Billy Joel by Fred Schruers

I just finished the Billy Joel biography I got from Blogging For Books. This is a comprehensive history of the musician's life and career.
My Pluses and Minuses:
Pluses:
1. The author  has some actual quotes from Billy Joel himself, so you know these are authentic stories that get Billy's seal of approval.
2. He covers the marriages, the car accidents, the tiffs with Elton John, and even interviews the ex-wives.
3. You really come off the book liking Billy Joel even more. He's a good guy. There's nothing in the novel that would make you think differently about him.

Minuses:
1. The only minus were the parts that got a little wonky about the music business. I skimmed over the manager troubles, it's just not of interest to me.

Overall, I give it 4 out of 5 stars. It was everything a biography on a star like Billy Joel should be.

Gone Girl

Some of my pluses and minuses from Gone Girl:

Pluses:
1. Amy's a Nutcase. There's nothing like a well written Nut, they just make for good reading.

2. The plot is unique. Amy starts as a likeable lovey-dovey wife and flips the story halfway through.

3. This book never put me to sleep. Not one nodding-off, so it really is a page turner.

Minuses:
1. Amy's plan of revenge is toeing on the line of implausible (The jar of vomit)

2. The writing gets too be pretty hipster or 'meta' or whatever you call it.

3. Amy 'gets away with it'. You have to read it to know what I mean. Desi should get a little justice.

Overall, the book lives up to it's hype. I'd give it 4 and a half stars.

A Thanksgiving to Remember (A Harlequin book)

Oh, Harlequin....This story from 2000 features a nurse tending to a man with amnesia. The man has been seen fleeing a murder scene with a gun with the ID number chiseled off, a fake ID, and an address from a field in Missouri. So what does Nurse Tina do? She invites him over for dinner, and a week later asks him to move in, because 'He can't be guilty! He's too handsome!'
 Of course he's not guilty! He hits his head on the counter and remembers everything - He's a FBI agent!! So he's the good guy Tina thought he was after all. Still.....Tina's a Ditz for trusting him.
 A head shaking, yet enjoyable read!