Book Reviews!

Many of you know I am in a book club and I thoroughly enjoy reading. At our last book club meeting we took some time to review the books we had read and discussed in the past year.  We had a blast drinking wine, eating appetizers and revisiting some of our favorite and least favorite books in the past year.  I wanted to share them on here for anyone looking for some books to read as we near winter!

There are five of us in our book club which we started up four years ago.  We have had other members come and go which, we enjoy but, the five of us have stayed strong.  

Below I have listed each book & author, as well as the month we read it, and whose choice it was. Below that, I have given a star rating from each book club member.

★ - Maximum of three (3) stars
ㄨ - Did not read book or unknown rating to date

Language of Flowers by: Vanessa Diffenbaugh
October, 2012   KD's pick!

KD  ★★★
BF   ★★☆
ES   ★☆☆
AP   ㄨ 
DS   ㄨ 

The Casual Vacancy by: JK Rowling
December, 2012  AP's pick!

AP   ★☆☆
BF   ☆☆☆
ES   ★☆☆
KD    ★★☆
DS   ㄨ 

Comfort & Joy by: Kristin Hannah
January, 2013  BF's pick!

BF   ★★★
ES   ★★☆
KD    ★☆☆
AP   ★★★
DS   ★★☆

A Prayer for Owen Meany by: John Irving
February, 2013  ES's pick!

ES   ★★★
KD    ★★★
AP   ★★★
BF   ★★★
DS   ㄨ 

The Paris Wife by: Paula McLain
March, 2013  KD's pick!

KD    ★★★
AP   ★★☆
BF   ★★★
ES   ★★★
DS   ★★★

Born to Run by: Christopher McDougall
May, 2013  AP's pick!

AP   ★★☆
BF   ★☆☆
ES   ★★☆
KD    ★★☆
DS   ㄨ 

Carrie & Me by: Carol Burnett
June, 2013 BF's pick!

ES   ★★★
KD    ★★★
AP   ★★★
BF   ★★★
DS   ★★★ 

Founding Myths by: Ray Raphael
July, 2013 ES's pick!

ES   ★★★
KD    ★★★
AP   ★☆☆
BF   ★★☆
DS   ★★☆

So there you have it 2012-2013 book choices!

We are presently reading Life From Scratch by: Melissa Ford (AP's pick!) & The Husband's Secret by: Liane Moriarty (DS's pick!).  Be sure to check back for reviews.  

Have you read any of these books?  What are your thoughts?