Sweet Valley

Sweet Valley University Living Together by Francine Pascal.  It's really the start of their sophomore year and going to be like Sweet Valley Senior Year.  I don't know why is living with your boyfriend and being gay something that is so totally all right.  I wanted to jump in and explain college wasn't like this and that these people aren't doing what they should.

Otherwise Engaged

Nancy Drew on Campus #25.  A lot of typical college stuff & an exchange student involved in smuggling.  It works, but I don't know Nancy seems to drift often into musing about things that really are lessons to the readers that it's a little distracting.

Sweet Valley University For the Love of Ryan - Can I take bets for the chances that Ben will end up with Jessica?  And that Nina is so much like Maria - it's annoying.

Dvd's also!

Nancy Drew "Just the two of us"  Nancy gets arrested.  She has a lot of roommates, and one shops a lot.  Does she prove here innocence?  Does the roommate's credit cards max out?  What do you think?

Nancy Drew "Campus Exposures" We find out the reason why Nancy's interviewee was so squirly in the book above.  And we find that soritity & frat parties have fruity drinks that don't have alcohol, if you believe that.  And that girls with serious boyfriends start going nuts.

"Just to see you Smile" Sally John  Did you ever wonder if Christian writers make all women teachers because they can't understand why a Christian would have a career in a profit making business, like we should all be living on a commune?  And maybe others like it but the whole romance between married people, maybe because I'm not married, but the people just seem whiny to me.

Dirty Dancy twentieth anniversary.  The commentary bogs down in places, but is interesting.  I liked the deleted scenes I can see how they add something to the movie.  I think they redid the audio because I can understand a couple of things I couldn't before.

Vacation Reads

"A Little House Sampler" by Laura Ingalls Wilder & Rose Wilder Lane.  duh, like I would give this anything less than 5 stars?  It's Laura and Rose.  Rose, I still say is a little nutty and needs her mom for inspiration.  Laura - it's truly amazing how current her writing still sounds.  A must read.  Pick it up today!!!

Friday quick ones

Altar Call by Hope Lyda - Did I review this before?  I like it but it feels a little like it's a copy of "She's All that"

Sweet Valley University Take Back the Night - Yeah I remember my freshman year of college - first I moved out of my sister's room, married a semi-abusive guy, my brother tried to kill him when I left him, I finally started to get my life together and started dating a jock & he tried to rape me - Wait, your freshman year of college wasn't like that?  Is anyone's?

Early Morning reviews

"A Love to Keep" by Cynthia Rutledge - I wish I had reviewed this before I sent it down to Jean to read.  But it's the nanny and the employer.  Do you think they fall in love?

"Ever After" by Carolyne Aarsen - Another one, but this one the guy finds country life is better than the city.  Not sure why this is a reoccuring theme in Christian novels.

"Hope that Sings" by JoAnn A. Grote - Girl falls for boy, boy is a baseball player.  1892 boy plays baseball with a team sponsored by a brewery and plays on Sunday.  Girl is a Christian.  Girl teaches boy that he can play but he needs to clean up the team.  Wonder wear Barry Bonds would fit into these people's world.

"The Vicar's Daughter" by Kimberley Comeaux - Nobleman and commoner.  Do you think they fall in love?

"Heaven Sent Husband" by Gilbert Morris - A girl decides God wants her to tell people that her high school nemesis is her fiancee and to buy a wedding dress.  It's supposed to inspiringly based on a true story.  Wow that provides encouragement to all us Christian singles who wonder if it would scare a guy to India if we announced we were engaged before we went on our first date.

"Sealed with a Kiss" by Mae Nunn - Professor and maid son's falls for student.  Do you think her rich aunt arranges for him to lose his job?  When she dies do you think she feels remorse and tries to fix them up?  Do you think the argue a lot in the process?

"In Lizzy's Image" by Carolyn R. Scheidies - Orphaned teen comes to America to be with her cold sister, but she's dead.  Her husband takes her in but wonders if she's as awful as her sister.  Neighborhood woman looking for a husband tries to kill her so she can get the husband.

"He Chose the Nails" by Max Lucado - Christ chose to die for us & isn't everything Max Lucado writes a 100% inspiring?

"Hip to be Square" by Hope Lyda - I think I already wrote a review of this.  But hey at least Christian novels are starting to realize that we can like clothes and not be a heathen.

"The Cubicle Next Door" by Siri L. Mitchell - I reviewed this on MySpace blog.  Let's just say I relate for several reasons & I want the nation's most popular blog!

"Sweet Valley University Secret Love Diaries: Jessica" by Francine Pascal - so since Liz had an adventure with her high school love, so does Jessica except her one not dead oneis insane.  And she realizes that she and Elizabeth are a lot a like now.  Which is true, and not the premise the books were started on that everyone liked, hint hint.

"And the Angels were Silent" by Max Lucado - See above.  Christ's final week.