Showing posts with label Lisa Jackson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lisa Jackson. Show all posts

Monday, 8 November 2010

Book ~ "Chosen to Die" (2009) Lisa Jackson

From Amazon ~Detectives Regan Pescoli and Selena Alvarez have been searching for the Star Crossed Killer for months, never imagining Regan will be captured by the madman she's been hunting. Regan knows exactly what he's capable of -- and avoiding the same fate will take every drop of her courage and cunning. As Selena joins forces with Regan's lover Nate to dig deeper into the case and the body count rises, the truth about Regan's disappearance becomes chillingly clear. Something evil is lurking in the snow-covered mountains. With time running out, the only way they can save Regan will be to get inside a killer's twisted mind and unravel a shocking message that he is revealing.

I enjoyed the writing style of this book ... it kept my interest.

I liked the characters. When the police and FBI got together, there were too many of them and I had a hard time keeping them straight but most were minor characters so it didn't matter.

I'm not into astronomy so didn't get the whole Orion connection. Minor detail, though.

I found it unbelievable that everyone individually figured out "whodunnit" at the same time with very little to go on. And the "whodunnit" is kind of lame ... there could have been more time spent inside the killer's head to really discover why they did it.

I found Padgett's situation at the end (trying not to give a spoiler) kind of flaky ... it would have been nice to have tied up those loose ends and have closure.

All in all, I'd recommend it.

Sunday, 6 April 2008

Book ~ "Almost Dead" (2007) - Lisa Jackson

From lisajackson.com ~ Cissy Cahill's world is unraveling fast. One by one, members of her family are dying. Cissy's certain she's being watched. Or is she losing her mind? Lately she's heard footsteps when there's on one around, smelled a woman's perfume and noticed small, personal items missing from her house. Cissy's right to be afraid - but not for the reason she things. The truth is much more terrifying . . . including murder.

Hidden in the shadows of the Cahill family's twisted past is a shocking secret - a secret that will only be satisfied by blood. And Cissy must uncover the deadly truth before it's too late, because fear is coming home . . . with a vengeance.

This was a big book ... there were a lot of pages. Which was fine but it didn't have to be. It could have been cut down a lot.

The writing style was okay. The story was so-so ... kind of convoluted. I didn't buy the ending ... the "whodunnit". At the end, I said "whatever". If I say too much, I'll give it away so I'll leave it at that. And I didn't really care about any of the characters except for Coco, the dog.

Would I recommend it? No.