Review:Ferris explores the workplace in the context of an economic downturn. Petty office politics, ingenious ways to waste time, quirky characters, and incestuous relationships are the order of the day. To great effect, Ferris tells this story in the rarely-used first-person plural voice. Parts of this book are funny and other parts are touching, and I was thoroughly entertained for about 100 pages. Eventually, the first-person plural becomes somewhat tedious, the workplace setting runs out of interes... Read more

Review:"I was the girl on layaway. And it wasn't Ronnie who'd put me on layaway. It was something I had done to myself."

That quote, in a nutshell, is why I didn't like this book.
I don't at all believe characters need to be likable for me to enjoy a story. Often the more unsavory the character, the more exciting the book. And really the issue isn't even whether I "like" a character or not, but whether they fascinate me, even a little bit. It feels stupid putting it in this vague way but--a c... Read more

Review:This short Agatha Raisin mystery was a fun read for the holidays in true Agatha style. I like that she never changes making you say to yourself, "Oh, Agatha!" She's still a charmer and showed some of her often times hidden benevolent side which was nice for Christmas time. An enjoyable read. Read more

Review:This author is very good at tongue in cheek. Her plots though not the most complicated still keep one interested to the end. I like the setting in England. The personality of the main character is very funny.
It is a book I would recommend and an author to be read again. Read more

Review:I read the first book, had NO IDEA it was suppose to be in Atlanta. I'm reading the second book and there's just so many awkward sentences in both. So many times I have to go back and reread it a few times to figure out exactly what's going on and more than once I thought I had accidentally skipped a page, it was so disjointed. Not to give anything away but an example is the horse drawn carriage ride to the werehyenas. So we've got the male in the cart, I guess, with them, some others perhap... Read more

Review:This book was so satisfying. I practically ate it up! Very true to the characters that we've grown to love so much. And the plot was excellent. Loved it! Highly recommended! (Caution: Read the books in order. Not stand alone.). 5 stars! Read more

Review:I purchased the kindle edition of this book, and boy was it worth it. I felt like I was getting two books in one. *SPOILER!* Not only do you get Andrea's and Rafael's story, you also get a shorter story on Kate and Curran, based more or less in the same timeline. Both are great, and very well researched! I especially LOVED the neo-vikings! Yes, neo-vikiings. Read and you'll see what I'm talking about. Buy it! IT IS A WONDERFUL READ! Read more

Review:If Clancy wrote zombie fiction, that would be it - full of "he wasn't having any of that" or "get the hell out of dodge" and other fine pearls of literature as its most conventional, poorly imaged possible. Add to it that everybody loves guns, all the females are sexy (but nobody does anything with it) and any and all military personnel are role models for the rest of humanity, and you are bored from the second page of a book that reads like "She closed the door. Then she checked the window. The... Read more

Review:The agora series was a well rounded romp clearly illustrating the beauty of love and protecting those around you, and also showing the baser human traits that become prevalent in many during times of trial. Loved the character Frank Talbot. Fabulously fallible. Read more

Review:I am a student at the University of Southwestern Louisiana, and "A Lesson Before Dying" was required reading in one my English courses (this may be due to the fact that Mr. Gaines is the "writer in residence" at the school). First off, this book does not take place in a cajun community, it is actually of the creole which dates back to the old-south antebellum style of living. Secondly, I have never enjoyed a book less than I did this one. It's long, drawn out cry against racism is as dry... Read more