Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Bossypants

by Tina Fey

My husband and I started this one back on July 4th weekend when we had a long car trip.  I finished it up last week and loved it.  It's very Tina Fey'ish and I laughed out loud multiple times.  I definitely recommend this as an audiobook because Tina Fey reads it herself and adds a bit to it.  It was delightful and passed the time quickly!

The Restorer (Graveyard Queen book 1)

by Amanda Stevens.

I really enjoyed this new series.  It's about Amelia, she can see ghosts but has a set of rules her father instilled in her - 1) do not acknowledge ghosts 2) do not get involved with those that are haunted etc.

She restores graveyards for a living and stumbles into a murder mystery with a handsome detective who is haunted by 2 ghosts.  Breaking her father's rules but trying to keep sane she helps to solve the mystery now that she has been sucked in full force.

I really enjoyed this one, it was a bit odd in parts.  Sometimes it felt like the author just jumped right into certain things without enough lead in so it felt forced and jumpy in places but all in all it was a great mystery and I look forward to more in the series.

Hounded (Druid book 1)

by Kevin Hearne.

This was an interesting new series.  It follows a 2100 year old Druid (the last) during modern times as he interacts with gods/goddesses, elementals, witches, vampires etc.  It's an action packed book with some great characters and was a fun read with a few laugh out loud moments.  I haven't gotten into the rest of the series yet but might come back to this at some point.  I have a lot of reading/catching up to do audio book wise for now.

Devil's Bride

by Stephanie Laurens.

I read this one a while back, it took a while because i wasn't commuting during my maternity leave.  I'm not sure how this one originally caught my eye, it was a new author but a historical romance.  I enjoyed it and thought the character development was good.  Honoria was a very strong female character as well which I liked a lot.