Title: Up Close and Dangerous Author: Linda Howard Genre: Romantic suspense Few authors can put together an exciting and romantic tale the way Linda Howard can. For pure, undiluted entertainment it doesn’t get any better, and Up Close and Dangerous is no exception. Bailey and Cam don’t like each other much, but when their small […]
Category Archives: Book Reviews
If I’m reading it, I’ll write about it here — scifi, fantasy, romance, mystery, non-fiction, or whatever my book club makes me read.
Book Review: Mockingjay
Title: Mockingjay Author: Suzanne Collins The final volume in the Hunger Games trilogy left me feeling empty inside, especially after the dark, emotional roller-coaster of the first. I would say I feel disappointed, because on some level that’s true, but to be honest the book didn’t surprise me much after the direction things took in […]
Book Review: My Nerdy Valentine
Title: My Nerdy Valentine Author: Vicki Lewis Thompson Genre: Contemporary romance I admit it, I picked this up because of the title. My first reaction, before even opening the book, was to laugh out loud and wonder if she was serious. Then I thought, why not? Nice guys don’t always have to finish last and […]
Book Review: City of Bones
Title: City of Bones Author: Cassandra Clare Genre: YA fantasy/contemporary City of Bones tells the story of Clary Fray, a fifteen-year-old girl who is about to awaken to a hidden magical world. One night, while dancing at a club with a friend, she sees something she shouldn’t have seen — couldn’t have seen. Before she […]
Book Reviews: Samaria
Titles: Archangel, Jovah’s Angel, The Alleluia Files Author: Sharon Shinn Sub-genre(s): Science Fiction When it comes to reviewing series, I often have trouble leaving my impressions one at a time, especially after I have finished. So I’ll tackle these together, although each tells its own complete story. What really struck me about the Samaria books […]
Book Reviews: Blue Skies
Title: Blue Skies Author: Catherine Anderson Sub-genres: Contermporary/Cowboy I don’t read much mainstream contemporary romance and I think I’m discovering that the reason comes down to this: most romance novels need a prop, something to distract you from the fact that the love story is only mediocre and the characters are cardboard cutouts. Not so […]
Book Reviews: Obsidian Prey
Title: Obsidian Prey Author: Jayne Castle Sub-Genre: Science Fiction/Paranormal/Suspense If you’re familiar with Jayne Castle (aka Jayne Ann Krentz aka Amanda Quick), then you don’t need a plot summary. Basically, what’s going to happen is two people are going to fall in love while solving a mystery that puts them in a great deal of […]
Inspiration from Yann Martel
Last Thursday, I had the opportunity to hear Yann Martel, author of “Life of Pi,” speak at the Kansas City Public Library. The book was one of the reasons that I have been so grateful for my book club, because once a month, I break free from my genre comfort zone and find joy in […]
My Reviews
I realized that I had not posted a review here in some time. I’m still reading! I have simply become involved in an on-line reading community called Good Reads (www.goodreads.com) and have been posting my reviews there. I love the site and if you get a chance, you should join and look me up! I’m […]
“Twilight” by Stephenie Meyer
I’ll admit it — I wasn’t in a big hurry to pick up this novel despite all the hype. I’m not a huge fan of vampires, although I recently enjoyed Jim Butcher’s novels and his depiction of vampires. So when my book club decided to make this its October pick, I thought, “What the heck?” […]