Oct. 22nd, 2015

goodreads: (Peanut: Book geek)
Title: Destiny's Song (The Fixers #1)
Author: Audrey Faye
Genre: Sci-fi
Rating: 4.5/5
# pages: 223
Date read: October 2015, October 2020

Lakisha Drinkwater is the best Singer in the quadrant. Which means the last thing she was expecting is her latest assignment...

The boss lady is sending her to an Inheritor-ruled backwater planet to babysit the heir apparent, for reasons that are about as clear as space mud. But the StarReaders have spoken, and Fixers do what they're told - especially if they work for Yesenia Mayes.

So Kish is headed for the boondocks, prepared to be a dutiful cog. But Bromelain III isn't going to make that easy - and neither is the heir apparent.


In my opinion, the best work Audrey Faye has published under this pseudonym.

While I've greatly enjoyed the Lesbian Assassin series, this first book in a new sci-fi series showed me a strong return of the talented author I've come to know and love. The story is nicely polished, and though the first in a series, still seemed complete within its own universe.

Audrey Faye's strongest suit has always been in building her characters, and this book is no exception. I especially loved Tameka and Janelle, as I've always adored feisty female characters.

In atmosphere, the book had definite shades of "Crystal Singer" by Anne McCaffrey, which isn't a bad thing at all.

Can't wait to get my hands on the next book in the series!
goodreads: (Peanut: Book geek)
Title: Veronika Decides to Die
Author: Paulo Coelho
Genre: Fiction
Rating: 3.5/5
# pages: 210
Date read: October, 2015

Twenty-four-year-old Veronika seems to have everything she could wish for: youth and beauty, pleny of attractive boyfriends, a fulfilling job, and a loving family. Yet something is lacking in her life. Inside her is a void so deep that nothing could possibly ever fill it. So, on the morning of November 11, 1997, Veronika decides to die. She takes a handful of sleeping pills expecting never to wake up.

Naturally Veronika is stunned when she does wake up at Villete, a local mental hospital, where the staff informs her that she has, in fact, partially succeeded in achieving her goal. While the overdose didn't kill Veronika immediately, the medication has damaged her heart so severely that she has only days to live.


I've only read two Paulo Coelho books so far, but my impression of "Veronika Decides to Die" is much the same as my impression of "The Alchemist": I'm not entirely sure what I think of it, but it's so well written that I'm glad I've read it all the same. The writing style is so subtly captivating that I found myself devouring the book without really being able to make up my mind whether or not I actually like it.

"Veronika Decides to Die" had the option of being a really depressing book, but instead turned out to be life-affirming and optimistic.

I don't think it's a book I'll ever reread, and I'm no closer to rushing out and reading more of Coelho's books than I was prior to reading this - but I'm glad I've read it all the same, and would recommend it in a heartbeat.

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