Genre: Mystery
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Descent-A Review
Descent-A Novel by Tim Johnston There are certain books that might actually end up making better movies, or TV shows than novels. In my mind this book is one of them, with certain scenes needing a certain photographed or captured moment to illustrate them properly. That is not to say that this is a bad… Continue reading
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Review: Peter Pan Must Die
In John Verdon’s most sensationally twisty novel yet, ingenious puzzle solver Dave Gurney brings his analytical brilliance to a shocking murder that couldn’t have been committed the way the police say it was. The daunting task that confronts Gurney, once the NYPD’s top homicide cop: determining the guilt or innocence of a woman already… Continue reading
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Two Books That Are Gonna Hurt: In the Cold & Kingdom of Scars
Happy Halloween everyone! I hope you’re doing well, enjoying your candy, your classic and not-so-classic horror movies, hiding under the cover reading THAT novel. You know the one, the one that makes you shiver, makes you quiver, makes the hair on the back of your neck stand straight up and then when you’ve put it… Continue reading
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Book Challenge Day 24
Day 24 – A book that you wish more people would’ve read The Thousand Dollar Tan Line because man do I love Veronica Mars and man did I truly, and utterly love this book like you cannot believe. It was like sliding into Veronica’s head. I wish more people had watched the show, I wish people… Continue reading
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Review: The Secret History by Donna Tartt
This book is rich. Rich with vivid details, language and characters who are as flawed as people as they are wonderfully written. It is not all beauty however, as this book contains quite a bit of substance. It is a cautionary tale, about not using your intellect for evil doing, and it’s taught in a… Continue reading
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Ripper by Isabel Allende (Spoilers maybe)
Ripper by Isabel Allende My rating: 2 of 5 stars This book took me quite some time to read, in part because I couldn’t sink into it the way I normally do with mystery novels. The crimes were grisly, as I’ve come to expect from books like this but I couldn’t help but feel that… Continue reading
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The Thousand Dollar Tan Line (Veronica Mars) by Rob Thomas and Jennifer Graham
The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line by Rob Thomas My rating: 4 of 5 stars Well Marshmallows, we got another continuation of the Veronica Mars universe. And it was great. I absolutely loved this book, and devoured it, searching for the easter eggs for those who had been huge fans of the show. But more than that… Continue reading
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Omens: The Cainsville Series by Kelley Armstrong
Omens: The Cainsville Series by Kelley Armstrong My rating: 4 of 5 stars This book began with a sense of anticipation for me, and even though parts of it were slow I can’t ever say that I regretted one moment spent reading it. Everyone has a sense of history built into their sense of self,… Continue reading
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The One You Love by Paul Pilkington
The One You Love by Paul Pilkington My rating: 4 of 5 stars It’s been a while since I sunk into a mystery as deep as I did this one, perhaps because of how rooted in the characters psychology this was. The characters are what captured me, from Will’s torturous moments, to Emma’s moments of… Continue reading
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The Cuckoos Calling by Robert Galbraith (JK Rowling)
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… Continue reading
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