How to Start a Fire by Lisa Lutz.

The story of three friends and how their lives interact over the years.  The story was good despite the constant jumping around of time.  It would have been better had it just been told in chronological order.

3.5 stars

Chomp by Carl Hiaasen

Audio
Read by James Van Der Beek
6 hours, 11 minutes.

Okay, when I went to play this I saw the back said "recommended for listeners ages 8 to 12".  I decided to try it anyway and I'm so glad I did.

Great story about a tv reality star trying to survive in the Florida Everglades.

5 stars.

Last One Home by Debbie Macomber

Audio
10.5 hours
Read by Rebecca Lowman

Estranged sisters are reunited.  Yawn.  Ok as chick lit, but the whole "heroine struggles with accepting new love interest" thing was kind of aggravating.

3 stars

Ruby by Ann Hood

A recent widow, Olivia, hooks up with a pregnant teen, Ruby.  Olivia decides she wants to adopt Ruby's baby, but will Ruby be able to give up her baby?

4 stars

South Pole Station by Ashley Shelby

Life for scientists and support staff at the South Pole.  The stuff about the research stations and stuff was interesting, although I really couldn't follow the experiment stuff.  I didn't really care about any of the characters.

3 stars.

Razor Girl by Carl Hiaasen

Audio
Read by John Rubinstein
12.5 hours

This felt like a Seinfeld episode.  This small group of characters keep interacting in different ways.  The title character was kind of far fetched.

I didn't like the reader at first, and almost skipped this book.  Turned out to be okay, but I didn't really love him as a reader.

3.5 stars

First Comes Love by Emily Giffin

Audio
Read by Emily Foster and Catherine Taber.
12 hours.

Title is very misleading.  I had feared it was some kind of sappy romance, but decided to try it anyway.

Tale of two sisters whose older brother is killed in a car accident and how it affects their lives.  Great characterization.

4.5 stars