Title: A Visit from the Goon SquadGenre: Adult Fiction
Author: Egan, Jennifer
Rating: 5
Review: I loved this book. Extremely engaging, it was the kind of book you hate to put down. I was invested in what would happen to the characters, even though you the majority of them only briefly. This book loosely follows many years in the life of Benny, a music exec, and his personal assistant, Sasha. The reader is invited to dive into the personal details of their lives, as well as their relationships. Due to Egan's great writing, these characters become almost real to you by the time you reach the end of the book.
Reviewed by: Charis
Title: Life SucksGenre: Adult Fiction
Author: Abel, Jessica
Rating: 4
Review: **Graphic Novel***
Ever wonder what would happen if Dante & Randall from Clerks were vampires? Ok, probably not. Well this comic tells that tale anyway. Dave, a vegetarian vampire (don't ask) is forced by his vampire master to work the night shift at his convenience store...late at night, all the goth kids stream out of a neighboring club and into his store...Dave falls for one of them, and gets into a bet with another vamp over who can win her affection. A quick read, I enjoyed it..ultimately forgettable but worth the 30 minutes it will take to read it!
Reviewed by: Charis
Title: This Time Together: Laughter and ReflectionGenre: Biography
Author: Burnett, Carol
Rating: 5
Review: This book was very informative about Carol's journey into show biz. She tells of her struggles and big breaks along the way to stardom. I'm a big fan of Carol Burnett and also this book! Anyone who loves Carol Burnett, and wants to feel as if they took the journey along with her should read this book. They will love this book as much as I do.
Reviewed by: Michael
Title: Try to Remember Genre: Adult Fiction
Author: Gomez, iris
Rating: 5
Review: This book was really good. It was based in the 70's, in Miami, Florida. It is about a Columbian family going througha hard time. It shows the fears they had and what role each member played, especially the women. I found it very sad. Most of the story is through the eyes of a teenage daughter and the emotional turmoil she is going through.
Reviewed by: Maribel
Title: 19 Minutes Genre: Adult Fiction
Author: Picoult, Jodi
Rating: 5
Review: This book really hit home with all the school shootings. It lets you look at it from all different perspectives. Everyone knows someone who's been bullied at some point in their life, although they may not have gone to the degree as Peter did.
Reviewed by: Gayle
Title: A Dark Matter
Genre: Adult Fiction
Author: Straub, Peter
Rating: 1
Review: I didn't like this book at all. It was entirely too redundant. Six characters told their version of one event to the lone character trying to figure out what happened. I found that I wasn't paying attention by the second characters version.
Reviewed by: Latisha
Genre: Adult Fiction
Author: Straub, Peter
Rating: 1
Review: I didn't like this book at all. It was entirely too redundant. Six characters told their version of one event to the lone character trying to figure out what happened. I found that I wasn't paying attention by the second characters version.
Reviewed by: Latisha
Title: The Love SeasonGenre: Adult Fiction
Author: Hilderbrand, Elin
Rating: 4
Review: I enjoyed reading this book very much, although I was unhappy with the ending. I feel like the author left too many unanswered endings with a few characters and that she tried to wrap up the ending as quickly as possible. Another 50 pages probably would have done it.
This book is based on 2 characters-one, a young girl named Renata(19yrs old) and her search for answers regarding her mother's death 14 years earlier and of Maguerite, who was the best friend to Renata's mother. The story was told in 2 days time and flowed very easily. The 2 come together in the end and share each other's story.
Reviewed by: Colleen
Title: On Mystic LakeGenre: Adult Fiction
Author: Hannah, Kristen
Rating: 5
Review: Kristen Hannah is an awesome author. I started this book one night and finished the entire thing the following night. I couldn't put it down. It's a story about love, family, and second chances. Great!
Reviewed by: Maureen
Title: The Art of Racing in the RainGenre: Adult Fiction
Author: Stein, Garth
Rating: 5
Review: A wonderfully written book about a man's life, as seen through the eyes of his best friend, his dog. Denny is an aspiring race car driver and Enzo, his dog, is an aspiring human being and a philosopher. An excellent expression of life's twists and turns, and how they can be traversed with skill and grace.
Reviewed by: Lorna
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