The Good, the Bad and the Emu

The Good, the Bad, and the Emus by Donna Andrews
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Not a hardcore mystery, and really rather absurd, but always fun! The goofy cast of characters always makes me smile and occasionally laugh out loud.

It's what I was needing after a streak of not really being able to get into anything I was picking up.

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Shattered

Shattered by Kevin Hearne
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Like the last book in the series, I had a tough time getting into this book, at first, picking it up and reading a few pages and then switching to something else. I liked Granuaile's separate plot line, though I felt as if her father was too easily disposed of.

But I could have done with less of Owen's POV. With three different views I got to feel like I was jumping back and forth a bit too much.

Not my favorite book in the series, I'm actually getting tired of the Loki mess. I'd like to see that wrap up soon.

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Money Grab!

Yarn Over Murder by Maggie Sefton
My rating: 1 of 5 stars

I've read all of Maggie's knitting mysteries, and after the last one I was left with a bad taste in my mouth, and this one wasn't much better. I only picked this one up from the library because as someone who lived in the area during the fires the summer of 2012 (I actually was at the Wool Market in Estes when I heard the news), I was curious as to how she would handle it.

Money grab. That's all I can say. Next it will be a book based on the deadly flooding we had last September.

I'm sick of "Ft. Connor" (but using the real names of Loveland and Estes Park are ok...) where every other named detail of the town matches Ft. Collins. Why bother to change it if you were going to use the local landmarks?? And why change LaPorte to Landport?

Enough of Lambspun, (I'd rather go to the Loopy Ewe anyway, they're much more friendly and helpful. The real shop Lambspun is based on seems very high school cliquey to me and nearly turned me off of knitting back when I was first learning!) enough coffee, for crying out loud.

As ditsy and distracted by coffee and the restaurant as Kelly seems lately, how in the world does she actually support herself, let alone solve crimes for the police? Why isn't she in jail for interfering with an investigation (disclosing details to a person of interest, for crying out loud!)?

After so many trips for coffee and one too many reference to Landporte, I finally just said to heck with it and skimmed through the rest of the book. I'm done with this series.

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