The Kari AnnAlysis

Archive for March, 2009

Originally Posted: March 18, 2009

Finally, after 10 books, I have figured one out before I got to the end of the book. I don’t know if Evanovich is slacking, I’m just good or I’ve read so many I’m starting to catch on to her trickery, but I knew the killer before she told me this time. Quite an accomplishment, I know.

That made me feel good about myself, and completely changed my perspective on the book.

I thought the beginning was a little slow. Yes, Stephanie was getting stalked by a killer while she was looking for a missing man. She also got to go on a nice little trip to Vegas. But it wasn’t until halfway through the book that you figured out what was happening.

I liked the whole gamer idea that came out of it. I could see it happening in real life. Who doesn’t like games? If you like the idea of gaming … and making it come to real life, you should also check out Julie Kenner’s Codebreaking Trilogy. I’ve only read the 3rd one, The Prada Paradox, but it’s along the same theme as To The Nines.

I give To The Nines 3 bookmarks because I figured it out, I would’ve only given it 2 if not.

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Originally Posted: March 23, 2009

I liked Janet Evanovich’s Ten Big Ones. I like gangs … not “like” … but you know. I like to watch movies about gangs and I like to watch Gangland. I like to learn about gangs. No matter how I say it, it sounds creepy.

For the second time in an Evanovich book, I laughed out loud while reading. Reading about a bunch of people piling in a school bus is funny no matter how you think about it. And thinking about them pulling up to a house … it’s funny!

I also liked when the girls made a kidnapping. The kidnapping part is easy enough, but would you have the guts to torture? Yeah, me neither.

The thing I liked most about this book, we learned a little more about Ranger. He’s such a stranger. You don’t know what to expect. Well, you can expect he’ll say “Babe” and he’ll be wearing black and his cars are always sweet. But other than that, you know nothing. Now, at least we know what’s in his undie drawer, or the lack thereof. Here, here to Ranger.

I give Ten Big Ones 3 bookmarks.

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Originally Posted: January 12, 2009

Jane Eyre, oh where do I start? This book isn’t one I just picked off the shelf. I heard about it in another book I was reading, so I thought I’d check it out. And now, it’s part of me for life.

Yes, I had to use my dictionary to dust off my French to get through it. I also had to guess at some Old English, but those are the only negatives.

As soon as I saw that Little Jane went to a private school, I was sucked in. As big of nerd as I am, I think I would have loved a private school.

From page one until the end, there is never a dull moment. And you grow with Jane from the time she is 10. You see a child become a woman. You also get to see a completely different world than we ever know or can even imagine. As soon as you think there will be calm, the plot thickens and you are left once more in amazement.

One of the things I like most about this book is the history. It’s 162 years old and written by a woman. Charlotte Bronte was not the only author in her family. Her two sisters were also writers and they all wrote under aliases. Many thought it was men writing these amazing stories.
This is a book I will read time and time again. One, I know I missed parts. Two, I just loved the story and don’t think it’ll ever get old.

I give Jane Eyre 5 bookmarks and if you haven’t read it, I highly suggest it. (Sorry, no bookmarks to add to this post. I can’t get them to go at the bottom of the page. Still learning blogger format.)

I’ve been blogging on Myspace for a couple of years now, but have decided to move on to bigger and better things now.

To give you a glimpse of what you can expect, I am a nerd. I read a book every couple of weeks and write reviews on them. Hence, Kari AnnAlysis. I rate the books out of 5 bookmarks.

I’ll occasionally write about something else, but book reviews will be the main source of your entertainment.

For a few days, I’m going to work on transferring my previous blogs over to here, it may take me a while, but I’ll get to new ones, eventually.

PS: If you have any good book ideas or any to stay away from, let me know.