Saturday, May 23, 2020

Haiku Reviews...


Hounded by Kevin Hearne


An angry Celtic God
wants Atticus dead; the druid
has other ideas.


Urban fantasy .... 289 pages .... 4.5/5 stars.
(Another fun read from my TBR shelf.)






The Captain's Wallflower by Audrey Harrison


One wallflower plus
a blind naval captain and
a dog equals love.


Regency Romance .... 174 pages .... 4/5 stars.
(I bought this one a couple of years ago.)





Jungle by Yossi Ghinsberg


His Amazon trek
becomes a test of survival when
he's separated from his friends.


Nonfiction/ Travel memoir .... 322 pages .... 3.5/5 stars.





Happy Reading!













37 comments:

  1. The Iron Druid series is the best!

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  2. The Captain's Wallflower haiku made me laugh! I just read my first book by Kevin Hearne recently Ink & Sigil and have scheduled a review for August. I guess I should try his other urban fantasy series. :)

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    1. I didn't know Hearne had started a new series. I like the way he writes. :)

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  3. Your haiku reviews are always so fun to read. :)

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  4. Hounded is one of those books I keep telling myself I need to read. It sounds like a fun one. :)

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    1. I enjoyed it a lot and am looking forward to reading the next book in the series.

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  5. well done, as usual. Those are almost one-sentence short stories, aren't they?

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    1. Thanks! Some plots are easier to sum up in one sentence than others. :)

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  6. Who needs to write long reviews when your haikus say all that needs to be said. LOL

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    1. I do them when I'm feeling lazy and I don't want to write a long review...which seems to be quite often these days. ;D

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  7. Lots of variety! I have about 10 books I still need to review. I should do some haiku reviews instead :) Love these!

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    1. You should do some haiku reviews! I'd love to read them. :D

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  8. I've heard such great things about the Iron Druid series. Are you going to continue and read all of them?

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    1. That's my plan! Of course, I don't have the second book yet, but I hope to get it soon. :)

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  9. Hounded sounds really good!

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    1. It's a fun read, especially if you like urban fantasy. :)

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  10. Jungle sounds like it would be a good book.

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    1. Books like that are the only way I'll probably ever get to travel to the Amazon. :)

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  11. 1. I love these reviews. This is such a fun and creative approach to mini reviews!
    2. Jungle sounds fantastic!

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    1. Thanks! And I love books that are set in the Amazon rain forest. Jungle is a pretty good read. I also really loved Lost in the Amazon and the Lost City of Z.

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  12. Brevity is the soul of wit.

    Great reviews

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  13. Ooooo! Hounded! I like the sound of that one.

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    1. It's a very entertaining urban fantasy read. :)

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  14. Another fun set of reviews! I especially liked the one for The Captain's Wallflower.

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    1. Some haikus are easier to write than others. :)

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  15. An Urban fantasy?? I’ve never heard of that before. 🙂

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    1. Think of the TV shows Supernatural or Charmed. Urban fantasies have magic and spells and creatures like vampires or werewolves but the story itself is usually set in a modern urban setting. :)

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  16. Yay for starting Iron Druid! One of my favorite series'! Great reviews, Lark! Happy to hear your library is opening up to curbside pickups! :)

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    1. I really liked Hounded and am very excited to keep reading in the series. Atticus is a very cool character. :)

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  17. I need to read more Iron Druid books. I remember it being really funny!

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  18. I HAVE to start the Iron Druid series. I know I'll love it.

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  19. Hounded was a really fun read. I'll definitely be reading the other books in this series. :)

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