The Blue Bottle Club by Penelope Stokes

So, here is my latest read and I loved it!!! I read it fast which is always an indicator for me as to how good it was. Let me break it down for you in my opinion.
Rating: I give it an A. I really liked the book and couldn't put it down.
Genre: Fiction. Story about a reporter that comes across a bottle with the dreams of 4 teenage girls from 1929. She goes on a quest to find out where each of the now 80 year old women are.
Recommend to: Anyone. This book is pretty darn clean. Nothing in here I wouldn't let my kids read. Although, they may not want to. It's not an adventure type book. I would also recommend it to anyone looking for a little spiritual pick-me-up. It's not a lot of religion but certainly has a spiritual aspect.
What I think: I think all my book club gals would love this book. It was just interesting to see where each of the girls ended up. Keep in mind that they put their dreams in the bottle in 1929.
Loved it! Read it and let me know what you think!

Book Clubs

If you aren't in one, Hurry and get in on one!!!
It is my favorite. All we do is talk books for a couple hours with some good munchies and hot chocolate! Mmmmmm
If you need a book club to be in, come to mine! The girls are great and always have good recommendations. My list has grown by leaps and bounds since last night. (Much to the dismay of my already starving family.)
OHHH and I also wanted to bring up something beautiful to those of you that love to read, want to buy every book you read, but don't have the room to have that amazing library with long flowing velvet curtains and high enough ceilings to carefully maneuver your 10 foot long ladder on wheels...
Oh sorry.
Lost myself.

bookswim.com

It is literally Netflix for books! It does have some fees so you have to decide if it would save you money and room. But it works just like netflix. They mail you a book (or 3) and you can take as long as you need to read them. AND if you happen to love a book, you can keep it and purchase it! Yikes! It sounds fantastic! I have not signed up yet as I am still trying to decide if I want to throw all of my library dreams out and get a Kindle. (If anyone has one, let me know what you love and hate about them.)

My latest read... A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick
I gave it a B+ because I like the story however, it is graphic! I would only recommend it to adults who don't mind a lot of sexual content. It takes place in the early 1900's. A man places an ad for a Reliable Wife and Catherine answers but has different plans for the wealthy man she is going to marry.

What are you reading?

All time Favorites

This far...
Not in order...
Maybe not all of them, just off the top of my head...
*My Sisters Keeper- Emotions to the max. Husband thought someone had died for real!
*Thirteenth Tale- Little bit mystery. Don't normally like this stuff, but this is literary heaven!
*The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society- The title for starters. Easy read without any real climax! Great book!
*The Secret Life of Bees- Made me want to be a beekeeper when I grow up!
*The Hunger Games and sequel- WOW! This author can create a story! Enjoyed to the last page! Now I have to wait for the 3rd! Augh!
*The Choice and Message in a Bottle- Really, anything by Nicholas Spark. He can create love that makes me want to lick the book. Nothing horrible and dirty. Just good lovin romance!
*The Book Thief- Not your usual holocaust story. Beautifully written. Nice flow.
*Water for Elephants- If you can handle some profanity and such, this is a fantastic book that I can't even tell you why I loved it so much!
*Angels and Demons- Dan Brown has got it goin on! His stories, research and historical detail can't be beat! I can't put his books down!
So I've given up a few of my faves. I'm sure to have missed a few, but I will get to them. PLEASE post yours!

Let's Talk Books!

And why we love them...


Asking you all to post comments on your favorite books would be like asking you to post comments on your favorite child. So we will take it slowly. I want to tel y'all about some of my favorites and why I love them. The list is lengthy so I will only cover one at a time. Then I would love to hear your comments about the books I love and hear some things about books you love. Are ya with me?


Ah books I love... where to start?

A Girl Named Zippy by Haven Kimmel

My Rating: A

Genre: Memoir

Recommend to: Older teens and up (Some language and adult themes, it is a small town after all)

Great for book clubs.

What I think? I loved this witty little story about growing up in a small town. It made me laugh out loud at points. I'm sure Haven Kimmel and I are long lost relatives! In fact, I first was motivated to start "Growing up Redneck" as I read this book. If you are looking for a fun, fast, easy read, this is sure to me a memorable book for you!

Let me know if you love it as much as I did!

Books Books Books

Augh, I must be crazy! Do I really need one more blog to manage? But my faithful friends have asked and I have once again risen to the occasion. This will be a posting place for my latest and greatest reads. I am very excited for you to check out the books I am reading and hear what you are reading too! So, I am going to post what I am reading now and post a list of all time favorites this weekend.

So I am reading "Wish You Well" by David Baldacci. So far so good. It's about a 12 year old girl that has tragedy strike her family and so they go to live in the hills of Virginia with their great grandmother. It has held my interest so far.

I will keep you posted! What are you reading???

Becky