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Saturday, March 27, 2021

Fire Fly Lane Was Disappointing


The buzz surrounding Fire Fly Lane was positive, the show not so much.   The acting was fine as well as the story line.  Someone, director, producer, mixer decided that flashbacks were more important than the plot.  There were flashbacks within flashbacks.  An occasional flash back can add to a story but these people went overboard, way overboard.   When you are spending all your time trying to discern hairstyle or clothing to determine at what point in the story you are now flashing to, you lose sight of the plot.    Confusing to the point of annoying would be my description.  

In addition to the slavish use of flashbacks someone decided a cliff hanging teaser was the best way to finish the first series.  Cliff hangers are fine but to set up a cliff hanger that is contradictory to verbal testament of unending love that occurred mere minutes before a reversal was more confusing than encouraging.   A cliff hanger should encourage you to look forward to the next season, this ending just made me scratch my head and wonder why would I watch this again, it’s making no sense.  My opinion, a promising series with terrific interpersonal action, tasteful sexual tension, sporadic humor and a plausible plot line was corrupted by the prolific use of flashbacks and a contradictory conclusion. 


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Monday, March 22, 2021

Don’t Let Go by Harlan Coben




Nap Dumas is a police detective with conflicting agendas.   His twin brother, Leo and Leo’s girlfriend, Diane, committed suicide fifteen years ago, or did they? 

 A small New Jersey town was the home of a Nike base during the cold war.  Post 9/11 the base may have been something else.  The mystery of the base and the unlikely coincidences of multiple classmates being murdered leads Nap on a convoluted trail.

Coben has the ability to maintain a high level of tension throughout his story.   Nap is flawed as well as all the other characters.  The brings a level of realism that supersedes the flawless protagonists.

I enjoyed the book and haven’t read a Coben book that I didn’t like. 


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Wednesday, March 17, 2021

Kiku's Quest by William G. Bentrim

Thanks to the pandemic house confinement, I’ve finally finished my first full-length, Sci-Fi novel.  Kiku’s Quest features a strong female protagonist struggling to survive. Kiku, a street urchin, meets Jarvan, a naïve young man on his first interplanetary voyage.   Jarvan’s being mugged by homegrown street thugs in the slum surrounding the Capital leads to a random kiss that saves his life.

Kiku and Jarvan discover their hidden strengths when facing the threat of a coup by pirates.  Saxta, Kiku’s tribal war dog, Lucille an AI, the Waterside militia, and the Rum Runner’s Captain Morgan ally with the two teens to combat the greedy invaders.

Ravaging monsters, rebellious tribesmen, street gangs, and pirates provide literary adrenalin sufficient to sate any action addict’s thirst.

How likely will the coup be stopped by a teenage girl and her dog?

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Burning Bright by Nick Petrie



Peter Ash is combatting PTSD.  In his quest to be alone and outdoors he encounters a bear that drives him into the arms of June, a tough no-nonsense investigative reporter.  Together they find themselves investigating June’s mother's death and a mysterious logarithm.

Peter’s character is slowly changing as he recognizes the difficulties he faces with PTSD.   June is a bit of a force of nature.   She is attractive, bold, tough and surprisingly vulnerable in some situations.  

The story and plot are intricate and captivating.   Peter’s accomplished friends provide backup when needed.  Peter, again, demonstrates his extraordinarily lethal past. 

With the thousands of authors out there I feel fortunate to have had Petrie recommended to me.  

I enjoyed the book and have already started Light It up, the next in the series. 


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Friday, March 12, 2021

Deliberate Duplicity by David Rohlfing



The plot is convoluted enough to keep your interest.  A serial killer is running amok and the police have no clues.  

The relationship between the characters is well done.   The poker game had a distinct ring of truth to it.   The anonymous villain lives you guessing.  It was a good mystery.  

This had a good plot and some memorable characters.

 


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Sunday, March 7, 2021

I Can See Clearly by James A. Cusumano



This is a strange book.  I can’t decide if it is a philosophic treatise or a human interest story.   The topic of spiritual physics has never come up in my reading before.   The story has Luc Ponti having a near-death experience and resulting paranormal talents.

Luc’s paranormal talents include far-seeing which is discovered by the CIA due to the inability of a researcher to keep a confidence.   Luc’s talents lead to counseling with a Buddist monk who helps Luc expand his consciousness.  

Luc inadvertently makes a new friend with Eric and improves and changes his relationship with long time, maybe more than friend, Bella.

The author clearly is selling a philosophic premise through fictional media.

 

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Tuesday, March 2, 2021

The Drifter by Nick Petrie



Peter Ash is a veteran struggling with PTSD which he calls the white static. The white static is synonymous with noisy claustrophobia.   He was a Lt. and fond of his men.   He finds out one of his men has committed suicide and he goes to help Jimmy’s wife.   All is not what it seems.

Peter discovers that Diana is coping but not well.   Her two boys and an unwieldy mortgage are taking their toll.    He plans on helping her and discovers that Jimmy was into something unknown to both he and Diana.   Money and explosives are a bad combination and lead to a plot that Peter must unravel to protect Diana and her boys.

Mingus is my favorite character and you need to read the book to find out why.

I recommend the book.  I really enjoyed it. 


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