Entries from December 2007

December 30, 2007

The Charon Covenant by Brenda Munday Gifford

Favorite lines: “I can’t believe you can be so calm. It’s not only your wife in there somewhere, but now they’ve locked us up like criminals. What does it take to get you angry.” (p. 55)
Ms. Gifford had a great concept when she began this book. The premise is that people on earth have caused [...]

December 22, 2007

Dictionary

Yes, I’ve stolen this idea from Ilona Andrew’s. Thanks! Pretty wild result, huh? So what are you?

Scooper –

[noun]:A master of storytelling

‘How will you be defined in the dictionary?’ at QuizGalaxy.com

December 21, 2007

Blood Angel by Justine Musk

Favorite Line: “But I could fall in love with her.” (p. 45)
Jess Shepard is a painter who has been having weird dreams that encourage her to paint the same boy over and over again. 
Ramsey Doe was found covered in blood as a child. Now he’s a teenager, much older than his age with a belief [...]

December 20, 2007

The Vampire Shrink by Lynda Hilburn

Favorite Lines: “Running my tongue up and down the length of his fangs seemed to have the same effect as my hand on his erection.” (p. 276)
Kismet Knight is a Denver psychologist who has had a brilliant idea that will make her a best selling author. She is going to cure people who think that [...]

December 19, 2007

To Hell and Back by Lilith Saintcrow

Favorite Lines: “The Devil doesn’t believe in killing you, if you can be made to serve.” (p. 1)
To Hell and Back is the final installation of the Dante Valentine series. Dante has faced many challenges in the previous four books all preparing her for her final fight…with the Devil himself. The book picks up where [...]

December 18, 2007

The 13th Reality by James Dashner

Favorite Lines: “Edgar watched from the upstairs window in the hallway, his emotions torn between fascination at the miniature fat man that seemed to have struck up a friendship with his son, and his sadness that Tick was involved in something very strange and had failed to tell his own father about it.” (p. 122)
Atticus [...]

December 16, 2007

Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost

Favorite Lines: “My free hand swung in an arc to land on the ass she was admiring. With a glare, I gave it a big squeeze, using the last of my control not to shriek, You like that? Look who’s got it!” (p. 236)
Catherine Crawfield is a product of rape. Her father, who happened to [...]

December 12, 2007

Problem…

I’ve got a problem. My oldest told me this morning that she wants Santa to give her a pull string doll. I’ve been searching online and have only found extremely pricey ones. Any suggestions?

December 7, 2007

Yummy!

I would kill for a piece of this right now. What are you craving?

December 6, 2007

Do you…

Do you ever feel stupid after you post a review of a book and then go to another site and read their take on the same story? I do. Sometimes I read an entirely different response than mine and other times I think, “Damn, that’s exactly how I felt.”
Today I was blog hopping and I [...]