2011 Book Reviews

1.  Christian fiction about a women involved with and trying to break free from a patriarchal fundamentalist Christian sect.  Grade:  A-.  My Review.
2.  Literary fiction about a Catholic priest who gets involved with a circus.  DNF.  My post.
3.  Memoir that gave interesting perspective on retail from an employee's point of view but which grew whiny at the end.  Grade: C.  My review
4. . Typical Macomber.  Grade:  B.  My review.
5.  What should a teacher do when a student tell her that she is being abused by a teacher--and that teacher is your fiancee?  Grade:  B.  My Review
6.  An Irish woman's life and loves during the year she opens a gourmet cupcake shop.  Grade:  B.  My review.
7.  In the not too distant future teenaged pregnancy is encouraged because those over eighteen are often sterile.  No real ending, another book to come.  Grade:  C-.  My review.
8.  Historically interesting, though I question some of his conclusions.  Grade:  B.  My Review.
9.  Why did a women who seemed to have so much life decide to kill herself?  Grade:  B.  My review.
10.  Though told in a girls voice, it is really her life through her mother's eyes.  I liked it but my six year old didn't.  My review.
11.  Can she fall in love with the guy who has always been her friend?  Grade B.  My Review.
12.  Amish romance.  Grade:  B.  My Review.
13.  Story of a mother and daughter.  Grade:  A.  My Review.
14. Christian romance.  My Review.  Grade:  B-
15.  Catholic romance.  Grade:  C.  My review
16.  Murder mystery/Christian romance.  Grade A-.  My review
17. . A couple undergoes IVF and is accidentally impregnated with someone else's child.  Grade:  C.  My review.
18.  A re-telling of the Book of Ruth, set in Jacobite Scotland.  Grade:  B  My Review.
19.  Improbable premise, nice romantic story.  Grade:  B.  My review.
20.  A widow learns that life goes on.  Grade:  B.  My review.
21.  Two sisters are sent to England by their mother, as a condition for receiving their inheritance.  Of course it is life changing.  Grade:  B+.  My review
22. . Cute children's story about the rodents who live in a church.  Grade:  B+.  My Review.
23.  Christian medical romantic thriller.  Grade:  B+.  My Review.
24.  Contemporary romance.  Grade:  B.  My Review.
25.  Amish romance.  Grade:  B.  My Review.
26.  Very simple children's book.  Grade:  B+.  My Review.
27.  Should the lady get back with her ex?  Grade:  B-  My review
28. . Typical Virgin River book.  Grade B.  My review
29. . Heather wants Colin to marry her, especially since they now have a son.  Grade:  B-.  My review.
30.  Amish fiction.  Grade:  B.  My Review
31. .  Three short romances.  My Review  Grade:  B-
32.  While opening a new business, a women also meets her biological parents.  Grade B.  My Review.
33.  Short romance.  Grade:  B.  My review.
34.  Christian romance.  Grade:  B+  My Review.
35.  Mass-market romance between two lawyers.  Grade:  B.  My Review.
    
36.  Wonderful memoir regarding an Afghani woman.  Grade:  A.  My Review.
37.  Children's book.  My review.
38.  Amish fiction.  Grade:  B.  My Review.
39.  A war correspondent visits her Amish grandmother.  Grade:  B-  My Review.
40.  A soldier travels to Amish country to see a married woman he met once, and decides to say.  Grade C.  My Review
41.  Story of an 18th century midwife.  DNF.  My Review.
42.  Rather religious Christian fiction.  Grade:  B-  My Review
43. . Jewish history as it relates to the Eucharist.  Grade:  A.  My Review.
44.  Children's story.  My Review.
    
45.  Family relationships form the basis of this Christian novel.  Grade:  B+.  My Review
46.  Romance.  She's a chef, he's a screenwriter with a hurting stepdaughter. Grade:  B+.  My Review.
47.  Riveting memoir of a woman who crossed the street from Planned Parenthood to the Pro-life center.  Grade:  A+  My Review.
48.  Christian medical thriller/romance.  Grade:  B+.  My review.
49. Christian thriller, romance.  Grade:  B.  My Review.
50.  Memoir of a pediatrician.  My Review.  Grade:  B
51.  Christian novel.  A town recovers from a fire.  Grade:  B.  My review.
52.  Short and sweet.  My Review.
53.  Christian  western melodrama.  My Review.
54.  The relationship between a man, his wife, his ex-wife and his son.  My Review.  Grade:  B.
55.  Her high school love returns from the dead.  My Review.  Grade:  B-
56.  Christian medical thriller romance.  My Review  Grade B-
57.  Amish fiction.  Grade:  B+  My Review.
58.  Amish fiction.  Grade:  B.  My review
59.  Story of Rahab the Biblical harlot.  Grade:  B.  My Review.
60.  Memoir of the retired archbishop of New Orleans.  Grade:  B.  My review.
61.  Fun western Christian romance.  Grade:  B.  My Review
62.  A recently divorced woman takes a look at the relationships in her life.  Grade:  B+.  My Review.
63.  A variety of sweet inspirational Christmas season stories.  Grade: B.  My review.
64.    Three Christmas season romances.  Grade:  B.  My review.
65.   A Depression-era librarian finds that life can be more interesting than books--except that the story is so unrealistic it wouldn't be found outside a book.  DNF.  My Review.
66.  Wonderful story of two WWII vets and their grandchildren.  Grade:  A.  My Review
67.  Alpha male meets his mate.  Grade C+  My Review
68.  Story of a teen boy in occupied Holland during WWII.  Grade:  B+.  My Review.
69.  Restaurant food at home.  Grade: B.  My Review.
70.  The Civil War isn't over for everyone.  Grade:  A.  My Review
71.  A young man goes home to Mom and Dad, and grows up.  Grade:  B-.  My Review.
72.  The memoir of a woman whose mom never learned to truly love. Grade: B+  My Review
73.  The mom she needs to forgive is dying of Alzheimer's. Grade:  B+  My Review
74.  I found this one strange.  My Review.
75.  A rich girl goes to a faith-based rehab facility. My Review.
76.   Supper on the table quickly and easily.  My Review.
77.  Medical romantic thriller.  Grade B+.  My Review.
78.  Post-Hurricane romance involving a conservative Mennonite woman.  Grade:  B.  My Review.
79.  A mystery and a romance.  Grade:  B+  My Review.
80.  Sweet.  My review.
81.  Cute kids' story.  My Review. Grade:  B+
82.  My Review.
83.    Amish romance, set in Colorado.  My review.  Grade:  B.
84.  Guide to getting dinner on the table every night. Grade:  B.  My Review.
85.  There is going to be a wedding; the only question is who the lucky groom will be.  My Review.  Grade:  B.
86.  Follow a young Jewish woman from life as a rich girl in Austria to life as an immigrant artist in New York during WWII. Grade:  B.  My Review.
87.   Cute.  My Review.
88.  Christian historical romance about life in a post-Civil War logging camp.  Grade: B-.  My Review.
89.  Catholic thriller.  Grade:  B-.  My Review.
90. Girl Scout Handbook.  Grade:  C.  My Review.
91.  Sweet hometown romance.  Grade:  B+  My Review.
92.  I'm in love with the hero.  Grade: B+  My Review
93.  My Review.
94.  Typical American teen moves to Africa and adopts children.  Grade:  A. My Review.
95.  Christian romance set during the Gilded Age.  Grade: B+. My Review.
96.  Children's classic about a turn of the (20th) century girl in Florida.  Grade:  A.  My Review.
97.  Typical Virgin River romance.  My Review.  Grade:  B
98.  Beginning of a series.  Grade B.  My Review.
99.   Find out what you can do with even a cheapie camera.  Grade A.  My review.
100.  Very religious Christian fiction.  DNF.  My review.