October 2010 Wrap Up

Not the greatest reading month for me, although I read one more than I did in September. These are the books I completed - all were EBooks...

Margarita Nights by Phyllis Smallman
Midnight Kisses by Robyn Carr, Jean Brashear and Victoria Dahl
Don't Blink by James Patterson
The Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy
Drop Dead Divas by Virginia Brown

Maybe I'll do better next month, but I'm not going to stress over it. I'll do what I can.

As for my reading challenges, I'm not doing well there either. I have pretty much given up any idea that I'll complete them, but I'm not completely dropping them either. I'll just play it by ear and see what happens. I'm not even sure I'll finish the ones I host - The Harlequin/Silhouette Reading Challenge, James Patterson Reading Challenge (I'll probably finish this one), Alex Cross Reading Challenge (maybe I'll finish) and the What an Animal Reading Challenge (I may complete this one). The good thing about some of these is that they don't end until sometime in 2011. The ones ending in December are going to be much harder for me to complete. I'm going to have re-think if I want to do reading challenges at all next year. We'll see.

So, how was your month?

Drop Dead Divas by Virginia Brown

Genre: Cozy Mystery, Chick Lit
Format: EBook
Publisher: Bell Bridge Books
Release Date: September 2010-10-31

The Dixie Divas of Holly Springs, Mississippi are back and they discover another dead body. It’s been several months since one of their own Divas’, Bitty, was accused of murdering her ex-husband. Now, another murder has taken place and this time it’s the fiancé of the woman who broke up Bitty’s marriage. Bitty couldn’t be more happier to see the “other” woman, Naomi Spencer, be the prime suspect this time. The tables turn when Naomi is found dead and, once again, Bitty is blamed for the murder.

When Trinket Truevine first moved to Mississippi she never thought she’d be tossed into the middle of murder investigations. Her plan was simple – leave behind her ex-husband and take care of her aging parents, but plans are never simple when you enter the world of the Dixie Divas. Not only is Bitty her cousin, but she’s her very best friend. There is no way she can sit back and watch her friend get thrown in jail for a crime she didn’t commit.

Bitty, Trinket, and the rest of the Divas go on a crazy search for the killer, but when they find themselves as the killer’s target, they wonder what is really happening. As Bitty finds herself facing financial ruin, Trinket is determined to clear her of all suspicion.

This is a fun, light-hearted cozy mystery. It’s a bit of a cross between cozy mystery and chick lit. The characters are all hysterical and even Bitty’s dog, Chen Ling is a riot. This is LOL entertainment. The Dixie Divas’ antics can brighten up the darkest of days. I really enjoyed this fast-paced mystery.

Just as a side note, this is the second book in this series. I haven’t read the first, but I was able to quickly get acclimated to the characters and the storyline. I do wish I had read the first book just to get more background on the main character, Trinket Truevine, but it didn’t do anything to ruin the story for me.




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I had never been part of a blog hop until last week and I had fun with it, so I'm back again :) This one is hosted by Java at Never Growing Old. It's for all bloggers over 40. Here are the rules...

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Book Blogger Hop - October 29th-November 1st

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The blog hop is hosted by Jennifer at Crazy-for-Books

This week's question...

"What is the one bookish thing you would love to have, no matter the cost?"

My answer...

What I'd really like to do is set up my guest room with book shelves and have all my books lined up in some kind of order. Then a nice, comfy chair so I can spend some nice quiet time reading. Right now my books are in boxes, some are just stacked in piles practically toppling over and in no particular order. I guess what I'd like is a small, quiet library as a place for me to read :)