The Sassy Bookworm
200 pages in and this one is just boring me silly. On top of that, the book is 1000 pages long and weighs in at 5 lbs (yes I did weigh it LOL), so not something you can just carry with you or even sit and read for long periods of time. Books like this make me really think about getting a Kindle! I may pick it up again at a later date.
This has to be one of the best books I have read in a long time! The story is phenomenal, fast paced and full of twists and turns, a wild ride, and the characters rich and well written! One of the other things I loved about it was that the “fantasy” takes a back seat to the story, it is there, but the driving force of the novel is the human story wrapped in the fantasy, if that makes sense.LOL
I really think this is a book that the fantasy lover in your life would love, but would also appeal to those who may not be the biggest fantasy fans. I am giving this two very big thumbs up and I am going to try and wait patiently for the sequel!
I liked this overall, the ending was bit twisted, but I sort of got a feeling that was the way we were headed about 3/4th of the way through. Not really a “light hearted” read, but a decent story!
I don't think I have words to properly express how good I found this book to be. It was amazing, just amazing..read it!
This started off pretty interesting, but when the main character when to Jamaica it all sort of fell apart for me. The stories about the family history were very one dimensional and the way they were presented, made the second half of the book a bit jarring to read.
I love when a book teaches me something and this was just such a book! The author takes you on a trip around the world to find out the history of vanilla and economics that surround it and let me tell you, who never knew vanilla was such a cutthroat business! Easy to read and well written, this one gets a full 5 stars from me!
Didn't realize this was book 5 of a series. I'll revisit it when I have read books 1-4...
I really liked this one! It was very atmospheric with some great twist and turns that had me guessing until the end. I am looking forward to reading more by this author.
Just an OK read for me. The expected mystery just never seems to get off the ground and the ending just left me with more questions. That being said the author does a good job of capturing that “NOIR” feeling and I found that enjoyable, so it wasn't a total loss.
An entertaining read with a pretty good mystery. I didn't love the main character and actually felt like throttling her on a few occasions, but I am realizing I don't have to like a character to enjoy the novel overall. I look forward to book two in the series.
A difficult book to read for sure. It gripped me from the beginning and read it straight through in one sitting.