Fond of: Not only do we get one returning character, but three. Stephen, Holly, and Frank Mackey are older and smarter than they were the last time we met. I loved seeing their development and the stubbornness all three took on. Like In The Woods, where a teen is the focus and inevitable culprit I […]
Can I say Wow? Is it too cliché to say Tana French has done it again? If it is well, I really don’t care because it is true! French has hit another ball out of the park. In the tv show Castle, the real culprit is surreptitiously brought into question and typically dismissed, only to […]
Fond of: Tana French has great character development particularly Frank Mackey’s family. From the start it was obvious that things weren’t right in the head, it was dysfunctional family on high. Besides the fact that he is still mooning over his first love I really don’t have much to say about Frank. He did his […]
The Riddle of Sphinx Island was an interesting read. I would be remiss not to compare Major Payne and Antonia Darcy to Nick and Nora Charles, with quick wit and smarts all they were missing was Asta. The story was entertaining with a cast of eccentric characters, reminding me of the 1985 movie Clue. It was great […]
Flavia grows up just a little in each novel and in The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches it is evident that she has matured and felt like a parent dropping their child off for the first day of kindergarten. While some of the innocence is lost her skills in deduction have increased. This mystery series is […]
I have loved the Flavia de Luce novels in the past but found Speaking From Among the Bones to be lackluster. I didn’t feel like there was much of a mystery element as there has been previously. Alan Bradley seemed to go off on tangents and thought the death of Mr. Collicutt took a backseat […]
“Put the lotion in the basket.” Why did I quote Silence of the Lambs? Because when found, each of Neptune’s deformed women’s right stub had been properly cleaned and clotted. Like Buffalo Bill he took “care” of his victims. The One I Left Behind is told in two parts, flashing from 1985 during the summer […]
All of Lexie’s roommates were creepy, Abby appeared to know more than she lets on almost acting like a know-it-all Donna Reed, keeping everything orderly, watching all her ps and qs. Justin, is a squirrelly little thing, jumping at the slightest noise and willing to please. Raphael, really fades into the background, and sometimes I […]
I read this book about a month ago so I’m obviously late in posting a review. I waver between thinking this is good or bad, no matter what the book, (unless you’ve read it a thousand times) it is easy to forget details of said novel; but on the other hand it could be a testament […]
This book started off with great pacing and potential, but it also had its issues. Nina Borg was too much of a goody-too-shoes constantly helping people and questioning what is the right thing? Like a girl scout earning merit badges. This sounds like an awful criticism (oh you’re too nice) but it started to get […]