Reading this week

Finished

Healing Autumn's heart by Renee Andrews 

The Protector by Carla Capshaw 

The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight

by Jennifer E. Smith 

Currently reading

Soul Surfer Devotions by Bethany Hamilton

A woman’s Passionate Pursuit of God: Creating a Positive and Purposeful life by Karol Ladd

 Kisses from Katie by Katie J Davis, Beth Clark

A Lasting Impression by Tamera Alexander

Catching Jordan by Miranda Kenneally

The Merchant's Daughter

by Melanie Dickerson 

Getting ready to read

An Eye for an Eye by Irene Hannon

Deadly Pursuit by Irene Hannon

For school 

Reading in Deviant Behavior by Alex Thio, Thomas C Calhoun

Constitutional Law for a changing America: Rights, Liberties, and Justice by Lee Epstein, Thomas G. Walker

Vold’s Theoretical Criminology by Thomas J. Bernard, Jeffery B. Snipes, Alexander L. Gerould

Corrections Today by Larry J siegel Clements Bartollas 

n the Place of Justice: A Story of Punishment and Redemption

by Wilbert Rideau

Review of Queen of Kentucky

Title: The Queen of Kentucky

Author: Alecia Whitaker

Series:  

Chapters: 32

Pages: 375

Genre: Teen Chick lit

Rating: 4 stars

     The Queen of Kentucky by Alecia Whitaker is a teen book that is set in small town Kentucky. The author is originally from Kentucky, but part of me wonders if she has lost touch with her roots. Don’t get me wrong I enjoyed the book, I just wish that book was more real.

     Ricky Jo Winstead is your typical country girl, she lives on a farm, but not a horse farm she doesn’t belong to the country club. When she starts high school she wants to change who she is. Luke Foster is her best friend and the boy next door. Luke is the typical country boy. When I picture a country boy Luke is pretty much it.

     Reading the book was like re living my childhood in parts, I could relate. The book does capture the typical teenage years  in Kentucky. I just wish that the book didn’t have so much cussing, and scenes of teenage drinking.

     What I didn’t like about the book was the fact that for the main character the author had to pick a name that made her seem like a country bumpkin. She also made it seem like all country girls who live on a farm want to get away from the farm.  Even with everything the book was a good debut novel. I would read more books by this author. Every Kentucky girl and country girl will enjoy this read. 


My favorite line from the novel is "I've been dreaming of the perfect guy when he's been right under my nose." Ricky Jo 

Book review

Title: Diary of a Player

Author: Brad Paisley with David Wild

Series:   no

Chapters: 9 plus prologue and epilogue

Pages:247

Genre: Nonfiction Memoir biography

Rating: 4 ½ stars

     Don’t let the title fool you it’s not what you think. Brad wrote the book as a way to thank the guitar players that made a guitar player out of him. Starting with his grandfather, the man who gave him his first guitar. Also Brad talks about Clarence “Hank” Goddard his guitar teacher and a member of his first band. The C notes.

     He also goes on to talk about the famous guitar players he played with; such as Buck Owens, and Little Jimmy Dickens. Even though the book is about Brad’s growth as a guitar it does foucus on the guys that helped shape his playing. It was a good back that I enjoyed reading. 

book review of Sketchy Behavior

Title: Sketchy Behavior

Author: Erynn Mangum

Series:   no

Chapters: 20

Pages: 222

Genre: Christian teen fiction

Rating: 4 ½ stars

     Sketchy Behavior is the seventh book that I have read by Erynn Mangum not counting her three novella. It is her first teen novel. I love Erynn’s novel; that combine two of my favorite genres together Christian fiction and chick lit. Erynn’s novels are the books that you pick up when you need a good laugh.

     I wondered if she could write teen books as good as she does adult and she does. Kate Carter is a high school junior that has a talent for drawing, but little does she know that that talent will get her into trouble. Justin walters is her classmate who she has come to believe that he doesn’t talk. 

     Erynn’s characters are real and believable who make the same type of mistakes that we make in real life. My sister who doesn’t sister who doesn’t read Christian fiction loved the book, she picked it up to prove to our parents that she could get a job doing what she loved, and in the process she fell in love with an author

Review of the Lucky one

Title: The Lucky One

Author: Nicholas Sparks

Series:   no

Chapters: 38 plus epilogue

Pages: 326

Genre: Romance?

Rating: 4  stars

     With The Lucky One I decided to give Nicholas Sparks another chance. Mainly because of the movie coming out. I read A Walk to Remember and also show the movie, I loved both. When I read Dear John that’s what turned me off of Nicholas Sparks books. However I decided to get him another chance with The Lucky One, and I am glad I did.

     Logan Thibault is a former Marine who after a picture in the Iraq desert walks from Colorado to North Carolina in order to find the woman in the photograph that kept him alive.  Logan’s character is so real, I mean what’s not to love about a Marine who’s willing to work across the country to say thank you.

     Beth (Elizabeth) Clayton is a single mom trying to raise a son Ben who is your typical ten years old. While helping her grandma (Nana) run a dog kennel. Who cannot get rid of her ex. Keith one of the town’s deputy sheriff’s.

     For a secular novel the book was fairly clean. I do not remember any cuss words in the novel, there were a few scenes where things were implied, but didn’t really give too many details are descriptions. I would say that this is a book for adults.  

Reading this week

Finished

A Killer behind you by Lynette Eason

The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins 

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins 

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins 

First Date by Krista McGee

Currently reading

Soul Surfer Devotions by Bethany Hamilton

A woman’s Passionate Pursuit of God: Creating a Positive and Purposeful life by Karol Ladd

 Kisses from Katie by Katie J Davis, Beth Clark

A Lasting Impression by Tamera Alexander

Catching Jordan by Miranda Kenneally

The Merchant's Daughter

by Melanie Dickerson 

Healing Autumn's heart by Renee Andrews 

Getting ready to read

An Eye for an Eye by Irene Hannon

Deadly Pursuit by Irene Hannon

For school 

Reading in Deviant Behavior by Alex Thio, Thomas C Calhoun

Constitutional Law for a changing America: Rights, Liberties, and Justice by Lee Epstein, Thomas G. Walker

Vold’s Theoretical Criminology by Thomas J. Bernard, Jeffery B. Snipes, Alexander L. Gerould

Corrections Today by Larry J siegel Clements Bartollas 

n the Place of Justice: A Story of Punishment and Redemption

by Wilbert Rideau

Review of Don't Look Back

Title: Don’t Look Back

Author: Lynette Eason

Series:   Women of Justice Book 2

Chapters: 37 plus epilogue

Pages:327

Genre: Christian Suspense with a hint of romance

Rating: 5 stars

     Don’t Look Back is the second book in the woman of Justice series. Jamie Cash is a forensic anthropologist who survived a kidnapping and attempted murder has finally got her life back, and living for God. Dakota Richards is an FBI agent that is running from God even though he wouldn’t admit it. You first meet Jamie and Dakota in Too Close to home. Jamie is Samantha’s younger sister. You don’t have to read the books in order but to understand what’s going on and not have anything given a way it’s best to read them in order. 

     Jamie is working as a forensic anthropologist for a South Carolina police department when the team discovers bones of a murder victim. Which lead Jamie and the team to realize that her attacker is back, and Dakota will do whatever it takes to protect Jamie. It will become a race to find the killer before Jamie becomes his next victim. Will Jamie be able to let go of the past and have a future with Dakota? What kind of surprises in store for the sisters?

     I really enjoyed the book I am looking forward to the third book in the women of justice series and Lynette’s next book. I liked how the bad guys name wasn’t given to the end of the book. He had a nickname “Hero” because he seriously thought he was the hero to the girls he attacked. Unlike the first book I figured out who was the bad guy before the book stated it. But still enjoyed the book. 

reading this week

eading this week

Finished

The Doctor’s secret Son by Deb Kastner

The Real Enemy by Kathy Herman

The Queen of Kentucky by Alecia Whitaker Feb 4, 2012
One call away: Facing the Unexpected with Resilient Faith by Brenda Warner Feb 4, 2012

Currently reading

Soul Surfer Devotions by Bethany Hamilton

A woman’s Passionate Pursuit of God: Creating a Positive and Purposeful life by Karol Ladd

 Kisses from Katie by Katie J Davis, Beth Clark

A Lasting Impression by Tamera Alexander

Catching Jordan by Miranda Kenneally

A Killer behind you by Lynette Eason

The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins 

Getting ready to read

An Eye for an Eye by Irene Hannon

Deadly Pursuit by Irene Hannon

First Date by Krista McGee

The Merchant's Daughter

by Melanie Dickerson 

For school 

Reading in Deviant Behavior by Alex Thio, Thomas C Calhoun

Constitutional Law for a changing America: Rights, Liberties, and Justice by Lee Epstein, Thomas G. Walker

Vold’s Theoretical Criminology by Thomas J. Bernard, Jeffery B. Snipes, Alexander L. Gerould

Corrections Today by Larry J siegel Clements Bartollas 

n the Place of Justice: A Story of Punishment and Redemption

by Wilbert Rideau

Review of Too Close to Home

Title: Too Close to Home

Author: Lynette Eason

Series:   Women of Justice book 1

Chapters: 33 Plus Epilogue

Pages: 332

Genre: Christian Suspense

Rating:  5 stars

     Connor Wolfe is a homicide decetive assigned a case of missing teenage girls, one of whom’ body turns up. There’s really nothing to link the girls other than the fact that they all have access to a computer. That’s where FBI special agent Samantha Cash comes in. She’s a computer expert or as Connor calls her the first time he meets her a computer geek.

     Together they work together to find the missing girls and solve the case while fighting their feelings for each other. Samantha’s faith is strong and Connor’s is all but gone. Too Samantha it seems like he blames God for taking his wife. Then something happens with the case, it hits home, and what could have destroyed Connor faith brings him back to where he needs to be.

     I enjoyed the book, but then again I am a huge fan of suspense. I loved that Lynette kept you guessing about who the bad guy was the whole time. The epilogue was a teaser for the next book. Which is the story of Jamie Samantha’s sister.

     Even though it was a bit of a love story, it was secondary the novel mostly focused on the crime and the working to solve it. So I would call the book Christian suspense and mystery with just a hint of romance.