Ain't She Sweet by Susan Elizabeth Phillips

Genre
Fiction (Romance)

Synopsis
Sugar Beth has to return to Parrish, Mississippi.  A place where she ruled the high school and had everything she wanted.  But it's not her world anymore, it's the world of her enemy.  The plan to get-in, get-what-she-needs, and get-out keeps getting interrupted with memories and people from her past.  Has Sugar Beth changed, or is being in Parrish enough to bring her crawling back to bad habits?

Why You Should Read it?
As is pretty common with romance, the characters are completely lovable and relate-able.   

What Can You Learn From the Author's Writing? 
Dialogue.  Her sharp tongued duo (Colin and Sugar Beth) were simply fun to read.

Overall Rating
3 smiles

House by Frank Peretti and Ted Dekker

Genre
Horror

Synopsis
Two couples find themselves broken down at an inn in the woods.  Their plans to hunker down for the night and get help in the morning is thrown to the wayside when a dangerous killer traps them in the house.  Can they escape with their lives?

Why Should You Read It? 
It's got a good supernatural twist, which is interesting.

What Can You Learn From the Author's Writing? 
Gross details you can weave into scary stories.

Overall Rating
2 smiles.  Overall this one was not my favorite and took me too long to really get into.