Review: Enna Burning

Enna Burning by Shannon Hale

My rating: 2 of 5 stars



I did not like Enna. I did not find her circumstances sympathetic and I found her young girl ways to be simply stupid.
Unlike the [b:The Goose Girl|179064|The Goose Girl (The Books of Bayern, #1)|Shannon Hale|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1330728389s/179064.jpg|2715267], this was not engaging or endearing.
Thankfully, my wife tells me that the 3rd book of Bayern is better, so I'll read it.



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Review: An Evil Hour

An Evil Hour by Russell Blackford

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



If I had just these books to measure against themselves, in regards to the overall Terminator franchise, I would be ok with these books.
However, I have to compare them to the other T2 series, and this series loses itself in trying to explain the kinks out of time/space/dimension traveling.



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Review: Towers of Midnight

Towers of Midnight by Robert Jordan

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



I am satisfied with how Sanderson is writing and how he is handling these last 3 Wheel of Time books.



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Review: Soldier of the Legion

Soldier of the Legion by Marshall S. Thomas

My rating: 1 of 5 stars



First book in '13 that goes on my "Abandoned" shelf.
This year I have decided that if I don't like a book within the first 100 pages, forget it.

I was expecting a bit more, as this was published by Ridan, the group that originally published [a:Michael J. Sullivan|2063919|Michael J. Sullivan|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/authors/1365679488p2/2063919.jpg], whose 6 book series I loved.

Too much description in place of good writing. Describing something with some funky colored words doesn't mean you've described it well, just differently.

The romance, or the trying to project romance. This is what truly made me give up. It was sappy, nauseating and poorly done. It wasn't believable, the "love" triangle was as cardboard as the box my Amazon order just came in, and it just screamed "pointless plot tool".



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Review: A Practical Man

A Practical Man by Karen Traviss

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



Traviss begins/continues her love affair with the Mandoes...



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Review: Morning by Morning: A Contemporary Version of a Devotional Classic Based on the King James Version

Morning by Morning: A Contemporary Version of a Devotional Classic Based on the King James Version by Charles H. Spurgeon

My rating: 0 of 5 stars







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Review: Ylesia

Ylesia by Walter Jon Williams

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



Very few short Star Wars stories have appeared after the few taking place in the NJO sub-series.
I am not surprised.



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Review: Recovery

Recovery by Troy Denning

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



This short story served to remind me how dark and hopeless the whole NJO series delved deeply into.



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Review: Star Wars: Fool's Bargain

Star Wars: Fool's Bargain by Timothy Zahn

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



This drove home that Zahn likes Storm Troopers.



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Review: The Body in the Library

The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



A thoroughly enjoyable murder mystery.

She hadn't turned up and it was time to begin. I was vexed, I can tell you! That's the sort of silly things girls do and get the management's back up, and then they get the sack!

Sadly, and humorously, young people haven't changed at all since that was written back in the 1920's...



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