meg reads and reads

Title: The Black Sisterhood Files Author: Kristina Naydonova The author of this book approached me to review it several weeks ago. I was behind on my reading, so I wasn't able to commit to it right away, but I have finally finished it. Let me start by saying the author of this book is thirteen. Keeping that in mind, I would say that, for such a young writer, this book is really good. But without thinking about it in that way, it was mediocre at best. The lack of good understanding of proper punctuation and word usage was distracting. The plot itself was interesting but very unrealistic. But again, considering she is thirteen, it's pretty darn good. She will undoubtedly only improve with age and practice, and writing a novel at such a young age is an accomplishment that few achieve. All in all, I'm pretty glad I read it. I give it three out of five stars. ---------------- READING PROGRESS: The Valley of Amazement by Amy Tan: 52% Desperation by Stephen King: 55% A New Dawn by...

Title: Last Day Author: Luanne Rice Have you ever read a book that felt like it would never end? Do you want to? If so, this book is for you! In all seriousness, I have not been this bored in a very long time. The premise seems promising: Two sisters experienced tragedy when they were young, and when they are grown, one of the sisters is found dead with details reminiscent of that earlier tragedy. Who killed her? But really, who killed her? The answer is disappointing. This book was way too long for the depth of story, the details were extremely inconsistent, and when the dead sister started narrating, it became a little too Desperate Housewives for me--without the dark comedy, so it was just terrible. I am glad to put this book behind me and to move on to something better. Two out of five stars. ----------------------------- QUOTES: "There were certain rules in life that had to be adhered to. You simply couldn't come between a person and his child. That would be selfish and u...

Title: The Legend of Drizzt: The Collected Stories Author: R.A. Salvatore Several years ago, at the behest of my husband, I read Salvatore's The Icewind Dale  trilogy. I absolutely adored it. It was fun, with lots of action, and good prevailed over evil in the end. Drizzt was undeniably my favorite character, and ever since I read that trilogy, I have been wanting to read more about him. I was able to get a free download of The Legend of Drizzt: The Collected Stories audiobook. It features an "all-star cast," including Wil Wheaton, Sean Astin, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Ice-T, Felicia Day, and David Duchovny. I was really excited to listen to it, but I have to say that I did not enjoy it at all. It was painful for me to listen to. The stories were boring and gloomy, and no celebrity narration could save it.  I may try to give physically reading it a shot at a later date, but I'm going to have to take a long break from Salvatore, I think. I'm pretty bummed that...