Hidden Wives
23 Jun 2010 Leave a Comment
in 5 Stars Tags: cult-religion, Kim
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
“Hush, Hush, Sweet Sister-Wives”
Unspoken scandals run beneath this secret polygamist community in Utah like coal and iron run through Pennsylvania.
Hidden Wives tells the riveting story of Rachel and Sara, two 15-year old sisters, empowered by their will to live, love…and survive.
I received this book from Claire Avery, the pseudonym of a sister author tag team. I spent a lot of time holding my breath while reading this over the past week!
However, I do give advance warning of some graphic passages.
The Blind Contessa’s New Machine
18 Jun 2010 Leave a Comment
in Uncategorized Tags: first reads, historic romance, Kim
The Blind Contessa’s New Machine by Carey Wallace
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Received from First Reads on Goodreads.
When you alight from your carriage onto the cobblestone drive of a home in Victorian Italy, you enter the world of Contessa Carolina, a young woman who loses her eyesight soon after her marriage to Pietro. Casey Wallace writes a lyrical first novel filled with imagery and eloquence.
While the story was quiet and simple, I gave five stars for her creative writing.
Smash Cut: Sex, Lies, and Law & Order Worthy of Sir Alfred Hitchcock
15 Jun 2010 Leave a Comment
in Romantic Suspense, Thriller Tags: Kim
My rating: 2 of 5 stars
A wealthy millionaire is murdered within the first three pages of the storyboard. Although readers are able to deduce who the killer is, they are left to ponder how he did it, given the fact he had a solid alibi.
All that was missing from this book was an after note from Sir Alfred Hitchcock.
I would have enjoyed this book more if the killer wasn’t evident so soon and the romance didn’t hold up the progress of the ongoing story. The book read like a movie being watched, for obvious reasons. The last couple of chapters picked up the suspense thread and redeemed itself.
Wild Orchids: A Novel – Jude Devereaux
05 Jun 2010 Leave a Comment
in 4 Stars, Romantic Suspense Tags: Humor, Jude Devereaux, Kim
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Small town folklore breaks an author’s six-year writing block. The two-person narrative of his research and involvement in Cole Creek, with the help of his female assistant, is told with humor and light suspense.
My first read by Jude Devereaux. I loved it and look forward to reading more of her novels.
The Sinner – Tess Gerritsen
27 May 2010 Leave a Comment
in 4 Stars Tags: Kim, medical suspense
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
The Prologue opens with a gentleman snapping photos of devastation in an isolated village in India, and spots one lone survivor.
Later, two nuns are brutally attacked, one fatally, while the other survives.
Ms. Gerritsen entwines these attacks and the tiny village in a series of wild twists and turns using subplots to throw you off-track
1st to Die
24 May 2010 Leave a Comment
in Detective, Suspense Tags: James Patterson, Kim
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I think I was the last one of my online reading group to read this book.
I love James Patterson, and this one was one of his best, in my opinion. I’m sure the remainder of the series will follow suit.
I found it to be a good, solid suspense novel. It’s too bad the TV series didn’t last too long. Television needs more shows like this one.
