The Angel of Death

The Angel of Death

A Forensic Mystery by Alane Ferguson

260 pages 2006



If you like CSI, NCIS or any other crime drama out there on the market today, then I believe you'll love this book by Alane Ferguson.



This is actually the second book of Cameryn Mahoney, but it stands alone as an excellent read of itself. Even though there are some parts that are slow, you'll find yourself turning the page, absorbed more and more, trying to figure out who the murderer is even before Cameryn does. In a bizar case, a man is found dead in his room, no evidence found to point towards a killer, and what else, the man's eyes are completely gone. Could this have been a 'Perfect Murder'?



In Nail-biting suspense, Ferguson keeps her readers hooked and it shows that she did her research, and a lot of it. I would remcomend this book for older teens and adults, and anyone interested in going into the forensic field as a profession. I can't wait to find out more about Cameryn Mahoney.

Simple is Best in all Things

And never did that have more truth to it than in the fictionalized account of Glenn Beck's last Christmas with his mother. I recently read "The Christmas Sweater", written by him recently, and now on the NYT best seller list, to the chagrine of all liberals everywhere.

The story revolves around a young boy named Edward Lee. (Edward Lee is Beck's middle name.) Eddie is a boy who doesn't have much in the way of material possessions, but is surrounded by love and family his entire life, making him, in my mind, the richest man in the world.

Many of the accounts in the story are real, such as the real life name of his childhood family business where his father worked both as baker and owner, City Bakery, and the fact that both Edward's and Beck's mothers both died at an early age. The main difference is that in the story, Eddie's mother dies in a car accident. In reality, Beck's mother committed suicide when he was just 12 or 13 years of age.

That final Christmas, before his mother took her own life, Beck was given a handmade sweater by his mother, it being the only gift she could afford that year. It wasn't until much later in his life that Beck realized the importance of such a gift.

I highly reccommend this book to any and all looking for a chance at redemption, because that's what this book is about at it's core. Eddie is given a second chance at the end of the story, just as we all are entitled to second chances if we only seek to take advantage of them.

This past year has been a roller coaster for me, and The Christmas Sweater was a definite must read, even though I didn't know it at the time. The line that stuck out for me most was "the hardest part of every journey is realizing that you are worthy of the trip."

I haven't felt worthy of much these days, but now I believe I've turned that line of thinking into something more positive.

Idiots and Rogues

Interesting title, huh? I thought so myself.

The "idiots" I refer to are the ones we all argue with every day, and the ones that Glenn Beck's book "Arguing with Idiots" refute every damn time with those annoying little things called "facts".

As for the book itself, it was a quick read. I read it in record time, three days to be exact. I also found it very informative and humorous to boot. Glenn's ADD moments were good for a few laughs, as well as his list of the Top Ten Bastards of all time, with President Woodrow Wilson topping the list.

Books

I hope, with time, this blog will get better as I get more practice writing reviews. My mom, myself and for a while my fiance, are doing a read-a-thon between each other to see who reads the most, (at the moment, it seems my mom is in the lead with a LONG way to go to catch up with her.) At first it was just from June to September, but we were in the process of moving, and since my mom is disabled, she couldn't help much with the packing, so I asked to extend it though the holidays. then recently, I thought about it, and since my fiance is out (hopefully he comes back) I decided to find out how many books can one read in a year. so I'm still thinking, but I might extend it out till next June to see.

As a Kid, I participated in the book read-a-thons, both at school (the dinky metals to prove it) and during the summer at the library (God I loved those), I don't know of any for adults, since the ones at the library are for children under teenagers. I still enjoy reading, as does my fiance and mom, so I thought why the heck not, it would only be between the three of us, and if I were to do it again, I might ask others to join, like friends and what not.

After, Harry Potter series was becoming a smash hit across the world, I noticed that the fantasy genre exploded with fantasy authors targeting the young adult, books that I would have loved to read as a kid, suddenly showing up on the book shelves as I entered my adult years. needless to say, it was all overwhelming. Now that Twilight saga has made it big, I've noticed that there are more books out there about vampires aimed for the same age group as the Twilight fans. (I haven't read any of the twilight saga, and am unsure if I want to pick it up or not)

So during this read a thon, most of my books would be categorized as books for children and teens. I've become more 'critical' since my best friend just had their first child and soon she'll be reading (even though the dad gets frustrated with reading being dyslexic) and someday I hope to have kids, so I know if I give them one of these books, I know they'd be reading quality and if they have any questions I can answer them.

I've also been reading manga and comic books (helps that the fiance is a comic book geek and if I want to know who he's talking about I'd better read) since I think as a kid I never got into them, wanting to read stories about horses, wolves and fantasy, and needless to say, I think I deprived myself. some of these stories are good. eventually my fiance and I will do our own comic book, and I think reading these will help my drawing skills.

I hope with the use of this blog I will inspire you to read the books I review