So, it appears I’m on a sequels kick. I had to wait a while for this one at the library so the timing was interesting. I don’t want to spoil too much here, other than to say, Catching Fire was not what I expected. I was not prepared to be as drawn to this book [...]
Entries from January 2010
January 17, 2010
Review – World Without End
Go figure. Just as soon as I go and question a sequel, I find one that blows me away. I usually have the most difficult time reviewing books I loved. Those are the books you stay up late reading, characters that are on your mind long after you mark your page, and books that transform [...]
January 11, 2010
Review – She Got Up Off the Couch
Are sequels ever as good as the original? I loved Haven Kimmel’s A Girl Named Zippy but her follow-up to her life in small town Indiana was not as entertaining as her first memoir. I don’t usually pay attention to global ratings on GoodReads unless I’ve been in a book slump and need a sure-fire [...]
January 1, 2010
Review – Answering 911: Life in the Hot Seat
I stumbled upon this book one day while browsing GoodReads, and was immediately drawn to the cover. It was a perfect quick weekend read, and let’s face it, I’m a sucker for memoirs detailing lives more interesting and fast-paced than my own. Of course, I assumed like most people Burau describes when they hear she [...]
