Friday, February 28, 2014

Zom-B Baby by Darren Shan, 160 pages

This is one of the darkest zombie book series I've read. Darren Shan does dark, creepy and twisted like very few others. I mean, zombie baby, that is creepy.

Scrum Bumbs by Darby Conley, 128 pages

The bad thing about a Get Fuzzy collection is that you keep telling yourself "just one more comic strip" and before you know it, you've stayed up late and finished the whole thing. Bucky, you're an evil little tempter.

Thursday, February 27, 2014

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Footprints under the Window by Franklin Dixon, 177 pages

I've made it through 12 of the Hardy Boys now in my re-reading of the series. It's interesting how the time period is reflected in the attitudes towards foreigners.

Small as an Elephant by Jennifer Richard Jacobson, 275 pages

Jeana had reviewed this book and made it sound sweet and touching so I had to pick it up. Halfway through I went to Jeana and told her the book should have come with a warning label and some kleenex because it made me want to cry repeatedly. The ending was a good wrap up without being too sappy.

Monday, February 24, 2014

The Future Homemakers of America by Laurie Graham, 385 pages

This book starts off with a group of Air Force wives making friends with a local woman when their husbands were stationed in England. Circumstances and postings soon separate the women, but letters and phone calls keep them connected over the years.
This book was the February book club book and reminded me a lot of Angry Housewives Eating BonBons. I enjoyed it and look forward to seeing what the other club members thought.

Hollow City by Ransom Riggs, 399 pages

I've been waiting for the sequel to Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children for a long time. This was dark, gripping, and left me hanging just like the first one.