SOMETHING BORROWED (Emily Giffin)

One of our readers commented on this popular novel:

A good read.  Kept my interest right through the end.

"Something Borrowed" was rated GOOD by this reader.

Let's keep those comments coming!

MORE GREAT (AND GOOD) BOOKS FROM WINDSOR LOCKS READERS

Books rated GREAT!

Command Authority (Tom Clancey) *
The Testament (John Grisham) *
The Firebird (Susanna Kearsely)  *
Aging as a Spiritual Practice (Lewis Redmond)
Winners (Danielle Steel) *

Books rated GOOD!

The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion (Fannie Flagg) *
Just One Evil Act (Elizabeth George) *
The Vintage Teacup Club (Vanessa Greene) *
Kind of Cruel (Sophie Hannah) *
Murder with Mercy (Veronica Healy) *
Silencing Eve (Iris Johansen) *
The Fever Tree (Jennifer McVeigh) *
A Proposal for Christmas (Linda L. Miller & L. McKenna) *
The Body in the Sleigh (Katherine Hall Page) *
The World According to Mister Rogers: Inportant Things to Remember (Fred Rogers)
Summer Breeze (Nancy Thayer) *

* Availble at Windsor Locks Public Library

SOME MORE BOOKS SUBMITTED THIS WEEK

Rated GREAT!

Thankless in Death (J.D. Robb) *
Hild (Nicola Griffith) *
This House is Haunted (John Boyne) *

Rated GOOD:

Not the Killing Type (Lorna Barrett) *
Animal Farm (George Orwell) *

Rated SO-SO:

Fragile (Lisa Unger) *

*Available at Windsor Locks Library

HOT FLASH CLUB & HOT FLASH HOLIDAYS (Nancy Thayer)

One of our readers recently finished reading these two novels by Nancy Thayer.  She commented that both books were good with interesting, cute characters,  Each of the women in the books (the characters recur in this series) has a story.

MORE TITLES SUBMITTED

Rated GREAT:

The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chboskly) *
Miss Anne in Harlem (Carla Kaplan) BIO *
Traveling with Pomegranates (Sue Monk Kidd) *
Hammarskjold: A Life (Roger Lipsey) BIO
The All Girls Filling Station (Fannie Flagg) *
House Girl (Tara Conklin) *  (I read it, too, and I loved it!)

Rated GOOD:

Dick Francis's Refusal (Felix Francis) *
Safe House (Chris Ewan) *
Scone Island (Frederick Ramsay) *
The Art of Racing in the Rain (Garth Stein) *
Fallen Women (Sandra Dallas) *

Keep checking back for more great titles.  If you haven't signed up for adult winter reading, do it now!

* Available at Windsor Locks Public Library

SOME RECENTLY SUBMITTED BOOKS

Rated GREAT!

The Gift of Imperfection (Brene Brown)
A Time to Kill (John Grisham)*
His Other Wife (Deborah Bedford)
Hidden Treasure (Gangaji)
Sizzling Sixteen (Janet Evanovich)*
The Signature of All Things (Elizabeth Gilbert)*
11th Hour (James Patterson)*

Rated GOOD!

I'd Rather Be With You (Mary B. Morrison)*

*Available at Windsor Locks Public Library.

Keep those entries coming!

BETWEEN THE LINES (Jodi Picoult & Samantha Van Leer)

Young Adult book, not a type of story I'd typically read, but I enjoyed it.  :)

UNDEAD AND UNEASY (Mary Janice Davidson)

Excellent way to end the mini series :)

THE AVALON LADIES SCRAPBOOKING SOCIETY (Darien Gee)

An interesting perspective on memory-making and friendship.

BREAKING THE SILENCE (Diane Chamberlain)

Another great Diane Chamberlain book!  Couldn't put it down.  Good way to start 2014.  :)

Don't forget to sign up for Winter Reading 2014 and submit your reviews!

WINTER READING WILL BE STARTING SOON!

Don't forget that you can start submitting titles on January 2!  You CAN sign up in advance for Get Cozy with a good book.  Visit http://www.windsorlockslibrary.org/brrrr4.html to sign up online or pick up a form from our information kiosk in the library.  You can also call or stop at the circ desk and give your name, email, and phone number.  Forms for submitting your titles are also available online or at the desk.  Join us for 2 months of reading fun with prizes!

THE NEWLYWEDS (NELL FREUDENBERGER)

A wonderful look into another culture as well as marriage.
RATING:  Good

Submit your reviews with your winter reading titles starting in January and they will be posted here!