5 out of 5 Sunflowers to I’LL BE SEEING YOU

Posted Sep 19 2013 in ,

I’ll Be Seeing You by Suzanne Hayes and Loretta Nyhan Contains Mild Spoilers This epistolary novel is set during World War II, when two women as different as different gets find each other through a pen pal program. Glory Whitehall is a young mother living in New England and Rita Vicenzo is a middle-aged woman from […]

Read More...

2 Comments

5 out of 5 Fence Gates to WRECKLESS by Bria Quinlan

Posted Jul 25 2013 in , , ,

It’s not often a book surprises me but this one did. When I heard the title, I anticipated main characters getting into trouble – lots and lots of it. I expected regret and angst and attempts to undo mistakes. I’ll say this – I didn’t get what I expected. I got better. Bria’s Wreckless is […]

Read More...

2 Comments

5 out of 5 Brussels Sprouts for Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

Posted May 23 2013 in , ,

Warning: adult content and some spoilers ahead I got to choose this month’s Book Hungry selection. I picked Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl. This rarely happens, but Karla, Abby, Blake, Kelly, and I all pretty much had the same impression of this book.  We HATED the main characters and by hated, I mean wanted to snatch […]

Read More...

7 Comments

3 “Cups” to City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

Posted Apr 25 2013 in , , ,

This month’s Book Hungry pick comes from our newest member, Blake Leyers. We’re so happy to have you join us, Blake!  Cassandra Clare’s first book in The Mortal Instruments series and soon to be a movie is about 15-year-old Clary’s newly-discovered ability to see the Shadow world and all the creatures of stories gone by […]

Read More...

6 Comments

4 out 5 Helpings of “Poutine” to LEARNING TO SWIM by Sara J. Henry

Posted Mar 21 2013 in ,

When one of my Book Hungry members finished this debut novel by Sara J. Henry before I did, she assured me the story is not what I think it is. She was right. The story opens with main character Troy Chance leaping off a ferry to swim across a lake to save what she thinks […]

Read More...

5 Comments

4 out of 5 Macarons for Gayle Forman’s JUST ONE DAY

Posted Feb 28 2013 in , , , ,

This month’s Book Hungry selection was JUST ONE DAY by Gayle Forman and there are some minor spoilers here. I bought my copy of JUST ONE DAY while at Laurie Crompton Boyle’s launch party for BLAZE – which you must also read, if you haven’t already. I’m a huge fan of Gayle’s work – my […]

Read More...

1 Comment

4 out of 5 Chocolate Chip Cookies to Tempting the Billionaire by Jessica Lemmon

Posted Dec 27 2012 in , ,

At first glance, this sounds like your typical romance novel – hot not-so-rich girl manages to crack through the tough veneer of the hot, oh-so-rich guy. But a few pages in, you’ll find Jessica Lemmon’s debut novel, Tempting the Billioniare, isn’t typical at all. Hero Shane August is hot and rich, but he’s not the […]

Read More...

6 Comments

5 out of 5 Meteor Clusters for The Last Testament – A Memoir By God (with David Javerbaum)

Posted Nov 15 2012 in , , , , ,

1 In an ironic twist of fate, I bought this book while at the Huntington Book Revue waiting for my own book launch party to start. My son handed it to me and I started leafing through pages, giggling at some of the text…  a great way to manage those public speaking nerves. 2 Written […]

Read More...

11 Comments

4 out 5 Tickets to Paradise for er, PARADISE :)

Posted Jun 21 2012 in ,

June’s Bookhungry pick was PARADISE by Judith McNaught and let met just say, WOW. I hadn’t read any of Judith’s work and so, had no idea what to expect. This is NOT light reading. It’s intense — emotionally, and physically simply because the book is so long. Here’s the summary: Ruthless corporate raider Matthew Farrell […]

Read More...

3 Comments

3 Kissed Fingers to The Hunger Games Movie

Posted Mar 29 2012 in , , , , , ,

My Bookhungry book club formed over a year ago around The Hunger Games book – in fact, it was our first book review. So, what better tribute (ha ha, pun intended) than to review the movie? Warning! Spoilers ahead. We saw the movie during its opening weekend and discussed it. I took my son even […]

Read More...

4 Comments