I review books for fun. I have done it for a long time, then found out publishers will give you books to review for free. That’s just INSANE!

Anyway, I took a bit of a blog hiatus, and am now slowly moving my way back into the rhythm. As I do so, I feel the need to revise my reviewing strategy. I’m currently using the following 1 to 5 stars scale, based on the book’s genre.

5 stars = “Go buy it right now!!! I am thinking about getting it for my Kindle too!”
4 stars = “Add it to your wish list ASAP. I’m keeping mine.”
3 stars = “Yeah, I enjoyed it. I’ll pass it on.”
2 stars = “Glad I didn’t pay for it! (Or if I did, you can have mine if you still want to read it.)”
1 star = “Don’t bother. I won’t even burden you with my copy.”

Also, I am asking this predefined set of questions about the book. Here’s what I mean by the questions:

My Review
Snackable?	As a busy mom, I want to know how easy it is to pick up this book and read a snippet. If I get interrupted 20 times in the 20 minutes, am I going to have to count it a loss, or am I able to read a bite, enjoy it, and move on?
“Lundie” ending?	This is something that movies got dubbed with. If a movie doesn’t have a Lundie ending, I probably won’t watch it. Movies like “Message in a Bottle” and “City of Angels” are the two movies that have what is clearly NOT a “Lundie ending”. I don’t want to leave a book feeling worse than I did before. I will qualify that by saying that not all books have to end rosy and sunshiny and in a tidy package. But killing off character after character that I like is a quick way for me to stop caring about them at all.
Best thing?	The biggest thing about this book that would cause me to recommend it to other readers.
Worst thing?	The biggest thing about this book that I want to warn other readers about. WARNING: May occasionally contain spoilers.
Special Features from the Publisher	Any links to things like audio interviews, first chapter samples, etc., from the Publisher

My Book Review Calendar:

Renovations still in progress…

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The old stuff…

Shelfari: Book reviews on your book blog

FICTION

Read, but not yet reviewed:

		Before I Wake, Dee Henderson
		Echoes (Secrets series #3), Kristen Heitzmann

Read & Reviewed:

		Title	Date Read	Rating	Link to Review
		Cause of Death, Patricia Cornwell	02/07	8.3/10	Review
		Danger in the Shadows, Dee Henderson	02/07	9/10	Review
		Halos, Kristen Heitzmann	11/06	4/5	Review
		Secrets, Kristen Heitzmann	03/06	4/5	Review
		The Atonement Child, Francine Rivers	01/06	4/5	Review
		The Scarlet Thread, Francine Rivers	01/06	3/5	Review
		The Still of Night, Kristen Heitzmann (Sequel to A Rush Of Wings)	05/06		Review
		The Witness, Dee Henderson	08/06		Review
		Unforgotten, Kristen Heitzmann (Sequel to Secrets)	04/06		Review

NON-FICTION

Currently Reading:

		Praying God’s Word Day by Day, Beth Moore	In process (This is a 1-year devotional book, so it will stay on this list until the end of ’07)
		Thin Again, Judy & Arthur Halliday	In process
		Believing God, Beth Moore	Read 12/06, but really need to read and absorb again. I am now reading parts of it for a third time and am wearing a beautiful blue bracelet made for me by my dear friend Shannon.

On Hold:

		Thin Within, Judy & Arthur Halliday	On Hold until I complete Believing God and Thin Again.
		Men Are Like Waffles – Women Are Like Spaghetti, Bill& Pam Farrel	Was reading it for a group discussion, but I never made it past the intro. Will eventually pick it back up. It does look good.

Read & Reviewed:

		Title	Date Read	Rating	Link to Review
		Believing God, Beth Moore	12/06		Review
		Nuts! Southwest Airlines’ Crazy Recipe for Business and Personal Success, Kevin& Jackie Freiburg	07/06		Review
		Get Out of That Pit!: Straight Talk about God’s Deliverance,Beth Moore	03/07		Review
		Ten Commandments Twice Removed, Danny Shelton & Shelly Quinn	06/06		Review
		The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands, Dr. Laura Schlessinger	10/06		Review
		Velvet Elvis, Rob Bell	04/07		Review