06 May 2025

MAY


 

Fever Beach ~ Carl Hiaasen


 It wasn't as satirically funny as Squeeze Me.  This one was a parody centred around Proud Boys wannabes. It was overlong with too many subplots and jokes worn thin.

05 May 2025

The Children of Eve ~ John Connolly


 Usually a new Connolly is like slipping into a comfortable pair of slippers.  This was not.

It was way too wordy with useless trivia that did not enhance the plot, did not add to the sense of place, did not bring characters to life.

This was like one of those "filler" episodes in a TV series ... just setting groundwork for what is to come.

03 May 2025

Malibu Rising ~ Taylor Jenkins Reid


 NO (make that NoNoNo)


What a load of shite writing.  Totally "tell not show". Just bland exposition storytelling, probably aiming for a tv takeup.  Shallow has too many letters in it to describe it.

02 May 2025

Mercy (Dept Q #1) ~ Jussi Adler-Olsen


 ****


OK, so I picked the perp very close to the beginning (and felt it was a clumsy insertion) but that was easily overlooked because of the excellent writing, great fleshing out of characters, fast pace of the plot.

01 May 2025

The Frozen River ~ Ariel Lawhon


 DNF

OMG ... this rated so well but was totally irksome.

Once I had the image of Snidely Whiplash in my head, I couldn't shake it.  The Villain was sooo bad.  The Husband was soooo good.  She is so brave and full of herself. It was all soooo sanctimonious and shallow