I cry at everything, so a book like “The Kommandant’s Girl” by Pam Jenoff is guarenteed to make me cry. If you’re going to read one historical novel about the holocaust in Poland, I would recommend “The Zookeeper’s Wife“, which was really phenomenal AND based on true facts. “The Book Thief” is another great fiction choice. Read the rest of this entry »

I’m a big fan of Nelson DeMille’s, so it was no surprise that I enjoyed reading “The Gatehouse”. I thought it was a bit steamier than some of his past novels, but perhaps a bit less suspenseful. As always, he gets huge credit for writing characters even more clever and sarcastic than myself. Read the rest of this entry »

I enjoy Diana Gabaldon’s books (”Outlander” was probably my favorite and is the first in the series), yet they’re so big that they can sometimes intimidate even devoted fans. I picked up the latest, “An Echo in the Bone” right before Christmas and finished it on January 3rd. And I’m happy to say that the 800 pages Read the rest of this entry »

The “Eragon” series (so far, three books) by Christopher Paolin is a wonderful series of books for boys, teens, men and female sci-fi/fantasy fans. Very similar to the “The Lord of the Rings“, these books will appeal to most any boy over 10. Battles are fought, lives are lost and yet hope is never far away. Read the rest of this entry »

I’m a geek and I’m not ashamed to admit it. I read a lot now and I read a TON of books as a kid. While other kids were mega-challenged to read 25 books by the end of summer to get their Frisch’s Kids Meal coupon, I was the one who filled up the sheet 4 or 5 times. I think my parents encouraged my habit for the free meals. If you have a kid who loves to read, then “Here, There Be Dragons” may appeal to them. Read the rest of this entry »

“Of Men and Their Mothers” by Mameve Medwed was pretty interesting. A woman struggles with her ex-husband and former mother-in-law and comes to grips with her own mother-in-law tendencies as her son brings home an inappropriate girlfriend. Read the rest of this entry »