The Next Always (Inn BoonsBoro Trilogy #1)
by Nora Roberts

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Read from December 16 to 30, 2012

This is my first Nora Roberts book so I don't have anything to compare it to as far as her other books go. I found the main plot to be boring. I feel she overdid the description of how the Inn was built and the decisions of how to decorate it. I would have liked to have seen less of the details for it. However I liked the relationship of Beckett and Clare and how it blossomed. I was happy to see that Clare found someone to love again after losing her husband. I also like how Beckett showed how much he cared for her even though she had three boys and how he took on the father role for them. I did not like Sam at all and I feel he got what he deserved at the end. I know the ghost was somewhat important in the plot especially at the end, but I didn't particularly care for the parts of the story that involved the ghost. I have a feeling the next book in the trilogy will be much better and won't focus so much of the creation of the Inn and more on the characters' relationships with one another. Hope I am right.

Gone Girl
by Gillian Flynn (Goodreads Author)

Nov 18, 2012  ·  edit

Read from November 10 to 18, 2012

I am giving Gone Girl 3 stars. The first half of the book was going way to slow for me. All it talked about was an investigation into one of the character's disappearance. I think that part could have been shortened somewhat.I kept reading it though because I waited 3 months to get the book from the library and wanted to know why everyone seemed to like it.

But then the second part, had a wicked twist that changed everything. The story became better , dangerous and deranged. It started to hold my attention more. The main characters started to reveal sides to them that were quite shocking, not pretty and I found myself feeling sorry for one of them and hating the other. That feeling reversed itself as I read on. Actually it kept changing back and forth between the two main characters.

Even though I like mystery and suspense books this one just didn't do it for me as others in the past.

Shelter Mountain (Virgin River, #2)
by Robyn Carr

Nov 07, 12  ·  edit

Read from October 27 to November 07, 2012

I really enjoyed this book even though some parts moved slowly. There were other parts that really stirred up the emotions in me. Then there were other parts full of action. The book had a little bit of everything. This is the second book in the Virgin River series. I learned more about the characters from the first book and was introduced to new ones as well. I loved how they all helped one another in needed times and shared in good times. Looking forward to reading the 3rd book of the series.

Shelter (Micky Bolitar, #1)
by Harlan Coben

Oct 10, 12  ·  edit

Read from October 06 to 09, 2012

This is Harlan Coben's first Young Adult book, but I know adults will like it as well. The book drew me in pretty quickly and kept me going until the end which was a surprise. It was also a quick read. Harlan Coben lives in NJ and I am always fascinated with his book settings and his references to places I know. In this particular book he mentions a high school which I would have gone to if my family hadn't moved. I am a fan of Harlan Coben and I always like his books.

Virgin River (Virgin River, #1)
by Robyn Carr

Oct 05, 12  ·  edit

Read from September 22 to October 04, 2012

I loved this book. There are 20 different books in this series by Robyn Carr and I am sure I will eventually get through all of them.

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The Inn at Rose Harbor

by Debbie Macomber (Goodreads Author)

4.11  ·  rating details  ·  660 ratings  ·  243 reviews

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber comes a heartwarming new series based in the Pacific Northwest town of Cedar Cove, where a charming cast of characters finds love, forgiveness, and renewal behind the doors of the cozy Rose Harbor Inn.

Jo Marie Rose first arrives in Cedar Cove seeking a sense of peace and a fresh start. Coping with the death of her...more

Hardcover, 330 pages

Published August 3rd 2012 by Ballantine Books

ISBN

0345528921 (ISBN13: 9780345528926)

edition language

English

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review	This book deals with loss and grief, acceptance and moving forward and finding peace. I absolutely loved this book. It focuses on 3 characters who have suffered through tragic circumstances and how they were able to work through these circumstances and find peace with themselves. The book was emotional and uplifting as well. I can't wait for the next book in the series.
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Guilty Wives

by James Patterson (Goodreads Author), David Ellis

3.76  ·  rating details  ·  5,443 ratings  ·  778 reviews

No husbands allowed Only minutes after Abbie Elliot and her three best friends step off of a private helicopter, they enter the most luxurious, sumptuous, sensually pampering hotel they have ever been to. Their lavish presidential suite overlooks Monte Carlo, and they surrender: to the sun and pool, to the sashimi and sake, to the Bruno Paillard champagne. For four days th
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ebook, 455 pages

Published March 26th 2012 by Little, Brown and Company (first published 2012)

ASIN

B004QX07EQ

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review	I don't want to give anything away, but I liked the beginning of the book. Once the court scene started I found it going too slow and I didn't care for that part of the book. The prison section of the book was also too slow and gruesome for my liking. I would say the last 150 pages got good. There was lots of action and I found myself reading more quickly to see what would happen next. All along I was trying to solve the crime in this part of the book as well. I wasn't too surprised by the endin...more

The Diary

by Eileen Goudge

3.55  ·  rating details  ·  946 ratings  ·  241 reviews

When the two grown daughters of Elizabeth Marshall discover an old diary of their mother’s in her attic, it comes as a shock to learn that the true love of Elizabeth’s life was not their father. This is the mystery the two daughters must unravel as they stay up late reading the words penned by Elizabeth so long ago. Their mother can’t give them the answers: After a massive...more

Hardcover, 224 pages

Published April 7th 2009 by Vanguard Press (first published January 1st 2009)

ISBN

1593155433 (ISBN13: 9781593155438)

edition language

English

original title

The Diary

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5* rating
	I never read any books by this author. She was recommended to me by a friend. A good recommendation to me for sure. It was a quick read touching, sweet, and a loving story with a surprise twist at the end! It takes place in the 50's in a small town where just about everyone knows everyone's business. Your reputation was very important then. It really made me wonder what my parent's lives were like before they met one another and married. It was just something we didn't question while growing up....more

The Final Detail (Myron Bolitar #6)

by Harlan Coben

3.95  ·  rating details  ·  4,340 ratings  ·  245 reviews

In this sixth novel in the award-winning Myron Bolitar series, Harlan Coben delivers a riveting powerhouse thriller—a twisting mystery of betrayal, family secrets, and murder.

Myron Bolitar’s colleague at MB SportsReps, Esperanza, has been arrested for the murder of a client, a fallen baseball star attempting a comeback. Myron is determined to prove Esperanza’s innocence—ev...more

Mass Market Paperback, 384 pages

Published November 12th 2008 by Island Books (first published 1999)

ISBN

0440225450 (ISBN13: 9780440225454)

edition language

English

series

Myron Bolitar #6

characters

Myron Bolitar, Esperanza Diaz, Windsor "Win" Horne Lockwood, III

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review	This was my 7th book to read from Coben's Myron Bolitar series. I haven't read them in order at all but I found it to be ok. While reading this book the characters came back to me. I just don't remember all the other scenarios in his other books since I didn't read them continuously. I jump to other authors in between. Speaking about the characters. They are great. Myron is very comical/sarcastic and his comments make you chuckle throughout the book. You never know when they will show up. His bud...more

Down by the River (Grace Valley Trilogy #3)

by Robyn Carr

4.10  ·  rating details  ·  789 ratings  ·  51 reviews

Return with critically acclaimed author Robyn Carr to the fictional town of Grace Valley, California--where neighbors are like family, and just as meddlesome, too. When the town's single doctor becomes pregnant, the pastor starts playing too much poker and the town's matriarch reveals a secret paramour, Grace Valley is overflowing with gossip. But when danger threatens the...more

Mass Market Paperback, 384 pages

Published June 1st 2003 by Mira Books (first published 2003)

ISBN

1551667045 (ISBN13: 9781551667041)

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review	I liked this third and final book in the Grace Valley Trilogy. It is a continuation into the lives of the previous characters in book 1 and book 2. Therefore the books should be read in order. By the time I got done with this book I felt like I had known the characters for a long time. I was able to picture them all in my head. It was so nice to see how they interacted with each other in a small town. I did not grow up in a small town where you know everyone so I was asking myself in the end if...more