My friend, Elizabeth, shared this book with me. Another Harris series, Aurora Teagarden, who is a librarian in a small town. Nothing has ever happened to her until the day she finds a murdered woman. There is nothing about the supernatural at all in this book. And in fact, Aurora Teagarden is not a very strong character. She is saved not by her own actions, but by others, which is not the usual Harris plot line. But she is very human, and I like her a lot! I will read others in this series. I am amazed and impressed by Harris's output. Where has she been? Did she have all these stories stored up or already written? How can she be so prolific? I'll have to learn more about her. She likes and respects librarians which works for me!
I am on a Charlaine Harris roll! Dave picked this book up at a bookstore because it is written by Harris. I think this is part of a series, but I am not sure, even after reading it. It was a quick and enjoyable read. I like the main character, Lily Bard, who has had a horrible and traumatic experience. Harris does not mince when it comes to describing evil, but she does not belabor it. She gives enough for the story, but not so much that I have to skip passages and pages. I plan to read more of this series in the future, I've come to care for Lily Bard.
This is the second story in the Harper Connelly series by Charlaine Harris. As much as I like the Sookie Stackhouse series, the supernatural is not a favorite genre of mine. And though there is a bit of the supernatural element in this series, it is not the major plot force. These are more detective/crime solving with a supernatural flair! I really enjoy the characters and the stories Harris weaves, and eagerly anticipate reading the rest of the series.
I picked this book up at a discount bookstore. I was looking for an adventure tale. This story had its moments, but overall I was dissatisfied. It seemed to me that whenever the plot got difficult, there would "magically" be a solution. And I found the story erratic, at times there was a lot of depth and details, but other times the story was thin. I felt this had potential, but needed more fleshing out. I'll be passing it along to my nephew!
I thoroughly enjoy the Sookie Stackhouse series and find her adventures entertaining. Once I'm hooked, I'm hooked! I unhesitatingly recommend this series as a great read with complicated stories, fascinating characters, and the supernatural flair! I will quibble that there are problems with some of Harris's plots, and at times it seems that her mythology is inconsistent, but overall I take the story at its entertaining value, and that value is high!
Cotton candy for the brain! Yummy!
I really enjoyed this movie, and very much enjoyed the other book by Neil Gaiman that I read. Gaiman's imagination and storytelling is amazing! I was immediately swept up in the world of Coraline. And her story appealed to me in many ways, especially her feeling isolated and alone and unappreciated by her family. And I was so happy that the story had her finding strength in herself to solve her situation and rescue her life and her parents.
I picked this up because I really like Jennifer Crusie for a light, fun read. This book is from 1995, but it was one I had not yet read. It was a good story, a light, entertaining read. This book foreshadows her later stories very well. I prefer the later stories because they are more complicated and sophisticated, but it is interesting to read her earlier work to see the germination of her unique style.
Absolutely delightful! This is the second book by this duo that I have read, and they hit all the marks of humor, a good story, fast-paced action and fun characters! In fact, Agnes and her hitman may be two of my favorite Crusie characters. I picked this up on the sale table at a book store this fall, and put it on the top of the pile. I was not disappointed! Lots of laughs, engaging story, satisfying read.
I am a huge fan of the Artemis Fowl series written by this author. I picked this book up at the Harvard Bookstore in Cambridge this past summer. This book is a story of treason, adventure, and intrigue. A great read, a great escape!
Fabulous! I really enjoyed this story! A flock of sheep solve the murder/death of their shepherd. As a mystery buff I was intrigued by this creative and clever story, and as an added bonus the writing is wonderful. I was drawn in to the story and I cared about the characters. I hope the author writes more!
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SteveP said:
The third one "Revenge of the Spellmans" just came out..... read more
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Hissyfit said:
Ah- I saw this in the bookstore last week and almost bought it because I've liked her books too. Now... read more
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Cool! I'll be on the lookout for it on my next trip to the book store! read more
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