Sunday, January 27, 2013

March Voting is Here

It is time to vote for our March book selection.  Here are our choices.  Voting will stay open until February 2nd.
 
The Forgotten
by David Baldacci

Army Special Agent John Puller is the best there is. A combat veteran, Puller is the man the U.S. Army relies on to investigate the toughest crimes facing the nation. Now he has a new case-but this time, the crime is personal: His aunt has been found dead in Paradise, Florida.

A picture-perfect town on Florida's Gulf Coast, Paradise thrives on the wealthy tourists and retirees drawn to its gorgeous weather and beaches. The local police have ruled his aunt's death an unfortunate, tragic accident. But just before she died, she mailed a letter to Puller's father, telling him that beneath its beautiful veneer, Paradise is not all it seems to be.

What Puller finds convinces him that his aunt's death was no accident . . . and that the palm trees and sandy beaches of Paradise may hide a conspiracy so shocking that some will go to unthinkable lengths to make sure the truth is never revealed.

Matched
by Ally Condie

Cassia has always trusted the Society to make the right choices for her: what to read, what to watch, what to believe. So when Xander's face appears on-screen at her Matching ceremony, Cassia knows he is her ideal mate . . . until she sees Ky Markham's face flash for an instant before the screen fades to black. The Society tells her it's a glitch, a rare malfunction, and that she should focus on the happy life she's destined to lead with Xander. But Cassia can't stop thinking about Ky, and as they slowly fall in love, Cassia begins to doubt the Society's infallibility and is faced with an impossible choice: between Xander and Ky, between the only life she's known and a path that no one else has dared to follow.

Friday, January 25, 2013

Two Kisses for Maddy

It's about that time.  Leave your thoughts and comments in the comments section of this post.

Thursday, January 17, 2013

Book List

I was skimming through our book selection list and noticed that it has been awhile since some of them have been added to the list.  It also occurred to me that most of you may not really know what our list looks like.  That is why I decided to post it here in case you are interested. Plus I thought it would be good to have you look over it, just in case I forgot to get a book added to the list.  And, as always, if you want a book added to the list, just leave the title in a comment and I will add it.


The Matched Series by Ally Condie (there are 3 books)
Perfect on Paper by Maria Murnane
Bring on the Blessings by Beverly Jenkins
Bright Young Things by Anna Godbersen
The Paris Wife: A Novel  by Paula Mclain
The Night Circus by Eric Morgenstern.
The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks
The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkein
Fire by Kristin Cashore
City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht
Austenland by Shannon Hale
Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
The Violets of March by Sarah Jio
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
After You by Julie Buxbaum
The American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld
Home in the Morning by Mary Glickman
John Adams by David McCullough
Wildflower Hill by Kimberley Freemen
The Weird Sisters by Elenor Brown
Cutting For Stone by Abraham Verghese
Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman
Nowhere Near Normal by Traci Foust
Insurgent by Veronica Roth
Proof of Heaven by Eben Alexander M.D.
The Forgotten by David Baldacci
The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis
The Bride's House by Sandra Dallas

Saturday, January 5, 2013

1 Year, 12 Books

It occurred to me as I was posting about Safe Haven being our February selection that we started with our very first book last February.  We used 2 months, February and March, to read that book but when we finish with Safe Haven, that will become our 12th book of this book club.  We are very close to completing our very first year of books together.  I for one have to say that I have had so much fun with this. As I looked back over our past selections there are so many books there that I would not have chosen on my own but I am now so glad I read them and many of them are favorites. Out of the 12 (taking into account I've not yet read Safe Haven) there has been one book I didn't care for (Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close), one book I didn't read (The Casual Vacancy), one book I was able to enjoy sharing with my daughter (Peppermints in the Parlor), two books I absolutely fell in love with (Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet and These is my Words), and others that fell somewhere in between.  I am excited for many more wonderful books to come and enjoy sharing my thoughts with you and hearing your thoughts as well. 

As we continue on, and as always, if you have any comments or suggestions please feel free to leave them so we can make improvements or adjustments as needed.  Feel free to invite people to join us and please leave suggestions for new selections for us to vote on.  I think we have covered a pretty decent selection of books in the past 12 selections.
What are your thoughts on the last 12 months or books? 

February's Book Selection

By a vote of 5 to 3, our February book selection is Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks.  We will start voting for our March selection January 27th so be sure to check back and see the choices.

Happy Reading.