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1:00 am 31 July 2013

De Teruggekeerden heeft mij blij verrast. Er wordt aangegeven dat het een literaire thriller is, maar dat vind ik eigenlijk niet het goede genre ivm het gebrek aan de spanning. Het betreft hier meer een literaire (fantasie) roman. Maar ik heb niet minder van dit boek genoten om deze reden.

Als er op een gegeven moment overal ter wereld Teruggekeerden opduiken volgt er chaos. Er komen steeds meer Teruggekeerden bij en niemand weet waar ze ineens vandaan komen en het obegrip wordt steeds groter. Het verhaal van Jacob is toch wel een beetje de leidraad voor het verhaal en de tweestrijd die de Teruggekeerden teweeg brengen is hier ook goed in te merken.

Het verhaal is erg intrigerend, maar het is vooral de schrijfwijze waardoor ik gegrepen werd door dit boek. Jason Mott is vooral bekend om zijn poëzie en dat is goed te merken in zijn debuut. Ik kan ongelooflijk vrolijk worden van een schrijver zich niet alleen weet te onderscheiden met zijn verhalen, maar ook met de manier waarop hij ze verteld. Ik werd vanaf het begin gegrepen door het verhaal.

Ik ben erg benieuwd naar de volgende boeken van Jason Mott, want ik ben erg onder de indruk van zijn debuut.

1:00 am 3 May 2013

Aangezien ik de laatste tijd erg slecht slaap, dacht ik dat het geen kwaad kon om mezelf eens een beetje te verdiepen in het onderwerp. En in dit boek zitten genoeg feiten en weetjes om dan erg van pas te komen.

In dit boek worden diverse onderwerpen behandeld, Zoals welk invloed Edison heeft gehad op ons slaappatroon, of waarom apart slapen van je partner helemaal nog niet zo'n gek idee is en of het wel zo'n goed idee is om je kind bij je te laten slapen. Maar ook slaapwandelen, slaap apneu en dromen komen aan bod. Ondanks alle info wordt het boek niet saai, met name door de alle voorbeelden en zeker door de humor die gebruikt wordt.

Kijk laten we eerlijk zijn ik ben door het lezen van dit boek niet beter gaan slapen, maar ik ben wel wat wijzer geworden als het gaat om slaap.

1:00 am 27 March 2013

Wallflower: Pray You Aren't Noticed (Harbinger Mystery Series - Book 2) - Carolyn McCray

No the blurb does not reveal a whole lot, I know, and I don't think I will let you know much more about the story. Why? Well If I have learned anything from reading Carolyn McCray's books it is you just need to read it.

The story starts off with action right away which had me on the edge of my seat right from the start. And fortunately that stayed that way throughout the story.

I love Kent, he is arrogant and bolt, but I am unable to hate him for it. Then there is his relationship with Nicole, who is quite the opposite from Kent, but they are so good together.

Carolyn McCray can come up with some of the most sick serial killers, it gives the story just that extra "creepy" factor which I love.

I thought that with Plain Jane (the first book in the series) Carolyn McCray surprised me with the ending, but I can tell you I did not see this one coming. There are lots of twist and turns in this story and the ending was a complete surprise. This with the high "creepy" factor this story has made for a very enjoyable story.

1:00 am 14 March 2013

Nice in between story. I like Rebecca and Brandt. Can't wait to read Havoc now.

Seize the Night (Dark-Hunter, #6)

1:00 am 10 March 2013

Sometimes I forget how much I really enjoy this series read it in one sitting and it has been a long time since I read a book in one sitting.

Back from the Dead

1:00 am 2 March 2013

*This review contains spoiler from the first book Voices of the Dead*

I was not expecting a sequel to Voices of the dead so I was quite surprised when I got the review request, don't get me wrong it was a very pleasant surprise.
Back from the Dead picks up soon after Voices of the Dead ends. Harry is under the presumption Hess is dead and he is able to pick up his normal life. But it seems faith did not grant Harry the time to grieve over the loss of his daughter. Hess is back and will do anything to finish what he started.

Again Peter Leonard has written a strong story. He just knows how far to go without going over the edge. The same characters from Voices of the Dead make their entree in Back from the Dead. Again this story is full of action and the writing makes the story come alive.

I very much enjoy Peter Leonard's books and I can honostly say I can not wait to read more books written by him.

1:00 am 15 January 2013

With Shadow of Time Jen Minkman has written an amazing and original love story. Shadow of Time is a very good read and I enjoyed every minute of it.

I have not yet read any books that revolve around the Native Amarican culture and Jen Minkman knows how to explain the culture and mix it great into the story without just smacking some information on the pages. She paid lots of attention to the rituals and traditions.

'It's all in the details' and you know what that is so true for this story. The writing is very detailed but Jen Minkman does not overdo it, she knows what to unveil at the right time.
From the first page you are drawn into the story and the writing will have you hooked.

I was very happy while reading Shadow of Time and just as much about the story as about the writing.

1:00 am 16 December 2012

Such a sad but beautiful story. Absolutely loved it altough I was in great need for some tissues. How such a small thing can change so much. Definitely a perfect Christmas read.

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1:00 am 30 November 2012

Dit was mijn eerste boek die ik van Deon Meyer heb gelezen en ik kan heel eerlijk zeggen dat ik er erg van genoten heb.

Het verhaal gaat over Emma le Roux, die een bodyguard genaamd Lemmer inhuurt, nadat ze is ontsnapt aan drie mannen, die bij haar wilden inbreken. Ze is vastbesloten haar broer te vinden, die al jaren vermist is. Maar in een tv reportage heeft zij hem herkend in de verdachte van de moord op een medicijnman en vier stropers. Samen gaan ze op zoek naar aanwijzingen.

Dit was een heerlijk boek om te lezen, het leest makkelijk weg, maar het is daarnaast ook een goed geschreven verhaal vol actie en spanning en sterke dialogen.
Ik ga zeker meer boeken lezen van Deon Meyer en heb gelukkig 13 Uur al klaar liggen.

1:00 am 18 November 2012

Fallen Legion is the 4th book in the Timeless series. I am not a big fan of reading books out of order. But I already read Phantom Universe (The Summer Chronicles) by Laura Kreitzer, which I really enjoyed, so I thought I’d take a gamble. And I did not regret this.

Eventhough there is enough I missed since I didn’t read the first 3 books, I was able to pick up on the story real fast. Fallen Legion is a fast paced story, with interesting characters who I can’t wait to get to know better. Laura’s writing makes sure you get pulled into the story and will not let you go untill the last page. She makes sure you get immersed into this world of Angels, Gods and Emperyean Guards.

After reading Fallen Legion I will definitely read the rest of the Timeless series, starting with Shadow of the Sun.

1:00 am 13 November 2012

What if in the war between good and evil, good had to retreat and evil won. And what if the world did not know evil won but was convinced good had won. Well that is the world created by Blalock.

I always like find a new author who has created a new world for me to discover. Eventhough the fight between good and evil isn’t quite new, the world created by Blalock is. Not only does evil rule without people knowing it, the story is partly set in an advance virtual reality.

I really enjoyed Traitor Angel. It is a fast read, with lots of plotting, action and leaves a lot of questions unanswered. It felt like this was a build up to a great finale with the third installment.

I do recommend to read the first book in this series, AngelKiller, first. I haven’t read AngelKiller yet and at times I really felt I missed something. So I will be reading AngelKiller real soon.

1:00 am 24 October 2012

Spook House is a spooky read which keeps you on the edge of you seat. It’s a perfect Halloween read and definitely not for the squeamisch.

In the small town of Harmony strange things are happening. In an old house a man disappears and his girlfriend is attacked by something she can only discribe as a spider dog. And these are not the only people who get attacked and a man is on his way to Harmony with nothing good on his mind.

Spook House is a fast read. It was really hard to sat the book aside once I started reading. Micheal West makes sure you are sucked into the tory and just doesn’t let go. I was sitting on the edge of my seat just to see if they would survive.
The writing is smooth and gives the story that extra spooky atosphere which makes this such a great Haloween read. Also I liked the characters, I didn’t have a moment where I thought they should die just because of the stupidity that characters may have in horror stories and I am good to be cheering for someones death when it comes to stupidity and characters.

Allthough this is the third book in a series that’s not a problem to enjoy this story. Spook House is the first book I read by Michael West and I absolutely enjoyed this one and will definitely be picking up his other books.

1:00 am 24 October 2012

Kingdom (Tiber City, #1) - Anderson O'Donnell

Kingdom is a debut by Anderson O’Donnell en with Tiber City he has created a gritty disturbing world set in the near future.

The story is told from different point of views and this makes sure you get to see the whole thing from all the different angles this world has to offer.

The two characters that stick out the most are Jonathan Campbell a geneticist and cofounder of Morrison Biotech and Dyland Fitzgerald, the son of the late US senator. Both characters have a self destructive lifestyle and dealing with their own issues. You I’m not a big fan of troublesome characters but O’Donnell knows how to make sure these two fit into the story with giving the problems the upper hand.

But what I found to be the best part of this book was this gritty and disturbing world O’Donnell created with Tiber City, genetic experiments to decipher the ‘Omega gene’ the one thing they think will help create the perfect human being.

This was not a fast read and I really needed to pay attention while reading it. But that was no problem at all. O’Donnell’s writing and worldbuilding makes sure you keep interested en flipping the pages to see what will happen next.
This is the first installment in his Tiber City series and I must say I’m looking forward to his next installment.

1:00 am 18 October 2012

I absolutely loved the premise of this story and the story itself did not disapoint.

Dan Grey works as a homicide detective and dreams of a big break (or a sexy case as he calls it) so he can get his Amber badge. And this happens when he gets three homicides in the same week. Working to solve these cases with limited resources Dan will find out not everything is what it may seem.

Dan Grey is a character that can annoy the hell out of me but not enough that I dislike him. He is a good detective with his heart in the right place that has some serious jealousy issues. He wants to get up the corporate ladder and the sooner the better.

I liked the world created by mr. Shean. This whole world about a corporate police department is a very unsettling thought, I mean it isn’t great to know the ploce will solve crimes only to make profit. The police here also think that they are better then the other just by their rank and please don’t let anybody higher in rank get on your case because that is bad. Yeah teamwork isn’t a big part here in solving crimes.

I really did get annoyed by the fact that seemingly a lot of people here are very beautiful and this isn’t stated ones but numerous times.

Due to the horrific crimes and the strong language in this book I can definitely say this is not a book for everyone, but if you can handle it I can recommend this to you because it is a fast read, a good story in a great, but unsettling world.

Ze komt nooit meer terug

1:00 am 28 May 2012

Dit is het thriller debuut van Hans Koppel. Hij schreef eerder kinderboeken onder zijn echte naam Karl Petter Lidbeck.

Als Ylva op een dag niet thuis komt begint de nachtmerrie voor niet alleen Ylva, maar ook voor haar man Mike. Nu zijn vrouw weg is moet hij alleen zijn dochtertje Sanna opvoeden terwijl iedereen hem ervan verdenkt dat hij Ylva heeft vermoord, zo ook de politie. Ylva is alleen niet dood, ze is in de buurt en wordt vastgehouden in het huis aan de overkant van waar Mike en Sanna zitten. En Ylva kan het leven van Mike en Sanna volgen via een camera die op de voordeur van haar huis is gericht. En dat is nog niet het einde van het psychologische spelletje dat gespeeld wordt met Ylva en Mike.

Het verhaal beschrijft een vrij gruwelijke periode van anderhalf jaar waarin Ylva wordt vastgehouden en Mike probeert verder te gaan met zijn leven nu zijn vrouw weg is, maar niet weet wat er met haar is gebeurd.
Het verhaal bestaat uit verschillende verhaallijnen waaronder Ylva en Mike, maar ook twee zeer onsympathieke agenten en twee heren die geobsedeerd zijn door de bende van vier van hun vroegere school. Deze laatste twee zie je niet heel veel, maar zij zijn eigenlijk wel degene, die de verdwijning van Ylva oplossen en ik vind dan ook jammer dat zijn niet meer tijd krijgen in dit boek.
Mike is het enige personage in het verhaal waar je met mee kan leven. De overige personages zijn erg onsympathiek, zelfs Ylva.

Wat ik zeker erg kon waarderen is dat de hele toedracht van het drama beetje bij beetje onthult wordt, maar het echte verhaal erachter wordt pas aan het einde van het boek in een 'flashback' hoofdstuk verteld.

Ze Komt Nooit Meer Terug is lekker vlot geschreven, met een goed verhaal en sterk plot en dit samen met de 220 bladzijdes, die boek telt, zorgt ervoor dat je het boek achter elkaar uitleest.

Carpathia (Angry Robot)

1:00 am 17 May 2012

After the Titanic hits the iceberg you think the survivors have left the worst part behind them, being rescues by the Carpthia, but there is something lurking in the shadows of the Carpathia and it is getting tired of hiding.

I really enjoyed reading Carpathia. It is a fast pasted read and I kept flipping the pages to see what would happen next. The vampires in this book are old school aka dangerous. They left the new country because they got careless and survival has always been keeping to themselves and hiding in the shadows for them. Now they are on their way to the old world to make sure they don't get exposed to the humans. But hiding on a ship full of humans might not have been their best idea and that is when people start to disapear.

I enjoyed reading Carpathia, although I was not a big fan of the characters. To be honost I did not like the characters at all. Also the love triangle was a bit much. However the writing and the story make up for that part. This was a quick read and highly enjoyable if you like a scary read, that is not to serious.

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