190/200

Assassin by Grace Cavendish

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I liked it because it reminded me of a Philippa Gregory-type historical fiction. I didn't guess the twist, but after the first twist, it seemed to get far-fetched with another. By the end, I felt like it was a Scooby Doo episode because the villan practically said, "And I would've gotten away with it too if it wasn't for that pesky kid." I highly doubt I will continue with the series, because it just got too cheesy for me by the end.

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189/200

California Demon: The Secret Life of a Demon-Hunting Soccer Mom by Julie Kenner

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I listened to this book, like I listened to the other book by this author and it was enjoyable. I found the voice used for Timmy to be really annoying, but otherwise, it made my "read a paranormal" task much easier for me!

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188/200

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Well, I do agree with people who say the series gets better as time goes on, although how much so, I have yet to find out since most people say #4 is where it gets serious. I am unwilling to take that plunge yet because #4 is over 700 pages. But I enjoyed this book the most of the three so far. I am still not enthralled but I will continue to see what happens.

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187/200

Going Bovine by Libba Bray

My rating: 2 of 5 stars

I really wanted to like this book. I purchased it because I was a ta book signing and Libba Bray seemed like a really cool person. I was even able to get my copy of Going Bovine signed. I really liked the first 100 pages and I flew threw them. My only complaint was the name of the MTV-like VJ: Parker Day. I immediately thought of Carson Daly. Any way, after Cameron gets sick, the resulting book is what I would perceive an acid-trip to be like. The book references Don Quixote and I assume the book was supposed to be of the same vein. I despised Quixote in high school so that may somewhat explain my distaste for this book.

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186/200

Hurry Down Sunshine by Michael Greenberg

My rating: 2 of 5 stars

As I am reading everyone else's reviews, I couldn't agree more. Uninspired feels like a good word to use to describe this memoir. It felt rather clinical to me for something that could've been gripping and emotional. Greenburg's daughter, Sally, is gripped by madness at age 15. She is committed to a psychiatric hospital and given the diagnosis of Bipolar 1. The author talks about how everyone suffers and then basically needs to babysit her until she comes out of her manic mood. I just felt like I was reading something that was tough for someone else, but didn't really affect people the way I thought it would, the author included.

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185/200

Sizzling Sixteen by Janet Evanovich

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Okay first, what is with the goodreads description? Yuck! That was torturous. Where was Lula in a Ponzi scheme? Did I miss something?Anyway, I hate to say it but I am getting a little jaded about these books. They are still a good read and I still love the series but...how many times can you forget to bring your cuffs? How many times can you forget to buy bullets and think things will be okay?Maybe I didn't like it because Stephanie and Morelli were on the outs, but I am also getting a little tired of the love triangle. If you aren't going to pick one, at least sleep with Ranger for crying out loud. When Stephanie was complaining of heartburn and feeling sick, I was sure she was pregnant. At the time of Finger Lickin' Fifteen it was rumored that the series was wrapping up. If that is true I will be interested to see how Evavnovich ends it. In the meantime, I am a little eh.

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184/200

Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout

My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Since this book had won a Pulitzer and I kept hearing about it, I wanted to check it out. But I tend to hate short stories. I thought this would have a redeeming quality in that the stories were all related somehow. I thought Olive was an annoying, unlikeable character. She had a few redeeming qualities, but they didn't really come through very often. I had a hard time getting through the book which made me forget who the various characters were and I wondered if I was forgetting prior relationships with some of them. I was happy with the ending, but overall I didn't think it was worth plodding through.

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