© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-Rocketgirl Recent reviews written by member Rocketgirl en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_480406572676?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Rocketgirl - I have read many of John Grisham's legal thrillers and enjoyed them. When I saw this book I was surprised at the content because it is so different from his typical book. It is set in a rural area, and there are no lawyers involved.  The jacket... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~480406572676 Fri, 7 Aug 2009 19:47:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_480406572676?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_469923565188?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Rocketgirl - When staying in Boise (Idaho), why stay any place else? I occasionally travel to Boise to visit family and have stayed here twice.  It is centrally located in the city, is situated right on the Boise River, and is in a quiet location. ... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~469923565188 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:26:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_469923565188?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_472089333380?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Rocketgirl - Robin Cook is the master of the medical thriller.  I wish he could have stuck to his regular fare -- unscrupulous doctors getting away with murder.  Normally he uses scientific and medical clues to figure out what is going on.  In this... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~472089333380 Fri, 29 May 2009 12:19:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_472089333380?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_468198985348?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Rocketgirl - Elizabeth Lowell is the author of a number of suspense novels. Or would you call them romantic suspense novels?  I was not familiar with this author when I picked up this book.  The story sounded interesting.  I saw that she had written a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~468198985348 Sat, 25 Apr 2009 01:31:27 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_468198985348?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_464316370564?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Rocketgirl - Sandra Brown started out as a romance writer, but has gradually leaned toward romantic suspense, then finally suspense novels in which a relationship might develop as a result of shared experiences. The latter is the type that she has written in "Chill... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~464316370564 Fri, 20 Mar 2009 01:27:13 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_464316370564?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_462238289540?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Rocketgirl - Janet Evanovich writes a series of novels featuring Stephanie Plum, New Jersey inept bounty hunter. Each of the novels has a number in the title, a take-off on Sue Grafton's letter series. But while Grafton's novels are gritty, suspenseful, and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~462238289540 Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:11:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_462238289540?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_458755903108?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Rocketgirl - Jean Stone is the author  of a large number of general fiction type novels. This is not my usual pick. Reading about rich people's problems is so far from reality that I never can get up much sympathy for the characters who generally cause their own... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~458755903108 Sun, 25 Jan 2009 00:14:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_458755903108?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_454331371140?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Rocketgirl - I have read other novels by David Morrell in the past and enjoy their fast pace and their suspense. They don't fit neatly into a genre, such as crime or suspense novel though. They are hard to define because they usually have lots of twists and turns and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~454331371140 Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:56:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_454331371140?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_446749904516?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Rocketgirl - Pete Hamill has written a number of books, some fiction, some non-fiction. It would be difficult to classify his fiction because it doesn't neatly fit in any genre. It isn't quite literary either. I guess I must call it general fiction. This is the first... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~446749904516 Fri, 3 Oct 2008 15:25:32 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_446749904516?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_445273378436?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Rocketgirl - Yes, that's what he claims. He didn't murder the former senator. And when he killed the attorney that came to see him in jail it was in self-defense, not in cold blood. It seemed an open and shut case to the prosecution though. The jailer supposedly... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~445273378436 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:27:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_445273378436?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_437758299780?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Rocketgirl - This is the second book I have read by Homer Hickam, the first one being October Sky. Both have to do with space exploration. Though the book is somewhat technical, it is not overly so and easy to grasp by the average reader. However, you do have to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~437758299780 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:31:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_437758299780?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_435432296068?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Rocketgirl - Lake Sylvia State Park is located in Washington State. It is near Gray's Harbor on the coast. The closest town is Montesano, the county seat, off State Highway 12. The park is just a few miles outside of town, so emergency help is nearby, as well as... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~435432296068 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 14:21:17 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_435432296068?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_429564530308?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Rocketgirl - Michael Crichton puts a lot of research into his novels. No matter the topic, there is always a scientific aspect to them and his research makes sure that the plots sound scientifically possible. I have enjoyed every book of his that I have read... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~429564530308 Tue, 13 May 2008 12:08:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_429564530308?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_427650289284?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Rocketgirl - It's hard to categorize Stuart Woods' novels because they all seem to have a different focus. One might be suspense, one might be historical, another might be crime. They all do have a suspenseful aspect to them though, much in the way that Sidney... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~427650289284 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:33:39 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_427650289284?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_423825084036?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Rocketgirl - If you've read books by David Baldacci before, this book is unlike his usual fare. He generally writes book of suspense, sometimes political, sometimes crime, all intriguing. This book is much different. It could almost be classified as an "Oprah"... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~423825084036 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 01:28:42 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_423825084036?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_420127477380?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Rocketgirl - For anyone who might be unfamiliar, the Dilbert cartoon by Scott Adams, is serialized in hundreds of newspapers across the country. Dilbert is a software engineer who works for an ignorant boss and even more incompetent "higher-ups" who have no idea... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~420127477380 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 03:28:38 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_420127477380?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_415023664772?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Rocketgirl - I had never picked up a book by Jayne Ann Krentz before this one. I knew they were romances to one degree or another and so was never interested. I have no patience for romance novels as they tend to be out of touch with real life. Not only that, the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~415023664772 Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:01:00 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_415023664772?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_411239616132?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Rocketgirl - Fans of the TV series &#147Bones&#148 on Fox will enjoy this book. That is because this is the series that the TV show is based on. Kathy Reichs, herself a forensic anthropologist, created the character of Dr. Temperance Brennan. Through this series... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~411239616132 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 17:13:54 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_411239616132?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_407559179908?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Rocketgirl - This series of novels by Edna Buchanan features Britt Montero, ace reporter for the Miami Herald. This is one of the earlier books in the series, written in 1994. Reporter Britt Montero is of Cuban descent with an Aunt who still practices Santeria, a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~407559179908 Mon, 12 Nov 2007 00:42:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_407559179908?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_405596376708?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Rocketgirl - (NOTE: This review is of the paperback version, not of the audiobook described. The book version is not in Epinions database.) This is one of several novels I have read by Jack Higgins. His novels are generally political intrigue centered around... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~405596376708 Sun, 14 Oct 2007 23:47:17 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_405596376708?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_403768839812?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Rocketgirl - Janet Evanovich is known for her detective series with numbers in the titles, starring Stephanie Plum the detective. Stephanie is likeable, bumbling, and surrounded by good looking men and dangerous thugs. Her pistol-packing granny is always good for a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~403768839812 Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:06:23 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_403768839812?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_403056135812?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Rocketgirl - This novel is one of many in a long list of books by Stuart Woods featuring Stone Barrington, the one-time cop, now lawyer. These stories do not feature complex characters and emotional upheavals, they are purely suspense novels. Stuart Woods does a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~403056135812 Wed, 12 Sep 2007 17:08:19 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_403056135812?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_401642262148?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Rocketgirl - This book by Sidney Sheldon is entertaining at best, and predictable at worst. His books tend to be very fast-paced, suspenseful, with a climactic ending. The reader does get those things in "Are you Afraid of the Dark?" On the other hand, the reader... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~401642262148 Sat, 25 Aug 2007 22:35:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_401642262148?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_400459730564?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Rocketgirl - of inattention, and disaster can happen. Just like driving a car, it only takes a small amount of time tuning the radio or adjusting the heater and before you know it you're in a wreck. Well, it only took a split second of inattention, and Michelle... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~400459730564 Sat, 11 Aug 2007 17:27:25 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_400459730564?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_399260028548?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Rocketgirl - I had already read Relic by these two authors and really enjoyed it. So I had high expectations from this book. I was not disappointed. I guess the closest category for their books would be suspense. They could also fit as adventure stories. This... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~399260028548 Fri, 27 Jul 2007 22:04:39 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_399260028548?linkin_id=8003929