Monday, March 29, 2021

Parker & KnightParker & Knight by Remington Kane
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Awful. Sexist, horribly written, awful grammatical mistakes (so many sentences ended with a comma!). Who does that? Who edited that? I am just grateful I got through it and it is finally over. Moving on....

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The Unspoken (Ashe Cayne #1)The Unspoken by Ian K. Smith
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

The story was pretty engaging. There were a lot of twists that kept me interested. I didn't love the main character so much. I felt like his off the cuff Shakespeare quotes and encyclopedia facts randomly tossed in to general conversation were unnecessarily condescending and felt forced and unnatural. The story about the priest, which had nothing to do with the main story, made an otherwise good guy come off as kind of a psycho, even though they tried to explain his past exeriences with bullies. And so many meals! I get that the guy's gotta eat but EVERY meal is described from appetizer to dessert. It's too much! If you can get past those little annoyances, the story itself was pretty good.

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Friday, May 18, 2018

Review: The Lying Game

The Lying Game The Lying Game by Ruth Ware
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

On every soap opera, two or three characters share a secret. They have constant conversations about said secret, repeating it over and over until just the wrong person is lurking around the corner to overhear it and use it for leverage or blackmail within the next two or three episodes. This book is NOTHING like that. These four ladies REALLY know how to keep a secret. Even when they are discussing the past, we never really know what happened until it slowly unfolds throughout the story. The characters are distinctive and likable and we are able to see how their relationships developed and grew, and what time and this secret have done to make them who they are as adults. Its a great story that dispels bits of information at a great pace. I really enjoyed this one.

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Monday, February 26, 2018

Review: Origin

Origin Origin by Dan Brown
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I enjoyed the book. The action leading up to the suspense was obvious but the "big revelation" was not... until it happened. Good story that kept my attention but I'm not sure it's for everyone. Especially if those that are super-religious or kind of closed-minded. (Typical Dan Brown stuff.) If nothing else, you will undoubtedly learn something about art, an author, a famous piece of writing, or some form of architecture that you didn't know about before.


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Saturday, August 19, 2017

Review: American Gods

American Gods American Gods by Neil Gaiman
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I liked it, it was very visual and definitely kept my interest. But I've read reviews of people reading this over and over again and I can't see myself doing that. At least I know enough to start watching the series.

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Monday, September 5, 2016

Review: Finders Keepers

Finders Keepers Finders Keepers by Stephen King
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Same type of suspense as the first story (which I enjoyed). No one develps characters as well as Stephen King (except maybe Harlan Coben). Definitely moving on to Book #3.

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Saturday, August 22, 2015

Sailing on LightSail

We are sending our selfies to space on LightSail: A Revolutionary Solar Sailing Spacecraft. The first successful sail concluded in May . If you's like to back the next mission, you can do so on Kickstarter here: LightSail on Kickstarter

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