4-star
review of Cyberspace by Matthew Mather
I
was eager to read this near future novel since I’ve enjoyed all of
Mr. Mather’s books I’ve read, including the first in this series,
Cyberstorm. As I read it, I realized I didn’t remember the last
parts of that novel. This one was full of the same kind of suspense
and I do care for Mike and his family and friends and
what happens to them,
but I didn’t see much character development. Here he is going
through yet another world-wide catastrophe and he doesn’t learn
anything new about himself. But
I learned a lot of neat stuff from the discussions about how many
satellites are orbiting our world, ane what would happen if they were
damaged, turned off or brought down by a physical or cyber attack.
The most important for me was the explanations about how the time
signals they send are used in diverse ways, since that relates to my
own novels.
Three
star review of The Valcourt Heiress by Catherine Coulter
I’ve
read several of Coulter’s FBI thrillers, but this was the first
historical romance. Set in King Edward’s regency, the story of
Merry, the titular character, and Garron of Kersey included a few
page-turning sections, wast
mostly very wordy. That
he didn’t realize at first that the Merry who joined him at court
was not his Merry didn’t sit right with me. And a twin? How cliché.
I almost didn’t care whether Arthur was dead or alive. Some
sections were better written and developed than others, especially
the beginning, but it sort of fell apart toward the end.
