Elizabeth Dean

Excellent story.

200 Years from now: “Summers, you drive like a spaz!” “And THAT phrase stood the test of time?”

Hilarious. And very sweet. (But not too sweet.) Highly recommended!

If this series were a TV show, the first book would be the conventional pilot with a few hints of something intriguing. Books 2 -5 are the season's development and exploration of different characters and storylines. Book 6 then, is the explosive season finale, complete with plot twists and dramatic shifts in understanding how the universe works, including changes to the balance of power, revelations about characters, new types of beings, and expansion of the story's goals. I liked it a lot. Ready for Season 2!

Best of the series so far. At this point, Book 5, I would definitely recommend it to my vamp/paranormal reading friends. Jane is the best female partner character so far, and her relationship with Vishous is the most interesting. The expansion of the story's universe to include the history of the Brotherhood (V's father's training camp) and the lives of the Scribe Virgin & her Chosen, all good stuff. Plus, an emotionally compelling (sad!) ending. Loved it!

God that was weird! Written/reads more like a short story rather than a novel. I was all set to give it 2 stars but the unsettling & interesting ending bumped it up a notch for me.

The story arc gets really interesting here, and I can't WAIT to read more about Vishous in the next book. Yes, embracing the ridiculous names now.

This book was surprisingly interesting! I really expected to be annoyed by the gimmick - a healthy, happy woman goes on 52 friend dates in a year to try to make new BFFs. And that's basically what the book was. Rachel is smart, funny, financially comfortable, likable and not really challenged by life in any obvious way. Still, her acceptance of the fact that she does not have the friends she wants and her aplomb at asking women she is interested in to try out friendship with her was refreshing. While reading about her dates with her mostly charming potential friends, I thought a lot about ways I could be more receptive to 1) closer relationships with my existing friends and 2)enhancing friendships with existing acquaintances. I might work on this. According to the research Rachel summarizes, it would do me good.

This book is FANTASTIC. It is made up of 30 chapters, each about a teacher or kid in the classroom on the 30th floor of Wayside School, a school that was built, by accident, on its side (thirty classrooms, straight up). The chapter on Joe, the kid who cannot count but who somehow always gets the right answer is alone worth the read. The classroom is filled with dead rats who show up in kids' clothing, evil teachers who turn kids into apples, kids who trade names and kids who want to sell their toes. It is bizarre and creepy and hilarious and makes no sense. Perfect humor for early elementary kids.

I'm pretty hooked on this series now.

I liked this book a lot. I was expecting more anecdotes and pseudoscience, but he actually presented a lot of promising research on the impact of diet & lifestyle on treating cancer. Hardly any of it was clinical research so causality still can't really be established, but still, the findings are exciting. However, while I was reading the book, I got sick with a bad cold and persistent asthma problems. I'm pregnant, so I tried to follow some of his recommendations for reducing inflammation through diet, meditation, gratitude, etc, rather than taking more medicines that will probably interfere with my biological terrain, but got quickly frustrated that none of my behavior mods worked. I can only imagine the frustration of a cancer patient in this situation. Still, I'm committed to practicing more of the habits & lifestyle changes he recommends . . . once I'm not sick anymore and actually have the energy to prepare my own food/get more exercise.

I did not find this book as riveting as most reviewers, but loved, loved the characters so much, especially the small family at the center. This is my first Erdrich, and I was so pleased to find that the characters are present in her other stories.

Liked it! Still getting used to the whole “pure romance novel” thing, eg the heroine is only there to be swept off her feet, but I am enjoying this series now. Love the tormented vamp souls & their happy few, their band of brothers.

This book pleased me with its heavy demon focus (as expected from the title) and, as usual, I love how Rachel's relationships continue to evolve. Who would have thought that at this point she would be where she is with Ivy, Al, Trent, etc. I can't really say more without unleashing spoilers, but this series is so, so good and I'm so glad my book club urban fantasy buddies introduced me to it.

I like spiritual books! But this is boring and vague. I have failed as a follower of Oprah.

Like his previous book, Whatever it Takes, this one is great. I especially appreciated his exploration of the relevance of (and challenges to developing ) grit and other character traits among both affluent and impoverished kids. An extended section on teaching and playing chess was so long and detailed almost to seem tangential, but it was actually my favorite part of the book. The Brooklyn chess teacher Elizabeth Spiegel's methods and experiences make an engaging read.

OK. I would have given this 3 stars except 1) the stupid, stupid character names (vamps names are Wrath, Tohrment, Rhage, Vishous - omg.) and 2) the really bad dialogue among the “manly” vamps, e.g. “Yo!”, “True.” “I'm feeling you” etc. These 2 things, which appear on every page of the book, make me cringe. But other than that, it's an average quality romance novel featuring vampire royalty and assassins, a mysterious “Omega” character, and a scribe virgin. I am interested to see how the vampire culture and history emerge and what happens with the rest of the characters who were introduced in this book (and especially the 2 vampire marriages) so I will keep reading the series, and hope she tones down the ridiculousness a bit.

I like this kind of story, even though there's a lot of silliness, and Robert Langdon is the most boring, pedantic thriller hero I've ever known.

The series expanded & improved with each book. Things that are better about later books: more emphasis on non-humanoid sentients in the Entire, the growth of Ji Anzi's character & getting to know some of the Tarig characters better.

FINALLY crossed this off my list. As promised, an absorbing read. Not anything more or less astonishing than other disaster account type literature, though.

Sweet and engaging and compulsively readable. Perfect post-holiday read.

This is the first truly excellent, not just ‘huh, that's interesting' book of the series. I recommend it (& the rest of the series).

The second (of 4) in the Entire & the Rose series. These books are excellent & I'm so glad this fascinating world/story is part of me now. I haven't figured out why they take me so long to read. They are not hard to read & they're not too long. I love the expanse of the universe & the long roster of characters with multiple motivations. Maybe it's this expansiveness (like the Entire itself) that makes the books so laborious for me.

This book was gripping, creepy, insightful about marriage and even fun.

A case of high expectations fulfilled. Amazing!