Hit or Miss

I started Pulse and Prejudice by Colette Saucier (who also wrote All My Tomorrow's) but couldn't finished it :(. This is a vampire adaption of Pride and Prejudice BUT Saucier used Jane Austen's language and I had a hard time following it. I was really disappointed because I had high hopes for this one. I couldn't understand what they were trying to say and got bored. Don't let this discourage you from her other books. I loved the first one I read. If you like Jane Austen, I'd recommend this. 

Instead...

I read In the Woods by Tana French. I discovered this little gem in the new authors section and Barnes and Noble during one of my hour long loner trips. I love this section because I usually find an new awesome author! This is her first of three books. In a small Dublin town, mothers call in their children from playing in the woods but they do not return. When the police arrive, they find only one of the children hugging a tree trunk in terror, blood filled sneakers and unable to remember anything that happened. Twenty years later, Rob Ryan, the found boy is a detective on the Murder Squad and keeps his past a secret. But when a twelve year old girl was found in the same woods, he and his partner and closest friend, Detective Cassie Maddox begin investigating a familiar case to the previously unsolved case. Ryan has a chance to uncover the mystery of the case and his past. I loved this book and French's writing style. It reminded me a lot of Michael Connelly and a Harry Bosch case. One of my favorite things about this book is the setting- Dublin, Ireland. This wasn't your typical big city in the United States. French uses a lot of Irish slang, which is cool. As Ryan and Maddox begin investigating this case, it begins to take a toll on Ryan. You'll love their relationship; it's very brother/sister. But this book does not have a happy ending. This is another thing I liked about the book because it was unpredictable. Throughout the whole book I wasn't sure how it would end. It was beautifully written about past returning to haunt, murder, cops and Ireland. Definitely an outstanding first novel for French. Check out her other stuff here. 

Up next...

Michael Connelly of course! I have to read one of his books every few books. In City of Bones, a doctor's dog finds a bone in the woods. Bosch is called to the case on New Year's Day to identify the bones, which belong to a child murdered twenty years before. This investigation takes Bosch into his past as an orphan but a beautiful rookie cop keeps him alive in the present. No official warning can break them apart or prepare Bosch for the explosions when the case takes a few hard turns. Bosch is fighting to keep control and is driven to the brink of an unimaginable decision. Very excited for this one! 

I was reading on my Connelly app that he signed partnerships with a production company and the writer has written the first episode of the Harry Bosch TV series!! Imagine my excitement :). The first season will focus on City of Bones so I have to finish this one quickly but also Concrete Blond. It'll most likely be on Netflix also, which is awesome. I'm a big Netflix junkie fan. This is very exciting and can't wait to start watching this! It'll be adding to my VERY long list of shows. Thank God for DVR, Netflix and Hulu plus. You can read more here.