Book Review: The Awakening by Kelley Armstrong
29 June, 2009
An excellent follow up to The Summoning, yet again Kelley’s books contain lots of action and the pace of the story is fast from page 1. The book is left on a bit of a cliff-hanger (as you’d expect with a trilogy!) and getting to know the characters more is a pleasure. Should Chloe get together with Simon or Derek though? I think Derek myself!!!
Score: 3.5/5
Book Review: Dirty Game by Jessie Keane
18 June, 2009
I’ve not read anything by Martina Cole before and this author is supposed to be in the same league. Well that aside, I found the book to be gripping, tarty, dangerous, tragic, thrilling and lots more. I like the way Jessie Keane writes, I found it written in a very down to earth manner, nice touch. The introduction of all the characters was stepped in nicely through the book, you certainly felt like you got to know the characters traits as the book flowed along. The tragic descent of the sisters relationship was described well.
In all I thought the plot had plenty of edges to it, lots of twists and turns. The characters were interesting and obscure. Descriptions of locations and actions were plentiful without being overdone. The length of the book was just about right for me too. I’ll certainly look out for more of Jessie Keane’s books.
Book Review Score: 4/5
Book Review: Living with the Dead by Kelley Armstrong
17 June, 2009
I’ve been a fan of Kelley Armstrong books for a long time now and this one continues the Otherworld series very nicely. Living with the Dead follows Karl Marsten and Hope Adams which are an interesting couple to say the least!
The book is actually written from the perspective of the 3rd person which is a new angle for this series. The chapters are written from the each of the 5 main character perspectives.
A new character, Robyn, who is nothing but human does make some very annoying choices throughout the book, i.e. running away from murder scenes. Another new character, Finn who has a weak necromancy talent also brought a new fresh view to the series.
Altogether a good story I thought, new characters too to give it a lift. Look forward to the next installment as usual.
Book review score: 3.5/5
