Blackberry Pie

Long ago I was trying to find a new easy read series while I was in one of my favorite uses book stores. That is when I discovered Joanne Fluke. Her first book the Chocolate Chip murder had me giggling out loud that I am pretty sure my cat Rogue thought I had lost it. Its set in a small town in Minnesota. Cookie shop owner Hanna has a tendency to find dead bodies. Something that her mom is very embarrassed about. For Hanna who is slightly over weight ( she has to test her cookies to make sure they are good for the public), wild red hair and has to remember to keep her mouth shut. She finds her self in a very strange spot. A love triangle between the towns new good looking cop and the new dentist. This series is a very easy read. I call it a fluff book. One of the added benifits of living in Portland is that Joanne Fluke always starts her book tours here. 

The boyfriend and his mom came with me this time. The boyfriends mom reads her too! So we got to listen to her talk about how this new book and the wonderful recipes in it. Did I mention that all the food that is brought up in the book they have reciepes for? Joanne and her son actual test each one. Plus I got a signed book. 

Yay me! I really do not want to say to much of what is going on in this book because its pretty far in to the series. I will say this Hanna gets arrested. So anyhow I would check out this series. The last selling point I will give you is this. There is a cat named Moishe who is missing one eye and part of his ear. He is adorable and so smart. 

Books to Movies..is this a good thing?

It seems like lately all the movies that are coming out are about books. Which is great because hopefully it will get people interested in the books. However it breaks my heart when books are made into movies and it is only in theaters for a few weeks. I was so excited about Vampire Academy. The boyfriend even was talked in to watching it. Then bam it was gone. Yes, it was not going to live up to the wonders of the book.

Since it was not in theaters long you know that its not going to have a sequel. Then we move on to Divergent. It was a movie I enjoyed but I had issues with the parts it left out. So I understand that it has to much gore for the younger kids but I felt some key parts were left out. Its like the movie companys are running out of ideas. So thoughts?