Friday, April 30, 2010

Book giveaway linky at busy moms who love to read

http://www.busymomswholovetoread.blogspot.com/
They have a book giveaway linky you can post your giveaway hear with a link back to the site
I trouble getting the image but you can go here to enter and qualify for a giveaway

crazy-for-books blog hop

  Book Blogger Hop  Good morning Every one It's Friday again I found alot of great blogs through the hop
and dont forget to check out my book review below the post!

Thursday, April 29, 2010

Alex Cross's Trial by James Patterson and RichardDilallo

I got to be honest I love James Patterson but ,I am not usually a fan of the collaborations ( for me  it tends to lose something) This will be the first time in my
adult life I am glad to say I was wrong!We go back in time to Mississippi's
violent past to the early 1900's.  Ben Corbett a Washington D.C. lawyer,who was born and bred in Eudora,Mississippi ,was sent back to his hometown By the president
,Theodore Roosevelt to investigate the lynchings going on in that state.  Now keep in
mind Mrs.Corbett isn't too pleased about the way things are going in the marriage
(and honey when mama ain't happy nobody is happy!)   because he takes on cases from people who can't afford to pay him. So the big question here is will their marriage
survive this trip?  His father is a respected judge in Eudora ,but feels disappointment
about his only son who defends people of color.  Can they make amends on this
trip back?  Abraham Cross (Alex Cross's great uncle ) will be a contact for him while he is in town mostly this story is told from Ben Corbett's perspective.  The dialogue was excellent and the characters were well rounded enough to be believable.  I don't care for stories where the character is all good or all bad because in real life there is more complexity than that.  James Patterson is very skilled at creating tension and moving the story at the right pace .  So overall I  really enjoyed this collaboration.  So what was your favorite book by James Patterson?  Is there a collaboration that you liked that stood out from the rest?

Ftc disclosure:  I would like to thank the Hatchet Book Group for allowing me the opportunity to review this
book and no I don't get paid to review this book but I am an Amazon Associate

Monday, April 26, 2010

Mom liked you best contest giveaway

Deadline to enter is midnight may 5th the winner will be randomly selected from the comment section of this post.

Contest rules
1.  Must be a follower of this blog
2. Canada and U.S residents only
3.  Just mention where you saw this post

thanks for stopping by!

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Winner of Alex cross' Trial by James Patterson

Congradutions Melissa Brooks won email
cheryls39@hotmail.com with your address so I can give to the Hatchette Group
they will mail it to you

Monday, April 19, 2010

Book blog news Giveaways and Blog hop

Giveaways
I am giving away a copy of The Trial  Of Alex Cross
I will randomly select a winner from the comments on that post

Other giveaways:
http://www.insatiablereaders.blogspot.com/

http://www.512kids.blogspot.com/
Giving away copies of  "Spiced"by Dalia Jurgensen

kandksblog.blogspot.com
Review and giveaway of jewlery from Creatix Designs

Book blogger Hop
http://www.crazy-for-books.com/
I added my link and there is still time until
the 4/22/10 I have found quite a few good blogs
this way but it's better to come on a Friday when the
new lists starts

Thursday, April 15, 2010

And the winner is! Kayla owner of the Sexy Women Read Blog

Congradulations  Kayla thank you for being patient with me.
please email me within the next 48 hours so I can mail you your
prize.

My email is cheryls39@hotmail.com

A week from today I will be giving away The Trial of Alex Cross so stay tuned!

The Swimming Pool by Holly LeCraw

Marcella Atkinson is the beautiful prisoner of her sorrows  her affair with
Cecil McClatchey ended her stable ,but slightly tortured marriage with Anthony
Atkinson.  Cecil McClatchey becomes the suspect of his wife's murder
and dies before he could clear his name. But his son,Jed, wonders if he
really could've cleared it.  Did his Father kill his own Mother?  This story
begins seven years later when Jed stumbles on a women's piece of clothing
that he didn't remember belonging to his Mom.
I got to say up front I am always impressed with authors who can use imagery very
well and she is definitely one of them.  As far as the plot,at first I was a little skeptical
about Jed and Marcella  of them not only bumping into each other again after all
that time(Jed and sisterCallie both live in other states)  and them falling for each other
but as the book progresses I began to wonder how they couldn't be together.
Anthony's character I didn't care for all that much (but I think that was the author's point).  I really couldn't stand Callie's character at all  even though she had every right to be depressed.
Im not sure if that's what was intended here.  Callie had gotten married within the 7 year period and had two
kids and seemed to be ok given the circumstances.  Fortunately we spend more time with Marcella,Anthony
and Cecil and his wife,Betsy (which would make sense).  I thought the writer's style was cerebral, sensuous
and prolific.  My overally impression is that the author can easily take the mundane things and make them
complicated, in an interesting way. The ending wasn't what I expected but it was a very well told story.  I
gave it 5 out of 5 stars . I would like to thank Double Day publishing for giving me an opportunity to review this book

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

oops My bad: Another contest Giveaway

  It seems the hatchet group is going to sponser my next giveaway
"The trial of Alex Cross " by James Patterson
so here
are the contest rules


1. You must be a follower of this blog
2. You dont have to a U.S resident for this one (they will be shipping the book directly to you)
3.  Leave a  comment in this post before April 22nd about how you found out about the contest
    I will randomly select a winner from the comments of this post

Book blog news : the other giveaways

wiseowlbookreviews.com  Has book giveaway that ends April 15th

Theresabook.com  will also be giving away some great books


Dont forget I will randomly select a winner  on  april 15,2010
For "Let The Great World Spin"  by Colum McCann

Saturday, April 10, 2010

Make it super Simple By G. Garvin

O.k this is a flimsy excuse to review my man!  I've watched him on Good Morning
America and on clips from the Monique show.  He is so fine (but I digress!)
Here's the Partial List of Table of Contents

No all nighters
meals in minutes

Dont be Scared
Recipes for beginners

The Sweetest Part
Easy Desserts
The recipes include:

                                    -Pork Tenderloin in a Cream Sauce
                                    -Rigatoni with Spicy Sausage and Chicken
                                    -Sauteed Lemon Chicken with Herb
                                     -Braised Veal Chops with Buttered Green Beans
                                     -Seared Sea Scallops with Crispy Prosciutto
                                     -Honey Strawberry Shortcakes
                                      -Pecan and Raisin Bread Pudding
                                      -Chocolate Rum Pound Cake

              There are 200 Recipes in all at the top of all the recipes in  all at the top of all the recipes it lists the
       prep time and the time it's going to take to cook it..  At the bottom of some of the recipes there is a "G's
note" if he needs to clarify a point or  "g's gotta be quick tip"  to speed things up even more.
I like the challenge of using different ingredients without the "mission impossible" techniques I give it 5 out of
5 stars                        

Thursday, April 8, 2010

After the Feeling By T N Williams (Urban Christian)

Germani and Scott use pornography to spice up their marriage.  Lately Germani has
felt that it's not right as Christian.  To add to our drama ,Scott's best friend Damon
and his wife not only watch it they go to strip clubs together!  So will Germani and Scott follow suit?  Can you start a relationship  doing things like this in the
beginning and then change the rules years later?  Can their marriage survive ?
Germani's cousin Mehki can't get a job because of his criminal record and won't
stay away from the baby mama who put in  prison in the first place.  Has he really
found Christ  or is this another  case of  someone finding God when they're locked up
and forgetting all about him when they get out?  Scott's niece Alexis has sickle cell
anemia and is getting worse .  Will her deadbeat dad ,Alex step up to the plate ?

  I enjoyed the the dialogue which I feel is the author's strong point.  I definitely wanted to know what happened next . Good plot.  I felt the writer's style to be down
                                    to earth and funny.  I will definitely be reading more of her work.  I give this book
                                    4 out of  5 stars

Thursday, April 1, 2010

The Language of Secrets By Dianne Dixon

The Language of Secrets Handsome green eyed Justin Fisher who is the manager of a posh hotel has a troubled past that intereferes
with the life he's trying to build with his wife Amy and his son Zach.  He hasn't seen his parents or his sisters
in awhile.  He goes back to his parents house on Lima street only to find it's been sold and to add insult to injury his parents are dead.  Just when you think it can't get worse he finds another grave next to his parents' grave with his name on it from 1975!  I found myself sympathetic to Justin's character intially especially since
the wife Amy wasn't supportive at all,she came across as someone who has led a pampered existence her
husband's shocking discoveries were treated as a huge inconvience.  I personally would've liked to see more
about there son Zack, but because we have alot of flashbacks to 1974 to try to understand  how Justin got to this point I went with it.  The imagery started to fall pretty flat early on,but read it anyway because I was curious(not totally convinced but still wanting to know how all this was going to fit together).  I saw alot of potential in the beginning, but the biggest problem I had was the story opened with the premise that Justin hadn't seen his family in 10 years,Justin tried to reach out to his"estranged" sister but not only does she not know who he is
she wants him off her property, it's not until much later in the book that you find out that he hadn't seen them
in 30 years and because of trauma he managed to block out 20-25 years!   The author's style of writing was very unimaginitive.  I can only give it 1 out of 5 stars


   I would like to thank Doubleday Publishing for giving me an opportunity to review this book

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