Just Some Quick Book Reviews

I've been listening to Audible a lot this year. Here is a few I've finished.

This book is the February selection for the on-line book club I am part of. This is a coming of age book that is set in the 1970's and 1980's in Virginia. The main character of the book is 'Rocky' who adores his older brother Paul. The song Only Love Can Break Your Heart is Paul's favorite song. Paul is 9 years older than Rocky and they have different mothers. Paul is a bit of a 'bad boy' who smokes, drinks, and eventually abandons his brother and doesn't come back home for years. The family that lives across the street from Rocky and his family are very wealthy and Rocky's 'old man' (his dad) seems to covet their lifestyle. There are many dramatic connections between the two families. I liked the story. It held my interest. I loved the characters. Even the ones I didn't like. I would give this book *** a good story.

Next, I listened to The Buried Book .This book deals with a mother abandoning her 9

year old son Jasper with only a change of clothes and his Bible. She leaves him with her brother. Jasper is desperate to find his mother which leads him on an escapade that will uncover some dark secrets in the world of murder, gambling, Indians and scandal. This book takes place in the 1950's.  I really liked it. I loved most of the characters. Even the stern Uncle. I will also give this book *** as a good story.

Then I listened to Say You're Sorry.Morgan Dane is a young widow and mother of three. She needs to return to work and accepts a job as a DA. But, before she starts to work her neighbor, Nick, a teenage boy who Morgan knows well is arrested and charged with murdering his girlfriend. Morgan leaves the job before she even starts to become the defense lawyer of Nick. Morgan ends up taking on the town, the police, and the DA to uncover the real killer. A good thriller. *** stars again.

Finally, I listened to All Is Grace: A Ragamuffin Memoir. I had never hear of Brennan Manning. Maybe you have. But he was  a boy who grew up to be a priest and a evangelist. He left his priesthood to marry a woman with two daughters. The book tells the story of an imperfect man who battled with alcoholism and other demons. I loved the story. I know we do not live in a perfect world. Sometimes we put too much onto the heads of our religious leaders. This will break that myth apart. **** stars for this unforgettable story.

What books are you into right now??