Summer's Child by Diane Chamberlain

While I'm waiting for my next Dexter book, I decided on a summer beach book, called Summer's Child by Diane Chamberlain. This is the first book I have read by this author and I'm glad I decided to read this. I'm about 80 pages in and it's turning out to be quite a mystery. I've read many reviews on this book and even when you think you have figured out what's going on, it totally turns in a different direction and twists into something completely different. I am actually at that point in the book where I think I've figured it out, but I have a feeling I'm not right. I love a good mystery and I must keep reading this book to find out who would leave a newborn baby on a beach to die, only to be found by a young girl whose family adopts her and raise her as their own. This girl is now 21 years old and is curious to find out her birth mother. With the help of a neighbor, who now is a big shot Hollywood producer of a true-life mystery show, has asks for his help in finding the answers to her life-long questions of her birth and ultimately her life.

Like I've said I think I've figured it out, but who knows.........

I'm in love with Dexter books now......

My oh my! That was a great book. Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay was awesome. It started off very much like the first season of Dexter, but ended completely different. I did not expect a character that has been in all the shows seasons to die off so soon. What a great, wonderful, terrible, exciting twist of events this book turned out to be. I can't wait to get the second book. I should be getting it this week. I plan to dive into the next one as soon as I finish the new book I'm reading. I am completely hooked on Dexter now.

My newest book......

I love love love Dexter. I've seen all the episodes of Dexter and now I'm starting the books. They read a lot like the show, only you get a little bit more of what is going on in Dexter's twisted mind. I'm about half way through this book and I love it, but what's not to love about Dexter? He is the most lovable antihero out there today and I can't get enough of him and his demonic thoughts. Dexter is the best!!!

Finished A Change in Altitude

Well, another book down. Just finished "A Change in Altitude" by Anite Shreve. Definitely not her best book but a good book, nontheless. I liked this book. I did not love it. 3 stars out of 5.

I have read about 3 books now based on Africa. This one was pretty true to real life, but not totally acurate. There was no real time frame here, so it was hard to tell if this was 1960 or 1995. I had to kind of guess when this book actually took place. And it didn't have very many chapter breaks, which annoys me a little. But it was mainly suppose to be about the woman Margaret and her marriage to Patrick. Decent story, but a little cheesy in parts.

A Change in Altitude

My newest book is "A Change in Altitude" by Anita Shreve. This is probably the fourth book I've read from her. I really like her style of writing and can usually get through her books pretty quick. Hopefully I can get through her book a lot quicker than the last book I read.

So far, this book is really interesting and I think I will really enjoy this one.

Finally.......

Finally finished "Under the Dome" by Stephen King. This book was huge at 1000+ pages. This book took me about 3 months to finish. It was a very good story and I really liked it until about 25 pages from the end. I thought the ending kind of ran out of steam and puttered out. Not a good ending for me at all. Very disappointing. I have read that they are going to make this into a mini-series for HBO. I really hope they do, I will definitely watch it. I hope they can interpret the ending better than I can.

Now to start my next book.

Stephen King's "Under the Dome"

So, I picked out my latest book. Stephen King's "Under the Dome" which is exactly 1074 pages. Nothing like a little challenge to put one's reading muse in high gear. I've started reading this one the other night and it's already quite a ride. I'm currently on page 31 and it's already enthralling and completely engrossing. I think I'm going to enjoy this journey. Which me luck that this doesn't take me a month or two to finish!!!

Just finished reading Jodi Picoult's "Change of Heart." This book was good, not but not great. I love the style that Jodi Picoult writes, all the different characters written in the first person. Yet, I couldn't help but wonder if she got some the ideas from this book from other authors, i.e. Stephen King's "The Green Mile" and Grisham's "The Chamber." This story focuses on capital punishment and inmates producing miracles and redemption of sins. It's one of those stories that make you think about how you feel about the death penalty and religion and seperation of church and state.

The storyline was a good one, but not original, by any means. But if you like courthouse dramas and stories where there are tough choices that a mother has to make in order to save their child, then this is definitly the story for you. It's a very heartfelt story, but definity not earth shattering or mind blowing.

Now off to read a new book.......hmmmmm which one should I pick.......

My Newest Book "Change of Heart" by Jodi Picoult

Started a new book over the weekend called "Change of Heart" by Jodi Picoult. I really enjoy her style of writing. I love that each chapter is about a diffent character told in the first person, you really get a feel for how each individual feels and you get to see their point of view regarding such a sensitive subject. So far, I feel this is going to be a very interesting book but it has a sort of Green Mile (Stephen King) feel about it along with Picoult's other book "My Sister's Keeper." I will keep at it because it is an interesting story and topic and since it seems to be a fairly fast read, I will be able to get through it fairly quickly.

My main list of books to-be-read.

This is my list of books to-be-read. I love reading and I just finished Julie and Julia by Julie Powell. A decent little book. I would definitely read her next book, which I don't actually own yet, but would love to start a new one in the meantime. Anyone have an idea of where I should start??? I hate this part, choosing my next victim. I have such a huge list, it's hard to begin. Any feedback would be grateful! Thanks so much.



TITLE & AUTHOR
All He Ever Wanted ~ Anita Shreve
All Over But the Shoutin' ~ Rick Bragg
American Prometheus : The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer (Vintage) ~ Kai Bird - Martin J. Sherwin - Kai Bird - Martin J. Sherwin
Amy and Isabelle ~ Elizabeth Strout
Angela's Ashes ~ Frank McCourt
Angels and Demons ~ Dan Brown
Annie Freeman's Fabulous Traveling Funeral ~ Kris Radish
Around the World in 80 Dates ~ Jennifer Cox
The Art of Keeping Secrets ~ Patti Callahan Henry
Ashes to Ashes (Kovac/Liska Bk 1) ~ Tami Hoag
At First Sight ~ Nicholas Sparks
Away ~ Amy Bloom
Baby Proof ~ Emily Giffin
Bel Canto ~ Ann Patchett
Best Friends ~ Martha Moody
Between a Rock and a Hard Place ~ Aron Ralston
Big Boned ~ Meg Cabot
Blue Shoe ~ Anne Lamott
The Bodies Left Behind ~ Jeffery Deaver
Body Surfing ~ Anita Shreve
The Bridges of Madison County ~ Robert James Waller
Broken Music: A Memoir ~ Sting
Captain Quirk/the Unauthorized Biography of William Shatner ~ Dennis William Hauck
The Case of Lucy Bending ~ Lawrence Sanders
Change of Heart ~ Jodi Picoult
A Change in Altitude ~ Anita Shreve
Charms for the Easy Life (P.S.) ~ Kaye Gibbons
The Choice ~ Nicholas Sparks
The Christmas Thief ~ Mary Higgins Clark - Carol Higgins Clark
City of Suspects ~ Katy King
The Cradle Will Fall ~ Mary Higgins Clark
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time ~ Mark Haddon
Damage Control (Joanna Brady Bk 13) ~ J. A. Jance
Darkly Dreaming Dexter ~ Jeff Lindsay
The Day After Tomorrow ~ Allan Folsom
The Dead Guy Interviews: Conversations with 45 of the Most Accomplished Notorious and Deceased Personalities in History ~ Michal A. Stussere
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood ~ Rebecca Wells
Drowning Ruth ~ Christina Schwarz
Duma Key ~ Stephen King
Dust to Dust ~ Tami Hoag
The Emperor of Ocean Park ~ Stephen L. Carter
Empire Falls ~ Richard Russo
Fool Me Once (Canada Only) ~ Fern Michaels
Four Blondes ~ Candace Bushnell
French Quarter ~ Stella Cameron
The Friday Night Knitting Club (Knitting Club Bk 1) ~ Kate Jacobs
Getting Your Child From No to Yes : Without Nagging Bribing or Threatening ~ Barbara C. Unell - Jerry L. Wyckoff
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo ~ Stieg Larsson
The Girl Who Played with Fire ~ Stieg Larsson
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest ~ Stieg Larsson
The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing ~ Melissa Bank
A Good Year ~ Peter Mayle
Gravesend Light: A Novel ~ David Payne
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society ~ Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
Guilty as Sin ~ Tami Hoag
Here on Earth ~ Alice Hoffman
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker Bk 1) ~ Douglas Adams
The Hour I First Believed ~ Wally Lamb
I Don't Know How She Does It ~ Allison Pearson
I Drink for a Reason ~ David Cross
I Know This Much Is True ~ Wally Lamb
I'll Be Seeing You ~ Mary Higgins Clark
In Her Shoes ~ Jennifer Weiner
It's Never Too Late to Get a Life : Angie's First Adventure ~ Heather Estay
Just Breathe ~ Susan Wiggs
Ladies' Night at Finbar's Hotel ~ Dermot Bolger - Maeve Binchy - Clare Boylan - Emma Donoghue - Anne Haverty - Kate O'Riordan - Deirdre Purcell
Last Days of Summer ~ Steve Kluger
Let the Northern Lights Erase Your Name ~ Vendela Vida
Life Estates ~ Shelby Hearon
Little Altars Everywhere (Ya Yas Bk 1) ~ Rebecca Wells
Little Earthquakes ~ Jennifer Weiner
Looking for Peyton Place ~ Barbara Delinsky
The Loop ~ Nicholas Evans
Losing It: --And Gaining My Life Back One Pound at a Time ~ Valerie Bertinelli
Lost Nation ~ Jeffrey Lent
The Lost Symbol ~ Dan Brown
Love the One You're With ~ Emily Giffin
Lovers ~ Judith Krantz
Loves Music Loves to Dance ~ Mary Higgins Clark
Lucky ~ Alice Sebold
A Map of the World ~ Jane Hamilton
McCavett's Bride (Harlequin Historical No 852) ~ Carol Finch
The Memory Keeper's Daughter ~ Kim Edwards
Metro Girl (Alex Barnaby Bk 1) ~ Janet Evanovich
Midwives ~ Chris Bohjalian
Mike Nelson's Movie Megacheese ~ Michael J. Nelson
Missing Mom ~ Joyce Carol Oates
The Nanny Diaries ~ Emma McLaughlin - Nicola Kraus
The Other Woman ~ Jane Green
Out of Africa / Shadows On The Grass ~ Isak Dinesen
Peace Like a River ~ Leif Enger
The Pilot's Wife ~ Anita Shreve
Plainsong ~ Kent Haruf
Play Dirty ~ Sandra Brown
Praying for Sheetrock : A Work of Nonfiction ~ Melissa Fay Greene
Queen Bee of Mimosa Branch ~ Haywood Smith
The Reader ~ Bernhard Schlink - Carol Brown Janeway
Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman ~ Elizabeth Buchan
Run ~ Ann Patchett
Second Chance ~ Jane Green
Slow Waltz in Cedar Bend ~ Robert James Waller
Snow Falling on Cedars ~ David Guterson
Songs Without Words (Vintage Contemporaries) ~ Ann Packer
Starvation Lake: A Mystery ~ Bryan Gruley
The Stolen Child ~ Keith Donohue
Summer of Roses ~ Luanne Rice
Summer People ~ Brian Groh
Summer's Child ~ Diane Chamberlain
Sundays at Tiffany's ~ Gabrielle Charbonnet - James Patterson
The Sweetest Taboo ~ Carole Matthews
Ten Days in the Hills ~ Jane Smiley
The Tenth Circle ~ Jodi Picoult
That Night ~ Alice McDermott
The Thirteenth Tale ~ Diane Setterfield
Under the Dome ~ Stephen King
Up Till Now: The Autobiography ~ William Shatner - David Fisher
Vanishing Acts ~ Jodi Picoult
Veronica: A Novel ~ Nicholas Christopher
Watermelon Nights: A Novel ~ Greg Sarris
A Wedding in December ~ Anita Shreve
Weekend Warriors & Payback (2-in-1 Book) ~ Fern Michaels
The Weight of Water ~ Anita Shreve
Where the Truth Lies : A Novel ~ Rupert Holmes
While I Was Gone ~ Sue Miller
Whistling In the Dark ~ Lesley Kagen
A Widow's Curse (Fever Devilin Bk 2) ~ Phillip DePoy
The Year of Fog ~ Michelle Richmond
The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible ~ A. J. Jacobs