14th Deadly Sin by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro.
Latest installment of the Women's Murder Club. I swear these continue to get worse. Another hodgepodge of ideas crammed into one "story". And it seems like the authors continue to bump up the word count with repetition of facts.
2 stars.
Sunday, July 12, 2015
Thursday, July 9, 2015
Book #20 in 2015
Where They Found Her by Kimberly McCreight.
When a dead infant is found on the local college campus, a small town in New Jersey is thrown into turmoil. New-ish resident, Molly Sanderson, still suffering mentally from a late-term miscarriage ends up covering/uncovering the story for the local newspaper.
4 stars.
When a dead infant is found on the local college campus, a small town in New Jersey is thrown into turmoil. New-ish resident, Molly Sanderson, still suffering mentally from a late-term miscarriage ends up covering/uncovering the story for the local newspaper.
4 stars.
Sunday, June 28, 2015
Book #19 in 2015 (Audio)
Where We Belong by Emily Giffin. Read by Orlagh Cassidy.
11 hours.
Simple story about an adoptee, Kirby, who sets out to find her birth mother, Marian. Kirby's arrival causes problems with her almost-fiancee when he learns of the secrets Marian has been keeping.
I applaud the author's restraint in not making the whole thing the happy ending I was expecting.
4 stars.
11 hours.
Simple story about an adoptee, Kirby, who sets out to find her birth mother, Marian. Kirby's arrival causes problems with her almost-fiancee when he learns of the secrets Marian has been keeping.
I applaud the author's restraint in not making the whole thing the happy ending I was expecting.
4 stars.
Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Book #18 in 2015
Inside the O'Briens by Lisa Genova.
A look at Huntington's Disease from the perspective of a suffer and his daughter. I learned about the disease, so I guess that's good. The story was interesting enough to finish, but not exactly a page turner.
3.5 stars.
A look at Huntington's Disease from the perspective of a suffer and his daughter. I learned about the disease, so I guess that's good. The story was interesting enough to finish, but not exactly a page turner.
3.5 stars.
Thursday, June 4, 2015
Book #17 in 2015
The Stranger by Harlan Coben.
Page turner!
A mysterious stranger is coming into people's lives, revealing their secrets to loved ones, if they don't pay. Blackmail, betrayal, an murder (oh, my!).
5 stars.
Page turner!
A mysterious stranger is coming into people's lives, revealing their secrets to loved ones, if they don't pay. Blackmail, betrayal, an murder (oh, my!).
5 stars.
Book 16 in 2015 (Audio)
We Are Water by Wally Lamb. Read by an ensemble cast.
19 CDs. Sadly, I returned it to the library before writing this, so I don't know how many hours it was, but it was quite long.
Wonderful story about the Oh family and how they overcome the various tragedies in their lives.
5 stars.
19 CDs. Sadly, I returned it to the library before writing this, so I don't know how many hours it was, but it was quite long.
Wonderful story about the Oh family and how they overcome the various tragedies in their lives.
5 stars.
Monday, June 1, 2015
Book #15 in 2015
Normal by Graeme Cameron.
Told from the point of view of a witty, occasionally charming serial killer. Set in England.
It probably lost half a star for me because I don't prefer foreign settings. I found the ending fairly unbelievable, so another star gone.
3 stars.
Told from the point of view of a witty, occasionally charming serial killer. Set in England.
It probably lost half a star for me because I don't prefer foreign settings. I found the ending fairly unbelievable, so another star gone.
3 stars.
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