Bittersweet Dreams – VC Andrews
Okay, I have to say I got sucked into this book just like I would get sucked into any VC Andrews’ book when I started reading them 30+ years ago.
Mayfair Cummings is a 16 year old with an IQ that would make Albert Einstein jealous. She had the perfect family life, until her mother died from an aneurysm. Her father got remarried, and she suddenly had a step-mother and a step-sister.
I like to avoid spoilers, but this is the standard fare that you expect from VC Andrew novels. It is full of suspense, and I definitely had it read in record time.
Now; about the grammatical errors. There were a few, and they were too ridiculous to even ignore. Nothing frustrates me more than spelling and grammatical errors in a book I spent good money on.
I’m just going to give you one example, and it is a single sentence. Although I am not including the sentences before or after it, this sentence is not going to be misunderstood because you don’t have those sentences with it. This is a sentence that was meant to stand alone, and make sense.
Chapter 5, Page 81
I have this tendency to compare Julie to animals often.
That’s it. That one sentence. Maybe I am being too picky, but there are so many other correct ways that sentence could have been constructed. There are a few of these poorly written sentences throughout the story.
With all of that said, I will definitely be reading some more VC Andrew books that I have not read before.
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What I’m Reading
Okay, I know VC Andrews has been dead for about 3 decades now, and others write these books under her name. I have been looking for some old-school reads; i.e. The books I couldn’t get enough of as a teenager.
Yes, the storyline is the same as all the other storylines in all of her other books. It’s an okay read, but the grammatical errors are killing me. I’ll share some tomorrow.
I am going to be getting a bunch of the horror stories I read as a teenager as well. Meaning, everything William W. Johnstone wrote before he started writing westerns. His estate is releasing them in ebook form now, and I do not know at the moment where all of my original paperbacks are.
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Sherlock Holmes: The Rediscovered Railway Mysteries-John Taylor
This was my first attempt at an audio book. I will be honest right from the get-go in stating that if Benedict Cumberbatch was not the reader, I may not have made this purchase.
I am a huge fan of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and all things Sherlock, so I was willing to see what author John Taylor would do with Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson.
There is a total of 4 stories included, and although they are not of the caliber of Doyle, I did like them.
I had the hardest time with the whole audiobook concept. For some reason, I had a very difficult time picturing the story in my mind as I listened. This is never an issue when I am physically reading a book.
Do you listen to audiobooks? I will definitely give more of them a try, but I was certainly expecting a better experience from it. How do you compare it to actually reading a story?
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Truth in Reading!
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The Last Anniversary – Liane Moriarty
I really enjoyed this book by Liane, and I believe it is her third story I have read. The first one I did not care for, the second one I loved, and I definitely liked this one.
I am still trying to get a feel for her style of writing, and it is not something I have been able to pinpoint yet. I do not get that familiar feeling I have from other authors who have multiple books that I have read. Her style of writing seems to change with each book, but I do not think it is done intentionally to help set the tone of the story.
So after all of that complaining, I really did like this story. I promise! I did have the initial problem of keeping all of the characters straight, because there were several, and they all seemed to be introduced very quickly, and very briefly. This does seem to be her method-of-operation when it comes to writing.
A small island with a small population and a big mystery seem to be the only thing keeping some of the characters going. Introduce a new person to the mix, and see what begins to happen. It seems that everyone knows everybody else, and there are some long-stretched ties connecting basically every single resident to everyone else. It can make things familiar, and also very interesting. You would think in this type of environment there would be no secrets. It seems as if every resident has secrets falling out of their ears, they have so many.
Without giving away any spoilers, this is definitely a book full of suspense, mystery, laughs, and some romance. It is a page turner, and I think you will be glad to have read it!
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The Truth About Books
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Tuesday’s Thought for the Day!
One of My Favorite Days!
The last day of ANY college class! I have to admit, this class went fairly well, and I had a great professor. He even suggested I submit my Graduate Research Paper to a magazine, journal, or online publication! I was shocked, but also very happy for the great encouragement. It really is nice to be recognized for the amount of hard work one invests in that type of assignment.
So to celebrate, I dropped my HR Management class that was scheduled to begin tomorrow. It is starting to get nice here in West Michigan, and I want to read books that I pick. I also have a couple of editing jobs I just started working on, so I am very excited about that. I also plan on a lot of motorcycle rides, swimming pool time, and just plain laziness until my next class starts on June 23rd.
Yeah; June 23rd. Not the greatest time to start a college class, but it is my last required core class, and this is the last time it is offered this year, so I have to take it then or wait until 2017. I am already crossing fingers that that class will go as well as this one did.
So plan on a lot of book reviews, some featured authors, great quotes, and I will try to limit my grumbling to my parenting blog 🙂
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And His Name Is…
…Franklin. My boyfriend suggested it, and once I saw his adorable face in person, I knew it was a perfect fit.
It isn’t based on literature, but it is based on history, in a roundabout way.
It took me about 10 minutes to realize why he said Franklin…
My 2 year old Sphynx is Benjamin.
Benjamin…Franklin. Cracked me up, honestly! My next love after books is history, and all of our wonderful men and women who lived amazing, world-changing lives.
And, now I can call them, or yell at them, at the same time.
Benjamin Franklin, come here!
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