The Sandcastle Empire–Kayla Olsen

I needed some young adult in my life after reading Lolita.  WHOOOOOAAAA what a horrible way to phrase that. And yet I left it so you could read it and be mortified with me and for me.  You’re welcome. Anyway: I love YA novels that have heart. And murder. Lots and lots of murder. AndContinue reading “The Sandcastle Empire–Kayla Olsen”

The Dinner–Herman Koch

This book is about two brothers and their families. The two brothers and their wives gather for dinner in a fancy pants restaurant to discuss an issue that arises with their sons. The writing was good even though it was translated (kudos to whoever did that without making it sound stilted and odd) from DutchContinue reading “The Dinner–Herman Koch”

The Devil’s Teardrop–Jeffery Deaver

Su-spense. This book starts out with someone taking a machine gun to a bunch of innocents in a mall. Quite obviously you realize this book is going to be a thriller and scare the hell out of you.             Special Agent Margaret Lukas has to call on a retired FBI document examiner Parker Kincaid inContinue reading “The Devil’s Teardrop–Jeffery Deaver”