Book Reviews

The Last Werewolf  Glen Duncan.  Abandoned.  I didn't finish this book.  Not because it wasn't great, but because it took me too long and the LA County Library took it back before I could finish it.  Not good enough to buy to finish.  Maybe if San Bernardino County makes it available I'll finish it.

The Relic Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child.  I didn't like this book.  Bill told me I'd like this Pendergrass series and I call, not so much.  This book's about some monster, animal mutant that's killing people in the New York Natural History Museum.  It rips people open and then eats their brains.  Ick.  I read three books trying to finish this book.  The last 100 pages were interesting, but before that?  Boring.  The idiot cop was too much of an idiot to be believable.   I only kept reading because I felt obliged when I didn't have another book to read.

The Persuader Lee Child.  Jack Reacher sees a guy he once knew and ends up getting involved with the CIA (or FBI, I can't remember) in order to try to find a missing agent.  He goes undercover.  He shoots some people in the head.  He is a man whore with the lady who is running the operation.  Exactly what you expect from Jack Reacher.  Hard core.

Nine Dragons Michael Connelly.  I'm technically not done with this book.  I still have 30 pages to go, but I'm going to review it anyways because it's just a formally now.  First, I hate reading books where kids are kidnapped.  And I doubly hate reading books where the character's kids are kidnapped.  (I gave up reading 24 Hours by Greg Iles for that exact reason.)  Harry Bosch's daughter has been kidnapped in Hong Kong.  He gets on a plane to go get her.  He does.  I like Harry Bosch better when he didn't have feelings and smoked packs of cigarettes.  I don't like Harry Bosch loving dad.  I like Detective Bosch investigating and not running around a city being Jack Reacher.  Still interesting.  Still a fast paced read.  But not the best.

In other book news, the new Jack Reacher book comes out this Tuesday!!  Let's be honest, I'll probably buy it.