The Best Laid Plans by Terry Fallis

The Best Laid Plans by Terry Fallis
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A very enjoyable, satisfying read. A political aide wants out of government and to go into the teaching field. Before he is released however, he is forced to run a losing campaign in a riding that has been conservative "forever" and without any hope of every changing.

He makes a deal with another teacher/engineer, Angus, to run in the riding and he will take a teaching assignment that the older Angus wants to drop in exchange. There will be not problem because of there being no hope whatsoever of being elected to this riding!!!

Lovely humour surrounding interesting characters. A must read.



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419 by Will Ferguson

419 by Will Ferguson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is a story about a man who was duped by a Nigerian scam artist. I was immersed in this story from the beginning. So vivid was it that I could smell and taste Nigerian as I was reading.

I think we all have received these types of letters and emails, usually from someone calling himself "Mr." The story is realistic to the point that you wonder if this has truly happened.

For anyone who uses the internet, this is a must read.



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Seconds Away by Harlan Coben

Seconds Away by Harlan Coben
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This is the second in the Mickey Bolitar series. An enjoyable sequel to Shelter. A motley crew of characters has been introduced and their discovery of an "organization" that was formed to rescue children from harm.

I am lookingforward to the third installment.

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The Homecoming of Samuel Lake by Jenny Wingfield

The Homecoming of Samuel Lake by Jenny Wingfield
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

A disappointing book. The story had great potential in the beginning but developed in a very scattered way. It went back and forth between angelic and demonic.

In the beginning, and sporadically throughout, it was very simple family life. I am not a fan of domestic violence, child abuse and animal abuse, and found the themes one dimensional and over simplified for the gravity of the situations.

A disappointing read.



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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

I understand that this is an important "document" regarding the life and times during the years around 1900-1910, but, I found the book to be excessively detailed about day-to-day life in Brooklyn. Taking a page and a half to describe in detail the buying of a pickle is just more than my patience can handle.

A good story, but not my type of book.

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The Dry Grass of August by Anna Jean Mayhew

The Dry Grass of August by Anna Jean Mayhew
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A well written, realistic story. Starts off slowly and sleepily throwing you off the track. It builds gradually at first until you begin to realize the enormity of the story regarding the way of life in the south and the injustices.





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What Matters Most by Bette Lee Crosby

What Matters Most by Bette Lee Crosby
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Louise and Clay are middle aged and Clay is tired of working at the bank. He receives a letter in the mail notifying him that his uncle has died and left him his house in Florida and his bank account. Almost right away Clay decides to retire and move them to the house in Florida. The one little problem for him is that his wife is very happy where she is, with friends and family and a nice house and a routine that suits her and she is not happy about moving.

An excellent read, loaded with the types of problems that we all face.

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