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Monday, June 23, 2014

Review: Lost Lake by Sarah Addison Allen

Lost Lake
by Sarah Addison Allen


The first time Eby saw Lost Lake, it was on a picture postcard.  Just an old photo and a few words on a small square of heavy stock, but when she saw it, she knew she was seeing her future.

That was half a lifetime ago.  Now Lost Lake is about to slip into Eby's past.  Her husband, George, is long passed.  Most of her demanding extended family are gone.  All that's left is a once-charming collection of lakeside cabins succumbing to the southern Georgia heat and damp, and an assortment of faithful misfits drawn back to Lost Lake year after year by their own unspoken dreams and desires.

It's a lot, but it's not enough to keep Eby from calling this her final summer at the lake, and relinquishing Lost Lake to a developer with cash in hand.  Until one last chance at family knocks on her door.

Lost Lake is where Kate Pheris spent her last best summer at the age of twelve, before she learned of loneliness and heartbreak and loss.  Now she's all too familiar with those things, but she knows about hope, too, thanks to her resilient daughter, Devin, and her own willingness to start moving forward.  Perhaps at Lost Lake her little girl can cling to her own childhood for just a little longer. . . and maybe Kate herself can rediscover something that slipped through her fingers so long ago.

One after another, people find their way to Lost Lake, looking for something that they weren't sure they needed in the first place: love, closure, a second chance, peace, a mystery solved, a heart mended.  Can they find what they need before it's too late?

At once atmospheric and enchanting, Lost Lake shows Sarah Addison Allen at her finest, illuminating the secret longings and the everyday magic that wait to be discovered in the unlikeliest of places. 




My Thoughts:  I loved this book from the cover to the story line.  For me, one look at the cover evoked thoughts of the south and the mystery and magic that is a part of of good  Southern fiction.  The main characters, Kate and her daughter Devin, were very sad in the beginning, as Kate's husband had died.  She had been walking around in a fog for a year, but when she came across an old postcard from Lost Lake something in her woke up.  Without telling her mother-in-law, who had basically been controlling her life for the last year, she packed up her daughter Devin for a road trip.  

Eby, Kate's aunt, was planning on this to be her last summer of running Lost Lake.  Her husband had passed away and many things were dilapidated and in need of repair.  When Kate shows up after so many years had passed, it starts to bring back old memories.  Some of Eby's summer regulars start to show up and together they determine to stop Eby from selling out to a real estate mogul who wants to turn the area into a resort.  

There are some magical, mystical elements to the story - like the alligator that speaks to Devin and only she seems able to see.   He wants her to find a box that he claims will save them and Lost Lake.  Devin herself is a little magical, as only a child can be, with her wise-beyond-her-years attitude and flair for dressing.  Kate and Wes' relationship is also magical - the first boy she ever had feelings for and almost kissed - meeting him again at Lost Lake.

Being at Lost Lake was almost as if time had stood still - the cabins, the lake, the path through the woods.  Makes me remember a lake we would go swimming at when I was a kid, that still holds a little magic in the memories when we go back today. 

Devin looked out over the water.  They didn't look like knees.  They didn't even look like roots.  They looked like the ancient spires of Gothic buildings sticking out of the top of the water, like there was a church under the lake and she and Bulahdeen could only see the top of it. They were clustered in a section close to the bank, no more than a foot or so out of the water.  She got as close to the edge as possible and looked down.  The water moved slightly, and she thought for a moment that she saw a flash of something electric blue at the bottom.  But, then again, the water was so murky that it was hard to tell just where the bottom was.  She didn't see any evidence that the alligator had been here, or that whatever it was he might want her to find was hidden anywhere.  She even put her hand over her good eye and looked around.   (p175, Lost Lake)

I haven't read anything else by Sarah Addison Allen, but Garden Spells has been on my TBR list forever.  I really must read some more of her work as I enjoyed this one immensely.




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About the author: New York Times Bestselling novelist Sarah Addison Allen brings the full flavor of her southern upbringing to bear on her fiction -- a captivating blend of magical realism, heartwarming romance, and small-town sensibility.

Born and raised in Asheville, North Carolina, in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Allen grew up with a love of books and an appreciation of good food (she credits her journalist father for the former and her mother, a fabulous cook, for the latter). In college, she majored in literature -- because, as she puts it, "I thought it was amazing that I could get a diploma just for reading fiction. It was like being able to major in eating chocolate." 

After graduation, Allen began writing seriously. Her big break occurred in 2007 with the publication of her first mainstream novel, Garden Spells, a modern-day fairy tale about an enchanted apple tree and the family of North Carolina women who tend it. Booklist called Allen's accomplished debut "spellbindingly charming." The novel became a Barnes & Noble Recommends selection, and then a New York Times Bestseller.

Allen continues to serve heaping helpings of the fantastic and the familiar in fiction she describes as "Southern-fried magic realism." Clearly, it's a recipe readers are happy to eat up as fast as she can dish it out.

Her published books to date are: Garden Spells (2007), The Sugar Queen (2008), The Girl Who Chased the Moon (2010), The Peach Keeper (2011) and Lost Lake (2014). (from Goodreads)

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Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Dead Peasants by Larry Thompson (Review, Interview and Giveaway!)

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Title: Dead Peasants

Author: Larry D. Thompson
Publisher: St. Martin's Press


About the Book: Lawyer Jack Bryant retires early to Fort Worth to kick back, relax and watch his son play football at TCU. Bored with retirement he opens a pro bono office in his RV. When Jack finds an elderly widow at his doorstep, clutching a check for life insurance proceeds on her husband but payable to his former employer, Jack files a civil suit to collect the benefits rightfully due the widow. A seemingly accidental death of his client’s husband thrusts Jack into a vortex of serial killings. He and his new love interest find themselves targets in the same murder for hire scheme. To stop the killings Jack must unravel what in their past makes certain people worth more dead than alive.

My Thoughts: This was a pretty good book.  I had never heard the term Dead Peasants before and I liked the way it was incorporated into this story.  The first 75 pages or so were kind of slow, but it laid out all the key characters and gave you a good foundation to build on.  Then the murders started and the characters all started to mesh together.  

The story unfolded and I found myself second guessing myself as to who could be behind everything.  I really liked Jack Bryant as well as his friend Colby.  Both of these people were loyal to a fault and very giving of themselves to others.  I would love to be in a position where I could help people like Jack does in the book when he starts doing his pro bono work.  What a great way to give back to the community where he grew up.  

The book flowed easily and I loved the short chapters (90 chapters in a 292 page book).  Sometimes I only have short bursts of time to read and so this style works well for me.  I look forward to seeing if Jack Bryant is going to be spearheading any other cases in the future.



~I received a complimentary copy of Dead Peasants from PICT in exchange for my unbiased review.~

Excerpt:


The knock at the door of the RV was so soft that at first Jack thought it must have been the wind. It came again. He rose from his chair and opened the door. An elderly black lady who he recognized as June Davis stood at the bottom of the steps.

“Mrs. Davis, I’m sorry. I didn’t hear you at first. Please come in. It’s chilly out there for early May.” Jack went down a step and extended his hand to assist his visitor, then offered her something to drink.

June perched on the edge of the cushioned bench that circled the table. “Water would be nice,” she said in a soft voice.

Jack went to the refrigerator and returned with a bottle. He twisted the cap a half a turn and handed it to her. She twisted the cap the rest of the way, took a small sip, replaced the cap and set it on the table.

“How are you doing, Mrs. Davis? I mean since your husband died have you been managing okay?”

“I’m fine, Mr. Bryant. My house is paid for and I get a little social security check. Besides, my kids look after me.” She reached into her purse and retrieved an envelope which she slid across the table to Jack. “This came in the mail, addressed to me. I, I wasn’t sure what to do with it; so, I called Miss Colby. She said I should take it to you.”

Jack picked up the envelope. The return address was the United States Postal Service. He opened it and found another envelope, this one torn and mangled with the addressee illegible. The letter from the postal service read, Dear Mrs. Davis: One of our sorting machines jammed and mangled this letter. We apologize for the problem. Your name was the only one we could make out on the letter, and we were able to get your address. Please handle as you see fit. Very truly yours.

Jack looked at the mangled letter. It was from Euro Life Insurance Company, based on the Isle of Gibraltar. It stated that Euro had determined that one William Davis was married to June Davis. Under the terms of the policy, since it paid double indemnity in the event of an accidental death, the benefit was $400,000, payable to Allison Southwest. Jack looked through the documents a second time before he looked up.

“Did you know that they had insured Willie for $400,000?”

“Lawdy, no, Mr. Bryant. Willie only made $20,000 a year. Why would anyone insure him for that kind of money? Besides, he retired from Allison fifteen years ago.”

“Good question. Let me keep these papers and the check. I’ll get back to you in a couple of days.”


Author Bio:


Larry D. Thompson is a veteran trial lawyer and has drawn on decades of experience in the courtroom to produce riveting legal thrillers. Dead Peasants is is third After graduating from the University of Texas School of Law, Thompson founded the Houston trial firm where he still serves as managing partner. The proud father of three grown children, he lives and works in Texas but spends his summers in Colorado, where he crafts his novels and hikes the mountains surrounding Vail. His greatest inspiration came from Thomas Thompson, his brother, who wrote many best-selling true-crime books and novels.

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Please enjoy this interview with Larry!
1.  How do you typically write?  Do you plot it all out beforehand or do you just let the story pour out?

I’m a plotter.  I outline the story and the major characters before I begin writing.  Of course, then the story takes on a life of its own and the characters do their own thing, which is always fun to observe.  By the way, I put away the outline once I start writing and read again when the story is finished.  I find that I come reasonably close to my outline…most of the time.

2. Do you have a favorite place to write or "must haves" while writing?

My wife and I spend summers in Vail, Colorado, and that is clearly my favorite place to write.  Otherwise, I write in my home office with nothing but the house across the street for inspiration.  As to “must haves”, there are none, other than a computer. 

3. Do you have much say in the title or covers of your books?

My publisher, St. Martin’s Press, has the final say-so on the title and the cover.  However, they will listen to me, particularly about the title.  There was a big internal squabble about the title, Dead Peasants.  I insisted on it and finally prevailed. 

4. Is there anything that has surprised you about writing, publishing or touring with your books?

Boy, there are too many things to cover in response.  However, I can eliminate any surprises about writing.  When I started, I found I loved it.  As to publishing, I became a writer in the age of confusion as we are still transitioning to ebooks.  The publishers don’t know what to do; nor do the writers in the Amazon age.  The publishers are reluctant to put any money in marketing.  They will publish an author and then do nothing.  Their mantra is the old one:  Throw enough books out there and see which ones will sell on their own. 

5. So you have a favorite author/book or one that you always recommend?

Actually, Blood and Money, written by my brother, Thomas Thompson, who died many years ago at a far too young age.  It’s at the top of the heap when it comes to true crime non-fiction. 

6. Was there anything (or anyone) while growing up which helped you decide you wanted to be a writer?

My mother was an English teacher.  My brother was a world-class writer; so, at some time I knew I would start writing. 

7. Do you have a job outside of being an author?

I’m still a full time trial lawyer, my profession for my entire adult life.  I write between trials.  Fortunately, all of that experience as a trial lawyer makes me a very good writer of legal thrillers.

8. What would you tell a beginning writer?

This is trite, but NEVERGIVEUP! Every rejection leads an author closer to an acceptance.  And the more you write the better you get. 

9. What were your favorite books growing up?

All of the Mark Twain Books

10 Do you have any books on your nightstand right now?

Black Box (Michael Connelly);  One Shot (Lee Child);

11. If you could meet one person who has died, who would that be?

Mark Twain

12.  If you could co-author a book with anyone, who would it be?

My Brother, Thomas Thompson

13 Do you have a favorite quote?

Never give up.  A great motto for life and for a writer.

14.  In one sentence, why should we read your book?

It’s the best legal thriller since Grisham’s “A Time To Kill.”

15. What is something people would be surprised to know about you?

Probably my age.  I didn’t start writing until I was sixty.  Fortunately, I come from long-lived stock and figure I have another fifteen or twenty novels in me. 

16. What do you come up with first when creating your character -- the back story, the plot, the characteristics?

All of the above. 

17 What do you do in your spare time?

What spare time?  I’m a full time trial lawyer, have a wife and family and write.  So, I suppose I can say that I write in my spare time. 

18. What does a day in your life look like?

My life is still dictated by my work as a trial lawyer.  I write when I’m not in trial.  Fortunately, that is not as often these days.  So, when I’m working on a novel, I can write a couple of hours in the morning and then go to my “day job.”  On weekends I write for four or five hours each day. 

19.  What does a day look like in the life of your main character?

He’s a lawyer who made a fortune as a plaintiff lawyer.  He tries to retire in his hometown in Fort Worth and quickly becomes bored.  So he sets up a pro bono law office in a poor part of town, working five or six hours a day until he and his love interest have to start solving a series of serial murders. 

20. How does your family feel about having a writer in the family?  Do they read your books?

This is interesting.  No one in my family reads fiction, except mine.  They all read, criticize and enjoy my stories. 

21.  Is there anything else that you would like my readers to know?

That’s a question almost impossible to answer.  Maybe the best response is that I write fiction like its real life.  There’s no leap of faith.  My readers almost always give me five stars.  I’m proud of that response.

22.  What time of day do you like to write?

Mornings.  I’m a morning person and my creative juices flow freely then. 

23 Where/when do you brainstorm the best?

At home in the evening while having a glass of wine with my wife. 

24.  How long do you think about a story before starting to write a book?

It varies.  I delayed my first novel for six months because I couldn’t think of an ending.  In Dead Peasants, it was only a matter of days.

25.  What is the most you have written in one day?

Five thousand words.  That was a chore, but the muse was with me and the words flowed.

26.  What themes do you love to read or write about?

I love thrillers.  History is interesting and even the occasional biography, but give me a well-written thriller any time. 

27.  What book fairs or events do you attend?

The International Thriller Writers Thrillerfest held in New York City each July.  It’s a great place to hang out with and exchange ideas with other thriller writers.

28.  What is your favorite way to promote a book?

I’ve tried all of the usual ways and have yet to figure out what works.  Check with me next year. 


Silly questions –

1. If you could have a superpower, what would it be?

Reading minds.

2.  Do you have any hidden talents?

None that I care to talk about in public.

3. Night owl or early bird?

Definitely an early bird.  I’m much more creative after a good night’s sleep. 

4. Favorite season?

Summer, but only in the mountains around Vail, CO. 

5. If someone wrote a book about your life, what would the title be?

He Gave It His All!

6. Favorite sport?

Football

7. Favorite music?

Jimmy Buffet

8. Talk or text?

Text

9. Cat or dog?

Dog

10.  Guilty pleasure TV show?

None

11. Sweet or salty snacks?

Salty

12. Favorite holiday destination?

Colorado Mountains

13.  Do you have a literary crush?

Not really, but my current favorite author is Michael Connelly.

14.  If you could live in a literary world -- what world would that be and why?

Current time in the United States.  We have problems here, but it’s still the best.

15. Most embarrassing moment?

None that come to mind.

16. If you could travel forward or backward in time, where would you go and why?

The time of the American Revolution.  I would like to be there while they discuss the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.

17 If your book were made into a movie, who would play the main characters?  What would the theme song be?

Hard to figure right now.

18. Most ________________ in High School?

Successful

Wow!  Thank you for answering so many of my questions!  

Now that you know everything there is to know about Larry Thompson - enter to win a copy of Dead Peasants!

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Sunday, August 26, 2012

Why My Third Husband Will Be a Dog by Lisa Scottoline (Book Review)

Title: Why My Third Husband Will Be a Dog
Author: Lisa Scottoline
Publisher: St. Martin's Press

About the book:  A hilarious collection of stories from the life of the New York Times bestselling author of Look Again.

At last, together in one collection, are Lisa Scottoline’s wildly popular Philadelphia Inquirer columns. In her column, Lisa lets her hair down, roots and all, to show the humorous side of life from a woman’s perspective. The Sunday column debuted in 2007 and on the day it started, Lisa wrote, “I write novels, so I usually have 100,000 words to tell a story. In a column there’s only 700 words. I can barely say hello in 700 words. I’m Italian.” The column gained momentum and popularity. Word of mouth spread, and readers demanded a collection. Why My Third Husband Will Be a Dog is that collection. Seventy vignettes. Vintage Scottoline.


In this collection, you’ll laugh about:
• Being caught braless in the emergency room
• Betty and Veronica’s Life Lessons for Girls
• A man’s most important body part
• Interrupting as an art form
• A religion men and women can worship
• Real estate ads as porn
• Spanx are public enemy number one
• And so much more about life, love, family, pets, and the pursuit of jeans that actually fit! (description from Goodreads)


My thoughts:  I have had Lisa Scottoline on my TBR list for awhile - but it was her Rosato and Associates series that I thought I would read.  I picked this one up for a reading challenge and laughed all the way through it.  The snapshots that she shares with us of her family include stories about her mom, her brother and her daughter - as well as her much loved dogs.

Surprisingly, I could really relate to many things that she wrote about, as I have college age daughters, a sometimes feisty mother, and much love for my pets.  Through her writings, she seems like someone that, if she lived around here, that I would be friends with.  I am not sure that men would relate to her book, or women of a different age.  But at the stage of life that I am currently in, it definitely rang a bell with me.  I look forward to being able to add some of her thrillers to my "read" list soon!

Why My Third Husband Will Be a Dog
Publisher/Publication Date: St. Martin's Press, Nov 2009
ISBN: 978312587482
304 pages



Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Switched by Amanda Hocking - Giveaway!!!

Switched
by Amanda Hocking

SWITCHED… at birth:

When Wendy Everly was six years old, her mother was convinced she was a monster and tried to kill her. Eleven years later, Wendy discovers her mother might have been right. She’s not the person she’s always believed herself to be, and her whole life begins to unravel—all because of Finn Holmes.

Finn is a mysterious guy who always seems to be watching her. Every encounter leaves her deeply shaken…though it has more to do with her fierce attraction to him than she’d ever admit. But it isn’t long before he reveals the truth: Wendy is a changeling who was switched at birth—and he’s come to take her home.

Now Wendy’s about to journey to a magical world she never knew existed, one that’s both beautiful and frightening. And where she must leave her old life behind to discover who she’s meant to become…

I got this book in the mail last week and can't wait to get it started!  It is the first book in a new trilogy, Trylle.  The other great thing about this trilogy is that there isn't much time between books!  The second book, Torn, goes on sale 2/28/12 and the third book Ascend goes on sale 4/24/12. 


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Friday, August 19, 2011

Following Polly by Karen Bergreen (Book Review)

Title: Following Polly
Author: Karen Bergreen
Publisher: St. Martin's Press

About the book: Would you call Alice Teakle a stalker?  Or just someone with an, um, unhealthy obsession with golden girl Polly Linley Dawson?  No one much notices Alice: not her boss, not the neighbors, not even her mother.

Besides, everyone follows Polly and everything about her: her business selling high-end lingerie you can imagine only her elegant self wearing, her all-over-the-social-pages marriage to movie director Humphrey Dawson, her chic looks, her wardrobe.  Alice just follows her a little more. . . closely.

Yet one Manhattan autumn afternoon when Alice loses her job and starts to follow Polly, she stumbles on the object of her attention sprawled dead on the floor of a boutique and is forced to become truly beneath anyone's notice.  Invisible, in fact.  Because she's accused of murder.

But can another obsession help save Alice with the fallout?  Charlie is Alice's longtime unattainable crush.  He might be able to help her out of the mess she's in. . . in return for a favor or two, that is.  But how will Alice find out if Charlie is really the man she thinks he is?

My thoughts: This book was a great summer read.  I started it while on vacation and finished reading it in the car on the way home.  Normally I can only read for a little while in the car, before I either get restless or a headache - but not with this book - I read it right through to the end of the book!

Alice has lost her job and is just sort of floating, not really sure where she wants to land, when she sees Polly Dawson.  Polly is sort of her long-time nemesis from college - the one who always had everything, perfect looks, perfect clothes, perfect life, etc, so she decides to follow her.  Before she knows it, it has become an everyday obsession.  She probably knows more about where Polly goes than even her husband!  And Polly never notices her.  Unfortunately, it seems someone else has and she becomes framed for Polly's murder.

Alice goes into hiding, sort of. She camps outside of her college crush's apartment (he is/was a lawyer).  He eventually confronts her, not remembering her from college, and for some reason believes her story and takes her in.  He has his own ulterior motives for helping her. 

There are a couple of mysteries happening - first off is the obvious - who killed Polly and framed Alice - and the second is what's up with Charlie's father and will Alice be able to help Charlie find out the truth? 

There is alot of humor in this story.  It is kind of a dry humor in face of the dire situation that Alice is facing.  I especially liked this part - Alice has asked that Charlie get in touch with her best friend, Jean, to let her know that she is okay.

"Hi, Jean.  I don't know if you remember me.  My name is Walter Redwin.  We went to Harvard Law School together."

Jean pauses for a second.  I know that she's dying to get in touch with me to tell me that my Charlie called her.

This is where Charlie's part gets tricky.

"You may know me as Charlie."

Now, I know you may be wondering how I managed to get Charlie to identify himself by his crush-name.

"Just introduce yourself to her on the phone," I instructed him casually just minutes ago. "And then tell her that she may know you as Charlie."

"Why Charlie?"

"Oh, it's this thing with me and Jean."

"What kind of thing?"

A thing where I made up a name for you when I decided to become obsessed with you.

"I promise I will tell you the second I get out of trouble."  Curiosity is a great motivator.  (p148-149, Following Polly)



Now maybe you need to read more of the story to appreciate it, but Alice's character is definitely quirky.  But it is a good quirky.  During the story you get to see her grow and to embrace who she really is.  There are a couple of twists at the end, but one I definitely did not see coming.  The book wrapped up nicely.  I will definitely be watching for another book by Karen Bergreen.

~ I received a complimentary copy of this book from the author and Library Thing Early Reviewers.~

About the author: Karen Bergreen is a stand-up comedian and a former lawyer.  She lives in New York City with her husband and two sons.

You can find her on Facebook and  Twitter.

Following Polly came out in paperback on August 16th!

Following Polly: A Novel by Karen Bergren
Publisher/Publication Date: St. Martin's Press, June 2011
ISBN: 978-0-312-57109-2
309 pages


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