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An Intimate Murder by Stacy Verdick Case

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


When Jonathan and Susan Luther's bodies are discovered in their home by their teenage son Chad, St. Paul homicide detective Catherine O’Brien and her partner Louise discover this isn’t the first time the Luther family has been visited by tragedy.
Chad was also the one to discover his grandmother's body a few years earlier when she too had been murdered. Is it a case of bad family luck or is there something more?
If you like Tess Gerritson's Rizzoli and Isles books, you will enjoy this which is # 3 in the Catherine O'Brien mystery series.
It is an easy and entertaining read; Louise and Catherine have a great chemistry.
I got up at 2.30 this morning to finish it because I found myself laying awake trying to figure out what happens!

I received this book free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.



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Long Lost by Harlan Coben

My rating: 1 of 5 stars


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After getting into a fight at a basketball game, Myron and his friend Wyn think it advisable to leave town for a while.
A phone call from an old girlfriend asking for help takes Myron off to Paris, and there begins a whole tale of gunfights, kidnappings and gratuitous violence.
I found the story boring, repetitive and predictable - its bad when you are finishing the sentences in your head, almost word for word, slightly ahead of the narrator.
Coben has written better - The Woods for example.
And no, I didn't finish it - it was simply too excruciating.



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Fragile by Lisa Unger

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Maggie and Jones live with their teenage son, Rick, in The Hollows, a small town outside of New York City.
The cozy intimacy of the town is broken when Rick’s girlfriend, Charlene, mysteriously disappears.
The investigation has Jones, the lead detective on the case, acting strangely and Rick, already a brooding teenager, becomes even more withdrawn.
Maggie finds herself drawn in both as a trained psychologist and as a mother, walking a tightrope that threatens the stability of her family. Determined to uncover the truth, Maggie pursues her own leads into Charlene’s disappearance and exposes a long-buried town secret—one that could destroy everything she holds dear.
Fragile was an okay book, but certainly wasn't the thrilling ride I expected. The characters are largely one dimensional, with the exception of Elizabeth, Maggies mother.
Everyone was just a little too forgiving, the characters a little too black and white, everything just a little too neat and tidy for this to be a really satisfying read.




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OMG! I've finished the whole Mortal instruments series! what a ride! I love every twist and turn in these books. I can't wait for the next series! it's out next year. Cassandra Clare truly has a gift. This series was amazing!!

I'm on , but Joyce Oates is next on my list by Dustin's rec :-)

@Sandra, looks like you are struggling for a good read. Have you read "Never Let Me Go" or "Missing Mom"?

Hi Roderick....I've had some really good reads lately, except for the last 2! The three I currently have on the go are great. I have read some good Harlan Coben in the past e.g. The Woods, but the last two of his I have tried were just plain terrible.
I was disappointed in the Lisa Unger, I had heard a lot of good things about her, but not to worry - there are plenty of other great authors out there for me to discover and enjoy! I think I may have read Never Let Me Go, bu can't be sure until I have a look at the synopsis. Definitely haven't read Missing Mom, so will put that on my list. Thanks for the suggestions! 8:D

Still working on both Around the World on a Bicycle: Volume 1, from San Francisco to Teheran and Uarda : a Romance of Ancient Egypt Complete. I have not had my usual amount of reading time this month and am about to leave the country but hopefully when I get back I will make up for lost time.

Decided to start Northanger Abbey today and take it with me on my trip. The others are on Project Gutenberg but I have to have a print book going too. Jane will be good company in the bus station.

I'm reading

WARNING: DO NOT READ ANYTHING BY THIS AUTHOR IF YOU WANT TO RETAIN YOUR SANITY AND A HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP WITH MEN...seriously

@Brittain, well the link to the book kind of explains it all if you scroll down. I guess these are the "bad boys"?

Roderick wrote: "@Brittain, well the link to the book kind of explains it all if you scroll down. I guess these are the "bad boys"?"

These books have every single male stereotype possible. Also, they are about a reverse harem situation. That's why girls like them so much. It isn't the writing or the plot. It is the fantasy of being fawned over by your own personal Chippendale troupe.

@Brittain, yeah...I guess that's not my cup of tea :-)

Roderick wrote: "@Brittain, yeah...I guess that's not my cup of tea :-)"

Completely understandable. For the record, I don't only read silly girl books :-)

Brittain wrote: "Roderick wrote: "@Brittain, yeah...I guess that's not my cup of tea :-)"

Completely understandable. For the record, I don't only read silly girl books :-)"

:-)

Roderick wrote: "@Brittain, yeah...I guess that's not my cup of tea :-)"

Mine either, Roderick. I guess only girls of a certain age really like that idea. For the rest of us more than one man in the house just means more work. =))

How have you been? Haven't seen you much lately....

@Debbie, nice joke (but it's not really a joke) :-) I was in Asia for a while then the U.K. so I have been MIA...Back in the groove now though. How have you been? I see you are reading Jane Austen...

Wow, cool....hope you had a good trip! I've been busy, did our 145 Hours Ultra, had in-laws here for a few days, and tomorrow I leave for a week up north to see my mom so it will be my turn to be MIA. Taking Jane with me, though. =))

Do you mean J.A.Jance, Kara? She is the author of the series I told you about that is set in Cochise County, but I don't know if she herself is from Douglas.

I wonder if you are thinking of Jeanne Williams...she lives in Portal.

Girl with Curious Hair and The Book Thief.

Kara wrote: "Dustin wrote: "Girl with Curious Hair and The Book Thief."

How's The Book Thief"

It's a little slow, but the writing is really impressive and the character development shows a lot of promise. Thank you for asking, Kara!:)

I'm reading the final Beautiful Creatures book. A slow start but it seems to be picking up now.

and listening to

Yeah I thought the Book Thief was a bit slow as well.

Roderick wrote: "Yeah I thought the Book Thief was a bit slow as well."

That's good to know, man. Thank you for sharing! What did you think of it, overall?

@Dustin, I put it down honestly after about 150 pages. It just wasn't grabbing me.

Roderick wrote: "@Dustin, I put it down honestly after about 150 pages. It just wasn't grabbing me."

Oh, really? I'm liking it more now, @23%.

im now reading the series that goes before Mortal instruments. Not as good but still as enjoyable!

yeah, well, actually on clockwork prince.

Having conquered I'm now free to focus on and soon to start .

Having finished I'm starting

I'm still reading Uarda, and Around The world On a Bicycle, but I should be able to get back into those tomorrow when my new laptop Friday takes over for Delia. Am halfway through Northanger Abbey, think it is great fun, although I was a little embarrassed to be laughing out loud in the bus station. Started both The Winthrop Woman (mom insisted I would love it....I like it so far, don't know if I will ever get to love, though.) and Sadie Sapiens. Hope I can get back into my proper reading rhythm now that all the events and trips are over with. Brought home a ton of books, and as always I want to read them all NOW. =))

I had a great trip, Kara, thanks. Fast and furious as always and brought home a ton of stuff. Weather in Douglas was stunning....not as cold as I expected it to be. Lovely to see all the space up there....here there are mountains all around and I am always thrilled to use my "long range desert-rat's eyes" again....=))

A preview of and

Roderick wrote: "Having finished I'm starting "

Yay, you just made my day, Roderick! I REALLY hope you love Missing Mom as much as I do!

I'm aprox. 48% into and 18% into !

Just finished reading "Any Other Name" by Craig Johnson, Book 10 of the Walt Longmire series. Currently reading "Police" by Jo Nesbo, Book 10 of the Detective Harry Hole series . . . Love both series!

Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


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A collection of short stories featuring the great deductive powers of Hercule Poirot and his off-sider Captain Hastings.
They were lacking the depth found in the full length novels, but were fine for an easy listen walking to and from work.



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What I Found Out About Her: Stories of Dreaming Americans by Peter Lasalle

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


I received this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

This is a collection of eleven short stories, seemingly a mixed bag, but all with the theme of loss and/or death connecting them.

While I mostly enjoyed the stories, there were three I struggled with; A Dream of Falling Asleep which contained some lovely lyrical prose, but was largely composed of exceedingly long and complicated sentences (more than one in excess of 145 words - counting the words shows how little this particular story held my attention, despite the intriguing promise of it's title); The Dealers Girlfriend which used the same format as an earlier story in the collection, totally losing it's impact; and Further Notes on the Elevator in the Dictator's Palace, of which I could see absolutely no point!

My favorite story had to be Tell Me About Nerval, in which a young American couple travel to France to study. A beautiful, but exhausting read which left me wondering what Peter Laselle has against the full stop.



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Edge of End by Suren Hakobyan

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


3.5*

I received this book in a GR giveaway in return for an honest review.

Jonathan wakes up in a desert with no idea of who is is, where he is or how he got there. But there is only one way to go, and that is towards the town he can see in the distance.

And that is when his problems start; for although the town appears deserted, it has inhabitants, and is determined to keep them all, including Jonathan.

Thank you Suren for the opportunity to read your book, which, despite being far outside the genres I usually read, I enjoyed.



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Yes Please by Amy Poehler

With approx. 100 left of I'll be starting soon.

The Life Intended by Kristin Harmel




This is a captivating novel about the struggle to overcome the past when our memories refuse to be forgotten. In this richly told story Kristin Harmel weaves a heart-wrenching tale that asks: what does it take to move forward in life without forgetting the past?

I have never been a fan of romance novels, but this is so much more.

It is a beautifully written tale of Kate, who 12 years earlier lost the love of her life and is about to marry the very suitable Dan when she starts to have terrifyingly real dreams of the life she could be living if Patrick were still alive.

Is Patrick reaching out from the grave and trying to tell Kate something? If so, what?

This delightful tale also looks at the world of the hard of hearing, and that of foster children.

A heartwarming and moving read.



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The Undertaker's Daughter by Kate Mayfield

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


What if the place you called 'home' happened to be a funeral home? Kate Mayfield explores what it meant to be the daughter of a small-town undertaker in this fascinating memoir.

The first time I touched a dead person, I was too short to reach into the casket, so my father picked me up and I leaned in for that first, empty, cold touch. It was thrilling, because it was an unthinkable act.

In The Undertaker's Daughter, Kate has written an interesting memoir. This vivid and stranger-than-fiction true story ultimately teaches us how living in a house of death can prepare one for life.

If you were, like me, a teenager in the 70's, this book will bring back a lot of your own memories and is well worth a read.




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Jasna wrote: "im reading Agatha Christie!!"

enjoy Jasna!