When a young man is discovered murdered on a house boat, the police start investing. A young girl is seen leaving the house boat, so everything shouldWhen a young man is discovered murdered on a house boat, the police start investing. A young girl is seen leaving the house boat, so everything should be easy. Instead, this story takes you on a rollercoaster of characters and timelines. Each of the characters has flaws, each one has a reason to want to see an end to the young man. The author explores how past wrongs can fester and consume a person. There was a passage that was referring to books but I thought it summed up the whole premise of the storyline: Succumbing already to slow fire, the acidification of the paper destroying it from within, eating away at the pages, making them brittle and breakable. I admit I did have to sketch out a map of the characters to keep the straight at first but once I settled into the story, everything fit together....more
Talk about action-packed!! It never stops with Robert Langdon. Thank goodness, he's a fictional character, because I don't think any real person couldTalk about action-packed!! It never stops with Robert Langdon. Thank goodness, he's a fictional character, because I don't think any real person could do all that he does. But that's what makes it such a great story, right? I absolutely love learning all of the symbolism in this story. Almost makes me what to become symbologist, kinda like Indiana Jones made me want to become an archeologist. ...more
A delightful coming-of-age story set in Mississippi. A young girl named Starla sets out to find her mother in Nashville. She currently resides with heA delightful coming-of-age story set in Mississippi. A young girl named Starla sets out to find her mother in Nashville. She currently resides with her grandmother and feels sure the woman does not like her one bit. A determined Starla knows that if she can just get to her soon-to-be-famous mother in Nashville, her whole life will be perfect. Along the way, she happens upon Eula, who has a baby named James. Together, the three have an adventure of a lifetime, and a friendship is created that stands the test or time and circumstances....more
While the title adopted of the context would make you believe this story is all about books - it's also about the power of love and friendship. Peter While the title adopted of the context would make you believe this story is all about books - it's also about the power of love and friendship. Peter Byerly has loved books his whole life - until he meets Amanda. Then he loved two things. So when Amanda passes away, Peter is lost and withdraws from the world. Then, one day, he stumbled kes upon a picture that eerily resembles his late wife, and a mystery unfolds in front of him, forcing him to experience life again. There was an additional storyline involving William Shakespeare and his associates, which I found very interesting. It's definitely a book for someone who loves history and is a good old-fashioned mystery....more
Loading...
