Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary Jacky Faber, Ship's Boy by Meyer, L.A.

I loved this book. People around me are sick of me talking about how awesome this book is. It is fast-paced book with tons of action. There are pirates, and thieves, good people and bad. All about Jacky trying to keep her cover and not get discovered.

This review isn't doing it justice, mainly because I am exhausted, but this book was faboo. If you love a lot of action in a book, I recommend this book. I did it as an audio and I used it as my hiking book. I couldn't wait to get on the trails each day. I liked it so much I requested the second book in the series.

I feel it would appeal to both boys and girls, but towards the end you are more aware that Jacky is a girl, but she earns her nickname. Any boy can appreciate what she does to keep up the deception.

Guernsey literary and potatoe peel pie society

I listened to this book over the last couple of weeks. This was my office book. I usually like to listen to something laid back when I'm in my office. It was ok. I didn't love it like many others have. I thought it was clever to write a book in a series of letters, and it was an excellent and fresh way to look at WWII.

I never would have made it through this book if I read it. There were too many people and too much stuff going on. As an audio book each letter was read by a character. Like most adult fiction titles, I felt it was about 75 pages too long.

This is one of those, I read it because everyone was talking about it. That's never a good reason for me to read a book, but I did finish it.

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Baum, L Frank

Downloaded from Librivox. I have read this book before and loved it. I am not sure if it was how the book was divided (by chapters), how it was read (good but very choppy), or if I just wasn't in the mood for this, but I wasn't totally in love with it this time threw.

In the past I have loved the book so much so that I couldn't watch the movie for years because I was so mad at it. I found that the read while adequate tended to stumble over phrases and words more than I would have liked.

All in all, a worthy download because I want to listen to the whole series. Something I would never do if I read the books. It does help the time go buy when doing paperwork.

Lawn to Lawn by Yaccarino, Dan

Once again, I pick a book for it's cover. I have a thing for gnomes. They crack me up, I just hoped this book would do the same. The story was cute. Pearl moves to a new place, but doesn't have room for her lawn ornaments. Like a page from Homeward Bound, they walk, run, and ride until the get what they need. They have funny encounters, but the soft edges of the illustrations really make the book. They have a retro feeling to them, but still quirky enough for today's kids.

Cupcake : a journey to special by Harper, Charise Mericle

I really, really wanted to like this book. I love cake. It had some great illustrations, but it was a total let down. I the text seemed forced. The illustrations were good, but not enough to carry the book. A librarian read it to some younger kids and they liked the super silliness, but anyone over 6 will like the pictures, but the story kind of flops.

Hungry: A Young Model's Story of Appetite, Ambition and the Ultimate Embrace of Curves by Renn, Crystal

Surprisingly good. I don't know why I was shocked by this. I have always been impressed by Crystal Renn and her ability to overcome the hard horrible world of the supermodel. The story is told well, and I found myself getting sucked in. After knowing a lot of people who have had eating disorders, it takes someone who is strong to realize the errors of her ways. I didn't read every word of the last half mainly because I needed to get it back to the library, but I did enjoy it. It was something different and it might have gotten out of my reading slump.

Die Happy: 499 Things Every Guy's Gotta Do While He Still Can by Burke, Tim and Michael Burke

Clearly my "trashy novel" run continues. I though this would be a typical guys doing guys thing. It was way better than that. It was more like a travel book. It talked about festivals, Mardi Gras and Carnival included, but also covered the best places to golf, hike, or just get away from the world.

It was surprisingly well written and full of interesting facts. I didn't know that they have a special superdome made for sambas for Carnival.

Because there was no plot and no pictures, it did drag on a bit. I did lots of skimming, but still it was fun to see what two guys thought every other guy should do before "it's too late."

Getting in touch with your inner bitch by Hilts, Elizabeth

Again, my version of a trashy novel...or so I thought. I picked this up because I wanted something fun to read. The fact that it was mostly pink almost turned me off. I took a chance, and I'm glad I did.

Hilts talks about toxic niceness, something many people suffer from because they would rather please others than say what was on their mind. The quotes were fabulous all from good strong women. I have flagged pages with quotes I want to reread, pages I loved comments on, I even went so far as to WRITE in this book. I know the horror.

It's a quick read, but something I needed to get me out of my reading funk.

The Complete A**hole's Guide to Handling Chicks by Indante, Dan and Karl Marks

This is not a book for people who take themselves seriously. This is a very humorous look at how guys interact with women through out their lives. I have been going through my version of a trashy novel. I don't do typical romance novels. I enjoyed Tucker Max's book I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell, so I went on a look for similar books.

We all have our guilty little pleasures, this is one of mine.