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jennthegreat251's review against another edition
4.0
I REALLY liked this book and it gave me a sample of other authors I hadn't heard of before. I know have a very long list of To Read books ;)
gamergirl77's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
cheesygiraffe's review against another edition
Read "Through This House" by Seanan McGuire (October Daye series).
3/17/16
3/17/16
lisawreading's review against another edition
4.0
A cute short story set in the Toby-verse, featuring Toby, Quentin, Danny, and May on a quest to open up the knowe left vacant by Evening Winterrose. It's a fun adventure that fits into the overarching series storyline after book #4.
Merged review:
I only read the Patricia Briggs story in this collection, but it was definitely a good one!
Merged review:
I only read the Patricia Briggs story in this collection, but it was definitely a good one!
bmg20's review against another edition
3.0
⭐⭐⭐ Rick the Brave (Downside Ghosts #3.5) by Stacia Kane
⭐⭐ If I had a Hammer (Sookie Stackhouse #12.5) by Charlaine Harris
I'm a huge fan of her Sookie Stackhouse series so I couldn't resist a short story to get me by until her next full length novel. Sadly, I was super disappointed.
This short story involved Tara and JB and the recent addition(s) to their family. Not having enough space for their new twins they decide to renovate and do some 'Home Improvements'. Work comes to an abrupt stop when a hammer is found hidden in one of the walls they're tearing down... and it's covered in blood.
Typical of a normal Sookie novel I suppose, this blood hammer mystery is immediately solved, i.e. "Oh that must be the hammer that was used to kill *insert name here*". Kinda made me go all squinty eyed and say, "Really? Now how in the hell did you just pull that one outta your ass?" Considering this was a short story and all I suppose I can understand the immediate solution but still it was eye-roll inducing.
In the end everything is solved and everyone lives happily ever after... as can be expected. But wait. The story is over? But there weren't even any vampires!!!! Crap I say, crap.
⭐⭐ If I had a Hammer (Sookie Stackhouse #12.5) by Charlaine Harris
I'm a huge fan of her Sookie Stackhouse series so I couldn't resist a short story to get me by until her next full length novel. Sadly, I was super disappointed.
This short story involved Tara and JB and the recent addition(s) to their family. Not having enough space for their new twins they decide to renovate and do some 'Home Improvements'. Work comes to an abrupt stop when a hammer is found hidden in one of the walls they're tearing down... and it's covered in blood.
Typical of a normal Sookie novel I suppose, this blood hammer mystery is immediately solved, i.e. "Oh that must be the hammer that was used to kill *insert name here*". Kinda made me go all squinty eyed and say, "Really? Now how in the hell did you just pull that one outta your ass?" Considering this was a short story and all I suppose I can understand the immediate solution but still it was eye-roll inducing.
In the end everything is solved and everyone lives happily ever after... as can be expected. But wait. The story is over? But there weren't even any vampires!!!! Crap I say, crap.
vikingwolf's review against another edition
3.0
Basically I only got this book to read the Sookie Stackhouse story, which I liked. Sam and Sookie help JB and Tara create a new nursery for the twins but unleash an angry ghost and the cover up of a murder. It was quite interesting to see a little hint of Sam's true feelings for Sookie in this one as he agrees to go sniffing for evidence for her. A decent short read.
jasmiinaf's review against another edition
3.0
Quite good anthology. I mostly bought this because of Charlaine Harris but I also like to find new interesting writers.
desiree_mcl's review against another edition
3.0
As of 2/19/12 I've only read two stories in this anthology so far but I will update/add/change certain parts of the review as I read more of the stories.
Update 2/20/17: Moving this to the 'read' shelf. I will definitely read the Patricia Briggs story at some point (it's Patricia Briggs of course I'm going to read it) but it might not be for a while and this has been on my 'currently reading' for 5 years. So moving it off this section.
If I Had a Hammer by Charlaine Harris: 3 stars. This is the second Sookie Stackhouse story I've read, I read another short one about 8 years ago, and I can't say I would pick up a full length novel of this series. All of the characters were ok, the ghost story was ok but there was nothing here that would make me want to read more with these characters.
Wizard Home Security by Victor Gischler: 2 stars. This was all right but it wasn't my cup of tea. I did like the ending though, I thought it was cool. I wasn't a fan of how the wizards were discribed to look like, which were kind of like Merlin from The Sword and the Stone cartoon. I guess I'm more into wizards who look fairly normal on the outside.
Update 2/20/17: Moving this to the 'read' shelf. I will definitely read the Patricia Briggs story at some point (it's Patricia Briggs of course I'm going to read it) but it might not be for a while and this has been on my 'currently reading' for 5 years. So moving it off this section.
If I Had a Hammer by Charlaine Harris: 3 stars. This is the second Sookie Stackhouse story I've read, I read another short one about 8 years ago, and I can't say I would pick up a full length novel of this series. All of the characters were ok, the ghost story was ok but there was nothing here that would make me want to read more with these characters.
Wizard Home Security by Victor Gischler: 2 stars. This was all right but it wasn't my cup of tea. I did like the ending though, I thought it was cool. I wasn't a fan of how the wizards were discribed to look like, which were kind of like Merlin from The Sword and the Stone cartoon. I guess I'm more into wizards who look fairly normal on the outside.
seeinghowitgoes's review against another edition
3.0
A quick collection of short stories about the paranormal and home improvement, a match made in heaven?
I'm ambivalent on the shot story form but I give my thumbs up to the authors who managed to set up a new universe and characters within the short story confines (thumbs up to Patricia Briggs - Gray and Rochelle Krich's - Squatters' Rights).
Big disappointment for the the Charlaine Harris story which not only was no fun without knowing the context of the characters, and wasn't even compelling to begin with.
I'm ambivalent on the shot story form but I give my thumbs up to the authors who managed to set up a new universe and characters within the short story confines (thumbs up to Patricia Briggs - Gray and Rochelle Krich's - Squatters' Rights).
Big disappointment for the the Charlaine Harris story which not only was no fun without knowing the context of the characters, and wasn't even compelling to begin with.