Top Ten Tuesday

Top Ten Tuesday (TTT) is a meme hosted by the Broke and the Bookish.

This week's Top Ten Tuesday is looking for my Top 10 Favorite Book Covers of books I've Read. 
So I think I'll just show you!

THERE IS A SEASONTHE CRAFTY TEDDY
A DISTANT TOMORROW
FUNDRAISING THE DEAD
HELL GATE
IRON LAKE
THE VALCOURT HEIRESS
RHETT BUTLER'S PEOPLE
SUMMER KITCHEN
SWEET TEA REVENGE

These aren't necessarily my favorite books, but just my favorite covers.

What do yours look like?

MAILBOX MONDAY

This month Mailbox Monday is being hosted by Apple Blossom at 4 the Love of Books. The wonderful weekly meme gives us a chance to shout out books that appeared in our mailboxes (real or virtual) so here is what appeared in my mailbox this week.

The White House

With my President's Challenge it seem a no brainer to request this book from the LibraryThing Early Reviewer's program.  I'm just glad I won it!

Heat Rises by Richard Castle

 ★★★½

GENRE: Mystery
SUBJECT: bondage, death squad
Setting: NYC
CHARACTERS: Nikki Heat, Jameson Rook, Fr. Gerald Graf, Phyllis Yarborough
DATE READ: Aprl 26 - May 13
NO. OF PAGES: 432
Off the Shelf (pre-2013)? Source?:   No, Library OD

PLOT:.........................................3.00
CHARACTERIZATION:............4.00
TOPICS:.....................................3.00
STYLE:.......................................4.00
ORIGINALITY:............................3.00
ADDICTIVENESS:....................3.00
OWNERSHIP:............................3.00
THRESHOLD QUALITY:...........4.00
Average.................................................................3.38

Nikki Heat is not afraid to enter any investigation, even one where her boss sticks his nose.  Nikki is investigating the murder of a priest found at a bondage club.  The Captain searches the rectory before Nikki can get there and things get more tangled as we progress.  With Rook's help, the story is wickedly entertaining!

Dream Eyes by Jayne Ann Krentz

Challenge Book #45

  ★★★½

GENRE: Paranormal Fiction
SUBJECT: psychic powers
Setting: Wilby OR
CHARACTERS: Judson Coppersmith, Gwen Frazier, Evelyn Ballinger, Harold Oxley
DATE READ: May 10 - May 13
NO. OF PAGES: 325
Off the Shelf (pre-2013)? Source?:   Yes, ER

PLOT:.........................................3.50
CHARACTERIZATION:............3.50
TOPICS:.....................................3.50
STYLE:.......................................4.00
ORIGINALITY:............................3.50
ADDICTIVENESS:....................3.50
OWNERSHIP:............................3.00
THRESHOLD QUALITY:..........3.50
Average......................................................3.50

Not normally being a "paranormal reader, I was reluctant to pick up this book and read it, but since I had received it from the LT ER program, my obligation took control and I put it on the reading for May.  I was extremely pleasantly surprised and well entertained my this book which told the story of two characters that both have special psychic abilities and the journey to find the murderer of a friend when there was only psychic evidence.  Glad I read it.

Mailbox Monday

This month Mailbox Monday is being hosted by Apple Blossom at 4 the Love of Books. The wonderful weekly meme gives us a chance to shout out books that appeared in our mailboxes (real or virtual) so here is what appeared in my mailbox this week.

Well, I actually bought a book this week.  I had it on my wishlist and got a coupon for 20% off so I broke down and actually purchased a book.

An historical fiction novel set on the Titanic.

But then as a surprise, I won an ARC from Random House.

A tale of friendship during World War II

and last but not least 

NetGalley awarded me the next book in the Rose Harbor series by Debbie Macomber.  I couldn't wait, sat right down and read it. 

The mailbox was good o me this week!