animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

the living dead

I like zombies as much as the next person, but apparently not enough to read a book of short stories on the subject. There were a few good stories inĀ  this book, but the problem was that many of the stories were only loosely related to the topic at hand. …

11/22/63

This is the latest Stephen King book (or should I call it a tome?). I rather enjoyed it. When I first heard about it, I was not looking forward to reading it because 1. it is a time travel novel and I’m not normally into science fiction and 2. it …

mockingjay

This was the third and final installment in the Hunger Games series. I think I liked this one better than the second, but the first was still my favorite. I’m still stoked for the movie next spring. It will be interesting to see how they translate the books to film.

catching fire

This was the second book in the Hunger Games series. Again, very good. I just found out recently that they are making a Hunger Games movie–it’ll be out next spring. Jake and I can’t wait! Next up, the third and last book in the series. Unfortunately, Jake is only half …

the hunger games

Jake was going on and on about this series of books, so I decided to give them a try. I finished the first one the other day. I have to say, it was quite good. I found myself reading when I was supposed to be doing housework, so that’s how …