February Reads
The Count of Monte Cristo (abridged) by Alexandre Dumas 2/2/2012
Good - Classic
In the abridged version, one loses a lot of detail!
I want to read the long version again now! If you've never read Monte Cristo, I recommend it! But give yourself a lot of time and be patient!
North by Northanger (or, The Shades of Pemberley) by Carrie Bebris 2/5/2012
Good - Historical Fiction
This is my favorite one yet in this series - not surprising since it features Mr. Henry Tilney. Darcy, a pregnant Lizzy, Lady Catherine, and a whole slew of others are all on the trail of an item lost by Darcy's mother just before her death. The story takes them to Northanger Abbey and to Pemberley.
I'm really enjoying this series. Bebris seems to have hit her stride.
Tag Man (A Joe Gunther novel) by Archer Mayor 2/9/2012
Good - Suspense
Rich Vermonters are waking up to find post-it notes next to their beds. "You're it!" But the Tag Man, as the perp is soon known, is in over his head due to dark secrets he uncovers.
Interesting suspense novel
The Turn of the Screw by Henry James 2/10/2012
Good - Classic
A governess is sent to a country estate in England to care for two young siblings, but apparitions appear to her.
Read this for book club and ALL of us without exception got to the end and said, "WHAT?!?!" Glad I read it, but it wasn't a favorite of any sort.
Small as an Elephant by Jennifer Richard Jacobson 2/13/2012
Good - Young Adult
Eleven year old Jack wakes up at his Maine campground to discover his mom has vanished. Has something bad happened to her or has she just left him (again)? He decides to look for her on his own.
Interesting young adult novel. I loved it!
A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 2/14/2012
Excellent - Mystery
The first Sherlock Holmes mystery brings Watson and Holmes together for the first time to solve a case involving Mormons and 2 dead men.
Read this before for book club; read it again for Brit Lit. Liked it lots better the second time.
The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy 2/24/2012
Excellent - Classic
The Scarlet Pimpernel rescues French aristos from the guillotine but his secret identity is endangered.
Read this before for book club too and read it again for Brit Lit. Liked it lots better the second time. I am finding that to be a theme. Books are better on re-reading!
The Matters at Mansfield (Or, The Crawford Affair) by Carrie Bebris 2/26/2012
Good - Suspense
Anne de Bourgh is about to be married off to a scoundrel, but elopes to Scotland with another man. Darcy and Elizabeth need to solve a series of murders related to the elopement.
Another good one in the Mr. and Mrs. Darcy mystery series.
Spin by Catherine McKenzie 2/26/2012
Good Chick Lit
Kate shows up still drunk for an interview at a magazine and they offer her a chance to go into rehab and write an expose about a celebrity who is drying out.
Chick lit - predictable but entertaining.
What are YOU reading?
Good - Classic
In the abridged version, one loses a lot of detail!
I want to read the long version again now! If you've never read Monte Cristo, I recommend it! But give yourself a lot of time and be patient!
North by Northanger (or, The Shades of Pemberley) by Carrie Bebris 2/5/2012
Good - Historical Fiction
This is my favorite one yet in this series - not surprising since it features Mr. Henry Tilney. Darcy, a pregnant Lizzy, Lady Catherine, and a whole slew of others are all on the trail of an item lost by Darcy's mother just before her death. The story takes them to Northanger Abbey and to Pemberley.
I'm really enjoying this series. Bebris seems to have hit her stride.
Tag Man (A Joe Gunther novel) by Archer Mayor 2/9/2012
Good - Suspense
Rich Vermonters are waking up to find post-it notes next to their beds. "You're it!" But the Tag Man, as the perp is soon known, is in over his head due to dark secrets he uncovers.
Interesting suspense novel
The Turn of the Screw by Henry James 2/10/2012
Good - Classic
A governess is sent to a country estate in England to care for two young siblings, but apparitions appear to her.
Read this for book club and ALL of us without exception got to the end and said, "WHAT?!?!" Glad I read it, but it wasn't a favorite of any sort.
Small as an Elephant by Jennifer Richard Jacobson 2/13/2012
Good - Young Adult
Eleven year old Jack wakes up at his Maine campground to discover his mom has vanished. Has something bad happened to her or has she just left him (again)? He decides to look for her on his own.
Interesting young adult novel. I loved it!
A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 2/14/2012
Excellent - Mystery
The first Sherlock Holmes mystery brings Watson and Holmes together for the first time to solve a case involving Mormons and 2 dead men.
Read this before for book club; read it again for Brit Lit. Liked it lots better the second time.
The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy 2/24/2012
Excellent - Classic
The Scarlet Pimpernel rescues French aristos from the guillotine but his secret identity is endangered.
Read this before for book club too and read it again for Brit Lit. Liked it lots better the second time. I am finding that to be a theme. Books are better on re-reading!
The Matters at Mansfield (Or, The Crawford Affair) by Carrie Bebris 2/26/2012
Good - Suspense
Anne de Bourgh is about to be married off to a scoundrel, but elopes to Scotland with another man. Darcy and Elizabeth need to solve a series of murders related to the elopement.
Another good one in the Mr. and Mrs. Darcy mystery series.
Spin by Catherine McKenzie 2/26/2012
Good Chick Lit
Kate shows up still drunk for an interview at a magazine and they offer her a chance to go into rehab and write an expose about a celebrity who is drying out.
Chick lit - predictable but entertaining.
What are YOU reading?
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