Play Dead (A Dog Days Novel) Review

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Play Dead (A Dog Days Novel) ReviewI've enjoyed this whole series and this latest book is a great entry. The strongest aspects of the book is the mystery element and the characterization. While I guessed the who-dun-it in one of the earlier books, this one is more complex; even though you have a handle on the "not-so-honest" people, you're not exactly certain which crimes they are guilty of nor how many.
Lou, being a dog with a little extra, is given a large starring role in Play Dead; Mason gets a little more independent. Of course...without his friends around the *entire* time, he does seem to get in rather larger amounts of trouble.
The magic is "realistic" and doesn't overshadow the plot. The world building is top-notch, taking place in San Fransisco. Levitt does a great job of turning real places magical without ever going over-the-top. I think that is what I like about these books the most. The magic is woven with music; nature is often woven into the themes of magical places (natural forces) and there are certain settings/plants used that make the ideas come alive without becoming too far-fetched. Everything has a grounding; the characters are very real.
If you like the Dresden Files, I think you'll like this series.Play Dead (A Dog Days Novel) Overview

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The Red Blazer Girls: The Vanishing Violin Review

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The Red Blazer Girls: The Vanishing Violin ReviewI have just finished reading The Red Blazer Girls - The Vanishing Violin, and it is one of my all-time favorites! This book is three mysteries intertwined into one. In this book, four seventh-grade girls from St.Veronica's School in Manhattan uncover a rare and valuable violin, catch a criminal, and find out who has been breaking into thier school, and oddly enough, re-decorating it! This book was very unpredictable and suspense filled. Just when I thought I had figured out one or more of the mysteries, it turned out not to be the person I thought it was! This was an amazing book and I would recommend it to anyone, and it is a definite must read for those who like code-breaking!The Red Blazer Girls: The Vanishing Violin Overview

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Carter Beats the Devil Review

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Carter Beats the Devil ReviewMy favorite novels, particularly historical novels, perfectly capture the era in which they are set not just in the character and setting but also in the style they are written. I like my Victorian novels epic and sooty, for example. "Carter Beats the Devil", based (VERY loosely) on the actual life and career of Charles Carter (NOT Houdini, as implied by some other reviewers), a turn-of-the century magician, perfectly brings to life the 1920s era.
The elaborate, tricky, and slightly melodramatic plot leaves me wondering 'what next' like an old "Perils of Pauline" silent film (the ones with the dame tied to the railroad tracks). It has the slightly slapstick quality of those movies, too. Even the modest romantic interludes have a 20s sincerity to them. It's as thrilling as a summer blockbuster movie, circa 1927.
Since the book had a reputation as a 'literary' novel, I was surprised how well it worked as sheer entertainment. This doesn't mean it lacks depth, though. Carter (the magician character) is not what you think he is, a mystery to be worked out. The same is true of many of the characters. The author gets you to think about the meaning of deception and honesty, escape and confinement, even the price and value of freedom.

It's even more interesting to read because Gold borrows techniques from magic itself to accomplish this; the author is quite adept at slight-of-hand and misdirection. You will not soon guess how it ends!Carter Beats the Devil Overview

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Forever: A Novel Review

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Forever: A Novel ReviewPete Hamill is a legend of New York, and FOREVER feels very much like his magnum opus. It's a wonderfully well thought-out and well researched history of New York City as told through the eyes of one fictional character.
Cormac O'Connor, a young 18th Century Irishman, through an accident in the street and a colision with a mystical destiny finds himself travelling to make a new life in America in the 1740s. Here, he becomes embroiled in a quest for justice, power and vengeance against the man who drove him from Ireland. After an encounter with a powerful shaman, Cormac finds himself granted a power that can be the greatest blessing or the darkest curse...immortality. the only condition is that he never leave Manhattan Island.
The following 250 years trace Cormac as he witnesses and becomes part of the development of NYC. Watching him through the slave revolt, the War of Independence, the War of 1812, the great New York fire, the nineteenth century boomtimes and the tragic events of September 11th, we see Cormac experience life's great emotions, love, loss, success and failure.
Combining a beautiful telling of Celtic mythology with a rich and vibrant civic history, Pete Hamill has created two truly remarkable characters...one is Cormac o'Connor and the other is the City of New York.
Read FOREVER and be glad that you did. It is certainly worth it.Forever: A Novel Overview

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