I was just about to give up on this book when a simple turn of the page changed everything. I’ve not read this author before, and her style grated on my nerves to the point I was ready to put this book down and avoid it forever. But a subplot caught my attention, sucked me…
Normally I love guilt-ridden tortured heroes. They’re one of my favorite character types, but that’s only as long as they’ve actually done something to feel guilty about. What I don’t like is heroes who feel guilt by proxy, who have a martyr complex, and turn out to be hypocrites. It’s a bad sign for Behind…
Nothing annoys me more than walking into a bookstore and seeing Danielle Steel books taking up two thirds of the romance section. You’d think by now my local Barnes and Noble would have figured out that Steel’s books aren’t romances; they’re that blurry, nebulous category more properly referred to as “women’s fiction.” But small wonder…
The Road to Eden’s Ridge is another in a long string of average books I’ve read lately. They have all left me feeling like I’ve been missing a spark of something from the story. This one was… nice. Nice descriptions, pleasant characters, and an okay story – but not a lot of passion. Lindsey Briggs…
Okay, I have to say it: I feel like Scrooge. I always look forward to reading the Christmas books that come out every year (although there seem to be fewer and fewer), and The Christmas Basket was my first one of the season. Well, this story is the equivalent of a lump of coal in…
Hot Water, California is clearly a happening place. And though Then Comes Marriage was my first visit to the former Gold Rush town, it most assuredly won’t be my last. This book just works on a whole lot of levels. Two great lead characters – both amusingly eccentric and, at the same time, deeply traumatized…
Along Came Trouble is the last in a trilogy. I picked up on the story and characters with no problems at all, and the book was a quick read. But an improbable beginning, a meandering storyline, and unmemorable characters added up to an extremely disappointing book. Mary Elizabeth Chandler and Tucker Spencer were childhood friends…
Nearly everyone has a universally loved movie that they, however, just couldn’t stand. Mine was Sling Blade. While everyone was gushing over how touching it was, I just couldn’t get over lines like “That boy lives in his heart.” Not only do I think nobody would say something so maudlin, I also think that the…
The back cover of my advance reading copy of Risky Business, Suzanne MacPherson’s debut novel, informs me that she is “destined to become a star.” In my opinion, MacPherson isn’t ready for stardom just yet, but she certainly has a lot of potential. Her writing style is charming and humorous. It’s unfortunate that the book…
It’s never a good sign when I’d rather do housework than read. I dislike housework, and I’m grateful for any excuse to avoid it. It doesn’t take much to keep me occupied, either, since I’m one of those compulsive readers who can happily peruse a cereal box for half an hour. So when I found…
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