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Rating: 3.5/5 Stars A killer in Boston, MA is attacking women, seemingly safe in their own homes, and violating them in many disturbing ways. These killings are eerily similar to attacks from Years ago in Savannah, GA where there the last victim was left alive and the killer was left dead... Details that could only be known by the killer are being duplicated and more women are dying as time creeps on in the investigation. Detectives Jane Rizzoli and Thomas Moore need to protect the witness and find the killer and both tasks are proving harder than expected. This book is gritty in detail and thick in medical jargon, which makes it all the more exciting and real for me. I like mysteries that I can get lost in and this definitely was one of them. I'll definitely read on in this series and read more of Gerritsen. I'd recommend this book to anyone who enjoys dark, gritty books that are heavy on the details and get your heart thumping. Rizzoli comes off a little hard edged and...

Rating: 3/5 Stars Madison and her adopted son, Ethan, leave Philadelphia for a better life in a small town in Tennessee. Madison finally starts to open up to the town and a certain someone and allows Ethan on a camping trip when a tragic accident happens and all hell breaks lose in this small town. Madison and Ethan being outsiders have a harder time with the locals because of this event and figures get pointed everywhere but where they should. This was my first Susan Crandall and I enjoyed her writing but I felt that too much was given away too quickly. I also didn't like how the narrator changed throughout the book, I thought it was a little too much flip flopping around. This book fills the following Categories/Challenges for me: Booktivity November Special: I thank for... ... not living in Pitch Black. Fall Winter Mystery Challenge: Romantic Mystery PBT Tag: Other Monthly Mixer Mele Challenge ( B in novemBer)

Rating: 2/5 Stars Goldy is has a new client, she is making breakfast and meeting goodies for a local law firm. One night while Goldy is there to prepare bread for the next morning, she trips over her friend, neighbor and law clerk, Dusty, on her way in the door. Goldy plans to say far away from this one, but can't help but promise Dusty's mother she would help with the investigation. I enjoy cozy mysteries and that is why I've tried over and over to get into this series. I don't know what it is about Goldy that I just can't grab onto and love. I do know that I get a little bored when the author goes into details regarding the food that is being eaten or prepared that particular moment and time and the background as to why... I think if these details were missing and the food was just mentioned (like other food cozies) I would like it more. I know this is a very popular series so for some people this works.. but it just doesn't for me. A cute book and an original...

Another New Challenge!! My Overstuffed Bookshelf is hosting this challenge and I've been dying to read this series so here is my chance! The challenge runs from January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2010 Here are the titles of the books in order: 1. A Quick Bite 2. Love Bites 3. Single White Vampire 4. Tall, Dark and Hungry 5. A Bite to Remember 6. Bite Me 7. Accidental Vampire 8. Vampires are Forever 9. Vampire Interrupted Check back here for Updates!

I just love getting books in the mail, it's like opening presents on Christmas day. I won a Amazon Gift certificate from Play Book Tag Group on Shelfari and I was happily able to spend it and get some good deals. Turn Up the Heat (A Gourmet Girl Mystery) by Susan Conant and Jessica Conant-Park This is book three of the Gourment Girl Mystery Series. I've only read the first book, but I loved it so much I have already have the 2nd in the TBR pile and couldn't help buy the 3rd. Im excited to continue the series. Synopsis from bn.com: Chloe Carter is helping her chef boyfriend with his new restaurant on Boston's posh Newbury Street, when a crabby waitress is found dead in a fish truck. Was this a prank gone awry? Or did somebody want her to sleep with the fishes? Supernatural: Witch's Canyon by Jeff Mariotte I love the Supernatural TV series so when I saw their were books that fit into the series between seasons, I jumped at the chance to read it. Synopsis from bn.com:...

Rating: 2/5 Stars I received this book as an ARC request in early October. I was very excited to start reading this and although it was "cute" it really didn't live up to my expectations. Diana Laurence writes a self-help book for vampire lovers. The idea of this book is fascinating to me, with all the vampire books, tv shows and movies out there these days - its the right time for a book like this. I however expected something a little more tongue-in-cheek. I felt that Laurence took a more serious approach instead of a quirky approach, which I think would have made this book at success. Maybe the trouble is it was more written for a teen? Not sure but something was missing for me. There were a few notable quotes from this book: "Women just get so sick of being good that they are completely and utterly and downright chomping-at-the-bit ready for a nasty vampire. and when you are ready for nasty, what you need is a bad vampire." vampire pickup line: "They sa...

I found the cutest video today on wimp.com and I just had to share... I've watched it 100 times already and I just can't help but love that little puppy!

Mostly because I have a sickness that doesn't allow me to stay away from a good challenge, here is another one I just signed up for: New Authors Challenge Here are the guidelines from the Literary Escapism Blog: The challenge will run from January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010. Since this is an author challenge, there is no restriction on choosing your novels. They can definitely be from other challenges. However, the authors must be new to you and, preferably from novels. Anthologies are a great way to try someone new, but only a third of your new authors can be from anthologies. I want this to be an easy challenge, so you can pick to do either 15, 25 or 50 new authors. It all depends on how fast you read and how adventurous you want to be. I will be of course tracking this challenge on my blog and will try for 15 new authors next year. Check back for updates throughout the year to see how Im doing. 1. Michelle Scott (Happy Hour) 2. Jeff Abbott (Fear) 3.Lewis Carroll (Alice...

I've found another new challenge that Im excited about.... Here's the challenge in Jen's words from Jen's book talk: Monthly Mixer Mele All you have to do is read a book that begins with a letter of each month or read a book that begins with the authors name (first or last name, doesn’t matter). There are 74 letters so you will have to have 74 different books to complete the challenge. Books can however be used to complete other challenges.You don’t have to do the months in any kind of order, just fill in books as you go along until you have each letter a book by it.Challenge begins November 1, 2009 and ends November 2, 2010 so you have a whole year to complete! Lets break out them books and get busy! Sounds fun right? I'll be tracking my progress on the left as usual with my challenges. Check back for Progress Here: Updated on 6/24/2010 N - The Nanny Diaries by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus O - Someone to Watch Over Me by Judith McNaught V - How to catch and k...

As usual the Play Book Tag Group at Shelfari is doing another great challenge that I can't miss out on. Twelve Days of Christmas Challenge Start Date: November 9 Objective: To read books that fit twelve tags inspired by the "Twelve Days of Christmas" holiday song. Twist: Each book you read must be linked to the subsequent book.Challenge Winners:You can "win" in one of the following ways: 1. Complete all twelve reads such that they fit the tags. 2. Earn the most total points 3. Earn the most points in a given round How It Works: 1. Every Monday, we will reveal a tag inspired by the song, "The Twelve Days of Christmas". 2. Players will select a book that fits the tag and read it. You will earn points for the following:a) Reading a book that fits the song tag = 2 pointsb) If the book also fits the monthly tag = 3 more pointsc) Review the book = 5 points 3. The following Monday, a new tag will be announced, and that will afford you with more point earning ...

I can't believe October is over already, where are the days going. I'll be wrapping up some of my Group themes and creating new ones for November as well as summing up the books I've read in October providing Links to my Reviews. All in all October was a very good month for me, a lot of new authors were read and some old favorites. Here are My October Reads: Violets are Blue by James Patterson 4/5 Stars Beautiful Lies by Lisa Unger 5/5 Stars The 5th Horseman by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro 3/5 Stars The Perks of being a wallflower by Stephen Chbosky 4/5 Stars The adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson 5/5 Stars (Favorite) Hey Nostradamus! by Douglas Coupland 3/5 Stars The 6th Target by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro 3/5 Stars Princess Academy by Shannon Hale 3/5 Stars My favorite for the month was definitely the Adoration of Jenna Fox, it was just a very well written book and I loved the uniqueness of the story. I would like to read more my Pearson. T...

Last night I went to a Halloween/Birthday party and it was so much fun. Happy Birthday CLAY! Here are some photos: (I'm the red devil in the first two pics)