Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Casts Off, The Yarn Harlot's Guide to the Land of Knitting by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee.
Not my favorite SPM book, but enjoyable for a Knitter. I think there wasn't really enough material here for an entire book. It felt very stretched out. The material would have better made a nice series of magazine articles, I think.
3 stars. Add a star if your a total Yarn Harlot group. Subtract a star if you're not a knitter.
Monday, May 31, 2010
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Book #30 in 2010
Spinning Forward by Terri Dulong.
A simple story of a middle-aged woman's coming of age. The descriptions of the island will have you checking out maps and dreaming of tropical vacations. The conflicts and their resolutions were a bit contrived, but overall it was an enjoyable read that I finished in a few days.
3.5 stars. Maybe subtract a half a star if you're totally uninterested in knitting/spinning/crafts. I don't think this is just a book for knitters though.
A simple story of a middle-aged woman's coming of age. The descriptions of the island will have you checking out maps and dreaming of tropical vacations. The conflicts and their resolutions were a bit contrived, but overall it was an enjoyable read that I finished in a few days.
3.5 stars. Maybe subtract a half a star if you're totally uninterested in knitting/spinning/crafts. I don't think this is just a book for knitters though.
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Book #29 in 2010
The 9th Judgment by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro.
The usual from James Patterson, et al. I thought this was one of the better ones he's churned out in the last few years. I enjoyed how the two plots intertwined. That said, it's still not nearly as good as his early works.
3.5 stars.
The usual from James Patterson, et al. I thought this was one of the better ones he's churned out in the last few years. I enjoyed how the two plots intertwined. That said, it's still not nearly as good as his early works.
3.5 stars.
Book #28 in 2010 (Audio)
Natural Born Charmer by Susan Elizabeth Phillips. Read by Anna Fields.
Quarterback Dean Robillard meets his match when he picks up Blue Bailey on the side of the road. Both of their lives are changed forever.
I really enjoyed this book. Anna Fields provides great narration and voices, as always.
12 hours, 2 minutes.
4.5 stars.
Quarterback Dean Robillard meets his match when he picks up Blue Bailey on the side of the road. Both of their lives are changed forever.
I really enjoyed this book. Anna Fields provides great narration and voices, as always.
12 hours, 2 minutes.
4.5 stars.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Book #27 in 2010
The Aloha Quilt by Jennifer Chiaverini.
The latest in the Elm Creek Quilters novel series finds a divorcing Bonnie heading off to Hawaii for the winter to help an old friend open a quilt camp there. Lots of snoozy Hawaiian description and history. The parts about Bonnie's divorce and her encounters with Craig are unlikable. No one is turning to quilty fiction to read about an acrimonious divorce.
3 stars because I managed to finish this book, as opposed to some of the previous ones in the series that I tossed aside after just a few chapters.
The latest in the Elm Creek Quilters novel series finds a divorcing Bonnie heading off to Hawaii for the winter to help an old friend open a quilt camp there. Lots of snoozy Hawaiian description and history. The parts about Bonnie's divorce and her encounters with Craig are unlikable. No one is turning to quilty fiction to read about an acrimonious divorce.
3 stars because I managed to finish this book, as opposed to some of the previous ones in the series that I tossed aside after just a few chapters.
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