Sunday, August 15, 2010

Spackled and Spooked (A Do-It-Yourself Mystery, #2) by Jennie Bentley

Spackled and Spooked (A Do-It-Yourself Mystery, #2)Spackled and Spooked by Jennie Bentley

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


A mystery surfaces behind the walls in the new Do-It-Yourself series.

Avery Baker and her boyfriend, Derek Ellis, are flipping a seriously stigmatized house rumored to have ghosts. Soon they’ll have even bigger problems — and this renovation project might haunt them forever.


Really enjoying this series. I love the characters and the mysteries are interesting although I have to admit that I figured this one out early.
Great cozy series!

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Thursday, August 12, 2010

Fatal Fixer-Upper (A Do-It-Yourself Mystery, #1) by Jennie Bentley

Fatal Fixer-Upper (A Do-It-Yourself Mystery, #1)Fatal Fixer-Upper by Jennie Bentley

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



First in the new Do-It-Yourself mystery series

Avery Baker was once a New York designer, but inheriting her aunt's old Maine cottage has le ...more First in the new Do-It-Yourself mystery series

Avery Baker was once a New York designer, but inheriting her aunt's old Maine cottage has led her down a new career path - home renovation. Now, with help from hunky handyman Derek Ellis, Avery starts learning the ABC's of DIY. But when the designer-turned-renovator finds clues that lead to a missing professor, she wonders if she can finish the house - without getting finished off in the process.



Very good start to what is a new series for me. I love the characters, the mystery was not over the top and the main character is not an all out sleuth, she just happens upon the mystery. Thinking that this is going to be a great series.

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Wednesday, August 11, 2010

A cage of butterflies by Brian Caswell

A cage of butterflies (UQP young adult fiction)A cage of butterflies by Brian Caswell

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Mikki and the others live at 'the farm' - an advanced learning facility, a think-tank for a bunch of young people with very high IQs. But what is really going on at the farm? And what about the five much younger children knwn as the Babies, frail as butterflies?
Brian Caswell's new novel explores the powerof love - and presents readers with an intriguing jigsaw puzzle of suspense'


This book was okay. The plot seemed familiar, the story did not have a lot of depth, but it was an interesting idea and played out interestingly enough to keep me reading.

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Monday, August 2, 2010

One Foot in the Grave (The Halflife Chronicles, #1) by Wm. Mark Simmons

One Foot in the Grave (The Halflife Chronicles, #1)One Foot in the Grave by Wm. Mark Simmons

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Christopher Csejthe doesn't believe in vampires--until he becomes one. He doesn't believe in witches or werewolves, either. Then they make him an offer he can't refuse.


Wonderful read. I love this author's writing style and sense of humor. Very much looking forward to more of his books.

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