Vicious Cycle

Start Date: Feb 26 2011
End Date: March 1 2011
Pages: 375
Chapters: 64
Stars: 5


This is part 2 of the Intervention series, and I hope that there will be another one.  Could not put this book down, and could not wait to pick it up again when I  had to put it down.  Each chapter leaves you on a cliff hanger.  Each page had a new twist and turn and left you wanting more.  Would highly recommend this book, but read Intervention first. 

Pictures Of You- Caroline Leavitt

Start Date: Feb 18th 2011
End Date: Feb 27th 2011


Pages: 373
Chapters: 22
Stars: 4 1/2


Fave Lines:  There is one line in this book that I loved: "Babies are gifts from God.  And if babies were the gifts, surely their moms were the wrapping"


I enjoyed this book, although there were some parts that dragged a little, but then it picked up again.  I would recommend this book.  I would not put it at the top of my list, but I think it should be read.  I love the little boy, Sam in the book.  He is so lovable and innocent and just wants to be loved.  I did not like the fact that towards the end he is an adult- I think that could have been left out and kept him as a little boy. 

Books I read in 2010

Testimony-Sherve(two stars)
Art of keeping secrets-Henry(three stars)
Windless Summer-Sharfeddin(two stars)
Not my daughter-Delinsky(three stars)
Accidental Bestseller-Wax(three stars)
All we ever wanted-Brown(four stars)
While my sister sleeps-Delinsky(four stars)
Secret between us-Delinsky(three stars)
Bird in hand-Kline(five stars)
Fearless-Lucado(three stars)
Hold Tight-Coben(three stars)
Look Again-Scottoline(five stars)
Into the deep-Rogers(five stars)
Pieces of happily ever after-Zutell(three stars)
Big Girl-Steel(two stars)
House Rules-Picoult(three stars)
Baby Proof-Giffin(three stars)
Secret Life of cee cee wilkes-Chamberlain(five stars)
Hannahs list-Macomber(five stars)
Still Alice-Genova(four stars)
Salem Falls-Picoult(four stars)
Battlefield of the mind-Meyer(five stars)
Mountain between us-Martin(four stars)
The Accident-Steel(four stars)
Another Summer-Bockoven(five stars)
Life without summer-Griffin(five stars)
Fly me to the moon-Noel(four stars)
Plain Truth-Picoult(four stars)
Sometimes Mine-Moody(two stars)
The Reader-Schlink(three stars)
Tenth Circle-Picoult(two stars)
Hour I first believed-Lamb(five stars)
Sea Escape-Griffin(two stars)
Thin rich pretty-Harbinson(two stars)
Wednesday Letters-Clayton(two stars)
Summer People-Hilderbrand(four stars)
Adam-Dekker(five stars)
Have a new you by friday-Leman(three stars)
Intervention-Blackstock(five stars)
Between Friends-Kiernan(five stars)


41 books

Books I read in 2009

Open House-Berg(three stars)
Multiple Blessings-Gosselin(five stars)
Good Things-King(five stars)
Flirting with forty-Porter(four stars)
The Shack-Young(five stars)
Unlikely Angel-Smith(five stars)
Butterfly Garden-St Clair(three stars)
My Sisters Keeper-Picoult(five stars)
Fireproof-Wilson(five stars)
The Diary-Goudge(three stars)
Beach House-Bockoven(five stars)
Beach House-Green(five stars)
Something Borrowed-Giffin(three stars)
Moon shell beach-Thayer(five stars)
Still Life-Fielding(five stars)
Friends we keep-Chamberlin(four stars)
Courage Tree-Chamberlain(five stars)
Driftwood Summer-Henry(four stars)
Handle with care-Picoult(five stars)
Acts of love-Litsfield(two stars)
Mommy by accident-Coleman(four stars)
Matters of faith-Kiernan(four stars)
Misery Loves Carbernet-Gruenefieder(four stars)
One day at a time-Steel(three stars)
Soething blue-Giffin(three stars)
Midwives-Bohjalian(three stars)
Little earthquakes-Weiner(five stars)
Where the river ends-Martin(three stars)
Bufflehead Sisters-Delons(two stars)
Last Song-Sparks(four stars)

Best Friends-Weiner(four stars)

Hope in a jar-Harbinson(three stars)

Still growing-Cameron(five stars)

Week in december-Chamberlin(two stars)

Nineteen minutes-Picoult(five stars)

Night Light-Blackstock(five stars)

True Light-Blackstock(five stars)

Dawns Light-Blackstock(five stars)

Crazy Love-Chan(four stars)

Mercy-Picoult(five stars)

Perfect Picture-Picoult(three stars)

Cinderella Pact-Stohmeyer(two stars)

Home Safe-Berg(two stars)

Trans sister radio-Bohjalian(three stars)

Change of heart-Picoult(four stars)

46 books

Books I Read in 2008

Shopaholic and baby-Kinsella (five stars)
Slow Moon-Cox (three stars) 
Cocktails for three-Wickman (five stars)
Accidental Mother-Coleman (five stars)
Power of a positive woman-Ladd (three stars)
Getting Maried-Alan(four stars)
Knitting Circle-Hood(two stars)
Grand Avenue-Fielding(five stars)
Whisphers and Lies-Fielding(five stars)
Toxic Bachelors-Steel(five stars)
Paper Marriage-Law(one star)
Sisters-Steel(five stars)
Conflict Free Living-Meyer(five stars)
Daddy-Steel(five stars)
Shoe Addicts Annonymus-Harbinson(five stars)
Power of a positive wife-Ladd(three stars)
Year of the fog-Richmond(three stars)
Exes and ohs-Kendrick(three stars)
Back Roads-O'Dell(two stars)
Bungalow 2-Steel(five stars)
Breakdown Lane-Mitchard(one star)
My best friends girl-Koomson(five stars)
Light on snow-Shreve(five stars)
Power of a praying woman-Omartian(three stars)
Girl from the south-Trollope(two stars)
Not quite a bride-Swayer(four stars)
A woman after gods own heart-George(three stars)
Fashionably late-Kendrick(four stars)
Spa Vacation-Alan(five stars)
Slightly Suburban-Markham(five stars)
Kalediscope-Steel(five stars)
Woman next door-Delinsky(four stars)
Wednesday Letters-Wright(four stars)
Irrestible forces-Steel(five stars)
Secret to true happiness-Meyer(five stars)
Power of a womans words-Jaynes(two stars)
Tuscan Holiday-Chamerlin(five stars)
Nights in Rodanthe-Sparks(five stars)
Next thing on my list-Smolinski(four stars)
Off the menu-San(four stars)
Once upon a day-Tucker(four stars)
Thing about Jane Spring-Krum(three stars)
Just enough light-Omartian(four stars)
Lucky One-Sparks(five stars)
Fishbowl-Mlynowski(four stars)
Another mothers life-Coleman(four stars)
Say When-Berg(three stars)
Pre nup-Kendrick(three stars)
Sweet Life-King(four stars)
Smart one pretty one-Kendrick(four stars)
Milk Run-Mlynowski(five stars)
Last beach bungalow-Nash(two stars)


53 books in 2008

Book I read in 2007

In 2007 I decided to start a journal of all the books I read- so here is the list of 2007:

Dating Game- Steel (2 stars)
Tuesday's With Moorie- Albom (3 stars)
For one more day-Albom(3 stars)
Solomon Sisters Wise Up-Senate(5 stars)
Lighting-Steel(5 stars)
Can you keep a secret-Kinsella(5 stars)
Confessions of a shopaholic-Kinsella (5 stars)
Shopaholic takes Manhattan-Kinsella(5 stars)
Shopaholic ties the knot-Kinsella(5 stars)
Shopaholic and sister-Kinsella(5 stars)
House-Dekker and Peretti(3.5 stars)
Three-Dekker and Peretti(4 stars)
90 minutes in heaven-Piper(3.5 stars)
Ranch-Steel(4 stars)
So much for my happy ending-Davis(3 stars)
Knitting under the influence-Lazebnik(4 stars)
House on hope street-Steel(4 stars)
Angel Falls-Hannah(5 stars)
Once in a lifetime-Steel(3 stars)
Sunflower-Evans(5 stars)
On mystic lake-Hannah(3.5 stars)
Break up Club Senate(4 stars)
Little white lies-Lyles(5 stars)
Roommates-Lyles(4 stars)
First comes love-Lyles(4 stars)
When in rome-Townley(4 stars)
Swapping lives-Green(4 stars)
Babyland-Chamberlin(1 star)
The Rescue-Sparks(5 stars)
Once upon a nervous breakdown-Sanchez(5 stars)
The Guardian-Sparks(5 stars)
Slightly Married-Markham(5 stars)
Bend in the road-Sparks(5 stars)
Bed Rest-Blison(2 stars)
Mommy Tracked-Gaskell(5 stars)
Nine months in August-Bourgoin(3.5 stars)
Hopeless romantic handbook-Townley(4 stars)
Distant Shores-Hannah(2 stars)
She, myself and I-Gaskell(3 stars)
The Choice-Sparks(5 stars)
Frenemies-Crane(5 stars)
Suzannes diary for nicholas-Patterson(5 stars)
Sams letters to Jennifer-Patterson(5 stars)
Approval Addiction-Meyer(5 stars)
Managing your emotions-Meyer(5 stars)
Confident Woman-Meyer(5 stars)
Testing Kate-Gaskell(5 stars)
Nearlyweds-Kendrick(5 stars)
I Dare you-Meyer(5 stars)
Family Tree-Delinsky(3.5 stars)
Last Light-Blackstock(5 stars)
Amazing Grace-Steel(3 stars)


Altogether I read 53 books in 2007.  

Secrets She Left Behind

 The sequel to Before The Storm.  Could not put this book down as well.  I was on the edge of my seat to find out what really happened.  Of course there were twists and turns.  I love the character Andy.  He seems so cute and innocent, ad he tries to be the best he can be.  I give this book five stars.  I love this author. 

Good Enough To Eat- Stacy Ballis

 This book is amazing.  I am still reading it, but I am half way through.  It is a quick, light read.  Nothing to think about, and right now I need a book like this.  

Before The Storm- Diane Chamberlain

This was an outstanding book from start to finish.  There is a second part to this book called, Secrets She Left Behind.  I was not expecting a sequel to this book, but I am so happy that there is one. 

Fifteen-year-old Andy Lockwood is special.
Others notice the way he blurts out anything that comes into his mind, how he cannot foresee consequences, that he's more child than teenager. But his mother sees a boy with a heart as open and wide as the ocean.
Laurel Lockwood lost her son once through neglect. She's spent the rest of her life determined to make up for her mistakes, and she's succeeded in becoming a committed, protective parent—maybe even overprotective. Still, she loosens her grip just enough to let Andy attend a local church social—a decision that terrifies her when the church is consumed by fire. But Andy survives…and remarkably, saves other children from the flames. Laurel watches as Andy basks in the role of unlikely hero and the world finally sees her Andy, the sweet boy she knows as well as her own heart.
But when the suspicion of arson is cast upon Andy, Laurel must ask herself how well she really knows her son…and how far she'll go to keep her promise to protect him forever.

Did Andy start the fire, or didn't he?  This will keep you guessing until the very end.  You will think that you have it figured out, and then another twist comes and will leave you at the edge of your seat. 

Book Review

Left Neglected- Lisa Genova

From the author who wrote Still Alice comes another great book, Left Neglected.  Sarah is hardworking at her job, and also at home as a devoted mother and wife.  Always on the go, one phone call changed the lives of many people.  Taking her eyes off the road for a split second to make a call on her cell phone, Sarah is Left Neglected.  Left Neglected is the term meaning that people who have this are unable to comprehend and use anything that concerns the left side of the brain.This is a very tramautic injury to the brain and could have been prevented.  As the days and nights grow longer, Sarah slowly starts to recover.  As she recovers, Sarah re-evaluates what is important to her.  This book is a reminder that life can change in the matter of seconds.  You will find yourself crying, laughing, and rooting for Sarah as she slowly begins her life again. 

Book Review

Not without hope- Nick Schulyer


This is by far a five star plus book.  A true story about four NFL players stranded at sea after a fishing boat flipped during a bad storm.  Stranded in ice cold salt water with no food and no water. High waves end up drifting these men further and further away from any type of civilization.  All they have is hope and each other.  This is a story about strength, courage, and survival.  This story will break your heart as you read what they went through.  Nick, the only survivor describes in amazing detail what they were going through.  You can feel how cold the water is and you can feel yourself on the waves.
This goes to show you that you have only one life to live and it can end without warning. 

Review-If you lived here, you'd be home by now-LaZebnik

An upbeat fun story about love, regrets, and starting over.  The main character, Rickie is a fun fear-less, does not care what other people think type of person.  Rickie is a single mom, raising her only son Noah while living in her parent's home.  Rickie's mom does not approve of how she lives and dresses and acts but she does not care- she is who she is and if you do not like it then scram. Her main focus is Noah, and giving him the best life possible.  Both are complete outcasts and do not fit in, but that does not stop them from living to the fullest.  
New loves, old loves, and finding out what true love really is. This book has got it all. 


4 stars.