A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book was recommended to me by Emily. She may have read this for her book club.
Near the beginning this book has a scene that reminds me of the Bill Murray movie, St. Vincent;but, Ove and Vincent are not the same curmudgeon. I like the author's style as Backman tells an anecdote in a chapter that gives depth to the characters and Backman continues to build these layers into a narrative that holds the readers' attention.
I recommend this to all readers.


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Shamrock Alley by Ronald Malfi
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This ebook was free when I downloaded it to my Nook library. I enjoy a good suspense story.
This is based on a true story about the author's father, a Secret Service agent who went undercover to track a counterfeiting ring.
The reason I gave it only 3 stars is the graphic description of the violence done by the criminals. I considered it too violent to be entertaining.


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The Second Half by Lauraine Snelling
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A contemporary novel by a favorite author of mine.


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A Tapestry of Hope by Tracie Peterson
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

This ebook was free when I downloaded it from Barnes and Noble to Nook library.
For readers of historical Christian fiction genre, this book will do. I was disappointed because the synopsis of the story was better written than the book. The characters are flat.
I recommend it only to fans of the authors.


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 Motiv8n' U by Staci Boyer
My rating: 4 of 5 stars




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Enchanted Castle and Five Children and It by E. Nesbit
My rating: 5 of 5 stars




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Family Fortunes: How to Build Family Wealth and Hold on to It for 100 Years by Bill Bonner
My rating: 1 of 5 stars




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 They May Not Mean To, But They Do by Cathleen Schine
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Sometimes a book comes along just when I need it. I heard an interview with the author on a local public radio station and I immediately requested it from my local library.

This is not a comfortable book and it does not follow a common narrative plotline that shows a clear resolution. It is more character description of the frail elderly and some conflicts with well-meaning adult children who truly do not understand how we fail their expectations.





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The Bloodiest Day: The Battle of Antietam by Ronald H. Bailey
My rating: 5 of 5 stars




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Shadows of the Canyon by Tracie Peterson
My rating: 1 of 5 stars

This book was free when I downloaded it from Barnes and Noble to my Nook library. I read several books by Peterson that were free at the time of download, and this was the first one I could not bear to read anymore of it. I could not take any more of the repetitive whining of Alex and her harsh judgements of her antagonists. I wanted this story about a Harvey girl who worked at El Tovar in the Grand Canyon to be better, and that is the only reason I read as far as I did.


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Tenting Tonight by James I. Robertson Jr.
My rating: 5 of 5 stars




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