Lindsey Ziegler

It never really got going. It felt like it was supposed to be an action book, but it was all character, no action whatsoever.

Okay, but predictable and not as innovative or interesting as his other books.

3.5 Stars

Two things really took away from this book for me. First, that it was all from the perspective of the dad. Second, that the audiobook narrator did not do a good job of separating when the dad was talking or when he was receiving a letter.

Otherwise, a very strange book, but compelling.

Not the best of the series, but still really good. A compelling narrative and characters.

Got slow and predictable near the end, but otherwise very good.

Great characters, great plot, and lovely writing. All of her stuff is amazing!

There just wasn't much happening here. We never got fully inside any of the characters, even Edward, our narrator.

Interesting characters, although only the main character was completely fleshed out. The plot was a little simple and predictable, but still worth the read.

It's cozy.

3.5 stars.

The first of the series that felt a little forced and predictable.

3.5 stars. Not as enjoyable as some, but still good.

Asks the question: how safe is too safe? When do laws create criminals, rather than punish criminals?

Didn't really answer the questions, but the main character was interesting, even though the rest of the characters were just sketches.

I thought it would be funny and clever. And instead, it was just about women overcoming sexism (sometimes, mostly just living with it) and then killing a vampire (but not really, because he wasn't exactly a vampire).

Reminded me of a high school history book. A good overview of religion and how it has been shaped and shaped the US, but didn't really go in depth.

Fully realized characters and strong voices for each.

This is the story of what happens after the hero saves the day. And in this case, what happens after Simon saves the world, but discovers the abuse of the Mage. It's coming to terms with what he truly is.

Ms. Rowell is a genius.

Strong characters, although they took a while to get development going.

It was a slow start to this one, but after a hundred pages or so, then it was very fast.

Why did it have to a romance? Why?

The characters were very one-dimensional and never really changed enough and then the romance seemed so force.

I expected either more in-depth or more broad analysis, but this hit on the middle, which would work well if you were more familiar with the history of the period. However, I, like most of my generation, had the most cursory education of Reconstruction. Thus, some of the knowledge was not in-depth enough for me.

There wasn't new material here. The narrative aspect was nice, but still, no info that I didn't already have.

There was no art here, it was just another textbook that tried to teach in the same old way. Nothing new or different.

It's really important to have this information and to think critically about where we come from, as well. However, there is a bit of preacher-ness to some of the info.

There were compelling parts, but the story never really got going and it didn't have a good ending either.

Definitely not worth the time.

The main characters instantly hated each other, for no reason, which wasn't very endearing.

The mystery was predictable, except for one tiny aspects.

And there's no way that someone who's either an FBI agent or an archeologist (of recent things, mostly) doesn't know about prion disease.

Some interesting parts, but mostly, it was just not in depth enough.

Very slow to start, but by the end, I wanted it to continue.

Very interesting plot and well developed main character.

3.5 stars

Some interesting development of the characters, but got very predictable in the last fourth of the book.