march and april reads

Italy travel got in the way of a book post last month,

so here is 2 months worth of reading....

• Back Spin by Harlan Coben

This is the next in the Myron Bolitar series. I took it with me to Italy mostly to read on the airplane. Light, amusing, fun reading. The back of the book described it as a novel that "crackles with wit and suspense". Okay even that is funny.

• Pandora's Daughter by Iris Johansan

Suspenseful and full of twists and turns but a little too much super-natural for my taste. It was about decedents of a medieval family which have "powers" and the bad guy who wants to rid the world of the "freaks" because they "made" his son go mad with their powers. See it even sounds like X-files.

• Tiger Lillie by Lisa Samson

This was a good story with a good mixture of humor, emotion, and a little romance. The story was about 2 sisters, one "Tiger Lillie", whose father is a minister, so there is a hefty dose of religion thrown in. I noticed that another title by this author is "The Church Ladies". Getting a pattern here? Only a couple of months ago, did I start venturing outside my reading "box" so Lisa Samson might be a WELL -known author that I am just discovering. I might try another one by her.

• Drowning Ruth by Christina Schwarz

I found this novel gripping. I zoomed through it, not able to put it down. I just wanted to know what was going to happen and what had happened because the whole book was centered around mysteries from the past. The book was written with continuously changing narration between the 3 main characters as well as using flashbacks. I really liked it.

• Sweet Potato Queen's Guide to Raising Children for Fun and Profit by Jill Conner Brown

Laughed OUT-LOUD. It was hilarious. Yes, sometimes over the top and sometimes crass but FUNNY!

• The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith

Huge hype, lots of awards, bestseller lists - so when I saw it at my used book store, I picked it up. I didn't love it so much. It was okay and I finished it. But nothing to write home about. Like I tell my daughter, that is why there are so many choices because everyone doesn't like the same things.

• Dark Side of the Moon by John Sanford

Vintage Sanford, written much like the prey series but the main character is now Virgil (previously a detective working with Lucas Davenport, the main character in the prey series). Virgil is a cool character that gets a lot "you don't look like a cop". Engaging read with suspense and twists.