Review: Let Me In

Let Me In by John Ajvide Lindqvist

My rating: 4 of 5 stars




This feels a little like a book that a Swedish Stephen King might write. I'm torn between 3 and 4 stars, but I'm rounding UP for delightfulness of the mid-book plot twist that was built up SO well, but was still a surprise for me.

I am definitely going to read more of these.



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Review: Middlesex

Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides

My rating: 5 of 5 stars




I loved this book, though I have always liked Jeffrey Eugenides's books since I read The Virgin Suicides a million years ago. I'm not sure what took me so long to get around to reading this, but I'm glad I finally did.



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Review: The Apple: New Crimson Petal Stories

The Apple: New Crimson Petal Stories by Michel Faber

My rating: 4 of 5 stars




I didn't know until recently that these short stories, set in the same literary Universe as The Crimson Petal and the White, even existed. They offer the tiniest bit of clarity to the famously ambiguous ending of that novel, though I won't say that I had every question answered.

Still, this was immensely satisfying for such a slim volume.




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Review: Never Judge a Lady by Her Cover

Never Judge a Lady by Her Cover by Sarah MacLean

My rating: 3 of 5 stars




Someone really needs to ask MacLean to stop describing women's nipples as straining tips. I can't figure out the biology of that word combination, and since it appears in at least three of the four books in this series, it pulls me out of every. single. story. for a moment to think: "I wonder what she means when she says that..."

The story is solid, and the characters are charming. I loved this trilogy as a whole, though I think this was the weakest of the four, I still liked the book.





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Review: No Good Duke Goes Unpunished

No Good Duke Goes Unpunished by Sarah MacLean

My rating: 3 of 5 stars




A regrettable side effect of having read so many of this series in the last couple of weeks is that I have started noticing the author's verbal patterns. I'm not sure I'll ever recover from so many uses of the words "straining tips" in reference to erect nipples on a woman. Once it jumps out at you, it will never be easy to scan past.

I'm so sorry for pointing it out, if you didn't see it.



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Review: One Good Earl Deserves a Lover

One Good Earl Deserves a Lover by Sarah MacLean

My rating: 4 of 5 stars




I am going to read every single one of these, and I don't care what anyone else thinks about it.

They are delicious.



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Review: Poisoned Apples: Poems for You, My Pretty

Poisoned Apples: Poems for You, My Pretty by Christine Heppermann

My rating: 3 of 5 stars




A younger version of me would have loved this book so much, but its themes don't really speak to me at all in full adulthood. It's cute in places, and moving in others, but overall, my impression is one of gentle, tolerant lukewarmness.



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Review: The Moment of Everything

The Moment of Everything by Shelly King

My rating: 3 of 5 stars




This had some charming moments, but on balance, it's a perfect example of what a pop culture reference does to your text. A lot of this book is going to feel really, really dated in about 20 minutes.

Sweetly spun, and hardly any real substance here at all. I liked it, but I won't be handing it off to anyone and insisting they read it.



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