FictionFreek

FictionFreek

I fell in love with reading as a young child and have lost count of the many late, sleepless nights I've spent happily engrossed in one story or another. I was then and continue to be an avid reader and try to read 2 to 3 books a week when life and time allow it.

I love both fiction and non-fiction of several genres: science-fiction,...more »
  • Macclenny, FL, USA
  • member since Sunday, November 18 2007

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  • Don't Talk Back To Your Vampire (Broken Heart, Oklahoma, Book 2)
    • Rated 4 stars

    Another enjoyable, fast-paced read. The 2nd in the P.T.A. parent/vampire series by Michelle Bardsley. Set in Broken Heart, OK the near bankrupt town has been purchased by the Consortium, a league of powerful vampires, after one of their eldest (afflicted with the deadly "taint") escapes their medical lab and "noshes" on 11 parents of the struggling town.

    Book 2 concentrates on Evangeline , "Eva," the towns librarian. Ever since she's been vampirized all sorts of animals have been drawn to her including one mysterious grey-eyed black wolf she's named Lucky. Eva soon realizes she can communicate with animals, too, which comes in handy when taint-afflicted werewolves, and former prisoners of the Wraiths (Consortium enemies), show up trying to kidnap her.

    In the meantime, she's trying to raise her Goth teenager, Jessica, and come to grip over her feelings about Lorcan, the vamp who killed her and the other parents. Now cured of the taint, he's proven to be honorable, smart, and oh yeah, very hot.

    Will their romance make it off the ground before Eva's six feet under it?

    A++

    FictionFreek wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink )
  • Cupid, Inc. (Signet Eclipse)
    • Rated 1 stars

    I'm halfway through this book and can sum it up in one word - Cheesy. Campy. What's a C word for dumb? Hm, never mind that, anyhow, yep, it's full of sex, so mind-numbingly full of sex that it lacks a sensible, decent plot. The characters are cardboard cut-outs with no depth or brains. The situations are ludicrous to boot, but maybe I'm prejudiced as I think the whole superhero/Greek myths series is a flop.

    If you want smart, fast-paced and interesting reads by M. Bardsley try her paranormal parent series. Because I'm the Vampire is book 1 and soars (no pun intended) high above this pitiful book series.

    FictionFreek wrote this review Friday, August 15 2008. ( reply | permalink )
  • The Book of Lost Things: A Novel
    • Rated 5 stars

    This book helps to remind us that childhood isn't easy and original fairy tales rarely had happy endings. Life, our character David learns, is hard, full of saddness, disappointment and even evil. It's how you handle these challenges, whether you face them and grow, or retreat and blame or hurt others is what makes the difference, what forges us into the kind of people we ultimately are -- "inside every child is the adult who will be, inside every adult is the child who was." -- this book is a treasure trove of wisdom and a heady return to our youth. A++

    FictionFreek wrote this review Sunday, June 29 2008. ( reply | permalink )
  • Seven Days and Seven Sins: A Novel in Short Stories
    • Rated 5 stars

    A unique interpretation of a childhood rhyme and the biblical seven sins coupled with brilliant writing made this book not only unusual but, for me, impossible to put down, too. A precocious 12 yr old, Angela, can see through the physical walls and psychological barriers that individuals of a small town neighborhood have so carefully erected around themselves. These short interlocking stories are each gripping, painful and eloquently honest. I give this incredible book 5 stars. Book description: From Arnie the dwarf, a compassionate phone company guy who struggles to heal his emotionally damaged wife; to Cora, the postal service mail sorter whose unlikely sexual awakening is triggered by a delivery of exotic orchids; to Hank, Angela’s father’s lover, who channels his self-loathing into bulimia, each luminous character in this thoroughly engaging novel-in-stories teaches Angela a lesson in the human condition. Drawing on the classic nursery rhyme about the seven days of the week, as well as the seven deadly sins, Ditchoff frames each household beautifully in its own particular pathos.

    FictionFreek wrote this review Thursday, May 15 2008. ( reply | permalink )
  • The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials, Book 3)
    • Rated 4 stars

    I finished the trilogy this weekend and really enjoyed all three, though I did get the impression the 3rd book was a rush job, but the ending satisfied me, especially since it wasn't one of those sappy happy ever afters that most authors will tack on no matter how implausible. The biggest disappointment was Mrs. Coulter's turnaround for Lyra, I'd have bought it more if it were from Lord Asriel, still I highly recommend the series. ”

    FictionFreek wrote this review Sunday, April 27 2008. ( reply | permalink )
  • The Stolen Child: A Novel
    • Rated 5 stars

    Intriguing twist on the world of fantasy. I was totally engrossed in this book from page one. The narrator switch from hobgoblin/child to child/hobgoblin was a delight to me, I loved hearing the different viewpoints of their parallel yet wildly differing worlds especially along the points where they'd mesh, overlap and separate.

    If the mythic lore of the changeling is new to you as it was to me this superbly written book is a wonderful introduction to it.

    FictionFreek wrote this review Sunday, April 27 2008. ( reply | permalink )
  • With a Tangled Skein (Book Three of Incarnations of Immortality)
    • Rated 4 stars

    I read this series many years ago and it ranks as one of my all-time favorites. This book chronicles the deity Fate and her 3 aspects: the maiden, the mother and the crone. It's a very interesting and insightful book and I highly recommend it for those who love fantasy.

    FictionFreek wrote this review Thursday, March 27 2008. ( reply | permalink )
  • Salon Fantastique: Fifteen Original Tales of Fantasy
    • Rated 3 stars

    I had high hopes for this anthology of fantasy, but out of 15 stories I can truly only say I enjoyed and "got" about 5 of them, the best and most shining piece I found herein is "The Guardian of the Egg."

    FictionFreek wrote this review Tuesday, February 19 2008. ( reply | permalink )
  • The Hitchhiker's Trilogy: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy; The Restaurant at the End of the Universe; Life, the Universe, and Everything, So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish; Mostly Harmless
    • Rated 3 stars

    I really loved books 1 & 2 and 3 isn't terrible, but Mr. Adams lost his way and lost me with the remaining books of this once so promising series.

    FictionFreek wrote this review Tuesday, February 19 2008. ( reply | permalink )
  • Many Bloody Returns
    • Rated 3 stars

    An enjoyable anthology but nothing memorable, save your cash, borrow this one from your local library. I did. :o)

    FictionFreek wrote this review Tuesday, February 19 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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