Bad Beginning: A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket

Youth Fiction - 4 stars
Megan and I read this for our book club, and we both really enjoyed it. It is the story of the Baudelaire children and all of the bad things that happen to them in this first book of the Series. The thing I am most impressed about is the author's use of vocabulary, and incorporating meaning of the words in the context of the story. Brilliant, and very helpful for younger readers. Megan wants to read all of them, but unfortunately we only have the first one (came in a set with the movie). I think I hear the library calling...

From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris

Fiction - 3 stars
#8 in the Sookie Stackhouse series, From Dead to Worse introduces more of Sookie's background and family members, and can I just say Season 3 of True Blood is really frustrating me because it is incorporating elements from this 8th book? Although it is another easy and enjoyable read, this book was not my favorite, but was still good. More of Alcide, more of Eric, more of Pam (who you can't help but like in these books), and more of Sam are all good, BUT more of the vampire and Were politics is too much "more" for me.   I don't have the last two in paperback, so I'm hoping that my hubby will be nice enough to purchase them for my Nook.  I can't wait to read more.