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Review: Where’d You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple

Review: Where’d You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple

Where’d You Go Bernadette is an epistolary novel told through emails, faxes, newsletters, FBI reports, handwritten notes and journals entries from various characters as they try to piece together the events leading up to the disappearance of Bernadette Fox. Bernadette Fox is an agoraphobic mother and former architectural genius who lives in a crumbling old school house with her precocious daughter Bee and her workaholic husband Elgin Branch. A few days before her family is set to go to Antarctica, Bernadette goes missing. The book is a collection of documents that Bernadette’s daughter Bee pit a together to try to unravel what happened leading up to her mother’s disappearance.

Review: Must Love Dukes by Elizabeth Michaels

Review: Must Love Dukes by Elizabeth Michaels

Normally I love a good tale of romance and estranged lovers, but Must Love Dukes was only so-so for me. I am still not sure why but I did not feel an emotional connection to either Lily or Devon. They were both pleasant characters but neither sparked a strong reaction from me. While they had plenty of chemistry in and out of bed, the rest of the plot dragged and I found myself skimming large parts of it.

Review: X-23, Vol. 1: The Killing Dream

Review: X-23, Vol. 1: The Killing Dream

Title: X-23, Vol. 1: The Killing Dream Author: Marjorie Liu Illustrator: Alina Urusov Publication Date: April 20, 2011 Publisher: Marvel Genre: Comics/Graphic Novels Find It: Goodreads, Amazon, B&N Source: Library X-23 has spent her short life being used by those in power, from the military to the X-Men. But when she is forced to confront 

Review: Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead by Sara Gran

Review: Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead by Sara Gran

Well known district attorney Vic Willig has disappeared – assumed to have perished in the floods that devastated much of New Orleans. However, his nephew isn’t convinced that Vic perished in the flood and calls on detective Claire DeWitt to find out what happened to his missing uncle. Following the controversial methods of Jacques Silette in his book Détection, Claire has a knack for finding out what others want hidden.My big problem with this book is the main character, Claire Dewitt. She is the (self professed) best detective in the world but it’s really unclear why she or anyone else would think so.

Audiobook Review: The Black Echo by Michael Connolly

Audiobook Review: The Black Echo by Michael Connolly

When a body is found in a drain pipe in the Mulholland Dam, Detective Harry Bosch knows it’s more than just the tragic fate of a homeless man. The victim is from someone from Harry’s past and the investigation leads him down a dark and winding road that will test him in more ways than one.I don’t usually read a series out of order but that’s what happened and I read Nine Dragons, book 15 in the series a couple of years ago. It had good points but I didn’t love it and put off reading more in the series until now.

Review: Ketchup Clouds by Annabel Pitcher

Review: Ketchup Clouds by Annabel Pitcher

Title: Ketchup Clouds Author: Annabel Pitcher Publication Date: November 12, 2013 Publisher: Little Brown for Young Readers Genre: Young Adult Contemporary/Drama Find It: Goodreads, Amazon, B&N, Book Depository Source: Library Dear Mr. S. Harris, Ignore the blob of red in the top left corner. It’s jam, not blood, though I don’t think I 

Review: Catwoman, Vol. 1: The Dark End of the Street

Review: Catwoman, Vol. 1: The Dark End of the Street

Title: Catwoman, Vol 1: The Dark End of the Street Author: Ed BrubakerIllustrator: Darwyn Cooke, Mike AllredPublication Date: November 1, 2002Publisher: DC ComicsGenre: Comics/Graphic NovelsFind It: Goodreads, Amazon, B&NSource: Library For years, Selina Kyle has prowled the skyline of Gotham City as its most famous thief, Catwoman. But when word spreads of Catwoman’s demise, Selina 

Review: Me Before You by Jojo Moyes

Review: Me Before You by Jojo Moyes

Title: Me Before You Author: Jojo Moyes Publication Date: December 31, 2012 Publisher: Pamela Dorman Books/ Viking Genre: Adult Contemporary Fiction Find It: Goodreads, Amazon, B&N, Book Depository Source: Library Lou Clark knows lots of things. She knows how many footsteps there are between the bus stop and home. She knows she likes working 

Audiobook Review: Second Grave on the Left by Darynda Jones

Audiobook Review: Second Grave on the Left by Darynda Jones

I read and really liked First Grave on the Right, the first book in the Charley Davidson series. Charley’s sarcastic wit and self-deprecating nature really appealed to me and had me laughing out loud. The super hot romance with Reyes was an added bonus and I was really happy to find a fun new series to get into. I don’t know what happened between when I read the first book and when I read the second one, but Second Grave on the Left was not fun and I really had to push myself to finish it.

Review: Dead Ever After by Charlaine Harris

Review: Dead Ever After by Charlaine Harris

Title: Dead Ever After (Sookie Stackhouse #13) Author: Charlaine HarrisPublication Date: May 7, 2013Publisher: AceGenre: Adult Urban FantasyFind It: Goodreads, Amazon, B&N, Book DepositorySource: Library There are secrets in the town of Bon Temps, ones that threaten those closest to Sookie—and could destroy her heart…Sookie Stackhouse finds it easy to turn down