What have library staff members been reading?

One of our staffers has been reading Heart of a Fox--a book written by his sister and available online.  It's about a woman on an adventure and "looks exciting". 

Another staff member intrigued us with her description of No One You Know by Michelle Richmond, which is about a woman who twenty years after her sister's murder becomes convinced it wasn't her sister's boyfriend who did it like everyone assumed--but then who was the murderer and what was the reason? 

Another staff member read a fantasy, which isn't what she normally reads but she likes this story because "it's a fantasy for people who don't read fantasy and like history".  The book is The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie and it deals with a power struggle between several flawed characters and has a lot of good adventure scenes akin to Lord of the Rings.  This same staff member gave up on The Reapers by Connelly--she got really tired of it and says it was "too much".

Our resident reader of teen fiction read the enormously popular Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer to see what she thought of it.  She liked the first book, Twilight, but got really annoyed with the second book and by the third book started to hate all of the characters.  But she liked Breaking Dawn better since it had more adventure and action and less pining.

Another staff member finally got to take a look at Our Daily Meds by Melody Peterson and was just amazed by what he read and the way this book exposed the machine that is the pharmaceutical industry.

Another staffer is on a crime writing bent. He has been enjoying the Hoke Mosely books of Charles Willeford, which he describes as "smart, funny, literate and kind of demented".  He has also been readilng an advance reader copy of the new Michael Connley book The Brass Verdict that comes out in October.  He says it is "really, really good" and it features both the Lincoln Lawyer and Harry Bosch in the same book.

Of a different flavor is the Christian fiction book Lady of Milkweed Manor by Julie Klassen.  The staffer that read this one describes it as having the same sort of historical setting as Jane Austen's books, but it shows a different side of life as it opens with the main character going to a lying in hospital for unwed mothers.  Even though she is a proper young lady she is exposed to a whole new side of life, and she learns to support herself as a milk nurse.  The staffer enjoyed this book for the historical tidbits and engaging story.  She also recently listened to The Middle Place by Kelly Corrigan, read by Tavia Gilbert.  It is an enthralling memoir where Kelly relates her experiences in dealing with breast cancer while raising two young girls.   Her biggest struggle was dealing with the cancer of her father, who has always been her biggest fan and who is loved and adored by many for his Irish charm.  The audio version was engrossing and the narrator did an admirable job, voicing Kelly's words with conviction and even singing her family song with ease.