A Few Quick Book Reviews

Man has it been that long since I've reviewed the books I've finished reading. I'm slowly getting books read, but I didn't realized I have 3 books to review. Since that is the case I will quickly review them here and mention what I am currently reading.


The Monuments Men

Yes the nerdy historian in me had to read this book before I saw the movie. This book is a very well written book that the non history love will enjoy. It tells an interesting story about the men and woman who saved thousands of art treasures and artifacts that Hitler tried to hide and destroy.

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Gone Girl

I had such high hopes for this book due the hype it had received. I was very disappointed and felt like I was lied to. I did not see how this book got such a following. Yes, it's twist is unexpected, but I don't think it was that great.

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Flash and Bone

I finally started reading this series. This book wasn't as bad as others have been. It was a quick read and I didn't want to throw it across the room. It will probably be a while until I read the next books.

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Soulless

This book is such a new twist on the vampire/werewolf genre that we've seen recently. It is written well and I think it needs to be recognized for how it's pulled the boring old stories of vampires and werewolf's out of that.

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Currently I am read: Game of Thrones, My Zombie My, Alpha Farm and Changeless.

Steampunk Detective Review

Yep got another book finished. I was hoping to get some books read this summer and I was able to get a few. I am about 5 books ahead of my 25 books in 2013 goal. I may bring it up to the 50 goal that I had the last two years, but never completed.

Synopsis: An orphan. The world’s greatest detective. A planet dominated by airships, steam powered spacecraft and towers that stretch into orbit.

Welcome to the world of The Steampunk Detective.

Jack Mason is an orphan wanting a new life. Ignatius Doyle is an aging detective who needs an assistant. When Jack goes to work for Mr Doyle, he has no idea what lies ahead. 

They are called in to locate a missing scientist by his daughter, the beautiful Scarlet Bell. As Jack and Mr Doyle investigate, they discover links to Leonardo da Vinci and the Phoenix Society, a clandestine organisation that has been secretly developing technology for centuries. 

As they close in on the missing scientist, they discover other forces at play. The Nazis want the technology of the Phoenix Society as does the mysterious Napoleon of Crime, Professor M. 

With the world teetering on the verge of war, a weapon of mass destruction is stolen from the Phoenix Society and London held to ransom. 
Will Jack and Mr Doyle find the missing scientist? Will they track down the weapon before London is destroyed? And what is the true identity of Professor M?

Filled with references to Sherlock Holmes and the world of Victorian literature, The Steampunk Detective is an action packed adventure for readers of all ages as it brings together a boy in need of a family and a man in need of a son. (Taken from GoodReads)

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I wasn't expecting much for a $0.99 book on my Kindle, but I figured it would be a fast read and would be interesting to see what kind of books are in the Steampunk genre of books. To best sum up this book, it's Sherlock Holmes meets Da Vinci Code meets Steampunk. Not necessarily a bad thing, but for me when I saw how similar the detective in this book was to Holmes I felt a little ripped off. I am not a writer so I'm not sure how you write a Victorian Detective that doesn't come off as a rip off. 

Despite some familiar characters it's a decent book. If you like a basic detective story with twists and a happy ending then you will enjoy this book. It's a quick easy read and filled with adventure

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I Am Legend Review

This book is one I got for a secrete santa this past holiday season. My fiancé said it was a good book and that I would enjoy it. I started the book in March while on a road trip to Las Vegas. This books is actually one longer story and several short stories.

Here's the list of stories:
I Am Legend
Buried Talents
The Near Departed
Prey
Witch War
Dance of the Dead
Dress of the White Silk
Mad House
The Funeral
From Shadowed Places
Person to Person

I will not go through each and every story, but I will go over the the main story I am Legend and then whether I think the short stories should be read.

Synopsis:
Robert Neville may well be the last living man on Earth . . . but he is not alone.

An incurable plague has mutated every other man, woman, and child into bloodthirsty, nocturnal creatures who are determined to destroy him.

By day, he is a hunter, stalking the infected monstrosities through the abandoned ruins of civilization. By night, he barricades himself in his home and prays for dawn.... (Taken for GoodReads).

Review: 

The story of I Am legend seems a bit slow. For me it would go through some of his daily activities and just reading one man's view on his making breakfast and hanging up garlic and mirrors is not my idea of a good read. About half way through the story it did pick up and get much better. It's an interesting story and I think the Vincent Price movie The Last Man on Earth did a good job with telling the story as opposed to the Will Smith movie.

The story had its good points and it has some interesting views on what life would be like if you were the only human left. I think while parts dragged on it was a decent book. 

As for the short stories included... I wasn't into them. I had to force myself to read the because I wanted the satisfaction of finishing the whole book. While some are a bit different most of them left no impact on my and I will forget I even read them.

So if you're into an interesting book on vampires just read I Am legend and ignore the rest of the stories.

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