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Thursday, June 19, 2025

Haiku Reviews

 

Crash Landing by Annie McQuaid


Wedding trip plane crash
strands bridesmaid with her old flame;
can love re-ignite?


Contemporary romance .... 293 pages .... 4/5 stars.
(Cute forced proximity second chance summer romance.)





The Passengers by John Marrs


Eight self-driving cars
hacked and programmed to collide
as the world watches.


Science fiction .... 337 pages .... 3.5/5 stars.
(Thought-provoking, fast-paced and twisty. And will make you never want to own a self-driving car.)





The Love Haters by Katherine Center


Filming Coast Guard hero Hutch
makes Katie face her fears and
learn to love herself. 


Contemporary romance ... 302 pages .... 4.5/5 stars.
(Favorite quote from this fun romance:  "No one's born fearless. You have to earn it. Every time you have to be brave, you get to be a little braver next time."



Happy Reading!


30 comments:

  1. Crashed Landing sounds cute. Yikes, I wonder what happens in the self-driven car! Loved The Love Haters, too! Great haiku reviews, Lark! :)

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  2. Great haikus! I really enjoyed The Love Haters, and hadn't heard about Crash Landing before, but now I want to check it out.

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    1. The Love Haters was a very fun read. But then it is by Katherine Center. ;D

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  3. This list! I feel like I'm gonna enjoy all of them.

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  4. So good.
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  5. Your haiku reviews are always so clever!

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  6. As usual, very clever haikus. And I am very interested in The Passengers. I would never ever trust a self driving car.

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    1. The Passengers is a good thriller...and will definitely make you leery of cars controlled solely by a computer!

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  7. Great selection as always. Your self-driving cars remark made me laugh! :-D

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    1. :D I tell you, after reading that book you'll know why I said that.

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  8. I always enjoy your haiku reviews.

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  9. The Love-Haters is on my TBR and Crash Landing looks like a fun one. The plane crash plot is definitely a bit different for a romance!

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    1. I'm a sucker for plots where the main characters get stranded somewhere together. :D

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  10. Awesome haikus! I've heard a lot about The Love Haters, so I'm glad you enjoyed it. I love that quote you shared from it. :D

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    1. It's a very cute romance but with more depth. I think you would like it.

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  11. Love your very concise haiku comments on the books!

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  12. Your haiku reviews always make me smile! I really need to read more of Center's books. I've enjoyed all the ones I have read so far.

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    1. I really like her books...although I did read one of her early books--maybe even her first?--that I didn't love. All the rest though have been very fun.

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  13. I've always been curious about The Passengers. I am never getting a self-driving car. They kind of scare me plus I have control issues and could never let the car drive me. Love these!

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    1. I have control issues, too, so I don't think I could ever fully trust a self-driving car. But the book was great.

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  14. The car collisions would not be good. I know that self-drive technology is coming but I sort of want to keep on the controls !

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    1. I'm with you on that! It would be nice to have cars that could brake automatically when the driver is on their phone and not paying attention to the cars around them, though.

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