April Books:

The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Quite a good mystery... A little too atmospheric. I'm sick of looking at sun setting over this river that is only attractive under just the right moonlight. (I'm asleep)
The plot was well structured and Krueger leaves us guessing, and guessing until the end. So many characters that at times I was confused. In his defense the main characters stood out and were well developed.
I finished this book in a seven hour reading session. That may be why I thought the ending, or the post ending, where he wrapped up the characters was not needed and a bit corny.

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Vienna at Nightfall by Richard Wake
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Without a doubt, Wake is a great writer. He has forged a great character and I look forward to seeing how he copes in the later episodes. He has the sort of naive oblivious personality but a very quick mind.
This pre-WWII era in Germany is fascinating. The political situation in Austria might be compared with the Canadian dilemma right now. I hope it end differently.


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Miami Purity by Vicki Hendricks
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I chose this book from a NY Times review. It is from 1995 and I thought it might be interesting. It was described by the reviewer as a very sexy novel that exposed how women see things. Maybe some women but not many that I know. It did make for some interesting reading and the characters were fascinating. I so many people could make so many bad decisions. All in all I liked the story. It was an iteresting change of pace.

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Time Lost: A Time Travel Novel by Elyse Douglas
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This was a routine not too exciting time travel story. The author had a lot to work with. Woman transported to another time. Without spoiling anything, I thought the story and characters were too simplistic. I have got to stop reading books because of advrertising blurbs. It almost always dissappoints me.

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