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For my reviews of Book 1 Treason and Book 3 Hostage, follow the links.

Continuing the series started in Treason, the story in Hostage picks up after a huge trial. Again, Don Brown proves to be a good author writing a fast paced entertaining book. However, again, unlike John Grisham, don’t expect details of the trials to abound. Also, unlike Tom Clancy, don’t expect there to be pages devoted to details of military hardware or operations. Again, Don Brown makes mention of his characters Christian books, but it is just a part of the characters lives.

As an interesting note, I read this book third because of an error in this book. At location 27, where the book lists other books by Don Brown, the publisher has listed Defiance as book #2 instead of this book.

Here are some stats for the book:
Publisher: Zondervan
Locations: 6,134
Errors: Location 27 in this book states that Defiance is book 2. That is incorrect….this book is book 2. In addition, there were a few minor formatting errors (extra spaces, etc….)
Cost: $0.00
Overall: 7 out of 10

[Update 12-02-2010 06:04:43] Edited the Amazon links to use my new affiliate link.  For information why, see this post. 

[Update 2012-12-26 16:32:11] Cleaned up some internal links

Treason is the first book in Don Brown’s Navy Justice series. (For my reviews on book 2 Hostage and book 3 Defiance, follow the appropriate links.). Overall, this book was a good fast read. Don Brown’s style isn’t that of John Grisham, so don’t read the book expecting lots of coutroom drama. In fact, an earlier, more insignificant trial in Treason takes up much more of the book than the climax trial. Some reviewers on Amazon have made mention of the books overt “pitch” of Christianity. While the book is no theological tome, there are mentions of the faith of the characters; however, I wouldn’t say the author pushes Christianity.

Here are some stats for the book:
Publisher: Zondervan
Locations: 6,259
Errors: I only remember a few minor formatting errors (extra spaces, etc….)
Cost: $0.00
Overall: 7 out of 10

[Update 12-02-2010 06:04:43] Edited the Amazon links to use my new affiliate link.  For information why, see this post.  

[Update 2012-12-26 16:30:37] Cleaned up the internal links.

I came across Grant’s Memoirs (part 1) while I was poking around on Amazon’s website. This first volume covers his life up through the Mexican American war. It is a good easy read and has been educational so far. The only complaint I have is that Amazon has multiple copies–free and for a price–editions of this work. I thought I had downloaded all of the parts of the correct edition; however, when i finsihed this part, I didn’t have part 2 of this edition (although I had it from another edition). This cost me some reading time because I had to wait for internet access so i could find the correct next edition of this book.

Here are some stats for the book:
Publisher: Unknown
Locations: 1,557
Errors: There were a few minor formatting errors (extra spaces, etc….)
Cost: $0.00
Overall: 7 out of 10

[Update 12-02-2010 06:04:43] Edited the Amazon links to use my new affiliate link.  For information why, see this post.  

I snagged this book, The Angel Experiement Book 1 by James Patterson simply because it was free. It was a decent fast read. It had some bad language in it, but the story is good. I haven’t read the rest of the series, so I’m in a lurch about where Patterson actually takes it. What’s the book about? Imagine being a cross between bird and human….that’s right, a human with wings and the ability to fly (a common dream of many people I would think). But, imagine if that came about through some kind of experimentation….. This series appears to put a group of kids in this situation. it deals with them while they are run off from their hideout by erasers and then try to find out more about their own history.

Here are some stats for the book:
Publisher: Hachette Book Group
Locations: 5,587
Errors: There were a few minor formatting errors (extra spaces, etc….)
Cost: $0.00
Overall: 5 out of 10

[Update 12-02-2010 06:04:43] Edited the Amazon links to use my new affiliate link.  For information why, see this post.  

Suite Scarlett by Maureen Johnson

Locations: 5,194
Genre:  Fiction, general
Formattting Errors:  I remember only 2 or 3 words with wierd spaces.  Nothing distracting.
Summary:  Imagine turning 15 and having your own room in a hotel to take care of!  How exciting!  But when the hotel is in danger of colapse, it isn’t very exciting.  Until a mystery guest shows up to stay for the entire summer.  How will things turn out as the 15 year old suite taker-care-of-er runs all over town as the assistant of this new gues?
Rating:  5 out of 10.

[Update 12-02-2010 06:04:43] Edited the Amazon links to use my new affiliate link.  For information why, see this post.  

Conspiracy in Kiev by Noel Hynd.  This was my first long book on the kindle for pc app.  I really wondered how my eyes would do.  But, I’ve found that if I set my contrast all the way on low that the strain on my eyes isn’t bad.  I can read for 1-2 hours at a stretch (about the limit of my tablet pc battery.  Yep, I’ve finally found a use for the tablet feature!).

The book has 6,841 locations.  I don’t remember any sex–although there are several scenes where the characters are in bars with women dancing, etc….–but there is some violece.  Although, the voilence is of a “normal” nature and isn’t gratuitious.

What would a mild mannered FBI detective have to do with a Ukranian mob boss?  What would both of them have to do with the President of the US?  How does this relate to the famine in the USSR/Ukrane before WW2?  And how do languages play into the mix?  This was a good book that flowed fast and was fast paced.

[Update 12-02-2010 06:04:43] Edited the Amazon links to use my new affiliate link.  For information why, see this post.