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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2163 KP) rated Sunny Side Up in Books

Sep 19, 2018  
Sunny Side Up
Sunny Side Up
Daniel Stallings | 2018 | Mystery
5
5.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Cruise of Murder and Bullies
Liam Johnson is thrilled to have landed a job on the prestigious Howard Cruise Line as a waiter. His family needs the money he will be making. However, he quickly discovers that his boss hates him and some of the customers he must deal with delight in making his life miserable as well. That doesn't prepare him for finding the body of one of the passengers dead on the Sunbathing Deck. The ship's doctor is quick to rule it an accidental death due to sunstroke, but Liam isn't so sure. Several things about the scene are off. Can he prove it was murder before the cruise ends?

I really thought this book sounded like fun, but it turned out to be much more somber than I was expecting it to be. Liam faces quite a bit of abuse and bullying over the course of the story, and I didn't find it that fun to read. Even his friends on the ship turn on him regularly. The mystery is well put together with plenty of clues. I did feel things were a bit overly complex, but the clues were all there when Liam explains things at the end. This books definitely falls on the traditional side of the spectrum with a smattering of language and talk about sex (but nothing on the page) that keep it from being a true cozy. This wasn’t' truly a bad book, but I did hope for something sunnier when I picked it up.
  
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2163 KP) rated Oliver and the Seawigs in Books

Mar 9, 2018  
Oliver and the Seawigs
Oliver and the Seawigs
Sarah McIntyre, Philip Reeve | 2014 | Children
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Oliver's parents are retiring from exploring, and Oliver is looking forward to living a life in one location and making friends. However, they haven't even spent one night in their new home when his parents set off to explore some islands before they and the islands disappear.

This is a transitional book from easy readers to chapter books, and it's a lot of fun. The illustrations are great, the story is fast moving, and the characters are fun and creative. In other words, it's perfect for the target 2-5 grade audience.

NOTE: I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2014/07/book-review-oliver-and-seawigs-by.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
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Jemma Walsh (81 KP) rated Looking Good Dead (Roy Grace, #2) in Books

Sep 9, 2018  
Looking Good Dead (Roy Grace, #2)
Looking Good Dead (Roy Grace, #2)
Peter James | 2007 | Fiction & Poetry
10
10.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
Addicted to Roy grace
Contains spoilers, click to show
After reading the first book I was hooked and left needing to read the next as soon as!!

Love the darkeness of this book, tom finds a cd on the tube and curiosity make him play the cd where he witnesses something gruesome!
Which then leaves him and his shopaholic wife in danger!


These books are so easy to ready they are so descriptive making it easy to imagine what’s going on.


Not only have you got crime solving going on in the book but you also get snippets of Roy graces life, what happened to sandy who one day just vanishes, will he ever get over it and accept that she is gone? Can he ever have a happy relationship with Cleo ?