All Consuming : vevecca81

Consumed "The Time Traveler's Wife"

nobody@allconsuming.net (vevecca81) — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:40:09 GMT

The Time Traveler's Wife

by Audrey Niffenegger

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Breaking Dawn Special Edition (The Twilight Saga)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (vevecca81) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:01:28 GMT

Breaking Dawn Special Edition (The Twilight Saga)

by Stephenie Meyer

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Eclipse (Twilight Saga)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (vevecca81) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:07:57 GMT

Eclipse (Twilight Saga)

by Stephenie Meyer

WORTH IT!

Consumed "New Moon (The Twilight Saga)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (vevecca81) — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:46:09 GMT

New Moon (The Twilight Saga)

by Stephenie Meyer

WORTH IT!

Seeing what all the fuss is about (rated 3 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (vevecca81) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:33:33 GMT

Twilight

by Stephenie Meyer

I gave this a go to see what all the hype was about and why people (teenagers AND adults) are so obsessed with the story.
It was an OK book I suppose and if I’m honest I probably would have lapped it up when I was about 15/16 which is pretty much the target market. However I’m a good decade (or so) beyond that so can only give it an ‘OK’ but I guess I can see what’s so appealing about it, vampire stories will ALWAYS be popular, especially if you throw it at hormonal teenagers.
In relation to other reviews about the style of the writing I actually welcomed the simple style. It was a nice break from some of the try hard writing you can see, overloaded with meaning and missing the point which is to tell a good story.

Consumed "Twilight"

nobody@allconsuming.net (vevecca81) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:33:33 GMT

Twilight

by Stephenie Meyer

WORTH IT!

Consumed "The Pact LP: A Love Story"

nobody@allconsuming.net (vevecca81) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:00:19 GMT

The Pact LP: A Love Story

by Jodi Picoult

WORTH IT!

Consumed "An Absolute Scandal"

nobody@allconsuming.net (vevecca81) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:17:54 GMT

An Absolute Scandal

by Penny Vincenzi

NOT WORTH IT!

Consumed "Wicked!"

nobody@allconsuming.net (vevecca81) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:17:36 GMT

Wicked!

by Jilly Cooper

NOT WORTH IT!

Consumed "The Historian"

nobody@allconsuming.net (vevecca81) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:17:02 GMT

The Historian

by Elizabeth Kostova

NOT WORTH IT!

Consumed "Wicked Pleasures"

nobody@allconsuming.net (vevecca81) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:16:43 GMT

Wicked Pleasures

by Penny Vincenzi

WORTH IT!

Consumed "The Regulators"

nobody@allconsuming.net (vevecca81) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:15:51 GMT

The Regulators

by Stephen King

WORTH IT!

Consumed "The Boleyn Inheritance"

nobody@allconsuming.net (vevecca81) — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:23:23 GMT

The Boleyn Inheritance

by Philippa Gregory

WORTH IT!

Consumed "The 19th Wife: A Novel"

nobody@allconsuming.net (vevecca81) — Sun, 31 May 2009 19:23:50 GMT

The 19th Wife: A Novel

by David Ebershoff

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Birdsong: A Novel of Love and War"

nobody@allconsuming.net (vevecca81) — Wed, 06 May 2009 18:18:53 GMT

Birdsong: A Novel of Love and War

by Sebastian Faulks

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Martyn Waites: Speaking Evil"

nobody@allconsuming.net (vevecca81) — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:42:30 GMT

Martyn Waites: Speaking Evil

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Consumed "Devil Bones: A Novel (Temperance Brennan Novels)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (vevecca81) — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:41:25 GMT

Devil Bones: A Novel (Temperance Brennan Novels)

by Kathy Reichs

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Company of Liars"

nobody@allconsuming.net (vevecca81) — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 09:41:49 GMT

Company of Liars

by Karen Maitland

WORTH IT!

Meh...

nobody@allconsuming.net (vevecca81) — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 09:41:49 GMT

Company of Liars

by Karen Maitland

This took some getting into I must admit. However as I got to know each character I started to enjoy it more. It was never as ‘engrossing’ as the book jacket informed me it would be but it was OK and I did end up putting off a few things to get the last few chapters read. I’m getting into historical fiction at the moment so if you like the genre it will probably appeal but if not then it’s probably not gonna work for you!

Consumed "Wasting Police Time"

nobody@allconsuming.net (vevecca81) — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:06:55 GMT

Wasting Police Time

by PC David Copperfield

NOT WORTH IT!

A review of "Wasting Police Time"

nobody@allconsuming.net (vevecca81) — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 22:57:03 GMT

Wasting Police Time

by PC David Copperfield

I agree with a a lot of what he says but think it’s written in such a way that annoyed me in only the way a copy of the Daily Mail can.
I bet he’s a reader.

His single minded and completely unbalanced view undermines the good messages he is trying to get across. Yes we should have more coppers on the beat and yes the paperwork they are expected to do is ridiculous but there are more areas that need to be policed than just burglars and drug addicts. Some even need skills that your average PC might not have – fancy that.

Potentially a good book. But it’s not.