Katherine by Anya Seton

Historical Fiction - 4 stars - This is the really complicated love story of the 14th century's Katherine Swynford and John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster. These ancestors of the Tudor and Stuart blood lines started out a little rocky, became pretty despicable, and redeemed themselves in the end. I enjoyed the intricate stories, and I can see now why it was a much-documented affair. Ms. Seton was a historical fiction writer from the 1950s, and I must say, she had great talent. Her work is comparable to Philippa Gregory's writing. This makes me want to read her other works.

Living Dead in Dallas, Club Dead, and Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris

Fiction - 3.5 stars - Books two, three and four in the Sookie Stackhouse series are pretty similar to book one. The story line is very different from True Blood so few spoilers exist here. I took a break from Katherine to speed through these three shorties. The story line in Club Dead was more interesting than any so far, but they are all pretty simple, fast-paced and fun.

Double Fudge by Judy Blume

Youth Fiction - 4 stars - Megan and I read this for our Mother/Daughter book club last month, and we both really enjoyed it. Lots of humor, some really good dialogue, and scenes that we could totally relate to. Our meeting was great as we did crossword puzzles and word scrambles that were related to the book. Megan loved Fudge's character, and we've already bought Superfudge to read in our spare reading time (because we have so much). Definitely recommend this one.

Frindle by Andrew Clements

Youth Fiction - 4 stars - Megan and I read this for our mother-daughter book club. This is the cutest book! I loved the lesson that it presented. You'll have to read it to find out what that is!