Category: Book Reviews

Review: Ascend

Ascend by Amanda Hocking My rating: 4 of 5 stars I’ve really enjoyed the characters in the Trylle Trilogy. This last book in the series wraps everything up with a wonderful ending. The conclusion where good triumphs evil was well…

Review: Valor

Valor by Taylor Longford My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is the first book I’ve read with gargoyles as the main characters. But, I wasn’t hesitant. I thought it sounded like a great idea. And it was. Valor follows…

Review: Scent of Danger

Scent of Danger by Autumn Dawn My rating: 4 of 5 stars Scent of Danger was formerly titled Something Wild. Yet again, I’ve read a book right out of the middle of a series. I’ve got to be more careful.…

Review: The Judas Strain

The Judas Strain by James Rollins My rating: 5 of 5 stars How is it this is the only title by author James Rollins I’ve read? And why did I read the one right in the middle of the series?…

Review: The Ugly Duckling

The Ugly Duckling by Iris Johansen My rating: 4 of 5 stars This was unique. The heroine of the story has some serious psychological, mother-inflicted damage before the circumstances of her transformation ever arrive. She goes through what I can…

Review: Mercury Falls

Mercury Falls by Robert Kroese My rating: 5 of 5 stars Plot: An angel and a reporter walk into the Apocalypse… I’m not one to describe a plot or give away details that could derail a reader’s enjoyment, so the…

Review: Blow Out

Blow Out by Catherine Coulter My rating: 2 of 5 stars This review is verbatim from previous notes when I read this book back in 2004. Even though I love the Savich/Sherlock series–this one was terrible. The romance/flirting between the…

Review: Bleachers

Bleachers by John Grisham My rating: 2 of 5 stars I read this quite a while ago, but I’m using previous notes to create this review. First let me say, this is not the genre I generally read. I don’t…

Review: The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas My rating: 3 of 5 stars This book is considered one of the best works of Dumas and is included in the top 100 novels at http://www.thebest100lists.com/best100no… But, it’s a very, very…