July book list (sorry it is late!)

1. The forgotten garden by Kate Morgan
2. June Bug by Chris Fabry
3. Devil bones by Kathy Reichs (audio book)
4. No good deeds by Laura Lippman (audio book)
5. Kabul beauty school by Deborah Rodriquez
6. Soccer world Spain by Ethan Zohn and David Rosenberg (SLJ review)
7. Being me by Wendy L. Moss (SLJ review)
8. Listening is an act of love by Dave Isay
9. Middlemarch by George Elliot
10. South of superior by Ellen Airgood
11. Live to tell by Wendy Corsi Staub
12. A family affair by Mary Campisi

1. This was recommended to me by two of my sisters. It was a good read, if a little long. I liked the characters and the way the story played out. The author kept me guessing as to what would happen.
2. Written by a Christian author who wrote part of the Left Behind series for kids, I thought it would be a little preachy, but it was not. He said at the end that he was trying to retell the story of Les Miserables, so I had to download Les Mis on my Kindle, interesting connection.
3. About a third of the way through this book, I realized that I had read the book a few years ago. No matter, Kathy Reichs is a good story teller, even the second time around.
4. I had not read this one before, but I have read a few of Lippman’s books about Tess Monaghan, a Baltimore private detective. It made me think I should read more of these, fun to read about places in B’More that I now know and love!
5. We read this book for book club. I enjoyed Rodriguez’ style, but wondered as I read it about the veracity of her claims as well as the safety of some of the women since she was telling secrets about women still living in Afghanistan. It seems that NPR has done an expose of her and it seems that her memoir may not be all memoir. Perhaps it was too good to be true?
6. Reviewed for SLJ: good book, but where are the girls? Come on, Zohn, it can’t be that hard to give a few facts about women playing soccer in Spain!
7. A self-help books for tweens. Too bad we live in a society where they need this kind of help!
8. One of my faves this month. I would read this book again, or more from this author. So many truly wonderful stories. If you see this, you must read it!!
9. This has four good love stories, but lots of extraneous information. I felt like I slogged through it, bit by bit!
10. Right before vacation, I heard of this book on NPR. I downloaded it to Kindle and Chris and I both read it while we were in HI. It was a lovely story and very well told. I would look for more by this new author.
11. An old friend recommended this author and I was able to get this book on the Kindle. Suspenseful, good character building and tiny bit of romance. Would read her again.
12. 99 cents from Amazon on the Kindle. I just read this and could hardly remember it. Romance, but not well written. Don’t bother!