ellemnope's reviews
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Cute and quirky read. A little bit rough on the verbiage here and there, but overall a good book. For the full review: http://erraticprojectjunkie.blogspot.com/2012/05/2012-boty-ella-minnow-pea-by-mark-dunn.html

I had mixed feelings about this book. I wanted to like it more than I did, but there were a few distracting things that kept me from really latching on. The premise for the story is good and the character of Elza is well built, but there were pieces of the story that were needless and simply took up space - occasionally even causing a jarring of the flow. With a little more editing and development, this book could have been great. For the full review: http://erraticprojectjunkie.blogspot.com/2012/04/2012-boty-elzas-kitchen-by-marc-fitten.html

I liked this book, but I didn't love it. The writing is descriptive and good, but the plot just didn't suck me in. I had some issues with transitions and got confused a few times because there seemed to be some choppiness here and there.

I was left wanting more and felt that the story didn't really have the solid ending that I needed.

For the full review: http://erraticprojectjunkie.blogspot.com/2012/03/2012-boty-forgotten-country-by.html

I received this book as a Goodreads First Read.

A dark and quirky comedy. It read easily, but the characters were a bit over the top. It had a promising plot and the writing is good, but too much on the odd side for me. Not really my style of book, I suppose.

For the full review: http://erraticprojectjunkie.blogspot.com/2012/08/east-of-denver-by-gregory-hill.html

An interesting and unique plot, but somewhat spoiled by the author's voice and somewhat wandering focus. For the full review: http://erraticprojectjunkie.blogspot.com/2012/11/middlesex-by-jeffrey-eugenides.html

I like Anita Shreve as an author. This was not her finest. It mostly aggravated and annoyed me. I wanted to slap both main characters across the face. http://erraticprojectjunkie.blogspot.com/2012/11/the-last-time-they-met-by-anita-shreve.html

Not my favorite Anita Shreve...a little different for my tastes. Seemed to be hastily written with flat characters. For the full review: http://erraticprojectjunkie.blogspot.com/2012/11/a-wedding-in-december-by-anita-shreve.html

Not my favorite historical fiction novel. It took me quite a while to even get interested in the plot. For the full review: http://erraticprojectjunkie.blogspot.com/2012/12/a-question-of-guilt-by-juilanne-lee.html

Everything I was told about this book was true: it was slow to start, it got me hooked in the end, and...of course...it's filthy. I did find it annoying that the book ended where it did...it felt like a ploy to make more money - similar to the way the last books of the Harry Potter and Twilight series were split into two movies each. I suppose I do understand it from the point of view of length. It would've been difficult to fit all of the book details into singular movies, similar to the way it would've been difficult to have this series as one gigantic 1,000 page novel. That may have perhaps made it harder to sell...

Not a bad end to the trilogy, but not my favorite. Odd and bumpy start and a rushed ending. After how many pages had been taken to get this danged thing going, you'd think the ending would be a little more rounded.