Well, now you all know the truth, which is that I don't have a lot to say about anything that anyone really needs or wants to know about. But sometimes I have something to say and probably some English major in the 25th century will come across my blog and decide that his thesis will include my savvy interpretations of 20th and 21st century pop fiction (which will have it's own separate major by then...) Yep, what some guy won't do to get a PhD. But I digress
I believe that I wrote a short review of a book by Linda Castillo, Sworn to Silence. I thought that the author had potential. So I bought and listened to Pray for Silence. Both books had good, creepy crimes. Our heroine, former Amish girl, and Chief of Police, Kate seems like a pretty good character. I can't figure out if she's supposed to be an alcoholic, if Castillo wants you to think that she's on the edge, or if she just likes her vodka (to which I say, "YOU GO GIRL!) Tomasetti (Thomasetti? Spelling names from audio books can be a pain) is fairly limited as well. Castillo keeps trying to draw these characters for us but instead just designates attributes that they have. We also get to relive their traumas which regularly come back to haunt them at inopportune times.
It's a shame, because I think Castillo has some talent here. But why, oh why go out of your way to have a hero and heroine with backgrounds in law enforcement (long and successful careers) and them have them be stupid in emergencies and ignorant of the law and how it works.
In both tales, the final 1/4 to 1/3 of the book just becomes unbearable as Kate makes stupid mistake after stupid mistake. And really, how many times does she have to prove that she has good ideas to those around her when A. She's chief of police and B. She was right the last time. Duh. Just fuss and nonsense. Seriously.
If you don't mind a bit of foolishness and can get these for a good price, go for it. If you have trouble with foolish characters, don't.
Happy Reading.
I believe that I wrote a short review of a book by Linda Castillo, Sworn to Silence. I thought that the author had potential. So I bought and listened to Pray for Silence. Both books had good, creepy crimes. Our heroine, former Amish girl, and Chief of Police, Kate seems like a pretty good character. I can't figure out if she's supposed to be an alcoholic, if Castillo wants you to think that she's on the edge, or if she just likes her vodka (to which I say, "YOU GO GIRL!) Tomasetti (Thomasetti? Spelling names from audio books can be a pain) is fairly limited as well. Castillo keeps trying to draw these characters for us but instead just designates attributes that they have. We also get to relive their traumas which regularly come back to haunt them at inopportune times.
It's a shame, because I think Castillo has some talent here. But why, oh why go out of your way to have a hero and heroine with backgrounds in law enforcement (long and successful careers) and them have them be stupid in emergencies and ignorant of the law and how it works.
In both tales, the final 1/4 to 1/3 of the book just becomes unbearable as Kate makes stupid mistake after stupid mistake. And really, how many times does she have to prove that she has good ideas to those around her when A. She's chief of police and B. She was right the last time. Duh. Just fuss and nonsense. Seriously.
If you don't mind a bit of foolishness and can get these for a good price, go for it. If you have trouble with foolish characters, don't.
Happy Reading.
