Monday Morning Book Review--Sweet

Sweet by Emmy Laybourne--Laurel joins her friend Viv on a cruise to launch a new diet sweetener guaranteed to help the user lose weight.   BUT the new sweetener isn't exactly what the company promised and things begin to go horribly awry.  Should this product make it to market?  Only those on board know what's happening...A refreshingly different look at big business, the pressure to be thin and celebrity culture wrapped up in a story that will keep you turning the pages.  

Monday Morning Book Review--Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs.  This book has always intrigued me because the photographs that Riggs uses are real black and white photos from a bygone era.  Riggs builds the story around these "peculiar" children who appear to have special powers.  Jacob, the main character, travels to a remote island off of the coast of England to find the home his grandfather lived in during WWII.  Once on the island, he encounters these peculiar children in a most unique way.  Part fantasy, part horror story with some time travel elements keeps the reader wondering what will happen next.

Monday Morning Book Review--Project 17

Project 17 by Laurie Faria Stolarz combines the feel of a scary movie combined with a teenage coming of age story.  One reviewer described it as Blair Witch meets the Breakfast Club and that is the right description for those who have seen those movies.  Derik decides to enter a student film contest and decides that the old mental hospital slated for demolition is the perfect location.  He recruits 5 other students to help him with the project each of whom has their own reasons for saying yes.  The night of filming takes each person on an interesting if frightening journey of discovery.

Monday Morning Book Review--Flowers in the Attic

Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews--Need a thriller to keep you awake at night? Need to get into the Halloween mindset...how about a mother who locks her four children away in the attic? Why, what do they go through, will you be able to put it down?

Monday Morning Book Review

The Stand by Stephen King A road-trip and rock-and-roll music combined in only the way that Stephen King can do it. This classic King novel stands the test of time and is a great one to put on your summer reading list.