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Posts Tagged ‘fiction’
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
Pros: Beautiful prose-poetry; an astounding empathy; great courage
Cons: It helps to have a decent history & literature background
Rating: 5 out of 5
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Tags: Down to a Sunless Sea, fiction, Mathias B. Freese
Posted in More Fiction | Permalink | 5 Comments »
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008
Pros: Interesting premise; fascinating setting
Cons: Over-the-top melodrama; irritating good guys; unbelievably stupid one-dimensional bad guys; all-too-convenient plot developments; heavy-handed
Rating: 1.5 out of 5
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Tags: adventure, archaeology, fiction, religion, Ronald Cutler, The Secret Scroll, thriller
Posted in Thriller, Adventure & Mystery | Permalink | 5 Comments »
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
Pros: Fun setting; intriguing and elaborate mystery; great characters
Cons: Some subject matter will be too heavy for some readers
Rating: 5 out of 5
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Tags: detective, Eve Dallas, fiction, futuristic, in death, J.D. Robb, mystery, Nora Roberts
Posted in Romance & Erotica, Thriller, Adventure & Mystery | Permalink | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, March 11th, 2008
Pros: Fun; page-turning; great characters & emotion
Cons: A few awkward point-of-view changes; telegraphed the murderer a bit heavily
Rating: 4 out of 5
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Tags: detective, erotica, Eve Dallas, fiction, futuristic, in death, J.D. Robb, mystery, Nora Roberts, romance
Posted in Romance & Erotica, Thriller, Adventure & Mystery | Permalink | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
Pros: Entertaining, quirky, and detailed characters
Cons: Meandering start
Rating: 3.5 out of 5
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Tags: erotica, fiction, Lilith, paranormal, romance, Romancing the Dead, Tate Hallaway, vampires, witchcraft
Posted in Chick-lit, Horror & Paranormal, Humor, Romance & Erotica, Thriller, Adventure & Mystery | Permalink | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
Pros: Beautiful, immersive, taut mystery with fascinating historical underpinnings
Cons: Takes a few pages to get into if you’re lacking the background
Rating: 5 out of 5
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Tags: fiction, Grave Tattoo, history, mystery, Val McDermid, William Wordsworth
Posted in Thriller, Adventure & Mystery | Permalink | 6 Comments »
Monday, February 18th, 2008
Pros: Fascinating mystery and characters; taut psychological thriller
Cons: Doesn’t pull its grotesque punches
Rating: 5 out of 5
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Tags: fiction, forensics, mystery, police procedural, profiling, Psychology, thriller, Tony Hill, Val McDermid
Posted in Thriller, Adventure & Mystery | Permalink | 5 Comments »
Thursday, February 14th, 2008
Pros: Unusual read about love, family, and beauty
Cons: Some tough subjects and scenes to handle
Rating: 5 out of 5
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Tags: beauty, book reviews, Doug Crandell, family, fiction, love
Posted in More Fiction | Permalink | No Comments »
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008
Pros: Fascinating premise and story; wonderful characters; strong adventure
Cons: Some confusion; one or two stereotyped characters
Rating: 4 out of 5
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Tags: adventure, Christianity, Craig Smith, fiction, Painted Messiah
Posted in Thriller, Adventure & Mystery | Permalink | 2 Comments »
Thursday, January 10th, 2008
Pros: Fascinating and engaging premise and plot
Cons: Characters left me a little flat; more action than what I think of as horror
Rating: 3 out of 5
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Tags: fiction, Horror & Paranormal, John A. Karr, zombies
Posted in Horror & Paranormal, Thriller, Adventure & Mystery | Permalink | 2 Comments »