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An Instance of the Fingerpost Author: Iain Pears Genre: Mystery & Thrillers Book Type: Mass Market Paperback

This is a really excellent read! The writing style is tough, but if you can get through it, you'll be in for a treat! I didn't like many of the characters in the book either, but I was so sucked in, there was no way I was going to stop reading it. With each character's version of the story, more truth is revealed and more mystery added! The author really was masterful with this book. The ending is excellent! I don't usually re-read books, but I may go back to this book again someday. I think knowing the ending, it would be fun to go back through it and miss all the "fingerposts" along the way!

Trouble is my Business Author: Raymond Chandler Genre: Mystery & Thrillers Book Type: Paperback

I've never met a Raymond Chandler book that didn't keep me fascinated. This one is no exception.

Watchers Author: Dean R. Koontz Genre: Mystery & Thrillers, Horror Book Type: Mass Market Paperback

Watchers was the first Dean Koontz book I read. I have now read it at least five times and my appetite for his books is insatiable.
The structure, characters, plot and interactions keep you on the edge of your chair and you may forget to eat and sleep while reading it.

My Sister's Keeper Author: Jodi Picoult Genre: Literature & Fiction Book Type: Paperback

This is the first book by Jodi Picoult I've read and I must say it was an easy read. I finished the second half in one night because I couldn't wait to find out the ending. My Sister's Keeper is extremely sad and thought provoking. Great book club selection since there are good issues for discussion.

The Pagan Stone: The Sign of Seven Trilogy Author: Nora Roberts Book Type: Paperback

I thought this book was great. A perfect ending to the Sign of Seven Trilogy. Predictable, but enough twists getting to the end that it wasn't boring. I finished it four hours.

Her Millionaire, His Miracle (Harlequin Romance) Author: Myrna Mackenzie, Myrna Mackenzie Genre: Romance Book Type: Mass Market Paperback

An interesting read for a shorter story, but not quite as romantically charged as I had hoped for. However, the underlying storyline was INCREDIBLE! It will really make you understand what true love is about as it ends.

Halfway to Forever (Forever Faithful) Author: Karen Kingsbury Genre: Religion & Spirituality Book Type: Paperback

Faith is not faith until tested with trials of great heartache. Get the tissues out a good read

Proposition: Marriage (Silhouette Desire, 1239) Author: Eileen Wilks Genre: Romance Book Type: Paperback

I thought the female character let the male hero manipulate her too much.

Blood Dreams Author: Kay Hooper Book Type: Mass Market Paperback

Good beginning to end, story goes on and on without description after description! read it in two days probably one day is enough if you can just sit and read all day.

Halos Author: Kristen Heitzmann Book Type: Hardcover

I had not read this author (Heitzmann) however, I enjoyed it very much. It's a love story and a mystry. Most of the story takes place around Christmas.

Sundays at Tiffany's Author: James Patterson, Gabrielle Charbonnet Genre: Literature & Fiction Book Type: Hardcover

This is a VERY quick read. Perfect for the beach/park when you have no interest in a deep, meaningful plot. It's a great story, but it's written like a script and the authors are anticipating the movie version, with cheesy side comments and almost no descriptions. Now if they could only take this great fantasy idea and write a novel!!

Stonebrook Cottage Author: Carla Neggers Genre: Mystery & Thrillers, Romance Book Type: Paperback

Carla Neggers never fails to entertain. Not your hum drum romance, but pleasant romance suspense. Up and coming defense attorney, Kara returns home to Texas after living years in New England. Texas Rangers, Connecticut governor and suspicious circumstances, are children really in danger?

Beside a Burning Sea Author: John Shors Genre: Literature & Fiction Book Type: Paperback

this book could have been so much better if the author had not gone for the obvious. that being said, i enjoyed the book of 9 survivors of a blown up hospital ship in the South Pacific during WWII. there is action,adventure a love story and finaly a rescue...but you would know that because it was obvious.

L.A. Times Author: Stuart Woods Genre: Mystery & Thrillers Book Type: Mass Market Paperback

Mobsters, movies and mystery just what Stuart Woods does best. Surprising twists and turns.

Santa Claus, Inc. Author: Linda Ford Genre: Children's Books Book Type: Paperback

ISBN 0590115049 – In my house, it is now the season for reading through the piles of childrens' Christmas books. The pleasure is all mine, now, with only a grown child, and it's one I really enjoy. Santa Claus, Inc., although not especially original or unique, is one of this year's pleasures for me.

Nick Martin hasn't believed in Santa Claus for a while, but he's managed to con his parents into thinking he does because he's certain that believing gets him more presents. When his parents sit him down to talk to him about Santa, Nick is sure that the jig is up – and it is, but not the way he thinks! Turns out, according to his parents, that there really is a Santa Claus and it's his grandfather. Even stranger, really, is that Santa is really Santa Claus, Inc., a family-owned company. The oldest son of each generation takes his place as the new Santa when he turns 50 and now, at 10, Nick is due to start his training. That summer, he's flown to the family's northern home and begins, only to discover that he's really, really not cut out for this job. His efforts to drag Santa Claus, Inc. into the computer age go wrong, his reindeer allergies surprise everyone and, even if he could drive the sleigh, he's afraid of heights! The business won't fail, however, because Nick's twin sister is perfect - except for being a girl! - for the job.

The twist isn't entirely novel and, in fact, is almost identical to the story in ASIN: B000VKKV30, Santa Baby (a movie), although the movie features an adult daughter. Still, this is a cute, entertaining story for the holiday season. The book, marked for ages 8 to 12, might appeal more to the younger end of that age range, especially those struggling to hold onto their belief in Santa. I found myself with only one annoyance – both the front and back covers mention elves on strike, but inside the book there ARE no elves. Santa Claus, Inc. employs short Laplanders, instead. That aside, this is an enjoyable and quick read at 72 pages and adults will enjoy it as much as kids.

- AnnaLovesBooks

Critical Judgment Author: Michael Palmer Genre: Literature & Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers Book Type: Paperback

This book kept me up all night so that I could finish it. Actually, any of Michael Palmer's books can do that to me. You might want to add him to your favorite mystery writers list.

A Knight in Shining Armor Author: Jude Deveraux Genre: Romance Book Type: Mass Market Paperback

One of my personal favorites. A touch of the now, a touch of the past and touch of what comes. A must read for Jude Deveraux new comers, a must reread for all Jude fans!

The Meaning of"A Knight in Shining Armor": A person, usually a man, who comes to the aid of another, usually a woman, in a gallant and courteous manner.

Snow Day (Blue Ribbon Book) Author: Betsy Maestro Genre: Children's Books Book Type: Paperback

ISBN 0590460838 – If you're looking for a fun kids' book, this isn't it, despite the vaguely misleading cover. I think it deserves the 4 stars I've given it, however, because it is a good non-fiction book for young readers (marked for ages 5-8).

A snowstorm has struck the town and, when residents wake up, they find their world has ground to a halt. There'll be no school, which the kids think is great, but there will also be no stores open, offices are closed, and even the airport is shut down. People shovel, plow, and use a variety of vehicles to remove the snow so that they can return to business as usual. They sand the roads (the same idea as salting the roads) and tend to branches on power lines. The story also discusses snow removal in the city, at the airport, on train tracks and dealing with ice on bodies of water.

The title, and the cover illustration, do give the impression that this is one of those books – a fun story about one of those regrettably rare days when the world grants a winter wish to schoolchildren: a day off to play! That's just not the case, and for that seemingly intentional misleading impression, I take away a star. Really, the book is about snow removal and the various methods and vehicles that people use to deal with it, making the book educational – which is somewhat akin to making a kid do homework on the one and only snow day of his childhood. Still, it's a nice book, and author Betsy Maestro does a pretty good job of keeping it from being too boring. Illustrator Giulio Maestro's work compliments the text nicely, although he's way better with trucks than he is with people. The duo seems to have chosen a fairly rural setting for this snowstorm, which deals with snow in pretty much the same way as the city – the only real difference being the distance between houses.

- AnnaLovesBooks

Do I Look Fat in This? : Life Doesn't Begin Five Pounds from Now Author: Jessica Weiner Genre: Health, Mind & Body Book Type: Hardcover

this is the best book i've read concerning body image. jessica weiner is my new hero! her philosophy for looking at the reality of body image today is a must read for anyone questioning their beauty and worth...

From the Deep Woods to Civilization: Chapters in the Autobiography of an Indian Author: Charles A. Eastman Genre: Biographies & Memoirs, History Book Type: Hardcover

Great book to have read for History class. Easy read, too. It may be an overly "simple" story, but a great memoir to track the change of the Native American culture.

All-American Puppies #5: Puppysaurus (All-American Puppies) Author: Susan Saunders Genre: Children's Books Book Type: Paperback

All three of my children, two boys and a girl, loved reading this book. If you love puppies and all the silly things they do, then you will love this book. Great book for a book report.

The Glass Castle Author: Jeannette Walls Genre: Biographies & Memoirs Book Type: Paperback

I loved this book! The experiences that these children had and all they went through will astound you and leave you thinking about people's motivations. It's a great story about going against all odds and coming out successful. It is wonderfully written and i highl recommend it!

Why Sinatra Matters Author: Pete Hamill Genre: Biographies & Memoirs Book Type: Hardcover

I loved this book! Portrays Sinatra as a person, not some glammed up star. It allows the reader to know Sinatra as he was, flaws and all. Great book for any Sinatra fan who wants to learn more about the Man...

To Catch A Thief Author: Christina Skye Genre: Romance Book Type: Mass Market Paperback

Very little romance. I would categorize this more as a mystery/suspense with some romance thrown in.

The Last of the Mohicans (Oxford World's Classics) Author: James Fenimore Cooper, John P. McWilliams Genre: Literature & Fiction Book Type: Paperback

I didn't finish this book... i had high hopes, but the language difference just made it to hard for me to follow.

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