Easy to read and follow formula for making positive life changes. The plan is working for me for now. I will upgrade to 5 stars if my new habits stick, and if I remember.
4 stars.
Friday, April 15, 2016
Glitter and Glue by Kelly Corrigan.
Audio book. Read by the author.
5.5 hours.
Heartbreaking at times story of how the author finally bonds with her mother, the self-proclaimed glue of the family, where the father is the glitter.
I'm not sure if it would have been quite as good in print form because the author doing her parents' voices was great.
5 stars.
5.5 hours.
Heartbreaking at times story of how the author finally bonds with her mother, the self-proclaimed glue of the family, where the father is the glitter.
I'm not sure if it would have been quite as good in print form because the author doing her parents' voices was great.
5 stars.
Saturday, April 9, 2016
Ghost Hero by S.J. Rozan
Audio book. 8 hours, 57 minutes. Read by Emily Woo Zeller.
Detectives Lydia Chin and Bill Smith investigate possible fraud in the art world when rumors of new paintings surface by Chinese artist Chau, the Ghost Hero, who supposedly died in Tienamen Square.
Loved the voices except the Bill Smith one. Although the Vladamir voice (Bill in disguise) was awesome.
4 stars.
Detectives Lydia Chin and Bill Smith investigate possible fraud in the art world when rumors of new paintings surface by Chinese artist Chau, the Ghost Hero, who supposedly died in Tienamen Square.
Loved the voices except the Bill Smith one. Although the Vladamir voice (Bill in disguise) was awesome.
4 stars.
Friday, March 25, 2016
Did You Ever Have a Family by Bill Clegg
Audio book: 7 hours.
Read by the author.
Usually the phrase "read by the author" is a deal killer for me with audio books. Maybe I was in a rush or didn't notice when I was at the library, but I was in the car and needed a book, so even when it announced read by the author, I decided to give it a try. Better than nothing, right?
The story is about a gas explosion that kills a family on the eve of the daughter's wedding. The bride's mother, June, is the only survivor. The novel is told from many viewpoints, but the characterization is so good, that it is (mostly) easy to keep track of who is who. While I wouldn't call this chick-lit, it is a slow moving story about people and their lives. The backstory of the characters is told and you ultimately see how interwoven society really is.
5 stars.
Read by the author.
Usually the phrase "read by the author" is a deal killer for me with audio books. Maybe I was in a rush or didn't notice when I was at the library, but I was in the car and needed a book, so even when it announced read by the author, I decided to give it a try. Better than nothing, right?
The story is about a gas explosion that kills a family on the eve of the daughter's wedding. The bride's mother, June, is the only survivor. The novel is told from many viewpoints, but the characterization is so good, that it is (mostly) easy to keep track of who is who. While I wouldn't call this chick-lit, it is a slow moving story about people and their lives. The backstory of the characters is told and you ultimately see how interwoven society really is.
5 stars.
Sunday, March 20, 2016
Find Her by Lisa Gardner
Flora Dane was kidnapped and held by a man for over a year. So, how, after she killed him, can she be kidnapped again, possibly by the same man?
Readable, but not my favorite book. The coffin part was too creepy, even for me.
3.5 stars.
Readable, but not my favorite book. The coffin part was too creepy, even for me.
3.5 stars.
Friday, March 4, 2016
Second Life by S.J. Watson
Read by Susan Lyons.
Audio book: 13 hours.
Grief at her sister's death sends a housewife/mother down a road that leads to self destruction.
Interesting story with a decent plot twist at the end. My biggest complaint was some of the stupid things the protagonist, Julia, does had me talking back to the radio. Otherwise, good characterization, dialog, plot.
4 stars.
Audio book: 13 hours.
Grief at her sister's death sends a housewife/mother down a road that leads to self destruction.
Interesting story with a decent plot twist at the end. My biggest complaint was some of the stupid things the protagonist, Julia, does had me talking back to the radio. Otherwise, good characterization, dialog, plot.
4 stars.
Thursday, February 11, 2016
All Dressed in White by Mary Higgins Clark & Alafair Burke
Typical MHC suspense novel. I thought I could read her again after being burned out for a while, but I guess it is still too soon, even though I think it's been years.
This story was about a television producer who re-examines cold cases. Interesting enough concept, but I thought the end was kind of weak. I didn't see any signs in retrospect that the killer was, well, the killer.
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