A Patron Review: A New Earth

A New Earth
Eckhart Tolle
Rating: 5/5

Review: A very simply written manual on how to make the world a better place, by making you a better person. It is repetitive and drawn out, but the message is so important that it needs to be repeated over and over.

Reviewed by: Lorna

A Patron Review: Secret Love

Secret Love
by Brenda Jackson
Rating: 3/5

Review: This book was good, however, it was very drawn out and a little unbelievable how strong the love was between the two main characters.

Reviewed by: DEBRA

A Patron Review: My Sister's Keeper

My Sister's Keeper
by Jodi Picoult
Rating: 5/5

Review: What a wonderful yet heart wrenching book. I saw the movie but reading th enovel puts you so much more inside the authors head. I actually cried after reading certain parts like when they said their goodbyes to kate but she survived. Then after the whole trial was done that Anna ended up passing in a car crash and Kate got her kidney afterall.

Reviewed by: Dawn

A Patron Review: Cheech & Chong

Title: Cheech & Chong: The Unauthorized Biography
Genre: Biography
Author: Chong, Tommy
Rating: 5/5

Review: Tommy Chong illuminates the career he shared with his lifetime friend Richard "Cheech" Marin in this compelling and inviting piece of literature. Chong lures you into the depths of the Cheech & Chong time line while simultaneously exposing the truth behind each and every step to fame. But not all is easy in the business of making jokes, as they soon realize with the lack of money, lack of notoriety, and quite plainly just the lack of. With his use of vibrant detail and description, Chong practically has you sitting there next to Cheech and him while they work together to complete their critically acclaimed chronicles. Chong reveals to the audience much more than just his claim to fame as he proceeds to disclose the many relationships he's had with women as well as the crumbling relationship with Cheech. The Cheech & Chong legacy is one to be truly relived throughout the pages of this book and I highly suggest it to anyone interested in reading a true hero's journey.

Reviewed by: Seth

A Patron Review: The Genesis Secret

Title: The Genesis Secret
Genre: Urban Fiction
Author: Knox, Tom
Rating: 4/5

Review: This book is a great twist on the "beginning of time" the evolution of man, and controversey between biblical creation and evolution. I quite enjoyed the theories presented along with the story line. THe beginning was a bit slow, but it ended with a bang!

Reviewed by: meta

A Librarian Review: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Title: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Genre: Adult Fiction
Author: Stieg, Larsson
Rating: 4/5

Review: Henrik Vanger hires Mikael Blomkvist to investigage the dispearance of his niece Harriet Vanger who disappeared 40 years earlier. Lisbeth is a 24-year-old, computer hacker who eventually teams up with Blomkvist in investigating the disappearance. However, her personal story is upsetting. She is sexually abused by a court appointed guardian. It is quite graphic.

Reviewed by: elma

A Librarian Review: The 2002 Workplace

Title: The 2002 Workplace: How Innovative Companies Atttract, Develop, and Keep Tomorrow's Employees Today

Genre: Adult Non Fiction

Author: Meister, Jeanne

Rating: 5/5

Review: A really good book for all individuals in leadership positions. Lots of information on how the workplace trends of tomorrow is being shaped by web 2.0 and social networking sites.

Reviewed by : Elma

Title: New Moon

Genre: Adult Fiction

Author: Meyer, Stephenie

Rating: 4

Review: I enjoyed it - although you can definitely tell it was written for Young Adults. The main character, Bella, has way too much angst where Edward (her vampire true love) is concerned. Her pain seems way too exaggerated to me, maybe becasue I'm not a teenager! Still, I can't resist a story with vampires (and werewolves)!

Reviewed by: Toni

Title: Private

Genre: Mystery

Author: Patterson, Michael

Rating: 4

Review: I thought it was a good read. It was nice to experience a new main character from Patterson. There were plenty of twists and turns in the storyline to keep me interested!

Reviewed by: Toni

Title: The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

Genre: Adult Fiction

Author: Meyer, Stephenie

Rating: 4

Review: I had to reread the book before watching the movie and even though the movie has the action and actors, I still like the book better. Obviously there is so much more in the book.

Reviewed by: Diane

Title: Chosen to Die

Genre: Mystery

Author: Jackson, Lisa

Rating: 5

Review: An excellent mystery that keeps you on the edge and makes you want to keep reading till the end.

Reviewed by: Stanley

Title: Before Sunrise

Genre: Romance

Author: Palmer, Diana

Rating: 4

Review: It was a fast an interesting read that I really enjoyed.

Reviewed by: Aura

Title: One Hell of a Ride

Genre: Adult Non Fiction

Author: Haponski, Col (Ret) William

Rating: 5

Review: First hand account of the armorded calvary in Vietnam. If you were there or know someone who was, you really want to read this book! My brother was a tank commander and recommended this book to me. There is much he cannot talk about that this book helped me to understand.

Reviewed by: Carol

Title: Hidden Riches

Genre: Mystery

Author: Roberts, Nora

Rating: 4

Review: Exciting mystery in which an antiques dealer is caught up in a series of murders tied to a shipment of seemingly worthless antiques.

Reviewed by: Carol

Title: Glory Seekers

Genre: Adult Fiction

Author: Brandewine, Rebecca

Rating: 3

Review: Story of mystery and romance as a journalist and a copy editor investigate the death of an heiress to a Hamptons fortune. Suicide or murder? And who's next?

Reviewed by: Carol

Title: The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner

Genre: Adult Fiction

Author: Meyer, Stephenie

Rating: 5

Review: This is a great insight to the world of "newborn" vampires. Gives you a different perspective on the Twilight series; sort of on the outside looking in.

Reviewed by: Meta

Title: Lament: The Faerie Queen's Deception

Genre: Adult Fiction

Author: Stiefvater, Maggie

Rating: 5

Review: If you are a Twilight fan, you will definitely love this 2 part book! The characters are easy to realte to and the story line is fabulous!

Reviewed by: Meta

Title: The Sister Wife

Genre: Romance

Author: Nobel, Diane

Rating: 5

Review: An exciting book about a young girl who is forced to become a Mormon when her grandfather decides to sell their entire English estate to travel to the US. Mary Kate falls in love on the journey to the US with Gabriel, who becomes a believer. She later learns that her husband is to marry her best friend and looses her first child. A must read, the book is a series. Can not for the second one to come out.

Reviewed by: Tracy

Title: On the Steamy Side

Genre: Adult Fiction

Author: Edwards, Louisa

Rating: 4

Review: I'm a foodie, so I loved that food was combined with romance. I would recommend this book.

Reviewed by: Debra

Title: Night and Day

Genre: Mystery

Author: Parker, Robert B.

Rating: 5

Review: This was a very interesting book. I could not put it down.

Reviewed by: Stanley

Title: Her Father's House

Genre: Adult Fiction

Author: Plain, Belva

Rating: 5

Review: A very Heartfelt story, that really makes you want to keep on reading to find out the outcome of the book.

Reviewed by: Aura

Title: Those Who Save Us

Genre: Adult Fiction

Author: Blum, Jenna

Rating: 5

Review: Very good book by Jenna Blum. I read the entire thing in one day. Couldn't put it down. Takes place in Germany during WWII and then in America in the 1990's. It's about a German woman who falls in love with a Jewish doctor. Really opened my eyes to some of the atrocities that took place during the Holocaust.

Reviewed by: Wendy

Title: Open Heart Open Mind

Genre: Adult Non-Fiction

Author: Keating, Thomas

Rating: 5

Review: A first book if you are interested in Contemplative prayer, which is a way of meditating and quieting your mind so that you may commune with God. It is definitive, concise, and well written.

Reviewed by: Lorna

Title: Heart of the Matter

Genre: Adult Fiction

Author: Giffin, Emily

Rating: 4

Review: Two women who don't know eachother are connected by a tragic accident.

Reviewed by: Jessica

Title: Outer Banks House

Genre: Adult Fiction

Author: Ducharme, Diann

Rating: 5

Review: I really enjoyed this book. It takes place right after the end of the Civil War. It reminds you of how people thought and what life was like for the freed slaves and the former slave owners. It had some pretty exciting points and I read it very quickly.

Reviewed by: Wendy

Title: Perfect Match

Genre: Adult Fiction

Author: Picoult, Jodi

Rating: 5

Review: Another great novel by Jodi Picoult. She always manages to get me to put myself in the places of the characters and wonder what I would do in their situations. In this one the main character is a District Attorney whose 5 year old son is molested. Although you know that the measures she takes are not right, you can also understand her choice.

Reviewed by: Wendy

Title: marks of cain

Genre: Adult Fiction

Author: knox, tom

Rating: 5

Review: a very interesting read if you like history, geneology and scandal! This book brings it all together and along with it, a bit of mystery! I always find it interesting to be able to cross reference names and places mentioned in the pages of these books, and to do a bit more discovery on my own!

Reviewed by: meta

Title: Miracle on the 17th Green

Genre: Adult Fiction

Author: James, Patterson

Rating: 5

Review: Have you ever felt the "gorilla of self-loathing" on your back only to realize at some point in your life that you are not better or worse than anyone else but just as good. Once you realize you are "good enough" do you shy away from being good at what you do in embarrassment? This book is so much more. It's refreshing to read a Patterson book that's not a thriller filled with brutal killings. Instead, Miracle on the 17th Green is a simple, short, fast-read seemingly about golf but it's really more about life. Travis loses his job and decides to live out his dream -to become a pro-golfer. Is living the dream really the only important aspect of your life? This book is about love, family and chasing your dream and sometimes...living it.

Reviewed by: el

Title: The Scrapbook

Genre: Adult Fiction

Author: Baker, Peggy

Rating: 5

Review: I found this book a great read with so much attention to detail in terms of the scrapbooking supplies and terms but I would expect nothing less from a scrapbooker!

Reviewed by: Linda

Title: C is for Corpse

Genre: Mystery

Author: Grafton, Sue

Rating: 4

Review: good book...enjoy the characters

Reviewed by: Sharon

Title: D is for Deadbeat

Genre: Mystery

Author: Grafton, Sue

Rating: 4

Review: good book. enjoyed it.

Reviewed by: Sharon

Title: 9th Judgement

Genre: Mystery

Author: Patterson, James

Rating: 5

Review: Looking forward to the next book in the Women's Murder Club series

Reviewed by: Seiobain

Title: Along Came a Spider

Genre: Mystery

Author: Paterson, James

Rating: 5

Review: I read the Women's Murder Club series & loved his work, so I moved to the Alex Cross series.

Reviewed by: Seiobain

Title: A Mercy

Genre: Adult Fiction

Author: Morrison, Tony

Rating: 3

Review: Tony Morrison , as always, is exquisite with words, however, this particular novel is fragmented, confusing and seemingly pointless. Maybe her point was to time capsule an era with all of its characters, issues and events. If that was her purpose, then she achieved it. This was not my favorite.

Reviewed by: :Lorna