Of Blood and Diamonds
I am experiencing an interesting juxtaposition in my reading materials lately.
One the one hand, I recently read THE TURTLE BOY by Kealan Patrick Burke, a horror novella recommended to me by my mother. She thought I would really enjoy the story and suggested I borrow her limited edition copy of the book. "And the author's cute, too." Thanks, Mom, that's a great legitimate reason to read a book.
I don't really read horror much anymore. I don't like blood-and-guts-style horror, because my imagination is just too vivid. I can picture everything far too graphically. But with this story, the horror was far more in the chills and thrills area and quite successfully done. A good tease of the brain, one that alludes to the fear rather than bashing you over the head with it (pun intended).
On the other hand, I also read WHAT A GIRL WANTS by Kristin Billerbeck. It's a Christian chick-lit novel and quite a fun one at that. I read lots of chick lit, but having one with a religious bent was a new experience for me. I enjoyed this book so much I am getting a hold of the sequels, SHE'S OUT OF CONTROL and WITH THIS RING, I'M CONFUSED.
I liked this book because it was very real, very down-to-earth. Her thoughts were so natural sounding. It is set in the Silicon Valley and her observations about the traits of engineers was so dead-on, I saw my friends' faces in my mind as I read. I even skipped ahead to the end to find out what happened, much to my friends' chagrin.
This week, horror and Christian chick-lit. Coming soon, observations on African-American fiction and erotica. No, really.
Nicole
One the one hand, I recently read THE TURTLE BOY by Kealan Patrick Burke, a horror novella recommended to me by my mother. She thought I would really enjoy the story and suggested I borrow her limited edition copy of the book. "And the author's cute, too." Thanks, Mom, that's a great legitimate reason to read a book.
I don't really read horror much anymore. I don't like blood-and-guts-style horror, because my imagination is just too vivid. I can picture everything far too graphically. But with this story, the horror was far more in the chills and thrills area and quite successfully done. A good tease of the brain, one that alludes to the fear rather than bashing you over the head with it (pun intended).
On the other hand, I also read WHAT A GIRL WANTS by Kristin Billerbeck. It's a Christian chick-lit novel and quite a fun one at that. I read lots of chick lit, but having one with a religious bent was a new experience for me. I enjoyed this book so much I am getting a hold of the sequels, SHE'S OUT OF CONTROL and WITH THIS RING, I'M CONFUSED.
I liked this book because it was very real, very down-to-earth. Her thoughts were so natural sounding. It is set in the Silicon Valley and her observations about the traits of engineers was so dead-on, I saw my friends' faces in my mind as I read. I even skipped ahead to the end to find out what happened, much to my friends' chagrin.
This week, horror and Christian chick-lit. Coming soon, observations on African-American fiction and erotica. No, really.
Nicole
posted at 12:27 PM
4 Comments:
LOL, horror and Christian romance. Definitely diverse, but then it's good to read a mishmash of stories.
I, too, picture things graphically. When someone is telling me something that happened to them, I see it in my head as if it's happening now. Alluding to emotion is much more gratifying in a story than bashing us over the head with them, even in a romance.
Sounds like you read some good stories. I'm off to take a look at them. Thanks!
I hope you enjoy the books. Let me know what you think!
Nicole:
Thanks for the kind mention of THE TURTLE BOY (and please thank your mother for me too!) I'm glad you enjoyed the book! There's a free link to an eBook version of the novella here for anyone who's interested:
http://darrylslibrary.wordpress.com/free-ebooks/
Thanks again!
Kealan Patrick Burke
Chick lit is another genre I love, and since I've almost exhausted my local library's selection, I appreciate your suggestions. Off to check out Kristin Billerbeck's titles!
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