#85 Four to Score

#85
Four to Score
Janet Evanovich
1998
338
Mystery
3.5 out of 5
Library


This one seemed to drag a bit for me. Even though Morelli was hotter than ever, the whole storyline was a bit slow. This time out Stephanie is tracking Maxine Nowicki, who's wanted for skipping out on a car-theft charge. But of course that is not the whole story and in walks the usual cast of crazies that usually inhabit Stephanie’s life. Sally Sweet, a cross dressing drag queen, Sugar his kinda roommate, the wonderful Lula, hot Joe Morelli, the very mysterious Ranger, the pot selling vegetable guy, Grandma Mazur and Joyce who just never seems to disappear. Of course apartments are firebombed and of course another car is torched, but hey, this is Stephanie Plum and these things happen. The romance, or whatever you would call it, heats up between Stephanie and Joe is what kept me reading this book. Their “relationship” was more interesting than the mystery, if that is what you would call it.
Amazon Review:
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#84 Other People's Love Letters

#84
Other People's Love Letters: 150 Letters You Were Never Meant to See
Bill Shapiro
2007
192
Letters
5 out of 5
Library

Accidentally on purpose, Bill Shapiro read a love letter left on his girlfriends counter, not once, but three times. Thus began his collecting of love letters. Not your usual collection of letters, not always the undying love type, these letters will make you laugh, cry and at times make you glad that crazy obsessed stalker like people have found others to write to. At the end you will find a post script to some of these letters that will warm you heart all over again. Designed in very much the same way as the Post Secret Books, this is a great gift to share with your friends. Amazon Review:

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#83 Don't Tell

#83
Don't Tell
Karen Rose
2003
340
Thriller
4 out of 5
TBR
Mary Grace Winters had to reinvent herself. There was no other choice after her abusive cop husband threw her down the stairs for the second time causing her extensive injuries. Finding a safe house and a friend, she and her son change their identities and became Caroline and Tom Stewart and a new life began. She goes back to college, finds a secretarial position in the history department and when her mentor suddenly dies, in walks the new department head, the handsome Max Hunter. But little did Caroline know, her husband is not totally out of the picture. As their love grows and their literal scars are shown, Caroline’s past life reappears and both she and Max are in for the ride of their lives. No past is left buried for long, but with the love of friends and family there is nothing that they can’t face together. Not even a brutal wife beater.I can’t call this a fun book, but it does keep you turning the pages. Rose handles the topic in an honest way without it being preachy and the intimate scenes are warm without being too mushy. I enjoyed the book and will continue on with this author.
Amazon Review:
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#82 If I am Missing or Dead

#82
If I am Missing or Dead
Janine Latus
2007
307
Biography
2 out of 5
Library

Oh yeah, and my sister was murdered. This would have been a much better title to this self serving book. What is billed as one sister’s love for the other, of the death that involved fear and pain is really a repetition of the author’s horrible abusive relationships, of a father that is one step short of a rapist, of a woman who claims repeatedly that she is a feminist, but never stands up for herself. Who thinks all men what to have sex with her, that if only this abusive man will love me and I make his world perfect all will be well. Amy, the one the book is supposed to be about is mentioned only in passing until page 200 when the author finally gets around to saying she is missing; then 253 when she is presumably dead and then the book is over on page 307 where there is a call to donate to her sisters Courage Fund. Why was I lied to? Tell me that this is a woman's experience with domestic violence, tell me that it’s a woman’s struggle to overcome that violence, tell me that the experiences that the two sisters lived with their father caused them to become further victims. Trust me with the truth and not lie about the subject of the book.Amazon Review:http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000WPPX50/ref=cm_cr_mts_prod_img