Silent in the Grave (2007) Deanna Raybourn
To say that Silent in the Grave annoyed me would be a vast understatement. This book had tons of high recommendations, and I cannot for the life of me figure out why.
First, the heroine, who is supposed to be intelligent, tends towards sheer idiocy. Sure, she’s well read and [...]

Wraith (2007) Phaedra Weldon
My initial review was going to be that I foubd Wraith to be pretty much meh. The I read the last twenty or so pages, during which it sprinted from meh to boo.
What bugged me? Where to start? First and foremost, I didn’t understand why the cop liked Zoe so much. They [...]

Rising Stars: Voices of the Dead / Bright (2006) Fiona Avery

This was definitely a disappointment.
First of all, it didn’t say on the front cover that this was not written by J. Michael Stracznski. So I was expecting a certain type of writing and story, and didn’t get it. That probably didn’t help matters.
This collects two [...]

More on books I’ve started to read, and just couldn’t get into. Typically, if I abandon a book, it’s within the first fifty or so pages.
Again, feel free to tell me if I should continue on, because the book gets better. There are several books that I’ve had a hard time getting into, but [...]

I came across a comment in passing that gave me pause to consider what I’ve been writing here. Specifically, I don’t review a lot of books I don’t like.
There’s a very good reason for this–I usally don’t read books I don’t like.
When I pick up a book I don’t care for I tend [...]

Silver’s Edge (2004) Anne Kelleher
This book really pissed me off.
And the stupid thing is that there was a simple solution that would have made everything okay. That solution? MARK SOMEWHERE ON THE DAMNED BOOK THAT IT IS PART OF A TRILOGY.
Up until the last twenty or so pages I loved this book. The characters [...]