Review: The Divorce Papers by Susan Rieger

Title: The Divorce Papers 

Author: Susan Rieger

Genre: Women's fiction

Pages: 461

Published: 2014

Sophie Diehl is an associate criminal attorney working for an old-line New England Firm and she very much appreciates the fact that most of her clients are behind bars.  She hates face-to-face contact, but one week, all the partners are out of the office, so she is forced to do the intake interview for a new divorce client.  Although she is promised that is all she'll have to do, the client takes a liking to her and insists on Sophie continuing as her lawyer.

This was such a fun book to read.  It's written in all e-mails and interoffice memos, but surprisingly gives detailed looks into the character's lives.  I loved the characters (except for the ones you're supposed to hate) and was sad to see it end.  I would love to see this as a series!!

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Reviewed by Kim

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Review: Sorry by Zoran Drvenkar

Title: Sorry

Author: Zoran Drevnkar

Genre: Thriller

Pages: 2011 

Published: 299

Four 20-something friends, Kris, Tamara, Wolf, and Frauke, living in Germany, have not much to do and not much direction, and on a whim one night, decide to start up an agency. It will be called Sorry, and they will apologize for people for all sorts of things. Sounds strange, but soon, they are getting call after call, and are raking in the money. Their latest client, however, is a killer, and he has called them to apologize to his victim, and to dispose of the body. He taunts them endlessly, and as they try to discover his identity before he comes after them, the question remains: why did he do this? And, are they next?

This was book was GOOD. And crazy. It was also bizarre, and graphic, and addicting and I’m STILL trying to wrap my head around it. A short “story” here will give you a brief summary of my up and down thoughts: A librarian coworker saw me reading this when I had first started, and asked how it was. I was only about 20 pages in and my response was: “weird. Its narration for a killer is from the point of view ‘you.’” A couple days later, halfway into the book, she saw me reading and asked again how I liked it. My response this time was drastically different: “it’s really good. It started out strange, but stick with it.” This is what I would tell you, too. But first, a warning: this book is extremely graphic and very disturbing and dark, including such things as rape, pedophilia, and gory killings. If you can handle that, and you love thrillers, then this is an excellent book for you. But it is bizarre! It has shifting narration: from each of the four friend’s perspectives, “you,” AKA the killer, “I,” who is unknown until the very end, and from “the man who wasn’t there,” someone who is watching the friends, but also is not revealed until later on in the book. So many strange and disturbing things happen and while the odd narration can be unsettling, I grew to like it, after hating it at first. I liked the book so much because it never stops and never relents. The action and mystery just keep at it until the very end, and I liked how unique the story was, both in its plot and its take on narration. This book truly is not for everyone; you must not have a weak stomach, and you have to enjoy “bizarre.” If both of these things apply to you, and you’re up for something really different, and exciting, then I’d recommend you pick this book up ASAP… but you’ve been warned!

5/5 stars!

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Reviewed by Stephanie

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Review: Blackberry Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke

Title: Blackberry Pie Murder

Author: Joanne Fluke

Genre: Mystery

Pages: 357

Published: 2014
 

"Life is never really quiet for Hannah Swensen. Her mother's wedding is a month away and guess who's in charge of the planning? Yet just when her biggest challenge seems to be whether to use buttercream or fondant for the wedding cake, Hannah accidentally hits a stranger with her cookie truck on a winding country road in a raging storm. Hannah is wracked with guilt, but things get even worse when she's arrested . . . for murder!"
 

I am a huge fan of Fluke's murder mysteries. The murders are never too gory and I love the recipes for all the desserts.  I admit the love triangle Hannah finds herself in is starting to bore me, she (or the author) just needs to make a decision.

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Reviewed by Cathy

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Review: Without Warning by David Rosenfelt

Title: Without Warning

Author: David Rosenfelt

Genre: Suspense

Pages: 295

Published: 2014

I am a huge fan of David Rosenfelt, so I'm always excited when a new book comes out. Without Warning is a stand alone thriller, not part of the Andy Carpenter series, which is awesome. While the Andy Carpenter books have some humor in them, the stand-alones usually do not and this was no exception. Jake Robbins is the Chief of Police of the small town of Wilton. After a hurricane comes through town, a time capsule which was buried, comes to the surface with a dead body on top it. The capsule is opened, hoping to provide some clues and predictions made years ago are starting to come true. Along with the editor of the paper, Katie Sanford, Chief Robbins is trying to discover the author of these dire predictions in the hopes of preventing more deaths. 

 

This was a suspense novel in every sense of the word, as I was kept guessing until the very end. This is a must read for any fans of David Rosenfelt (although I am anxiously awaiting the next in the Andy Carpenter series) or anyone who loves a good thriller.

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Reviewed by Kim

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