Review: Naked Heat
Naked Heat by Richard Castle My rating: 3 of 5 stars Overall I’m enjoying the Castle books, but there were several parts of Naked Heat that I didn’t like. For once, Heat is pretty mean to Rook. I know she’s tough, but I kept wondering what Rook saw in her since she was always rude […]
Review: Heat Wave
Heat Wave by Richard Castle My rating: 4 of 5 stars I probably wouldn’t rate this book as high if it wasn’t attached to Castle the tv show. Part of it’s fun is knowing it’s the book Castle wrote in response to his adventures with Beckett. It’s fun to see the characters of Rook and […]
Getting to Happily Ever After
Writers are sensitive creatures. We want the love and accolades, but don’t always take criticism well. One thing I’ve learned is to listen to or read feedback and reviews with an open mind. I have been fortunate that people who’ve been leaving reviews have been gentle in their critiques. And while it isn’t always fun […]
Great Romantic Couples – Nick and Nora Charles
When you think of romantic couples, you probably think of Elizabeth and Darcy or Cleopatra and Anthony. I agree that they are romantic couples, but along with the romantic words — “You pierce my soul,” Capt. Wentworth in Jane Austen’s Persuasion — is the everyday banter that comes between couples once they start their ‘happily […]
Rockstar Writers
I recently discovered the TV show Castle. It has all the elements I love; attraction between characters, mystery and in this case, it involves a writer. I haven’t caught up on all episodes, but TNT was showing a few last night. In one of the episodes, Castle’s new series of books featuring Nikki Heat (based […]