It’s Monday! What are you reading?
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I have a lot in progress this week but not a lot of finishes.
Distant Shores
Jack and Elizabeth Shores married in college right before Jack went into the NFL. Now, 20 years later he’s trying to revive his stalled sportscaster career and she’s trying to decide who she is now that her children are grown.
I liked this book for the most part. Towards the end it got a little cliched which was sad because it had been valiantly holding off being stereotypical for a while.
Lean Mean Thirteen 
Stephanie Plum’s no good ex-husband Dickie disappears the day after she plants a bug on him. The bug is for her sometimes boss, Rangeman Security but she doesn’t know why. All she knows is that she is the primary suspect so she is suddenly concerned about finding him.
Fearless Fourteen
Stephanie Plum is stuck with Zook, a graffiti crazy, gamer teenager when his mother can’t get bonded out of jail. His uncle Dom, who is newly released from jail for bank robbery, won’t come get him and Dom is making strange threats towards Stephanie’s boyfriend Joe. When word gets out that Dom may have hid part of his loot from the robbery in the house that Joe now lives in everyone in the ‘Burg is suddenly in on the treasure hunt.
These are still fun, light and fluffy reads. I enjoy them but then I can’t even remember what they were about in a few days.
Son of Hamas: A Gripping Account of Terror, Betrayal, Political Intrigue, and Unthinkable Choices
The author is the son of one of the founders of Hamas. Over time he came to reject the violence being done in the name of Hamas and started to work as an informer for the Israelis.
I wanted more from this book. It is a very superficial look at events in the Middle East. I would have liked more attempts to put everything in the historical context.
15 Comments
Elisha (BookJunkieMom)
on April 10, 2012 at 8:14 pm -
I like Kristin Hannah and that cover looks good…Happy reading!
Crystal @ I Totally Paused
on April 9, 2012 at 1:06 pm -
I keep meaning to start the Stephanie Plum series, it sounds really interesting and funny.
Laura
on April 9, 2012 at 12:39 pm -
Hmm, I may have to get that Kristin Hannah book for my summer reading at the beach.
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Brunette LIbrarian
on April 9, 2012 at 9:02 am -
Love love love Kristin Hannah! Have you read Winter Garden? Amazingly sad/sweet story. 🙂
Happy reading this week 🙂
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Dalene
on April 9, 2012 at 8:34 am -
Love the Stephanie Plum books as well. Yeah, I tend to do the same thing, but I think we all need those lighter, fun books. Love Kristin Hannah as well. Have not read Distant Shores. Happy reading 🙂
Kristin T.
on April 9, 2012 at 7:39 am -
I am planning on starting the Stephanie Plum books soon – I have the first book and am hoping to get to it soon! I also really like Kristin Hannah, but haven’t read Distant Shores yet – it’s on my tbr list!
Have a great week.
Kristin @ Always With a Book
Deb Nance at Readerbuzz
on April 9, 2012 at 6:54 am -
I would say that I’m a Plum fan, but, oddly, I have not read the last two books. Isn’t that crazy?
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Pocketful of Books
on April 9, 2012 at 5:33 am -
‘Son of Hamas’ looks really gripping! I like a thriller every now and again and this looks intriguing!
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Megan
on April 9, 2012 at 12:21 am -
A nice blend of books you have there, I hope you enjoy reading them!
Pussreboots
on April 9, 2012 at 12:15 am -
My book club friends are fans of the Plum series. So far I haven’t read any of them. Maybe in the future.
My favorite read this week was Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan. Please come see what else I’m reading.
Odett
on April 8, 2012 at 11:58 pm -
Exactly i just can agree that Ms. Plum is really great autor. it’s an good casual that i had found this web page, very interesting !
Lindsey
on April 8, 2012 at 10:40 pm -
I’m sorry you found Son of Hamas disappointing. I thought it sounded interesting, but now I might look for something different on the same topic.
Sheila (Book Journey)
on April 8, 2012 at 9:57 pm -
Kristin Hannah is such a great writer! I am listening to Home Front now and on audio it is wonderful!
Andra Lynn
on April 8, 2012 at 9:22 pm -
How much do I love Stephanie Plum?? SO much! I actually intend to do a re-read of the series soon! Maybe I’ll bump it up because you’ve reminded me 😀
MarthaE
on April 8, 2012 at 8:54 pm -
Interesting comments about not remembering the Plum plots a few days later. 🙂 There are light reads that are like that. Sometimes I worry I do that when I read too fast/too many in a week. Writing the reviews at least helps me focus on the stories for a bit.
I hope you have a good week.