Thursday, March 25, 2010

Jewels of the Sun (Jewels book 1)

by Nora Roberts.

I got this trilogy on audible when I was looking for something new and light to read. It's got some fantasy and of course some romance since it's Nora Roberts. I was actually disappointed that there isn't any mystery to this one. It's got fairy tails which are interesting but no actual mystery or evil to defeat.

All in all though it was a good read and I really liked the characters. Definitely laughed out loud a few times. I finished this while working on the house so I jumped right in to the second one since I wasn't done working for the evening.

Monday, March 22, 2010

The Villa

by Nora Roberts.

I really enjoy the darker longer mysteries Nora Roberts writes. This one was great, not really dark like Divine Evil but long enough and involved enough to get to know multiple characters and relationship and she alway intertwines multiple love stories in her longer ones. It was very good and I enjoyed the Italian part of the book as well.

This one takes place mostly in California in a vineyard. It's a mystery surrounding a family owned wine company. Lots of details on wine making were a bonus.

Monday, March 8, 2010

The Dead Travel Fast

by Deanna Raybourn.

A new book - not a Lady Julia Grey novel, this one is set in Transylvania with a new heroine (a writer) and some very lively characters.

One word: Awesome. Truly! I loved it. It was unique and a little bit unpredictable. I enjoyed it immensely. Deanna Raybourn is definitely my favorite author - consistently! I can't wait for the next Lady Julia Grey or anything else she may write now!

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Grave Secret (Harper Connelly book 4)

by Charlaine Harris.

This is the 4th and final book in the series. My issue with this series is the brother/sister/love relationship between Toliver and Harper. It's hard to get past the relationship however I love the mystery behind the gift Harper has been given and I find it a very intriguing psychic power that a lot could be done with so I'll be sorry to not read more in the series.

This one did not disappoint at all. The mystery surrounding Harper's sister was finally solved and I enjoyed the mystery very much.