Calgary based owner of a dog. My wife recently got a new e-reader which means I in turn got a new (to me) e-reader, and I'm finding it much easier to get back into the habit of reading as a result. You can also find me in the fediverse at mstdn.ca/@jaywll or at ja.son-williams.ca
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Present day: Annie Adams is just settling into life in Castle Knoll when local fortune teller Peony Lane crosses her β¦
Tripwire is the third book in the Jack Reacher series written by Lee Child. It β¦
It's hardly great literature but this series is an entertaining enough read, and this third installment was much the same if not a even a little better with one big exception: the inexplicable inclusion, several times, of Reacher's thoughts on how sexy he found a literal child. It's hard to get past that and just left me so confused about why was ever included. It was hardly a crucial plot point. Just disturbing.
It's hardly great literature but this series is an entertaining enough read, and this third installment was much the same if not a even a little better with one big exception: the inexplicable inclusion, several times, of Reacher's thoughts on how sexy he found a literal child. It's hard to get past that and just left me so confused about why was ever included. It was hardly a crucial plot point. Just disturbing.
When New York architect Tate Donovan arrives in Cape Cod to design his best friendβs summer home, he is hoping β¦
The final book in the Camino trilogy, and it feels like less happens in this installment than either of the other two. That's not necessarily a bad thing: the second book in particular was a bit much to the point of being far-fetched. This is a calmer read and better for it.
The final book in the Camino trilogy, and it feels like less happens in this installment than either of the other two. That's not necessarily a bad thing: the second book in particular was a bit much to the point of being far-fetched. This is a calmer read and better for it.
I enjoyed this book much more than I thought I was going to. It's been a long time since I've read the others in the series and I think I'd forgotten how good a read they are. The puzzles Robert Langdon solves throughout the story are easy enough that you can solve them before the solutions are revealed, and hard enough that you feel smart for doing so, and the real-life places and organizations referenced are enough to make the story feel relatable even when it's actually pretty far-fetched. Recommended!
I enjoyed this book much more than I thought I was going to. It's been a long time since I've read the others in the series and I think I'd forgotten how good a read they are. The puzzles Robert Langdon solves throughout the story are easy enough that you can solve them before the solutions are revealed, and hard enough that you feel smart for doing so, and the real-life places and organizations referenced are enough to make the story feel relatable even when it's actually pretty far-fetched. Recommended!
This was a fun read that didn't take itself too seriously, written in a style that's a departure from the norm and allows the book to stand out as a result.
Another reviewer says that the journey is better than the destination. I'd agree, and the journey was good enough that I'll forgive it that.
There's at least one other book in the series, and whether or not I want to read it too is the real test for me. I do, and I will.
This was a fun read that didn't take itself too seriously, written in a style that's a departure from the norm and allows the book to stand out as a result.
Another reviewer says that the journey is better than the destination. I'd agree, and the journey was good enough that I'll forgive it that.
There's at least one other book in the series, and whether or not I want to read it too is the real test for me. I do, and I will.
When the Australian Mystery Writers' Society invited me to their crime writing festival aboard the Ghan, the famous train between β¦
WARNING - this book includes: heavy crimes, car journeys, dreadfulness, large fruits, romance, planning applications, β¦
Definitely not as good as the first book in the series β the plot was much slower moving and it didn't feel to me like the characters were in any real jeopardy until the last 30 pages or so. It was still entertaining enough to keep me reading though, thanks largely to the author's humour.
Definitely not as good as the first book in the series β the plot was much slower moving and it didn't feel to me like the characters were in any real jeopardy until the last 30 pages or so. It was still entertaining enough to keep me reading though, thanks largely to the author's humour.
