Books Recommended by our Members, March 2010

[SimonWood]

I finished Skull Ring by Scott Nicholson last night.  It's a tense little number about a woman haunted by a childhood trauma the night her father went missing.  She can't remember what happened and she's afraid of everyone she meets.  She's moves to a new town to start over, but her past catches up to her.  Well worth a read.  Apparently the background for the story is based on some actual events.

http://www.amazon.com/The-Skull-Ring-ebook/dp/B003980ELA

[Patricia Rice]

This is my first post so I apologize in advance if I foul anything up!  I'm still learning about e-books, but if you like historical fiction, you might want to give this one a try: http://www.amazon.com/Glorieta-Pass-Far-Western-Civil/dp/mandalaA/B002VECTH0 
(not even sure the link works and how you're inserting images is beyond my ability!) 

And if it's bargain prices you're hunting, also check www.bookviewcafe.com

Now let's see if I've blown up the forum!

[Winter9]

This is my first post so I apologize in advance if I foul anything up!  I'm still learning about e-books, but if you like historical fiction, you might want to give this one a try: http://www.amazon.com/Glorieta-Pass-Far-Western-Civil/dp/mandalaA/B002VECTH0 
(not even sure the link works and how you're inserting images is beyond my ability!) 

And if it's bargain prices you're hunting, also check www.bookviewcafe.com

Now let's see if I've blown up the forum!

Hi and congrats on your first post! Do you have a kindle? And you don't blow up the forum hehe. Welcome! Do you have a kindle?

[Leslie]

I just split out the messages posted from March 1 and on, for the thread for the new month. I'll sticky this one and unsticky the other.

Leslie
Global Mod

[loca]

The Aquarians: 2012 - A New Era Begins by Eric Rankin

Loved this book. 

Always been fascinated by Dolphins, and found this study by Eric Rankin to be highly interesting and introspective on the level of intelligence that these creatures possess.  Gives a new meaning to life. 

[JimC1946]

I think I mentioned A Season in Hell before, but this is such a remarkable story of a woman's descent into hell from drug addiction and her ultimate redemption that it's worth posting again. It's a very short, intense read that I promise you'll  do in one sitting.

[cheerio]

[dnagirl]

Loved, loved, loved this book.

[tlrowley]

Did you read Hosseini's second book?



As much as I loved Kite runner, and I did, I thought A Thousand Splendid Suns was even better.  I get chills just thinking about it.

[chipotle]

I wanted to try to make my first image link and I think I've finally got it. (Do I need to paste
both the image link and the text link?)

I don't even usually like mysteries but I enjoyed this cozy. It is part of the Murder Packs
a Suitcase series and had so much great info on things to do in Aspen, Colorado that
I vowed to re-read it if I ever travel there.



http://www.amazon.com/Too-Rich-Dead-ebook/dp/B001NLKY1A/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=digital-text&qid=1267668495&sr=8-2

[dnagirl]

Did you read Hosseini's second book?



As much as I loved Kite runner, and I did, I thought A Thousand Splendid Suns was even better.  I get chills just thinking about it.

Yes, I read this maybe two years ago?  Loved it as well.

[kawfee67]

I just finished the " Reliable Wife".  It was a good read with an interesting twist.  I would also recommend, " Two Rivers" and "Dear John" having recently read both of those as well.

[drenee]

I wanted to try to make my first image link and I think I've finally got it. (Do I need to paste
both the image link and the text link?)

I don't even usually like mysteries but I enjoyed this cozy. It is part of the Murder Packs
a Suitcase series and had so much great info on things to do in Aspen, Colorado that
I vowed to re-read it if I ever travel there.



http://www.amazon.com/Too-Rich-Dead-ebook/dp/B001NLKY1A/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=digital-text&qid=1267668495&sr=8-2

You only need to post the image link since it's klickable and takes us right to the product.  Thank you and congrats on your first try.
(mods, feel free to delete my post.)
deb

[arshield]

I finished Skull Ring by Scott Nicholson last night.  It's a tense little number about a woman haunted by a childhood trauma the night her father went missing.  She can't remember what happened and she's afraid of everyone she meets.  She's moves to a new town to start over, but her past catches up to her.  Well worth a read.  Apparently the background for the story is based on some actual events.

http://www.amazon.com/The-Skull-Ring-ebook/dp/B003980ELA

I thought it was good too.  I have a review on my blog http://www.mrshields.com/?p=632

[David.Niall.Wilson]

Another thread I'll no doubt watch obsessively now, just to see if I ever end up on it (lol)  Great suggestions.

[tlrowley]

After months of reading glowing reviews but holding out for a price drop, I finally read "The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie", a very humorous story set in England in 1950.  The sleuth is 11-year old Flavia de Luce, a chemistry genius.  I think the book was everything the 100+ five-star reviews promised.  I've pre-ordered the second book in the series - it should arrive on my Kindle on Tuesday.

Amazon.com Review
Amazon Best of the Month, April 2009: It's the beginning of a lazy summer in 1950 at the sleepy English village of Bishop's Lacey. Up at the great house of Buckshaw, aspiring chemist Flavia de Luce passes the time tinkering in the laboratory she's inherited from her deceased mother and an eccentric great uncle. When Flavia discovers a murdered stranger in the cucumber patch outside her bedroom window early one morning, she decides to leave aside her flasks and Bunsen burners to solve the crime herself, much to the chagrin of the local authorities. But who can blame her? What else does an eleven-year-old science prodigy have to do when left to her own devices? With her widowed father and two older sisters far too preoccupied with their own pursuits and passions—stamp collecting, adventure novels, and boys respectively—Flavia takes off on her trusty bicycle Gladys to catch a murderer. In Alan Bradley's critically acclaimed debut mystery, The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, adult readers will be totally charmed by this fearless, funny, and unflappable kid sleuth. But don't be fooled: this carefully plotted detective novel (the first in a new series) features plenty of unexpected twists and turns and loads of tasty period detail. As the pages fly by, you'll be rooting for this curious combination of Harriet the Spy and Sherlock Holmes. Go ahead, take a bite. --Lauren Nemroff

Highly recommended.

[MLPMom]

I just finished Fools Rush in and while it was a little predictable I really liked it. It was a sweet book and I am looking forward to reading more from the author. Her books are reasonable priced as well.

I highly recommend it if you want a nice light read with some humor.

[fuzzy9uy]

The Prey Series, by John Sandford. If you enjoy good Detective Mysteries.

Suggest you read them in order.

Rules of Prey
Shadow Prey
Eyes of Prey
Silent Prey
Winter Prey
etc..
There are a total of 17 in the series.

Fuzzy9uy

[JohnVFerrigno]

Finished Breathers: A Zombie's Lament by S.G. Browne this morning. It's hardly high literature, but it was a ton of fun. It got a little preachy in it's allegorical references at time, but for the most part, i had a really great time with it. It's got a nice tone to the story, a good mix between comedy and drama, with some decent characters to occupy the world the author has created. Think Shaun of the Dead but not quite as funny and more preachy, and you will get the idea of the tone. I had fun with it and would probably read it again some day.

http://www.amazon.com/Breathers-A-Zombies-Lament-ebook/dp/B001TSZ6KG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&s=digital-text&qid=1267982573&sr=1-1

[scottnicholson]

Cobblestones by JT Cummins is a modern-day witch trial story with a fast-paced, cinematic flavor:

http://www.amazon.com/Cobblestones-ebook/dp/B002FB6XT4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=digital-text&qid=1268015145&sr=8-1


Scott

[JimC1946]

When The Moon Had Feet by Gabriela Popa ($0.99).

This is a short non-fiction work of the author's memories as she grew up in Romania during the Cold War era. Although short, it was very interesting and very well written. Ms. Popa has a lot of talent, and I would like to see her expand "When the Moon Had Feet" into a full-length memoir.

[DebbiM]

I recently finished an awesome thriller called COBBLESTONES. In this story, modern day Martha's Vineyard comes off looking more like colonial Salem, when a couple is accused of murder in connection with witchcraft. The story revolves around a hapless deputy district attorney, tasked with prosecuting a case that's light on evidence, but heavily weighed with island politics and prejudice. With lean writing and cinematic style, JT Cummins has created a fast-moving, suspenseful story that makes compulsive reading, right up to its climactic finish.

I wrote a fuller review of the book on my blog, The Book Grrl, at http://thebookgrrl.blogspot.com/2010/03/cobblestones-murder-and-wiccan-rituals.html

I highly recommend this story, if you're looking for a fast-paced, exciting thriller.

[Ann in Arlington]

FWIW. . .I just finished Cobblestones. . . .found it to be only o.k. in terms of plot and style.  And there was enough wrong word usage (your for you're and vice versa, etc.) and misplaced quotation marks that I noticed it.  I'd call it 3 star.

But if we all liked the same things, the world would be a dull place! 

[SimonWood]

I justy finished Cobblestones by JT Cummins.  It's a murder mystery with connections to witchcraft and modern witches involved in a small town murder.  Worth checking out.

http://www.amazon.com/Cobblestones-ebook/dp/B002FB6XT4

[911jason]

I recently finished an awesome thriller called COBBLESTONES. In this story, modern day Martha's Vineyard comes off looking more like colonial Salem, when a couple is accused of murder in connection with witchcraft. The story revolves around a hapless deputy district attorney, tasked with prosecuting a case that's light on evidence, but heavily weighed with island politics and prejudice. With lean writing and cinematic style, JT Cummins has created a fast-moving, suspenseful story that makes compulsive reading, right up to its climactic finish.

I wrote a fuller review of the book on my blog, The Book Grrl, at http://thebookgrrl.blogspot.com/2010/03/cobblestones-murder-and-wiccan-rituals.html

I highly recommend this story, if you're looking for a fast-paced, exciting thriller.

FWIW. . .I just finished Cobblestones. . . .found it to be only o.k. in terms of plot and style.  And there was enough wrong word usage (your for you're and vice versa, etc.) and misplaced quotation marks that I noticed it.  I'd call it 3 star.

But if we all liked the same things, the world would be a dull place! 

I justy finished Cobblestones by JT Cummins.  It's a murder mystery with connections to witchcraft and modern witches involved in a small town murder.  Worth checking out.

http://www.amazon.com/Cobblestones-ebook/dp/B002FB6XT4

Apparently JT had a good sales day recently!