Every Which Way but Dead by Kim Harrison -7/14/08 (audio)

I read two of this series and decided not to read any more but then saw this at the library and thought, “Why not?”  I’m glad I did.  It wasn’t that I didn’t like the series, it was that I just didn’t care that much about the characters. Harrison just needed to get her stride, [...]

The Fundraising Houseparty by Morrie Warshawski 07/14/08

I read this in one sitting – probably not even an hour.  It’s a basic overview of the houseparty concept, which was semi-helpful.  Gave some resources for me to check out. There were things I did not agree with, but no fundraiser does things exactly the same as another.  I was mostly interested to see [...]

Cash in the City by Juliette Farley 07/13/08

I can’t remember why this was on my To Read list.  It’s a very basic primer on how to manage money and all that.  I think I could have written a more practical approach, but then lots of people think they can write books and can’t  It’s good if you’re a young woman, just starting [...]

Color Schemes Made Easy – Editors of Better Homes & Gardens 07/07/08

This was a quick and easy read, definitely for the novice decorator.  It was $3.99 in the bargain shelves at Barnes &  Nobles, though, so it was okay.

Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella 07/08/08

I picked up Remember Me? because a member of an online group I’m in suggested it.  That and I like Sophie Kinsella.  While her books aren’t deep, they are fun.  I’ve read all of the Shopaholic books (and, really, who hasn’t known a Becky Bloomwood?) but I loved Domestic Goddess. 
The premise is simple: Lexi [...]

Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich 07/05/08

The early Stephanie Plum books were hilarious, the more recent ones not so much.  This one made me laugh right out loud.  Grandma Mazur all in black teenage gear (with a teenager) along with all her 80+ year old friends playing role playing games?  And saying things like “I got ganked?  I got all my [...]

Gorgeously Green by Sophie Uliano

Last night, I went to Target.  I was looking for a platform bed that they had on the internet and I was hopeful I could get it locally.  I could not but then I wandered around looking at other things.  I went to my usual Target Aisles: bedding, cosmetics, skin care, and books.  I bought [...]

Eccentric Glamour by Simon Doonan 07/03/08

I don’t know if you’ll take the advice in this book, but you should read it.  How can you not read a book buy a gay British guy who both impersonates Queen Elizabeth and quotes Flava Flav?
 
Okay, some of the advice you shouldn’t take.  Ignore the permission to wear “a gold leotard with your lesbian [...]

A Connecticut Fashionista in King Arthur’s Court by Marianne Mancusi 06/30/08

I was a sucker for a King Arthur story when I was a young teen.  I’ve read more versions of it that you can imagine.  In this one, Kat is transported back to Camelot.  It takes her awhile to find out it wasn’t an accident – the Lady of the Lake and Merlin thought that [...]