Review: The Time Keeper

The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Father Time has been punished for trying to measure God's greatest gift and is banished for centuries. He is forced to listen to the voices of people begging for more time.

Quote from the book:
There is a limit to why God limits our days. Why?
To make each one precious.

He is brought to the present time where time is an issue. In order to save himself for eternity, he must help two people. One is a teenaged girl who has given up on life and the other an elderly man who wants to live forever.

An interesting and thought provoking read.

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Review: The Breakdown

The Breakdown by B.A. Paris
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I loved this book and read it in almost one sitting. I loved her first book, Behind Closed Doors and had looked forward to this, her second book.

Cass is a married school teacher who inherited quite a large sum of money from her parents. She has a best friend, Rachel, who spent a lot of time at her home when she was growing up because her mother worked long hours and she was considered a second daughter to Cass' parents.

Since Cass' mother had early onset dementia, Cass was concerned that she had inherited the gene and of course before long she is exhibiting the symptoms. Put this together with a murder of a friend very near her isolated home and you have the makings of a great psychological mystery.

An excellent read.

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Review: Deep Down

Deep Down by Lee Child
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

There are classified talks going on in Washington regarding plans for a new, state of the art sniper rifle. Unfortunately there are leaks to the plans of the rifle. Jack Reacher is brought in under cover to try to suss out the culprit. There are four women, any one of which could be "it".

An interesting, shorter story.

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Review: Second Honeymoon

Second Honeymoon by James Patterson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

There are two serial killers on the loose. One is killing newlywed couples and the other is killing all men named John O'hara. John O'hara is the name of the FBI agent, a father of two young boys, who is on sick leave of sorts as he has not come back well following the death of his wife. Another John O'hara is just coincidentally the name of the brother in law of the president.

This was a fast paced, excellent read.

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Review: 113 Minutes

113 Minutes by James Patterson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This shorter story involves a young boy who has died from a drug overdose. His mother and her brothers take matters into their own hands with a very ingenious plan that actually kills two birds with one stone.

An interesting read.

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Review: Chase

Chase by James Patterson
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Michael Bennett is now a widower. He has a girlfriend but his priority is his ten children. Its not easy but he has the help of his grandfather/priest and his nanny, now his girlfriend as well.

A man is found dead and seems to have committed suicide by jumping off a building but all is not as it seems.

Chase is an interesting shorter story featuring Michael Bennett who is searching for a reason for the dead man's murder.

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Review: Step on a Crack

Step on a Crack by James Patterson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Michael Bennett has ten adopted children, its Christmas, and his wife is in the hospital with terminal cancer. To add to his problems there has been a major crisis in a cathedral in Manhattan. A hostage taking at the funeral of a former first lady.

Bennett is a negotiator with the police and FBI and must help to get this horrible thing under control, and still be with his wife in her final days and give his children a Christmas.

An enjoyable, fast paced read.

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