Gerbera Daisy Diaries -- Book reviews and book reviewer

Hi, Melissa -- The Amelia Peabody series (set duri...

2012-02-26T10:31:22.452-06:00

Hi, Melissa -- The Amelia Peabody series (set during Victorian times featuring the spunky Amelia and her Egyptian adventures) is hilarious. I would recommend those as being representative of some of her best writing. She also writes mystery/suspense novels under a different name. Her books are good for a light, quick read.

My mom and sister LOVE the Shoes Books---ballet sh...

2012-02-20T15:40:14.661-06:00

My mom and sister LOVE the Shoes Books---ballet shoes, theater shoes, I think there is a skating shoes---and I could never get into them. I remember my mom and my sister sharing sort of a bond over the books, and I wanted that bond, but I found Ballet Shoes to be excrutiatingly boring as a kid (around 8 or 9 years old), so you're not alone in not being able to get through this book. And my

This sounds like a gorgeous book! Thanks so much ...

2012-02-10T13:44:17.666-06:00

This sounds like a gorgeous book! Thanks so much for the review!

This is the second great review I read on this boo...

2012-02-06T16:10:56.126-06:00

This is the second great review I read on this book. It sounds like a story my son would love.

I love time travel, so I'm definitely going to...

2012-02-03T17:09:13.216-06:00

I love time travel, so I'm definitely going to have to read this one!

This is one of those books that I've been want...

2012-02-03T16:22:29.909-06:00

This is one of those books that I've been wanting to read and I actually do tend to enjoy some time travelling so I might like this one a little more.

I really found this article very interesting. Than...

2012-02-01T13:56:21.184-06:00

I really found this article very interesting. Thanks for pointing me to it!

I love Kate Morton's gothic writing style. The...

2012-01-29T10:23:14.953-06:00

I love Kate Morton's gothic writing style. The Forgotten Garden was memorable and you're right....I wish I had read it with a book club because they are things that defintely need to be discussed!

How funny that we were reading at the same time! ...

2012-01-27T21:09:08.258-06:00

How funny that we were reading at the same time! I love that. I watched the trailer and it made me cry. NOT for my 9 year old boy, I think, though.

I haven't read this book but have read Morton&...

2012-01-23T19:09:22.575-06:00

I haven't read this book but have read Morton's The Distant Hours and loved it. I think she is an excellent story teller. It is frustrating when you have to make a list to keep all the characters straight.

These both sound good.I hate it when I can't r...

2012-01-22T14:46:57.715-06:00

These both sound good.I hate it when I can't remember the characters though.
Ann

I have this one on my shelf and your review just m...

2012-01-20T21:15:59.066-06:00

I have this one on my shelf and your review just makes me want to read it sooner!

I saw this at the book fair. What age would you re...

2012-01-20T14:16:45.345-06:00

I saw this at the book fair. What age would you recommend it for?

I really want to read this one this year. I picked...

2012-01-20T14:15:14.390-06:00

I really want to read this one this year. I picked it up in the borders clearance.

"And the ending – one of those that make you ...

2012-01-17T21:30:31.300-06:00

"And the ending – one of those that make you want to scream, “no – you can’t end it there!” But knowing it was the PERFECT way to end it. It was just right. "

I so know what you mean. Books like that drive me crazy. "Give me MORRRRREE!" I want to scream at the authors.

OH, I am SO GLAD you appreciated this one. It is ...

2012-01-13T15:06:56.869-06:00

OH, I am SO GLAD you appreciated this one. It is one of my very favorites.

How cool! I would definitely like to meet him!

2012-01-01T22:38:52.569-06:00

How cool! I would definitely like to meet him!

How cool! I love that picture of you and your fami...

2011-12-28T19:54:50.372-06:00

How cool! I love that picture of you and your family with Bill Clinton!

Without giving away the exact ending, did you not ...

2011-12-22T11:17:23.296-06:00

Without giving away the exact ending, did you not like who Polly ended up with, or how she ended up with him? I thought the ending seemed a bit rushed but otherwise I agree that it covered a lot of current topics. I agree too about Alcott's writing not being as dense (certainly Dickens is dense!)

I blogged on this book as well, you can read it here: (2 posts)
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Very cool!

2011-12-20T08:34:12.320-06:00

Very cool!

Very exciting! In 2005 I was lucky enough to se...

2011-12-20T07:06:20.347-06:00

Very exciting!

In 2005 I was lucky enough to see our then president Bush. Politics aside... I would wait in line to see ANY president. Simply amazing to think they run the world (basically) one day and we get to be face to face with them another.

I'm so excited for you that you have this photo

I haven't read this one by Alcott. Too bad abo...

2011-12-18T21:35:59.097-06:00

I haven't read this one by Alcott. Too bad about the ending. I hate when that happens!

This one looks good to me-I keep meaning to retrea...

2011-12-18T20:22:11.551-06:00

This one looks good to me-I keep meaning to retread Little Women but I think I would like anything by Alcott.

I have got to read something/anything by Roach! 2...

2011-12-15T07:13:43.711-06:00

I have got to read something/anything by Roach! 2012 is her year.

I read the first in this series and loved it. I ju...

2011-11-30T12:42:42.784-06:00

I read the first in this series and loved it. I just started my fourth grade daughter on them as well. I loved the first one, so I definitely need to catch up!