The Tycoon and the Texan by Phyllis Miranda was an awful book. It was a Barnes & Noble Free Fridays download that was a complete waste of my time (not that I don't appreciate the free books B&N offers every Friday - no complaints for them from this happy, voracious reader). This novel was silly, stupid romance with a plot that made very little sense, a back story for the two main characters that made no sense at all and no character consistency. This is one of those romances that makes me believe the author thinks her audience is made up of idiots and makes this reader disgusted with the genre. I am not going to give it any more of my time. Skip this one.
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Sunday, March 30, 2014
Monday, March 24, 2014
The Compound
S.A. Bodeen's young adult novel, The Compound, was a fascinating, fun, fast paced realistic fiction novel. This novel was thought provoking and interesting. I read it with my book club. All four of us enjoyed the book and could not wait to get together to discuss it.
Eli Yanakakis and his family escaped a nuclear crisis by running to the Compound, a shelter created by his extremely wealthy father with most of the comforts of home. But his twin brother and his grandmother didn't make it. Wracked with guilt, Eli spends the next six years distancing himself from his parents and his siblings and the things that are happening in the Compound. But a discovery has him questioning his father's motives and whether a nuclear event even happened. With a fascinating look at what it takes to keep a family of 5 alive underground for six years and at the family dynamic when faced with such circumstances, this novel keeps the reader turning the pages. With its dramatic conclusion, the reader is left wondering about the future of this family and there is the perfect set up for the follow up novel, The Fallout.
This was a great read. Sometimes the symbolism is overstated, but one must remember that the audience is a younger one. I found that easy to overlook, as were some of the more unrealistic aspects of the shelter, because the plot was so good and the characters so engaging. Highly recommend this one.
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Eli Yanakakis and his family escaped a nuclear crisis by running to the Compound, a shelter created by his extremely wealthy father with most of the comforts of home. But his twin brother and his grandmother didn't make it. Wracked with guilt, Eli spends the next six years distancing himself from his parents and his siblings and the things that are happening in the Compound. But a discovery has him questioning his father's motives and whether a nuclear event even happened. With a fascinating look at what it takes to keep a family of 5 alive underground for six years and at the family dynamic when faced with such circumstances, this novel keeps the reader turning the pages. With its dramatic conclusion, the reader is left wondering about the future of this family and there is the perfect set up for the follow up novel, The Fallout.
This was a great read. Sometimes the symbolism is overstated, but one must remember that the audience is a younger one. I found that easy to overlook, as were some of the more unrealistic aspects of the shelter, because the plot was so good and the characters so engaging. Highly recommend this one.
Happy Reading!
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
The Front Porch Prophet
Raymond L. Atkins' The Front Porch Prophet is a compelling story about a group of seemingly misfits in a small town in Georgia. The reader grows to care about and even love the characters, even the unlovable ones. Engaging and affecting, this novel is about a lot more than it initially seems.
A.J. Longstreet and Eugene Purdue have been best friends since childhood. One a trouble maker, rude and obnoxious son of a gun and the other a nice, well meaning and hard working sort. They make an odd couple and an entertaining one. Eugene has pushed away most of the people in his life, including A.J. But now that he has been diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer, he turns to his longtime friend for help and asks him to kill him when the time is right. A.J. is faced with a dilemma, but before he faces that dilemma he helps Eugene make things right with the people he has pushed away.
The two reconnect and take the reader on a journey into the past that shapes for the reader the lives of who these two are today. Joined by a cast of unforgettable characters, this book is funny, smart and heart warming. By the end of the book, this motley crew feels almost like family. This was a great read and one I would absolutely recommend. Thanks Barnes & Noble for this Free Friday pick!
Happy Reading!
A.J. Longstreet and Eugene Purdue have been best friends since childhood. One a trouble maker, rude and obnoxious son of a gun and the other a nice, well meaning and hard working sort. They make an odd couple and an entertaining one. Eugene has pushed away most of the people in his life, including A.J. But now that he has been diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer, he turns to his longtime friend for help and asks him to kill him when the time is right. A.J. is faced with a dilemma, but before he faces that dilemma he helps Eugene make things right with the people he has pushed away.
The two reconnect and take the reader on a journey into the past that shapes for the reader the lives of who these two are today. Joined by a cast of unforgettable characters, this book is funny, smart and heart warming. By the end of the book, this motley crew feels almost like family. This was a great read and one I would absolutely recommend. Thanks Barnes & Noble for this Free Friday pick!
Happy Reading!
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Snatched
Snatched is a short story, but action packed from beginning to end, by Karin Slaughter. A gripping story about a cop with an instinct and a little girl who looked forlorn, Snatched gives the reader a thrill ride through the Atlanta airport in a very short period of time.
Will Trent is an agent of the Georgia Bureau of Investigations. He has been put on bathroom duty at the Atlanta airport, one of the busiest in the country. He spends his time sitting in a stall listening to other men come and go, hoping to catch someone in an illicit act. Instead, he hears a little girl in the stall next to him say "Please, I want to go home." His gut tells him this isn't right, and that the man she is with is not her father or any other relative or friend. But he isn't sure if he should follow that instinct or not. What follows is a thrill ride through the airport as he tries to figure out what is going on. When he does, will he be in time to fix it?
I recommend this one. I listened to it as an audiobook in just two sittings. Excellently written to grip the reader from the first page, this was a great story. I was unfamiliar with Karin Slaughter. I will absolutely add her as one of my authors to get to know. This particular set of characters may be from a series. I will be looking into that as well, since they were so interesting.
Happy Reading!
Will Trent is an agent of the Georgia Bureau of Investigations. He has been put on bathroom duty at the Atlanta airport, one of the busiest in the country. He spends his time sitting in a stall listening to other men come and go, hoping to catch someone in an illicit act. Instead, he hears a little girl in the stall next to him say "Please, I want to go home." His gut tells him this isn't right, and that the man she is with is not her father or any other relative or friend. But he isn't sure if he should follow that instinct or not. What follows is a thrill ride through the airport as he tries to figure out what is going on. When he does, will he be in time to fix it?
I recommend this one. I listened to it as an audiobook in just two sittings. Excellently written to grip the reader from the first page, this was a great story. I was unfamiliar with Karin Slaughter. I will absolutely add her as one of my authors to get to know. This particular set of characters may be from a series. I will be looking into that as well, since they were so interesting.
Happy Reading!
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