Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews My rating: 5 of 5 stars 5 stars to V.C. Andrews‘s Flowers in the Attic. This was one of the earliest books I remember reading as a young adult. I was captivated by the relationships which is probably from where my love ofContinue Reading
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie My rating: 5 of 5 stars 5 stars to Agatha Christie‘s And Then There Were None. This is the book that started my absolute love of the mystery genre. I was addicted and must have read it 3 or 4 times overContinue Reading
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens My rating: 5 of 5 stars 5 stars to Charles Dickens‘s Great Expectations. So many good choices in the world of Charles Dickens, but ultimately, even though I love me some ghosts of Scrooge, Great Expectations wins out. Most of us probably were “forced” toContinue Reading
Postmortem by Patricia Cornwell My rating: 4 of 5 stars Patricia Cornwell‘s Postmortem was my first foray into the forensic science crime novel. While I am fully capable of reading detailed descriptions of gore and autopsies without getting sick, I was a tad worried that it would get too technicalContinue Reading
Princess Diana by Nesnick My rating: 3 of 5 stars Written by one of my school-teachers, and because my mom had an interest in Princess Diana, I read this book. It’s a good summary and keeps you wanting to learn more about the British monarchs. Kudos to a hometown author!Continue Reading
The Turn of the Screw by Henry James My rating: 5 of 5 stars Perhaps America’s greatest writer from our Realistic period, James’s ghost story sets itself above all the rest — and he has a lot to choose from. Consider this story a nanny’s mind game – but whoContinue Reading
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown My rating: 5 of 5 stars 5 stars to Dan Brown‘s The Da Vinci Code. Most folks have seen the movie and probably not read the book. What a loss for them! I had never heard of Dan Brown before. I heard aboutContinue Reading
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson My rating: 5 of 5 stars 5 stars to Stieg Larsson‘s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. You heard all the hype about the author who died and his books weren’t published. You heard that they were translated into English. YouContinue Reading
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins My rating: 5 of 5 stars 5 stars to Suzanne Collins‘s The Hunger Games. Such a popular series, so many people have read it or watched the movies… do I really need to do a review? But since I’ve put it in my topContinue Reading
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling My rating: 5 of 5 stars 5 stars to J.K. Rowling‘s Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. This is such a hugely popular series that my review is probably not necessary, but I feel compelled to at least note how immenselyContinue Reading