Month: November 2013

  • Book review: The Confessions of Catherine de Medici by C.W. Gortner

    The Confessions of Catherine de Medici by C.W. Gortner My rating: 4 of 5 stars I had a difficult time getting into the author’s previous book, The Last Queen, so I wasn’t sure what I would think about this book. I was pleasantly surprised to discover that I really liked it. It may be because…

  • Book review: Killing Floor by Lee Child

    Killing Floor by Lee Child My rating: 4 of 5 stars Hard boiled thrillers are a bit hit-and-miss with me. I like some of them but many are off-putting due to their unlikeable main character. I was surprised I liked this book as much as I do. There’s violence, of course, (you can’t have a…