Queen Dog by Bridget Heos

Queen Dog by Bridget Heos - 40 pages

Queen Dog has ruled her castle with grace and majesty since she was a pup. Her people adore her. They provide her with delicious meals and shower her with attention. Lately, though, they have been a bit distracted and service has started to slip. Queen Dog tries her best to make do--but then a stranger moves into the castle! Who is this tiny newcomer commanding all the attention? A servant, or a pretender to the throne?

Great easy book but I can read almost anything about dogs and enjoy it.

Come Sundown by Nora Roberts

Come Sundown by Nora Roberts - 466 pages

Bo's family has always been haunted by the aunt who ran away nearly 30 years ago and was never seen again.  It's the elephant in the room that is very rarely ever acknowledged.  It's been assumed that she ran off as she just didn't care enough about her family.  Turns out they've always thought wrong.  She's been captive for almost that entire time.  But now, she's escaped.  The only problem is that the man she escaped from is still out there . . . and he's hunting for a new wife.

This book reminded me quite strongly of one of Nora Roberts' earlier books -- Montana Sky.  While a lot of it was the landscape and setting of the book, there were also a lot of similarities between the families in the stories and the reasoning behind the villain.  Still, I enjoyed the book.  It was a good read and one I would definitely recommend to others.

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (audiobook)-312 pages in print

A toddler's entire family is murdered by a man, so the toddler escapes the house and somehow finds its way to a nearby graveyard and is taken in by inhabitants (dead) of the graveyard as their own. Mrs. Owens is the first to find him, so he is named Nobody "Bod" Owens by the graveyard folk. A "man" named Silas who has free access to the graveyard (as does Bod) acts as his caretaker, bringing him food, clothes, and teaching him lessons. Additionally, Silas leaves him in the care of capable others when he goes on "business" trips. Adventures abound including encounters with ghouls, night-gaunts, a witch, the Jacks of All Trades (one of which killed his family and all later try unsuccessfully to kill him again). It is a coming of age story of sorts that only Neil Gaiman could tell. I enjoyed Gaiman's narration and I enjoy reading his books, especially since he is a staunch library advocate (his books are good, too, though).

MSCHMITT--- Captain Abdul's Little Treasure, Colin McNaughton, 48

MSCHMITT--- Captain Abdul's Little Treasure, Colin McNaughton, 48

Pirate mommies are fed up and they head out on the high seas leaving the baby with his pirate captain daddy and his mateys.