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Tempted (House of Night Novels)
$17.99
I loved this book. It arrived fast. Wish the author would write two a year.

Betrayed: A House of Night Novel (House of Night Novels)
$17.99
This book had so many grammatical errors, mis-used words and inconsistancies I actually e-mailed the publisher to complain, something I've never done before. I can think of no excuse for an English teacher and Journalism major to be putting out a product for young adult readers with obvious mistakes such as incorrect verb tenses.

The main character and her female friends repeatedly make fun of their gay male friend for using words longer than two sylables and define these words for the reader. Come on, if they're old enough to be reading this book give the readers a little credit for having a vocabulary somewhat appropriate to their age group!

Add to the mix overtones of pedophilia with an adult teacher romantically stalking the heroine, a morally smug protagonist referring to her enemies as "ho" while she herself interacts with every interesting male in the book, constant use of the word "poo" and it's really hard to recommend this other than as a beach read for bored adults. If you can pick it up cheap at Costco it might be a satisfying light read.

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
$14.00
You won't be able to put this one down until you have finished it. For a author that is not Autistic or have a child that is he could not have done a better job allowing us a glimpse of that world. Bravo.

Last Night in Twisted River: A Novel
$28.00
"Last Night In Twisted River" continues with familiar events from previous John Irving novels: automobile accident involving oral sex, violence with squash rackets, abortions, wrestling, etc. The story of a lumber camp cook and his son holds one attention well enough - John Irving is a fine writer - but after you've read the 554 pages you wish you had waited to check it out at the library rather than fork out a few bucks. The best part of the novel is the beginning, including descriptions of logging, river drives, and the rough, hard-drinking characters of the Northeast logging camps. The most awkward and ill-fitting parts of the novel are toward the end when Irving peppers his characters' dialogue with anti-Bush screeds, obviously reflecting his own personal views. Entertaining but not his best.