Earlier this year, I read the Husband’s Secret. Given the strong reviews, I expected to enjoy it far more than I did. Instead, I found the characters stereotypical and the conclusion lacking. In spite of this, after hearing great things about it, I decided to read Big Little Liesanyways and am I ever glad I did. Like The Husband’s Secret, the story explores the hidden intrigues of parents at a seemingly wholesome school. While there may seem to be some overlap between the two books, because they’re both about […]
The Silkworm – Rowling gets dark
Wow, JK Rowling can go dark. Like really, seriously dark. The Silkworm, is Rowling’s follow-up to Cuckoo’s Calling, continuing the story of Cormoran Strike and his now permanent assistant Robin. When Mrs. Quine comes into the agency and asks Cormoran to looks into the whereabouts of her wandering husband, Cormoran takes the case partially to annoy a self-important client he had been meeting with, and partially because he couldn’t help but feel for the odd yet compelling woman. A novelist and serial adulterer, Mr. Quine has a pattern of leaving […]
Gun Machine
I read Gun Machine, because my husband gave it a strong recommendation and insisted that I would love it. He has fantastic taste in books, an generally if he says I’ll love something he’s bang on. Gun Machine was absolutely no exception. When a shootout claims the life of Detective John Tallow’s partner, he chases the suspect through a building and accidentally stumbles across an apartment filled with guns, each of which was used in an unsolved murder. No one is very happy about the prospect of opening up […]
More impressive work from Rowling
I am one of the few people who adored The Casual Vacancy, JK Rowling’s long awaited and highly criticized follow-up to the series that made her a household name. I found it to be an exceptionally smart, if slow, character study; a story that took forever to capture my attention, but that I wound up deeply invested in. The Cuckoo’s Calling, Rowling’s next attempt (under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith), was similarly paced, but seems to have more broad appeal than The Casual Vacancy. The Cuckoo’s Calling is a fantastic read, starring […]