Review: A Memory Between Us by Sarah Sundin

A Memory Between Us by Sarah Sundin
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I really enjoyed this 2nd book in the Wings of Glory series ... as much as I enjoyed the first. The stories are well written with just enough flying jargon to make you feel like you're there, but not so much that you're lost or bored. Looking forward to the third book in the series.

Starting a new school year ...

 It's been a whirlwind around here the past few weeks, getting ready for school, and then this week starting school.  Overall, the first week went relatively smoothly.  Hopefully the rest of the school year will go the same.  Jonathan is in Miss Nartker's 3rd grade class, and David has Mr. Hoyle for his homeroom teacher.  He also has Mrs. Deja and Mrs. Heller, but that's going to change in the next week, as Mrs. Heller is going to be moving to 4th grade and a teacher we've had on layoff, Mrs. Eldred, is coming back.

Jonathan is playing football this year.  David is running Cross Country.  Jonathan had his first game today.  They lost 22-0.  He didn't get a lot of playing time, but he's one of the younger kids on the team.  I'm hoping he'll get more and more as the weeks go on.

Hope everyone is enjoying the cooler weather.
Kati

Review: A Distant Meoldy by Sarah Sundin

A Distant Melody by Sarah Sundin
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Loved this debut novel by Sarah Sundin. The characters seemed real and were likeable, and the story was different from anything I've ever read before, taking place during WWII. Looking forward to reading the next two books in the series.

Review: The Other Queen by Philippa Gregory

The Other Queen by Philippa Gregory
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I liked this book ... it felt like it took me forever to read it, but it was an interesting story about the imprisonment of Mary Queen of Scots.

Review: How To Be Single by Liz Tuccillo

How to Be Single by Liz Tuccillo
My rating: 1 of 5 stars

I rarely start a book and then not finish it, but I just can't get into this one. I'm a bit disappointed -- from the description I thought it was going to be a cute book about some single women and their struggles to find "Mr. Right" ... in a way that's what it's about, but in a way it's not, and it's not cute. I thought I would find myself chuckling out loud at some of their exploits, but I didn't. It almost reads more like a non-fiction book about 4 women, and one in particular who decides to travel the world to learn how women around the world deal with being single. Perhaps I can't get into it because I'm not single and I never really did the dating scene, and I've never lived in a large city ... I don't know, but I've got too many books on my TBR list to spend time reading one that isn't enjoyable.

Review: Sisterhood Everlasting by Ann Brashares

Sisterhood Everlasting by Ann Brashares
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The sisterhood have grown up ... this novel finds us 10 years down the road, the girls are about to turn 30. A moving story that shows even when you're all grown up, sometimes things don't work out like you thought they would and sometimes you need to still step out on faith and go after what you want. Although the original series was aimed at YA's, I'm thinking most YA's wouldn't enjoy this book as much. I think you almost have to be 30 or older to really understand the true emotions behind this one.

Review: Forever in Blue The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares

Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I'm glad there's a 5th book, I'm hoping some of the things the girls let "go wrong" in this book will be rectified in the next.