Thursday, June 26, 2008

Certain Girls

Certain Girls Certain Girls by Jennifer Weiner


My review


rating: 4 of 5 stars
This is a sequel to 'Good in Bed'. Probably helps if you read it first.


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Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Stealing Athena

Stealing Athena: A Novel Stealing Athena: A Novel by Karen Essex


My review


rating: 3 of 5 stars
Novel about the Elgin Marble caper. Told from Lady Elgin's point of view.


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Monday, June 23, 2008

Tonight is Midsummer Night's Eve


Tonight is Midsummer Night's Eve, also called St. John's Eve. St. John is the patron saint of beekeepers. It's a time when the hives are full of honey. The full moon that occurs this month was called the Mead Moon, because honey was fermented to make mead. That's where the word "honeymoon" comes from. Midsummer dew was said to have special healing powers. Women washed their faces in it to make themselves beautiful and young. They skipped naked through the dew to make themselves more fertile. It's a time for lovers. An old Swedish proverb says, "Midsummer Night is not long but it sets many cradles rocking." Midsummer Eve is also known as Herb Evening. Legend says that this is the best night for gathering magical herbs. Supposedly, a special plant flowers only on this night, and the person who picks it can understand the language of the trees. Flowers were placed under a pillow with the hope of important dreams about future lovers. Shakespeare set his play A Midsummer Night's Dream on this night. It tells the story of two young couples who wander into a magical forest outside Athens. In the play, Shakespeare wrote, "The course of true love never did run smooth."
From: The Writer's Almanac for June 23, 2008

Sunday, June 15, 2008

The Book of Lost Thnigs

The Book of Lost Things The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly



My review


rating: 3 of 5 stars
Weird! Gaiman-esque. I give it 3 1/2 * (stars)
Reminds me of Coraline.


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Saturday, June 14, 2008

Couldn't Resist


Saturday, June 07, 2008

ICHC

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Thursday, June 05, 2008

Book Review

All Mortal Flesh: A Rev. Clare Fergusson and Russ Van Alstyne Mystery All Mortal Flesh: A Rev. Clare Fergusson and Russ Van Alstyne Mystery by Julia Spencer-Fleming


My review


rating: 5 of 5 stars
So ends the Spencer-Fleming Marathon. What a ride! These books are addictive. Can't wait for the next one.


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Sunday, June 01, 2008

A Clare Fergusson / Russ Van Alstyne Mystery #4

To Darkness and to Death (A Rev. Clare Fergusson/Russ Van Alstyne Mystery) To Darkness and to Death by Julia Spencer-Fleming


My review


rating: 4 of 5 stars
I continue to adore this series. I was raised in the Episcopal Church, so the liturgy is very familiar to me. Lovely Compline quote before the last Chapter. An aside - Bishop Spong was the Priest at our church, many, many years ago.


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