When All the World Was Young came to me via JB, and I think know why. It’s exactly the kind of book he likes – kind of a meandering, character-driven novel that doesn’t really have a story, per se, but is more about the human experience. This is the third installment from Ferrol Sams in a loose trilogy, although it’s not necessary to have read the first two (Run with the Horseman and The Whisper of the River). Porter Longstreet Osborne, Jr. is the first […]
Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire
My mom is an avid Nora Roberts fan. I used to be as well, but in recent years I’ve become less avid, but it’s hard to resist a shiny new hardcover from the library, so when Mom finished up her copy of The Liar a week before it was due, I snagged it. The book opens with Shelby, a young widow with a three year old daughter, coming off the news of her husband’s tragic death in a sailing accident. Richard was an investor of […]
Cinderella should have skipped this ball…
Normally, I like Jennifer Crusie. She can be counted on for some mad-cap adventures, a hot guy or two, and a girl who is kind of a mess but fiercely independent. She’s chick lit, but she’s usually pretty good chick lit. Perfect for an audio book. But The Cinderella Deal left me feeling pretty disenchanted. Daisy Flattery is a free spirited unemployed artist, struggling to make ends meet and struggling to make her paintings speak. Her apartment is a riot of color, and she has […]
How come my home renovation never goes this smoothly?
Mary Kay Andrews is one of those authors who I’ve read a couple of times and enjoyed in a breezy, beach book kind of way. I liked Savannah Blues and Savannah Breeze, but I’m left feeling a little ambivalent about The Fixer-Upper. Perhaps it’s because I listened to it as an audio book and didn’t much care for the reader, or perhaps it was just too long. Either way, it filled the gaps in my time during my commute and during my walks, but I […]