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#04 ~ Keeping Faith

31 Jan By 6 Comments

Keeping Faith by Jodi Picoult I love Jodi Picoult. The last time I finished one of her books I suffered withdrawal symptoms because I didn’t have another one waiting in the wings. So it was surprising to me as I began this book that I was growing tired of her. I actually was wishing I’d [...]

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#03 ~ The Mermaid Chair

24 Jan By 2 Comments

The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd I was excited to begin this book because I loved her previous novel, The Secret Lives of Bees so much. In a word, I am disappointed with this book. This book was sluggish. There were sections that I had force myself to sit down and read. There are [...]

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#02 ~ Blood Orange

19 Jan By Leave a Comment

Blood Orange by Drusilla Campbell Blood Orange takes place in San Diego, CA and is the story of how a middle-class couple deals with the abduction of their young daughter, Bailey. Bailey was born with some mental deficiencies that are manifested through late development and learning disabilities. Dana is her stay-at-home mother. She is bored [...]

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#01 ~ A Girl Named Zippy

17 Jan By 3 Comments

A Girl Named Zippy: Growing Up Small in Mooreland Indiana by Haven Kimmel This is a memoir of Haven’s early childhood in a small Indiana town. I was originally interested in the book because of the silly looking baby on the cover. Turns out that silly looking baby was the author. She was born small [...]

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52 Books in 2007

17 Jan By 1 Comment

I may be nuts, but I thought I might present myself with a little challenge this year. I would like to read 52 books this year. That’s an average of one per week and I’m already three weeks behind. Oh well…

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