Fundraising The Dead

Title: Fundraising The Dead

Author: Sheila Connolly

Rating: Three Guitars

Sizzilin’ Summary:

Nell Pratt is the fundraiser for the Pennsylvania Antiquarian Society, located in Philadelphia. She’s also dating the president, Charles. When a board member, Marty, complains of some letters missing from a collection she donated, Nell is unluckily chosen for the part. But Nell discovers that other items have been disappearing from the Society, and that could be bad news for the Society!

But when the one who tells Nell about the missing items ends up dead, things are going to get rolling… and some of them may be very bad…

Rockin’ Review:

Hmm… okay.

It was just that. Okay! The story was decently done, but it was only average enjoyment. It wasn’t good… but it wasn’t bad, either. There were some things interesting to read, however, like how the FBI handled a situation here. But, other than that… there was nothing to really catch my interest. It was simply an okay book. More of a time-waster than anything else!

This was only an okay book.

Fair warning to younger people:

There was another almost-you-know-what­ scene. Another blooper for the book! But, luckily, there was nothing. Just giving a warning to younger people and people who don’t handle (or want to) you-know-what scenes.

The Cat Who Moved A Mountain

Title: The Cat Who Moved A Mountain
Author: Lilian Jackson Braun
Rating: Three Guitars

Sizzilin' Summary:
Qwill is officially a billionaire! He rents a house for the summer in the Potato Mountains, so he can make some big life decisions. But he finds trouble and a mystery instead... one that Koko has sniffed out inside the house they're renting...

Rockin' Review:
Writing level... okay.
Enjoyment level... only average.
All in all, this was an average book. I will say that the author did a good job of showing how long it seemed like Qwill was in the mountains, despite the actual time he was there. There were other good parts to the book... but it was only an average book overall.
This was only an okay book.

The Cat Who Knew A Cardinal

Title: The Cat Who Knew A Cardinal
Author: Lilian Jackson Braun
Rating: Four Guitar

Sizzilin' Summary:
Qwilleran has reconverted and moved into the giant barn, next to orchard, on his estate, and the cats are enjoying it... in fact, Koko is friends with a cardinal that he can see through the windows! But after a celebration of the Theatre Club, an unlikeable man by the name of Hilary VanBrook is found shot dead in Qwilleran's "parking lot"! And Qwill's friend Dennis is missing at the same time...
There's more to Hilary VanBrook and this murder than meets the eye, and Qwill and Koko are set to find out...

Rockin' Review:
Again, this one had a slower start. But it starts grabbing you near the end. The story was pretty well-done, and was enjoyable. The conclusion to the second mystery, however... hmm... could have been better.
All in all, however, this was a good book, it just takes time to get into it.

Starfleet Academy: The Edge

Title: Starfleet Academy: The Edge
Author: Rudy Josephs
Rating: Four and a Half Spaceships

Sizzilin' Summary:
Based on the new Star Trek movie, here's the start of Jim Kirk's Academy adventures!
Kirk is already famous for his boast that he'll get out of the Academy in three years instead of the usual four. But he has other things to worry about... the Academy program is extremely hard and tiring. And he's a got a girlfriend, which is difficult in this atmosphere.
Uhura is here too, trying to deal with the schedule. Spock has caught her attention as well. Dr. "Bones" McCoy, Kirk's friend, is here too. Everyone's got their own adventures.
But things are going to get uglier and busier for Kirk and everyone else when other first-year cadets start dying. There's a mystery to be solved... and everyone's involved in one way or the other!

Rockin' Review:
Rockin' book! I wasn't quite suspecting this. It's a little slow at first, but gets better fast. And the intro of the big cast was well-done, so we really couldn't lose tract of who's who. And the head-switching was good. The story overall was well-done, and it was very enjoyable.
This was a rockin' book, and I just hope the next one is just as good!