Review: Bookends

Bookends by Jane Green
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This was my first Jane Green novel. I don't want to give anything away so I'll just say that it was worth it. You'll remember these characters long after you've turned the last page and though the story may be average, it's the heart of the book in it's entirety that keeps it on your mind. Enjoy!

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Review: Déjà Dead

Déjà Dead by Kathy Reichs
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Eh... It has all the elements I usually love but I just never got into it. I mean, really, a month to read 411 pages? That's not like me. And it's no bueno because I bought several books in this series thinking I would love it.

To be fair, I think it's my problem. I know that the show Bones is based on this series so I'm comparing it to the series and as we all know, books and their Hollywood versions are vastly different.

2017 - It's been a few years now since I've stopped watching the show so I should try again without that in my head. I really think this series will live up to it's hype and I'm ready to give book #2 a try. Look for that review soon.

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Review: Ford County

Ford County by John Grisham
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This a collection of short stories, which usually turns me away but I'm so glad I read this. It has made me see that these books can be as fulfilling or more so than longer novels. And I'm telling you, the last story - Funny Boy - absolutely as brutal as it is beautiful. Loved every one of them though.

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Review: Our Kind of Traitor - ARC

Our Kind of Traitor - ARC by John le Carré
My rating: 0 of 5 stars

This was my first spy thriller novel by this author. It was SO hard for me to get into it. I was confused about who was talking, the first person/third person switching made me crazy. This type of writing works for some people, it's just not my style. I chose not to finish it. That's not to say others wouldn't find it worth the time to make it to the end. I think the author is a talented writer, I'm just not the reader he is writing for.

I received this as an advance uncorrected proof that I won in a Goodreads giveaway.

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Review: Lord Vishnu's Love Handles: A Spy Novel

Lord Vishnu's Love Handles: A Spy Novel by Will Clarke
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This book was damn funny! SO FUNNY! Do you really need any more kudos to make you read it? Damn, man, crack the book and laugh your bum off! And if you don't like it, well, I'm not sure what to do with that but I do know I can't help you. So good luck to ya....

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