Cat Shout for Joy by Shirley Rousseau Murphy - Joe Grey and Dulcie, the talking cats featured in 18 other books, are expecting kittens. At the same time, one or more persons are targeting the elderly by pushing them down. Two have already died from their injuries and then there is an actual murder. How are they related? The mystery part is a little incidental in this story. Once again, the jacket synopsis is inaccurate, leading you to believe one of the kittens will have a much bigger role. Maybe in a future book but certainly not in this one. A quirk of the author - she uses the most outlandish names for some of the characters. Of course, you must believe in talking cats to enjoy these books.
3 stars
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The Murder of Mary Russell by Laurie R King - the 14th book in the Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes series begins with Mary being threatened in her home by a man claiming to be Mrs. Hudson's son. We then go back in time to learn Mrs. Hudson's history, beginning with her mother and father. This history takes most of the book, with brief flashes of present time and what's happening with Mary. Sherlock doesn't even appear until more than halfway through the book. The whole story seems somewhat forced and I didn't like the end. A low
3 stars
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Looking for Alaska by John Green - a YA book with lots of smoking, drinking, swearing, sex and talk of sex. Don't know why I continued but I kept waiting for it to get better. Miles Tanner goes to boarding school because he thinks life will be better there. He makes a few friends, something tragic happens, and there is much angst. I'm in the minority on Goodreads and this book won many awards.
2 stars
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