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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe
I just finished reading His Robot Wife by MobileRead member Wesley Allison ("HistoryWes"). This book continues the romance between Mike Smith and Patience begun in His Robot Girlfriend. I liked the first book, but I loved this one. |
It's good to hear your thoughts. I also liked the first book, but I'm glad to hear the next is even better!
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Originally Posted by ATDrake
As for me, finished Gingerbread Cookie Murder, a set of three Xmas-themed novellas by cozy mystery writers Joanne Fluke, Laura Levine, and Leslie Meier in their respective Hannah Swenson, Jaine Austen, and Lucy Stone amateur sleuth series.
I must say that I rather like the cartoony dead Santa-frosted gingerbread cookie on the cover. And I notice that two out of the three authors have mysteries which are exclusively titled with formulaic strictly applied theme titles like "The Strawberry Shortcake/Cherry Cheesecake/Key Lime Pie Murder" and "Back to School/Valentine/Father's Day Murder".
Which seems, I don't know, kind of limiting. I mean, it does give you an excuse to centre a new mystery around a new un-murdered dessert/holiday. But then you have to come up with excuses to involve said murders around said dessert/holidays.
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I have a thing for these types of books... they read like "brain candy." I do wonder how they can keep these themed series up indefinitely, and some titles do end up getting somewhat lame. They always remind me of "Murder, She Wrote." That Jessica Fletcher had way more relatives to visit than I could possibly imagine, and (conveniently) someone was always dying every time she went to visit someone. Now, for myself, I'd be crossing her OFF my Christmas party list by the time the 5th or 6th murder came along.
I especially like the ones with recipes. I don't follow recipes, as a rule (I think I've followed a few in my lifetime, but mostly I get bored or don't have what I need... I tend to use recipes merely as "inspiration"), but I love to read the comments that Fluke writes after the recipes like "Buster likes this one frozen, but I prefer to put breadcrumbs up my nose before swallowing a piece whole."