Friday, July 25, 2014

Let’s Booktalk: Confessions of a Murder Suspect by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro

“Are you familiar with the phrase unreliable narrator? Maybe from English-lit class? It’s when the storyteller might not be worthy of your trust. In fact, the storyteller might be a complete liar. So given what I just said, you’re probably wondering: Is that me?”

A person could say the Angel family name was a false advertisement, which may be why the Angel children are suspected of murdering their parents.

Tandy was roused from sleep by the buzzer of her family’s apartment located on Dakota near Central Park in New York City. The police were waiting to be let in for some reason, and all she knew was that if they didn’t quiet down her parents would be mad for having been disturbed. But, then a horrifying reality ensued when she found out that her parents were dead and the police were looking to set up one of the Angel children with the murder.

Tandy along with the help from her siblings will find the terrible truth of their parents death, and what it means to be an Angel.

Let’s Booktalk: Trouble Maker, a Barnaby and Hooker graphic novel by Janet & Alex Evanovich



“For the record, I didn’t kill the guy I just found him.”

Alex Barnaby, Barney to most, is a blonde bombshell racecar mechanic living in Miami. Sam Hooker is a sexy racecar driver that knows how to push her buttons. Together with their Saint Bernard dog Beans, they will find themselves facing down a whole lot of trouble as they work to save a friend, find buried treasure, and avoid being cursed by a voodoo priest.

Rosa and Felicia are Barney’s good friends, but even good friends know how to get you in trouble. Rosa has been kidnapped for reasons unknown, and Felicia enlists Barney’s help. Hooker comes along for the ride, how much trouble can they get into anyways? But when a woman is carrying a bazooka you can expect trouble.

“I prefer the term ‘Bazooka.’ If things start to go bad with Nitro, one shot from the old equalizer here will change his mind fast.”


Let’s Booktalk: Sense and Sensibilty and Sea Monsters by Jane Austen and Ben H. Winters



After losing their father, the Dashwood sisters and their mother find themselves in need of new living quarters, as they cannot inherit the house or money left by their father. Sea monsters though can make finding suitable living quarters difficult, not to mention they do cramp a girl’s style when it comes to looking for romance.

England’s greatest triumph, the Submarine Station Beta. A dome structure located in the deep sea of the English channel, where the good citizens of England can live in harmony and safety from sea monsters. But it does not protect the Dashwood sisters from the pain of a broken heart. Will the Dashwood women find happiness and love? Or, will defeating a sea creature from the deep prove to be the easier task?






Let’s Booktalk: Chupacabra by Roland Smith



Nine is a creature of legend. But, he was made a captive by Noah Blackwood, a supposed animal conservationist with a secret taste for collecting the endangered and dangerous. Nine is one of the few Chupacabras in existence, and he is being used by Noah to hunt and kill those who come between him and his dark intentions.

Marty and Grace are twins, who are searching for their parents. Their Uncle Ted has vendetta against his former father-in-law Noah, and they will have to navigate through a terrifying world of prehistoric creatures and their masters.

“Nine licked the dried salty blood. Hunt! Fast! The commands shouted in his head. He hated the woman. He hated the box. He wanted to kill the woman. He wanted to drink the woman’s blood. But he could not.”




Get your nerd on!!! So, you've never heard of a chupacabra? Well the following is just one link to information about this creature. Is it real or is it just a legend?

Let’s Booktalk: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame Smith



Elizabeth Bennet is a typical English lady. She is the second oldest of five daughters, and during a time when women do not inherit their father’s fortune, she must rely on finding a husband. This does pose a problem, for one her family lives in the country where there are few eligible men to choose from, and secondly most of England is overrun with the unmentionable creature, the zombie.

Hacking off zombie heads is hardly a way to find true love, then again you won’t meet anyone quite like Mr. Darcy. He is a man of good fortune, handsome features, zombie killing skills, and proud. Can Lizzy find love, a good marriage, and remain the strong zombie killing woman she enjoys being so much? Or, will prejudice and a few zombie attacks keep romance out of her grasp?