I am falling hard for author Jess Walter. Last year I read Beautiful Ruins (on recommendation from a Cannonballer!) and loved it. I’ve recommended it to others and they’ve reported love back too. In my head though, Jess Walter looks like Lucille Bluth. He might not think that’s a good thing; I’m sure Jess Walter is a lovely person and Jessica Walter is gorgeous, but Lucille Bluth is an ugly human being. Yet in my head, it’s Lucille 1 typing away, smirking every time some […]
Ruby Ruby Do You Know What You’re Doing To Me
An amazon freebie you say? Don’t mind if I do…That was the only motivation I had in reading Killing Ruby Rose by Jessie Humphries. As a Prime member, it was available for free download, the cover was attention grabbing and the description seemed interesting. Nuf said? To finish reading my review, head over to my blog!
Leaps In the Dust
One day. 500 pages and it all happens in one long day. There are two short chapters covering the final weeks at the very end of Patricia Cornwell’s Dust, but almost the entire book is one day. Kay Scarpetta wakes early one morning shortly before Christmas to her pager calling her to a murder scene. The picture of the victim is oddly reminiscent of three murders her husband is currently out of town investigating. They work for different organizations though and can’t really share info (nevermind […]
Low Indeed
There’s a quiet undertone of loneliness that permeates The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri from beginning to end. Every character seems unable to fulfill what others want from them, unable to communicate to others what they need from each other, and unwilling to try and find a middle in between. Unfortunately, I cannot recommend this book. It was just too much and the characters too empty. To read more about it, head to my blog.