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Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist

Murder in Cyprus By: M.C. Beaton  Jilted at the alter when her presumably dead ex-husband reappears, Agatha is now off to Cyprus in pursuit of James Lacey, her cold ex-fiancé. Taking a break from seeking her love, Agatha lets her guard down for a pleasant cruise only to become involved with two groups of tourists: the one is a snobbish couple and the second a middle-class group of wealthy tourists lead by the ever flirtatious Rose. Falling into the lure of the dreamy vacation world, Agatha is far more concerned about her waning love life than her companions’ intrigues – [...]

2016-12-31T17:54:03-07:00March 27th, 2015|Tags: , |

Golden Son

Dealing with the Devil Author: Pierce Brown Golden Son, the sequel to Martian class-war dystopian Red Rising, is finally here — and fans of the first book's bloody battle royale should be very pleased with Part 2. If, like me, you’re a little fuzzy on the details of what happened in Red Rising, this synopsis should get you mostly up to speed before we discuss the second book. To quickly summarize the events of Red Rising: in a world where humans are genetically modified and color-coded (including their skin and hair) as part of a rigid caste system, Darrow grows [...]

2016-12-31T17:54:20-07:00February 7th, 2015|Tags: , , , , |

Shopaholic to the Stars

Shopaholic Goes to Hollywood to Jump the Shark Author: Sophie Kinsella Sophia, Kinsella, queen of chick-lit drama merged with sidesplitting comedy and author of the ever popular (and movie-ized Shopaholic series) hasn’t penned another adventure with Becky Brandon (nee Bloomwood) since late 2010. Our quirky, spend-aholic, good-as-gold, lovable character has been on the fritz in the last several books, especially Mini Shopaholic. Becky was transitioned from a life-like comically endearing figure to a scatter-brained, childish facsimile of her glory days. Mini Shopaholic left me enervated and disappointed. I forgot about the series, only recently re-discovering Kinsella through her new novel, [...]

2016-12-31T17:54:39-07:00November 19th, 2014|Tags: |
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