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Under the Dome: A Novel
ShellyB on Under the Dome: A Novel

Excellent book.

about 1 month ago
The Burglar and the Blizzard (A Christmas Story)
ShellyB on The Burglar and the Blizzard (A Christmas Story)

This was a fun story. After hearing about a rash of burglaries in the neighborhood of this country house, Geoffrey goes to check on his house only to find the burglar reading a book in his library. With an impending snowstorm, Geoffrey must spend Christmas day snowbound with the thief and the thief's sister, who has no idea her brother is a thief and with whom Geoffrey is falling in love.

3 months ago
Tommyknockers (The)
ShellyB on Tommyknockers (The)

I get so engrossed in Stephen King novels; I devour them.

3 months ago
The Christmas Train
ShellyB on The Christmas Train

There's something about trains...

4 months ago
A Dog Named Christmas
ShellyB on A Dog Named Christmas

I'm not a pet person, so I don't always get the special relationships people have with animals. I would recommend this for dog-lovers.

4 months ago
This Christmas
ShellyB on This Christmas

A collection of three stories, the first was predictable but cute, the second was pointless, and the third was the best.

4 months ago
An Anne Perry Christmas: Two Holiday Novels (The Christmas Stories)
ShellyB on An Anne Perry Christmas: Two Holiday Novels (Th...

A cute Christmas story, but not the best mystery I've read.

4 months ago
Catherine, Called Birdy (rpkg) (Trophy Newbery)
ShellyB on Catherine, Called Birdy (rpkg) (Trophy Newbery)

This was okay, but I'm not sure it warranted a Newberry Award.

4 months ago
Catherine, Called Birdy (rpkg) (Trophy Newbery)
ShellyB on Catherine, Called Birdy (rpkg) (Trophy Newbery)

A diary of a fictional girl living in 13th century England.

4 months ago
An Anne Perry Christmas: Two Holiday Novels (The Christmas Stories)
ShellyB on An Anne Perry Christmas: Two Holiday Novels (Th...

I love Christmas, but it's so hard to find a really good Christmas book. I finished A Christmas Guest, which is the first novel in the book and another Christmas story with one-dimensional characters and a hit-you-over-the-head moral.

4 months ago
Bless the Beasts and Children
ShellyB on Bless the Beasts and Children

A book of adolescence with a bittersweet ending.

4 months ago
The Christmas Cookie Killer: A Fresh-Baked Mystery
ShellyB on The Christmas Cookie Killer: A Fresh-Baked Mystery

The characters seemed one-dimensional, and the plot seemed rather choppy at times.

4 months ago
On Strike for Christmas
ShellyB on On Strike for Christmas

This was a light, fun read.

4 months ago
The Christmas Bus
ShellyB on The Christmas Bus

This was a free eBook, and how can one pass up a free book? It was cute, but very predictable.

4 months ago
Revolutionary Road (Movie Tie-in Edition) (Vintage Contemporaries)
ShellyB on Revolutionary Road (Movie Tie-in Edition) (Vint...

I liked this book, although it was rather depressing. Very "Gatsbyesque."

5 months ago
The Reader
ShellyB on The Reader

I'm feeling ambivalent about this book.

5 months ago
Nineteen Minutes
ShellyB on Nineteen Minutes

This had an interesting concept, showing what led up to a school-shooting, but I did not like the ending at all. The author always has a surprise twist at the end, but this one was not satisfying.

5 months ago
Nineteen Minutes
ShellyB on Nineteen Minutes

Reading this for a book club.

6 months ago
It
ShellyB on It

I loved this book. I didn't want it to end.

6 months ago
It
ShellyB on It

Although Stephen King writes horror, his books are far from formulaic. His stories have such depth, and his characters are well-developed. (Can you tell school has started? I'm sounding like such an English teacher.)

6 months ago