The Kuisil family is back, and crankier than ever. This is the fifth book in the series, and one thing hold true: Jakob Kuisil is kind of a dick, his daughter is a bit of a shrew, and the whole family is pretty screwed up. The good news (for them, at least) is that they’re a clever bunch. The bad news is that because Jakob is a hangman, descended from a long line of hangmen, they are considered the dregs of society, live in squalor, […]
There Have Always Been Starkadders
There are times when I embarrass myself, and this will be one of those times. I had no idea this story was a book, just thought it was a thoroughly enjoyable movie with Kate Beckinsdale before she started killing vampires or whatever it is she does these days. So imagine my surprise and pleasure a few months ago when Amazon had a Kindle deal on this book. I snatched it up right away and read it also right away (you have no idea how far […]
Unremarkable but entertaining thriller
Imagine you are on your way home from work. You’re thinking about your evening, maybe on your way to meet some friends for a pick-up basketball game. Minding your own business. Suddenly a coat is thrown over your head and you are manhandled off the subway, injected with something, dragged through the train station and shoved in a car that speeds away from the curb. All in a matter of minutes. You wake up hours later in a feature less room to be told you […]
Historical Romance and a New B-List Author
Christi Caldwell is a historical romance author I have been meaning to try for a while and the free copy of Forever Betrothed, Never the Bride helped with that considerably. Pledged to each other as children, Lady Emmaline Fitzhugh and Lord Drake have spent virtually no time together and she is sick and tired of it. Relegated to the sidelines of her own life, Emmaline learns of Drake’s return to London and decides it is time to GET ON WITH IT ALREADY! She doesn’t really question […]
Enough with the Contemporary Romance Billionaires Already!
Contemporary romance’s love affair with billionaire heroes continues. My assertion that being a billionaire is akin to living on another planet and that the transition is not as simple as “now I can afford to buy shoes” continues. This first book in the Billionaire Bad Boys series by M. Malone, sets up the novels that follow while bring together a big lug and a sweet young woman. From Amazon (with comments from me): Tank Marshall has anger issues. (He has PTSD, is scary for a living, and […]
What’s Behind Your Mask/Cannonball!
Eileen is the debut novel of writer Ottessa Moshfegh, whose short stories have been featured in Paris Review and have won prestigious prizes. The action is set during the week leading up to Christmas in 1964, but this is far from a heartwarming holiday tale. It is dark, twisted and suspenseful. Readers who enjoyed The Dinner or The Care of Wooden Floors or Gone Girl will be delighted. We have a narrator who is seems honest, but what kind of person is she really? Eileen, […]
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