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Lost classics, part 2
A review of Address Unknown by Kathrine Kressmann Taylor

 In case you missed Part 1, I'm listing a couple of the books that I found recommended in the book Lost Classics where well known authors list some of their favorite under appreciated books. Today's entry is ...read more

Reviewed by Gregg - Sequoya on April 12, 2008 | 0 comments

Mm mm good...love in the restaurant

A review of Just a Taste by Deirdre Martin

 Within my big pile of library books to read there usually is a romance or two.  One of the reasons I like romances is because happy endings are a basic requirement and we all could use a happy ending once in a while. I just finished Deirdre Martin’s newest one.  Her romances are witty and sexy, and ...read more

Reviewed by Kathy K. - Central on April 11, 2008 | 0 comments

A new series for spring reading
A review of Open and Shut by David Rosenfelt

 Forget spring cleaning, I am in the mood for spring reading out in the warm sun.  Come on warm sun!  Maybe it was my early Trixie Belden reading habits, but I just love a good mystery series.  Some of my favorites are Julie Smith's ...read more

Reviewed by Katharine - Sequoya on April 10, 2008 | 1 comment

Mistrals and méprises
A review of A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle

 2008 will go down in my personal history as the year I learned to bake bread and read a million books about France.  After I finished reading Confessions of a French Baker, I went to the shelves to look for more Peter Mayle and ...read more

Reviewed by Molly - Central on April 9, 2008 | 0 comments

The last ordinary day
A review of And Sometimes Why by Rebecca Johnson

 It is a day like most other days for the McMartin family, as they sit at their breakfast table.  Both daughters, Helen who is about to start her senior year in high school and Miranda, who is about to start college, want to use the car.   Eventually Miranda wins the battle, and that decision is one that will have lasting effects on the entire family.  So begins the first chapter of ...read more

Reviewed by Mary K. - Central on April 8, 2008 | 0 comments

Rock On
A review of Rock On by Dan Kennedy

 So Dan Kennedy has written a truly funny (and witty, which isn't the same) book about working for the ...read more

Reviewed by Liz - Central Library on April 7, 2008 | 1 comment

Under the silver surface, shadows
A review of The Silver Swan by Benjamin Black

 A few years ago, Benjamin Black (or John Banville as he is known in real life) introduced the world to his reluctant Irish sleuth/pathologist Quirke in the moody noir Christine Falls.  With ...read more

Reviewed by Katie H. on April 5, 2008 | 0 comments

Forgive me, I just didn't get it
A review of Forgive Me by Amanda Eyre Ward

 I must be really thick.  There's a twist in this novel I did not get.  I'm talking about Forgive Me by ...read more

Reviewed by Lisa - Central on April 4, 2008 | 0 comments

A little bit of fluff

A review of Sleeping with the Fishes by Mary Janice Davidson

 I admit it, sometimes I need a little bit of fluff.  I can get really bogged down with very serious novels, usually teen fiction, that feature death, abuse, drugs, suicide and other generally depressing topics.  What is a reader to do?  Take a break and read something fluffy. My latest foray into the fluff genre was ...read more

Reviewed by Kelly - Central on April 3, 2008 | 1 comment

Lost classics, part 1
A review of The Headmaster's Papers by Richard A Hawley

 Need to add more titles to your "To Read" list?  A while ago I stumbled across a great book called Lost Classics: Writers on Books Loved and Lost, Overlooked, Under-read, Unavailable, Stolen, Extinct, or Otherwise Out of Commission, in which famous authors list some of their favorite under appreciated and ...read more

Reviewed by Gregg - Sequoya on April 1, 2008 | 0 comments
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