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Thoroughly delightful and entertaining. The best thing I can say is that it makes me want to read more by the same author.

A wildly funny and irreverent romp through a small town in coastal California during Christmas. Not your typical Christmas fare that's for sure. I won't say more to avoid spoilers but if you have a dark sense of humor and need a break from typical Hallmark movie Christmas fare this is the book for you!

I've really enjoyed McPhee in the past and hoped I'd enjoy this one as well. It was a bit too full of geological jargon, some of which didn't even show up in the Kindle dictionary, for me to fully enjoy this one. However, since this series largely charts the path of I-80 that I drive annually I'll probably continue

I'm a bit of a science and psychology geek so this was a fun book. It's also full of very practical ideas about ways to shift gears from a downward depressive cycle to one moving upward. There's quite a bit of reference to particular areas of the brain. Don't let that put you off. Overall it was a quick, entertaining, and informative book.

I'm a bit of a science and psychology geek so this was a fun book. It's also full of very practical ideas about ways to shift gears from a downward depressive cycle to one moving upward. There's quite a bit of reference to particular areas of the brain. Don't let that put you off. Overall it was a quick, entertaining, and informative book.

Heartwarming and inspiring. Anyone who loves animals will enjoy this book, especially if they also love travel

Riveting read and unsettlingly relevant to today. The first third is a bit slow going building up the background but then it becomes well paced, taking some fairly unexpected turns. In the process it raises question worth thinking about. A solid prequel to the Hunger Games to be sure.

I was looking forward to reading this as I'd seen several good reviews from bookstore staff and elsewhere and I enjoy Greek myths. I was greatly disappointed to say the least. It simply did not hold my interest and I put it down repeatedly. The writing is pedestrian and even the story isn't all that interesting. Finally about two-thirds of the way through the story it got somewhat interesting but that's not enough to recommend it. The ending was as lackluster as the beginning.

An eloquent journey into a side of American life that is foreign territory to me.

It had been awhile since reading the first book so it took me a bit to re-immerse myself in this story. Once I did it was enjoyable but at times I found myself thinking "ok, get on with it". Diana is a good storyteller and great at weaving through complex storylines but there are times I wish she weren't quite so long-winded. I kept going because of my own previous knowledge of the battle of Culloden so I wanted to see where she would take the story. In the end I was not disappointed and the pace certainly picked up. I'll definitely keep reading this series, even if it's only now and then.