kairilily

• Rated 3 stars

“The Tales of Beedle the Bard is a collection of fairy tales from the wizarding world that Harry Potter lives in. It was written by Harry's friend Hermione Granger and includes notes written by Dumbledore at the end of each story.

This was cute. It doesn't add anything to the story of Harry Potter but it was nice to be able to submerge myself in that world again if only for a moment.”

kairilily wrote this review 3 days ago. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 4 stars

“I can't give much of a synopsis of this book without completely spoiling it for everyone, so all I'll say is that Zoey is betrayed by someone she trusted completely. You probably figured that out from the title though. Also, human teenagers that Zoey is familiar with start disappearing and turning up dead.

This is a quick read. It's written for teenagers, so that's expected. Zoey's love life is much more interesting in this book as she has three hot guys after her. The story took a couple of turns that really surprised me. It also ended with a cliffhanger, so I'm eager to get to the next one. ”

kairilily wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 4 stars

“This, the first book of the futuristic "In Death" series, finds Eve Dallas trying to track down a possible serial killer that targets prostitutes. In her search for the killer, Eve meets the intriguing, sexy, rich Roarke, who also happens to be a suspect. Roarke stirs feelings in Eve that she didn't even realize was possible. Will Eve be able to act on her feelings without compromising her case?

Oh no. I think I've found a new "guilty pleasure" series. This book roped me in right away and didn't let go until I finished. Even though I felt the story was rather predictable, I couldn't stop reading. I was worried going in that the futuristic setting would make the book too sci-fi for me to enjoy, but it didn't. I actually found that aspect of the book to be rather interesting. I've read other books by Nora Roberts in the past, but I think this one is her best of all the ones I've read. I'm looking forward to the second installment in the series. ”

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

• Rated 4 stars

“Celebrity chef, Stanley Chipotle, comes to town for a barbecue cook-off and Lula sees him get his head chopped off. Now, the killers are after Lula. Lula, Stephanie, Grandma Mazur, and Connie sign up for the cook-off thinking it will help them find the killers before they find Lula. In the meantime, someone is robbing RangeMan's accounts and Stephanie is trying to help Ranger find out who since it appears it could be an inside job.

You would think I would be tired of this series since we're at book fifteen now, not counting the between the numbers books. But, I'm not. I thought this was hilarious. How can you not laugh when Grandma Mazur and Lula get together? I will admit the whole Morelli/Ranger thing wears a little thin sometimes, but maybe that's because I can't eat donuts and fried chicken all the time and have two hot guys both pining for me. ;) Anyway, this is definitely not great literature, but if you're looking for a fun read and lots of laughs, this book is the way to go. I'm looking forward to the next installment in my "guilty pleasure" series.”

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

• Rated 4 stars

“I never thought I'd find myself rooting for a serial killer in a book, but with Dexter, I do just that. He's such a likable character. Even though I know the path he's taking with his stepkids should bother me, for some reason it don't (and that fact does scare me a little ;).

I was not one of the people that hated the last book. I didn't mind the supernatural aspect of it. However, if you were one of the people that felt this way, you'll be happy to know this book isn't like that at all. It was more like the first two books. The dark humor that I love is there, Dexter shows more of an emotional side (even though he'd never admit it), and (Gasp!) we find out Dexter might just be human enough to make a mistake. It's a great read and I'd definitely recommend it to fans of the series. ”

kairilily wrote this review Sunday, November 8 2009. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 5 stars

“Brilliant, absolutely brilliant. There's not a lot more I can say without writing a book myself. Funny and sad at the same time. Original. I look forward to reading more Vonnegut.”

kairilily wrote this review Sunday, November 1 2009. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 3 stars

“Flow My Tears takes place in the United States after a second Civil War. The country is ran by the pols (police) and the nats (National Guard) with uncooperative citizens being sent to forced labor camps.

Jason Taverner has a Tuesday night TV show that attracts 30 million viewers and ten best selling albums under his belt. So, why does he wake up one morning in a ratty hotel with no identity cards and no one able to recognize him? This is the story of Jason trying to get his identity back before he gets caught with no ID and is sent to a forced labor camp.

I thought this was an interesting story. The characters were well done. They were all flawed and that made them seem real. I only had two complaints with the book. The first one is a biggie. I thought it ended way too abruptly. I was braced for the next part of the story and then boom, it's over. Fortunately, the author did include an epilogue that tied up the loose ends, but I would really have liked for the story to go on a little bit longer. The second complaint is that the story didn't seem very realistic to me. With sci-fi, I like to read things I think can possibly happen someday. Most of this story did feel that way, but when we finally find out why Taverner suddenly didn't exist, it just didn't seem likely to me that it could ever actually happen. Don't get me wrong, it was quite creative and original on the author's part. It just didn't seem very realistic.”

kairilily wrote this review Sunday, October 25 2009. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 4 stars

“Is is possible for someone to haunt a town while they're still alive? That's exactly what the people of the town of Bedford, Maine think Susan Marley is doing. The whole town has been dreaming of her at night and the dreams are not good. Not to mention a lot of the townspeople have a feeling that something "bad" is going to happen soon and it has Susan Marley written all over it.

I'm a horror fan and I found this book to be an excellent debut. I thought the main characters were very well drawn, as was the story of the town of Bedford. There were a lot of minor characters though, and I found it was sometimes hard to keep track of all of them. Since the book is centered around an entire town, the extra characters were necessary, so I don't think it took anything away from the story. Be warned that there is some sexual abuse in this book. If it's something you don't like to read about, you may want to steer clear. Otherwise, I would definitely recommend this to someone looking for a creepy, character driven, horror story. ”

kairilily wrote this review Sunday, October 18 2009. ( reply | permalink )

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• Rated 5 stars

“This is a hard book to review simply because even the small details could give away the story. So, I'll skip a synopsis completely. The story itself, I found absolutely brilliant. At first, I was a little annoyed because I was clueless as to what was going on, but the author dropped just enough information here and there to keep me reading. Once I did figure it out, which happened fairly early on in the book, I was horrified and wanted to keep reading to find out why these things were to happen to these kids. I couldn't wait to get all the details and see where the author was going with this. The story ended up raising some important ethical questions and making me wonder how I would feel about this situation if it were to arise in the future. I found this a wonderful, original, thought provoking read. I'm glad I gave Ishiguro another chance. I wasn't a fan of The Remains of the Day and was wary to pick up this book. I found this one to be on a totally different level and look forward to reading some more of his work. ”

kairilily wrote this review Monday, October 12 2009. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 5 stars

“You need to go into this one without reading any spoilers, so I'm not going to summarize it at all. I didn't think the author could top The Hunger Games, but boy was I wrong! This book blew me out of the water! I think I can easily say that this is the best book I've read so far this year. I absolutely cannot wait for the next one. Oh, and when I wasn't reading, I was singing Revolution by The Beatles. Couldn't help it...”

kairilily wrote this review Sunday, October 11 2009. ( reply | permalink )