{"id":649,"date":"2017-10-06T17:59:31","date_gmt":"2017-10-06T21:59:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.durkota.net\/?p=649"},"modified":"2017-10-06T17:59:31","modified_gmt":"2017-10-06T21:59:31","slug":"flash-reviews-volume-iv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/durkota.net\/?p=649","title":{"rendered":"Flash Reviews Volume IV"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to Flash Reviews, Friday edition. I could promise to post reviews every Friday, but that would be a lie. I am not that organized. If you still have no idea what I am doing, read about it here<\/a>. As always, if you would like to request a review of something you wrote, or something you wish you wrote, send me a message on twitter<\/a>. I am an equal opportunity flasher.<\/p>\n

Shoot \u2018em Up (A Maisie McGrane Mystery)<\/em>, Janey Mack<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cA siren bawled as Lee Sharpe, eyes flashing, grinning like a demon, loomed over my gurney. \u201cWho stabbed you, Maisie?\u201d\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Ok. That\u2019s technically two lines, but how can you possibly stop reading after the grinning-demon-over-the-gurney image? Besides, the dialogue is just an extension of the first line. And I make the rules anyway, so deal with it. Of course, you read the second line only to discover the main character has been stabbed. There is something about the calmness of the situation that is unsettling. Lee is suddenly a sympathetic demon. Do I want to find out why Maisie is so calm about being stabbed? Do I want to know who stabbed her? Hell yeah! You should definitely check out Janey’s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Spoils<\/em>, Brian Van Reet<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cShe is the most dangerous thing around.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I stumbled upon this and was immediately consumed. Such simplicity and intrigue. How can you not keep reading? I actually didn\u2019t stop reading this one. Check out my full review.<\/a><\/p>\n

In the Skin of a Lion<\/em>, Michael Ondaatje<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a story a young girl gathers in a car during the early hours of the morning.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The girl is Hana. You probably know her from The English Patient<\/em>. But this is where she started. The English Patient<\/em> was a sequel of sorts. This is my all-time favorite novel, and I highly recommend you read it. Just read the next few lines of the prologue. Stunning. I am excited he has a new novel coming in May.<\/p>\n

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Welcome to Flash Reviews, Friday edition. I could promise to post reviews every Friday, but that would be a lie. I am not that organized. If you still have no idea what I am doing, read about it here. As always, if you would like to request a review of something you wrote, or something […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-649","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-book-review","category-flash-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t