Killing Floor by Lee Child

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


This is the first Jack Reacher novel. I'm planning to read all of them as they are fun and great entertainment for action-adventure. How can it not be exciting when Jack Reacher is arrested for murder in the first chapter? There are some interesting comments about our society from the character who has found freedom from the military lifestyle into which he was born, raised and made his own career until his services were no longer needed.



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Goodbye Summer by Patricia Gaffney

My rating: 2 of 5 stars


Free from Adobe, but turns out only 40 pages of the novel are free. Forty pages was enough to tell me I need not seek out the book to finish it.



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The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family by Annette Gordon-Reed

My rating: 1 of 5 stars


I did not like this audiobook. The narrator did a good job. The problem with an audioversion of this book is the inability to scan or ignore unimportant or repetitive parts. The author tells your the facts, then spends a lot of time speculating and explaining how this fits into the historical context, AND then she states something like, "But all we really know is..." what she told you four hours ago.



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Bearers of the Black Staff by Terry Brooks

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Just when I thought The Gypsy Morph was the end of a prequel series, Terry Brooks manages to start another series, Legends of Shannara, which explains even more about how Shannara came into being.



I don't think fans of Terry Brooks will be disappointed, and this book can be an introduction to his books for new readers. This book is fast-paced, plot-driven with interesting characters. Some of the characters explain their genealogy to connect this book to The Gypsy Morph, and it sets up the connection to The Measure of Magic, which I eagerly anticipate.



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Nothing to Lose by Lee Child

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Congratulations to Lee Child for the honor of Distinguished Contribution to the Genre at The World Mystery Convention.



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Spartan Gold by Clive Cussler

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


I enjoyed this first of a new series with Sam and Remi Fargo.



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Star Island by Carl Hiaasen

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Just good fun!



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Heat Wave by Richard Castle

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


I enjoy this book as entertainment, and I found it as entertaining as the TV series.



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Black Moonlight by Amy Patricia Meade

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


This is the most recent book in an entertaining series. The tone is much lighter than the Maise Dobbs series written by Jacqueline Winspear even though both are set in the same historical time period.



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Royal Blood by Rhys Bowen

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


This book is for fans of the series.



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Ramona by Helen Hunt Jackson

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


I heard of this book while researching Colorado Springs for the author, Helen Hunt Jackson, lived there. This book was published in 1884 and has been made into two movies. Mary Pickford was Ramona in 1910, and Loretta Young played the role in 1936. Neither versions are available through Netflix at this time.

Before young girls had the debate of Edward or Jacob, young women could be torn by thoughts of Alessandro or Felipe. The popularity of its romantic entertainment overshadowed the author's intention of writing a book that had the same impact of Uncle Tom's Cabin to change treatment of Indians and Mexicans and their property rights when government boundaries changed.

This historical book is worth reading and discussing.



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