Little Thoughts About Books and Stuff

Hosted by Socrates' Book Reviews FBI/ US Attorney by Julie James (read book 5) #1 Something About You #2 A Lot Like Love #3 About That Night #4 Love Irresistibly As found on the printable list of books by Julie James, she doesn't consider these a series but a set of stand alone books that take place in Chicago and all focus around the criminal justice system. They have connected characters but you don't have to read them all. I personally like to read connected books in order so I get the reference back to other books. A 6th book came out this year and I read that one too! Three things I liked about this series: I liked that it was set in Chicago and not NYC or LA or another big coastal city. The characters were for the most part in their early to mid-30s (like me). This goes along with the last point, but all the characters were (for the most part) set in their career choices and in who they were as a person. There wasn't much if any the need to fi...

The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe My rating: 3 of 5 stars Mysteries of Undolpho  was published in 1794. The novel is the story of Emily, an orphan, who is sent to go live with her aunt. The aunt has her own ideas of suitors for Emily even though Emily has found her love. Then her aunt marries and the new husband wisks them both away from France for Italy.  There Emily finds herself under the control of Montoni who wants to stripe both aunt and niece of thier independence.  Confined to Undolpho, a medieval castle Montoni has inherited under suspecious means, Emily encounters stories of mysterious deaths, secret passageways, and strange music. She needs to find away to escape Undolpho and be reunited with her love. 3 Things I Disliked: There was so much more included in the book than what was really needed. Random bits of poetry and stories that aren't part of the main plot. A lot of decription of scenery and places. Most of it seems really uncessary. The ...