Photo Snap Shot, A Kiki Lowenstein Scrap-n-Craft Mystery by Joanna Campbell Slan.
I didn't enjoy this book as much as the last one I read in the series. Kiki is again on the trail of a killer after her daughter discovers a dead body at her school. I'm not quite sure why I didn't like it as much. Maybe I read it too soon after the other? I had a hard time keeping some of the characters straight.
3 stars.
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Book #17 in 2011 (Audio)
Bleeding Kansas by Sara Paretsky. Read by Susan Ericksen.
17 hours.
I don't remember why I picked this book. Maybe it was on a display shelf, or perhaps I searched by narrator. Either way, I put off listening to it for quite some time, and I'm sorry I did. It was much better than I ever expected.
Plot centers on the Grelier family and their neighbors in a Kansas valley where farming is the way of life. A wiccan moves into a distant family member's abandoned home next door and sets off a series of events which may change the valley forever.
A disturbing look at religious fundamentalism and an eye-opening look at what the life of American farmers is like.
From scanning the Amazon.com reviews, it seems this novel may be a departure from Ms. Paretsky's usual style of writing. That's a shame. I'd like to see more books like this.
4 stars.
17 hours.
I don't remember why I picked this book. Maybe it was on a display shelf, or perhaps I searched by narrator. Either way, I put off listening to it for quite some time, and I'm sorry I did. It was much better than I ever expected.
Plot centers on the Grelier family and their neighbors in a Kansas valley where farming is the way of life. A wiccan moves into a distant family member's abandoned home next door and sets off a series of events which may change the valley forever.
A disturbing look at religious fundamentalism and an eye-opening look at what the life of American farmers is like.
From scanning the Amazon.com reviews, it seems this novel may be a departure from Ms. Paretsky's usual style of writing. That's a shame. I'd like to see more books like this.
4 stars.
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Book #16 in 2011
Make Take Murder by Joanna Campbell Slan.
Latest book in the Scrap-n-Craft Mystery series.
I wasn't expecting to really enjoy this book. A character named Kiki Lowenstein? Scrapbooking store as a setting? But I was surprised when I was drawn into the story, almost from page 1. Kiki is searching in the dumpster behind her store for a lost paycheck. Instead, she finds a severed leg. The rest of the book is, of course, solving the mystery, with several interesting sub-plots along the way.
I give this book 4 stars, with the caveat that it is clearly chick-lit. You can even add a half a star if you're into scrapbooking. (It made me want to head over the the local scrapping store.)
Latest book in the Scrap-n-Craft Mystery series.
I wasn't expecting to really enjoy this book. A character named Kiki Lowenstein? Scrapbooking store as a setting? But I was surprised when I was drawn into the story, almost from page 1. Kiki is searching in the dumpster behind her store for a lost paycheck. Instead, she finds a severed leg. The rest of the book is, of course, solving the mystery, with several interesting sub-plots along the way.
I give this book 4 stars, with the caveat that it is clearly chick-lit. You can even add a half a star if you're into scrapbooking. (It made me want to head over the the local scrapping store.)
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