Thursday, April 28, 2005

Honeymoon
By James Patterson
Nora Sinclair has a gorgeous Connecticut fiance, Connor. She had an equally sexy Boston husband, Jeffrey. But bad things happen to the men Nora gets involved with--her first husband died of a heart attack, and before long Connor meets a similar fate. The FBI is suspicious and sends agent John O’Hara to pose as an insurance investigator who dangles a tantalizing prize in front of Nora: a $1.9 million life-insurance policy on Connor’s life, payable to Nora. She is suspicious, but she goes along with John’s investigation into Connor’s death. John isn’t able to dig up much on Nora, but he does find himself in an awkward predicament when he realizes he’s attracted to her.

Monday, April 18, 2005

Collected Alison Dare Little Miss Adventures by J. Torres & J. Bone
Alison Dare is not your typical 12-year-old. The daughter of an archeologist/adventurer and the masked hero known as the Blue Scarab (and the niece of an international super-spy), Alison's life has always been different from other girls her age. A craving for danger is in her blood. Unfortunately, her parents have locked her away at the prestigious St. Joan of Arc Academy for Girls, hoping that this would lead to a more "normal" life for their daughter. But despite all the strict rules at the school, Alison and her best pals –– Wendy and Dot –– somehow manage to get into adventures that rival those of Alison's globetrotting, planet-saving relatives.

Fun, fun, fun...

Thursday, April 14, 2005

Emily & the intergalactic lemonade stand : a story of ponies, robots...and world domination by Iam SmithTen-year-old Emily wants nothing more than to own a pony. So she starts selling lemonade to raise money, aided by Juicer, her indestructible combat robot. Her only real customer is Jace, who's only really interested in hanging out with Juicer, because robots are just so cool. This doesn't sit well with Daisy, the spoiled rich girl who's got a crush on Jace, so she has her daddy give her her own robot. That's when the alien invaders show up.

Another graphic novel but more for the younger set. It is a quick read but not really much substance as I couldn't figure out how Daisy, the rich girl, kept getting all these robots. Plus how did Emily get hers? But

Tuesday, April 12, 2005

Sidekicks: the transfer student, Volume 1 by J. Torres
Terry Highland’s dad was once a superhero sidekick, and Terry has powers of her own. So how do kids with super-powers learn to use them? By enrolling in Shuster Academy, a state-of-the-art high school that trains future heroes. Life at Shuster isn’t all costumes and kicking butt, though; use your powers between classes and you’ll have to deal with the strict Ms. Sternin. As Terry adjusts to her new environment, she has to deal with exams, demerits, and cliques like any other high school student. Her greatest challenge, however, will be overcoming her own fears; although Terry’s power is super-strength, she can’t face returning to the virtual reality fight-training room where an accident threatened her life.

I like this series. I find it interesting how people become super heros and this series shows us how!

Sunday, April 10, 2005

What's Michael? by Makoto Kobayashi
Michael is a rotund tabby cat who is often likened by Americans to the comic strip character Garfield. In some stories, Michael is shown as a creature of nature, and Kobayashi expounds on the virtues of cats in the wild, often with surprising conclusions. Michael is also shown in a number of stories with different owners. It is apparent that these stories are not connected, with each one having a completely different set of supporting characters. After all, one aspect of the domesticated cat is the cat owner. The owners are occasionally more interesting than the cat.

A hard day's life - Vol.6

Ideal Cat - Vol. 9

This is a very fun and interesting series as it focuses on the cat and how he observes things around him. I've read the two above volumes and enjoyed both. Nice to have a japanese series that isn't all fighting.