The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest

All I can say is I went through this trilogy like wildfire!  I ended up being stuck in that horrid spot of reading late, late into the night and realizing that in order to finish, you will have to welcome in the dawn.  I managed to force myself to put it down at 2:00 a.m. and then woke up and grabbed it to finish at 7:00 a.m.  (Not sure I gained anything by sleeping!)  This last book just turns into a whirlwind of answers -- as all the loose ends are tied up one by one.  MUST READ!

The Girl Who Played With Fire

I am on a roll with this series!  I just finished it this morning and hated how it just adruptly ended with no reasonable closure!  So I did what anyone would do and I instantly downloaded the next in the series and continued reading!!!  Thus far, I am enjoying that immensely as well.  With the exception of having trouble getting into the first half of the first book, I have loved this series.  Will be sad when it's over.

Half-Broke Horses

I loved Glass Castles and was not sure how this author could top such an incredibly outrageous memoir of her life, and yet this book tells the story of her Grandmother and although it is not action-packed, it is an interesting and quick read because you learn about Lily and all her spunk. I like how it came full circle at the end with Jeannette and her family. I loved the old time photos that started out each chapter. Lily was someone who I loved because she never settled for status quo or what was expected of her!!

The Well and The Mine

Hmmm...what to even say about this book. Loved the beginning, but then spent most of the rest of the book waiting for something to happen!! I liked the characters, but what started out with such a bang quickly fizzled and never stood up to such a powerful beginning.

Let the Great World Spin

I found this book fascinating on many levels. The story of how the guy was able to walk a tight wire across the World Trade Centers was just amazing to me. I would recommend this book...keeping in mind it can be somewhat dense at times...but worth it in the end for sure!!! It is written really well.

Fall of Giants

LISA

Absolute boo hoo is all I can say about finishing this book! I enjoyed every minute of it -- and in fact was so drawn in at times that I would research events of the war just to find out what was going to happen because I couldn't take it! I read some comments about the book at Amazon that stated that it was quite ridiculous how many of the central characters ended up intersecting at the most unlikely of times. I would say to those people, it is a NOVEL! That didn't bother me at all.

Now I have to wait until the next book comes out -- and man, it must take a LONG time to write these!!!

And this book puts me in a tie with Hallie for most read books on this blog. Though I would like to point out that two of my most recent books were 1,000 pages, which is really like four books. But that is fine.

HALLIE

This book was a fantastic read! From the first page you are hooked and every character has a wonderful personality and story. And I agree with Lisa that the characters hooking up in strange places just added to the storyline. Couldn't put it down!