animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

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 …

finders keepers

I was very excited to get this new Stephen King book. It is the second of three in the Mr. Mercedes series. I thought it was going to be a continuation of the first book, but it was a new story (not entirely, though–there were ties to the plot of …

everywhere that mary went

This was another book from Lisa Scottoline–I have a pile of ’em. It was a pretty quick read and I was due for one of those. I specifically chose it because I knew I’d be getting the new Stephen King book soon, so I wanted to ensure I wasn’t caught …