The Myth of You and Me by Leah Stewart

 The story is of a friendship that fell apart and mostly told from the side of one of the dysfunctional friends. It did keep me engrossed all the way through and I liked the ending. There’s a quote about how stories end when you choose them to, and its very apt. The ending of a [...]

The Caliph’s House: A Year in Casablanca by Tahir Shah

Loved this book. Maybe it appeals because we have moved so much (although never to anywhere even remotely as exotic as Morrocco) but I loved the intertwining of everyday events with culture, travelogue and Morroccan uniqueness, as well as a little family history. I am finding that a lot of novels use this back and [...]

Tully by Paulina Simons

Love this book. Again, its the internal dialogue and the choices people make that fascinates me. Story of a girl and her best friends growing up …

The Lazarus Child by Robert Mawson

Here’s a book that will mess with your mind a little. It definitely makes you think. I like the storyline generally although it has a touch of that “too tragic” to it. Deals with kids in a catatonic state and some people who try and help.

The Hobbit by JRR Tolkein

I love this book. I don’t understand why they made Lord of the Rings  into a movie and not this. I think this book is better than the oh so lengthy, oh so descriptive Lord of the Rings. I like the story of LOR, but there is just too much bulk to it. The Hobbit [...]

The Curious Incident of the Dog In the Nightime by Mark Haddon

I really don’t know what to say about this. I bought it for my husband and I think he was a little insulted. I didn’t know why until I read it. Its a weird book. Its written from the perspective of someone who has some pretty severe developmental issues so it reads in that stitled [...]

Blackbird by Jennifer Lauck

Again, its the style of this book that appeals to me. Its one of those tragic childhood stories, and comes with a sequel (Still Waters) but its written in a unique way and the story is well told.

A Wedding in December – Anita Shreve

I like Anita Shreve’s books. They are easy to read, nothing stunning about them but solid storylines and they don’t fall into the class “chick lit” category. This one is a little more mature, about rediscovered love but there are some interesting angles to the story.
3 stars

A Solitary Blue by Cynthia Voigt

This series of books is really meant for teens. I read them when I was a teen though and every now and then I re-read them (very quickly). There is something about her characters that grab me. They are not ordinary in their thought processes but there are aspects of these books that shaped who [...]

A Mother and Two Daughters by Gail Godwin

Gail Godwin writes odd books. They are little quirky in their storyline and hard to get into sometimes. There is nothing stunning about them but the quirkiness appeals to me. This one is about the relationship between parents and children, what defines lives, how small things can become fundamental. There are couple of lines in [...]