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In the Clearing by Robert Dugoni
4.0
I loved this story. It was one of those books that I kept putting down so I could think about it for a while before reading again. My favorite stories are always about things that happened in the past where someone has to look back and figure out what happened. This one went back further than most (40 years) and I really didn't see how it could be done. I really expected it to be one of those things where they figure it out but can't prove it...
I do have to say that all of the first three books in this series have involved small town cops being lazy, incompetent, or negligent. In the first two books that also included defense attorneys. I'm hoping for a break in that trend. It feels a bit like a groundhog day scenario.
I do have to say that all of the first three books in this series have involved small town cops being lazy, incompetent, or negligent. In the first two books that also included defense attorneys. I'm hoping for a break in that trend. It feels a bit like a groundhog day scenario.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
4.0
This was such a LONG book but it was good. I am glad I finally read it.
A Good Yarn by Debbie Macomber
4.0
This is such a great book. I had read this book several years ago and it had been long enough that I couldn't remember how the story went. I did remember that this was one of my favorites in the series. I love the characters in the story which are Lydia, the owner of the knitting shop called "A Good Yarn" and Brad her man in brown who delivers UPS packages to the area. It took a lot to get Lydia to relax and accept Brad's request to take her out for a drink because she was afraid the cancer would come back. She had survived cancer twice, the first time when she was only 16, and she wasn't sure she would be able to go through that again. They are dating now but there are some rocky waters ahead for them. Lydia's sister, Margret, who recently warmed up to her sister since her last cancer scare is having some financial trouble and is in danger of losing her house. She keeps all her troubles buried inside and doesn't confide in her sister but the news finally comes out and Lydia is hurt that she didn't confide in her but also wishes there was a way she could help.
Lydia offers another class, this time on knitting socks, and the three people who sign up are all different ages and dealing with their own problems. It didn't seem possible that this class could work. Courtney is a teen that recently lost her mother in a car accident. She has to move in with her grandmother in Seattle and attend a new school for her senior year while her dad works overseas to try to make ends meet. Then there is Bethany, who is about the age Courtney's mom was and is recently going through a divorce which completely turned her world upside down. She also has two teen-aged kids who are having a hard time dealing with their father leaving them, especially her daughter Annie who is full of anger towards the other woman. Elise is the third student and about the age of Courtney's grandmother. She put her retirement money into having a house built and the company went under. She isn't sure she will ever get her money back and currently has to live with her daughter. She is upset when she learns that her ex-husband, who is a professional gambler, comes back to Seattle and moves in temporarily with his daughter so he can be closer to her and his grandchildren. Elise still has feelings for him but she is still hurt and doesn't want to have anything to do with him. She knows he is a charmer and that it will be hard to resist him. There is something she doesn't know though... about why he has come back.
These people are all very different, much like Lydia's first class but a lot happens in this story and their friendship grows.
This story is great for anyone who has experienced divorce, either as the other spouse or as a child involved. It is also about love and about random acts of kindness.
Lydia offers another class, this time on knitting socks, and the three people who sign up are all different ages and dealing with their own problems. It didn't seem possible that this class could work. Courtney is a teen that recently lost her mother in a car accident. She has to move in with her grandmother in Seattle and attend a new school for her senior year while her dad works overseas to try to make ends meet. Then there is Bethany, who is about the age Courtney's mom was and is recently going through a divorce which completely turned her world upside down. She also has two teen-aged kids who are having a hard time dealing with their father leaving them, especially her daughter Annie who is full of anger towards the other woman. Elise is the third student and about the age of Courtney's grandmother. She put her retirement money into having a house built and the company went under. She isn't sure she will ever get her money back and currently has to live with her daughter. She is upset when she learns that her ex-husband, who is a professional gambler, comes back to Seattle and moves in temporarily with his daughter so he can be closer to her and his grandchildren. Elise still has feelings for him but she is still hurt and doesn't want to have anything to do with him. She knows he is a charmer and that it will be hard to resist him. There is something she doesn't know though... about why he has come back.
These people are all very different, much like Lydia's first class but a lot happens in this story and their friendship grows.
This story is great for anyone who has experienced divorce, either as the other spouse or as a child involved. It is also about love and about random acts of kindness.
Intermittent Fasting: Built To Fast. Your True Intermittent Fasting Guide by Emily Moore
3.0
This book has a lot of good information about different types of intermittent fasting, although some of it is redundant. Just in case you need to refresh your memory they do provide links to information in previous chapters when only brief information is given in chapters about each type of IF. I like that the book has links to helpful information and youtube videos but some of the videos I skipped because of excessive cursing and F bombs before anything useful was even said. I still plan to keep this book on my kindle for reference.
Message in a Bottle by Nicholas Sparks
3.0
This is a very sentimental story and I'm glad I finally read it. I'm not a mushy book kind of reader so that's why I only gave it 3 stars. I had a hard time getting through the middle of the book but I had to know how it ended. I had a great time talking to my son about how it would end if he or I were writing it. We are a little off keel.
Widowmaker by Paul Doiron
4.0
This book moved slower for me than the others. I got distracted a few times and had to push myself to pick the book back up. This story just didn't seem as exciting for me.