GOD'S GUEST LIST

I haven't read any of Debbie Macomber's novels but I have enjoyed her devotionals in my Daily Guideposts and other articles that I have read by her. Even though, Debbie was a cradle Catholic who later converted to a different Christian denomination, I enjoy her religious views. She emphasizes that God is kind and loving. This book focused on the different people God brings into our lives and how they teach us. She also talked about how we can deal with difficult relationships in family, work, etc. I don't think I had any "aha!" moments, but it was certainly a good way to look at the various people in our lives.

Rating - A

BOOK OF SAINTS - A VISUAL GUIDE

I finally read a book of saints. This one was very interesting because it had a short biography, about a page long and a picture of the usual depiction of the saint in church art. Some of the biographies seemed to doubt the miracles ascribed to the saints and in some cases, seemed to doubt the saint's very existence. Still, I'm glad I read it and hopefully, some of what I read will stay with me.

Rating - B

MAD MOUSE

Danny Boyle has put in an application for a full time position with the police department. It looks like he may get the job but before he can get started, he is the target of a sniper. He and his friends are having a fun night on the beach when someone starts shooting at them. At first, it's just paintballs but soon the sniper is using real bullets. It's up to Danny to help Ceepak figure out who the killer is and why he is targeting Danny and his buddies.

Once again, I absolutely loved this book by Chris Grabenstien. The writing still is so straightforward and Danny and Ceepak are such great characters. It's nice to see Danny growing and Ceepak have more human moments, too. This is quickly becoming one of my favorite series.

Rating - A

DEEP DISH

Regina Foxton's Southern cooking show is about to be cancelled because her jerk of a boyfriend slept with the sponsor's wife. Suddenly, she is given a huge break. She and Tate Moody, the star of the popular local cooking show "Vittles", have been selected by the Cooking Channel to compete in a cooking challenge to decide who will get a new national cooking show. Gina is prepared to give her absolute best to win the challenge but she had no idea what obstacles she might encounter including working on an island with her wild younger sister and the "Tatester" himself.

I haven't read anything by Mary Kay Andrews but I used to love Kathy Trochek's Maggity series. This book was lots of fun. I'm really not reading lots of romance books these days but this had great characters and way more going on than just a focus on the romance. I'm looking forward to reading another of these.

Rating - A