Six Sentence Saturday-Last of 2009 Books Part 1

Welcome to Six Sentence Saturday.

Where I try to express my thoughts on recent reads using only 6 sentences!!!!.
At the end of each review I will post a
rating scale of 1-5 using the cute and original (lol) Playing Cards.
Rating scale will be as follows:

5 of Hearts- You must read this book NOW!!
4 of Hearts- A great read, put it on your TBR list.
3 of Hearts- Glad I read but no big deal
2 of Hearts- Why did I finish this?
Joker Card - Don't bother (why did I?)



Vintage Magic Mystery Series
A Veiled Deception #1
Larceny and Lace #2
** I picked both of these books up because I loved the covers and thought they sounded like fun. That is exactly what this series is....fun. The mysteries are not that convincing and the main character has a way of not cussing by using words that sound similar to the swear word that has a way of driving me nuts!! But I can get past that and just enjoy them for what they are. Fast, fun, easy-to-read cozy mysteries. After a while the cast of characters grow on you and now I'm finding that I want to see how a certain love-triangle pans out!
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44 Scotland Street by Alexander McCall Smith
** Now that I know "how" to read McCall Smith it has really made my experience with this author more enjoyable. This book was a fun look into the lives of all of the inhabitants of 44 Scotland Street. There are quirky, weird, and some strange people that live in this apartment building. Smith has the ability to transition almost seamlessly between each character that lives in there. This makes the reading flow quite well and you never find yourself bored with any one person. I am definitely going to read the next installment in this series.
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Christmas is Murder: A Rex Graves Mystery by C.S. Challinor
** I love reading Nan's blog- Letters from a Hill Farm because she seems to read the most interesting murder/mystery stories from England. This book finds a cast of characters who are stranded in an inn during Christmas. Within days, several people are dead and none of them by natural causes. I actually thought that I had figured this one out and then there were some added details that made me rethink who the killer was. I enjoyed this one but it would've been a whole lot better if there was a blizzard raging outside while I was reading it. I may try another Rex Graves book in the future.
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A Quilter's Holiday (Elm Creek Quilts #15) by Jennifer Chiaverini
** Don't get me wrong....I love the ladies from Elm Creek. They feel like old friends and for the most part I enjoy visiting them. What I don't like is rehashing OLD stories that we're already familiar with.....boring!!!! Sometimes these small holiday books feel very formula to me and end up rubbing me the wrong way! There was one character though that I really enjoyed in this book-Gretchen. I'm a die-hard fan so I'll read the next one but I'm hoping that it isn't another "let's feel good but not talk about anything substantial" book!!
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