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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2680 KP) rated Coyote Waits in Books

Nov 11, 2026 - 6:30 AM  
Coyote Waits
Coyote Waits
Tony Hillerman | 1990 | Mystery
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Did Chee Arrest the Right Suspect?
Near the end of his shift one day, Jim Chee is concerned when his fellow officer doesn’t meet him as planned. When he finds the officer, he’s been shot with his car on fire. And Chee finds a suspect holding the gun walking away. But the man refuses to say a word. Since he was part of Joe Leaphorn’s late wife’s clan, the older officer starts to investigate. Can the two figure out what really happened?

I was happy to see we were back in the Southwest for all of this book since the location is such a key part of the series. On the other hand, I wish that Chee and Leaphorn had learned to trust each other more after what they’ve been through together. I appreciate how they compliment each other as characters. And I found the mystery intriguing after a bit of a slow start. We’ve got plenty of interesting characters along the way. Overall, this is another solid entry.
  
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Rachel King (13 KP) rated The Lightning Thief in Books

Feb 11, 2019  
The Lightning Thief
The Lightning Thief
Rick Riordan | 2005 | Children, Fiction & Poetry
6
8.6 (100 Ratings)
Book Rating
I decided to read this partly because I had just seen the movie and partly because I heard that it was a good series for fans of the Harry Potter series. Well, in regards to the movie, it's appalling how much the producers changed the book's plot to make the movie. If they make a second movie, I likely will not be interested, as I much more prefer the book's plot. In regards to the book's similarities to Harry Potter, they are vast, but really, who wouldn't aim to write something as popular and complex as the Harry Potter series? J.K. Rowling owns a castle! So, on to the actual book.
Years ago I thought that writing a fantasy series that uses Greek mythology would be a great idea, so I was excited when I heard of the Percy Jackson series. I love the modernized spin on the various good and bad characters, bringing them to life in both creative and believeable ways, such as Ares on a Harley and "Mr." Charon wearing Italian suits. The "Gods" of mythology at times seemed more like immature teenagers or work-aholic parents, with as much flaws as any normal human, and I really appreciated that they were differentiated from The GOD early on, and their place in the known universe was explained in the context of Percy's world. I especially like the scene of Hephaestus' trap that Percy and Annabeth get caught in. How the "normal" humans explained away the activities of the mythological characters was probably the most creative of the whole text, and at times rather humorous. It actually makes me wonder how much of what I see everyday is only a cover for what is really happening in the spiritual realm.
The only element that really bugged me about the text was how Percy changed from this moody, victimized pre-teen to a rather mature young man with almost no transition - emotional or otherwise. It almost felt like Percy possessed two different personalities that shared the same body. While Percy often says that he did not want to be the son of Poseidon, I found evidence of inner termoil strangely absent throughout the text. I also felt that there were smaller issues that could have been more detailed and developed, such as the characters of Grover and Annabeth. I will be continuing the series with The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 2) in the near future.