
The Best of Me by Nicholas Sparks THE BEST OF ME is the heart-rending story of two small-town former high school sweethearts from opposite sides of the tracks. Now middle-aged, they’ve taken wildly divergent paths, but neither has lived the life they imagined . . . and neither can forget the passionate first love that [...]
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot Henrietta Lacks, a poor Southern tobacco farmer, was buried in an unmarked grave sixty years ago. Yet her cells – taken without her knowledge – became one of the most important tools in medical research. Known to science as HeLa, the first “immortal” human cells [...]
The Help by Kathryn Stockett Be prepared to meet three unforgettable women: Twenty-two-year-old Skeeter has just returned home after graduating from Ole Miss. She may have a degree, but it is 1962, Mississippi, and her mother will not be happy till Skeeter has a ring on her finger. Skeeter would normally find solace with [...]
A Stolen Life: A Memoir by Jaycee Dugard In the summer of 1991 I was a normal kid. I did normal things. I had friends and a mother who loved me. I was just like you. Until the day my life was stolen. For eighteen years I was a prisoner. I was an object [...]
Before I Go to Sleep by S. J. Watson S. J. Watson makes his powerful debut with this compelling, fast-paced psychological thriller, reminiscent of Shutter Island and Memento, in which an amnesiac who, following a mysterious accident, cannot remember her past or form new memories, desperately tries to uncover the truth about who she [...]
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Posted on 30 November 2011
The Lover’s Dictionary by David Levithan My rating: 5 of 5 stars basis, n. There has to be a moment at the beginning when you wonder whether you’re in love with the person or in love with the feeling of love itself. If the moment doesn’t pass, that’s it—you’re done. And if the moment does [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 29 September 2011
While doing my early morning Facebook page stroll, I stumbled upon one too many posts about Kindle, particularly, the new Kindle Fire. As an avid reader, you take every book-related article very seriously so there I was, googling every article I could find about Kindle Fire! lol. I must say, I’m really impressed with Kindle [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 28 September 2011
Without Pity: Ann Rule’s Most Dangerous Killers by Ann Rule My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book is a collection of 8 true crime cases investigated and written by Ann Rule. Although this was not the first time these stories were written by Ann Rule, however in this book it was written under [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 20 September 2011
I’m terribly, terribly feeling guilty these days as I haven’t been throwing my blogs enough love this month. If you care to look at the number of posts for September – which is somewhat giving me the dagger-evil eyes everytime I go visit – I only made it up to 4 and it is real [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 20 September 2011
The Nanny Diaries by Emma McLaughlin My rating: 5 of 5 stars I didn’t have any idea that The Nanny Diaries is soooo good, that’s why it took me all these years to finally have a go at it. Now I am literally kicking myself for not doing it sooner. Would you believe it, [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 17 September 2011
Abandoned Prayers: The Incredible True Story of Murder, Obsession and Amish Secrets by Gregg Olsen My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is a true story of the dead little boy found beside a ditch along icy corn fields of Chester, Nebraska. He was in his blue sleepers hence the name “Little Boy Blue”, there [...] Continue Reading