2 out of 5 stars 3-star story wasted on 1-star writing. Goodreads.com: The Inheritance Games (#1), The Hawthorne Legacy (#2), The Final Gambit (#3), by Jennifer Lynn Barnes Please do not listen to the audiobooks for this series. Narration exacerbates the poor writing and creates additional problems of its own. Clearly, no one heeded their … Continue reading Review: The Inheritance Games trilogy
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Review: The Paris Apartment
2.5 out of 5 stars A locked door mystery with one good reveal, and ten too many twists. Goodreads.com: The Paris Apartment, by Lucy Foley Escaping a rough situation in England, ne'er-do-well bartender Jess makes an impromptu trip to stay with her brother Ben in Paris. But when she gets there, Ben is missing. As … Continue reading Review: The Paris Apartment
Review: Piranesi
3 out of 5 stars Two halves of what should have been different books subtract from each other, instead of adding up. Goodreads.com: Piranesi, by Susanna Clarke Don't get me wrong. I understood Piranesi just fine, once Susanna Clarke chose to make that possible. Up until that point, I was interested, if not quite intrigued. … Continue reading Review: Piranesi
Review: Shantaram
5 out of 5 stars Transporting, inspiring, and nearly indescribable, Shantaram is all at once simple and profound, action-packed and ultimately peaceful. Goodreads.com: Shantaram (Shantaram #1), by Gregory David Roberts Shantaram is so vast a novel that I feel unqualified to express the experience it gave me. It's a thinly veiled biography, too wild and … Continue reading Review: Shantaram
Love in the Library 