Category: G

5/5, AUTHOR, Book Review, Fiction, G, Read in 2008

The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory

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The Other Boleyn Girl
by Philippa Gregory

Copyright: 2001
Pages: 735
Rating: 5/5
Read: March 11-14, 2008
Challenge: Back to History
First Line: I could hear a roll of muffled drums.
Mary Boleyn is a young girl serving at the court of King Henry of England. When her sister, Anne, comes back from France, the sibling rivalry begins once again. However, when Mary finds herself in the favor of the King, Anne and the rest of the family is doing nothing but pushing Mary toward the king. After giving birth to two of his children, one girl and one boy, Mary finds herself being pushed out of the favor of the king. Instead, she finds her sister Anne being the king’s favorite. But Anne will not stand by and simply be the mistress to the king; she wants to be queen. With the help of the entire family, Anne finds her way into the favor of the king and subsequently talks him into divorcing Queen Katherine. Although Anne gets what she wants, that ambition will ultimately be the end of her.
Oh my goodness! This book was sooooooooo good! I could not hardly stand to put it down. It was a little slow to start, but after about 100 pages into it, it picked up pace and never backed off! This was really my first time reading anything about this time period and I really enjoyed it! I will probably be looking for more of her books. I love that she made the story readable to a person who knows little to nothing about this time period. Highly, highly, HIGHLY recommended!!!
4/5, AUTHOR, Book Review, Fiction, G, Read in 2008

Gone by Lisa Gardner

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Gone
by Lisa Gardner
Copyright: 2006
Pages: 448
Rating: 4/5
Read: Jan. 16-18, 2008
Challenge: No challenge; personal read
First Line: She is dreaming again.
Former FBI Agent Rainie Conner is missing. Her car is found on a deserted highway in the middle of the night with the engine running, her car door open and purse still on the front seat. Her husband, ex-FBI profiler, Pierce Quincy goes nuts trying to help with the investigation. Rainie has a lot of ghosts in her past, has one of them come back to haunt her? Or was this a stranger to stranger abduction? Regardless, the police and Pierce have to team up to follow the ransom notes and find Rainie – dead or alive.
I enjoyed this book. I thought it was well written and read quickly. This was the first book I’ve read by Lisa Gardner and thought it was really good. The twists and turns were really good. The kidnapper was a complete shock (yet not surprising if you know your psychology). I recommend this one to anyone.
2/5, AUTHOR, Book Review, G, Nonfiction, Read in 2008

Objection! by Nancy Grace

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Objection!: How High-Priced Defense Attorneys, Celebrity Defendants, and a 24/7 Media Have Hijacked Our Criminal Justice System

by Nancy Grace
Copyright: 2005
Pages: 314
Rating: 2/5
Read: Dec. 31, 2007 – Jan. 3, 2008
Challenge: No challenge; personal read
First Line: ” ‘I was just doing my job.’ That’s the tired excuse offered up by every defense attorney whenever they’re asked how they do what they do — how they pull the wool over jurors’ eyes to make sure the repeat offender they’re defending walks free.”
Nancy Grace … you either love her or hate her. The same will go for her book; you will either love or hate it. Personally, I could have done without reading it. She spent a lot of time going over the same thing, really pounding it into the reader. Anyone who has seen her on television knows that she is very opinionated, her book is very much the same as her show. Although I usually watch her show when a big case is going on (Scott Peterson, Michael Jackson, Natalee Holloway, etc.) I probably could have skipped the book because it was slightly disappointing. I only recommend this book if you are a die hard Grace fan.