Doom With A View - Victoria Laurie

Doom with a View by Victoria Laurie

My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Ms. Laurie never fails me. When I'm in the mood for a quick witted happily written can't put it down book - I can always pick up one from her Abby Cooper Physic Eye series. After her first six books in the series I was expecting it to die down, and the plot to seem not as thought out, but it was great. I actually had to turn the lamp on to read as it was starting to give me chills. FANTASTIC! I love Dutch and Abby's relationship. I am also happy that she is beginning to develop Abby's PI friend Cat a little more. I hope she continues in this series as I find it one of my favorites that I have read, by FAR! (Besides The Boxcar Children of course).

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Eclipse - Stephanie Meyer

Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer

My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Love. True Love. I know that sounds crazy but this is my favorite book in the series and I LOVE it. I want to just read this one again. I love the tension the excitement. All in all I thought this was the best written one. I can't say more than that because my summary of this book was love, pure love.

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The Debutante Divorcee: Plum Skyes

The Debutante Divorcee: A Novel by Plum Sykes

My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I loved this book! I loved the narrator, I thought she brought a wonderful life to the story line. Her voices and her ideas of what each of the characters might sound like I enjoyed. I loved the point of view this book was written from. It bothers me when people pick up a pink book with debutante in the title and critique it for being "vapid and mindless" I for one purchased this book, 1. Because it was pink and 2. Because I wanted a mindless read. And it was fantastic!

I plan on listening to it again, I LOVED IT!

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Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married: Marian Keyes

Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married by Marian Keyes

My rating: 3 of 5 stars
I really enjoy Marian Keyes' different style of writing. She is quick witted, humorous and yet at the same time she is deep and complex. She has a way of keeping things engaging. I was entranced in the first two chapters. This book has both good and bad reviews but I have to say you need to accept it for what it is and not what you want it to be. If you do any reading or thinking at all in your life you figure out in the first couple of chapters who the mystery man is going to be but allow yourself to find out how he comes to be.

I respect the fact that you can see Lucy grow throughout this novel. She begins to change her self image, how she treats herself, and how others treat her. There's a turning point I love in a snooty restaurant where you know there's no going back. I love how she falls in love and the process of it that is outlined in the book. It's friendship before love and love before lust. It's a great book if you really just read it for what it is.

Maybe I too a am hopeless romantic, but I enjoyed this book.

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Bullies In The Headlights - Matthew Buckley

Bullies in the Headlights by Matthew Buckley

My review

rating: 5 of 5 stars
I learned to love those around you no matter how they treat you. I had an experience early on in my life similar to the main character Matthew (who is also the author), not quite the bully one, but similar. My mother always told me growing up not to judge others by their actions as you don't know what they have been through to make them that way. I had a couple experiences with that life lesson and it will forever be ingrained on my mind and in my heart to love those around us as we really have no idea why they are the way they are. I enjoyed this, yet another, book from Matthew Buckley - and I hope that one day he continues to write about the story of his life growing up in a house of 7 boys.

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Chickens In The Headlights - Matthew Buckley

Chickens in the Headlights: by Matthew Buckley

My review

rating: 5 of 5 stars
I love this book. I want to listen to it again and buy everyone I know a copy. It is so real, happy, fun, and inspirational. Yes, it is about a 7 year old boy and his family of 6 brothers - so you may ask, "What can I learn from that?" Let me tell you, a lot. I learned to let things go, I learned everything can be enjoyable, and I learned that even though life is hard there are people that surround you that love you and want the best for you. Yes, I have already learned these things in life but the hilarious way this is presented and the love you feel within the book is terrific! From Goats to Bullies from Chickens to Sibling Rivalry it is a great read and I can't wait to read it again. Super clean and amazingly uplifting.

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Runaway - Clair Poulson

Runaway by Clair Poulson

My review

rating: 4 of 5 stars
I was actually quite surprised. I have read some of this authors writings before and found myself knowing the end before I finished the first chapter. But this one had decent character depth and plot outline. I was scared with them, laughed with them, and even cried with them. Great clean wholesome read!

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Wicked - Gregory Maguire

Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire

My review

rating: 4 of 5 stars
Wow. It took me since Christmas to finally get through it. Maguire is very wordy, but his story is so real. I love how he tells the story and how after reading this book I feel for the Wicked Witch of the West, my heart goes out to her. I love her, I cried at the end of the book.


I believe that there are some imaging and references that he puts in that could be left out of the book - but it was an excellent book and I can't wait to read the rest of his works.

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A Christmas Carol - Charle Dickens

A Christmas Carol, The Chimes, and The Cricket on the Hearth by Charles Dickens

My review

rating: 3 of 5 stars
Enjoyed it... although I have to say Dickens repeats himself a lot. But it helped me want to be a better person, and I think that that is the purpose of a book and how you know it's good is if it inspires you to be a better/changed person because of it.

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The Proper Care & Feeding of Husbands - Dr. Laura Schlessinger

The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands by Laura C. Schlessinger

My review

rating: 3 of 5 stars
I enjoyed parts of this book and learned as well about men, somewhat. My husband is always telling me that he is in his 'nothing' box, and after reading this I know understand what that means. A lot of people think Dr. Laura is demeaning I just think she is stating the truth and helping us as women understand that men are well, men. They think differently, act differently, etc. I have learned to understand and think this book has really helped me open my eyes. There were several parts that I wasn't sure about and thought could be construed as mean and demeaning toward men about thier personalities so I had my husband read it and he agreed with her! It is a great book and I'm glad I read it - I should probably reread it at least once a year.

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