Tuesday, June 25, 2019

Haiku Reviews...


Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware


Hal Westaway can
con her way to an inheritance--
if she dares!


Mystery .... 368 pages .... 4/5 stars.
(I thought this one was better than The Woman in Cabin 10.)






Teeth of the Sea by Tim Waggoner


Ancient cryptids have
 risen from the depths, driven 
to mate, spawn .... and feed!


"Deep sea thriller" .... 173 pages .... 2.5/5 stars.
(This one's a real chomp fest!)





Secrets of a Spinster by Rebecca Connolly


Spinster? Ha! Mary is
determined to enjoy her London 
Season like never before.


Regency romance .... 281 pages .... 3.5/5 stars.
(Humorous and fun.)





Ghost Mine by Hunter Shea


This abandoned mine
holds more than gold or ghosts. Its
terror runs much deeper!


Horror/Western .... 290 pages .... 4/5 stars.
(Thanks for the book, Barb! It was one wild ride. Check out Barb's review if you want to know more.)




Happy Reading!

30 comments:

  1. Love your haiku reviews! I really enjoyed the Ruth Ware book - such a fun one!

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    1. Thanks, Nadia! I think The Death of Mrs. Westaway is my favorite Ruth Ware novel so far. :)

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  2. These haiku reviews are great--concise and to the point!

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    1. I do them when I'm feeling too lazy to write a real review. ;D

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  3. I love it when you do reviews like this and I'm so glad you enjoyed Ghost Mine!

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    1. It was a fun read. Thanks so much for sending me a copy! :D

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  4. You are so clever, Lark! I like the Mrs. Westaway book too.

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  5. Well, done. You made me smile this morning.

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  6. I'm always so happy to see your haiku reviews! They're so much fun! :D

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  7. I love your haikus! The Death of Mrs Westaway sounds great.

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    1. Thanks, Helen. And the Death of Mrs. Westaway is a fun mystery. :)

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  8. Teeth of the Sea! That one looks kinda fun from a cryptid gone wild kinda way. :)

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  9. The premise of Ruth Ware's books always grab me but never quite live up to my expectations. But I'll probably keep reading them. They are perfect vacation/beach/plane trip reads.

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    1. The first Ruth Ware book I read fell a little flat for me, too. But I thought this one was better. Which gives me hope for her future books. :D

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  10. I still need to read Ghost Mine but I loved Teeth of the Sea!

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    1. It was fun. And there was a pretty good body count, too!

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  11. MRS. WESTAWAY is my favorite Ruth Ware book so far. Glad you enjoyed it too!

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  12. I always love your haiku reviews. So clever! And the Ruth Ware sounds interesting.

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  13. I'll request the audio of Ruth Ware's book seeing you enjoyed it more than The Woman in Cabin 10, that was at best a 3 star read for me, so I didn't add Mrs. Westaway. Love the format of reviews here. :)

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    1. Thanks, Rachel! Yeah, I didn't love The Woman in Cabin 10 either. But I thought The Death of Mrs. Westaway was a lot better. Fingers crossed you do, too. :)

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  14. Yay for the haiku reviews! Can you believe I still haven't read that book by Ruth Ware? :-o

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    1. Well, I just barely read it, so don't feel too bad. :)

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  15. I was really irritated by Woman in Cabin 10. But yours is not the only positive review I hear about Mrs. Westaway, maybe it will be a good read))))

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    1. I didn't love The Woman in Cabin 10; in fact, I thought the plot was pretty obvious and predictable. But I liked The Death of Mrs. Westaway a lot more. It's definitely a better read.

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