Review: Undone by Karin Slaughter

Title and Author of book: Undone by Karin Slaughter
Fiction or non-fiction: Fiction
Genre: Best criminal thriller psycho book this year!!!!!
Where did I get the book: My public Library
Challenges that this fulfilled: none, I'm just a big fan.

Who recommended this book to me? From the very first time I read a Slaughter book I was immediately hooked. Anytime something new of hers is to be published I'm first in line!!!

Summarize the plot but don't give away the ending!

Undone brings together, for the first time, the small-town residents of Grant County, Georgia, and the hard-bitten cops of Georgia’s Bureau of Investigation in a relentlessly gripping novel.

Sarah Linton has fled to Atlanta seeking refuge from the terrible act that ripped her life apart in Grant County. But when a tortured young woman becomes a patient in her ER, she’ll find herself deeply ensnared in a case that rips the lid off secrets as dark and complex as they are disturbing. When special agents Will Trent and Faith Mitchell join forces to probe into the life of the victim, these three embark on an investigation that will change all of them forever.


What did you like most about this book? After reading her last Grant County book, I have to admit that I was PISSED at the ending. I screamed, wanted to throw the book against the wall, I couldn't believe that Slaughter would have the nerve to do what she did. She ended up leaving a secret website for her readers in the book so that she could explain herself. After reading that, I understood, didn't make it any easier, but I did understand. So I wasn't sure what to expect when I picked this one up. Let me just tell you that she combined her characters from her two series and it was perfection!!! Everything is in this book, smart characters, a fantastic plot, gruesome torture that made my stomach turn, heartbroken, and broken people. There wasn't a misstep anywhere in this novel! I loved it all!!!!

What did you like least? Not a thing, not a thing. I think this is her best one yet!

Have you read any other books by this author? I've read all of her books. They rock!! Slaughter is the real deal. After I became turned off by the same old garbage from Patricia Cornwell, (I mourn the loss of the real Kay Scarpetta that she created in her earlier books) I needed to find an author who could capture me again with a female lead character. Slaughter has done that consistently with each book she puts out. She hasn't sold her soul to be on the NY Times Bestseller list...she's a true artist.


What about the ending? I tried to figure out who the serial killer was and just when I thought I had put all of the pieces together, I was thrown a loop!!! Excellent ending.

So obviously, you can tell I love this author. If you haven't read her books and you like psychological thrillers, she will deliver!!! If you've read her books and haven't gotten to this one yet...GET YOUR TUSH INTO GEAR!!!!
One of the BEST books I've read this year!

Library Loot and Waiting on Wednesday

Hosted by Eva at A Stripped Armchair and Marg at Reading Adventures.
We share what we each picked up at the library during the week.

I'm too embarrassed to make excuses, so here's my loot!!! But I will still be blaming others for my little problem...didn't think I'd let you off the hook that easy did you????


Rude Awakenings of a Jane Austen Addict
by Laurie Viera Rigler
All blame goes right to DAR!!! Plus, it didn't hurt that I loved Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict.





The Apothecary's Daughter
by Julie Klassen
Margaret, from Creative Madness, is new to my blame game. But it is her fault that I noticed this book. Why, you ask? If I had never read her wonderful review I wouldn't have been familiar with the title!! Makes perfect sense to me.




Julie & Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously
by Julie Powell
The blame goes to Bonnie of Redlady's Reading Room. After reading her review, I knew that I wanted to read this book. The movie looks pretty fun too!! Has anyone seen it yet? Did you like it?






Looking for Salvation at the Dairy Queen
by Susan Gregg Gilmore
Kathy from Bermuda Onion gets the honor of the blame on this one!! Her blog is fantastic and it seems like we really have a similar taste in books. After reading her thoughts on this one I immediately went to my online library catalog and requested this one.



To Read List Total today 8/11/2009: 815
Last Week's To Read List total 8/04/2009: 811
Books Read in 2009 to date: 117
Number of Books Checked out from the library:21
Book Blogger Buddies Recommendations TBR List: 211 last week 215 this week

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Waiting on Wednesday
is hosted by
Jill over at Breaking the Spine
that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

Juliet, Naked
by Nick Hornby
September 2009

I like his way with words...can't wait to read this one!

Synopsis from Goodreads:
Annie loves Duncan—or thinks she does. Duncan loves Annie, but then, all of a sudden, he doesn’t. Duncan really loves Tucker Crowe, a reclusive Dylanish singer-songwriter who stopped making music ten years ago. Annie stops loving Duncan, and starts getting her own life.
In doing so, she initiates an e-mail correspondence with Tucker, and a connection is forged between two lonely people who are looking for more out of what they’ve got. Tucker’s been languishing (and he’s unnervingly aware of it), living in rural Pennsylvania with what he sees as his one hope for redemption amid a life of emotional and artistic ruin—his young son, Jackson. But then there’s also the new material he’s about to release to the world: an acoustic, stripped-down version of his greatest album, Juliet—entitled, Juliet, Naked. What happens when a washed-up musician looks for another chance? And miles away, a restless, childless woman looks for a change? Juliet, Naked is a powerfully engrossing, humblingly humorous novel about music, love, loneliness, and the struggle to live up to one’s promise.

What book are you waiting for?

Teaser Tuesdays....It's Tuesday, Where Are You?

TEASER TUESDAYS asks you to:
Grab your current read.
Let the book fall open to a random page.
Share with us two (2) “teaser” sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12.
You also need to share the title of the book that you’re getting your “teaser” from … that way people can have some great book recommendations if they like the teaser you’ve given!
Please avoid spoilers!

"You can't go out after dark."
"I'm not a boy."
"No, really?" His mouth loosens up. "But you are what the pixie guy wants."

p.116 from Need by Carrie Jones



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It's Tuesday...Where Are You?

I've just lost one of the most important people to me, and life just doesn't seem right without Dad. My mom is worried about me so she sent to stay with my Grandma Betty in Maine. So far, I've made some friends, some enemies, and there's a creepy man stalking me. The weird thing is that every time I see him, he leaves behind gold dust...what is he? Why is he stalking me????

~Need by Carrie Ryan

Teaser Tuesdays and It's Tuesday...Where Are You?

Sorry!! Somehow, I duplicated my post!!

Mailbox Monday

Mailbox Monday
is hosted by Marcia at The Printed Page.
We share what books that we found in our mailboxes last week.

My Mailbox has slowed down a little bit and that is truly a good thing. I've got way too many library books to read, my own, and ARC's. Here's what I got last week:


City of Strangers by Ian Mackenzie
Received from Penguin
Synopsis from Goodreads:A cold, gray Sunday dawns on New York City to find Paul Metzger trudging through the winter streets to visit his past. He goes first to see his estranged, decades-older half-brother; then his dying father, whose notorious early life still haunts his children; and finally the ex-wife he cannot help but continue to love. But a fourth encounter—violent, unexpected—sets in motion a chain of events that will forever change Paul’s life, as well as the family he’s struggled so long to understand.






You Don't Have to Learn the Hard Way by J.R. Parrish
from FSB Associates
I accepted this book because I have a son who will be a Senior this year. I thought it would be a good one for me to read and then pass on to him. Maybe he'll believe it as long as it doesn't come out of my mouth! LOL!!
Synopsis from Goodreads:
Chock-full of practical advice for teen and college age readers on everything from how to nail that first big job interview, avoid dangerous relationship mistakes and master the art of managing your finances, to circumventing the typical pitfalls of adjusting to the adult world, this valuable guidebook synthesizes a life's worth of wisdom into one engaging volume. The author, a self-made multimillionaire who did learn the hard way offers to young people what he wishes someone would have given him when he was starting out--a no-nonsense blueprint for personal and professional success. Told with self-deprecating humor and grace, this book is never preachy and features irresistible self-discovery quizzes that guide young readers to deeper self-understanding.

What came for you?

I'm taking the day off...to read!!!

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Six Sentence Saturday

6 Sentence Saturday Reviews

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?)


The Shop On Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber (read June 2009)
Nothing pulls me in like a book that has knitting in it!! I don't know why, because I can't knit to save my life. But I love the stories of the women and how they come together to make something meaningful. At times I knew exactly what was going to happen next, but I didn't mind. This is a comfort book, pure and simple. I'll be back for more!






Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout (read June 2009)
This is a collection of short stories. The common thread within each story is Olive Kitteridge. At times I found myself very intrigued with her. While at other times, I just did not like her. The stories are very intricate and multi-layered. I'm glad that I read it and Olive is a character that I won't soon forget.









The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
At first I thought I had made a mistake in reading this one. The beginning is very slow and tedious at times, but then something miraculous happens (Precious starts helping people) and the story takes off. I loved Precious!! There really aren't any great mysteries, but just a single woman who is trying to might things right. She's suffered early in her life, so she takes the pain she feels and puts it into something positive. Her outlook on life is wonderful and I fell in love with the location and with Precious....I will continue on with this series!!!