By Kathryn Stockett Rating: 4 stars This book captured my attention from the beginning, and was a solid read throughout.  Telling the story of three women who are unlikely allies in the 60’s South, the book tells the tale from three vastly different perspectives.  This book chronicles the journey of a young white woman and […]

By: Dan Brown Rating: 4.5 stars. If you liked The DaVinci Code (the book, not necessarily the movie), then this is a must-read (if you haven’t already).  We’ve owned it since the day it was released, and I never found time to read it.  Big mistake!  Similar to DaVinci, this is the tale of Robert […]

By: Elizabeth George Rating: 3 stars This book came with high recommendations from my dear friend Elizabeth, of Stitch n’ Dish.  It was an intriguing mystery, but a little slow for my (seven deadly sins-loving) tastes.  I’d recommend it highly if The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo was a little intense for you. It tells the […]

By: Ian McEwan Rating: 1 star I really struggled to get through this book.  It’s the story of a young girl who witnesses an event in the 1930’s that defines her future, though the event (as she tells it) was entirely fabricated.  Lots of personal tragedy for the involved parties, etc. Now, I have accepted […]

By: Stieg Larsson Rating: 5 stars This book joins the list of favorite books this year.  It was a captivating story that only took me a few days to read–simply because when I was about halfway through, it got so good that I couldn’t put it down and stayed up last weekend until about 1a.m. […]