Review: Gingerbread Cookie Murder

Title: Gingerbread Cookie Murder
Authors: Joanne Fluke, Laura Levine and Leslie Meier
Pages: 378
Published: October 1st 2011 by Kensington
Rating: 3/5
Goodreads Summary:
No mystery fan can resist a treat this delicious, as "New York Times"-bestselling author Fluke teams up with cozy favorites Laura Levine and Leslie Meier for a merry collection of holiday stories featuring gingerbread cookies--and murder.

Review:
So this is actually three books by three different authors. I have read Joanne Fluke's and Laura Levine's books but this was the first time I have read anything by Leslie Meier. They were all alright, but it took me a month to finish this. The last half of the book though went by pretty quickly. Fluke's was slow like her other books and of course full of recipes. Levine's was fast paced and hilarious like the other two books of her's I have read. Meier's was meh ok. Mind you this is the first time I have read any of her stuff and most likely the last. But if you like Joanne Fluke and Laura Levine, especially Laura Levine then you should read this.

Review: Linger

Title: Linger ( The Wolves of Mercy Falls 2)
Author: Maggie Stiefvater
Pages: 360
Published: July 13th 2010 by Scholastic Press
Rating: 3/5
Goodreads Summary:
The astonishing #1 New York Times bestseller.

In Maggie Stiefvater's Shiver, Grace and Sam found each other. Now, in Linger, they must fight to be together. For Grace, this means defying her parents and keeping a very dangerous secret about her own well-being. For Sam, this means grappling with his werewolf past . . . and figuring out a way to survive into the future. Add into the mix a new wolf named Cole, whose own past has the potential to destroy the whole pack. And Isabelle, who already lost her brother to the wolves . . . and is nonetheless drawn to Cole.

Review:
I read the first book a year ago because my librarian recommended it, and I liked it. It wasn't a typical "werewolf" story. I decided what they hey it's been a year lets read the second. Now I don't read as much in the summer or at least I don't finish as many books in the summer. So the fact that I finished this book is a freaking miracle. I sort of forgot what happened in the first book so it took a couple of chapters to get the gist of it. I wasn't a fan of the book being told in four different points of view and the colored text makes it hard for me to read. The writing was well done but I felt that this was simply a filler book and wasn't completely necessary. It was slow and at some points painful and confusing. The only part that really made sense to me was the end, which I'm not going to spoil. If you have read Shiver then sure give this a shot, but I just don't think it is as good. Mind you most sequels aren't as good as their first book. 

Review: A Wrinkle in Time

title: a wrinkle in time (time 1)
author: madeleine l'engle
pages: 238
published: 1973 by Yearling
rating: 2/5
goodreads summary:
It was a dark and stormy night; Meg Murry, her small brother Charles Wallace, and her mother had come down to the kitchen for a midnight snack when they were upset by the arrival of a most disturbing stranger.

"Wild nights are my glory," the unearthly stranger told them. "I just got caught in a downdraft and blown off course. Let me be on my way. Speaking of way, by the way, there is such a thing as a tesseract".

Meg's father had been experimenting with this fifth dimension of time travel when he mysteriously disappeared. Now the time has come for Meg, her friend Calvin, and Charles Wallace to rescue him. But can they outwit the forces of evil they will encounter on their heart-stopping journey through space?

review:
i remember that when i was in elementary school a lot of my friends read this book, at the time though i wasn't into reading so i never gave it chance. now being older and actually like reading now, i decided to give this book a shot. from the first page i was thoroughly confused. i dunno a lot of people i notice give this book like 4 or 5 stars and boast about how good it is, but i just don't see it. i mean sure if i was younger i might have enjoyed it more. i just don't even know anymore.

Review: Still Sucks To Be Me

Title: Still Sucks To Be Me: More All True Confessions of Mina Hamilton Smith, Teen Vampires (Sucks to be me 2)
Author: Kimberly Pauley
Pages: 374
Published: May 11th 2010 by Wizards of the Coast Publishing
Rating: 4/5
Goodreads Summary:
With vampire boyfriend George and best friend Serena by her side, Mina thought she had her whole life—or rather afterlife—ahead of her. But then Mina’s parents drop a bomb. They’re moving. To Louisiana. And not somewhere cool like New Orleans, but some teeny, tiny town where cheerleaders and jocks rule the school. Mina has to fake her death, change her name, and leave everything behind, including George and Serena. Not even the Vampire Council’s shape-shifting classes can cheer her up. Then Serena shows up on Mina’s doorstep with some news that sends Mina reeling. Mina may look a lot better with fangs, but her afterlife isn’t any less complicated!

In this eagerly awaited sequel to the popular Sucks to Be Me, Kimberly Pauley addresses many of her fans’ most pressing questions (Will Serena become a vampire? What happened to Raven? What’s next for Mina and George?) with signature humor and breezy bloodsucking style.

Review:
I sort of forgot what happened since I read the first one almost a year and half ago. It didn't take me long though to figure out what was going on. So if you haven't read the first one, I highly suggest you do as this book will make a lot more sense. I may not remember what really happened in the first book, but I do remember that it was funny. This one is equally funny. The writing is simple and doesn't require me to use much concentration to get through it. The main character Mina is now finally a vampire but has been relocated to a tiny town. The boyfriend is somewhere in Brazil so Mina now meets another guy named Cameron. Unfortunately Cameron is part of the Carter Clan who a vampire historian believes to be the notorious Black Talon gang. It was a fun read and with the ending I'm almost wondering if there is going to be a third book. I'm a bit curious about Cameron and want to read more about him. Anyway if you want something light to read and love teenage vampire stories then you should go ahead and read this.

2012 challenge update

currently i am at 43 out of 55 books. once i get to 46 books i'll up it to 60.

reading in august 2012

so i apologies for not reading that much this month but i've been kind of under the weather lately and haven't been doing much.

so currently i am reading:
buffy the vampires slayer vol 1 - john vornholt, arthur byron cover and alice henderson
gingerbread cookie murder - joanne fluke, leslie meier and laura levine

i am hoping to read or at least start:
a wrinkle in time - madelein l'engle
linger - maggie stiefvater
insatiable - meg cabot