Carlos Aladim Aladim থেকে Barolanwali, Haryana 125050, India
I loved this book. Loved, loved, loved it. That doesn't mean that I rushed right out and bought the sequel or anything, but I did love it to pieces. I know better than to read sequels right away. I don't know how some people are able to read book after book by the same author. Don't they need to spice up their reading? I can't go from one mystery to another. I have to go: mystery, disjointed family drama, non-fiction, classic. And so forth. Like I might have mentioned before, I'm not the biggest fan of mysteries, but make it a mystery set in old New York, and I'm in. I love being able to mentally follow the characters around on their sleuthing and try to recreate in my mind's eye what the city must have looked like a hundred years ago. I would love to be able to travel back in time, especially to eat a late-late dinner at Delmonico's, where dining at 11 p.m. was perfectly normal. I think of NYC as being such a night owl city, but I don't think there are any fancy restaurants where one can sit down to eat at 11 p.m., finish up at 3 a.m., and not feel hurried the entire time. And if I'm wrong, I'd love to know! When I first moved here, I attended a book club meeting at 808 Broadway, which is the building where the sleuths have their headquarters. I remember at the time being told where we were, but having not read the book at that time, didn't appreciate it nearly enough. I think I was more taken with the fact that my coworker, who had invited me along to his book club, knew someone who lived in such lavish quarters. Anyway, I highly recommend The Alienist to both lovers of mysteries and lovers of fiction taking place in old New York.
Night Pleasures by Sherrilyn Kenyon is a book about a very down-to-earth young woman who is a member of a large family of paranormally gifted people. At the start of this story she dates only normal, boring, non-gifted men but then meets a man who is very different from other men(because of a mistaken-identitiy kidnapping). They bond and the adventures begin. As it turns out, he is a centuries old Greek god who was cursed to be a hunter. He hunts down bad vampires. I was able to complete reading this book but did not find it to be as enjoyable as I had hoped it to be. As in all books with dystopian and paranormal themes there is a structure, rules and laws abide by or there are consequences to pay. I did not care for this world and it's structure. I'm also not very interested in Greek mythology when mixed with other fantasy genres. I'm sure there are many people who greatly enjoy this book and the series that follows. They seem to have a lot of folllowers. I would recommend this book to others who like this mix of genres.