Susan Canales
I bought this book at a library book sale so I thought I would give it a try. I have never read any of Cassandra Clare's books. I am actually a little too old for the story. I think 15 year old me would have loved this series. The story was fine, but I felt it to be a little too young for me. I am a little curious about what happens in the series. I may pick up the next book in the future, but it is not something I really need to read right now. It is a good YA fantasy book.
Out of the three Batman prose novels, this one was an entirely original story. I really enjoyed this book. It was beautifully written and it transported me into the world of Gotham. The story does switch from past to present and ties up well in the end. This book helped me understand why Gotham is the way it is and it was fun to read a little about the history of Batman and the Court of Owls. I recommend this book to Batman fans.
I really enjoyed about 3/4 of this book. I am not a Harley Quinn fan. I have never been a Harley Quinn fan, but it was interesting to read about her life as a child and as a psychiatrist. I had a problem with a certain section in the book that was added for no other reason but for a politically correct inclusion of a certain type of person. I have no problem with inclusion, if it was important to the story. This section that was added served no purpose and was unnecessary to the story, since the character does nothing to advance the storyline. It felt forced, it read as forced and it almost turned me off to the rest of the book. I did finish it and was disappointed in Harley's transformation in the end. I give it 4 stars because the first 3/4 of the book was so interesting enough to warrant that rating.
I received this book in my BOTM awhile ago and never read it. For some reason, I was wanting to read a good thriller. Well, this book helped satisfy that need. I had a hard time trying to put it down because I was so curious about what was going to happen next. The protagionist did annoy me because of the decisions she made, but I didn't hate her enough to not root for her in the story. It was an easy read that was fast and enjoyable to the end.
I had a hard time at the beginning of this book because I spent too much time trying to read the Dutch names and cities. It didn't help my reading flow. To get through the book, I basically skimmed over all the Dutch names and just went into the nitty gritty part of the story. Once I did that, the book was fascinating! I love Audrey Hepburn. She was always my favorite actress. Learning about her life and her struggles during WWII was so sad and moving. I have read many Audrey Hepburn biographies. This one helped fill the gaps during the time in her life that she never really discussed. It was a very lovely book.
This was the last Nikki Heat book I had on my physical TBR list and it was my least favorite. It was too similar to what happened in a season of Castle. It was a little too predictible for my taste. I might pick up more Nikki Heat books in the future, but right now I am taking a break because I was very underwhelmed with this book.
I have read the previous “Nikki Heat” books and like the other ones, this was a fun read. Every time I read one of these books, I picture the cast from the TV show “Castle” in my head playing the characters. Just when you think you know what's going to happen, the story takes an abrupt and shocking turn...like in the tv series. If you have seen the show, you can pretty much predict the ebbs and flows of the story, which is not a bad thing. This book would be a great pick up for mystery/police serial fans.
I was a huge fan of the Castle TV show on ABC, so I thought I would pick this book up for fun. I had a blast reading this book. It was a fun and quick read for me. I enjoyed the plot, which reminded me of an old Magnum PI episode from the 80s, which to me isn't a bad thing! This book was a guilty pleasure and I will definitely read more Derrick Storm books in the future!
I read this book right after the first book in the series “The White Queen”. I really struggled to read this book because it was actually an almost rehashing of the first book, but from a different persons perspective. I found it too boring and repetitive. I finally finished it and will not pick it up again.
I was a flight attendant (back in the day) and I hated this book. The protagonist was unlikable. She was basically sabotaging her life in the entire story. I thought it would be a fun mystery, but it turned out to be trash!
This was a historical fiction about Korean culture during the Japanese occupation. Beautifully written, but so sad. Loved it!
I was drawn to this book because I spent 4 years of my childhood in Okinawa, Japan. It was easy for me to relate to the protagonist in the story. Enjoyable read.
Book was filled with unlikeable characters, which made it impossible to feel for any of them. The story itself kept me interested until the end.
Grew up reading these books! My favorites were The Queen of the Damned and Tales of the Body Thief. The Vampire Lestat was a snore fest.
A darker rendition of Sleeping Beauty. For some reason, Aurora really annoyed me throughout the book. I was hoping to like this book more than I did because I love the movie. This twisted tale was just okay to me.