Tim Curran

Looking at the story as a whole, it was an okay read. Predictable, yet satisfying.

The writing is very low, read like a middle grade book, definitely has that first book air to it. This took me out of the story many times during the first half of the book. Once I got to the 60% mark it picked up in action and plot.

I really hate the trope of "lack of communication" so that was seriously infuriating through out the book. Zedd's short comings as a wizard also drove me crazy, but I guess that was to sell the "everyone has faults" theme. While Richard was a whine, and came off as around 16 years old, he did have a nice growth arc by the end. Though when too many of the cast have the exact same self-deprecation arc it is rather lack luster in delivery.

The ending wrapped everything up nicely, tied up all of the threads that were opened, with a string pulling me to want to go forward onto the next book. Not sure if I will continue on but had to see what the fuss was about with this author.

There are a lot of commonalities between this book and those that clearly inspired him, and it is very much a product of it's time in terms of social commentary.… (mer)

One would think that juicy, tender, succulent, meat raining down free from the sky would be a good thing. But no, this flavorful, perfectly seasoned, filet and well marbled shank is not a gift from heaven, and the people of Birch Street are not blessed on this day. When Bria comes home for a visit to her mother's house in the ultimate dysfunctional relationship she is not expecting a peaceful good time, but she never expected the entire neighborhood to go to hell.

You'll need a strong stomach for this one! Bad Girl in the box is a raunchy, gruesome, and gory read full of open festering sores and gallons of pus. It is beyond dark and twisted and definitely not something to be read on a lunch break, or even while snacking, unless you have a stomach made of steel and nonexistent gag reflex. I may need to go vegetarian for a while after reading this.


I received a complimentary copy.… (mer)