Sunday Skim

Week of 12/8/2024:

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                         READING MY TBR!

I've definitely been mood reading and doing some more of backlist on audio, which helps get through the workday or great when wrapping gifts. 

Jenn's Review: On The Hunt

Author: Iris Johansen
Series: Kira Drake #1
Publication Date:  August 1, 2020
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Pages: 364
Obtained: owned
Genre:  Thriller
Rating: 2/5
Bottom Line: Not need to search this one out
Grab, Just get it at the library, or Remove from your TBR list? Remove

Summary: Kira Drake has come to Paris with her highly trained Golden Retriever, Mack, to investigate the horrific bombing of a museum in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower.  What she doesn’t know is that one powerful man has a special reason to find the person responsible.  

Jack Harlan has all the money in the world, but it can’t bring his brother back. His sibling was murdered during the theft of a scientific discovery that could have made the world a better place. Now, after a four-year search, Harlan learns that this bombing was the work of the same twisted man. ~amazon.com

Review: I’ve adored many other Iris Johansen books and I so wanted to love this one, but I just didn’t. The novel drops the reader right into the story with absolutely no plot exposition. I knew the characters of Sarah and John Logan from her Eve Duncan series which gave me a little context… but not enough. While we are given more background on the characters as the story progressed, it felt like they were never really fleshed out; I was never fully invested in any of them. 

The main character of Kira seemed to be neurodivergent so her interactions were awkward but they became even stranger when paired with Harlan whose character was almost cartoonish. And although I found the plot interesting, the two dimensional characters made it seem like a rough draft of an excellent Iris Johansen novel.

The true test is whether or not I would continue this series: maybe, but based more on Ms Johansen reputation for writing exceptional novels, in hopes that this series improves.

Sunday Skim

Week of 12/1/2024:

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                                      READING MY TBR!

A bit slower on the reading front but I do have the each Friday off this month plus time off for the holidays to get more reading in. I also have some tv and movies to catch up on. 

I'm still enjoying grabbing whatever catches my eye on my shelves and I also send ideas to my sister for some direction if I'm having issues picking. We do it for my audiobooks too. 

Sunday Skim

Week of 11/24/2024:

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READING MY TBR!