Recent Reads

It's been a while since I updated my recent reads... TOO MUCH reading and writing going on for my math and tech classes; not much time to read for fun!

Amy's bookshelf: read

The Prisoner of Cell 25

by Richard Paul Evans

I didn't really love it... I wanted to, as the premise was interesting, but there was some gratuitous violence that almost felt sadistic to me, and I didn;t love that in a young-adult book.

The Daily Five: Fostering Literacy Independence in the Elementary Grades

by Gail Boushey

Deeper Than the Dead

by Tami Hoag

Deadly Stakes

by J.A. Jance

A decent story - I like the Ali Reynolds character and her story lines, but I felt like this book could have had more depth. Too short!

The Buzzard Table

by Margaret Maron

Another good outing from Maron; I love the Deborah Knott mysteries!

The Summons

by John Grisham

This one does;t always get great reviews, but I really enjoyed it! I listened to it as an audiobook driving back and forth to work, so I got it in pretty small chunks. It hooked me enough to make me anxious for more each time I got in th...

Hannah's List

by Debbie Macomber

Typical gloppy Macomber. I read it in bed in a hotel room while at a conference. That's about the right level of importance such books receive from me!

And When She Was Good

by Laura Lippman

I love Laura Lippman, and enjoy her "other" books just as much as the Tess Monaghan series. This one had some things in it that I found a bit implausible, but it was an entertaining read nonetheless.

Call Me Princess

by Sara Blaedel

IT DRAGGED! I didn't finish it; it didn't hook me in well enough. Disappointing!

Last to Die

by Tess Gerritsen

~Mamie "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro!" (Hunter S. Thompson)