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3 stars

This was a pretty good book. The plot is pretty dark, and has one or two more twists than necessary, but overall, was a good read.

The story involves a male police officer that was convicted of murdering a woman in brutal fashion. The day he gets out of prison, the woman’s son attempts to kill him in a bar by the prison, only to be shot by the bartender. The next day another woman is found murdered in the exact same place and in the exact same way as the woman who the police officer is accused of killing. He’s immediately suspected of the new murder. In addition, corrupt prison officials are hunting him as well. Continue reading “Redemption Road by John Hart” →

2 stars

Ugh. I just don’t know what to say. I really liked the author’s previous book series Legend, but just haven’t been able to get into this series at all. It’s not the writing, it’s just the story. It’s just too dark and isn’t interesting. I really don’t like the main character Adelina. Continue reading “The Midnight Star by Marie Lu” →

4 stars

A fitting conclusion to the Inda book series. The kingdom prepares for the inevitable battle with Venn. The battle itself was a bit anti-climatic, but considering there were so many other great battles and action scenes in the 4 books, it’s a minor complaint. The last quarter of the series was a bit of a surprise, but only because it was not really something that I expected the author to include in the story. Most of the characters’ storylines wrapped up nicely, although there were a few convenient deaths that were a bit too convenient and were clearly just to push the story along. Overall, however, the ending was satisfying.

2 stars

I was looking forward to reading this book as I really liked the Lunar Chronicles series. Sadly, this book isn’t nearly as strong as any of the books in that series. It’s a twist on Alice in Wonderland and just doesn’t work. (It’s meant to be a “prequel” to explain how the Queen of Hearts came to be.) Continue reading “Heartless by Marissa Meyer” →

4 stars

This is a satisfying ending to this trilogy. Cara is a young lady at Wolf Glen. She is loved by her family, but has always been thought a bit odd. Instead of needlepoint, music and flirting, she would much rather climb trees, talk with animals and wander the woods. When she is met by a “wild man” near her home, her father abruptly sends her to Prince Oran’s home at Winterfalls to learn how to be more of a lady. Continue reading “Den of Wolves by Juliet Marillier” →

5 Stars

The answer is that it does not matter what you think, because your mind will contradict itself a hundred times each day… You do not write your life with words. You write it with actions. What you think is not important. It is only important what you do.

Conor has a lot on his plate. His mum has cancer. His dad divorced his mum, married someone else and moved to America with their new baby. His grandmother is cold and intimidating. He is being picked on by a bully at school, and has no friends. And then the monster showed up after midnight. As they do.

This is a beautifully written book about grief, loss and acceptance. Prepare to cry. A lot.

216 pages

4 stars

I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I really enjoyed this book. It was a quick, easy dystopian read that I had a hard time putting down. The story begins in a compound called Eden. The community is run by a High Priest and is based on tenants from a man named Jacob. They believe that everyone in Eden is pure and that all others are “soulless” and evil. The world fears the disease called the Red Death. When it strikes, the person dies very young and very quickly and it is believed that the person’s soul is ripped from them. Eden is protected by Guardians, who are super soldiers that protect Eden and patrol the walls surrounding Eden, killing anyone that strays too close. Continue reading “Red Death by Jeff Altabef” →

2 stars.

Meh. This book was mostly a disappointment. It couldn’t figure out what it wanted to be. Is it a spy thriller? A mystery? A romance? It was a mish mash of all of these genres, and none of them were done well. The first hundred pages or so were so slow and boring, I almost gave up then. I pushed through, hoping it would get better. Sadly, it didn’t. Continue reading “The Chemist by Stephanie Meyer” →

4 stars

This is book 2 in the Amos Decker book series. It was a fun, entertaining read with a lot of twists and turns. Several of the “surprises” were apparent before they were revealed, but it was still interesting to read. Continue reading “The Last Mile by David Baldacci” →