R3: SS Midnight Serial Killers (12)

[Nicole]

Alright, I've narrowed it down to Gone Girl, Fair Game and Dark Currents. Some days, I just shouldn't go to the library...

[Nicole]

Ok I've picked Dark Currents, published in 2012.

[Sheila]

Have any of you seen the movie of Gone Girl yet?

[Ghost in the Stacks]

Gone girl definitely puts you on a roller coaster...
I will have my comments until next week when you are finished.

I haven't seen the movie yet, but my Book Club was thinking of all going together to watch it some time this month.

[Ghost in the Stacks]

Nicole wrote: "Ok I've picked Dark Currents, published in 2012."

Nicole, what is the author? I tried looking it up, and can you believe there are three books with this title, all published in 2012?

[Sheila]

Abbie wrote: "Nicole wrote: "Ok I've picked Dark Currents, published in 2012."

Nicole, what is the author? I tried looking it up, and can you believe there are three books with this title, all published in 2012?"

What are the odds of that?

[Ghost in the Stacks]

I know right? I thought I would be able to pull it up by the year....but no...

[Sheila]

Abbie wrote: "Gone girl definitely puts you on a roller coaster...
I will have my comments until next week when you are finished.

I haven't seen the movie yet, but my Book Club was thinking of all going togethe..."

My bookclub did that with The Help. We read the book and loved it and then saw the movie and loved it too.

I'm afraid I didn't get blown away with Gone Girl though.

[Nicole]

I'm sorry Abbie, Jacqueline Carey is the author of Dark Currents that I'll be reading :)

[♦Ashley♦]

I haven't watched Gone Girl yet either.

[Ghost in the Stacks]

Nicole wrote: "I'm sorry Abbie, Jacqueline Carey is the author of Dark Currents that I'll be reading :)"

Thank you!

[Sheila]

Week 6 - 4th in series


Proof Positive by Phillip Margolin {Amanda Jaffe, #4)

Rating 3 stars Finished 10/5

This is fourth in the Amanda Jaffe series. Amanda is a private practice defense attorney who begins to suspect that the criminologist is being "creative" with evidence to make sure certain defendants are sure to be found guilty.

There is a lot going on in this story and is scary realizing that the "experts" can twist things to meet their goals.

[Ghost in the Stacks]

Round 6
A Good and Useful Hurt

Published 2012
Completed 10/4
3.5 stars

Mike is a tattoo artist, who was asked to add ashes of a man son to the ink after the boy was killed. The ashes bring relief to the man and soon the word gets around.
Meanwhile a killer is murdering women, Deb, Mike's girlfriend ends of becoming a victim. After tattoo himself with her ashes, she comes to him in his dreams and tells him to get the ashes if the other victims, before the killer kills again. Soon all the victims have been tattooed into him, and he hunts him down with the help of the girls. Inking the killer with the girls ashes, they soon haunt him until he turns himself in, only to Die in his sleep a few days latter.

[Catherine]

I'm reading (and half-way through) ..Carol McCleary(book 4)

4th in series:)

[♦Ashley♦]

Finished Gone Girl. ♥♥♥

I'm not sure why everyone freaked out over this. I thought it was just ok. Maybe it was because I listened to the audio book, or maybe it was because I went into this read expecting more??
It is Nick and Amy Dunne's fifth wedding anniversary, when Amy goes missing. Amy's diary reveals Nick isn't the doting husband he portrays to the police and the media. Total Snooze fest. But then second part, with its wicked twist, changed everything. The story became much more exciting. The main characters revealed sides to them that were quite shocking and very entertaining. So I kinda liked the end, but it didn't really make up for the first half.

[Nicole]

Hm, really interesting review Ashley.

I'm about 100 pages away from the end of my book.

[Ghost in the Stacks]

Ashley wrote: "Finished Gone Girl. ♥♥♥

I'm not sure why everyone freaked out over this. I thought it was just ok. Maybe it was because I listened to the audio book, or maybe it was because I went ..."
I enjoyed the story, but it was the first book that I hated both the main characters. Neither one of them were good people.

[Nicole]

I felt like that reading The Casual Vacancy, so I know what you mean, Abbey.

[Sheila]

I agree Abbie, I have to connect with one of the main characters to like a book.

Nicole I read Casual Vacancy because it was by Rowling and I loved HP but thought the Vacay was a drudge.

[♦Ashley♦]

Yeah, I agree Abbie. They both deserve each other!

[♦Ashley♦]

Shelia, good to know about Casual Vacancy. It's been on my TBR shelf for a while. I've heard it's quite boring so I haven't been in a hurry to read it.

[Nicole]

Id take it off your reading list if I were you Ashley.

I'll have my review up later on today. :)

[Catherine]

Ashley wrote: "Shelia, good to know about Casual Vacancy. It's been on my TBR shelf for a while. I've heard it's quite boring so I haven't been in a hurry to read it."

I wouldn't take it off...it's a slow read for sure...but I liked it...it was definitely NOT Harry Potter...but then...it's not supposed to be.

[Catherine]

I will hopefully be done later tonight! :)

[Nicole]

Done with time to spare!!

4 Stars to Dark Currents

Not the same flavour as the Kushiel saga, but I wasn't expecting it to be. This is Jacqueline Carey's foray into the world of paranormal fiction.

And, might I say, it was a very engaging foray! Jacqueline's flawless writing style is still evident behind the words, of course, however this main character could not be more different than the ones we've seen before. I always think I enjoy books more when they are written in first person, and this book was no exception.

I picked this book up because the latest one has come out, being described as 'Just like Gilmore Girls, if Rory's father was a demon'. I had a lot of fun imagining Daisy Johanssen's mother as a derivative of Lorelei Gilmore, though Daisy herself reminded me more of Kate Daniels rather than even a grown up Rory Gilmore.

To set the story, we have Pemkowet, a small town place somewhere in America that boasts a heavy supernatural presence. Whenever I find a good book with a made up supernatural American town in it, I have this tendency to compare it to Charles de Lint's Newford books. I'll try to refrain this time. Like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, then, this town has the equivalent of a Hellmouth sitting beneath it, which makes it possible for the various supernaturals to make their home here.

Among them, is 'in the closet' werewolf, Cody Fairfax and not so in the closet Stefan the ghoul. Ghouls particularly have a very interesting mythology to them according to this series that also boasts of everything from naiads to North mythological figures and I'm sure a hell of a lot more as the series progresses. My personal favourite was the Oak King. I hope we get to see more of him, and oh yes I'll be reading more of this series. Characters always make a series like this, rather than plot which was little more than a murder mystery and battle between the human and supernatural factions. This book certainly showed it had the characters.

As with all books in a paranormal setting, the only thing that stopped this read from being a five star rave was the amount of set up required to get one of these worlds off the ground and into the imagination of the reader.

[Ghost in the Stacks]

Ok, still waiting on Catherine.
I will try to stop by at my lunch hour to roll.

[Catherine]

..Carol McCleary
4th in series

Rate: 5 stars

Review: this was a surprise to me..in that I had no idea a 4th book was coming out. I love thbis series....Nellie Bly is such an entertaining character....even though some of the story was changed...Nellie Bly is still portrayed as a forward thinking, stubborn woman....ahead of her time...working to prove women are just as capable as men!

[Nicole]

Whoo hoo!!

[Sheila]

I've already got a 5th in a series picked out this month. Surely the roll will put us in the 50's

[Ghost in the Stacks]

ROLLED AT 3 & 3 for 6

Moving to spot 51

[Ghost in the Stacks]

Midnight Serial Killers
Roll Seven: 7
Spot:51
Requirements:Read a Number 5, read a number 1, a number 51, or Orange Cover.

Books & Reviews:

Sheila:Rueful Death(China Bayles #5)
-https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Abbie:City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments #1)
-https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Catherine:More Things In Heaven and Earth (Watervalley #1)
-https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Ashley:Nevermore(Nevermore#1)
-https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Nicole:The White Princess(Cousins War #5)
-https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Sheila]

I was hoping we would get in the 50s. I'm reading

◆ Rueful Death by Susan Wittig Albert (China Bayles #5)

[Ghost in the Stacks]

City of Bones


#1

[Nicole]

Thinking of The White Princess #5 by Philippa Gregory but I may change my mind if it proves too long ;) Will keep you posted.

[Catherine]

got to go through my books! :)

[Nicole]

Hehe, I love this part of the week.

[Ghost in the Stacks]

I know, to me the hunt is the best part!

[Nicole]

Sheila and Catherine, I saw your names on the Tower Team challenges sign up thread :D

[Catherine]

lol...yep! did it last round and had a blast! added a whole lot of books to y list as well...or perhaps my list added them of it's own accord! lol

[Catherine]

ok...Death of a Schoolgirl.. ..number 1 in series :)

[Ghost in the Stacks]

I am signed up too. My first time with that challenge. I did the Wheel A Thon a few months ago, and had a blast!

[Nicole]

Serious fun. It's a lot like this challenge with a bit more freedom and lots more people to a group.

[Catherine]

yep...lots of fun! and you just read at your own pace...there's no rush to finishe books in a set time. :) and you can read anything at all... I do lots of challenges...it keeps my brain from getting too fried...lol :)

[Catherine]

sorry...I'm changing mine.... ..Jeff High..also a number 1 in series :)

[♦Ashley♦]

sorry. .. we were traveling all day yesterday and most of today. Vacation in South Carolina. I'm going to read Nevermore by Kelly Creagh. #1 in a series. Abbie... Let me know if I need to link it. I will mostly be on my phone and I don't have that option, but I can get online on my kindle if I need to.

[Sheila]

Week 7 - 51
Finished 10/12 ★★★

◆ Rueful Death by Susan Wittig Albert (China Bayles #5)

China Bayles was a high powered lawyer that needed an escape from the pressures so she moved to a small town and opened up an herb shop. Now after several years of running the shop she is feeling the need for a getaway and agrees to go on a retreat with friends to a cloistered monastery.

The peace and quiet China is seeking is not to be found, as she finds an internal war being waged among the nuns and of course a murder.

[♦Ashley♦]

Finished ***

This book seemed to have a lot of good reviews, but I just had a hard time getting into it. I couldn't really relate to any of the characters and towards the end I found myself just trying to get the book over with.

[Nicole]

Oho goodness it's Tuesday and I reckon I'll definitely have The White Princess done by Friday. This is just to confirm as I was shakey on confirmation earlier in the week.

[Ghost in the Stacks]

Thanks Sheila and Ashely

For some reason I didn't get a notice that you all posted.
I just updated everything.

[Ghost in the Stacks]

Nicole wrote: "Oho goodness it's Tuesday and I reckon I'll definitely have The White Princess done by Friday. This is just to confirm as I was shakey on confirmation earlier in the week."

I planed on getting a lot of reading done last night, but as soon as I hit the couch and opened my book, I was fast asleep....