Goodnight Nobody by Jennifer Weiner

I finished this book last night, and although it took a while for me to get into, it wasn't too bad.  I didn't enjoy the book as much as I remember enjoying "Good In Bed".  I was hoping for funnier.  So this woman from New York moves to this crappy town where she feels she doesn't fit in (in the middle of the story we find out that her husband wanted to move because one day she was out with their three kids and somebody mugs her...stroller.  Just takes the stroller.)  And one of the ladies of the town (they are all married with kids and have 'perfect' lives) gets murdered.  Then the woman gets caught up trying to solve who did it.

In Her Shoes by Jennifer Weiner

I read this book last month, bringing my total number of books read for 2012 to 40.  I'm pretty sure I had seen the movie a long time ago, but didn't remember that when I picked it out to read.  It was a bit disappointing because I really like reading the books first, and also, I like to picture the characters in my head.  Having seen the movie, and having Cameron Diaz on the front cover, I had to picture the stars that were cast in the movie.  I didn't enjoy the story very much.

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

 

Oh my god, this book is a mindfuck.  Excuse the term.  I was reading away, thinking I didn't like Nick very much and something seemed really off about him...but it seems too easy for him to be the murderer...and I'm reading, and it's good but not great, and then in the middle BAM!  Mindfuck.  I can't tell you what happens, obviously, it will give it away.  But it is written so well, and so thought out.  It's fantastic!  Left me in awe.

So the basic storyline is there is this couple and one day (actually the day of their five year anniversary) Nick comes home to find that his wife (Amy) has been kidnapped.  Or that is what it looks like.  So the cops get involved and the whole thing just throws you for a loop.  Now, we only get to hear about Amy from her diary entries.  So you want to know what the hell is going on, something isn't quite right....and I just advise you to read the book.

A Walk Across the Sun by Corban Addison

 

Wow, this book was fantastic.  I'd recommend it; at the very least read the summary of what it's all about here.

Inkheart by Cornelia Funke

Boy did it take me forever to get through this book.  It just seemed to go on and on and I never really wanted to pick it up.  I'm glad I've finally finished it, there is a sequel but I don't plan on reading it.  I didn't like the book very much.  I think it was too long for what happened in the story. 

Sounding Line by Anne DeGrace

This was picked for book club at work.  Anne's brother works at our office and mentioned his sister was a writer.  I liked the book but it was hard to get into.  Another one of those books that leaves no desire to be picked up at home.  I did learn that it was based on an incident that actually happened in Nova Scotia. 

See her other books here.

One for the Money by Janet Evanovich

I read this book because a member of my book club has been raving how funny this series is since our book club started.  A few months ago while I was looking through a list of movies, I’d noticed this book had been produced with Katherine Heigl acting as the main character.  Since I’d already been thinking of reading this book, that sold me.

I didn’t find it laugh out loud funny as I’d been anticipating due to the hype from my fellow book club member; however there were parts that were pretty funny.  Stephanie Plum is a bounty hunter.  She has no money and needs cash fast, so she sets her sights on this guy that has a $10,000 pay off if she brings him in.  She has a few unsuccessful encounters with him, and decides she needs to try an easier catch for cash.  The story involves a murder, a psycho boxer, an ex cop, and Stephanie.  The tale is interesting, not too farfetched and should make a fantastic film.