Year One by Nora Roberts is far from the typical romances I’ve come to expect of the author I turn to de-stress after a long, trying day. Year One is a dark, post-apocalyptic world where more than half of the world’s population is decimated by a pandemic, governments are a thing of the past and dark and evil magick, which surfaces in much of the … Continue reading M.L. Lexi’s Good Reads (or Listening)
Finished reading Come Sundown by Nora Roberts, and absolutely loved it. It’s a great read with a touch of thriller, mystery, love, great characters, a wonderful setting, and an ending that surprises. The book drones on a bit too much about its rural, ranch setting for my liking still, Roberts’ talent for producing a novel that is full of everything you want in a great … Continue reading M.L. Lexi’s Good Reads (or Listening)
F is for Fugitive by Sue Grafton is the sixth book of her Alphabet Series centered on Kinsey Millhone a tenacious detective based in California during the 1980s. In this installment of the series, Kinsey travels from her home of Santa Teresa to Floral Beach so anticipate a change of scenery and a collection of new characters, which is a welcomed change. As the story … Continue reading M.L. Lexi’s Good Reads (or Listening)
E is for Evidence by Sue Grafton is the fifth book of her Alphabet Series and another great adventure with Kinsey Millhone. This book is personal to Kinsey. Not only is depression setting in because she is alone during the Christmas holidays season, but the married man that she started an affair with in the previous novel, D is for Deadbeat, has taken off with … Continue reading M.L. Lexi’s Good Reads (or Listening)
This is the forty-fourth book in the Spenser series, and the fifth written by Ace Atkins following the death of Robert B. Parker. Atkins does an amazing job of writing, but I have to say that for me, part of the attraction to this series is Joe Mantegna’s narration. I’ve tried listening to other of Parker’s audiobooks not narrated by Mantegna without success. It’s that … Continue reading M.L. Lexi’s Good Reads (or Listening)
I recently caught the movie version of Robert James Waller’s best-selling novel The Bridges of Madison County on PBS and I liked it better than the book. This being a rare occurrence, I decided to reread the book to dispute this rare anomaly. Although I thoroughly enjoyed the reread, I have to admit that the movie interpretation of the novel trumps the written word. This … Continue reading M.L. Lexi’s Good Reads (or Listening)
