by Kathy Reichs.
The second book started out much more slowly than the first but the ending was pretty fast paced and interesting. They are good mysteries and I kind of like that these are abridged although I do wonder what I'm missing out on.
One more to go in the set that I got from a friend!
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Slightly Sinful (slightly series book 5)
by Mary Balogh.
Book 5 follows Alleyne Bedwyn who was presumed dead in the previous book. He winds up in a brothel in Brussels with no memory of who he is. Rachel York, the woman who saved him ends up entering a fake marriage with Alleyne (this series is full of fake engagements so why not a fake marriage) :). Of course in the end he does remember who he is (or is helped to remember), and it completes the scene from Morgan's story where she sees a man standing at the house just before her wedding breakfast (it's Alleyne). It was a nice book to round out the family, leaving only the Duke of Bewcastle left to go!
Book 5 follows Alleyne Bedwyn who was presumed dead in the previous book. He winds up in a brothel in Brussels with no memory of who he is. Rachel York, the woman who saved him ends up entering a fake marriage with Alleyne (this series is full of fake engagements so why not a fake marriage) :). Of course in the end he does remember who he is (or is helped to remember), and it completes the scene from Morgan's story where she sees a man standing at the house just before her wedding breakfast (it's Alleyne). It was a nice book to round out the family, leaving only the Duke of Bewcastle left to go!
Monday, January 31, 2011
Simply Perfect (Simply series book 4)
by Mary Balogh.
Finally Claudia Martin's story and Lord Attleboro is the hero. They meet due to a mutual friend and grudgingly she kind of likes him a little. He is almost engaged to the same woman from book 1 of the series that got dumped - Miss Hunt. Hardships continue between Lord Attleboro and Claudia as we find out more about his secret in London and his engagement to Miss Hunt. We also find out the history of Claudia and someone from her past pops back in to her life. Of course all works out for everyone in the end and at long last all 4 friends are happily married.
This was a good series and I enjoyed seeing the same characters over and over. I've also enjoyed reading the Bedwyn series in conjunction since they do intertwine quite a bit.
Finally Claudia Martin's story and Lord Attleboro is the hero. They meet due to a mutual friend and grudgingly she kind of likes him a little. He is almost engaged to the same woman from book 1 of the series that got dumped - Miss Hunt. Hardships continue between Lord Attleboro and Claudia as we find out more about his secret in London and his engagement to Miss Hunt. We also find out the history of Claudia and someone from her past pops back in to her life. Of course all works out for everyone in the end and at long last all 4 friends are happily married.
This was a good series and I enjoyed seeing the same characters over and over. I've also enjoyed reading the Bedwyn series in conjunction since they do intertwine quite a bit.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Deja Dead (Temperance Brennan book 1)
by Kathy Reichs.
I am finally reading this series! I tried to start it a while ago and it wasn't grabbing me - not close enough to Bones the show which I love. However a co-worker got the first 3 books on CD and is passing them along to me as she finishes them. The timing was perfect because my itrip for my ipod stopped working last week and I was in withdrawal!
Part of the reason I may have liked this was that I think it was Abridged so they cut out some of the boring stuff I was getting hung up and lost on. I also had trouble with the French names when I tried reading it which is not a problem when someone reads it aloud to you. This way I could focus on the mystery itself.
So I started up this book and I really enjoyed it, a great murder mystery. I haven't finished Simply Perfect (which is on my ipod) but will get back to that when my new itrip arrives hopefully. Then I'll continue with this series!
I am finally reading this series! I tried to start it a while ago and it wasn't grabbing me - not close enough to Bones the show which I love. However a co-worker got the first 3 books on CD and is passing them along to me as she finishes them. The timing was perfect because my itrip for my ipod stopped working last week and I was in withdrawal!
Part of the reason I may have liked this was that I think it was Abridged so they cut out some of the boring stuff I was getting hung up and lost on. I also had trouble with the French names when I tried reading it which is not a problem when someone reads it aloud to you. This way I could focus on the mystery itself.
So I started up this book and I really enjoyed it, a great murder mystery. I haven't finished Simply Perfect (which is on my ipod) but will get back to that when my new itrip arrives hopefully. Then I'll continue with this series!
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Slightly Tempted (Slightly series book 4)
by Mary Balogh.
This book follows Morgan, the youngest. Morgan is interested in the war that is going on and follows some friends to Brussels to be closer to the action. Her brother Aidan goes missing and she stays behind in Brussels while her companions return to England. A "friend" stays with her for protection and of course more develops. The snafoo in their relationship is that he started out befriending her because he holds a grudge against her brother. We find out a bit of the Bedwyn history in this one (relating to Wulf) and of course all works out in the end.
There are only 2 more in the series, Aidan is next, the Bedwyns think he is dead so I think the next book actually coincides time wise with this one, just a parallel story.
This book follows Morgan, the youngest. Morgan is interested in the war that is going on and follows some friends to Brussels to be closer to the action. Her brother Aidan goes missing and she stays behind in Brussels while her companions return to England. A "friend" stays with her for protection and of course more develops. The snafoo in their relationship is that he started out befriending her because he holds a grudge against her brother. We find out a bit of the Bedwyn history in this one (relating to Wulf) and of course all works out in the end.
There are only 2 more in the series, Aidan is next, the Bedwyns think he is dead so I think the next book actually coincides time wise with this one, just a parallel story.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Slightly Scandalous (Slightly series book 3)
by Mary Balogh.
This book follows Freyja Bedwin as she leaves her brother's wedding to travel to Bath to avoid going home where she would be around when Kit Butler and his new wife (from A Summer to Remember) are expecting their first child). She runs into Josh when he breaks into her room at an inn.
They meet a few more times, not under flattering circumstances all the time and end up in a fake engagement which drags on and on and eventually of course at the end becomes real :)
Freyja is an interesting character, you don't have to really like her too much to understand her a bit and understand why some people like her. She never really softens up to the outside world but you find out that really she has soft spots she just keeps them hidden.
Good timing as I'm interested to find out if Claudia Martin from the Simply series will end up befriending Freyja or not.
This book follows Freyja Bedwin as she leaves her brother's wedding to travel to Bath to avoid going home where she would be around when Kit Butler and his new wife (from A Summer to Remember) are expecting their first child). She runs into Josh when he breaks into her room at an inn.
They meet a few more times, not under flattering circumstances all the time and end up in a fake engagement which drags on and on and eventually of course at the end becomes real :)
Freyja is an interesting character, you don't have to really like her too much to understand her a bit and understand why some people like her. She never really softens up to the outside world but you find out that really she has soft spots she just keeps them hidden.
Good timing as I'm interested to find out if Claudia Martin from the Simply series will end up befriending Freyja or not.
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
A Summer to Remember (pre-Bedywin's book 2)
by Mary Balogh.
This is actually a second book, the first being One Night to Love but I couldnt' get it on the Kindle so I have not yet read it. This book however follows Kit Butler who I know only as having broken Frey Bedwyn's heart and I wanted to read this one before her story.
He gets into a fake engagement with Lauren from book 1 of the series (which I have not yet read) to get out of an engagement with Freyja. They of course fall in love and end up really getting married. This one was a good one to read, I got to know a lot of characters that were referenced in the later books I read. It was also good that I read this before the Freyja book which I started up next.
This is actually a second book, the first being One Night to Love but I couldnt' get it on the Kindle so I have not yet read it. This book however follows Kit Butler who I know only as having broken Frey Bedwyn's heart and I wanted to read this one before her story.
He gets into a fake engagement with Lauren from book 1 of the series (which I have not yet read) to get out of an engagement with Freyja. They of course fall in love and end up really getting married. This one was a good one to read, I got to know a lot of characters that were referenced in the later books I read. It was also good that I read this before the Freyja book which I started up next.
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