Book description: Venetia Aldridge is a criminal lawyer of large talents and small personal charm, working at a venerable London firm. As she tries to save a young lower-class tough who is accused of murdering his prostitute aunt, it is revealed that she is in a position to ruin a number of professional lives, and is of precisely the temperament to do it. When she is found … [Read more...] about A Certain Justice by P. D. James: A
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The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie: B
From the back cover: "For God's sake, come!" Unfortunately, by the time Hercule Poirot received Monsieur Renauld's urgent plea, the millionaire was already dead—stabbed in the back, lying in a freshly dug grave on the golf course of his adjoining Merlinville estate. There's no lack of suspects: his wife, whose dagger served as the weapon; his embittered son, who would have … [Read more...] about The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie: B
Sunshine by Robin McKinley: B
From the back cover: There are places in the world where darkness rules, where it's unwise to walk. But there hadn't been any trouble out at the lake for years, and Sunshine just needed a spot where she could be alone with her thoughts. Vampires never entered her mind. Until they found her... Review: I'm still not entirely sure how I feel about this book, since there's two … [Read more...] about Sunshine by Robin McKinley: B
Flying Colours by C. S. Forester: A-
From the back cover: Captain Horatio Hornblower now bides his time as a prisoner in a French fortress. Even if Hornblower escapes this fate and somehow finds his way back to England, he will face court-martial. As fears for his life and his reputation compete in his mind with worries about his pregnant wife and the possibly widowed Lady Barbara, the indomitable captain … [Read more...] about Flying Colours by C. S. Forester: A-
Party Princess by Meg Cabot: B+
Book description: This spring, Mia's determined to have a good time, despite the fact that the student government over which she presides is suddenly broke. Fortunately (or unfortunately, depending on how you look at it) Grandmère has an elaborate scheme to simultaneously raise money, catapult Mia to theatrical fame, and link her romantically with an eligible teen bachelor, not … [Read more...] about Party Princess by Meg Cabot: B+