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.

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.