Run for Your Life- James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge

Title: Run for Your Life by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge

Summary: (from Amazon.com)
A calculating killer who calls himself The Teacher is taking on New York City, killing the powerful and the arrogant. His message is clear: remember your manners or suffer the consequences! For some, it seems that the rich are finally getting what they deserve. For New York's elite, it is a call to terror.

Only one man can tackle such a high-profile case: Detective Mike Bennett. The pressure is enough for anyone, but Mike also has to care for his 10 children-all of whom have come down with virulent flu at once!

Discovering a secret pattern in The Teacher's lessons, Detective Bennett realizes he has just hours to save New York from the greatest disaster in its history. From the #1 bestselling author comes RUN FOR YOUR LIFE, the continuation of his newest, electrifying series.

My take: It was a fast read and entertaining to boot. I will be checking out more books by James Patterson in the future. It was very fast paced and mixed the job of a NYC homicide detective with that of a widowed father of ten during flu season.

Rating- 4 out of 5

Omen by Christie Golden

Title: Omen by Christie Golden

Summary: (from Amazon.com)
The Jedi Order is in crisis. The late Jacen Solo’s shocking transformation into murderous Sith Lord Darth Caedus has cast a damning pall over those who wield the Force for good: Two Jedi Knights have succumbed to an inexplicable and dangerous psychosis, criminal charges have driven Luke Skywalker into self-imposed exile, and power-hungry Chief of State Natasi Daala is exploiting anti-Jedi sentiment to undermine the Order’s influence within the Galactic Alliance.

Forbidden to intervene in Jedi affairs, Luke is on a desperate mission to uncover the truth behind Jacen’s fall to the dark side–and to learn what’s turning peaceful Jedi into raving lunatics. But finding answers will mean venturing into the mind-bending space of the Kathol Rift and bargaining with an alien species as likely to destroy outsiders as deal with them. Still, there is no other choice and no time to lose, as the catastrophic events on Coruscant continue to escalate. Stricken by the same violent dementia that infected her brother, Valin, Jedi Knight Jysella Horn faces an equally grim fate after her capture by Natasi Daala’s police. And when Han and Leia Solo narrowly foil another deranged Jedi bent on deadly destruction, even acting Jedi Grand Master Kenth Hamner appears willing to bow to Daala’s iron will–at the expense of the Jedi Order.

But an even greater threat is looming. Millennia in the past, a Sith starship crashed on an unknown low-tech planet, leaving the survivors stranded. Over the generations, their numbers have grown, the ways of the dark side have been nurtured, and the time is fast approaching when this lost tribe of Sith will once more take to the stars to reclaim their legendary destiny as rulers of the galaxy. Only one thing stands in their way, a name whispered to them through the Force: Skywalker.

My Take: Ya know, this book was ripped apart by reviewers and I don't see why. It was an entertaining read that was quick to finish. Yes the pricetag was a little ballooned for what you got but that is what you pay for a Star Wars book. The reviewers were quick to judge on this piece of writing. My only comment to them would be "was it entertaining? Yes? That is all you are going to get out of a Star Wars book!"

Rating- 3.5 out of 5 (I felt it was a tad short!)

Millenium Falcon by James Luceno

Title: Millenium Flacon by James Luceno

Summary: (from Amazon.com)
Two years have passed since Jacen Solo, seduced by the dark side and reanointed as the brutal Sith Lord Darth Caedus, died at the hands of his twin sister, Jaina, Sword of the Jedi. For a grieving Han and Leia, the shadow of their son’s tragic downfall still looms large. But Jacen’s own bright and loving daughter, Allana, offers a ray of hope for the future as she thrives in her grandparents’ care. And when the eager, inquisitive girl, in whom the Force grows ever stronger, makes a curious discovery aboard her grandfather’s beloved spacecraft–the much-overhauled but ever-dependable Millennium Falcon–the Solo family finds itself at a new turning point, about to set out on an odyssey into uncertain territory, untold adventure, and unexpected rewards.
To Han, who knows every bolt, weld, and sensor of the Falcon as if they were parts of himself, the strange device Allana shows him is utterly alien. But its confounding presence–and Allana’s infectious desire to unravel its mystery–are impossible to dismiss. The only answer lies in backtracking into the past on a fact-finding expedition to retrace the people, places, and events in the checkered history of the vessel that’s done everything from making the Kessel Run “in less than twelve parsecs” to helping topple an evil empire.

From the moment the Falcon broke loose from a Corellian assembly line like an untamed creature with a will of its own, it seemed destined to seek out trouble. It wasn’t long before the feisty YT-1300 freighter went from shuttling cargo to smuggling contraband. But it‘s a fateful rendezvous on Coruscant, at the explosive height of the Republic/Separatist uprising, that launches a galaxywide cat-and-mouse game whose newest players are Han, Leia, Allana, and C-3PO. And they’re not alone: Crime lords, galactic pirates, rogue politicians, and fortune hunters alike loom at every turn of the quest–each with his or her own desperate stake in the Millennium Falcon’s most momentous mission. Through the years and across the stars, from the Rim worlds to unknown points beyond, the race will lead them all to a final standoff for a prize some will risk everything to find–and pay any cost to possess.


My Take:
The great thing about Star Wars books is that you can start anywhere in the series and still have an idea of what is going on. This was a great book that actually took the time to answer the call for the history of the famed ship. There was just enough action paired with dialogue and it left room for the next books in the canon.

Rating: 4.5 out of 5

Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet-Jamie Ford

Title: Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford

Book Jacket- In the opening pages of Jamie Ford's stunning debut novel, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, Henry Lee comes upon a crowd gathered outside the Panama Hotel, once the gateway to Seattle's Japantown, It has been boarded up for decades, but now the owner has made an incredible discovery: the belongings of Japanese families, left when they were rounded up and sent to internment camps during World War II. As Henry looks on, the owner opens a Japanese parasol.
This simple act takes Henry back to the 1940's when his world was a jumble of confusion and excitement, and to his father, who was obsessed with the war in China and having Henry grow up American, While "scholarshipping" at the exclusive Ranier Elementary, where white kids ignore him. Henry meets Keiko Okabe, a young Japanese American student. Amid the chaos of blackouts, curfews, and FBI raids, Henry and Keiko forge a bond of friendship and innocent love that transcends the longs standing prejudices of their Old World ancestors. After Keiko and her family are swept up in the evacuations to the internment camps, she and Henry are left with only the hope that the war will end and that their promise to each other will be kept.
Forty years later, Henry Lee, certain that the parasol belonged to Keiko, searches the hotel's dark, dusty basement for signs of the Okabe family's belongings and for a long lost object who's value he cannot even begin to measure, Now a widower, Henry is still trying to find his voice; words that might explain the actions of his nationalistic father; words that might bridge the gap between him and his modern, Chinese American son; words that might help him confront the choices he made many years ago.
Set during one of the most conflicted and volatile times in American history, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet is an extraordinary story of commitment and enduring hope.

My Take: This book may just be the best one I have ever read and if you have been paying attention, I read a lot of books. The story was raw and beautifully written. Ford managed to tell an enduring love story without flowery pros and long winded descriptions. His way of writing Henry as a conflicted individual battling with what he wants (Keiko) and trying to remove himself from under the thumb of his strict Chinese father is brilliant. protracting Henry's struggles with the pre-conceived notion his son Marty carries about him and his nationalistic upbringing is the subtle undercurrent that colors the present set portions of the book. The supporting cast of characters doesn't fade into the background and by no means do they disappoint. Everything is wrapped in a nice, emotional bow at the end of the book. the reader will be left satisfied and touched by the tale of these star crossed lovers and the journey they take together that spans 285 pages, forty years, and numerous turns on an old record player.

Jamie Ford will defiantly be under this book worms eye for years to come.

Length- 285 Pages, About three days
Rating- 5 stars out of 5 stars. Go read this book, Now.

Neverwhere: Neil Gaiman

Title: Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman

Jacket Cover-
Richard Mayhew is an unassuming young businessman living in London, with a dull job, and a pretty but demanding fiancee. Than one night he stumbled across a girl bleeding on the sidewalk, He stops to help her --and the life he knows vanishes like smoke. Several hours later, the girl is gone too. By the following morning Richard Mayhew has been erased from his world. His bank cards no longer work, taxi drivers won't stop for him, his landlord rents his apartment out to strangers. He has become invisible, and inexplicably consigned to a London of shadows and darkness-to a city of monsters and saints, murders and angels, that exists entirely in a subterranean labyrinth of sever canals and abandoned subway stations. He has fallen through the cracks of reality and has landed somewhere different, somewhere that is Neverwhere.

For this is the home of Door, the mysterious girl whom Richard rescued in the London Above. A personage of great power and nobility in this murky, candlelit realm, she is on a mission to discover the cause of her family's slaughter, and in doing so preserve this strange underworld kingdom from the malevolence that means to destroy it. With nowhere else to turn Richard Mayhew must now join the Lady Doors's entourage in their determined and possibly fatal quest.

My Take:
It was not his best work to be honest. The book was dark and held my attention. Some of the characters seemed two-dimensional. They were not developed enough before they were killed off or written out of the book yet Gaiman tried to pass them off as meaningful parts of the story. So far Stardust is still my favorite of this spooky author's works.

Time- Once I got started it took about a week to read.
Rating- 3.5/5 stars

Where the Heart Is- Billie Letts

Title: Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts

Jacket Summary:
Novalee Nation has always been unlucky with sevens. She's seventeen, seven months pregnant, thirty seven pounds overweight- and now she finds herself stranded at a Wal*Mart in Sequoyah, Oklahoma, holding just $7.77 in change. An hour ago, she was on her way from Tennessee to a new life in Bakersfield, California. Suddenly, with all those sevens stairing her in the face, she is forced to accept the scary truth: her no-good boyfriend Willy Jack Pickens has left her with empty pockets and empty dreams.
But Novalee is about to discover treasures hidden in Sequoyah--a group of disparate and deeply caring people, among them blue-haired Sister Thelma Husband, who hands out advice and photocopied books of the Bible..Moses Whitecotton, the wise, soft-spoken, elderly black photographer eager to teach Novalee all he knows..and Forney Hull, the eccentric town librarian who hides his secrets--and his feelings--behind his world of books.
Nocalee may be homeless and jobless, living secretly in a Wal*Mart, but she's beginning to believe she may have a future. Through all the touching and suprising adventures that lie ahead, she's going in the right direction.


My opinion

This was an amazing book. I really did not expect much from it at first but it sucked me in. I remember there being a big deal about it when I was younger but I was not really paying attention to books back then. It was a quick read too. I was left crying during several parts. If you are in the mood for a feel good tale this is definatly the book to pick up.

RATING
4.5 out of 5
TIME?
Three days

What I Did For Love- Susan Elizabeth Phillips

Title: What I Did For Love by Susan Elizabeth Phillips

Summary:: (Source http://www.susanephillips.com/what_i_did_for_love.html ))

It's not easy being famous when your life is falling apart... Georgie York has been dumped by her movie star husband, her own film career is tanking, and her public image as a spunky romantic heroine is taking a serious beating.

What should a down-on-her-luck actress do? NOT go to Vegas...NOT run into her detestable former co-star—dreamboat-from-hell Bramwell Shepard...and NOT get caught up in a ridiculous incident that leads to a calamitous elopement. Before she knows it, Georgie has a fake marriage, fake husband, and maybe (or not) a fake sex life.

It's a paparazzi free-for-all, and Georgie's non-supporting cast doesn't help. There's Bram's punk-nightmare housekeeper; Georgie's pushy parent; a suck-up agent; an icy studio head; and her ex-husband's new wife, an international do-gooder who just might win the stupid Nobel Peace Prize!

As for Georgie's leading man... Bram, with his angel blue eyes and twisted black heart, has never cared about anyone but himself. Still, he's giving the performance of his life as man in love—thanks to the half a million dollars she's paying him. It was official. She'd married the devil. Or had she?

Two enemies find themselves working without a script in a town where the spotlight shines bright...and where the strongest emotions can wear startling disguises.

My Take:
This was a cute book. It was well written and amusing but more or less unrealistic. The formula of fake-marriage-turns-to-real-love has been used time and time again but Ms. Phillips has some how written a book that makes the well warn formula new and entertaining.

SCORE: 4.5/5 stars

The Fairy Godmother by Mercedes Lackey

Title: The Fairy Godmother by Mercedes Lackey

Summary (by me!)

Elena Klovis is not living the life she thought she would. Her father remarried a shrew of a woman after her mothers death and Elena found herself sattled with a new Stepmother and two step sisters. After her fathers death Elena is forced to serve her step-family as a lower servent in the house. Her stepmothers caviliar spending habits soon land them in a world of debt. The mistress announces one day that her and her daughtors (excluding Elena) are leaving. They pack up their belongings and head for greener, and richer lands.
Elena waits as the creditors decend upon the skeleton of the family home. She makes a plan to go to the' mop fair' to find work. No one will hire her for fear of what her Stepmother will do once she returns. About to give up entirely Elena is suprised when a colorful woman offers her a position. She accepts and soon learns that she has accepted the position as an apprentice to the kingdoms Fairy Godmother. The story follows Elena through her teachings as well as her first large task as the acting Godmother.

My Take
This book was LONG but so worth the time it took to finish. The story ran along the lines of cinderella with a twist. It was very good. I would highly reccomend it. The charactors were well established and the story was entirly origional. It was a nice little escape into fantasy land

Reading Time :: Almost a week PAGES : 417
Rating: 4.5/5

Dearly Devoted Dexter by Jeff Lindsay

Title- Dearly Devoted Dexter by Jeff Lindsay

Wikipedia Summary::
A shadowy, murderous figure from Sgt. Doakes' past arrives in Miami, and begins preying on his treacherous old army colleagues from the Salvadorian Civil War. He possesses a unique method of torture that has earned him the nickname 'Dr. Danco'; he kidnaps each victim, pumps them full of sedatives and, over a period of several days, steadily removes their limbs, genitalia and facial features, before leaving them to contemplate their hideous mutilation in front of a carefully placed mirror.

Meanwhile, Dexter, having been forced to suppress his own murderous urges by the machinations of an increasingly suspicious Doakes, welcomes the distraction and begins to focus on hunting down a possible child killer. However, he finds himself drawn into the case of the mysterious Dr. Danco when his sister Deborah's new boyfriend, Washington detective Kyle Chutsky, turns out to be on the torturer’s hit list...

My Thoughts

I really liked this Dexter book. None of them are that complicated. Sadly real life got in the way of my reading and this book took me quite a while to finish. Either way it was nicely paced and had a good plot. I enjoyed that it veered away from the plot the show decided to trudge down.

READING TIME: Bleh I don't want to talk about it

RATING- 4/5

Coraline by Neil Gaiman

TITLE- Coraline by Neil Gaiman


AMAZON SUMMARY
Coraline lives with her preoccupied parents in part of a huge old house--a house so huge that other people live in it, too... round, old former actresses Miss Spink and Miss Forcible and their aging Highland terriers ("We trod the boards, luvvy") and the mustachioed old man under the roof ("'The reason you cannot see the mouse circus,' said the man upstairs, 'is that the mice are not yet ready and rehearsed.'") Coraline contents herself for weeks with exploring the vast garden and grounds. But with a little rain she becomes bored--so bored that she begins to count everything blue (153), the windows (21), and the doors (14). And it is the 14th door that--sometimes blocked with a wall of bricks--opens up for Coraline into an entirely alternate universe. Now, if you're thinking fondly of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe or Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, you're on the wrong track. Neil Gaiman's Coraline is far darker, far stranger, playing on our deepest fears. And, like Roald Dahl's work, it is delicious. What's on the other side of the door? A distorted-mirror world, containing presumably everything Coraline has ever dreamed of... people who pronounce her name correctly (not "Caroline"), delicious meals (not like her father's overblown "recipes"), an unusually pink and green bedroom (not like her dull one), and plenty of horrible (very un-boring) marvels, like a man made out of live rats. The creepiest part, however, is her mirrored parents, her "other mother" and her "other father"--people who look just like her own parents, but with big, shiny, black button eyes, paper-white skin... and a keen desire to keep her on their side of the door. To make creepy creepier, Coraline has been illustrated masterfully in scritchy, terrifying ink drawings by British mixed-media artist and Sandman cover illustrator Dave McKean. This delightful, funny, haunting, scary as heck, fairy-tale novel is about as fine as they come. Highly recommended. (Ages 11 and older) --Karin Snelson

MY TAKE
I loved this book! It is dark and cute at the same time. Definatly a quick read for anyone looking to spend a few hours in the bathtub!


READING TIME- 2 hours
RATING 4/5 stars

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

TITLE: The Hunger Games By Suzanne Collins

BARNES AND NOBLE SUMMARY
In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives alone with her mother and younger sister, regards it as a death sentence when she is forced to represent her district in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead before-and survival.

MY TAKE
This book was amazing. I stayed away from it when it was mentioned on Stephenie Meyers Blog. I picked it up and read the jacket at the local wal mart and still did not commit to reading. Then I was browsing the local library YA section (come on, everyone needs a bit of YA) and there it was again. Taking it as a sign from the great literary gods I put the book in the stack and went to check out. It was not the first I read and I was not expecting a whole lot when I did get around to cracking it open. Let me tell you, WOW. I was sucked in immediately by the fact that although this book is aimed at the young adult audience the themes and principles are dark even for adults. It reminded me a bit of Sinclairs The Jungle mixed with Romeo and Juliet. It was good. I highly reccomend this to anyone. Parents beware though, I would be hesitant to put this book in the hands of a child younger than thirteen. Not for the content itself but for the concept of just what the hunger games are. Curious? Good.


READING TIME:: 3 days (374 pages)
RATING: 5/5 stars (and I may just have to buy this one!)

Darkly Dreaming Dexter- Jeff Lindsay

TITLE- Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay

AMAZON SUMMARY
Meet Dexter Morgan. He's a highly respected lab technician specializing in blood spatter for the Miami Dade Police Department. He's a handsome, though reluctant, ladies' man. He's polite, says all the right things, and rarely calls attention to himself. He's also a sociopathic serial killer whose "Dark Passenger" drives him to commit the occasional dismemberment.

Mind you, Dexter's the good guy in this story.

Adopted at the age of four after an unnamed tragedy left him orphaned, Dexter's learned, with help from his pragmatic policeman father, to channel his "gift," killing only those who deal in death themselves. But when a new serial killer starts working in Miami, staging elaborately grisly scenes that are, to Dexter, an obvious attempt at communication from one monster to another, the eponymous protagonist finds himself at a loss. Should he help his policewoman sister Deborah earn a promotion to the Homicide desk by finding the fiend? Or should he locate this new killer himself, so he can express his admiration for the other's "art?" Or is it possible that psycho Dexter himself, admittedly not the most balanced of fellows, is finally going completely insane and committing these messy crimes himself?

Despite his penchant for vivisection, it's hard not to like Dexter as his coldly logical personality struggles to emulate emotions he doesn't feel and to keep up his appearance as a caring, unremarkable human being. Breakout author Jeff Lindsay's plot is tense and absorbing, but it's the voice of Dexter and his reactions to the other characters that will keep readers glued to Darkly Dreaming Dexter, as well as making it one of the most original and highly recommended serial killer stories in a long time. --Benjamin Reese

MY TAKE
I knew about the television adaption of this story that is airing on Showtime and decided to give the books a try. I was very happy with it. Darkly Dreaming Dexter was easy to read and the story flowed very nicely. There was nothing confusing and it was a light easy read. I am going to check out the rest of the Dexter series this week and start in on them.

READING TIME- 3 Days
RATING- 5/5 Stars

The Gum Thief by Douglas Coupland

TITLE- The Gum Thief by Douglas Coupland

AMAZON SUMMARY
Two misfits find common ground and a unique, surreal friendship via unspoken words in Coupland's latest (after JPod), a fine return to form. In the two years since his wife's (nonfatal) cancer was diagnosed, Roger Thorpe has devolved into a dejected, hard-drinking, divorced father and the oldest employee by a fair margin at Staples. A frustrated novelist to boot, Roger considers himself lost, continually haunted by dreams of missed opportunities and a long ago car accident that claimed four friends. His younger, disgruntled goth co-worker, Bethany Twain, one day discovers Roger's diary—filled with mock re-imaginings of her thoughts and feelings—in the break room. She lays down a supreme challenge for them both to write diary entries to each other, but neither is allowed to acknowledge the other around the store. Through exchanged hopes and dreams, customer stories, world views and cautionary revelations (time speeds up in a terrifying manner in your mid-thirties), the pair become intimately acquainted before things unravel for both. Running parallel to the epistolary narrative are chapters from Roger's novel, Glove Pond, which begins having much in common with the larger narrative it's enclosed in. Coupland shines, the story is humorous, frenetic, focused and curiously affecting. (Oct.)
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MY TAKE
Douglas Coupland and I have a love hate relationship. I really enjoyed this book even though it was a bit tasking to get into. All in all it will have a place in the top three of his books that I have enjoyed.

READING TIME- 4 Days
RATING- 4.5/5 Stars

The Kitchen Boy: A novel of the Last Tzar by Robert Alexander

TITLE:: The Kitchen Boy: A Novel of the Last Tzar by Robert Alexander

AMAZON SUMMARY::
The final days of the last Russian tsar, Nicholas II, and his family are still a fascinating mystery. There is no one left to bear witness to what happened at the execution. Or is there? Alexander takes a very real, but forgotten and overlooked, potential witness, a young kitchen boy, and creates an amazing fictional account of what may have transpired. Leonka was working as a kitchen boy to the Romanov family when the Bolsheviks captured them, exiled them to Siberia, and imprisoned them in their house. Because of his lowly position in the household, Leonka was able to see and hear secret things. And he does keep them secret until decades later, knowing he is ready to die, he reveals all he knows about the imperial family and their horrific death. Alexander includes as much historically accurate information into his fiction as possible, and he includes actual letters and notes attributed to the Romanovs, which add a touch of authenticity. He also renders the plot beautifully with one final jaw-dropping and satisfying twist. Carolyn Kubisz
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved

MY TAKE::
Never has it taken me so long to read a book this small (240 Pages) The story was thick like maple syrup rich with detail and character depth. I love books about the Romanov family and this one did not disappoint. I had checked out another of Alexanders books and could not bring myself to read it having had my fill of revolutionary Russia for one month.

READING TIME- 14 days !!
RATING- 4/5 stars

Melting Stones by Tamora Pierce

TITLE:: Melting Stones by Tamora Pierce

AMAZON SUMMARY::
Four years have passed since Evvy left the streets of Chammur to begin her training as a stone mage. At fourteen, she's unhappy to be on a new journey with her mentor, prickly green mage Rosethorn, who has been called to the Battle Islands to determine why the plants and animals there are dying. Evvy's job is to listen and learn, but she can't keep quiet and do nothing. With the help of Luvo, the living stone heart of a mountain, Evvy uncovers an important clue. Now, with the island on the brink of disaster, it's up to Evvy to avert the destruction that looms ahead.

MY TAKE::
I am a long time fan of Tamora Pierce and LOVE her books. Melting Stones had the same pull as the rest of Ms. Pierce's work but it was not as satisfying as the rest of her work. It was entertaining and I enjoyed the reading as any of her books. There was just too much time between my reading of Street Magic and reading Melting Stones to get into Evi's head.

READING TIME? Two days
RATING? 4/5 Stars

The Bright Side of Disaster by Katherine Center

The Bright Side of Disaster by Katherine Center was my first book choice of the year. The title grabbed my attention but the book was a bit of a let down.

Here are the goods.

AMAZON.COM SUMMARY
Jenny Harris is nesting in her Houston home with her fiance, Dean, awaiting the birth of their child, to be followed by their wedding. But Dean grows more distant, especially after a coworker dies in a plane crash, and Jenny ends up becoming a single mother. Determined to take good care of her child, she tries to forget about Dean, relegating him to the past. Coping with a baby takes all Jenny's time, so when her perfect single neighbor takes an interest, Jenny is flattered but exhausted. Then, when she finally decides to take a chance and get to know him, Dean comes back into her life. In her stellar first novel, Center paints an accurate and humorous view of motherhood, from the physical changes to lack of sleep and exhaustion as well as the changes in friendships and feelings about men. Patty Engelmann
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved


MY TAKE
This book was fluff. It was a rather simple story about a woman going through her first pregnancy with an uncooperative partner. The story's path is predictable but the flow is smooth. This book could serve as an episode filler for desperate housewives.

READING DURATION? Three days
RATING? Three out of five stars