I just finished Amanda Quick's Mystique (I know. Historical romance. Leave me alone. I wasn't a big fan anyway).
Let me just say...when it's over 50 pages from the end and I figured out the killer AND one of the major twists, that's not a good thing.
What? Someone died by poison? Well, who knows poisons. Let's see, there's the heroine (who would never kill anyone, from the annoying monk to her husband), and the healer at the convent. I wonder who it could be.
Oh, and now that I think of it, when his parents died 30 years ago? By poison? I bet she was the dad's betrothal. Shocker how that works out.
Sorry I ruined that part of it for you. But figuring that out kind of spoiled the rest of it for me. Including the other twist. I just didn't care.
Showing posts with label Jayne Ann Krentz. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jayne Ann Krentz. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Saturday, March 21, 2009
An Explanation
Okay, so here's why you haven't heard from me in forever.
When I find an author I like, I tend to read every thing I can my hands on that they wrote. Sometimes it's no big deal, and I find myself backlogged 3 or 4 books. Sometimes, however, I find my self with 14 books checked out by the same author.
I recently (this year) found Jayne Ann Krentz. Well, that's not completely true. Last year Mom had me read some of her book in one of her (many) pen names, but I was only kind of eh about them.
Now, of course, I want to re-read them.
Anyway, so I've been reading a lot of Jayne Ann Krentz lately. And, many of her books take place in (a) the Pacific Northwest, (b) Arizona, or (c) the business world. Not too many that make the 9909 challenge (though some are about librarians...)
Not that I haven't been reading a lot. I have. I really really have been. It's just that most of it isn't post-worthy.
So there you go. My reasoning for being mysteriously absent lately.
When I find an author I like, I tend to read every thing I can my hands on that they wrote. Sometimes it's no big deal, and I find myself backlogged 3 or 4 books. Sometimes, however, I find my self with 14 books checked out by the same author.
I recently (this year) found Jayne Ann Krentz. Well, that's not completely true. Last year Mom had me read some of her book in one of her (many) pen names, but I was only kind of eh about them.
Now, of course, I want to re-read them.
Anyway, so I've been reading a lot of Jayne Ann Krentz lately. And, many of her books take place in (a) the Pacific Northwest, (b) Arizona, or (c) the business world. Not too many that make the 9909 challenge (though some are about librarians...)
Not that I haven't been reading a lot. I have. I really really have been. It's just that most of it isn't post-worthy.
So there you go. My reasoning for being mysteriously absent lately.
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Ghost Hunter
Ok, are you ready for this one? I'm reading Ghost Hunter, by Jayne Castle, and the male lead is a librarian! Awesome!
Okay, so Jayne Castle is the pen name for Jayne Ann Krentz. Anything by Jayne Castle takes place in the future in another realm. It's kind of weird, but fun.
Anyway, every city has The Guild, a mafia-type organization that keeps ghosts from hurting people in the catacombs under the city. Yeah, I know, far fetched. But still...fun.
In this one, Cooper is the new Guild Boss of Aurora Springs. When Elly breaks off their engagement, he waits 6 months before following her to Cadence where he can try to woo her again.
But things start to go awry when Elly's neighbor gets hurt in the catacombs, and suddenly they're trying to uncover a drug dealer who's trying to set up Cooper.
Confused yet? Let's throw in her pet dust bunny just for fun. Little predators, big fun.
I liked it. Plus...male librarian. How often does that happen?
Okay, so Jayne Castle is the pen name for Jayne Ann Krentz. Anything by Jayne Castle takes place in the future in another realm. It's kind of weird, but fun.
Anyway, every city has The Guild, a mafia-type organization that keeps ghosts from hurting people in the catacombs under the city. Yeah, I know, far fetched. But still...fun.
In this one, Cooper is the new Guild Boss of Aurora Springs. When Elly breaks off their engagement, he waits 6 months before following her to Cadence where he can try to woo her again.
But things start to go awry when Elly's neighbor gets hurt in the catacombs, and suddenly they're trying to uncover a drug dealer who's trying to set up Cooper.
Confused yet? Let's throw in her pet dust bunny just for fun. Little predators, big fun.
I liked it. Plus...male librarian. How often does that happen?
Monday, February 16, 2009
Running Hot
I just finished Running Hot by Jayne Ann Krentz. Okay, what you have to understand about most of Jayne Ann Krentz's work is that it usually has to do with paranormal/psychic stuff. The Arcane Society novels (Running Hot is the latest) are all about those.
The Arcane Society is a secret society of people with psychic powers. The whole point of the series is taking down a group called Nightshade, who is trying to create a drug to enhance (and even start more) psychic powers.
And, of course, in everyone one, there are two really powerful psychics (1 male, 1 female) who get together to fight the big-bad, even if at first it's not the big-bad.
In this one, it's Grace Renquist (not her real name, but then, we never find out her real name) who's a genealogist librarian (!!) with J&J (basically the Arcane Society revolves around the Jones and Jones (J&J) agency, who promote all things in learning about psychics), and Luther Malone, ex-cop who does some contracting work with J&J.
I did mention it's in Hawaii, right?
Anyway, so they're in Hawaii, trying to see if a guy is really a killer, when they stumble upon the fact that he's using Nightshade, and that there's a big meeting of Nightshade upper management (Nightshade is a corporation). When a woman who can kill with her voice come onto the scene and tries to kill Grace, and succeeds in killing the guy Grace is looking for, they eventually end up breaking the back of Nightshade.
Weird? A little. But oddly believable. You know how if you sing a high enough note, you can shatter glass? Her trick is a little like that...except she causes an aneurysm in the brain. Awesome.
Anyway, I enjoyed it.
The Arcane Society is a secret society of people with psychic powers. The whole point of the series is taking down a group called Nightshade, who is trying to create a drug to enhance (and even start more) psychic powers.
And, of course, in everyone one, there are two really powerful psychics (1 male, 1 female) who get together to fight the big-bad, even if at first it's not the big-bad.
In this one, it's Grace Renquist (not her real name, but then, we never find out her real name) who's a genealogist librarian (!!) with J&J (basically the Arcane Society revolves around the Jones and Jones (J&J) agency, who promote all things in learning about psychics), and Luther Malone, ex-cop who does some contracting work with J&J.
I did mention it's in Hawaii, right?
Anyway, so they're in Hawaii, trying to see if a guy is really a killer, when they stumble upon the fact that he's using Nightshade, and that there's a big meeting of Nightshade upper management (Nightshade is a corporation). When a woman who can kill with her voice come onto the scene and tries to kill Grace, and succeeds in killing the guy Grace is looking for, they eventually end up breaking the back of Nightshade.
Weird? A little. But oddly believable. You know how if you sing a high enough note, you can shatter glass? Her trick is a little like that...except she causes an aneurysm in the brain. Awesome.
Anyway, I enjoyed it.
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