Smokin' Seventeen is another Stephanie Plum novel that has hit the shelves. In a series that seriously needs a new angle, this book is a long way from from establishing that. Instead, this book follows the same predictable and formulaic plot line that has become way overused -- without the character development that is expected during a long series.
Far from anything new, what you find is the same old rehashed stuff that you find in basically every Stephanie Plum novel. The big difference is that the author no longer seems to care one iota about her characters. At this
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She’s Come Undone
December 29th, 2011 by Kaitlin | Fiction
Back when I was in high school, my English teacher recommended one of her favorite books from when she was in high school -- Wally Lamb's She's Come Undone. I picked it up one summer with absolutely no expectations other than if she liked it, I might, and have since passed my copy to many of my girlfriends. Despite being a very emotionally heavy book, it's one you want to share with others and one that stays with you long after you've finished it.
For a speed reader like myself, I appreciate Lamb because he forces me to slow down
For a speed reader like myself, I appreciate Lamb because he forces me to slow down
Full Dark, No Stars by Stephen King
December 26th, 2011 by Jessica B. | Fiction
I always come back to Stephen King. No fail. I may take a long break, I may not really read a lot of other horror, but if I spy a new work by King on the shelf, I have to pick it up.
Do I like everything he writes? No. But with his characters and his Maine, I always enjoy the ride.
I picked up Full Dark, No Stars from the local library this week and was glad to see that it was not only Stephen King, but it was Stephen King short stories.
Even if you aren't someone who reads a
Do I like everything he writes? No. But with his characters and his Maine, I always enjoy the ride.
I picked up Full Dark, No Stars from the local library this week and was glad to see that it was not only Stephen King, but it was Stephen King short stories.
Even if you aren't someone who reads a
13 Little Blue Envelopes
December 22nd, 2011 by Sam P. | Fiction, Young Adults
This is a very good book. I just started reading it a few days ago and already I know that it will most certainly be making it onto my Top 25 Books that I Read in 2011 list. I actually have one for every year, ever since 2008. But any who, 13 Little Blue Envelopes is truly an amazing book. Written by Maureen Johnson in 2005, but oddly the sequel was not written till this year.
Ginny receives a package from her dead aunt containing 13 envelopes, all of them numbered 1-13. So as most people would, she opens the
Ginny receives a package from her dead aunt containing 13 envelopes, all of them numbered 1-13. So as most people would, she opens the
77 Shadow Street
December 19th, 2011 by Angela Yorke | New Releases
I remember sneering to myself every time I walked past the shelf on which Dean Koontz’s books were displayed. The covers were boring, and the typeface looked more appropriate on the cover of a bodice-ripping potboiler; these were the hallmarks of books that weren’t worth anyone’s time. There was also his name, which I believed was supremely uncool. Uncool as I perceived it to be (I also found it difficult to pronounce), it was also memorable because of it, and I had to reverse my preconceived notions once I’d read Night Chills on a whim. To this day, I
