Last Book Blog for a Minute

This will be my last blog about books for a bit, as I will be starting a new series to be introduced shortly.  Hold your breath...it will be awesome!  But first, new reads.

1.  First on the list is a lovely tome, Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin.  Set in Mississippi (hence the crooked letters), the story is about two men who grew up in rural Mississippi.  Love the characters; they draw you into their lives and you think of them as people you know.

2.  An Object of Beauty, by Steve Martin.  I loved Shopgirl, so I grabbed the new novel.  I am continually amazed at Steve's vast array of talents; comedian, actor, writer and art collector.  His language is so well-crafted that you often stop and re-read sentences just to enjoy them.  A lovely story.

3.  Jeffrey Deaver, Edge.  Jeffrey Deaver is a consistently entertaining author and I learn something new every time I read his novels.  Edge was no exception. No reason to cheat and read the end, as I wanted to savor the story and the characters.  Edge introduces a new character in this book, one I hope to see again.

4.  David Baldacci, Hell's Corner.  Like a movie that could have been cut back a reel, this book goes on and on and on, and offers nothing new in the telling.  I was bored after the first third, read the end and passed it on (Julie will read anything!).  I will not longer be buying any of Baldacci's books; I was told that this one was back to the quality of his early work, but they lied.

5.  And there's Michael Connelly's, The Reversal.  The Reversal is a Mickey Haller story and Matthew McConaughey is playing Mickey in the coming movie, Lincoln Lawyer.  Just picturing Matthew as Mickey ruins it for me, so read Connelly's books before the movie comes out.  I really enjoyed this one.

6.  And lastly, there's Mr. Peanut by Adam Ross.  I know I'm not a married person nor the marrying kind and this book will want to keep/make you single.  Ugh!  Perverse in a weird way and I could only get through the first 100 pages.  Strangely, for me, I had no desire to see how the book ended.

And thanks to Courney Kettmann, who made me start this blog one year ago.  Hope you all will like the new series!