Monthly Archives: June 2015
Bone Dry by Cady Vance
Bone Dry by Cady Vance
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
This review is for the audiobook of Bone Dry, and I gave it 3 stars because the narrators voices for some of the girls was like listening to forest animals try to speak, and much of the interaction between characters was very cliche. I enjoyed the story, and I will read the next book. I won’t listen if it’s the same narrator though, which sucks, because I prefer audiobooks.
As for the story, it’s not just a YA book, it’s a VERY YA book. I think 13 and 14 year old kids are the perfect audience. Butterflies in the stomach, liking the hot guy that could never like her back, others can see it, but she can’t.. you get the idea.
Still, the shaman part of the story was interesting. Hopefully that’s where book 2 will go into more background, and explain what shamanism is in this world, and how it’s different from other magic.
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Dead Ice by Laurell K. Hamilton
Dead Ice by Laurell K. Hamilton
My rating: 2 of 5 stars
The Anita the Marshall part of the book was good, but was easy to figure out what and who “did it”. The rest of it was the same relationship talk and sex that as readers we can’t seem to escape. Well, I can, I just skip ahead ahead until the good zombie story comes back.
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The Death Row Complex by Kristen Elise
The Death Row Complex by Kristen Elise
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This prequel to The Vesuvius Isotope is fascinating! Dr. Katrina Stone is still smart and sexy, but with this second book she becomes a little more human too. An excellent medical thriller that kept me anxiously reading long into the night, and home until I was finished! I just could not put it down! An intelligent read, and well worth your time.
Kristen Elise is an amazing writer! Her knowledge of the science is of course a solid foundation for her novels, but it’s her storytelling that grabs hold of you and throws you into the story right along with Dr. Stone. I feel like I know Katrina, and I care about her. Only a skillful writer can create that kind of relationship for her readers.
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The Never Hero by T. Ellery Hodges
The Never Hero by T. Ellery Hodges
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I am so surprised at how much I love this book! I decided to check this out after reading the little blurb about it. I’d never read any comic type stories, or comics for that matter, and I thought maybe now was the time. Holy cow, now was the perfect time!!
It’s been not even a full 5 minutes since I finished this book, and I am here typing up this review. That’s how much I loved this. The way Mr. Hodges draws comparisons between heroes in comics, heroes in movies, and the type of people many of us wish we could, or hope we would be, was eye opening. This could be because it’s my first time reading a story with a comic type hero, but I found myself struggling to understand, and coming to accept certain ideas and desires, right along with the hero, Jonathan.
If you have any interest in hero stories, this book will NOT disappoint! Read it. Read it now!
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Abducted by T.R. Ragan
Abducted by T.R. Ragan
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
I thought the story was alright. It wasn’t so boring that I stopped reading, but it certainly was not anything I can get excited over. It wasn’t suspenseful, I wasn’t worried about the characters, and I was glad when I was finally finished with it.
Overall, I think what’s missing is personality. The characters felt very ‘flat’ to me. I didn’t feel immersed in the book, and that makes for a tough read.
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Acqua Morta by Adam Bane
Acqua Morta by Adam Bane
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This is a very good crime thriller! A nasty murder here, a missing person there, and interesting people all over the map. I found the story was told well, and introduced me to new places I’d never heard of. Read this book if you like crime thrillers, and be ready to google some gorgeous places and learn some new vocabulary.
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