Gauntlgrym

Gauntlgrym by R.A. Salvatore
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Book 1 in the Neverwinter Series

Kinda sad as many of my favorite characters are now dead.King Bruenor Battlehammer of Mithral Hall fakes his own death in order to leave his throne and go look for Gauntlgrym, Drizzt of course goes with him as does Thibbledorf Pwent.

When they reach Icewind Dale Pwent realizes he is to old to continue on the adventure and chooses to stay behind, while Bruenor continues the search for Gauntlgrym.

Meanwhile Dahlia tricks Athrogate and Jarlaxle into accompanying her to Gauntlgrym and releasing the beast. At the last moment Dahlia regrets the lives that will be lost if the beast is released and tries to stop the plot but Sylora Salm overpowers Dahlia & Jarlaxle and gains control of Athrogate's mind tricking him into pulling the lever and releasing the beast. Jarlaxle promises Athrogate that they will somehow set things right.

Jarlaxle learns how to trap the beast and enlist Drizzt and Bruenor's help. Dahlia, Jarlaxle, Athrogate, Bruenor and Drizzt go to Gauntlgrym and overcome all the forces set against them, in order to cage the beast. But one of them will sacrifice his life to see the mission accomplished.

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The Plague

The Plague by Albert Camus
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Very well written I loved the language but had trouble getting into the book. Also very depressing.

Oran an Algerian port is isolated due to an outbreak of the bubonic plague. Many lovers and families are separated when the gates to the city are shut, during the course of the book loved ones are ripped away from their families and taken to isolation wards when they show plague symptoms and burials have become hurried affairs with few witnesses. But the courage of those who choose to fight the plague and care for their fellow man shines through.

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White Fire

White Fire by Douglas Preston
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Love It!!!!!!! As an added bonus you get a Sherlock Holmes mystery.

Corrie hears about miners eaten by a bear over a hundred years ago and decides to do her thesis on the tale. When she arrives in Roaring Fork she meets fierce resists to her plan to examine the remains of the miners. The miners were already exhumed in order to move the old cemetery out of the way of the proposed new club house. As usual Corrie doesn't let a little thing like lack of permission stop her and winds up in jail facing 30 years when Pendergast shows up and saves the day.

With permission granted from Stacy Bowdree (one of the miners descendants) Corrie starts to work and soon discovers the men were eaten by humans. Meanwhile the Sheriff has enlisted Pendergast's aid in uncovering the identity of the arsonist that is terrorizing Roaring Fork.

Believing the fate of the miners to be linked to the current day arson and the attempts on Corrie's life Pendergast looks to Sherlock Holmes for answers.

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Pukka's Promise: The Quest for Longer Lived Dogs

Pukka's Promise: The Quest for Longer-Lived Dogs by Ted Kerasote
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Kerasote's love for Pukka and Merle shine through. He offers some thought provoking information. I have to admit that I was disappointed he choose to go to a breeder for Pukka rather then adopt from a shelter. According to Nathan Winograd "17 million people are looking for new animals each year If just 20% adopted from shelters we could zero out the killing". Poverty determines how many healthy pets are KILLED. The United States ranks 27th out of 31 developed nations when it comes to overall poverty. Europe does a much better job of insuring a decent standard of living for it's citizens and thus KILLS for fewer healthy pets.

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One can only pray..............

One can only pray that Gina Miller's God will give her a brain for Christmas. In order for a President to actually be impeached he has to do something that is illegal (Impeach Obama to save America

--think 2014) and contrary to Miller's rant President Obama hasn't.

And Miller here is an idea people might not consider you a racist bigot if you didn't stoop to name calling.

Thankless in Death

Thankless in Death by J.D. Robb
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Perfect Thanksgiving read. As Eve and Roarke are preparing to host their Irish Family and a few friends for Thanksgiving Jerry Reinhold kills his parents. What started out as an impulse to stop his Mother's nagging has turned into a vocation for Jerry. With a hit list comprised of anyone who ever crossed him in the past he sets out on killing spree. And thanks to his victims money he now has more money then he knows what to do with. But one of his victims found a way to fight back even after her death. Burying a code deep in the false ID Jerry forced her to provide for him she speaks to Eve and Roarke from the grave.

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The Thirteenth Tale

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Who is famous author Vida Winter, really? Just when you think you know the tale takes an unexpected twist. Vida Winter's life has been lived in the shadows but before she dies the "ghost child" will tell the truth about her life and family.

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