Dime Store Magic by Kelley Armstrong
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I actually really enjoyed this book in spite of not liking Paige all that much originally. I really did feel for her character and the trials she was going through, both literally and figuratively in this novel. Lucas is just about one of my favourite characters introduced in this series. These books a really well written, and detailed without it being a little too much.
Stolen by Kelley Armstrong
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I really enjoyed this book a lot.
There were parts of it however which seemed to drag on for me, perhaps due to just a little too much detail for my appetite.
I found myself wanting more action, but that does not mean the writing is bad. It’s actually rather fantastic, and as always I am amused to see parts of Canada mentioned as well as the travel between two countries. I did also find the new characters rather interesting, but found myself wanting more of Clay, Jeremy and Elena.
Bitter Blood by Karen E. Taylor
My rating: 2 of 5 stars
I didn’t like Mitch in the first book, so I was displeased to see him back in this one. H
e is a little too possessive of a character and not in a good way. Rather, he makes me nervous for what his attitude could be if he were with a human woman.
The mystery of what happened to him was quite good and I really did enjoy learning more about how Max had become the monster he was. But this book was lacking in so many other spaces, the characters remain unfulfilled it seems, and the nature of their relationship has left me shaking my head in disappointment.
Blood Secrets by Karen E. Taylor
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
While I did enjoy this novel it was actually a re-read for me, and I was disappointed in what I’d remembered from the novel versus what was actually there.
The relationship between Mitch and Deirdre to me is barely tolerable, due to the way he acts around her. It comes across as so possessive and perhaps that is supposed to be her draw on him due to her supernatural nature but instead it left me feeling nervous.
While not badly written, the book could’ve used a little more fleshing out, although I did enjoy reading about vampires written as monsters.
Blood Price by Tanya Huff
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I don’t know what really possessed me to read this book.
I had watched the TV show when it had been on in the past and I suppose I had a hankering for a vampire novel that was most certainly not Twilight.
The main characters in this book are interesting, from Vicki who is stubborn, verging on annoying with how little she allows herself to be helped to Henry, a monster who wants to be anything but. I really did enjoy this novel, but anyone who is reading it expecting something massively detailed and classically written would be disappointed.
It’s a fun ride, and that’s what some novels are meant to be.
The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This book took a lot for me to get into, but I am glad I picked it back up after discarding it and decided to give it a second chance.
Once I got past the beginning of the novel I began to slowly fall for the character of Cormoran Strike and all his flaws and what he represents.
He is not a hero, by any means , not truly, in the way he acts now but yet he does do what’s right in the end. If anyone is reading this expecting the same as what was received in Rowling’s Harry Potter series they are most likely going to be disappointed but as a fan of mystery books I did quite enjoy this one.
The Keepsake by Tess Gerritsen
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I don’t know that there will ever be a book by Tess Gerritsen that I don’t truly enjoy, because this one I certainly did. While some of the more gruesome seems were a bit too much for my overactive imagination. I just love the way I always end up researching things outside the novel, wanting to know more about them.
The Mephisto Club by Tess Gerritsen
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This book took me quite a bit longer than the others in this series to read, in part because it was so rich in detail and in part because I was so fascinated by the religious history, and the mythological history in it that I frequently stopped to further research what was being talked about, wanting to know more.
I think that is one of the things that makes a book like this a really great book, it leaves you wanting to know more about some of the source material, therefore leaving it’s mark on you further than just any old novel.
I loved the different concepts of evil which were played with in this novel, from sociopathic tendencies to the possibility of Satanic possession. The weakness of Maura isles was completely fascinating to me, as it showed a lot of frailty to a character who often seems to make the best decisions based purely on logic.
Vanish by Tess Gerritsen
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This is more chilling than any of the books that came before it and the crimes, so realistic, and sickening. And sadly, do happen in real life quite frequently although not quite with the same connections.
It was interesting to me to see the shift with Gabriel and Jane, as well as Isles’ analytical mind. There are few words to express how well I feel this book was written.
Body Double by Tess Gerritsen
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This book absolutely terrified me, but I loved it completely.
It was chilling, and often nauseating because of the subject matter but I was driven through it, needing to know what would happen and how it would end.
I do feel terribly sorry for Isles though, who doesn’t seem to catch a break at all when it comes to relationship, but loved the revelation of family, and the value of nurture over nature. This was a fantastic read .
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