Gold Rush Girl by Suzanne LillyMy rating: 4 of 5 stars Around this time of year I am always in the mood for stories about the pioneering adventures of the settlers in 19th century America and this story was just perfect to gratify that craving. It was light, with a bit of romance and adventure.I kept changing the rating of this story from three to four stars and then back again to three stars until I was finally able to settle on four stars. The reason for my indecisiveness were some of the annoying personality traits of the protagonist. At times she came across as very naive, wavering in her…
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In the Shadow of Blackbirds by Cat Winters
In the Shadow of Blackbirds by Cat WintersMy rating: 5 of 5 stars I was so impressed with the author’s writing after reading The Cure for Dreaming that I could not wait until I got my hands on her first book, In the Shadow of Blackbirds and I was not disappointed.The mood created was perfect. It was grey and full of gloom and hopelessness, yet the reader could not help cheering on the protagonist as the plot unfolded.The introduction of the protagonist in the first few pages was one of the best introductions I have ever read. It established the foundation of growing interest that is based on a character…
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A Share in Death (Kincaid & James #1) by Deborah Crombie
A Share in Death by Deborah CrombieMy rating: 3 of 5 stars I was in a murder mystery mood and had a difficult time finding anything that really caught my interest. After much searching I found this book, hoping it would satisfy my craving for a good detective story.Generally speaking, the story was entertaining enough. It was evident that this book was to act as an introduction to a long lasting series containing the same main characters, hence interest and intrigue of those characters was set up, without much resolution to the personal conflicts they experience.The plot was straight forward and easy to follow; however, the writing proved to cause…
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Anne Perry’s Christmas Crimes (Christmas Stories #9-10)
Anne Perry’s Christmas Crimes: A Christmas Homecoming / A Christmas Garland by Anne PerryMy rating: 4 of 5 stars In need to find Christmas stories that would actually get me into the Christmas mood I borrowed this book from my mother, hoping that it would be better than The Chimes by Charles Dickens (this would be the first time I admit that a classic is not as good as a contemporary story), which made me feel strangely odd. I began to read with mixed feelings.I really wasn’t quite sure what to expect. This book as a whole was over 400 pages long, containing two stories that could not be completely…
