The Angel’s Game

The Angel’s Game

Rating:  The Angel’s Game, by Carlos Ruiz Zafón. Anchor Books (2010), 531 pages. Blech. What a relief to be done with this. And what an unexpected turn of events, given that the first third of the book was quite enjoyable. As good as Shadow of the Wind! I...
As Hot As It Was You Ought to Thank Me

As Hot As It Was You Ought to Thank Me

(This review first appeared in February 2005) Rating:  As Hot As It Was You Ought to Thank Me, by Nanci Kincaid.  Back Bay Books (2005), 384 pages. Many literary fiction readers undoubtedly missed out on this book due to the unwieldy chick-lit like title and...