Amazon Top 100 Free
This is the first book in the series by Chris Simms and I am so happy it was available on the top 100 free list (though if it is not anymore, I would still recommend it!). This book kept me glued even when I was ready to fall asleep (trying to keep up with an 18 month old and a 15 day old I am pretty tired by the time I get a moment to read).
I really like the unique way that the story was set up. It bounced between the perspective of the detective and some other key characters and opened up the mystery in a way that made you want to jump into the story and scream at the detective on what you know. I find it fantastic when you are able to get so involved in a story that you can almost imagine standing next to the characters. Can't wait to find some more books by Chris Simms!
Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
A Dead Red Alibi (A Dead Red #4) - R.P. Dahlke
Amazon Top 100 Free
Again, I do not usually download the middle of a series because I like to read them from the start. This book was just okay for me. It was a good mystery with a lot going on. Maybe starting from the start of the series I would have known more about the characters and why they were the way they were in the situations presented in this book.
Stephanie Plum detective stories though (Janet Evanovich) made for a better lead female detective in my opinion. I will have to watch the free list to see if another Dahlke book comes along and give his characters another shot.
Again, I do not usually download the middle of a series because I like to read them from the start. This book was just okay for me. It was a good mystery with a lot going on. Maybe starting from the start of the series I would have known more about the characters and why they were the way they were in the situations presented in this book.
Stephanie Plum detective stories though (Janet Evanovich) made for a better lead female detective in my opinion. I will have to watch the free list to see if another Dahlke book comes along and give his characters another shot.
Love Never Dies - Chris Simms
Amazon Top 100 Free
Chris Simms is an author I can definitely like and read lots of. This book though I only marked as okay since it was a short story and flew by. The idea behind the story is interesting and I would like to see it expanded into a novel!
Monday, May 18, 2015
Shifting Skin - Chris Simms (DI Jon Spicer #2)
An Amazon Top 100 Free
I liked this book, I wasn't aware that it was part of a series until I finished it and now I'm interested in reading the others. This is a British detective story and Jon Spicer, the main detective, is full of faults that make you love and hate him while he works on solving the case of a serial killer that is removing the skin expertly from his victims bodies. I liked the various relationships that were in this story, between the main detective and his significant other, co-workers, and the people he meets along the way. I am happy I downloaded this book (I don't usually download random books in series as I like to read them in order) and would recommend that you give it a try too!
I liked this book, I wasn't aware that it was part of a series until I finished it and now I'm interested in reading the others. This is a British detective story and Jon Spicer, the main detective, is full of faults that make you love and hate him while he works on solving the case of a serial killer that is removing the skin expertly from his victims bodies. I liked the various relationships that were in this story, between the main detective and his significant other, co-workers, and the people he meets along the way. I am happy I downloaded this book (I don't usually download random books in series as I like to read them in order) and would recommend that you give it a try too!
The Princess Diaries - Meg Cabot (The Princess Diaries #1)
I always find books to be better then the movies, but that may just be me. I like that books have the ability to dive into the emotions and thoughts of characters a bit deeper. There really is no page limit on a book where there is a time limit on a movie. I also think that some things are just harder to convey in a movie versus a book (emotions and thoughts behind actions being the main things).
This book was cute and the movie followed it pretty well. I was given the series by a friend and will be reading it sporadically in between all my other books that have been piling up for months. Yeah for maternity leave and having time (hahahaha, yeah we will see how much time with an 18 month old and a newborn plus three furkids...) for reading.
This book was cute and the movie followed it pretty well. I was given the series by a friend and will be reading it sporadically in between all my other books that have been piling up for months. Yeah for maternity leave and having time (hahahaha, yeah we will see how much time with an 18 month old and a newborn plus three furkids...) for reading.
Thursday, May 7, 2015
The Bone Clocks - David Mitchell
Goodreads FirstRead
This book was hard for me to get into. My hubby and I tried to watch the movie Cloud Atlas and I marked it as one of the worst movies we watched that year. I then received this book in my mailbox from GoodReads FirstRead and thought I would give it a shot, books do tend to be better then movies.
Overall, the book was not enjoyable and I marked that it was okay. Took me months to get through it (even with the cheating/skimming through chunks). The only saving point was Holly.
The first section of the book was hard to get into, felt like the story was all over the place and I completed several other books before I even got to the second section. Second section had me skimming the pages. Reading a paragraph here and there (I am not proud of this :( I really love to read and pride myself on giving every book a chance). As the character Holly Sykes developed in later parts of the book though I became interested in her character. Cut out all the rest of the book and I would have marked this book much higher.
The story line bounced from one crazed idea to another and most made no sense to me. Maybe reading other books by David Mitchell would provide greater insight into his writing style but with a bad movie and book under my belt I think I will pass on his work for now.
This book was hard for me to get into. My hubby and I tried to watch the movie Cloud Atlas and I marked it as one of the worst movies we watched that year. I then received this book in my mailbox from GoodReads FirstRead and thought I would give it a shot, books do tend to be better then movies.
Overall, the book was not enjoyable and I marked that it was okay. Took me months to get through it (even with the cheating/skimming through chunks). The only saving point was Holly.
The first section of the book was hard to get into, felt like the story was all over the place and I completed several other books before I even got to the second section. Second section had me skimming the pages. Reading a paragraph here and there (I am not proud of this :( I really love to read and pride myself on giving every book a chance). As the character Holly Sykes developed in later parts of the book though I became interested in her character. Cut out all the rest of the book and I would have marked this book much higher.
The story line bounced from one crazed idea to another and most made no sense to me. Maybe reading other books by David Mitchell would provide greater insight into his writing style but with a bad movie and book under my belt I think I will pass on his work for now.
Loose Ends - DD VanDyke
Top 100 Amazon Free
Marked it as just okay. It is about a female PI who is searching for a missing girl. IT crosses over a couple states and overall was a good mystery but I just could not fall in love with the characters or plot enough. It was a good quick read.
Marked it as just okay. It is about a female PI who is searching for a missing girl. IT crosses over a couple states and overall was a good mystery but I just could not fall in love with the characters or plot enough. It was a good quick read.
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