More 2006 “Summer Fun” Adult Summer Reading

TITLE: Secret Life of Bees, The
AUTHOR: Sue Monk Kidd
TYPE: Fiction
CALL NO.: FIC KID Pb (book) & CD KID (audio book)
DO YOU RECOMMEND THIS TITLE: Yes
Review:
I found it a little hard at first to get into the book, but the characters seem to draw you in, wanting to find out more.

TITLE: Confessions of a Shopaholic
AUTHOR: Sophie Kinsella
TYPE: Fiction
CALL NO.: FIC KIN PB
DO YOU RECOMMEND THIS TITLE: Yes
Review:
Hilarious! Becky Bloomwood is the next Stephanie Plum. I laughed throughout the whole book. Highly recommended!


TITLE: Magic Hour
AUTHOR: Kristin Hannah
TYPE: Fiction
CALL NO.: Available through MeLCat interlibrary loan
DO YOU RECOMMEND THIS TITLE: Yes
Review:
Deep in the Pacific lies the Olympic National Forest--nearly one million acres of darkness & beauty. From the heart of the forest, a six year old girl appears... An excellent book! All of Hannah's books are good. Read!

TITLE: Gone
AUTHOR: Lisa Gardner
TYPE: Fiction
CALL NO.: FIC GAR
DO YOU RECOMMEND THIS TITLE: Yes
Review:
With his partner & lover missing from her bloodstained car, Private Investigator Pierce Quincy begins a desperate search. All Lisa Gardner's mysteries follow one another, with Pierce Quincy solving or his daughter. Very good books. Read them all.


TITLE: Kingdom Come
AUTHOR: Tim Green
TYPE: Fiction
CALL NO.: FIC GRE
DO YOU RECOMMEND THIS TITLE: Yes
Review:
[This is my] first time for this author. [The book] holds your interest until the end. [I'll] read more of his books.


TITLE: Tenth Circle
AUTHOR: Jodi Picoult
TYPE: Fiction
CALL NO.: FIC PIC
DO YOU RECOMMEND THIS TITLE: Yes
Review:
I found it hard to get into at first and the topic was difficult, but I felt the need to finish in order to find out the ending. (I would recommend this if you like mystery reads)


TITLE: The Other Boleyn Girl
AUTHOR: Philippa Gregory
TYPE: Fiction
CALL NO.: FIC GRE PB
DO YOU RECOMMEND THIS TITLE: Yes
Review:
Fabulous historical fiction that has wonderful detail. I really identified with the main character—who lived over 500 years ago!


TITLE: Ford, the Men and the Machine
AUTHOR: Lacey, Robert
TYPE: Nonfiction
CALL NO.: BIO FOR
DO YOU RECOMMEND THIS TITLE: Yes
Review:
Great book! An in depth view of Ford history, unbiased. A great story.