This book was sent to me from Romance Junkies for review.
Agatha Archer has decided to use her quiet Saturday to grab her pencils and sketchbook and go into the quiet glen where her favorite quiet spot is. She draws illustrations for her best friend Rainie's children's books.
She quietly walks into the glen and sees a good looking gentleman sitting on her favorite log. She stands aside and sketches his features and notes how handsome the man truly is.
Silas, the man on the log, is trying to sort his mind of life's problems. Quiet from work, the memories of his dead wife, and the complexities of trying to raise his son weigh on his mind.
He becomes aware of Agatha's presence and speaks to her, noticing how beautiful she is with her bronzed golden hair, her beautiful face and her height, comparable to a Dryad.
Agatha notices the ring on his left hand and leaves hurriedly. She has a history with married men and tries to avoid them like the plague. Silas just wants to get to know her and can not figure a way to let her know that he wears a wedding ring for the memory of his wife.
The two are drawn back together under circumstances caused by his son, Jamie's, doing. Both of them love children and Jamie is a strong bond between the both of them.
Agatha so wants to hear her Five Magic Words and be able to love Silas like she would want to. You will have to read the book to see whether that happens for these people.
Valentine Dmitriev writes a very descriptive novel with some very beautiful prose. We learn a lot about these characters through memories and their histories are very interesting. I just did not find the connection between the characters was delved into as much, so there really didn't feel like there was a great love between these two people. Not a lot of romance in the novel. That is by design though, with the feelings of Agatha definitely taken into account.
http://valentinedmitriev.com/MAIN/VALENTINE-Page.asp?p=3
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Daemon's Mark by Caitlin Kittredge
This book was sent to me from Romance Junkies for review.
Insoli Luna Wilder is a cop working for CSC in Nocturne City. She has been called to the scene of the death of a young female were whose heart has been removed. Luna smells magick and knows that there is more to the murder than is obvious.
She is at the morgue when the young girl's family comes to identify her and they are from a very strong pack. They threaten Luna about finding out who murdered their daughter.
Luna gets involved and finds herself shipped like cattle to Russia with many other young girls.
This is extremely action-packed and quite a quick read. Luna is definitely a very tough woman with a lot to prove. Sometimes you don't know how she makes it through, being as beat on as she is.
I have every intention of reading the first four novels in this series, wanting to get to know the real history of Luna. The book was a good stand-alone novel, so don't feel put off if you haven't read the first ones. This is a good writer and I will most likely be adding more of her books to my ever-growing TBR pile.
http://www.caitlinkittredge.com/
Insoli Luna Wilder is a cop working for CSC in Nocturne City. She has been called to the scene of the death of a young female were whose heart has been removed. Luna smells magick and knows that there is more to the murder than is obvious.
She is at the morgue when the young girl's family comes to identify her and they are from a very strong pack. They threaten Luna about finding out who murdered their daughter.
Luna gets involved and finds herself shipped like cattle to Russia with many other young girls.
This is extremely action-packed and quite a quick read. Luna is definitely a very tough woman with a lot to prove. Sometimes you don't know how she makes it through, being as beat on as she is.
I have every intention of reading the first four novels in this series, wanting to get to know the real history of Luna. The book was a good stand-alone novel, so don't feel put off if you haven't read the first ones. This is a good writer and I will most likely be adding more of her books to my ever-growing TBR pile.
http://www.caitlinkittredge.com/
Friday, July 16, 2010
Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin
Elizabeth (Lizzie, Liz) Hall awakens to find herself on the bottom bunk in a cabin on a ship called the S.S. Nile. On the top bunk is a young African American girl with beautiful braids and Liz believes that she is dreaming and that Thandi, the girl with the braids, is a queen.
Liz learns the truth slowly, that she had died on Earth and is being transported to her life on Elsewhere. She learns that time travels backwards on Elsewhere and you get younger, rather than older. She meets her grandmother, who passed away on Earth before Liz was born.
We follow Liz through her ups and downs on Elsewhere. She meets her favorite rock star and has the ability to talk to the people on Earth, with consequences.
The book was a little short on story. I think that with this idea, so much more could have been done with developing more characterization and plot. The premise of the plot was good, just don't think that it was taken as far as it could have been.
Liz learns the truth slowly, that she had died on Earth and is being transported to her life on Elsewhere. She learns that time travels backwards on Elsewhere and you get younger, rather than older. She meets her grandmother, who passed away on Earth before Liz was born.
We follow Liz through her ups and downs on Elsewhere. She meets her favorite rock star and has the ability to talk to the people on Earth, with consequences.
The book was a little short on story. I think that with this idea, so much more could have been done with developing more characterization and plot. The premise of the plot was good, just don't think that it was taken as far as it could have been.
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Melinda begins high school as the outcast who called the police to a party that took place in the summer before the start of school. She has never been asked why she called the police and her best friends have abandoned her.
Melinda carries a very real secret with a lot of pain involved. She is holding back speaking to most people and her grades and social life come to a dismal fall.
Melinda has quite the personality, something that the reader is aware of, but not necessarily the people that she deals with.
This book is very well written, you really do feel Melinda's pain, you just don't know the reason behind it until the end of the book. So sad that people she considered her friends don't bother to try to find out the reasoning behind her call to 911.
Says so much about the torment that is adolescence, the hormonal changes and angst to becoming one's self.
Melinda carries a very real secret with a lot of pain involved. She is holding back speaking to most people and her grades and social life come to a dismal fall.
Melinda has quite the personality, something that the reader is aware of, but not necessarily the people that she deals with.
This book is very well written, you really do feel Melinda's pain, you just don't know the reason behind it until the end of the book. So sad that people she considered her friends don't bother to try to find out the reasoning behind her call to 911.
Says so much about the torment that is adolescence, the hormonal changes and angst to becoming one's self.
Monday, July 5, 2010
Detectives Don't Wear Seat Belts by Cici McNair
This book was sent to me for review for Bestsellersworld.
Clarissa "Cici" McNair grows up in the southern United States with a mother who is artistic and fun, and a father who really hates his daughter, the reason is never really explained.
She is a woman who has a real flair for flights-of-fancy and leaves her home and travels to Europe and basically lives on the wings of prayers.
She holds many different kinds of positions in her travels, from being an author, working at the Vatican radio station, etc.
She comes back to the United States to live with her mother and decides thqt she would be interested in becoming a Private Detective. She phones from the yellow pages a bunch of P.I. firms and wants to be hired, with no P.I. or law enforcement experience. She does just that.
She falls into becoming a P.I. and learning the business as she goes along. It seems to fit like a glove and she becomes very good at it.
The stories are interesting, if they had a beginning and an ending. We never really learn a lot about some of them, maybe because of a legal reason.
The book skips around a lot and often becomes hard to follow. You can never catch up with which agency she is working with or what city she is in. I think a little more continuity to the book would have helped to make it more enjoyable, but you have to give the woman a lot of credit for tackling life and dreams with such gusto.
Clarissa "Cici" McNair grows up in the southern United States with a mother who is artistic and fun, and a father who really hates his daughter, the reason is never really explained.
She is a woman who has a real flair for flights-of-fancy and leaves her home and travels to Europe and basically lives on the wings of prayers.
She holds many different kinds of positions in her travels, from being an author, working at the Vatican radio station, etc.
She comes back to the United States to live with her mother and decides thqt she would be interested in becoming a Private Detective. She phones from the yellow pages a bunch of P.I. firms and wants to be hired, with no P.I. or law enforcement experience. She does just that.
She falls into becoming a P.I. and learning the business as she goes along. It seems to fit like a glove and she becomes very good at it.
The stories are interesting, if they had a beginning and an ending. We never really learn a lot about some of them, maybe because of a legal reason.
The book skips around a lot and often becomes hard to follow. You can never catch up with which agency she is working with or what city she is in. I think a little more continuity to the book would have helped to make it more enjoyable, but you have to give the woman a lot of credit for tackling life and dreams with such gusto.
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