Sunday Salon, February Rewind and March Fast Forward
By APOOO • Mar 8th, 2009 • Category: Sunday Salon •
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Rewind/Fast Forward List
Rewind/February 2009 Reads (15 books)
9. Sticks and Stones by Eric Pete–4.0
10. Where There’s Smoke by Terra Little–4.0/4.5
11. Not Even If You Begged by Francis Ray–3.0
12. Lovers and Liars by Denine–3.5/4.0
13. Up to No Good by Carl Weber–3.5
14. Deadly Charms by Claudia Mair–3.5
15. Triptych by Wanda Coakley-Thompson–3.0
16. The Ties That Bind by Bertice Berry–3.0
17. Bring on the Blessings by Beverly Jenkins–3.5/4.0
18. The January Girl by Goldie Taylor–3.5
19. Up All Night by Delilah Dawson–3.0
20. Secrets of a Sinner by Yolanda Tonder–4.0
21. Basketball Jones by E. Lynn Harris–4.0
22. Caring What People Think by Daphne Robinson–3.5
23. The Air Between Us by Deborah Johnson–3.0
MOST FAVORITE–Where There’s Smoke by Terra Little
To find out why, CLICK HERE.
LEAST FAVORITE –I didn’t really have one least favorite books. There were several that didn’t really stand out from the crowd, but they were still enjoyable reads at that moment.
Fast Forward/March 2009:
24. That Devil’s No Friend of Mine by J. D. Mason–4.0; Comes out on March 17th. Recommend to fans of Mason and new readers a like. It’s a really good read with lots of twists and turns and characters that will keep you wondering what will they do next.
25. Illusions by Wanda Campbell–4.0
26. Triangular Road by Paule Marshall–3.0
27. The Company We Keep by Mary Monroe–Currently Reading.
28. Finding Me by Darnella Ford
29. The Shack by William Young
Up at the College by Andrea Bowens
Sisters and Husbands by Connie Briscoe
In the Night of the Heat by Blair Underwood
Murder, Mayhem and a Fine Man by Claudia Maur
Dead Broke by Trista Russell
Death, Deceit and Some Smooth Jazz by Claudia Mair
Someone Knows My Name by Lawrence Hill
Houston We Have a Problem by Gwendolyn Zepetta
The Island of Eternal Love
Can’t Get Enough of Your Love by JJ Murray
February was a good month for reading and I hope March will be equally as good as I need to work down this To Read Pile (TRP)…one book at a time…one day at a time.
Check back later for the First Quarter Reading Challenge Update.
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Hey Yas, I’m right there with you on trying to work down my TBR pile. i’m doing it slowly, but surely. You did knock quite a few out for February.
Hey Jennifer and thanks…and given that you are also in school I can understand if it takes you longer to work yours down.
The Hood Life by De’nesha Diamond & Meesha Mink – 3
Basketball Jones by E. Lynn Harris – 3
My Little Secret by Anna J – 3
That Life by A.R. Hilton – 4.5
Home Wrecker by Dwayne Joseph – 4
Thirsty by Mike Sanders – 5
Little Black Girl Lost 4 by Keith Lee Johnson – 4
The Bishop’s Daughter by Tiffany L. Warren – 4
Most favorite: THIRSTY – layered story, full of drama and action and good character development
Least favorite: BASKETBALL JONES – very predictable and I’m tired of the same pattern that his books have taken recently
Hey Ms. Toni understand about E. Lynn…I think the reason I got through this one and enjoyed it is because I didn’t read his last one…oh yeah and this was a library book…I no longer purchase his books.
WOW – you really got your read on — and it was a short month
I am also trying to get my TBR pile down but other books seem to keep calling me
Hey Beverly what books called you recently?
Rewind/ February 2009 (10 books)
Two Thin Dimes by Caleb Alexander – 3
The Resurrection of Me by Tonya Blount- 5
What Doesn’t Kill You by DeBerry & Grant- 5
Sinful by Victor McGlothin- 3
In Firm Pursuit by Pamela Samuels Young-5
Donna’s Dilemma by Brian W. Smith-3
The Bishop’s Daughter by Tiffany L. Warren-5
Ghetto Resume by Freddie Simmons-3
Work What You Got by Stephanie Perry Moore-3
Trouble In My Way by Michelle Stimpson-5
MOST FAVORITE- Trouble In My Way. Very good read about a young girl who knows that she’s doing wrong, yet doesn’t know why she keeps falling into the same trap.
LEAST FAVORITE- Work What You Got. Didn’t feel as if the author really considered the audience had a very difficult time believing the characters were college age.
Fast Forward/ March 2009
Little Black Girl Lost 4- (review posted)
Home Wrecker- 5 (review posted)
Ski Mask Way by Randy Ski Thompson (reading now)
Desperate Hoodwives
The Sweetest Taboo
Thirsty
Holy Seduction
Flipping The Script
Step To This
Murder On The Down Low
Deal With Death
I really need to work my pile down. I didn’t even include some of the reads I have for fear that I won’t get to them all.
Nardsbaby´s last blog post..Nardsbaby gave 3 stars to: A Different Me
Yas I think you should gone and let me borrow your copy of Mason’s book so that I can get the questions started!
) I’m just saying…LOL!!!!!!!!!
Donnica…I’ll send it to you but you have to do a review as well…still interested?
YES!!! And thank you!!!