Familiar Vows by Caroline Burnes
Harlequin Intrigue
January 2009
224 pages (mass market paperback)
Romantic Suspense
A Fear Familiar Mystery
I need to tell you a little about Familiar first. You meet him first in Fear Familiar and he's a lab cat. It isn't a "good" lab and Familiar helps his new owner solve the mystery, earning himself something of a reputation.
In this book, Familiar is at a wedding reception. One of the groomsmen notices a second photographer and when she leaves, he follows and demands her film. She doesn't give in and Familiar hops in her car. While she's dealing with the cat, the man takes the memory card and film out of her camera.
Familiar notices the the photographer has a show coming up and goes to it. One of the photos is of the bride. The bride in question is a federally protected witness and her cover has been blown.
Why was the photographer there to begin with? I thought the man got her film? Could anything else go wrong?
This one is fun but you have to suspend belief for a bit about the cat. I think I've read & own all of these (17). The one previous to this came out in 2006 so when I saw this book on the shelf, I grabbed it!
Quick, fun, happy ending.
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Saturday, February 14, 2009
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
No Time for Goodbye - 21/81
No Time for Goodbye, by Linwood Barclay
Cynthia was a fairly bratty teenager who gave her parents a rough time now and then. But she wasn't prepared to wake up and find that her entire family - mom, dad, and older brother - have all disappeared.
25 years later, Cynthia is married with a daughter of her own and she's still wondering what happened. Were they murdered? Why was she spared? Did they just leave? Why didn't they take her too? Are they still alive and looking for her?
When she decides to find some answers, strange things start happening - things that might just have some unpleasant consequences.
I enjoyed this book. It's called a 'surburban thriller' on the cover, and that's not a bad description. The most terrifying plot, to me, is the one that strikes very close to home. This one had me guessing. It's narrated by Cynthia's husband, and I think that made it even more suspenseful, since we couldn't get a look inside her head, but had to guess, like he did, on what she was really thinking. Some raw language in this one, more than I was comfortable with. But a solid plot that twists even at the very end.
25 years later, Cynthia is married with a daughter of her own and she's still wondering what happened. Were they murdered? Why was she spared? Did they just leave? Why didn't they take her too? Are they still alive and looking for her?
When she decides to find some answers, strange things start happening - things that might just have some unpleasant consequences.
I enjoyed this book. It's called a 'surburban thriller' on the cover, and that's not a bad description. The most terrifying plot, to me, is the one that strikes very close to home. This one had me guessing. It's narrated by Cynthia's husband, and I think that made it even more suspenseful, since we couldn't get a look inside her head, but had to guess, like he did, on what she was really thinking. Some raw language in this one, more than I was comfortable with. But a solid plot that twists even at the very end.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
7/81 - The Graveyard Book
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, from Library Thing/Good Reads category
I have read so many reviews of this book. So let me just share my impressions.
I have only read Gaiman's children's books so far, and I have loved everyone I've read. With this book, he has again created something to be proud of. As a retelling of The Jungle Book, he has created something really new and wonderful. The main character Bod, or Nobody Owens, is so well drawn and appealing. In fact, he is really a much better character than Mowgli, because in The Jungle Book, it is the animals which are full and interesting characters. In this one, Bod is definitely the center of the book. I loved watching him grow and develop. The big final scenes were suspenseful and funny. But I admit that the last chapter made me cry.
I would recommend this one for teens or older kids, as long as you warn them that the opening chapter is quite violent. The actual violence takes place 'behind the scenes,' but the sense of danger and evil is very real and shocking, if you are not expecting it. After that, the suspense builds slowly, but it is certainly there. 5 stars!
I have only read Gaiman's children's books so far, and I have loved everyone I've read. With this book, he has again created something to be proud of. As a retelling of The Jungle Book, he has created something really new and wonderful. The main character Bod, or Nobody Owens, is so well drawn and appealing. In fact, he is really a much better character than Mowgli, because in The Jungle Book, it is the animals which are full and interesting characters. In this one, Bod is definitely the center of the book. I loved watching him grow and develop. The big final scenes were suspenseful and funny. But I admit that the last chapter made me cry.
I would recommend this one for teens or older kids, as long as you warn them that the opening chapter is quite violent. The actual violence takes place 'behind the scenes,' but the sense of danger and evil is very real and shocking, if you are not expecting it. After that, the suspense builds slowly, but it is certainly there. 5 stars!
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