Showing posts with label 2 stars. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2 stars. Show all posts

Monday, July 13, 2009

Barbara Delinsky - An Accidental Woman

11. An Accidental Woman by Barbara Delinsky (2002)
Blake Sisters Series Book 2
Length: 544 pages
Genre: Contemporary Fiction
Started: 3 July 2009
Finished: 13 July 2009
Where did it come from? From a Library Book Sale
How long has it been on my TBR pile? Since 1 June 2009
Why do I have it? I like Barbara Delinsky as an author and I have several more books by this author on my bookshelf.

Longtime resident of Lake Henry, New Hampshire, Heather Malone has been led away by the FBI, which claims that she fled the scene of a fatal accident in California years before. Poppy Blake, her best friend, is determined to clear her name, while facing past mistakes of her own: she still feels guilt over a snowmobile accident that killed her partner and left her paralyzed. Playing an unlikely role in both women's lives is investigative journalist Griffin Hughes, whose attraction to Poppy keeps him returning to Lake Henry, even as he is the secret reason why the FBI is interested in Heather.

To redeem himself, Griffin sets out to unravel the mystery surrounding Heather and becomes the key to freeing Poppy from her regrets and showing her a rich new future. In my opinion, this is not Barbara Delinsky's best work. There was a lot of discussion of maple syrup making which I didn't understand very well. I give this book a C+!


C+! - (76-79%)


Till we Meet Again, Glow Brightly as Moonlight

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Mary Stewart - The Ivy Tree

6. The Ivy Tree by Mary Stewart (1961)
Length: 272 pages
Genre: Contemporary Mystery
Started: 2 June 2009
Finished: 11 June 2009
Where did it come from? From Paperback Swap
How long has it been on my TBR pile? Since 22 April 2009
Why do I have it? I like Mary Stewart as an author and have read and enjoyed several books by this author in the past.


Mary Grey had come from Canada to find her relatives in Northlumberland, England. The lonely young woman was facing an uncertain future when she decided on a lark to impersonate missing heiress Annabel Winslow. However, Mary Grey's life doesn't turn out happily ever after as someone wants Annabel Winslow to disappear permanently. I thought this plot was convoluted and unbelievable. I give this story a C+!

C+! - (76-79%)


Till we Meet Again, Glow Brightly as Moonlight

Thursday, May 21, 2009

Mary Stewart - Rose Cottage

3. Rose Cottage by Mary Stewart (1997)
Length: 240 pages
Genre: Historical Fiction
Started: 15 May 2009
Finished: 21 May 2009
Where did it come from? Borrowed from the library
How long has it been on my TBR pile? Since 1 April 2009
Why do I have it? I like Mary Stewart as an author and have read and enjoyed several books by this author in the past.


Kathy Herrick's mother had left her when she was a little girl and gone off with the gypsies. Thinking that her mother is now dead, Kathy has returned to her childhood home - Rose Cottage - to claim it for her own. I liked this story very much and give it a C+!

C+! - (76-79%)

Till we Meet Again, Glow Brightly as Moonlight