Eyes Of Prey (Lucas Davenport #3) by John Sandford

Title: Eyes of Prey
Author: John Sandford
Series: Lucas Davenport
Published: 1992
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Pages: 358

Synopsis: Lucas Davenport is depressed. He deals with it by charging full speed into a death investigation when a wife is murdered. He ends up in a cat and mouse game where he knows the husband had something to do with it, but can he prove it?

This case was crazy. I love the cat and mouse and knowing that Bekker was involved, but not really knowing how that could be. The Bekker character was scary as hell. His "beauty" side was the scariest aspect to a person I have ever read. Lucas being depressed is not a shocker really, but a good thing to see in him as it makes him actually seem more like a human and less like an asshole. This seems a lot more like a character development in Lucas than about the killings. I will say that Druze and Bekker were good adversaries and it was very worth reading. I did not see the ending coming at all either.

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Shadow Prey (Lucas Davenport #2) by John Sandford

Title: Shadow Prey
Author: John Sandford
Series: Lucas Davenport #2
Published: 1990
Genre: Crime, Mystery
Pages: 342

Synopsis: A small band of American Indians have started a vendetta against the white men that have oppressed them. They are ceremonially killing them with a stone knife. Lily Rothenburg comes from New York and works with Lucas and it all gets interesting. Can Lucas outsmart Shadow Love and his band of crows.

I am going to start this review by saying that I do NOT like Lily. I had reservations about Jennifer in the first book and this one didn't make me like her anymore. Lucas is only making me like him a little more. This book was pretty fascinating, and I loved it. I love reading this series as it takes place in the city I grew up in. Shadow Love was a sick individual and what he did in the end was crazy. I am liking this series. This one was a little on the obnoxious side with Lily and Lucas though.

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The Undertaker's Daughter by Kate Mayfield

Title: The Undertaker's Daughter
Author: Kate Mayfield
Published: January 13th 2015
Genre: Memoir, Nonfiction
Pages: 350

Synopsis: What if you grew up in a funeral home? This book takes you on the journey of a little girl who grew up in the 50s and 60s in a funeral home in the south. It was the first home she ever knew, and a fascinating story.

This was a fairly fascinating story of life in the 60s and into the 70s in Jubilee, Kentucky. Kate lived in a world where she knew about tragedy and loss before most even thought about it. Reading about her secretly dating black kids and breaking the rules. It was fascinating to read about her life and how she dealt with it, and reading about how the vision of her father was shattered when she found out things she didn't know about him. Also reading about her sister Evelyn and her bipolar disorder before they knew about, or diagnosed it was crazy. Her sister holding her at knife point and threatening to kill her little sister. It was all very interesting and I recommend it.

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The Bookseller by Cynthia Swanson

Title: The Bookseller
Author: Cynthia Swanson
Published: March 3rd 2015
Genre: Historical Fiction
Pages: 338

Synopsis: A woman who owns a bookstore keeps having dreams about another life where her life went drastically different. In her daily world she is alone and lives with her cat, in her dream world she is married and has three kids. But, which world is real?

Very interesting book and well worth reading if you like Historical Fiction. I am a little saddened by the reality that won out, but not entirely surprised. I love Kitty or Katharyn and loved her and her partner in the bookshop Freida; in fact I loved Freida a little more than I liked Kitty if I am honest. I feel a little lukewarm on this one, but it's a little more chick lit than I normally read.

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Unforeseen Circumstances.

I will not be posting a review every day. I will be posting as many as I can, but I have had some health issues that have taken president over my reading and whatnot. I will be posting as many as I have ready and the scheduled ones will post, but I have to take care of my health first.

Thank you for understanding.

Rules of Prey (Lucas Davenport #1) by John Sandford

Title: Rules Of Prey
Author: John Sandford
Series: Lucas Davenport
Published: 1989
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Pages: 479

Synopsis: Introducing Lucas Davenport in the first book in a giant series. Meet that "maddog" murderer and he is hunting women in the twin cities. The two face off in a cat and mouse chase.

The "maddog" killer is a very good foe and makes an intriguing subject. His victims are "The Chosen" and he is "The One". I have to admit that I am not a giant fan of Lucas. Well, not initially. I have a huge problem liking men who are womanizers, and Lucas is a big one. I love the writing style and while it felt a little long, it was all for the good of the story. I can tell you that I didn't like Jennifer at all. There is something about her that is annoying as hell to me. Maybe it's her cutthroat attitude or something, but I can't stand her and I don't see why Lucas would be with her, except that he is also a bit of an asshole, so it makes sense.

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Eat Slay Love (Living with the Dead #3) by Jesse Petersen

**Warning: might have small spoilers, proceed with caution**

Title: Eat Slay Love
Author: Jesse Petersen
Series: Living With the Dead
Published: July 2011
Genre: Horror, Urban Fantasy, Zombies, Romance
Pages: 277

Synopsis: In this final installment we see Sarah and David trying to get to the "Wall". Dave has some weird abilities that are worrisome and then run into a reported with an ulterior motive and a hapless rocker junkie who is more zoned out than the zombies around them. They hope they can make it to the wall and will be able to enter the safe zone. That is, if there is one.


This wasn't too bad. It was not as good as the first one, which had it's own charm. I love the aspects of them running into more crazy people and finally getting to their destination. David and Sarah are still together and still alive, well mostly. I think that Nicole is a tad annoying but otherwise a good addition to the story. I am sincerely not sure why McCray was in the story and I wanted to punch him the entire time. The commentary of them getting to the wall and finding out the government is being a giant cover-up machine should be no surprise to anyone. Kathleen was a breath of fresh air that came in almost too late. Not a bad finish for the series, but it fell a little flat in the end. She has some great lines and quips, but as the series goes on I like Sarah less and less. That shouldn't happen in a series. To each their own I guess.

Favorite Quote: "Savor your own good life. Or even just life in general. Especially when the zombies are coming" (Chapter title on page 52)

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AsapScience by Mitchell Moffitt, Greg Brown

Title: AsapSCIENCE: Answers to the Word's Weirdest Questions, Most Persistent Rumors, and Unexplained Phenomena
Author: Mitchell Moffitt, Greg Brown
Published: March 2015
Genre: Nonfiction
Pages: 256 Pages

Synopsis: Answers to random scientific questions from guys who run a YouTube channel.

This is a very good book if you are scientifically inclined. They don't beat around the bush and admit when they don't know an answer. Everything from why we get a brain freeze, to if it hurts worse to give birth or get kicked in the balls. Honestly many questions you always wanted to know the answers to, and even some questions you may have never thought to ask.

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Cat Out Of Hell by Lynne Truss

Title: Cat Out Of Hell
Author: Lynne Truss
Published: March 3rd 2015
Genre: Fiction, Horror, Fantasy
Pages: 256

Synopsis: For people who both love and hate cats comes the tale of Alec Charlesworth, a librarian who finds himself suddenly alone: he’s lost his job, his beloved wife has just died. Overcome by grief, he searches for clues about her disappearance in a file of interviews between a man called "Wiggy" and a cat, Roger. Who speaks to him.

What the actual hell did I just read. I am not sure what to say about this book. I had trouble getting into it because the formatting was weird to me and I think I just couldn't get into it. Maybe you can make heads or tails of it, but my mom had a similar reaction.


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Silver Screen Fiend by Patton Oswalt

Title: Silver Screen Fiend: Learning About Life from an Addiction to Film
Author: Patton Oswalt
Published: January 6th 2015
Genre: Nonfiction
Pages: 240

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I have no idea what I actually read. I mean I get his love of film and that it was a great period in his life, but still I am not sure what that was about. I think that most that I really got out of this was the bit about the Night Cafe. That was what made reading this entire book worthwhile. I loved the entire section on the night cafe and it was a very good and what I needed right now. Sometimes you have a book come along that you don't realize the potential it has until you read it and when you read it you think it's bad. I loved it.

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Welcome to the new White Shark Book Reviews!

This is the relaunch of this website! I have finally gotten it ready and it is open for business. Everyday for the mighty month of June we will be posting a review a day. Each day of the week will have a theme that goes with it.

Schedule:

• Monday: Memoir Mondays. Books that are memoirs or biographies.
• Tuesday: Tome Tuesdays. Books that are fiction of any flavor.
• Wednesday: Wacky Wednesday. Anything goes in any genre.
• Thursday: Teenage Thursdays. Young adult books.
• Friday: Freaky Fridays. Books in the paranormal or horror genres.
• Saturday: Series Saturdays. I will be reading a series in order.
• Sunday: Sentimental Sunday. Books that are historical fiction.

I hope you enjoy and come back more often!