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Kris J. (kmattydale) - Reviews

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Chances Are (Paradise Point, Bk 2)
Chances Are (Paradise Point, Bk 2)
Author: Barbara Bretton
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
 42
Review Date: 10/4/2006


barbara bretton always writes well, this family novel set around a wedding is no exception


Down by the Water
Down by the Water
Author: Caroline Upcher
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 3.1/5 Stars.
 5
Review Date: 10/4/2006


english nanny at home in the hamptons. characters are engaging and a follows story line of the nanny and the couple she is hired by. never read her before, but liked this story


East of the Mountains (Vintage Contemporaries)
East of the Mountains (Vintage Contemporaries)
Author: David Guterson
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
 36
Review Date: 10/4/2006
Helpful Score: 3


great story about a surgeon with cancer who decided to go on the road and not wait for the cancer to find him. great characters.


Falling Bodies
Falling Bodies
Author: Andrew Mark
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
 24
Review Date: 10/7/2006


story about a man who has lost his way after his family is killed by a drunk driver. well written and not unpredictable


Fault Lines
Fault Lines
Author: Anne Rivers Siddons
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
 70
Review Date: 10/20/2006
Helpful Score: 1


anne rivers siddons books are always worthwhile, this one is no exception.


Her Daughter's Eyes
Her Daughter's Eyes
Author: Jessica Barksdale Inclan
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
 34
Review Date: 10/20/2006
Helpful Score: 2


intriguing story line about a teenage girl and her sister having a baby in their house and hiding the pregnancy and pending birth from everyone


The Ice Queen
The Ice Queen
Author: Alice Hoffman
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
 268
Review Date: 10/4/2006


woman struck by lightning finds herself remarkably changed. like all alice hoffman, unusual and slightly magical.


In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner (Inspector Lynley, Bk 10)
In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner (Inspector Lynley, Bk 10)
Author: Elizabeth George
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 149
Review Date: 10/7/2006
Helpful Score: 2


love this author, this mystery involves the death of two people in a stonehedge type circle. the detectives substory also very well done


Meeting Lily
Meeting Lily
Author: Sarah Woodhouse
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
 11
Review Date: 10/20/2006
Helpful Score: 1


loved all the books on the rosamunde pilcher bookshelf series.


Mercy
Mercy
Author: Jodi Picoult
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
 798
Review Date: 10/4/2006
Helpful Score: 1


love her books, always makes you think. this deals w/the trial of a man who killed his terminally ill wife and the relationship between the sheriff who arrested him and his wife. looks at what people will sacrifice for someone they love


The O'Connors: Roses and Rain / Shadows in the Mist
The O'Connors: Roses and Rain / Shadows in the Mist
Author: Karen Young
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.2/5 Stars.
 8
Review Date: 10/17/2006


tow different stories about the oconnor family in one. one deals with the brother and the other with the sister. very readable.


The Pact: A Love Story
The Pact: A Love Story
Author: Jodi Picoult
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 745
Review Date: 10/20/2006


my favorite author, haven't read one yet that disappointed


The Pink Magnolia Club
The Pink Magnolia Club
Author: Geralyn Dawson
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 3.1/5 Stars.
 17
Review Date: 10/17/2006


story about the friendship of three women, one in her 20's, one in her 40's and the third in her 60's.


The Search (Eve Duncan, Bk 3)
The Search (Eve Duncan, Bk 3)
Author: Iris Johansen
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
 459
Review Date: 10/4/2006


this one follows the story line of sarah patrick and the k9 rescue. keeps you guessing and lots of action


The Sunday Wife
The Sunday Wife
Author: Cassandra King
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
 116
Review Date: 10/24/2006


wonderful story of a preacher's wife, written by the wife of pat conroy, she also has a great ability to write about southern women


Suspicious Origin
Suspicious Origin
Author: Patricia MacDonald
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
 25
Review Date: 10/4/2006


girl goes to investigate sister's death in a fire, and falls in love w/her sister's husband. not quite as suspensful as her earlier novels but still good


Twelve Times Blessed
Twelve Times Blessed
Author: Jacquelyn Mitchard
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
 66
Review Date: 11/12/2006


good love story about marriage to a younger man


The Upstart
The Upstart
Author: Catherine Cookson
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 2.9/5 Stars.
 10
Review Date: 10/17/2006


another great catherine cookson. always gets you involved with the characters, in this one the butler and the family he works for.


Waterloo Station
Waterloo Station
Author: Emily Grayson
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 2.9/5 Stars.
 7
Review Date: 10/4/2006


american girl travels to oxford in 1938, falls in love with her professor. quick read and good romance with historical background


What We Keep
What We Keep
Author: Elizabeth Berg
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
 109
Review Date: 10/7/2006


love this author, this one reads very quick, but i did not find it as emotionally moving as some of her others. however, the story itself is very absorbing.


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