#59 The Vagina Monologues

#59
The Vagina Monologues
Eve Ensler
1998
171
Play
4 out of 5
Friend
Our small town is in a dither because our local theater group is going to put on this play. So I decided to read this book to "be informed before I judged". I'm so glad I did, this book wasn't what I thought it would be. With humor, wit and sadness, Eve takes us on a journey of pain and pleasure through our "down there parts". I don't think I will ever wear my "I love my Vulva" t-shirt. But it's nice to know that others do. http://tinyurl.com/2yrelx

DNF - The Extra Large Medium

DNF

The Extra Large Medium

Helen Slavin

Billed as funny, witty, off-beat. But i just found it depressing so didn't finish.

Annie Coville has been able to talk to the dead ever since she was a child. Sounds like a good premise, but it wasn't.

#58 The Reincarnationist

#58
The Reincarnationist
M.J. Rose
2007
451
Fiction
3 out of 5
Library
What if one day you had a dream that was more real than your current reality. What if the person you were today kept flashing into someone that you really shouldn't know? What if you know things that happened 1700 years ago with the precision that astonishes the experts? What if you were reincarnated? What if the book just leaves storylines dangling? What if the authors previous writing experience in erotica appears in this book? What if the end is sudden and way too abrupt? What if when you finished the book you said, "so what"? http://tinyurl.com/3c69x3

#57 Aunt Dimity Snowbound

#57
Aunt Dimity Snowbound
Nancy Atherton
2004
226
Cozy Mystery
3 out of 5
TBR
Needing a break from her exhausting Christmas Holiday, Lori decides that a nice hike in the country will do her good. Unfortunately, an unexpected winter storm and her lack of map reading skills put Lori at Ladythorne Abbey with what appears to be to other stranded hikers. With Aunt Dimity's help, Lori finds out the mystery of the Abbey and discovers the ulterior motives of her fellow houseguests. I didn't enjoy this one as much as the previous, Aunt Dimity Takes a Holiday. Very little is mentioned of the steady cast of characters that make Atherton's books so charming and homey.

#56 Knit Fast, Die Young

#56
Knit Fast, Die Young
Mary Kruger
2007
287
Cozy Mystery
4 out of 5
TBR
Second and hopefully not last book in Kruger's Knitting Series. Ari and her friend Diane are participants in the Freeport Wool and Yarn Festival when suddenly in the middle of a downpour a body literally falls into Ari's arms. And this isn't just any body, this is Felicia Barr, the much disliked owner of Knit it up!, a magazine that could either make or break a knitwear designer.

#55 Died in the Wool

#55
Died in the Wool
Mary Kruger
2005
386
Cozy Mystery
4 out of 5
Library
First book in her new knitting series. Ariadne enter her knitting shop one morning to find the body of Edith Perry strangled behind the front counter. Ari knows that she should be more alarmed, but that's what you get for being the nasty person that Edith was. Unfortunately, there are too many suspects two of which are Diane and her husband Joe both of whom are close friends of Ari's. Enter Josh Pierce the new and quite cute police detective and you have an interesting who done it. Kruger does a great Christie-like job in throwing out numerous suspects and reasons only to have you say "oh, I should have known". Has you guessing until the very end. Looking forward to book #2 - Knit Fast, Die Young.

#54 Waltzing at the Piggly Wiggly

#54
Waltzing at the Piggly Wiggly
Robert Dalby
2006
Fiction
3 out of 5
Library
I never thought that this book would end. Being a totally character driven book filled with the requisite quirky Southern personalities, you are introduced to Laurie Lepanto and her group of widowed ladies who call themselves the Nitwitts, Laurie's dashing dancing man Powell, the lovelorn Mr. Choppy and various other personalities of Second Creek, Mississippi. In an effort to keep open the local Piggly Wiggly, that is being edged out of town by the new Mega Mart, Laurie and her Nitwitts decide to offer a waltz with Powell down the isles of the Piggly Wiggly while the box boys gather up their orders. Little does anybody know, but this is one can of worms that Mr. Choppy didn't know would change his life forever.

#53 Demons are Forever

#53
Demons are Forever
Julie Kenner
2007
292
Cozy Mystery
4 out of 5
TBR
First of all, get the garage door fixed. Exactly how lame is Stuart? Beginning exactly where the last book left off, Kate must now tell Allie her secret. David's secret is revealed. Eric's secret is uncovered. Secrets are predominate in this third installment of Kenner's Demon series, but we actually learn more about the past lives of the main characters. Unfortunately, this book took a little too long to get started. The ending makes the whole book, but it just takes a little too long to get there. Secrets, Secrets and More Secrets

#52 The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax

#52
The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax
Dorothy Gilman
1966
214
Cozy Mystery
5 out of 5
TBR
Bored and in excellent health for a woman who is retired with nothing more to look forward to than her gardening meetings, Mrs. Pollifax decides that there are only two choices in her life. Take one giant step off the roof of her building in New Brunswick, New Jersey or pursue a dream that she has had since childhood. With the decision made she boards a bus for Langley, Virginia and decides to be a spy for the CIA. Taking place during the cold war, Emily Pollifax is sent to Mexico to retrieve important documents, that doesn't seem difficult until she is forced to outsmart Red Chinese military men with nothing more than a pocketknife and a Christmas tree. This woman could definitely give MacGyver and Forrest Gump a run for their money. Her adventures are truly unexpected. http://tinyurl.com/2yn4mq

#51 Death of a Turkey

#51
Death of a Turkey
Kate Borden
2005
213
Cozy Mystery
4 out of 5
TBR
3rd and hopefully not final installment of Peggy Turner and Cobb's Landing. In this outing, Peggy the mayor of this small New England town, is forced by the irrepressible Max, to put aside her own Thanksgiving plans so Max can capitalize on an original Pilgrim Thanksgiving for the tourists. If this weren't enough, Peggy has to deal with the new obnoxious neighbor who is found dead on the village green, Stu's new fiance - which he is afraid to tell his own mother about and her growing love for Ian. I really enjoy this series of books and hope that Kate Borden hasn't stopped writing about the antics of this little town. Max you little Devil. http://tinyurl.com/3d7xk3

#50 Crime Seen

#50
Crime Seen
Victoria Laurie
2007
282
Cozy Mystery
5 out of 5
TBRBook #5 in the Psychic Eye Mystery. I actually liked this one better than the last - Killer Insight. As Abby recovers from her gunshot wounds in the last book she has moved into Dutchs' home much to the chigrin of Virgil the cat. As she forces herself to move on and challenge the post tramatic stress of her last case, Abby and Candice team up together to work on a new investigation which runs smack dab into an adventure that even Dutch has a hard time getting her out of. Sweethot - You gotta love Dutch.