Bullet (Anita Blake #19)

Just this morning I finished Bullet by Laurell K. Hamilton. I've read every book in the series, but I'm not sure that I will continue. I loved reading about Anita Blake and her sexy friends from the very first book, but the last few just haven't seemed to be up to par.

As the series has continued there has been more and more sex with less and less plot. It is disappointing.

Don't get me wrong, I love reading about sex, but this series isn't billed as hardcore erotica. It should have, and is marketed as having, strong story along with the sex. The last few books just seem lacking.

What The Night Knows

Dean Koontz's latest book What The Night Knows is a fast paced, suspenseful, and enjoyable read. Quite Catholic in its outlook, I found it's subtle criticism of the modern church to be a bonus layered upon an otherwise non-serious story.

I always enjoy books by Koontz, but when he writes of the institutions that affect our lives his books truly shine. Dark Rivers Of The Heart comes to mind as an example.

I think that anyone who enjoys a good Koontz ghost story will enjoy What The Night Knows, but Roman Catholics might enjoy it just a bit more than others.

By Nightfall

By Nightfall by Michael Cunningham is the finest book I've read in a long time. The story of a disintegrating marriage, and its possible redemption, By Nightfall explores the human condition with a richness rarely encountered. It is a book that will make readers think, long after it has been finished. Very highly recommended.