Monthly Archives: September 2008

The Hollow Tree by Janet Lunn

This novel takes place during the Revolutionary War. It is a look at what took place in the homes of the citizens of America during it’s infancy. It portrays how neighbours turned against neighbours as they drew lines and forced people to decide who’s side they were on. Phoebe is a young girl in the [...] Continue reading

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The Host a novel by Stephanie Meyer

Although I usually don’t read science fiction I am a sucker for a Stephanie Meyer novel. This one had me at hello. I found that this novel had more depth than the Twilight novels. The themes were more adult and complex. I understand that Science Fiction novels require a lot of set up but I [...] Continue reading

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Hello world … again

Ok, so it has been a while. A long while. I was talking to Brad the other day and he was asking if we were ever going to blog again. Well here I am. I’ll try to do it more … Continue reading

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The Gift by Richard Paul Evans

I really love this author.  Yes I am a sap, I don’t care.  I love a good romantic story and I’m not talking trash.  Thats the beauty of Richard P. Evans books.  Most have a good romance theme but always a clean read.  He is an LDS author from Utah, so I suppose thats why.  This particular book [...] Continue reading

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Wit’s End a novel by Karen Joy Fowler

I really enjoyed reading most of this novel. The characters were well developed, and the writing was full of wit. Fowler used a somewhat omnisceint narrator. It was mostly told through the point of view of the main character Rita, but then occasionally we would be privy to the thoughts of Rita’s god mother. Although [...] Continue reading

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