So I may have been a little hasty regarding Karin Slaughter’s last book, “Beyond Reach”. Now that I’ve had time to mull it over, maybe it was a good idea for Karin Slaughter to finish that book the way she did. This latest installment in the Grant County series was a bit more like her previous books. I hope she continues to write books that include characters from both of her series.

Karin Slaughter made a big mistake when she finished this book the way she did. I know that she is an author that needs that one last thrilling event on the last page, but this was ridiculous.

If you have read any of her other “Grant County” books, STOP AFTER READING “FAITHLESS”. It’s not worth dedicating the several hours it takes to read “Beyond Reach”, only to get to the second-to-last page, to see that all of the stuff the characters have gone through in the first five books is pointless.

I honestly can’t see how she can be writing a seventh book (“Genesis”, coming out in 2009)... unless maybe she’s thinking about making the last 2 pages of this book a dream sequence.

Yeah, don’t read it.

I met Chuck Klosterman when I was on vacation last summer. He was doing a short reading, leading a discussion, and finishing up with a book signing. It was very low key, in a small coffee shop in Seattle. My friend and I were just so very excited to meet him… We’ve been devouring his books…

So when it was all done, he was just hanging out and I asked him to come out and have a beer with us. AND HE DID! I was shocked that he said yes, and to this day, I still can’t believe I had the guts to go up to someone who could write such a great book, and ask him if he wanted to hang out. It was awesome.

I have never read a book that has touched me like this one has. People always say that you should “live in the moment” and “live life to the fullest”...

I feel like I have been awoken from a semi-conscious state of mind. And that now, more than ever, my family has taken on new meaning. I have reached a new level of clarity…

Read it.

You know when the critics say a book is a “page turner”, or that “it’s exciting right up until the last page”? Well, they weren’t lying when it came to this book. I was guessing right up until the last page. Seriously. THE last page.

I would recommend this book to anybody who likes books that keep you on the edge of your seat.

I am so glad that this series was recommended to me. I am so impressed by Karin Slaughter’s writing style and the way she uses graphic details to describe the situations her characters are in. I would recommend this series to anybody.

Well… this book started out a bit slow. I was afraid Kathy Reichs was jumping on the DaVinci Code “Jesus was married and had kids with Mary Magdalene” bandwagon.

I didn’t like this one as much as her other books. I’d still recommend it, though. I feel like I know more about Jerusalem’s history. All-in-all… a pretty good read.

I thought this book was the cutest out of all of them… I got a little bored with the book prior to this one, but Evanovich & Co. totally redeemed themselves with “Full Blast”. A good read!