meg reads and reads

Title: The Dark Bones Author: Loreth Anne White It is way past my bedtime, but I simply had to stay up and finish this book. It's a kind of "whodunnit" novel with lots of twists and intricacies that keep you guessing all the way through. I'm usually pretty good at figuring out how books like this will end, but I was completely shocked at the big reveal. It was nice to get a little glimpse of Olivia and Cole again, though Tori is the only one from A Dark Lure  to figure prominently into the plot of this book. However, the plot centers mostly on Rebecca, Ash, and Ricky. I started in the beginning not liking Ricky, but the more I got to know him, the more I liked him. He's just a kid who has crappy circumstances in life. I was mildly suspicious of Ash in the beginning, but I was able to quickly put those suspicions aside. During the first couple of chapters, I wasn't a huge fan of Rebecca because of her attitude toward her father, but I quickly became a h...

Title: Misery Author: Stephen King If you like the movie, you'll love  this book. It's fun to picture James Caan and Kathy Bates as you read this, and as great a job as Kathy Bates does in the movie, the character in the book is a completely different level of crazy. I guess it's hard to fit all of this stuff into a two hour movie, but the things that she does to him...whew! It was gruesome but not so gruesome that I couldn't read it. I have a notoriously weak stomach. It was very suspenseful, though, and if you're looking for a good October read, I highly recommend this one. Five out of five stars, no question.