Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Haiku Reviews...

 

Twice Shy by Sarah Hogle


Her Great-Aunt's house is
half hers...and half his. Neither 
wants to share. Now what?


Contemporary romance .... 302 pages .... 4/5 stars.
(Another cute one from Sarah Hogle. I loved the happy ending!)




Thomas Paine and the Clarion Call for American Independence by Harlow Giles Unger

Thomas Paine: Reader, Writer
Patriot, Friend, Advocate of Revolution,
Lover of Liberty

Biography .... 265 pages .... 4/5 stars.
"Without the pen of Paine, the sword of Washington would have been wielded in vain." --John Adams. 




The Rains by Gregg Hurwitz


Asteroid dust brings
alien parasites to earth;
two brothers fight back.


Science fiction .... 349 pages .... 3/5 stars.
(Interesting and fun, but not nearly as good as Hurwitz's
 Orphan X series.)


Happy Reading!


32 comments:

  1. Paine in a Haiku! Haha. Looks like the author captured the essence well *and* managed it all in 265 pages. I'm going to add this to my list of biographies/ memoirs to read. Thanks!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. There was a lot about Paine's life that I did not know about, so I found this biography very interesting. :)

      Delete
  2. Twice Shy sounds like such a fun read. I'll have to keep an eye out for that one. :)

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. I thought Twice Shy was a lot of fun. And such a cute ending. :)

      Delete
  3. Oh, I love the Orphan X books, so I'll definitely look at Rains!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. It's good...just know it's not as good as any of the Orphan X books.

      Delete
  4. Dang asteroid dust...you never know what's catching a ride to Earth. That one sounds like fun.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Asteroid dust is never good! ;D And you definitely don't want to be around what's coming down in this book.

      Delete
  5. The Paine biography sounds good & somebody else just read Twice Shy I saw, too, (but now I can't remember who) and it sounded like fun.

    And yay for Haiku reviews!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. I'm glad you enjoy them; I always have fun writing them. But some do work out better than others. :)

      Delete
  6. Your haiku reviews are always so fun and creative. Twice Shy is a book I definitely want to read. It sounds really good.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. I thought it was a lot of fun. The characters made me laugh.

      Delete
  7. Twice Shy sounds like a fun read to me! And your haiku reviews, too! :)

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thanks, Melody! Twice Shy was a lot of fun. :)

      Delete
  8. Replies
    1. It's good if you like to read about a world where everything is suddenly going very wrong. :)

      Delete
  9. I loved Twice Shy! It was quirky and cute. I bought the audio of the first Orphan X because it was on sale and I saw you liked it. Now I just need time to listen. :)

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Twice Shy was quirky and fun, wasn't it? And Evan Smoak, the main character in Orphan X, is as likable as Peter Ash. I think you'll really like him.

      Delete
  10. Forced to share a house is a fun trope! I will check this out.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. The two characters in Twice Shy are a lot of fun...they made me smile.

      Delete
  11. I always love your haiku reviews. So fun!

    ReplyDelete
  12. Twice Shy sounds really cute. I'm reading a good rom-com right now and it's a nice change of pace. Love these haiku reviews!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thanks, Iliana. :) Which rom-com are you reading?

      Delete
  13. Lovvve these! Twice shy is totally going on my TBR!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Quirky characters + happy ending = book that made me smile.

      Delete
  14. I love your Haiku Reviews. Twice Shy looks like my kind of book.

    ReplyDelete