Monday, August 18, 2014

Reviews - August 18, 2014

Currently Reading:
  • James Madison by Lynne Cheney (received through NetGalley
  • The Boleyn Deceit by Laura Anderson
  • Michaelangelo: A Life in Six Masterpieces by Miles J. Unger (received through NetGalley)
  • Summer House with Swimming Pool by Herman Koch (received through the publisher)
  • Glass Beach by Jill Marie Landis (received through NetGalley)
 
Recent Reviews:

Those Who Wish Me Dead by Michael Koryta (received through NetGalley)
4 stars

 

Ethan and Allison Serbin live in the mountains of Montana and run a wilderness survival program.  An encounter with one of their previous clients leads them to taking on a fourteen year old witness hiding from brutal murderers.  Containing many good twists and surprises, this book also has a lot of heart wrenching scenes because of the desperate lengths gone to in order to save the boy.  As in Koryta’s prior book So Cold the River, there are also forces of nature also at work as a massive forest fire provides a menacing backdrop and the interesting tidbits about fighting wildfires and survival techniques are an added bonus to the book.  The two murderers that chase after the witness are incredibly creepy and strange but seemed almost too other-worldly to be completely believable.  Otherwise, this was everything a thriller should be and I found it thoroughly absorbing.  I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. 

 

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