1 - The Luckiest Lady In London, by Sherry Thomas: A-
review coming soon
Historical. Heroine and hero are both 'fakes', and the only ones who recognise each other as such. Sparkling, I loved every minute.
2 - And All The Stars, by Andrea K Höst: A-
review coming soon
Sci-fi. Ensemble cast must fight off alien invasion. Excellent. I'm very glad I gave Höst another try, will even go back and finish Stray, which I DNFd.
3 - The Goldfinch, by Donna Tartt: A-
review coming soon
Audiobook. One of the most talked about books last year, deservedly so. It's a long one, but never bored me. Also, the narrator was particularly brilliant.
4 - The Mountains of Mourning, by Lois McMaster Bujold: B+
review coming soon
Short story, a sort of murder mystery, set right after The Warrior's Apprentice. The culprit was a bit obvious, but I loved it anyway.
5 - River Road, by Jayne Ann Krentz: B+
review coming soon
Romantic suspense, no paranormal crap (yay!). Not quite vintage JAK, but closer to it than anything she's done in years.
6 - Midnight Scandals, by Carolyn Jewel, Courtney Milan & Sherry Thomas: B-
review coming soon
Anthology, with stories happening in different time periods but linked by the geographical location. I really liked the Milan and Thomas stories, but Jewel's was not great.
7 - Murder On The Home Front, by Molly Lefebure: DNF
review here
Memoirs of woman who was assistant to forensic pathologist in London during WWII. Potentially fascinating, but bad writing made it tedious.
8 - The Chocolate Rose, by Laura Florand: still reading
review coming soon
Beauty and the Beast homage set amongst French chefs. I'm having a bit of trouble getting into it because the hero is coming across as really sleazy.
9 - Concealed in Death, by JD Robb: B+
review coming soon
Eve investigates when the skeletal remains of 12 girls are found behind false walls in a building Roarke's just bought. Loving it so far.
It's been years since I read a Sherry Thomas book. I really need to get back to her books.
ReplyDeleteI love some of Laura Florand's books but I can see how some of the heroes could get on some reader's nerves. They don't all work for me though. Some times they are a bit hidden angsty!
You should, Marg. I actually think she's getting better and better.
ReplyDeleteOk, so which ones did you love? Because I'm tempted to abandon this one and try another one!
Yay for AATS!
ReplyDeleteTotally agree with you re RIVER ROAD - not her best, but I can see hints of that vintage JAK magic. I wonder if anything has changed in terms of editors etc. And thank goodness she's dropped the paranormal stuff.
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ReplyDeleteThat's the cheerleader symbol for And All the Stars. So glad and relieved you liked it. The other books are in my TBR and I'm eager to get to them.
Li: I agree. It's only hints, but that gives me hope. Who knows what has changed? I know other authors who'd jumped on the paranormal bandwagon and didn't do it well (e.g. Liz Carlyle) have gone back to non-paranormal, so maybe it's just fashion.
ReplyDeleteDarlynne: Love the cheerleader symbol, with its pompons! I've gone on a bit of a glom now as well!