I entered the generous Spring Fling 2015 book giveaway with no knowledge of any of the authors except, Selina Fenech from my previous review. I was given many free ebooks from that and intend to read and write honest reviews on them all as a thank-you. It is just taking more time than I had hoped. Having no idea what to expect, I was very pleasantly surprised by Watermelon Summer. It is just a nice, sweet book. An easy, fun read. 18 year old Forsythia, […]
A dream turned into a tedious nightmare
So, this. This was not an enjoyable book. It is the story of author George Sand, born Aurore Dupin. I have not read anything by this historic author, and now I have the feeling that I never will, due to the fact that I dislike her so much due to this telling of her life. If this book was meant to endear the character to me, it failed. I was not sympathetic to the character. She came across as selfish, bitchy, and boring. […]
Rowling and mysteries are a perfect fit
3.5 stars. This time of year usually has me craving mysteries and I’d been meaning to get to J.K. Rowling’s pseudonymous series. The Cormoran Strike series written under the name of Robert Galbraith centers on ex-military policeman Strike and his new assistant/secretary, Robin. They’re called on to investigate the mysterious death of ultra famous supermodel, Lula Landry. Her death was officially ruled a suicide by the police months ago, but many of her friends and family just can’t believe she would choose to end her […]
Robots are people too
Despite the good reviews on Goodreads, I was a bit wary of this graphic novel’s premise. Lonely man gets fembot for birthday could go in many directions, not all of them pleasant. But the first volume managed to win me over by exploring the murky morals of using a humanoid robot for any number of uses. The story starts slowly by examining Alex’s depressing, monotonous life, but things pick up when he’s gifted an android. Unfortunately the android’s presence only enhances Alex’s level of depression […]
From recluse to badass in one novel
4.5 stars. This book had me enthralled from start to finish. In Girl Waits With Gun, Amy Stewart tells the fictionalized story of a real life woman who was one of the first female deputies. The story is basically Constance Kopp’s origin story. Events start before she’d ever dreamed of entering law enforcement in 1914 when a rich silk man, Henry Kaufman, rams into the Kopp sister’s carriage. Much of the town witnessed this accident and it’s well established that Kaufman was at fault, so […]
Yet another enjoyable Bowen romance
Part of the reason I liked The Year We Fell Down so much is that it felt so realistic and relatable. The Year We Hid Away definitely stretched the boundaries of realistic, but at least the characters were still believable in how they dealt with their individual situations and fell for each other. I really liked both of the characters and that always goes a long way to making a romance lovable. Scarlet, previously Shannon, is escaping the nightmare of her family situation via her […]
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