5 out 5 Cocktails to CHUM by Jeff Somers

Posted Oct 4 2013 in

WARNING: Though I write novels for teens, Jeff’s Chum is not such a novel and isn’t suitable for children.    From Amazon: Mary and Bickerman are the center of their circle of friends–but these friends are strangers as well as family to them. In the course of year, under the influence of a stressful wedding […]

Read More...

1 Comment

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 Flannel Shirts to ABOUT THAT NIGHT by Julie James

Posted Jun 27 2013 in

Law student Rylann Pierce and PhD candidate Kyle Rhodes have instant chemistry when they meet one night in a bar, but their first official date is derailed by the death of Kyle’s mother. Fast-forward nine years… Rylann is now an assistant U.S. attorney and Kyle is the ex-con the media calls the Twitter Terrorist. Surprised […]

Read More...

4 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

5 out of 5 Pickles to Quick Fix by Linda Grimes

Posted Apr 17 2013 in

I was fortunate enough to have participated in an ARC tour and read Linda’s sophomore novel in a matter of hours. From the first page, I was laughing out loud. Main character Ciel Halligan and her circle of protectors are back for another job – as auror adaptors – one of the most unique premises […]

Read More...

4 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