The Death Mask (Eve Duncan, #31)

The Death Mask by Iris Johansen
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

I love Irish Johansen but this plot is tired, she really needs to branch out to new material and start leaving Eve at home. Same plot different book. Bad rich man wants to rule the world and he needs Celine (beautiful girl) and Eve to do it. Good rich man (Alex Dominic) comes to Celine's rescue and they join forces to bring the bad guy down. Eve refuses to work with the bad guy so he kidnaps her son. Eve then agrees to work with the bad guy and Joe and Alex Dominic join forces to bring the bad guys down and rescue Celine, Eve and Michael. And don't get me wrong I would have done whatever it took to save my son, but Eve seems to get kidnapped an awful lot or forced into working for bad guys to save someone she cares about.

I did enjoy the material concerning Folashade.

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Lethal Prey (Lucas Davenport #35; Virgil Flowers #16)

Lethal Prey by John Sandford
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This book is a little different than usual as we know from the start who the killer is. Lucas & Virgil just have to catch up to what we know and the ending isn't satisfying as we don't know if the circumstantial evidence they are able to amass will lead to a conviction. I am actually surprised she is out on bail and enjoying life after burning Virgil's barn down.

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The Path of Daggers (The Wheel of Time, #8)

The Path of Daggers by Robert Jordan
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

No news on Matt he is still missing, and only gets brief mentions.

Elayne takes the thrown of Caemlyn and tears down the Dragon Reborn's flags, leading Rand to pout.

Rand sent Perrin to bring The Prophet to him, but The Prophet may have switched sides. Faile learns that The Prophet (Masema) had been meeting with the Seanchan. Faile is taken prisoner by the Shaido along with Elayne's Mother and nurse.

Egwene is ready to attack the White Tower.

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Hidden Nature by Nora Roberts (Goodreads Author)

Hidden Nature by Nora Roberts
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Fall in love with Sloan and her family the Fix-It brothers sure did. And while the book is full of two romances and lots of remodeling of old homes the main plot revolves around the people that go missing and how Sloan works tirelessly to uncover their killer.

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Going Home in the Dark Dean Koontz

Going Home in the Dark by Dean Koontz
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

If you want a scary book this book delivers, if you want a funny book this book delivers, if you want a book that makes you think this book delivers and if you want romance there might be a dollop of romance between it's pages.

Four misfits find each other as teenagers and become the amigos. When Ernie who stayed in Maple Grove falls into a coma the other amigos return to try to save him even after medical professionals pronounce him dead. Trying to hide the body and recover their lost memories the three remaining amigos must outwit a hilarious cast of characters.

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Dawnshard (The Stormlight Archive, #3.5)

Dawnshard by Brandon Sanderson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I enjoyed learning how Rysn became a holder of a Dawnshard, and learning more about Chiri-Chiri. So I now know where two Dawnshards are Rysn has one and Sigzil holds one until Wit returns to reclaim it Wind and Truth, and both are on Roshar so I am assuming Odium (Retribution) is going to be looking for them. I hope Brandon Sanderson doesn't make us wait to long for the next book in the series.

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House of Fire and Magic by Sherrilyn Kenyon (Goodreads Author)

House of Fire and Magic by Sherrilyn Kenyon
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I found it very reminiscent of Sarah J. Maas' series which I enjoyed immensely. This has a neat twist as it seems to be playing on the legend of Arthur when Dash rescues a young boy named Arthur and sends him to Ector with the request that Ector squire him. Dash's uncle is named Marthen and he holds great powers as does Dash's Mother Naomi (the fact Naomi is his Mother is a secret).

Tanis (dragon) captures the High King Dash (unicorn) and asked to be turned human so she can hunt down the human that killed her brother without killing the entire village. Dash is on a quest to find the human that killed his sister and took her golden horn (wand). They join forces and soon fall in love but they have to battle Meara to get Dash's crown and the golden wand back.

While I enjoyed the book there were a few plot holes. When Dash is dying they stated that only someone with a golden or black horn can use Renata's wand. But Ryper (Dash's brother) has a black horn but everyone seems to have forgotten that, when earlier in the book they made a big deal about him turning into an unicorn and leading people away from Dash (who was in human form), because everyone thought the unicorn was Dash. But not to fear Tanis crying all over Dash saves his life because "Dragon Tears".

Poor Tanis has lost her entire family because it wasn't a human that murdered her brother but her two older sisters who not only murdered her brother but murdered their Father after Tanis left.

Dash's family is complicated Renata was his half sister her (golden) horn is the only thing that can kill Dash. Ryper is his twin (not identical) brother but no one is supposed to know. Dash trust Tanis with the secret and later Ryper blurts it out when he is confronting Renata's killer, and Dash is dying. Naomi the Oni (demon) queen is their Mother. Marthen is Naomi's brother. Dash killed his Father and took the throne after he escaped from Meara (his father gave him to her as a hostage).

At the end of the book Dash's black horn is now gold and black.

I am looking forward to the next book in this series.

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