Other February Reads

Number the Stars - Lois Lowry
Date Completed: February 8, 2009
Genres: YA, fiction, Holocaust, WWII
Rating: 4 1/2 stars (out of 5)

Forget About It - Caprice Crane
Date Completed: February 17, 2009
Genres: chick-lit, fiction, humor
Rating: 3 1/2 stars (out of 5)

Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse Book 1) - Charlaine Harris
Date Completed: February 25, 2009
Genres: fantasy, fiction, humor, Southern
Rating: 3 1/2 stars (out of 5)
I wasn't sure what to expect when I started this book, but I got a little bit of everything: telepathy, vampires, sex with vampires, murder, mayehm, lots and lots of blood...and Bubba - a dim-witted vampire that bears more than a passing resemblance to Elvis. Not my usual fare! I'm still scratching my head and not quite sure what to make of it...but I think I'll be back for more.

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - Mary Anne Shaffer and Annie Barrows

Date Completed: February 7, 2009
Genres: fiction, WWII, epistolary
Rating: 4 1/2 stars (out of 5)

I really enjoyed this one. The epistolary format was a little daunting at first, but the letters brought out each character's personality and made the story all the more interesting. I admit to not knowing where Guernsey was before I picked up this book (I thought it was in the English countryside), so I enjoyed learning so much about such a beautiful place and its WWII history. I'll definitely be reading this one again!

The Beach House - Jane Green

Date Completed: February 3, 2009
Genres: chick-lit, fiction
Rating: 4 stars (out of 5)

I loved this one! The whole book had a cozy, laid-back, Nantucket sort of feel to it, which makes me want to pack up and head to the beach. This reminds me a bit of Maeve Binchy's books, with the multiple storylines that end up intertwining. Jane Green isn't quite the writer Maeve Binchy is, and this one veered toward the predictable. But it is a good, entertaining story, and one I look forward to revisiting down the road.