“How many bodies are there?” Short and sweet, but this first sentence grabbed me. It set the expectations and had me plowing through to learn the answer. I just finished watching an episode of CNBC’s show American Greed: Scams, it was on Rita Crundwell who embezzled 53 million dollars from her hometown. How does this […]
I could easily slip into both Ali’s realm and it’s cast of characters smoothly and without confusion. In other words, I was able to catch up to speed without too much reiteration. Getting to know Ali’s wing persons was also a snap, B. Simpson, Sister Anselm, as well as Lance’s family were well-developed as was […]
Pierre Lemaitre’s novel kept me on my toes from beginning to end. with Alex, the victim and one of the main characters in the novel I developed whiplash, never fully being able to decide how I felt about her. She was kept in a box for a week but on the other side of the […]
I have always had an interest in the Romanovs, with the background of a revolution equipped with royalty, illness, betrayal and murder topped with a bit of mystery, it catches one’s eye. Thus, when I saw the mention of the Romanovs (mainly of the Tsaritsa’s Faberge egg collection) in Multiple Exposure I was intrigued all […]
In the Shadow of Revenge was a good book. It could have been a great book if it wasn’t for the Ouija Board. When they were children, Cecily, Amelia and Hilary were “blood sisters” and used a Ouija board to tell them everything about their future. Everything changed the day Hilary was raped. Cecily still […]
When I was in 6th grade I wrote a paper on medieval torture, I have no idea why I chose the topic as I was always a happy, nonviolent kid. Perhaps, it was because The Man in the Iron Mask starring Leonardo DeCaprio had just come out, still the intrigue held. I feel sick even […]
From the beginning we know that Jodi will kill her husband Todd. Like S.J. Watson’s Before I Go To Sleep in which we are reminded to “not trust Ben” this statement looms in the back of your head. After this thought, the first two words that come to mind are Gone Girl. We have a […]
Catchy huh? Reconstructing Amelia immediately grabbed my attention but the theme of bullying even more. Amelia, against better judgement is invited to join the Magpies, a high school sorority. Amelia desperately wants to be accepted with the lead “Maggies” threatening her if she lets them down. I found this interesting, with bullying leading to suicide […]
My family has gone away for Christmas every year since I was little, and each year there seems to be one book that is floating around the airport. Last year while waiting for connections everyone was reading Stephen King’s 11/22/63 (including myself) this year, it was Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl. Gone Girl seemed to appear […]
Before I Go To Sleep is to be likened to the film, Memento, only without Guy Pierce and on crack. Remember, crack is wack. Christine Lucas, gained amnesia after a hit and run accident and can only hold one days memories at a time, when the clock strikes midnight, her brain hits rewind to play […]