Ms. Cruisie came highly recommended so I gave her a shot. Witty as promised but not spectacular. After reading so many series a single book feels too short.
Just awful - no banter, no logic. I never understood the characters' motivations and I kept on wondering if a radio station would actually work like that. "He put in the news cassette...." Wouldn't the news be read live? Who wants taped news?
Maybe contemporary romance isn't my thing.
My first dystopian novel since reading Brave New World in high school. The author tends to hit you over the head with some things but once I finished I was able to tease interesting symbolism and themes out of the story. Three stars instead of four due to over-obviousness ("Do not go gentle!") and feeling like I scraped the bottom of the world even though there are two books remaining in the series.
Short. So short she added an essay about where she gets her ideas (not that I read it). Another bad Anita Blake novel, held back by a lack of vampires and an abundance of telling, not showing. Grah.
This review on Goodreads put it best - a book was beyond saving. When you go and ruin Edward, arguably the most interesting character in the series, all is lost.
Not in my wheelhouse - I don't usually do mysteries, and Roarke isn't my kind of leading man. He is way too pushy and the romance side felt rushed. On the other hand, the near future setting was interesting, the leading lady rocks, and solid writing closed the deal. I already put a hold on the next book in the series.
I'm also doing a couple of challenges on Goodreads (find me here!) while I rip through my hometown library's digital lending shelves. It's been years since I've done any appreciable amount of reading in English - it feels like coming home.
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