animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

the beach house

Every once in a while, I’ve got to read some James Patterson. This particular book was co-written by Peter De Jonge. While I don’t usually enjoy the co-written books as much as his solo stuff, this was a pretty good read. Nothing earth shattering, but compelling enough to finish it …

jupiter’s bones

This book was ok, but it did take me a while to get through it. It was written by Faye Kellerman and is from a popular series of hers (of which, I think I’ve read at least one other book). The main character is a detective, so it was that …

playing for pizza

I’ve been slacking on reading lately (partly because we’ve been watching a lot of tv in the evenings and partly because of my knitting addiction), so I resolved to read a book a month this year. I believe I’m on track with this goal, but decided to read the shortest …

frankenstein: dead and alive

This was the 3rd book in Dean Koontz’s Frankenstein series. Like the previous two, this one ended on a cliff-hanger. It was fine, but I’ve come to the conclusion that Dean Koontz is a weirdo. There was one character in the book, a troll-like creature named Jocko, who reminded me …

the river of souls

How appropriate to read this book while vacationing on a river?!? This was the 5th book in Robert McCammon’s Matthew Corbett series. While it was good, it didn’t really compare to the previous offerings. The story was solid, but really short (around 250 pages). Previous stories clocked in at a …