Friendship Overcomes

My Rating: 4/5

Review: This was a wonderful book about the strength of friendship and life for women in the 60's and 70's. I loved the camaraderie and diversity of the five women who became known amongst themselves as the Wednesday Sisters. Each woman has her own story, of course, and her own trials to bear. They become each other's support around every turn, every crazy bend in the road. Writing becomes the center point of they're weekly meetings, and a way for them to become even closer. I enjoyed the retro vibe through out the story, and the historic references to what was going on during that time. It made me laugh, made me think, and it even made me cry a little bit. Good stuff.

Book Description:Friendship, loyalty, and love lie at the heart of Meg Waite Clayton’s beautifully written, poignant, and sweeping novel of five women who, over the course of four decades, come to redefine what it means to be family.

Curiouser and Curiouser

My Rating: 3/5

Review: I read this book with my son. We were both entertained for the most part, but there were a couple of chapters that were a bit tedious. There isn't a single movie or cartoon version out there, I don't believe, that has been completely true to the book. Yet, they were far more enjoyable I dare say. The book is just so ridiculous, but I suppose that was the true theme of the story, so there you go.

Book Description: For more than 130 years, children have reveled in the delightfully non-moralistic, non-educational virtues of this classic. In fact, at every turn, Alice's new companions scoff at her traditional education. The Mock Turtle, for example, remarks that he took the "regular course" in school: Reeling, Writhing, and branches of Arithmetic-Ambition, Distraction, Uglification, and Derision. Carroll believed John Tenniel's illustrations were as important as his text. Naturally, Carroll's instincts were good; the masterful drawings are inextricably tied to the well-loved story.

Boggy, Soggy, Mess

My Rating: 2/5

Review: Unfortunately, I struggled with this fourth book in the Mary Russell series. I was bored out of my mind for the most part, which is very disappointing. I still like Mary, of course, and her husband, but the storyline lacked the magic that drew me to the series in the first place. I'll continue with the series, but I sincerely hope that the next book picks up the pace again.

Book Description: Holmes and Russell are summoned to Devonshire to solve a tin miner's mysterious death. Lonely Dartmoor provides plenty of opportunities for King to both relate the haunting legends of that part of the world and offer some amusing revisions to one of Holmes's most famous cases, The Hound of the Baskervilles. Though Holmes purists might resent the liberties taken with their hero, readers in search of a strong female protagonist, some fascinating local history, and spooky ambience will enjoy The Moor.