Friday, 15 February 2008

The Overlook by Michael Connelly

Harry Bosch book. Originaly a serialisation for the New York Times that finally made it into a book. Has a Q&A session with M.C. at the back which I found interesting, as for the rest of the book...well,I just love the whole Harry Bosch thing. A thouroughly entertaining book though having read enough of his books you know about half way through who did, with who and why. I just got the "with who" wrong :-)

Wednesday, 6 February 2008

City of lies by R.J.Ellory

I have to give this a 10 out of 10. Excellent written book. Just love the style of telling the story, he had me griped. Whereas a book like this I would normally read in a day or two, it took about a week to complete this as I was taking my time savouring each page.

Thursday, 17 January 2008

The Bourne betrayal by Robert Ludlum

I have always liked Robert Ludlum and I was not let down by this book either.

THE BOURNE BETRAYAL begins where THE BOURNE LEGACY ends, and it would behoove readers to have at least a passing familiarity with the previous novel before attempting to dive into this new work.

Bourne, still reeling from personal losses, attempts a radical new course of therapy to regain his memory and excise the mysterious flashbacks he is experiencing. While he is undergoing treatment, Martin Lindros, Bourne’s Central Intelligence handler and his only friend, goes missing while on a mission in which the fate of the country hangs in the balance. CI reluctantly recruits Bourne to find Lindros, a task he jumps into even while insisting that it be done his way.

Awakened mage by Karen Miller

The second book in the series of two.

Whereas The Innocent Mage had a more lighthearted tone, The Awakened Mage
is much darker. Things go from bad to worse; to even worse, and when
redemption finally dawns, the reader will be glad of it. But this does
make for some great reading as we wonder just how Gar and Asher will
find their way out of this mess and ultimately defeat the evil magician
Morg.

Innocent mage by Karen Miller

1st book in a series of two.

written well enough that I had to go out and get the second book, but nevertheless predictable.
The Innocent Mage is full of vibrant characters and a decent
plot. Ms. Miller effortlessly weaves each character’s perspective into
the story, each voice unique and solid. You spend a lot of time getting
to know the players and that only serves to make them more life like.

Thursday, 15 November 2007

Indelible by Karin Slaughter

In this book of the Grant county series, Karin takes us back to the beginning of Sara and Jefferey's relationship and ahows us his past on a visit to his home town. Of course death and mayhem follows them there too. You would think that they would realise by now that there is so much death around them and the one common denominator is themselves. They should just break up and help save a few hundred peoples lives.

Monday, 12 November 2007

A Faint Cold Fear by Kartin Slaughter

The 3rd book in the Grant county series. I did not think it was as good as the previous ones. As the emotional rollercoaster her characters are on is sometimes a little too much and unecessary I feel. I just want grab Sara, Lena or Jeffrey by the throat and knock some sense into them.