ikandree's reviews
310 reviews

The Mark by Jerry B. Jenkins, Tim LaHaye

3.0

Counted with the Stars by Connilyn Cossette

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

This was a very interesting take of Exodus from the Bible, but from the Egyptian point of view.  How terrified they were during the plagues made me really think.

The Indwelling: The Beast Takes Possession by Jerry B. Jenkins, Tim LaHaye

3.25

Assassins by Jerry B. Jenkins, Tim LaHaye

4.0

A Misfortune of Lake Monsters by Nicole M. Wolverton

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

3.5

This book was quite good.  I especially enjoyed the description of the monster and how the attacks played out.  I feel that the love story could have been toned down and that it took away from the story itself.

The Summer Guest by Justin Cronin

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

I wanted to love this book. I absolutely love Justin Cronin and think his work is elegant, moving, and thought provoking.  This story was just that...a story.  It was a nice story and changing POV was interesting.  The book definitely kept me interested and entertained, but I forgot it as soon as I put it down.  Sometimes I needed to back up to remember what I had read when I left off.  Disappointing, but it was his first published work.

First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.25

Wow. This book was great from the first page.  I honestly had no idea where it was going and the twist (twists?) had me going.  It was a fun ride.

Soul Harvest by Jerry B. Jenkins, Tim LaHaye

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

3.0

I read this book many years ago and the story really holds up.  The audiobook was great.

Island Witch by Amanda Jayatissa
Did not finish book. Stopped at 35%.

I’m not going to rate it bc I DNFd it. It was slow but beyond that, it was written about another culture with zero regards for making it easier on other cultures to read. For example, within one sentence the author will use a word, then have to explain that word in everyday language, but have to do that a few times in one sentence. The story simply does not flow bc there are too many words that need explaining. Further the names also interrupt the flow. The father is called Thaththa. I’m sure the names are familiar to the culture but, again written for a broader audience, these could have been better chosen. 

I fully realize that these may seem petty to some but the story simply wasn’t interesting enough to be able to glance over these issues. They highlighted the problems already there.

Nicolae: The Rise of Antichrist by Jerry B. Jenkins, Tim LaHaye

dark emotional hopeful inspiring tense fast-paced

4.0

I read this many years ago and it holds up.  The audiobook was great with no annoying voices.