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!