Life Is Good

Life Is Good

Monday, January 27, 2014

Book 2 of 2014

I"m on track for my goal of 24 books this year--2 a month!

The Only Alien on the PlanetThe Only Alien on the Planet by Kristen D. Randle

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


This was recommended as somebody else's favorite book of all time. And I guess if I had read it in high school it might have been my favorite book too. This is a quick read and it kept my interest throughout the whole book. The book itself was great, the ending I'm not sure about. SPOILER ALERT: And as a mother I'm not sure how I would feel about my daughter with Michael. See, from my perspective nobody just gets better--it takes years and years and a person so traumatized would have lifelong scars. And really, that whole family was a bunch of red flags.

Yes, entertaining. Yes, quick read. Yes, engaging. I would recommend this to high schoolers in my life.





View all my reviews

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Icy Sparks Book 1 2014

Icy Sparks (Oprah's Book Club)Icy Sparks by Gwyn Hyman Rubio

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


If I were giving letters grades this would be a B/B+. I read this book because I found it in my daughter's closet and it looked interesting. I had no idea it was an Oprah pick--that actually would have turned me off.

I read this very quickly although this is not a quick read. This book has three stages--Icy's young life, her teenage life and I did like how human and real and "teenage" Icy was; and her later teens and into early adulthood. The teenage years were written very realistically. The ups and downs and confusion. I was disturbed by the "catholic" teacher. Was she really that cruel or was that Icy's memory of her? At times I was confused on whether this was written as a memoir or as a story.

And I didn't even mind the come to jesus ending. I felt like that was natural for the time and for Kentucky.

All in all, a good read.



View all my reviews

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

What a great time we had in Dayton with Leisy and family. Here we are with Kent and Miss Metta at the Columbus Zoo Lights. It was actually a nice day and one of the few times we got to see Kent. Miss Metta lives in this hat--wears it to church and to bed. I love how eccentric she is.

Thanks Leisy for inviting us and for taking a great pic!

Thursday, January 02, 2014

Book 1 for 2014

The ForgottenThe Forgotten by David Baldacci

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Great airplane read--makes the time go by really fast. I read this in a day and it's not a short book. I like the main character, John Puller. I wasn't sure if this Army guy book would appeal to me but there were plenty of intelligent and strong women in this book.

There are a few sex scenes which felt like they were thrown in for marketing or movie purposes.





View all my reviews

My Family

My Family
Christmas in OH

Home Sweet Home

Home Sweet Home
Harvest 2015