Second Helpings by Megan McCafferty 349 pages

Second Helpings by Megan McCafferty

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Love love love this series!

We follow Jessica through the summer prior and then her senior year. We watch romances grow and romances die. She develops a surprising and enduring friendship with a member of the Clueless Crew (now apply named the Clueless Two with the succession of one of the crew).

As always it's told with witty dialogue and just enough angst to make it believable but not over the top. I find myself transported back to high school...and with Jessica as my new BFF that's not such a bad thing ;-) Once again, I found myself relating to Jessica because I was that 'fringe' in school, I wasn't a Prep or a Jock or a Scerv or a FFA or a Burn Out...but I had friends in all the groups (go figure)...

I can't wait to see Jessica take on college!!



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All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris - 323 pages

All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Lots and lots of action!Once again Sookie is drug into service of the Queen and the rest of the vamps. This time at a vampire conference in Chicago. Things happen quickly as she realizes the Queen is being conspired against from many sides and finally it all comes to a head when she and the other telepath Barry Bellboy have to use their gift/curse to save the vamps and everyone else in the hotel from fanatics. I liked it! Fast paced and I loved the blossoming romance between Sookie & Quinn but I also love the sexual/emotional tension between Sookie & Eric that is now compounded. I can't wait to see what happense next!

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Sloppy Firsts by Megan McCafferty - 280 Pages

Sloppy Firsts by Megan McCafferty

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Oddly enough, despite it being geared at 16 year olds I really enjoyed this book. I felt that I could relate a LOT to Jessica. I was sort of 'odd girl out' in high school except I didn't have sports to fall back on. I had my 'group' but even with them I always felt somewhat on the fringe and now...8 years post high school I am 'in touch' with very few of them (aka 2) and I don't really see them on a daily basis. The odd part is that in a world made hyper-small because of Facebook I'm reminded of the fact that my BFFs see EACH OTHER fairly regularly. Which is fine really. Anyway, this book follows Jessica Darling as she copes with her one and only TRUE BFF's sudden move and her emerging relationship with the high school 'bad boy' and the family pressures. It's typical teenage angst but it's actually REAL and very well written. It's in diary form but there is still a lot of dialogue, but it doesn't waste time describing the weather or the color of the sky or the room. It's very one-on-one and the outside world is actually pretty unimportant. I like that, I get bored when novels are too descriptive of the outside world...especially when it doesn't pertain to what's going on in the story.

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Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Really kept me guessing!! I loved this one. The developing relationship between Sookie & the supes, her willingness to put herself on the line for the Queen. The battle all very cool. I wanted to bawl along with her with the news about Bill.I do love Quinn but I don't know how much I 'believe' him as a romantic lead...

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Dead as a Dornail by Charlaine Harris - 295 pages

Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine Harris

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Yet another winner by Ms. Harris! Loved it! I am loving the developing men vying for Sookie's attention. I was dismayed to see her relationship with Alcide go down the pipes.

I had the sniper figured out pretty quickly but the 2nd twist was one I didn't see coming!

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Stay a little longer by Dorthy Garlock - 385 pages

Stay a Little Longer by Dorothy Garlock

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Eh, pretty basic romance/mystery. It was okay. Not trashy at least, not really based in reality (considering it was historical fiction) but okay.

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The Moon Looked Down by Dorthy Garlock - 386 pages

The Moon Looked Down by Dorothy Garlock

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


I really enjoyed this book. It was just the right amount of intrigue and romance and action. The last several chapters were the make me stay up late finishing it variety. One, minor, stupid complaint was toward the end there was too much 'the stars and moon above' seriously, it was like a shot game. Once I started noticing that phrase repeated it started to irritate me. :-)

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The Birth House by Ami McKay - 368 pages

The Birth House: A Novel by Ami McKay

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


I am a big proponent of natural birth. I wouldn't trust anyone but a midwife to help me bring my babies into the world. It was really neat reading about the movement away from midwives to the age of Twilight Sleep and Maternity hospitals.My heart ached for Dora though, being around mama's all her life and never having her own babies aside from her Moss baby.

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