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. To the Edge by Cindy Gerard
2. Love You More by Lisa Gardner
3. Highland Guard series (first is The Chief) by Monica McCarty
4. Defending Jacob  by William Landay
5. Senseless  by Mary Burton
6. The Guardian Angelino Series (starts with Edge of Sight) by Roxanne St. Clair
7. The Five Love Languages of Children by Gary Chapman
8. Reaching to Heaven by James Van Praagh
9. My One and Only by Kristan Higgins
10. Last Night at Chateau Marmont  by Lauren Weisberger

Monday Recommendation List

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. Reclaiming History by Vincent Bugliosi
2. The Kommandant’s Girl  by Pam Jenoff
3. Goodnight Nobody by Jennifer Weiner
4. Into Thin Air by Jon Kraukauer
5. The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
6. Baking with the Cake Boss by Buddy Valastro
7. Defending Jacob by William Landay
8. Beyond Religion by Dalai Lama XIV
9. Until There Was You by Kristan Higgins
10. Van Gogh: The Life by Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith

Defending Jacob

Defending Jacob by William Landay

Landay’s critically acclaimed novel is a fast paced thriller. While it is full of courtroom drama, it also delves deeply into family dynamics.

A young boy is found murdered near school in a small New England town. The community is shaken. Andy Barber, ADA, leads the homicide investigation. His 14 year old son, Jacob, goes to the school and Andy is determined to find the killer and make the world safer for his son.

However, in a turn of events, Andy is thrown off the case and Jacob is arrested for murder. Andy and his wife Laurie adamantly defend their beloved son. As his guilt becomes more and more evident, everything in their life is tested: their marriage, their identity, friendships, belief in their son, and belief in the court system.

What do you do when you discover someone you love so intensely is capable of unimaginable horrors? How far would you go to protect your child?

A recommend for the legal drama, mystery and thriller reader.