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Wandering souls
A review of The Host by Stephenie Meyer

  If you've read my reviews you know I'm a fan of urban fantasy/paranormal novels.  Vampires and werewolves?  Bring 'em on.  Given that fact, I surprise myself (and a few of my co-workers) by the fact that I haven't yet read Stephenie Meyer's ...read more

Reviewed by Jane J - Central on May 16, 2008 | 1 comment

What songs are on your life's playlist?
A review of Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn

 The girl who broke Nick's heart three weeks, two days and twenty-three hours ago shows up at his gig and he completely falls apart.  He can only spend so much time packing instruments away and setting up for the next band.  What is she doing there, anyway?  The one thing he asked of Tris when she left was that she stay away from his shows.  Not only is she a heartbreaker, she's a liar. Nick heads to the bar and tries to hide in the crowd.  But there she is again. ...read more

Reviewed by Molly - Central on May 15, 2008 | 3 comments

Murders in Bluestem
A review of Dark of the Moon by John Sandford

 In Dark of the Moon Virgil Flowers, a member of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA), gets the starring role after playing a supporting one in earlier books in the ...read more

Reviewed by Lesley - Central on May 14, 2008 | 0 comments

Uncommon woman, uncommon world
A review of The Commoner by John Burnham Schwartz

 I can't exactly say why I chose to pick up John Burnham Schwartz's newest novel The Commoner, but I have a feeling it was on account of ...read more

Reviewed by Katie H. on May 12, 2008 | 0 comments

Messages in bottles
A review of To Cork or Not to Cork by George M Taber

 Growing up in Wisconsin, I have to admit that in my family the beverage of choice on a night out was most likely beer, or if at a nightclub, a brandy old-fashioned.  So even though my mother enjoyed her occasional glass of Mogen David, wine was not something I knew or even thought much about.  Fast forward a few decades and I had reached the point of a glass of wine while dining out, but was pretty uncertain about the whole thing. I mean: are they all dry?  And what is this about ...read more

Reviewed by Liz - Alicia Ashman on May 10, 2008 | 1 comment

Talking good books
A review of The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

 It's been a good book group week for me.  The greatness came from my loving both books I had to read.  I always like getting together with others to talk books, but sometimes finishing the assigned book (just using the word assigned takes me back to college!) can be a bit of a chore.  Don't get me wrong, I'm almost always glad to have read the book whether I liked it or not.  But to read two assigned books and greatly enjoy both?  That's a little ...read more

Reviewed by Jane J - Central on May 9, 2008 | 0 comments

I love JT
A review of How to Talk to a Widower by Jonathan Tropper

 That's Jonathan Tropper.  Liz turned me on to The Book of Joe a few ...read more

Reviewed by Lisa - Central on May 8, 2008 | 0 comments

Photography, sideshows, and flea circuses
A review of Hubert's Freaks by Gregory Gibson

 When's the last time you read a book about all three?  A lot of people assume that people who read nonfiction only do so because they're interested in the subject.  Well, a lot of times, that's true.  But sometimes, you get lucky and chance across a book that isn't about anything you're truly interested in, and yet...and yet...it looks interesting. This is what happened to me recently with ...read more

Reviewed by Sarah - Alicia Ashman on May 7, 2008 | 0 comments

If you're waiting for Breaking Dawn...
A review of Kiss Me Kill Me by Lauren Henderson

 ...and you liked Bridget Jones Diary or Angus, Thongs and Full Frontal Snogging you just might ...read more

Reviewed by Katharine - Sequoya on May 6, 2008 | 2 comments

Three Pines, small village with lots of crime
A review of The Cruelest Month by Louise Penny

 There is no way Three Pines, Quebec could be a real place, but if it was fans of Louise Penny's mystery series would be eager to visit.  Penny portrays this village as a very desirable place, where everyone knows each other, the local residents are both charming and eccentric, there is ...read more

Reviewed by Mary K. - Central on May 5, 2008 | 0 comments
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