Not as good as the previous books I read about Jussi Adler-Olsen's ...
582598
Not as good as the previous books I read about Jussi Adler-Olsen's entertaining Q department. Maybe because none of the characters evoked any sympathy or interest in me. Too much of a social statement possibly.
1287565
Although I enjoyed this book I did not think it was quite as good as previous ones by this author.
2833420
Profiles of persons are interesting.  Not nearly as good as his other books
4651157
I just completed this book and I was a little disappointed.  I have read at least 10 Rochelle Alers' books.  This one is different form the rest, maybe becuase it is part of the Kimani Romance series.  This book is lightwieght at best.  Her books usually have some depth and character development.  I thought the Belinda got angry for dumb reasons and she fell for Griffin too easily after HATING him for years.  Maybe the book would be better if it were longer.
795086
Though I have liked this author's books in the past, this one was disappointing.

I know that one of the reviewer's said that Carla's story was "the good one" but I felt just the opposite.  Yes, her journey was harrowing but let's not forget that everything she was doing was to get to this country illegally and then take advantage of free education, medical care, etc.

I found Alice's story much more interesting and would have like to have seen more about the "big sister" relationship with a troubled teen-ager she is talked into by the local principal of a school that is struggling to survive.  Evian (the "little sister") seemed interesting and real to me.

After Alice's struggles with infertility and a failed adoption, she reaches out to fill her need to nurture - first a puppy and then Evian, who she finds interesting and compelling, but also sees there could be trouble ahead.

This book lacked the author's usual "wow" moment at the end of her books.  I doubt anyone didn't see coming what happened.  Skip this book and read her "How to be Lost."  It's terrific.
642205
This book was not as good as his previous book on the Normans which I thought was excellent.  Like Brownsworth's other book which I read on the Normans, the book on the Vikings was both easy to read and provided a lot of information.

However, the Vikings were a more violent culture than the Normans(the Normans seemed to be average in the amount of their violence considering their times while the Vikings even by the standard of their times seemed ruthless) which was not altogether according to my taste.  Furthermore, Brownsworth stress the Vikings war-like traits(remember the title is Sea Wolves) over their technological, legal or nautical contributions.
3683461
I liked this book but it was not as good as Russka or New York.  The characters did not interact with historical figures as much as his other novels.
328554
This book seems to not be quite up to the standards of the previous books.  It is much more vague, in that there are no definite descriptions of the visitors involved, and lots of "it seemed like" suppositions, instead of "I saw".  These entities could have had hats, rings, shoes, curly hair, but we don't know since they weren't described.  I was always asking myself how he knew the things he wrote.  It has a much more fearful tone than the other books.  And the extra section (second half) of the book about Roswell seemed like filler, which was a disappointment.  Since he wasn't at Roswell, and hasn't said that he had specific briefing/knowledge of Roswell, there are a lot of conjectures going on.  I enjoyed the first 4 books, though. I think the Kindle version is the way to go on this one.
1223776
Book was ok, but not as good as the previous one by Clark.  Too much divergence from story line and not full development of characters
2792604
I have read most of Edward Rutherford's historical novels, e.g  Sarum, The Forest, London, Paris, New York, and  Princes of Ireland, and loved them all.  This one is clearly below the level of the other books.  Some of the characters were not necessary to understand the story line and the history of hate between the Catholics and Protestants in Ireland.  The middle of the book was very slow going.  I would only recommended this book to those who have read Princes of Ireland and want to continuing learning detailed Irish history.
181710
This was another good book about PCU, but it seemed to be more subdued than previous ones.  The characters weren't as crazy or amusing as in previous stories. In addition, the author didn't fully explain how the murderers did their deed other than hire hitmen, which was just too simplistic with no details.  This was more of a 3.5 star book, but am giving the author the benefit of the doubt.
4355537
I liked reading 'Crusader' and have enjoyed the other titles by Le Veque, but for some reason, this book didn't capture me. Maybe it was too long, and are there no normal size men in this world? I enjoy strong women in books, but I was beginning to wonder if there shouldn't be a prize for navet after a while, I hesitate to call Jordan stupid.half way through I started to speed read, which isn't a good thing, as I was finding the book getting longer and less interesting and repetitive. I prefered The Serpent, as it was better constructed, and the reason I bought this book.  Over all disappointing.
3734666
Interesting book about a long ago case.  I liked that Olsen took the words from the actual people who were involved in the case.  It seemed pretty bungled from the get go, and there was nothing new added from what I remember of the case when it happened.  It's frustrating that Kennedy was held up as a celebrity and with all the discrepancies between his written statement and his TV announcement, no one bothered to follow it up.  The Kennedy's have always been untouchable.
2564530
This was my least-favorite of Adler-Olsen's fine books. The central character's horrible early life is chronicled in excruciating detail, which became both tedious and semi-disgusting; I wondered of this was all done to justify her becoming a serial killer later in life, when she had the means and opportunity? I don't know, she was creepy, and so was almost every other character in the story. The only redeeming feature in the whole book was Department Q's brainy and intuitive "assistant detective," Assad, a mysterious Syrian transplant.
1123948
Sadly, I was disappointed in this book. My expectations were very high, given the quality of Mr. Dallek's work in the past. This book seemed like a rehash, specifically designed to appeal to those looking for books on JFK near the 50th anniversary of his death. But it didn't feel like very much new ground was broken; much of this seems familiar, both from Dallek's "John F. Kennedy: An Unfinished Life," and from books by other authors.

When I saw the title, what I was hoping for was an in-depth examination of the inner workings of JFK's White House staff, but there is very little of that in the book. Some key aides (Ralph Dungan, Fred Dutton) aren't even mentioned. Instead, the book was about JFK and his interactions with the advisers we've always read about: "The Irish Mafia," Sorenson, Salinger, the Big 4 of the Cabinet, Maxwell Taylor and the Joint Chiefs, and various State and Defense Department aides who were involved in the Cuba and Vietnam debates. The book is well written, as always; I was just hoping for something different.
2500724
I have always enjoyed Howie Carr's books, but came away disappointed at this one. Too many names have been blacked out and the author does not give an explanation as why he had to do it. The photographs are good, and I used this book as a cross reference when reading 'Boston Mob' by Marc Songini.
2563183
The previous three books were absolutely wonderful.  This one was not quite so good.  I think that Briggs succumbed the problem many series have.  Once the main love interests actually get together the story fizzles a little.  I am happy Mercy and Adam have finally gotten together and accepted their relationship but I hope the next story has the old zing back.  It felt like two different stories and neither one of them was very spellbinding.  I found Marcilia very annoying.  I don't find her scary just annoying.  It felt like the two major plots of the book were disjointed and had nothing to do with each other.  I think that Briggs has a very strong series here and while this was a good book, it didn't meet the standard she has set by her previous books in Mercy Thompson's world.  Hopefully she will get back into stride with her next one.