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14 Days to Die

Sarah Johnson is a stay-at-home mother of two healthy, beautiful kids. Her husband is good-looking and hard-working. But he wants her dead. At least that's what the hitman on the phone told her, and if she wants to live she has to come up with a counteroffer.  She has 14 days to decide. I really felt bad for Sarah - what a shock it would be to be put into that situation. Overall the book flowed well, there were lots of twists and turns that'll keep you guessing until the end. Once you start reading you won't want to stop!

Hunter S. Thompson's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Journalist Raoul Duke and his attorney, Dr. Gonzo make their way through Las Vegas while on every drug imaginable. Great artwork. I loved the birds-eye view of things. The use of different fonts was great, it would capture their state of mind when the drugs would kick in. At times there was a bit too much text, it felt like a chore to get through it. But not too bad overall. One of my favourite movies :-)

Things Unsaid

This is a story about parents who waste their money and burden their oldest daughter with their debts and expectations that she'll come up with the money to pay them. And while the daughter tries to pay everything off to prove she's better than them, she puts her husband and her daughter second. I didn't like this book. I didn't like any of the characters. I found the writing confusing at times and it got on my nerves when a sentence would start "would love to.." instead of "I would love to.."

The Good Girl

Mia Dennett is waiting in a bar for her on-again, off-again boyfriend but he doesn't show up. After meeting "Owen" she decides to leave with him for the night. But things don't go as she had thought they would - she ends up prisoner in the middle of nowhere in Minnesota.  This book goes back and forth between past and present, and it goes back and forth between Mia's mother, the detective working the case, and the man who took Mia away from her old life. This is a weird one for me - I liked it but I didn't like it. It started off great, and then a few chapters into it, I was like "oh" - I was a bit turned off. The writing was good, the characters were well-developed. I hated the epilogue. I guess the story just seemed a bit dull.

A Sandy's Seashell Shop Christmas

This is a cozy story about a widowed woman who has been taking her three-year-old son to the beach every year instead of celebrating Christmas. It's a hard time of year for Tiff, the time of year when her husband was killed. But when an innocent flyer about a Christmas celebration at Sandy's Seashell Shop comes into their lives, Tiff realizes she isn't being fair to her son. It's here that Tiff finally finds hope for the future. Not only do you get a great read, you get a tongue twister in "Sandy's Seashell Shop" :-)  

Dew Point

This is a flat story about a woman whose husband of many years casually announces that he's leaving her. She then sets off to the villa that she inherited from her grandmother years ago. She uncovers secrets while she's restoring the place. Blah, blah, blah. This story was confusing. It had no depth whatsoever. It was boring. I didn't like the ending at all. When the chapters would start, they'd go back and forth between people and for the longest time it wouldn't say who they were.. it was SO FUCKING FRUSTRATING!!!

Sour Candy

Phil Pendelton is picking up chocolate for his girlfriend at Wal-Mart when he hears an ear-piercing scream from a little boy. He never thought that little boy would turn out to be his son. I didn't enjoy the ending as much as the rest of the story, but, as always, great imagination and great writing from KPB.  

Diamond Ring

Greta has a big sparkling ring on her finger from the man of her dreams, but planning a wedding is harder than she thought it would be. Not to mention her in-laws don't like her. And her fiancé still hasn't learned that they are meant to be together forever. Just like the previous two books in the series you won't want to put it down until it's finished. There's never a dull moment. Greta and Blake are still twisted. I loved it!

Disclaimer

Documentary filmmaker Catherine Ravenscroft has just moved into a new house with her husband, Robert. It's here that she finds a novel by her bedside that she didn't put there nor did she buy. As she reads on, she realizes that this is her story, her secret - a secret that only one other person knew about, and that person is dead. But things didn't quite happen the way the book portrays and Catherine's life turns into a nightmare as she is forced to travel back twenty years and finally tell the story the way it really happened. It started off okay, but I found myself impatient and irritated by how slow it was going. I had high hopes for this book, but was a little disappointed in it. I loved this:  I bite my fingernails to keep them short, spitting them out and leaving them where they stick, brittle and sharp around my desk. I am not a bloody circus performer, though: I can't do the same with my toenails.

The Alchemist’s Memory

A disjointed (and sometimes confusing) story about a young woman who has just awakened from an attack and discovers she has lost her memory. She takes a trip to visit a clerical healer in hopes of getting some answers to her past and who she is. The amount of spelling errors and grammatical errors really took away from the story. Atrocious.

Mrs. Maddox

A very short story about Abby's first Valentine's Day as Mrs. Maddox.

The Space Between Heartbeats

Nicole Tepper can't remember what happened at the party she was at last night, but it must've been bad because her mother and her friends are giving her the silent treatment. Or so she thinks. Nicole is trapped between life and death. Her body is down a steep embankment in the woods but in her ghost-like state she is wandering the school searching for answers. Only one person can hear her and that's Dale Finnegan - the guy she has relentlessly bullied. He goes to great lengths to help Nicole. This was a quick, suspenseful page-turner! I love this: "Hard for you?" My sarcasm drips off every syllable, like melted caramel on a sundae - thick and delicious.

The Color of Water in July

Growing up, Jess would spend her summers at her grandmother's cottage, but she hasn't been back there in seventeen years. Now her grandmother has passed away and left her the cottage; a cottage that is filled with memories, secrets and if Jess digs deep enough - the truth about her family. It tried, but this book never made it over that edge where it starts to get good. It was slow going at first. I didn't like any of the characters.. Daniel was okay, but nothing special. Things that happened just seemed too convenient.

Party Dress

Greta finally has what she wanted, but things aren't perfect. Yet. With everyone still having doubts about what happened to Amber no one is willing to accept their relationship. But Greta is willing to do whatever Blake wants her to do to fit in with his crowd. And soon enough Blake will learn that he's not the only one with a few tricks up their sleeve. The second in the series doesn't disappoint. It's a page-turner!

Boyfriend Glasses

It was love at first sight for college freshman Greta Bell when she saw her soul mate Blake Abbott at a frat party. Too bad Blake is dating her roommate.  Blake is putting Greta through a test, just like her high school sweetheart did, to find out if her love is true and the lengths she goes to to get what she wants is scary. More than once Greta made me uncomfortable. What went through that poor girl's head - wow. This book is filled with lots of twists and turns. The story flowed well, was easy to read and made you feel like you were there following Greta around (ha ha) Unputdownable!