FIRST MAGAZINE THIS YEAR!

The issue of People magazine with Christie Brinkley on the cover was rated GREAT.  Just to make us all feel old, the reader says that "She's 60 and looks better than most 30-year-olds."

(Sigh, from an almost-60-year-old librarian!)

OUR FIRST "BAD" RATING! ANYONE ELSE WANT TO WEIGH IN?

Rated GREAT!

The Year We Disappeared (Cylin & John Busby) *

Rated GOOD:

Never Came Back (David Bell) *
Known Dead (Donald Harstad) *
Damaged (Alex Kava) *

Rated OK:

Forget Me Not (Fern Michaels) *

Rated BAD:

Human Remains (Elizabeth Haynes) *

* available at Windsor Locks Public Library

WHAT ECLECTIC READERS WE HAVE!

The books submitted in the past couple of days range from a literary classic to a dark Scandinavian mystery, bust most of the ratings were not incredibly enthusiastic!

Omens (Kelly Armstrong) * GOOD
Never Go Back (Lee Child) *  GOOD
Mirage (Clive Cussler) * GOOD
Astronomy: A Visual Guide (Mark A, Garlick) *  GREAT
Shadowy Horses (Susanna Kearsley) * OK-GOOD  (This happens to be one of my absolute favorite authors, so I'm surprised at the lack of enthusiasm here, but I guess we all have different tastes!)
Police (Jo Nesbo)  *  GOOD
1984 (George Orwell) *  OK
Hot Ice (Nora Roberts)  * GOOD

* Available at Windsor Locks Public Library

PEOPLE ARE STILL READING!

This was a banner day for GREAT books.

House on Tradd Street (Karen White) *
The Girl on Logan Street (Karen White) *
Folly Beach (Karen White) *

Calling Me Home (Julie Kibbler) was described by a reader this way:
"One of the best books I have read in a long time.  have tissues handy!!!!  So good!!!!"


* Available at Windsor Locks Public Library

More Books to consider reading...

Several books were rated GREAT by our Winter Reading participants:

Volunteers in the African Bush ((Edited by David Read Baker)
The Radiance of Tomorrow (Ismail Beah) *
The Secret Keeper (Beverly Lewis) *
The Souvenir: A Daughter Discovers Her Father's War (Louise Steinman)


Rated GOOD in the opinion of our readers:

Finger Lickin' Fifteen (Janet Evanovich) *
Miss Ann in Harlem (Carla Kaplan) *
Lemon Orchard (Luanne Rice) *


* Available at Windsor Locks Library

THE LEMON ORCHARD (Luanne Rice)

One of our readers rated this novel GREAT!  In her words, "This is a great book, just wonderful!"

Anyone else read "The Lemon Orchard?"  It's available at Windsor Locks Library!

TWO MORE GREAT BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS

The Obituary Writer (Ann Hood) *

I also read this novel recently on the recoemmendation of one of our borrowers and  I appreciate the comment that came from this next reader:
"A great read.  Thanks for the recommendation, Eileen."

Secret of Joy (Melissa Senate) *

"Good book about young woman whose dad dies and on his deathbed tells her she has a half sister that she sets out to find."



* Available at Windsor Locks Public Library

TWO MORE BOOKS

The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet (David Mitchell)

This novel was rated GREAT by one of our readers!


Thirteen Reasons Why (Jay Asher) *

"Good book!  I want my teenager to read it!"



* Available at Windsor Locks Public Library

LATEST TITLES FROM OUR READERS

Looking for something good to read?  Here are a few suggestions from readers participating in Get Cozy With a Good Book!

First Phone Call From Heaven (Mitch Albom) *
Fallen Women (Sandra Dallas) * Large Print
Eat, Pray, Love (Elizabeth Gilbert) *
Orphan Train (Christine Barker Klein)  *
Night Film (Marisha Pessl) *


* All of these are available at Windsor Locks Public Library.

SOMETHING BORROWED (Emily Giffin)

One of our readers commented on this popular novel:

A good read.  Kept my interest right through the end.

"Something Borrowed" was rated GOOD by this reader.

Let's keep those comments coming!

MORE GREAT (AND GOOD) BOOKS FROM WINDSOR LOCKS READERS

Books rated GREAT!

Command Authority (Tom Clancey) *
The Testament (John Grisham) *
The Firebird (Susanna Kearsely)  *
Aging as a Spiritual Practice (Lewis Redmond)
Winners (Danielle Steel) *

Books rated GOOD!

The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion (Fannie Flagg) *
Just One Evil Act (Elizabeth George) *
The Vintage Teacup Club (Vanessa Greene) *
Kind of Cruel (Sophie Hannah) *
Murder with Mercy (Veronica Healy) *
Silencing Eve (Iris Johansen) *
The Fever Tree (Jennifer McVeigh) *
A Proposal for Christmas (Linda L. Miller & L. McKenna) *
The Body in the Sleigh (Katherine Hall Page) *
The World According to Mister Rogers: Inportant Things to Remember (Fred Rogers)
Summer Breeze (Nancy Thayer) *

* Availble at Windsor Locks Public Library

SOME MORE BOOKS SUBMITTED THIS WEEK

Rated GREAT!

Thankless in Death (J.D. Robb) *
Hild (Nicola Griffith) *
This House is Haunted (John Boyne) *

Rated GOOD:

Not the Killing Type (Lorna Barrett) *
Animal Farm (George Orwell) *

Rated SO-SO:

Fragile (Lisa Unger) *

*Available at Windsor Locks Library

HOT FLASH CLUB & HOT FLASH HOLIDAYS (Nancy Thayer)

One of our readers recently finished reading these two novels by Nancy Thayer.  She commented that both books were good with interesting, cute characters,  Each of the women in the books (the characters recur in this series) has a story.

MORE TITLES SUBMITTED

Rated GREAT:

The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chboskly) *
Miss Anne in Harlem (Carla Kaplan) BIO *
Traveling with Pomegranates (Sue Monk Kidd) *
Hammarskjold: A Life (Roger Lipsey) BIO
The All Girls Filling Station (Fannie Flagg) *
House Girl (Tara Conklin) *  (I read it, too, and I loved it!)

Rated GOOD:

Dick Francis's Refusal (Felix Francis) *
Safe House (Chris Ewan) *
Scone Island (Frederick Ramsay) *
The Art of Racing in the Rain (Garth Stein) *
Fallen Women (Sandra Dallas) *

Keep checking back for more great titles.  If you haven't signed up for adult winter reading, do it now!

* Available at Windsor Locks Public Library

SOME RECENTLY SUBMITTED BOOKS

Rated GREAT!

The Gift of Imperfection (Brene Brown)
A Time to Kill (John Grisham)*
His Other Wife (Deborah Bedford)
Hidden Treasure (Gangaji)
Sizzling Sixteen (Janet Evanovich)*
The Signature of All Things (Elizabeth Gilbert)*
11th Hour (James Patterson)*

Rated GOOD!

I'd Rather Be With You (Mary B. Morrison)*

*Available at Windsor Locks Public Library.

Keep those entries coming!

BETWEEN THE LINES (Jodi Picoult & Samantha Van Leer)

Young Adult book, not a type of story I'd typically read, but I enjoyed it.  :)

UNDEAD AND UNEASY (Mary Janice Davidson)

Excellent way to end the mini series :)

THE AVALON LADIES SCRAPBOOKING SOCIETY (Darien Gee)

An interesting perspective on memory-making and friendship.

BREAKING THE SILENCE (Diane Chamberlain)

Another great Diane Chamberlain book!  Couldn't put it down.  Good way to start 2014.  :)

Don't forget to sign up for Winter Reading 2014 and submit your reviews!