Sunday, May 22, 2011

Invisible (↑)

I've finished another book: Invisible by Lorena McCourtney. It's a mystery novel. At first however, I wasn't sure what it was. The main character is a LOL (little old lady) and she talks about old age and becoming invisible. It wasn't until about 60-ish pages in that it actually started being more and more mystery-like. It kept my attention throughout, and it was nice to have a character that wasn't a detective or a 'damsel-in-distress', but rather an elderly lady with gumption. I wasn't sure what to expect seeing as it was a free ebook, but I think I might have to find the 2nd book in the Ivy Malone series and read it. I guess the only downfall of the book was that it had quite a few storylines/mysteries as well as extra characters so I think it would've been better to tie down 1 storyline and add as much detail as possible to it, and leave the other storylines for other parts of the series.

This story follows LOL Ivy Malone who has a mutant curiosity gene. Her best friend dies, and she realizes that she has become invisible and starts doing a stake-out at the local cemetery to catch vandals. When the renter next door turns up missing and a body of a young lady is found in the river, Ivy decides to put two-and-two together and helps the police solve multiple mysteries including who's been vandalizing the cemetery as well as who the young lady in the river is.

I like this book, and I will probably keep it. But because it's a mystery, I always find that kind of dumb, because when you go to re-read it, you always tend to remember the ending and it ruins the point of reading it. But oh well. I guess I can share it around.

Anyway, until next time, Happy Reading!

Thursday, May 19, 2011

The Chemistry of Death (~)

I've finished another book called The Chemistry of Death by Simon Beckett. I finished it a couple of days ago (almost a week, I think!) but unfortunately, the blogger website was down for maintenance or something so I couldn't write my review until now. It's a typical mystery novel, with that always present twist at the end. I liked this one better than Written in the Bone mostly because it's more like Bones the TV show.

This is the first book in the Dr. David Hunter mystery/thriller series. It follows Dr. Hunter as he helps out in a murder investigation in the quiet town he moved to in Norfolk. He falls in love with a woman in the town, and this woman then becomes involved in the murder investigation (goes missing) and so he is racing against the clock to find her so that they can continue their romance.

Seeing as it was a typical mystery, I really don't remember much about the book even though I finished it quite recently. It was a quick read and I did enjoy it, so I would recommend it to anyone who likes mystery novels and wants a quick fast paced read.

I am currently reading a book that I am half-way through so I will probably be posting again soon. So until then, Happy reading!

Friday, May 6, 2011

Elisha's Bones (↑)

I've finished another book. This one was Elisha's Bones by Don Hoesel. It was a typical thriller/suspense novel similar to The Da Vinci Code, only not quite as intricate in details. I still enjoyed reading it.

It follows an anthropologist who gets a mysterious note asking him to find the bones of a biblical prophet who could return individuals from the dead (not as zombies, but make them alive again). He travels to South America to Australia to investigate these bones, all along leaving a trail of dead bodies. This book seemed over the top, but what could be expected from a thriller novel.

I don't really have much else to say about it. I'm going to be reading another Simon Beckett novel, so until next time, Happy reading!