Showing posts with label author: sharon sala. Show all posts
Showing posts with label author: sharon sala. Show all posts
June 24, 2016
Blessings, Georgia 0.5: Count Your Blessings
My rating: 2 of 5 stars
I got this as a free e-book from Barnes & Noble. While the story is amusing, it lacks any real draw or punch for me. The pace is slow overall despite being dramatic. It's okay because it is amusing and does a good job of painting very clear pictures. I can't rate it as more than that since it didn't really hold my attention or leave me wanting more of these characters in the end. Sad since I've really enjoyed some of Sala's other works in the past.
Note: this is also known under the title Color Me Bad.
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August 24, 2015
Cat Dupree 3: Bad Penny
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Finally finished the trilogy as a whole. Cat can't seem to get a break. Glad she survived a tornado on top of everything else. Add in a Mexican detective hot on Cat's trail and Jimmy Franks still gunny for Wilson; it's a miracle these two get any peace. For awhile there, it looked like Cat was going to lose everything once again, but that certainly wouldn't be the happy ending all the readers wanted. After all, she's already down 4 out of 9 lives. One of those has to have a happier ending sooner or later.
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Cat Dupree 2: Cut Throat
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Had to re-read this as I finally got around to reading the other two books, so it made sense to go in order this time around and refresh my memory. This was just as captivating the second time around as it was the first. Wilson and Cat are an interesting combination, though much of this book sees the two of them apart on separate jobs rather than working together. The draw between them is blatant however, and it is very fortunate for Cat that she could call Wilson at the end of her task. Definitely starting to see the softer side of Cat in this one, especially once we meet baby Maria. Who knew the tough as nails bounty hunter could be so maternal? It's definitely not easy for these two between Cat's mission and the Franks brothers out for revenge.
Some errors in this book, just like the last. In the first book it's the contradictions on Wilson's age. This time around, the books end references Jimmy Houston still hunting Wilson. However, it is Jimmy & Houston Franks that are the brothers stalking him. Even then, Houston doesn't have half the drive to go after Wilson that Jimmy does.
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August 21, 2015
Cat Dupree 1: Nine Lives
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
It's been awhile since I've read one of Sharon Sala's books, though I remember loving Cut Throat and thinking I really needed to read the rest of the Cat Dupree series at the time. Cat is different in the fact that she's not all good or all bad, but she is definitely tough and has reason to be. You can't help but feel bad for her as her story unravels while she hunts for her best friend's killer. I do think she takes it a little too far claiming that Mimi was her only "family" left though as it's obvious she's closer to Art and some of her father's old friends than she'd like to admit. That doesn't even bring Wilson into the picture - she's going to find it's a lot harder to get rid of him than tracking down these bail skippers.
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February 15, 2011
The Healer
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Interesting through and through. Jonah is his own set of mystery and a fascinating mindset. The healing alone was an interesting quirk, but added to the communicating with animals, enhanced senses and mind reading, it's no wonder Luce asks him if he's an angel. Maybe a little too perfect in some regards, but still a captivating read.
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February 6, 2011
The Return
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I find it funny that the back cover description names the main character Katherine when in the book itself her name is spelled Catherine. An odd error in the re-publishing going from Dinah McCall to Sharon Sala. A much shorter story than most of her others that I've read. Still was very engaging and obviously a quick read as I finished it in one day. Always have enjoyed her characters.
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