Books on Screen

Books on Screen
Dean Koontz - The Husband
Sherlock Holmes, and here, starring Robert Downey, Jr., Jude Law, and Rachel McAdams
George Orwell - Catalonia, starring Colin Firth and Kevin Spacey
Martin Booth - A Very Private Gentleman, starring George Clooney
Jody Picoult - My Sister’s Keeper

'Lover Avenged' by J.R. Ward - Book Review

Lover Avenged by J. R. Ward

I've read the entire Black Dagger Brotherhood series so far and was not looking forward to this book b/c I was disappointed with the last 2. This was sooooo much better than those. Maybe it's b/c the author has re labeled these as "urban fantansy" rather than "paranormal romance" and I had different expectations.

Lover Avenged flowed better than previous attempts to be the Suzanne Brockman of the paranormal world so the different story lines weren't as choppy. This story focused on Rehvenge and his bad sympath-self and the struggles he faces being 2 different people, a loving son and brother to his family and a scary drug dealing/pimping/ head bashing night club owner. He finds peace with the help of a lady vamp who brings out more of his vampire instincts thereby squashing most of his sympath urges. It's not quite Chloe's effect on Doomsday in Smallville, but close.

Xhex and John have their storyline and most fans will be glad to see John finally man-up even though it's due to his heart being broken and him being sick of being a victim. (I still don't think this is a final mate match for these 2, we'll see)

Tohr is slowly coming out of his depression and trying, trying to live again.

Wrath is dealing w/ a major issue that is going to be tough for him. I'm interested to see how this plays out.

Hope you enjoy it.
Michelyn

Teen Book Club Meeting

Monday, May 11th @ 6pm

The Teen Book Club will hold the first meeting to discuss The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins @ NSL in the Young Adult Dept.

Check out the book trailer for it below.


To participate grab a book and start reading! Snacks Served. Call or email Katie or Lori at 439-5512 or nsyouth@shelbycounty-al.com for more information.

Bluestockings April Book Review "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society"

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows

The group absolutely loved this book. It got a rating of 4 stockings!!
The book is a series of letters, which normally I find disjointed, hard to read because I don't ever get a feeling for the characters. Not so with this book. I think I can speak for the group in saying that you feel like you know the characters. It also seems like this really happened rather than being a work of fiction. The letters are between an author facing writers block and an island community who formed a book club during the German occupation.

Here are some pics from the meeting.



Watch the video below as co-author Annie Barrows discusses the book.

Mark Your Calendar!!!

The incomparable Dolores Hydock will be performing in the Mt. Laurel community at the Double Oak Community Church! If you have never had the opportunity to see one of her shows, I highly recommend you see this one. You won't be disappointed!

Friday, April 24: Short Stack ~ Stories About, From, and For Libraries.
7:30 - 9 p.m., Double Oak Community Church, 115 Olmsted Street, Mt. Laurel, AL. Tickets are
$15. Proceeds benefit the Mt Laurel Public Library Building Fund. For information or directions, call 981-9772 or e-mail mtlaurelpubliclibrary@gmail.com

Lament by Maggie Stiefvater - Book Review

So, I've been trying to expand my knowledge of Twilight-like books. I've read a few that rate as "fillers" so it was truly great to read Lament: The Faerie Queen's Deception. This is for fans of Melissa Marr's Wicked Lovely and also for adult fans of Karen Marie Moning's Fever series. The heroine, Deirdre, is a gifted harpist with a crazy bad case of stage fright and a bagpipe playing best friend named James. She meets Luke, a mysterious flutist, when he holds back her hair while she ever-so delicately throws up before a performance. The story unfolds with an abundance of four-leaf clovers, the realization that Deirdre can see the fae and is being targeted by the Faerie Queen, and that James may have feelings for Deirdre. Stiefvater does a good job of developing layers of Luke's character, not entirely the good guy and not entirely a bad guy either. The sequel, Ballad: A Gathering of Faerie, will be released in October.

Product Description:
Sixteen-year-old Deirdre Monaghan is a painfully shy but prodigiously gifted musician. She's about to find out she's also a cloverhand—one who can see faeries. Deirdre finds herself infatuated with a mysterious boy who enters her ordinary suburban life, seemingly out of thin air. Trouble is, the enigmatic and gorgeous Luke turns out to be a gallowglass—a soulless faerie assassin. An equally hunky—and equally dangerous—dark faerie soldier named Aodhan is also stalking Deirdre. Sworn enemies, Luke and Aodhan each have a deadly assignment from the Faerie Queen. Namely, kill Deirdre before her music captures the attention of the Fae and threatens the Queen's sovereignty. Caught in the crossfire with Deirdre is James, her wisecracking but loyal best friend. Deirdre had been wishing her life weren't so dull, but getting trapped in the middle of a centuries-old faerie war isn't exactly what she had in mind . . .
Lament is a dark faerie fantasy that features authentic Celtic faerie lore, plus cover art and interior illustrations by acclaimed faerie artist Julia Jeffrey.

Facebook for your pet

Look at this handsome devil.
This is for all you pet lovers out there who would like your pet to be as active online as you.
Check out these awesome pet community sites.
www.cuteashell.com
www.cuteoverload.com

I prefer the Cute As Hell Community-Quite Possible the Cutest Place on Earth
You create a Profile for Your Pets With Photos, Friends, and More! Also there's the Thunderdome! Two Pets Enter...(if you aren't familiar w/ MadMax this reference will be lost on you)This is where everyone votes on the cutest pet.

Check 'em out.

Michelyn