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- Paper Woman: A Mystery of the American Revolution
on May 17, 2011
I was reading a different book that frankly was a bit dark and I wanted something different, so I am taking a break. I started Paper Woman, which is a historical taking place during the American Revolution. I have to say, I have read many historicals, which is the genre that first got me reading again as an adult and has since ventured into many other genres for a change of pace, as so many of the historicals seemed to fall into the cookie cutter repetitiousness that often occurs with a popular market genre. I am glad that I chose to read Paper Woman at this time, as it has to be one of the best historicals I have ever read. The writing is comfortable to read and the twist, at least for me, completely unique. I found I immediately liked the main characters and loved to hate the bad guys, even when I was not always sure who they were. Paper Woman has it all - intrigue, suspense, adventure, ironic humor, romance, and of course a fresh look at history. This is a book definitely worth reading and I would highly recommend it as a great read.
- Wolf Medicine
on July 18, 2011
This was a thoroughly enjoyable read. I loved the story from beginning to end. It is very short, only about sixty-eight pages in length, but jammed packed with action and Indian lore. Jeanie is a young woman who specializes in the study of wolves. She has taken a job in the New Hampshire mountains in an isolated cabin for a year to follow and study the wolf packs indigenous to the area. There are stories of a very large wolf and his mate who allegedly killed a local's sister, subsequently the female wolf was shot and killed by the brother who then mounted the wolf hide on the wall of his country store. Thus the mystery begins. The story is well written and the characters believable. My only complaint was that it did not go on and on because I wanted more. I picked this up at Smashwords, it was offered as a freebie for the summer reads and it was certainly worth the effort - check it out.
- Sleep Stalkers
on June 01, 2012
What can I say about Sleep Stalkers, but WOW. When I first started reading Sleep Stalkers it had a definite creep factor and I was a little afraid it might be too dark, but I hung in there and boy am I glad I did. The more I read the more emotionally invested in the story I became. The synopsis / extended description is a good overview of the premise, but the book is actually much darker than it sounds. The world has gone dark, all faith and belief systems in God or any higher power has been forsaken, which in turn opens the gateway for evil. It touches everyone, adults to young children, and going to sleep could just make you the victim of the "plague" that kills the soul and allows the demons to take over the body and turning the body into evil killing machines. There are people who have a spark that are immune to being taken by the demons and these people become "minions" or hunters who seek out those taken over by "the demons." The hunters kill the demons under government sanction in hopes of eradicating the demons without letting the public know what is actually going on. The story is full of action and battles and enough gore to keep any good little ghoul happy. I liked the characters, including main protagonists Dee, Luke, and Dave, as well as the rest of the peripheral characters, and enjoyed their interaction. I found myself cheering on the good guys, tensing up in times of suspense, snickering at moments of dark humor, as well as crying like my heart was breaking at times of grief, and it left me feeling good when I finished. There were a couple of spellchecker issues that popped up, if that is something that annoys you, but overall they were not glaringly frequent, and I felt the story was well written with good world and character building. To me a book that gets me that emotionally involved is a definite winner. I will definitely be watching for more from Jacki O'Dierno's work in the future and should this world continue in future writings, can I just say one thing, flamethrowers LOL. This book was gifted to me by the author requesting my honest opinion and I have received no remuneration other than the pleasure of reading a new story.