October 2007 50 Books

Category: 50 Books

45. – 50. James Patterson’s Number Series 1st to Die, 2nd Chance, 3rd Degree, 4th of July, 5th Horseman, and 6th Target

These are the Women’s Murder Club books. They are written by James Patterson and one other author (it’s different ones for different books) which makes me believe that James Patterson doesn’t actually do shit any more. He just sits back, has these new authors write his books for him, he puts his name in big writing and their name in little writing, and then rakes in the cash. I’m not saying the writing is bad or anything, in fact the stories are pretty good for typical crime thrillers.

I read these when I heard they were coming out with a TV series about them. I wanted to be prepared. I shouldn’t have bothered because naturally they changed a ton of stuff for TV. Still, I was glad to have a new series to read and it was just enough to get me to 50 books for the year.

The series is about Det. Lindsey Boxer of the San Franciso PD and her 3 pals who also work on crime. There’s the M.E., the D.A., and the perky reporter. The books are formulaic, but still enjoyable. Except for book 3. Damn you, James Patterson and whatever other author minion of yours wrote that. How dare you kill her off like that. And worst, WORST of all?! It adds NOTHING to the damn book AT ALL, her death. hate.

The series on the whole is entertaining enough and it’s not bogged down with too much forensic junk. easy read.

44. The Sharing Knife: Beguilement book 1 : by Lois McMaster Bujold

I’m not one for fantasy fiction, right? (I mean fantasy involving magic and love and junk like that.) But I can ALWAYS get into one of her books. This is the first book of the series, and we have book 2 at the library, but i’ve been waiting to read it next year when (i think) book three comes out. basically a farm girl gets tangled up with some adventure guy and they save the world together. well, they haven’t saved the world yet (i’m sure that happens in the next books), but they do fall in love, of course…this is after all LMB.

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