*** 3 stars
Fun and saucy read. Might be my cure for my recent reading slump! I'll definitely read more by Kendrick. Delightful and fluffy fun.
Saturday, September 27, 2014
The Good Girl by Mary Kubica
**** 4 stars
No disappointment here! Unlike some other recent buzzy books (We Were Liars, I'm looking at you), this book held up its promise. A good and twisty tale that played fair; no cheats here! Really liked it; the construction of the book was interesting too, with sections told by three characters (none of which were the "good girl" and told "before" and "after".)
Get a solid recommendation from me; lots of fun to read.
No disappointment here! Unlike some other recent buzzy books (We Were Liars, I'm looking at you), this book held up its promise. A good and twisty tale that played fair; no cheats here! Really liked it; the construction of the book was interesting too, with sections told by three characters (none of which were the "good girl" and told "before" and "after".)
Get a solid recommendation from me; lots of fun to read.
Saturday, September 13, 2014
The Kept by James Scott
* 1 star
Another disappointment. This was a book club choice and it started out with such an evocative image and strong language. The sense of mystery and doom was so well done. But it devolved into a real mess and I lost interest about midway through. The theme suggested by the title was not well explored. I would have liked to known more about why the "Kept" were kept, the motivations and psyche of the keeper, etc. That would have been a much more interesting book. It was also dark with little redemption that I could discern. Probably would not have finished it if it weren't for book club.
Another disappointment. This was a book club choice and it started out with such an evocative image and strong language. The sense of mystery and doom was so well done. But it devolved into a real mess and I lost interest about midway through. The theme suggested by the title was not well explored. I would have liked to known more about why the "Kept" were kept, the motivations and psyche of the keeper, etc. That would have been a much more interesting book. It was also dark with little redemption that I could discern. Probably would not have finished it if it weren't for book club.
Dear Daughter by Elizabeth Little
** 2 stars
A current book with a lot of buzz; I really had high hopes for this book. It started out strong; I liked the structure where we heard from the main character and flipped back and forth to news articles, blog posts, etc. But I ended up feeling less than convinced of the likelihood of some of the leaps in logic as the main character tried to solve the mystery. Seemed like a lot of coincidences and vague hunches which paid off. Also, turns out the mystery wasn't really that interesting. So, meh.....
A current book with a lot of buzz; I really had high hopes for this book. It started out strong; I liked the structure where we heard from the main character and flipped back and forth to news articles, blog posts, etc. But I ended up feeling less than convinced of the likelihood of some of the leaps in logic as the main character tried to solve the mystery. Seemed like a lot of coincidences and vague hunches which paid off. Also, turns out the mystery wasn't really that interesting. So, meh.....
Saturday, September 6, 2014
What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
** 2 stars
I had to slog through this one and considering how outstanding The Husband's Secret was, that's pretty disappointing. I'm still not sure if this was silly chick lit or a legitimate family drama. The essential conceit is pretty silly, that's for sure, but I think some of the points were played for drama.
I found I didn't really care what Alice forgot. I found I was interested in some of Alice's story and the stories of her children and her sister but some of the other stuff was dull. Glad I'm done with it; it was okay but it's a good reminder that sometimes there's a good reason why an author's breakout book isn't in their back list.
I had to slog through this one and considering how outstanding The Husband's Secret was, that's pretty disappointing. I'm still not sure if this was silly chick lit or a legitimate family drama. The essential conceit is pretty silly, that's for sure, but I think some of the points were played for drama.
I found I didn't really care what Alice forgot. I found I was interested in some of Alice's story and the stories of her children and her sister but some of the other stuff was dull. Glad I'm done with it; it was okay but it's a good reminder that sometimes there's a good reason why an author's breakout book isn't in their back list.
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