I've decided to write a review on all three Lady Justice books at the same time.
These books were such a delight to read! They were quite humorous and entertaining throughout. I did like the first two books, Lady Justice Takes a C.R.A.P. and Lady Justice and the Lost Tapes, a little bit more than the third book, Lady Justice Gets Lei'd.
These stories are about a retired realtor Walt Williams, who, after witnessing an elderly woman's purse get stolen, decides to join the police force as a "citizen patrol" officer. He is partnered up with a big officer named Ox (nickname) and they fight crime together. He lives in an apartment building that he owns and also has another building, a hotel for men down on their luck. He has a wonderful girlfriend who is also a realtor and he is friends with many elderly people who live in his buildings.
I really liked all three books. I would definitely recommend these to anyone who enjoys mystery, humor and a little romance. I'm looking forward to more Walt Williams books!
Friday, April 22, 2011
Saturday, April 16, 2011
A Modern Witch by Debora Geary
I won this book from the Member Giveaways at Library Thing.
I really enjoyed this book. It drew my attention in right away and kept it throughout the book. I loved the ending, as it gave me my favorite "feel good" feeling that I love at the end of great books!
This is a story about Lauren, a realtor in Chicago, who went online to make out a shopping list at the same time that some witches in California put a spell code onto the internet to draw in new witches. Lauren, who did not know that she was a witch (she thought she just had really good intuition), went along with what these witches were telling her. She visits them with her best friend, Nat, and finds out way more about herself than she ever dreamed possible. She is paired up with a 4 year old "witchling" who has extreme powers.
This book was full of family, friends, and all the great things in life we all wish for. It was a really fun read and made me wish that the magic all could be real - but who knows....maybe it is!
I really enjoyed this book. It drew my attention in right away and kept it throughout the book. I loved the ending, as it gave me my favorite "feel good" feeling that I love at the end of great books!
This is a story about Lauren, a realtor in Chicago, who went online to make out a shopping list at the same time that some witches in California put a spell code onto the internet to draw in new witches. Lauren, who did not know that she was a witch (she thought she just had really good intuition), went along with what these witches were telling her. She visits them with her best friend, Nat, and finds out way more about herself than she ever dreamed possible. She is paired up with a 4 year old "witchling" who has extreme powers.
This book was full of family, friends, and all the great things in life we all wish for. It was a really fun read and made me wish that the magic all could be real - but who knows....maybe it is!
Monday, April 11, 2011
Evil Genius by Patricia Rice
I won this book from Library Thing's Early Reviewers giveaway.
I am in love with this book!! This is one of those books that you don't want to put down and you don't want it to end. The ending of this book was perfect - just enough closure to wrap up the "mystery" but still leaving enough unexplained or unevolved to hope for a sequel (or more).
This is the story of a woman, Anastasia, in her late 20's who comes from a very large family of siblings, most with different fathers. She has been estranged from their mother for 10 years for various reasons. Her mother is the daughter of a very rich man in Washington D.C. and had been estranged from her own father for reasons not stated in the book. The book opens with Ana's youngest half-sister, EG (9 years old), showing up on her doorstep in Atlanta along with their half-brother Nick (early 20s and gay). Apparently, EG's father Tex, a well known congressman, has been accused of murder. EG has come to Ana to ask for her help in clearing Tex. What follows is a very fast-paced, well written, thought evoking story about politics, murder and mysterious people. I prefer not to delve into the whole plot of the book, as I do not want to give anything away to those who do not want to hear everything in a review.
This was a wonderful book, appropriate for everyone. I would highly recommend reading it - I believe anybody who likes mystery books would very much enjoy this one!
I am in love with this book!! This is one of those books that you don't want to put down and you don't want it to end. The ending of this book was perfect - just enough closure to wrap up the "mystery" but still leaving enough unexplained or unevolved to hope for a sequel (or more).
This is the story of a woman, Anastasia, in her late 20's who comes from a very large family of siblings, most with different fathers. She has been estranged from their mother for 10 years for various reasons. Her mother is the daughter of a very rich man in Washington D.C. and had been estranged from her own father for reasons not stated in the book. The book opens with Ana's youngest half-sister, EG (9 years old), showing up on her doorstep in Atlanta along with their half-brother Nick (early 20s and gay). Apparently, EG's father Tex, a well known congressman, has been accused of murder. EG has come to Ana to ask for her help in clearing Tex. What follows is a very fast-paced, well written, thought evoking story about politics, murder and mysterious people. I prefer not to delve into the whole plot of the book, as I do not want to give anything away to those who do not want to hear everything in a review.
This was a wonderful book, appropriate for everyone. I would highly recommend reading it - I believe anybody who likes mystery books would very much enjoy this one!
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Blood Red Road - by Moira Young
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book!! I know that it is supposed to be a Young Adult type of book, but as a 40-something year old woman, I thought that this book was exciting, thought-provoking and action-packed. I have read that this book is to be made into a movie - now that is a movie I would definitely see! A few aspects of the book were far-fetched and a little unbelievable, but it is supposed to be a futuristic, dystopian setting. I suppose a few weird, mutated creatures would not be that uncommon. For anyone who likes fast-paced, action with a little bit of romance mixed in, I definitely recommend this book! I am looking forward to reading the next book in the series to find out the continuing story of Saba and her brother and sister.
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Coach From Warsaw by Irene Magers
I won this book from the Member Giveaways at Library Thing.
This was a fantastic book! A little bit of romance, a little bit of intrigue, a little bit of history. I was drawn into this story immediately, and it kept my attention throughout the entire book.
This is a story of Dorrit, who, with her father, escapes czarist Russia to settle in Berlin. At the beginning of the book, Dorrit is a teenager, who becomes suspicious of her father's stories of why they happened to keep moving from city to city as soon as someone took too much notice of her and her beauty. The secret finally comes out when she is getting ready to wed her beau, Baron Johann von Renz. Her father reveals that he is not actually her father, but was married to her mother, who had an affair with Alexeyev Romanov, who was the son of a Russian grand duke, with direct blood ties to the czar. She learned that this man was actually her father. Both he and her mother died when she was young, and her "father" took her away from Russia so that the parents of Alexeyev would not try to take her away from him. He shortened their last name so that he would be harder to trace.
Dorrit meets her husband, who is taken with her the moment he sets eyes on her. They marry and honeymoon in Spain where he saves the life of a little boy. They have two sons together, and when the war starts in Germany, Johann, a surgeon, decides to enlist as a field surgeon and goes off to war for two years.
I don't want to give away any more information, so I will stop here, even though there is much, much more to this very intriguing book. I see that there are two more books in this series and I am very much looking forward to reading these two books as well. I definitely recommend this book to everyone!!
This was a fantastic book! A little bit of romance, a little bit of intrigue, a little bit of history. I was drawn into this story immediately, and it kept my attention throughout the entire book.
This is a story of Dorrit, who, with her father, escapes czarist Russia to settle in Berlin. At the beginning of the book, Dorrit is a teenager, who becomes suspicious of her father's stories of why they happened to keep moving from city to city as soon as someone took too much notice of her and her beauty. The secret finally comes out when she is getting ready to wed her beau, Baron Johann von Renz. Her father reveals that he is not actually her father, but was married to her mother, who had an affair with Alexeyev Romanov, who was the son of a Russian grand duke, with direct blood ties to the czar. She learned that this man was actually her father. Both he and her mother died when she was young, and her "father" took her away from Russia so that the parents of Alexeyev would not try to take her away from him. He shortened their last name so that he would be harder to trace.
Dorrit meets her husband, who is taken with her the moment he sets eyes on her. They marry and honeymoon in Spain where he saves the life of a little boy. They have two sons together, and when the war starts in Germany, Johann, a surgeon, decides to enlist as a field surgeon and goes off to war for two years.
I don't want to give away any more information, so I will stop here, even though there is much, much more to this very intriguing book. I see that there are two more books in this series and I am very much looking forward to reading these two books as well. I definitely recommend this book to everyone!!
Encounters in Paris: A Collection of Short Stories
I have never read a collection of short stories incorporated into a book before, so this was a new experience for me. I found this book very interesting; I was able to really connect with the characters in a very short time and I loved the fact that it presented issues such as infidelity and betrayal and things that are present in today's society. I am looking forward to reading more of Ms. Moncel's works and I will be recommending this story to friends.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Learning to Swim: a novel By Sara J. Henry
I won this book from Goodreads as an ARC book.
Let me start out by saying that I LOVED this book! I'm an avid mystery/crime reader, so this book was right up my alley. The way that Ms. Henry allows her readers to really connect with her characters is amazing. Without giving too many details away, I will try to review this without getting too excited!
Troy Chance is a female freelance writer who lives in Lake Placid, NY. She was on a ferry to go visit a male friend, when she thought she witnessed a small child falling off or being thrown off another ferry going in the opposite direction. Without thinking, she immediately dove into the cold waters of Lake Champlain to potentially rescue this child, which she does successfully. What comes next is a series of twists and turns that will keep a reader glued to this book. Troy finds the boy's (Paul) father, Phillipe, and goes about trying to solve the attempted murder by herself. Troy finds out that Paul and his mother, Phillipe's wife, were the victims of a kidnapping that had been kept out of the media for various reasons. This leads to Troy's suspicion that someone who was close to the boy and his mother had been involved in the kidnapping/attempted murder of Paul.
This is a fast-paced, intriguing and enjoyable read. As I mentioned, the author has a talent for connecting her readers to the characters of this story. I see that this is Ms. Henry's first novel; I am looking forward to reading more from this author. I have nothing but good things to say about this book, and I would recommend it to everyone!!
Let me start out by saying that I LOVED this book! I'm an avid mystery/crime reader, so this book was right up my alley. The way that Ms. Henry allows her readers to really connect with her characters is amazing. Without giving too many details away, I will try to review this without getting too excited!
Troy Chance is a female freelance writer who lives in Lake Placid, NY. She was on a ferry to go visit a male friend, when she thought she witnessed a small child falling off or being thrown off another ferry going in the opposite direction. Without thinking, she immediately dove into the cold waters of Lake Champlain to potentially rescue this child, which she does successfully. What comes next is a series of twists and turns that will keep a reader glued to this book. Troy finds the boy's (Paul) father, Phillipe, and goes about trying to solve the attempted murder by herself. Troy finds out that Paul and his mother, Phillipe's wife, were the victims of a kidnapping that had been kept out of the media for various reasons. This leads to Troy's suspicion that someone who was close to the boy and his mother had been involved in the kidnapping/attempted murder of Paul.
This is a fast-paced, intriguing and enjoyable read. As I mentioned, the author has a talent for connecting her readers to the characters of this story. I see that this is Ms. Henry's first novel; I am looking forward to reading more from this author. I have nothing but good things to say about this book, and I would recommend it to everyone!!
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