Title: Sheltering Rain
Author: Jo Jo Moyes
Did I listen or read?: nook book
When did I finish?: Sep 26, 2014
When was the book published: 2002
Main Characters: Kate, mother of Sabine, daughter of Joy
What happens? Kate's life is screwed up, she sends teenage daughter Sabine to Ireland to summer with her estranged mother Joy on a horse ranch. Flashbacks to Joy's meeting her husband, whirlwind romance in Hong Kong.
How long was this?
Did I like this? Really well written, good soap opera story. Very enjoyable. The teenager's thought process is captured perfectly.
Overall grade: A-
Sunday, October 5, 2014
Don't Ever Look Back by Daniel Freidman
Title: Don't Ever Look Back
Author: Daniel Freidman
Did I listen or read?: audio book from library
When did I finish?: 9/26/2014
When was the book published:
Main Characters: Buck Schatz, 88 year old retired detective, Elijah long time nemesis bank robber
What happens? Buck defies his wife and gets involved with Elijah who claims he wants to surrender for protection, and flashes back to 1965 when Elijah robbed the biggest bank in Memphis in the middle of race riots due to a labor strike.
How long was this? 8 hours
Did I like this? Pretty good. Buck is really annoying, but after a while I got used to his cantankerous rambling and the plot was pretty good.
Overall grade: B
Author: Daniel Freidman
Did I listen or read?: audio book from library
When did I finish?: 9/26/2014
When was the book published:
Main Characters: Buck Schatz, 88 year old retired detective, Elijah long time nemesis bank robber
What happens? Buck defies his wife and gets involved with Elijah who claims he wants to surrender for protection, and flashes back to 1965 when Elijah robbed the biggest bank in Memphis in the middle of race riots due to a labor strike.
How long was this? 8 hours
Did I like this? Pretty good. Buck is really annoying, but after a while I got used to his cantankerous rambling and the plot was pretty good.
Overall grade: B
Personal by Lee Child
Title: Personal
Author: Lee Child
Did I listen or read?: nook book
When did I finish?: Sep 24, 2014
When was the book published: 2014
Main Characters: Reacher
What happens? Reacher works as an international spy to figure out why a super assassin has fired a bullet 700 yards and hit a bullet proof shield protecting the french president, but didn't follow with another shot.
How long was this?
Did I like this? Reacher rules. Maybe not his best stuff, but read it three days anyways.
Overall grade: B+
Author: Lee Child
Did I listen or read?: nook book
When did I finish?: Sep 24, 2014
When was the book published: 2014
Main Characters: Reacher
What happens? Reacher works as an international spy to figure out why a super assassin has fired a bullet 700 yards and hit a bullet proof shield protecting the french president, but didn't follow with another shot.
How long was this?
Did I like this? Reacher rules. Maybe not his best stuff, but read it three days anyways.
Overall grade: B+
Sunday, September 14, 2014
And When She was Bad by Laura Lippman
Title: And When She was Bad
Author: Laura Lippman
Did I listen or read?: audiobook from library
When did I finish?: Sep 5, 2014
When was the book published:
Main Characters: Heloise nee Helen, ex boyfriend in prison Val, nanny / business partner Aubrey, son Scott, first boyfriend Billy, cop friend Tom
What happens? (Spoiler alert) Helen grows up abused by her father, raised by her single mother, turns into a hooker, goes to work for Val, witnesses him committing murder, and starts her own service. A brilliant plot goes back to her beginning, while telling the story of increasing complications in her current life. Fantastic plot twists to the end.
How long was this? 8 hours I think
Did I like this? Got better and better as it progressed, hard to sit through the abuse scenes in the early part of the movie, spectacular ending
Overall grade: A
Author: Laura Lippman
Did I listen or read?: audiobook from library
When did I finish?: Sep 5, 2014
When was the book published:
Main Characters: Heloise nee Helen, ex boyfriend in prison Val, nanny / business partner Aubrey, son Scott, first boyfriend Billy, cop friend Tom
What happens? (Spoiler alert) Helen grows up abused by her father, raised by her single mother, turns into a hooker, goes to work for Val, witnesses him committing murder, and starts her own service. A brilliant plot goes back to her beginning, while telling the story of increasing complications in her current life. Fantastic plot twists to the end.
How long was this? 8 hours I think
Did I like this? Got better and better as it progressed, hard to sit through the abuse scenes in the early part of the movie, spectacular ending
Overall grade: A
Saturday, September 6, 2014
Jack of Spies by David Downing
Title: Jack of Spies
Author: David Downing
Did I listen or read?: library book
When did I finish?: Sep 6, 2014
When was the book published: 2014
Main Characters: Jack McColl, auto salesman turned spy, his boss Cummings, brother Jed, co-worker Mac, girlfriend Caitlin Hanley, german spy von Schon, Caitlin's brother, Colm, Irishman Tierney, American Brady
What happens? In the days leading up to World War I, McColl travels the world with Mac and Jed selling a fancy luxury auto. Cummings gradually lures him into full time spy work, and he goes from China to San Francisco to Mexico spying on the Irish and Germans as they plot against the British.
How long was this? 338 pages
Did I like this? top notch spy thriller with romance.
Overall grade: A-
Author: David Downing
Did I listen or read?: library book
When did I finish?: Sep 6, 2014
When was the book published: 2014
Main Characters: Jack McColl, auto salesman turned spy, his boss Cummings, brother Jed, co-worker Mac, girlfriend Caitlin Hanley, german spy von Schon, Caitlin's brother, Colm, Irishman Tierney, American Brady
What happens? In the days leading up to World War I, McColl travels the world with Mac and Jed selling a fancy luxury auto. Cummings gradually lures him into full time spy work, and he goes from China to San Francisco to Mexico spying on the Irish and Germans as they plot against the British.
How long was this? 338 pages
Did I like this? top notch spy thriller with romance.
Overall grade: A-
Sunday, August 31, 2014
The Ophelia Cut by John Lescroart
Title: The Ophelia Cut
Author: John Lescroart
Did I listen or read?: library book
When did I finish?: 8/28/14
When was the book published: 2013
Main Characters: Dismas Hardy, Glitsky, Treya, Moses McGuire who runs the bar, his wife, Rick Jessup, Moses' daughter Brittany, Gina Roake
What happens? Brittany has one date with Rick Jessup, who is a prototypical psychopath political mover and shaker, working for Liam Goodman, city councilman. He drugs her and date rapes her, and turns up dead, after Moses beat the crap out of him for injuring Brittany. His shillelagh is missing and the wound on Jessup's head has the same shape, and Moses is clearly the most likely suspect.
How long was this? 418 pages
Did I like this? This is a really great thriller, very well written, impossible to tell what is going to happen next, lots of long term implications for the characters. A wonderful page turner of a story, very believable with characters that you care about.
Overall grade: A
Author: John Lescroart
Did I listen or read?: library book
When did I finish?: 8/28/14
When was the book published: 2013
Main Characters: Dismas Hardy, Glitsky, Treya, Moses McGuire who runs the bar, his wife, Rick Jessup, Moses' daughter Brittany, Gina Roake
What happens? Brittany has one date with Rick Jessup, who is a prototypical psychopath political mover and shaker, working for Liam Goodman, city councilman. He drugs her and date rapes her, and turns up dead, after Moses beat the crap out of him for injuring Brittany. His shillelagh is missing and the wound on Jessup's head has the same shape, and Moses is clearly the most likely suspect.
How long was this? 418 pages
Did I like this? This is a really great thriller, very well written, impossible to tell what is going to happen next, lots of long term implications for the characters. A wonderful page turner of a story, very believable with characters that you care about.
Overall grade: A
Andrew's Brain by E.L.Doctorow
Title: Andrew's Brain
Author: E.L. Doctorow
Did I listen or read?: library borrowed audio book
When did I finish?: 8/25/14
When was the book published:
Main Characters: Andrew, late wife Bree, 1st wife Martha, Doctor, RumBum
What happens? A painful long winded monologue of a man's troubled life talking to his shrink and relating how he accidentally killed his first daughter, and remarried a girl who died running back into 9-11, leaving him with the baby who he gave to his first wife. And then he winds up as a special advisor to the Bush administration. Seriously.
How long was this? 3 hours 20 minutes
Did I like this? Not one bit.
Overall grade: D+
Author: E.L. Doctorow
Did I listen or read?: library borrowed audio book
When did I finish?: 8/25/14
When was the book published:
Main Characters: Andrew, late wife Bree, 1st wife Martha, Doctor, RumBum
What happens? A painful long winded monologue of a man's troubled life talking to his shrink and relating how he accidentally killed his first daughter, and remarried a girl who died running back into 9-11, leaving him with the baby who he gave to his first wife. And then he winds up as a special advisor to the Bush administration. Seriously.
How long was this? 3 hours 20 minutes
Did I like this? Not one bit.
Overall grade: D+
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