Review: The Second Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares

The Second Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This second installment of the "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" series was just as good as the first. I like the way the author has made it pretty realistic. These girls experience things that really happen to people, and they show that although things may not turn out like they wanted to, in the end, they are still ok, and in some cases, even better off than they thought they would be if things had gone the way they wanted them too.

Review: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares

Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I actually read this several years ago, and remember picking up the second book when it came out, but never finished the second book because it had been so long since reading the first book that I felt confused and felt like I needed to re-read the first book before reading the second. Well, I never got around to reading either of them until now. Last week when at the library I picked up the latest book in the series ... #5. I almost just went ahead and read it even though I hadn't read 2-4, but I couldn't do it ... I decided if I was going to read it I wanted to have the full effect/experience of having read the entire series, so I went back to the library and got books 1-4. This was as good as I remember it being, and I look forward to reading the rest of the series.

Review: A Heart for Home by Lauraine Snelling

A Heart for Home by Lauraine Snelling
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Another great book about the people I feel as though I can call friends, the Bjorklands and their neighbors in Blessing, North Dakota. I have loved all of the books in all 4 of the series that have revolved around these characters.

Review: The Aloha Quilt by Jennifer Chiaverini

The Aloha Quilt by Jennifer Chiaverini
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Another great book in the Elm Creek Quilts series. I really liked that this book included a lot of history about the Hawaiian Islands -- I haven't checked, but I'm thinking most, if not all of it is really true, and it made me want to learn a bit more about how Hawaii became a state, etc. The story line was good as well, and the reader also learns a bit about how quilting/quilts are different in Hawaii than they are on the mainland. Everytime I read one of these books I think "someday I will learn to sew and make a quilt ..."

Review: An Unexpected Love by Tracie Peterson and Judith Miller

An Unexpected Love by Tracie Peterson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars


This 2nd book in "The Broadmoor Legacy" series was much better than the first. I still would like closure on Fanny's story, so I'm on to book three in hopes I will get it. The storyline in this book seemed to move a bit faster and didn't feel like it was rehashing the same thing over and over.

Review: A Daughter's Inheritance by Tracie Peterson and Judith Miller

A Daughter's Inheritance by Tracie Peterson

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


I didn't like the way this book ended ... it seemed very abrupt, and there is no "happy ending" for the main character. I'm sure the authors have done this so you'll read the next book(s) in the series, but from what I have gathered so far, the remaining two books in the series will focus on Fanny's two cousins (Sophie and Amanda) and Fanny's story will (hopefully) be finished up, but in the background of the other two. I would have rather gotten a happy ending to Fanny's story and then had little tidbits of her continuing story as background in the next two books, but that's just me. It also seems like it is taking too long for the whole issue of Fanny's inheritance to be settled and it's taking far too long for anyone to catch on to the fact that her Uncle Jonas is up to no good.

Camping w/Grandma and Grandpa

Looks like the boys had fun ...