Thursday, July 27, 2006

Book Reviews by Brittany & Daniel

Alphabetical by Author's Last Name

Fiction:
Britt's Choices for Best Books of 2009


The Amaranth Enchantment by Julie Berry


Seeing Redd by Frank Beddor


Beauty Queen by Libba Bray

People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks

Angels and Demons by Dan Brown


The Sisters Grimm: Books 1-4 by Michael Buckley

The Loser's Guide to Life and Love by Anne Cannon

Ballistics: Poems by Billy Collins

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho


T
he Dark Divine by Bree Despain

The Diamond of Darkhold
by Jeanne Duprau



The Quantum Thief by Hannu Rajaniemi

Ice by Sara Beth Durst


Dark Life by Kat Falls

The Girl Who Could Fly by Victoria Forrester


The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

The Appeal by John Grisham (reviewed by Daniel)


Dragon Slippers by Jessica Day George

Dragon Flight by Jessica Day George
Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George

Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow by Jessica Day George

Austenland by Shannon Hale

Rapunzel's Revenge by Shannon and Dean Hale
Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale


The Princess and the Hound by Mette Ivie Harrison

The Traveler by John Twelve Hawks

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini


Unaccustomed Earth Jhumpa Lahiri


Savvy by Ingrid Law


Ever by Gail Carson Levine

The Stormcaller by Tom Lloyd

The Nanny Diaries by Emma Mclaughlin & Nicola Kraus

The Road by Cormac McCarthy (reviewed by Daniel)


Dragonhaven Robin McKinley


Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer

Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer

The Host Stephanie Meyer


The Off Season by Catherine Gilbert Murdock

A Long Way to Chicago by Richard Peck

A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck
Fair Weather by Richard Peck

Brisingr by Christopher Paolini


East by Edith Pattou


Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan
The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan (Britt's Review)
The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan (Daniel's Review)

The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan
The Maze of Bones: The 39 Clues Series by Rick Riordan


Elantris by Brandon Sanderson

Calculating God by Robert J. Sawyer


The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt


The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart

The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey by Trenton Lee Stewart


The Twelve Caesars by Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (reviewed by Daniel)


Numbers by Rachel Ward

The Optimist Daughter by Eudora Welty


Non-Fiction:
The Book of Nurturing by Linda and Richard Eyre

On Becoming Baby Wise by Gary Ezzo

Come Back by Mia and Claire Fontaine


Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell (reviewed by Daniel)


The Baby Whisperer by Nancy Hogg

The Law and the Long War: The Future of Justice in the Age of Terror by Benjamin Wittes (reviewed by Daniel)

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Meet Daniel and Brittany

The challenge that began with "Have a nice life, Daniel Burton" is progressing with favorable results. Surviving and thriving on lively discussions about books, Abby, or the post-grad school world, the Burtons show signs of excellent health and familial success.

Dan and Britt met on a hot July 4th in 2005. Shortly after inviting her to join him for a panoramic view of the Independence Day fireworks, and not long after her denial, Daniel and Britt agreed to break the ice over ice cream. They soon realized that they were both book geeks, decided a permanent union was worth evaluating, and were married just over a year later on another beautiful July day.

After graduating with a law degree from both he and Brittany's alma mater's rival, Daniel is corporate counsel at the Woodbury Corporation, a commercial real estate management and development company in Salt Lake City. Meanwhile, and far more interestingly, Brittany is raising a new generation of Burtons as full-time mother and family creative director. Abby is two and a half, and #2 is on the way, with arrival expected in late June of 2011. The Burtons look forward to many years of exploring canyons, creeks, and mountain tops, swapping novels, notes, and ideas, and enjoying great discussions about people, politics, and their family.

Daniel and Brittany are both graduates of the 2002 class of Brigham Young University. Abby is gunning to graduate from diapers, sooner than later.