VENDETTA: BOBBY KENNEDY VS JIMMY HOFFA BY JAMES NEFF

BRAVO!!  JAMES NEFF IN VANDETTA:BOBBY KENNEDY VS JIMMY HOFFA has taken pages out of history, known and unknown facts and put together a book that tells the tale of a Senator Bobby Kennedy going after one of the US most infamous figures and leader of the Teamsters Union  Jimmy Hoffa.  Hoffa and Kennedy square off in the 50's and 60s. This factual account of the war between the Kennedys and Hoffa is told brilliantly and without bias.  Just how far would the Kennedy's go to bring down Hoffa? Just far would Hoffa go to bring down the Kennedy's?  Read this book and find out.  In it you will also discover just how Hoover felt about the Kennedy's and vice versa.  It was a fantastic read & I recommend it to anyone who loves reading on Hoffa, the Kennedys' or just loves history.

SOMEONE LIKE HER BY SANDRA OWENS

This is the first of this series I have read by Sandra Owens,but the minute I picked up SOMEONE LIKE HER I knew I'd be looking for more from this author.  These are very strong main characters & especially love Maria who has the brains to be able to keep up with the K2 team members, especially her brother the leader of the K2 team. The fast pace of the book along with the strong characters make it a especially entertaining read.  If you like your sex scenes it has an abundance of that as well.  Spiced with a dash of suspense and a bit of action and mystery to it makes a good combo.

I received this book from goodreads in exchange for a review

GO SET A WATCHMAN BY HARPER LEE

First off: This is NOT TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD!  Second: If anyone has been following the pre release of GO SET A WATCHMAN you know that this book should have NEVER been published. And third: DO NOT criticize this book before you read it!

GO SET A WATCHMAN takes the people of Maycomb county and jumps them right into the middle of the civil rights era. Scout now a woman out on her own living in New York comes home for a visit.  Here she encounters Atticus & dozens of familiar faces & lives, all of them trying to deal with time, life and the Supreme Court decision on civil rights.  When reading GO SET A WATCHMAN, try to remember the atmosphere of the South after the courts decision.  Maycomb is no different and Scout is thrust into the middle of it.  She still sees Maycomb and Atticus and the residents as she did when she was younger when she ran the streets with Jem & Dill playing and getting into trouble.  That's her first mistake.  Like I said before, dont criticize it before you read it.  I was crying towards the end.  Its not TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD & it never will be, but I think as a first book of Harper Lee's it was a good read.

DOROTHY MUST DIE BY DANIELLE PAIGE

We ALL know the Wizard of OZ. Cute little Dorothy with her pig tails, dress and cute pup Toto,well folks this IS NOT the cute little story we've all grown up with. Its much better!!  Lets face it, Dorothy runs away from her loving Aunt Em & Uncle Henry now what good girl would do that? Toto who bites a little old woman who rides a bike for goodness sake!  Its no wonder when Dorothy decides to go back to OZ the first thing she does is drug the true leader of OZ, enslave the monkeys, munchkins and everyone else and then for good measure warps the Tin Man the cowardly lion and the Scarecrow . DOROTHY MUST DIE by Danielle Paige really and truly showed the readers what Dorothy really is: a mean person with a really BAD ATTITUDE! (not to mention more than a little warped in the head) I cant wait for the second in the series.

By the way, I NEVER trusted Glinda in the first place. In this book she's showing her TRUE self!

I want to thank Heyworth librarian Kathy for tossing this book on my checkout pile

THE WITCH OF LIME STREET: SEANCE SEDUCTION AND HOUDINI IN THE SPIRIT WORLD BY DAVID JAHER

 am a HUGE Houdini fan: always have and always been a fan.  My brother want to BE Houdini!  I learned more things about Houdini and Sir Author Colin Doyle in the book THE WITCH OF LIME STREET, Fair warning: the book is long and at times very deep in detail.  Some of the parts moved slower that others. it is more than obvious by the detail of the book and the sources the author noted that Mr Jaher has done a ton of research on this.  If you are a fan of Houdini as I am pick this book up.

I received this book from goodreads in exchange for a review

TALKER 25 BY JOSHUA MCCUNE

This is my first blog ever so please be patient. I will get better as I go along.


I just finished the book TALKER 25 by JOSHUA MCCUNE

Loved it!  If you are into the alternate reality genre full of dragons and really bad guys,then TALKER 25 is for you.  The plot and the characters are alive and living in Arlington VA in an alternate reality.  Or is it our future?

TALKER 25's main character Melissa is a teenager going to school and dealing with the death of her mother by the dragons.  Or was her mom killed by dragons?

 Melissa is the subject of a horrible prank that backfires and ends her up is some serious trouble. Trying to get out of trouble proves difficult as she digs herself deeper and deeper into trouble.

The book TALKER 25 will probably be found in the YA section of the bookstore but I can tell you now its been a long time since I saw YA and I still loved the book.  Cant wait for the next book in the series. I am HOOKED!

I received this book from goodreads in exchange for a review.


DJ