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Review: “Odd Apocalypse,” Dean Koontz

Pros: Quotable; good plotting Cons: Some repetitive explanations Rating: 4 out of 5   Odd Apocalypse (book six in The Odd Thomas Series 6-Book Bundle) is a bit different from Dean Koontz’s previous Odd Thomas books. Books one and two

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Review: “Odd Interlude,” Dean Koontz

Pros: Fascinating plot Cons: Not as quotable as the first two or so books Rating: 3.5 out of 5   Odd Interlude: A Special Odd Thomas Adventure (from The Odd Thomas Series 6-Book Bundle) is the fifth book in the

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Review: “Odd Hours,” Dean Koontz

Pros: Odd Thomas himeslf Cons: Slow, somewhat ‘ordinary’, with a fortune-cookie character and glaring continuity errors Rating: 2.5 out of 5   Odd Hours (found in The Odd Thomas Series 6-Book Bundle) is the fourth book in Dean Koontz’s Odd

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Review: “Brother Odd,” Dean Koontz

Pros: Earnest, whimsical, delightful Cons: Slow first half of book; not as quotable as the first two Rating: 3.5 out of 5   Brother Odd: An Odd Thomas Novel (from The Odd Thomas Series 6-Book Bundle) is the third book

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Review: “Forever Odd,” Dean Koontz

Pros: Amazing narrative voice and sense of the absurd Cons: … Rating: 4 out of 5   I’m continuing my foray into The Odd Thomas Series 6-Book Bundle with Forever Odd. Odd Thomas is a fry cook who sees restless

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Review: “Odd Thomas,” Dean Koontz

Pros: Earnest, whimsical, delightful Cons: … Rating: 5 out of 5   When I read review books they’re less consistently good than ones I’ve picked out and bought myself, because I didn’t pick them out to match my tastes. So

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Review: “True Shot,” Joyce Lamb

Pros: Great sexual chemistry; fun characters; nice tension Cons: Certain plot aspects and the villain are a bit florid Rating: 3.5 out of 5 Review book courtesy of Penguin Group   Samantha Trudeau is a psychic FBI operative capable of

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Review: “All Seeing Eye,” Rob Thurman

Pros: Dramatic, gripping tale of murder, psychic abilities, scientific discovery, and psychopaths. Cons: One almost-borderline not-quite deus ex machina Rating: 4.5 out of 5   Jackson Lee’s life changed forever when he picked up his little sister’s pink shoe and

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"Cold Sight," Leslie Parrish

Pros: Fantastic tension & pacing; wonderful plot twists; great romance; made me cry! Cons: Can’t think of any! Rating: 5 out of 5 Review book courtesy of Penguin Group   There are a few authors whose work I instantly fell

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"Murder Game," Christine Feehan

Pros: Great plot; interesting characters Cons: Left me with a bad taste in my mouth Rating: 2.5 out of 5

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