Books Read May-July

Author (*=perm.lib.),Title,Genre,When,Rating,Finish,Comments

MAY 2008
"Anderson, James", Affair of Blood-Stained Egg Cosy,mystery,0508,good,no,was in perm.lib. But ready to let go
–––, Affair of Mutilated Mink Coat,mystery,0508,good,no,was in perm.lib. But ready to let go
"Austen, Jane", Persuasion,fiction,0508,medium,no,re-gifted to new H.S. grad.
"Banks, L.A.", Bad Blood (vampire huntress),pararomance,0508,bad,no,silly and overwrought
"Barnes, Linda", ???,mystery,0508,medium,no,used to like her a lot
"Battis, Jes", Night Child,pararomance,0508,medium,yes,he's going to be better
"Block, Lawrence", Hit Parade,mystery,0508,medium,no,old master going through the paces
"Crais, Robert", Watchman,mystery,0508,good,yes,always enjoyable
"Francis*, Dick", 10 Lb. Penalty,mystery,0508,good,yes,"dryly humorous, educational"
–––, Bone Crack,mystery,0508,good,yes,"dryly humorous, educational"
–––, Risk,mystery,0508,good,yes,"dryly humorous, educational"
"Harris, Charlaine", Sookie: From Dead to Worse, pararomance, 0508, good, yes, Sookie Stackhouse series.
"Leon, Donna", Commissario Brunetti,mystery,0508,good,yes,always good and interesting
"Pettersson, Vicki", Scent of Shadows [v.1],pararomance,0508,medium,no,"mildly interesting, plot lines obvious"
"Reichs, Kathy", Bones to Ash,mystery,0508,good,yes,"info & plots great, characters boring"
–––, Cross Bones,mystery,0508,good,yes,"info & plots great, characters boring"
"Roberts, Nora", High Noon,romance,0508,good,yes,good enough to re-read but not keep in perm. Lib.

JUNE 2008
"Bradley, MZ & DJ Ross", Alton Gift,fantasy,0608,medium,no,"same old, same old. Won't get any more."
"Brockmann, Suzanne", Body Language,romance,0608,medium,no,not as good as her SEAL series
–––, Force of Nature,thriller,0608,good,yes,"part of SEAL/FBI series, primary Jules Cassidy"
"Feather, Jane", Wicked Gentleman,romance,0608,boring,no,in campground library
"Heyer*, Georgette", Black Sheep,romance,0608,re-read,yes,"as usual, witty, clever, educational"
–––, Frederica,romance,0608,re-read,yes,"as usual, witty, clever, educational"
–––, Lady of Quality,romance,0608,re-read,yes,"as usual, witty, clever, educational"
"Kellerman, Faye", Garden of Eden (stories),mystery,0608,boring,no,liked her 1st book but not much since
"Perry, Thomas", Silence,mystery,0608,good,no,interesting plot as usual for this writer but dragged
"Pettersson, Vicki", Twilight (something) [v.2],pararomance,0608,medium,no,"mildly interesting, plot lines obvious"
"Stabenow*, Dana", Cold Day for Murder,mystery,0608,re-read,yes,for perm. Lib. Set of Kate Shugak series
–––, Fatal Thaw,mystery,0608,re-read,yes,for perm. Lib. Set of Kate Shugak series
–––, Fine & Bitter Snow,mystery,0608,re-read,yes,for perm. Lib. Set of Kate Shugak series
–––, Murder,mystery,0608,re-read,yes,for perm. Lib. Set of Kate Shugak series
–––, Singing of the Dead,mystery,0608,re-read,yes,for perm. Lib. Set of Kate Shugak series

JULY 2008
"Bujold, Lois M", Sharing Knife 2: Legacy,fantasy,0708,good,yes,slow pace; good world-building (read vol. 1 earlier)
"Cherryh, C.J.", Chanur's Homecoming,sf,0708,re-read,yes,Chanur series
–––, Chanur's Venture,sf,0708,re-read,yes,Chanur series
–––, Kif Strike Back,sf,0708,re-read,yes,Chanur series
–––, Pride of Chanur,sf,0708,re-read,yes,Chanur series
"Dyer, R.A.", Hustler Days,non-fiction,0708,good,yes,golden age of pool players; for Perm. Lib.
"Frost, Jeaniene", One Foot in the Grave,pararomance,0708,medium,yes,"hot sex, lots of gore, romance gone ""bad"""
"Gellis, Roberta", Fortune's Bride,romance,0708,medium,no,not to keep
–––, Woman's Estate,romance,0708,good,yes,not to keep
Harris* Charlaine, Ice Cold Grave,pararomance,0708,re-read,yes,Harper Connelly 3
"Hart, Carolyn", Resort to Murder,mystery,0708,boring,yes,in campground library; Henrie O series
"Maron, Margaret", Winter's Child,mystery,0708,good,yes,Deborah Knott series
"Preisler, Jerome", CSI: Nevada Rose,mystery,0708,good,yes,not based on an episode
"Purser, Ann", Sorrow on Sunday,mystery,0708,medium,no,Lois Meade series; same old same old
"Roberts, Nora", Tribute,romance,0708,good,yes,new; not for perm. Lib.
–––, McKade Bros: Devin & Shane,romance,0708,re-read,yes,for perm. Lib.
–––, Inner Harbor,romance,0708,re-read,yes,re-read for fun
"Saintcrow, Lilith", Night Shift,paranormal,0708,good,yes,"big bad bitch style, derivative but enjoyable"
"Scott, Michele", Tacked to Death,mystery,0708,boring,no,horse lore fine but people/dialogue unreal
"Sefton, Maggie", Killer Stitch,mystery,0708,medium,no,too sweet; dialogue just slightly off true
"Stabenow*, Dana", A Grave Denied,mystery,0708,re-read,yes,for perm. Lib. Set of Kate Shugak series
–––, Blood Will Tell,mystery,0708,re-read,yes,for perm. Lib. Set of Kate Shugak series
–––, Killing Grounds,mystery,0708,re-read,yes,for perm. Lib. Set of Kate Shugak series
–––, Play with Fire,mystery,0708,re-read,yes,for perm. Lib. Set of Kate Shugak series
–––, Better to Rest,mystery,0708,medium,yes,Liam Campbell series; not for perm. Lib.
"Twain*, Mark", Works,misc.,ongoing,good,,mostly the nonfiction