Alicia

• Rated 3 stars

“Think Bridget Jones meets Scooby-Doo. Silly, but fun.”

Alicia wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 2 stars

“Oh, this book annoyed me to no end! It started off great with interesting characters, a fast moving plot & it quickly degenerated into a wanna-be version of Practical Magic. It never comes close though because the plot produces so many "Huhs?" & so much scratching of the reader's head at its stupid plotline devices & contrivances. I read an interview with the author in amazon where she says this is her first adult book (since she's always written young adult fiction) & that she plots & works on several stories of her many series at once. Well, honey, I'd like to tell her: there's the problem. First, if this is your version of adult, I'd hate to read your YA because there's a BIG lack of anything I love about most YA. You didn't draw me into the story, make me empathize with the characters or their problems & I don't see any applicable life lessons. Second, Ms. Author, your attempts to twist the plot to suit the latest chapter annoyed me so much, I kept chucking the book across the room. (Note to self: check the spine of this library book before returning it. You may need to pay for it.) Shoot, I was so annoyed by the book, I couldn't even escape into its fantasy world.

Begone, foul spirit!!
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Alicia wrote this review Sunday, November 6, 2011. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 5 stars

“A wonderful, fitting ending to a great fantasy series.”

Alicia wrote this review Thursday, July 14, 2011. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 4 stars

“I enjoy all of the Agatha Raisin books I've read so far, but I'd luurrvvved this one because of her visits to Turkey's antiquities.”

Alicia wrote this review Saturday, June 25, 2011. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 2 stars

“Sort of a meh....It was more of an OK read than an I don't like it..2 1/2 stars...Just that I've read this before, nothing new. OK chick-lit for a beach day.”

Alicia wrote this review Friday, June 10, 2011. ( reply | permalink )

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• Rated 4 stars

“Beautifully told story of an ordinary person & his wishes for a second chance w/ the woman he loves. Manny is the manager of a Red Lobster & the night in the title is the last night the restaurant will be open. As Manny goes through his day, we come to understand him w/ bittersweet empathy. Nothing happens in this story, but such is O'Nan's gift for immersing the reader in setting & characters, I came to feel for Manny & wished for his heart's desires as I swiftly turned the pages. For anyone who's always tried to do the right things in life but realizes sometimes the best isn't enough.

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Alicia wrote this review Tuesday, May 17, 2011. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 2 stars

“Really more 2 1/2 stars....Liked it better than the last one, but on the whole, I find this series stupid instead of clever, banal instead of witty.”

Alicia wrote this review Monday, May 16, 2011. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 4 stars

“Eve Dallas, police detective extraordinaire, solves another case & marries the man of her dreams. Lovely, escapist fun.”

Alicia wrote this review Tuesday, April 27, 2010. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 5 stars

“Deliciously evil, written w/ just enough info to keep the pages turning to find out more. Excellent read!”

Alicia wrote this review Thursday, April 22, 2010. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 5 stars

“Great reference book, includes checklist of month-by-month gardening chores.”

Alicia wrote this review Sunday, March 21, 2010. ( reply | permalink )