Monday Recommendations

Monday Recommendation List

Random list of 10 books Monday! I have read and enjoyed each of these enough to flag for a potential personal library purchase.

Be bold and just choose randomly, stick to your normal genre...or step outside of your normal reading zone and try something you usually wouldn’t. You can look up the descriptions at Amazon.com, or search my blog for old posts by entering the title in the little search box in the top left-hand corner and clicking the magnifying glass.

This week-- 10 recommendations (in no particular order):

1. The Executor by Jesse Kellerman
2. Devil’s Knot by Mara Leveritt
3. The Kindness of Strangers by Katrina Kittle
4. Don’t Know Much About the Presidents by Kenneth Davis
5. Raising Your Spirited Child by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka
6. Nobody’s Baby But Mine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
7. Possessing the Secret of Joy by Alice Walker
8. Stage Dive Series (starts with Lick) by Kylie Scott
9. Villette by Charlotte Bronte
10. The Perfect Match by Kristan Higgins

Monday Recommendations

Monday Recommendation List

Random list of 10 books Monday! I have read and enjoyed each of these enough to flag for a potential personal library purchase.

Be bold and just choose randomly, stick to your normal genre...or step outside of your normal reading zone and try something you usually wouldn’t. You can look up the descriptions at Amazon.com, or search my blog for old posts by entering the title in the little search box in the top left-hand corner and clicking the magnifying glass.

This weeks 10 recommendations (in no particular order):

1. Last Night at Chateau Marmont by Lauren Weisberger
2. Not Without Hope by Nick Schuyler
3. The Black Lyon by Jude Deveraux
4. The 10 Greatest Gifts I Give My Children by Steven Vannoy
5. Don’t Cry by Beverly Barton
6. Crush on You by Christie Ridgway
7. The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman
8. Fragile by Lisa Unger
9. A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah
10. Devil’s Knot by Mara Leveritt

Devil's Knot

Devil’s Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three by Mara Leveritt

I have been intrigued by the case of the West Memphis Three since the 90’s. In a horrible crime, three young boys were murdered. It was a horrific. Sadly these boys memories have been lost in the case.
In a stunning case--three teens were charged and convicted on very little evidence. Levitt’s research on this case is extensive and her book is insightful and thorough. The legal system can be incredibly broken, and in many cases downright corrupt. This particular case is just shocking and disturbing.

The one complaint I would have about the book is that Levitt tries to point a finger at who “might have done it.” She picks on the same person again and again. That seems contradictory to the point of the book…in that there was very little evidence against anyone.  

Since the publication of this book, in 2011 these men were released from prison after serviing 18 years for these crimes. However, the government still wouldn’t admit to having convicted them in error. To gain their freedom they were forced to plead guilty. Did these teenagers commit murder?

After researching the case I have no idea how they could have been found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.  Next, I plan to read the book that Damian Echols has written since leaving prison.
 
The men that colluded to imprison these teenagers are mostly still working within the justice system. The prosecutor still stands behind his conviction. I wonder how these people sleep?