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Review Date: 4/15/2010
Someone is killing psychiatrists. When Alex Delaware receives a tape with screams and the chant "Bad Love, he realizes he has been targeted as well. With the help of Milo Sturgis, they trace down the mystery before Alex becomes the next victim. I like Kellerman's characters of Alex Delaware and Milo Sturgis and always enjoy reading anything from the series. This particular book relates the story of how Alex's french bulldow, Spike, comes into his life.
Review Date: 6/14/2010
Nora Roberts once again weaves the lives of her characters together into a story that not only endears them to her readers, but also involves the supernatural. Three boys, born on the same day, make a pact on their 10th birthday to become blood brothers and in doing so unleash a force of evil. The force returns during the seventh day of the seventh month every seven years. In this first book, a group of 3 women end up in their town and team up with the boys, who are now men, readying to fight the evil for the 3rd round. The book covers the introduction of all the characters, their relationship with one another, and their research and joining together into a group of 6 to fight the evil. They succeed in round one, which leads the way into the second book of the trilogy.
Review Date: 6/14/2010
Once again, Iris Johansen keeps readers on the edges of their seats. This book is about a veterinarian, Devon Brady, who treats a dog left in her care while on a search and rescue mission. The owner trusts her to get his dog home after he disappears and thus involves her in a deadly game to obtain the dog at any cost. Devon becomes involved with the dog's owner, Jude Marrok, and learns that the dog has special powers. And he's not alone. There are four others that must be protected from a billionaire who will stop at nothing to gain control of the dogs and do them harm.
Review Date: 3/11/2010
John Tyree lives alone with his father who seldom communicates. He rebels as a youth, runs with the wrong crowd, and is headed for a life of failure. He joins the army which grows him up and opens his eyes to responsibility. While on leave he falls in love with a girl studying special education who enables him to understand his estranged father. They vow to wait for each other, and then 9/11 happens. John makes a difficult decision, but when you love someone, you do what is best for that person, even when it hurts.
Nicholas Sparks has written another one that tears at your heartstrings. He "explores the complexities of love--how it survives time and heartbreak, and how it transforms us forever."
Nicholas Sparks has written another one that tears at your heartstrings. He "explores the complexities of love--how it survives time and heartbreak, and how it transforms us forever."
Review Date: 6/30/2010
Once again Debbie Macomber wove the stories of the three ladies in her knitting class and herself together into a good story. I like the way she gets the reader involved with the lives of her characters and makes them each so likable. It makes you want to take knitting classes. I also like the way she ties up all the loose ends of each of their stories at the end of the book. It allows the reader to feel good and not worry about what happened to your newly acquired friends.
Review Date: 6/14/2010
Helpful Score: 1
The second book in the trilogy continues with the research done to learn more about the forefathers in the town and the evil left behind. Each of the books in the trilogy spends time developing the relationship between one of the men and women in the group, typical of Nora Roberts' trilogies. In doing so, she makes her characters so familiar to the reader that you feel they are old friends. You also have to read the next book to find out what your friends are up to now.
Review Date: 4/20/2010
Helpful Score: 1
Anna files a lawsuit against her parents for medical emancipation. She was conceived in order provide a genetic match for her sister with leukemia. All her life she has medically been on the beckon call for donations when her sister's health failed. Now, when her sister needs a kidney, Anna wants out, even though it means her sister may die.
Jodi Picoult does an excellent job of talking and relating experiences through the eyes of each character in her book, making you feel like you know them well. You understand the buden each of them faces as her story unfolds. Because of this, she takes you on the incredible roller-coaster journey involving current ethics questions, like stem cell research and genetics, facing us today. This is the first Picoult book I have read, but it won't be my last.
Jodi Picoult does an excellent job of talking and relating experiences through the eyes of each character in her book, making you feel like you know them well. You understand the buden each of them faces as her story unfolds. Because of this, she takes you on the incredible roller-coaster journey involving current ethics questions, like stem cell research and genetics, facing us today. This is the first Picoult book I have read, but it won't be my last.
Review Date: 11/30/2009
Helpful Score: 1
I had ancestors that came on the Oregon Trail to Oregon so I enjoyed hearing about an area I know so well. It was interesting to hear about the competing claims of Russia, England, and the United States and the fight to secure the claims of each. The author did a good job of letting you know the different personalities within each group, enabling the reader to feel a sense of involvement with the characters and the time. A good read for anyone who enjoys historical fiction. I am looking forward to reading others in the series.
Review Date: 6/14/2010
During the last book, Nora winds to a climax in the fight of good versus evil. The third couple in the group of six develop a relationship and she puts it to the supreme test.
Review Date: 6/23/2010
This is the first Debbie Macomber book I have read. I enjoyed her ability to weave the lives of four completely different people in the knitting class together into a cohesive group. Each chapter is titled a character's name and the content deals with what is going on in that character's life. Consequently, the reader gets to know and love each character and feels a part of their lives as well. It made me want to learn to knit and join a class of my own. I ordered her second book in the series.
Wanna Bet?: The Greatest True Stories About Gambling on Golf, from Titanic Thompson to Tiger Woods
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Review Date: 4/15/2010
Compilation of great golf betting stories. I had read many of them before in golf magazines, but it was fun to re-read them. Recommended to people who love golf and the occasional wager on the game.
Review Date: 3/4/2010
Ralph Helfer is a trainer that believes in "affection training" rather than fear which was the predominant method of handling wild animals at the time. He is given an orphan lion cub and develops a special relationship with him that enables him to trust him in situations that are unbelievable for a wild animal. He relates the stories that happened to him during this time with Zamba, including his remarkable year in Africa filming a movie and a flood in LA that nearly destroyed his wildlife reserve. He has a wonderful way of sharing with his readers his love for animals and the special bonds that develop. Most of us who are animal lovers have experienced this bond with domestics, but not with wild animals.... except through Ralph's books.
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