tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post2352836740685548083..comments2023-11-03T06:20:06.604-05:00Comments on Lesa's Book Critiques: Sandie's Corner - The Silent Girl by Tess GerritsenLesahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-65037691593647669582011-08-23T22:55:35.749-05:002011-08-23T22:55:35.749-05:00WOW - what a detailed review!! We 'talked'...WOW - what a detailed review!! We 'talked' about this before, so you know I've already added it to my TBR list~~~<br /><br />Thanks for the review.Karen Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01879661976460705463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-38759921493845809712011-08-23T20:15:09.627-05:002011-08-23T20:15:09.627-05:00With Sandi and Sandie, I need a cheat sheet here! ...With Sandi and Sandie, I need a cheat sheet here! Thanks for review and always enjoy comments.Liz V.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-76855510954581895352011-08-23T18:20:01.596-05:002011-08-23T18:20:01.596-05:00Liz,
Thank you. At least you aren't demanding...Liz,<br />Thank you. At least you aren't demanding evidence yet!! I wouldn't mind (despite the fact that I'd blush) because they're so useful! I did actually scan mine and send it to Lesa so she could see what I'd done. I may start a file for them now. :)<br />SandieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-16811894635650418522011-08-23T18:16:34.920-05:002011-08-23T18:16:34.920-05:00Sandi,
I can't advise you whether to buy or bo...Sandi,<br />I can't advise you whether to buy or borrow the book, but I sure hope you find a way to read it.<br />If it's any help, Tess has the first two chapters up on her website at http://www.tessgerritsen.com/ or many online bookdealers offer "samples" of a chapter or two to entice you to read the book.<br />I never get these! I don't because I know then I won't be able to wait! Then I'm into the plot (it the author is good, which isn't a question here)and it's too hard to stop.<br />If Tess is becoming a must-read author, this would be a good book to start a collection with. <br />Tess says this book is the most personal to her. Read the interview on her website.<br />SandieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-14911212173090942892011-08-23T18:10:23.829-05:002011-08-23T18:10:23.829-05:00Elizabeth,
Thank you for a lovely way of summing u...Elizabeth,<br />Thank you for a lovely way of summing up my review! I think that really says it. <br />As mystery readers, we look for a mystery, a problem to solve. We are delighted when two plotlines intertwine, if they're well done, and we try to solve both questions at once. With this, there were even more, and you might be tempted to not read it because it could be too hard and you read for pleasure. I want to assure you that it was simply that much richer. Very, very good and very engrossing. I hope you enjoy it.<br />And I'm going to pick up your book that Lesa recently reviewed, too!<br />SandieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-14169432934923228922011-08-23T18:04:02.021-05:002011-08-23T18:04:02.021-05:00Jenny,
Tess is a "must read" author for ...Jenny,<br />Tess is a "must read" author for me as well. I asked Lesa if I couldn't review this even tho we are a bit beyond publication date (which thankfully Lesa doesn't follow strict law around). I couldn't let a possibility go by to share her books with others. <br /><br />Thank you for reading this and letting us know. If you'd like to drop me a line once you've read it, I'd love to hear from you.<br />SandieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-74017404703674182702011-08-23T17:58:39.982-05:002011-08-23T17:58:39.982-05:00Lesa,
Thanks for not revealing my "white boa...Lesa,<br /><br />Thanks for not revealing my "white board" in reality. I don't know if I would have recovered from blushing. :) Even tho I do strongly believe in taking notes, I would be a bit embarrassed to share ... altho these are pretty tame compared to what I've done before. <br /><br />I absolutely LOVE the balloons and the sparkles and the wonderful wishes that are behind them. <br /><br />SandieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-57852444912376887692011-08-23T17:53:07.356-05:002011-08-23T17:53:07.356-05:00Lesa,
You are a sweetie. Thank you very much for ...Lesa,<br />You are a sweetie. Thank you very much for the balloons and the celebration of my ?? birthday!! Hey, I can't list my age - a review can't have everything in it or there's no reason to read the book! (It's not there either, and I've bribed Tess (kidding).<br /><br />Marce, I would strong suggest you read THE SURGEON and THE APPRENTICE in order. After that, they could get mixed up without spoiling things, but as always, a series is written in a certain order for a reason - only the author knows. With Tess's books, I'd say those first two really must be in order. <br /><br />Don't forget, you can always go back to Tess's first four suspense novels - HARVEST, LIFE SUPPORT, THE BONE GARDEN, GRAVITY - in any order. The first was HARVEST, and if that doesn't scare your socks off, nothing will.<br /><br />Oh, and the white board is really true. When I find myself starting to turn pages back to remember something or run across a cast so large that I can't remember who was related to who and how, I pull out a sheet of paper and begin taking notes. Never presented in order, the notes start to wander and cross over each other and in the end only you know what they say. That's OK. If it makes reading the book more enjoyable, go for it! <br />SandieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-69658466134837054402011-08-23T16:50:12.068-05:002011-08-23T16:50:12.068-05:00Passed your idea of cheat-sheet along on Murder Sh...Passed your idea of cheat-sheet along on Murder She Writes.<br />http://www.murdershewrites.com/2011/08/23/the-traits-of-a-useful-companion/Liz V.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-43860827604322342752011-08-23T13:03:58.572-05:002011-08-23T13:03:58.572-05:00OHHH-I can't wait to read this but I don't...OHHH-I can't wait to read this but I don't know if I can wait until it's a 3-week at the library!<br /><br />Maybe I can find some money to afford the hardback!<br /><br />Tess is one of my "must read" authors.<br /><br />SandiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-82002469909842851332011-08-23T12:06:15.343-05:002011-08-23T12:06:15.343-05:00You've made this multi-level book with a compl...You've made this multi-level book with a complex plot sound like the perfect "sink into it" read. Thanks, Sandie.Elizabeth C. Mainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00168651327575887089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-23652557575181827392011-08-23T10:40:14.813-05:002011-08-23T10:40:14.813-05:00Tess Gerritsen has long been a "must read&quo...Tess Gerritsen has long been a "must read" author for me. Thanks for the review!jenny milchmanhttp://suspenseyourdisbelief.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-4889791583234666292011-08-23T10:08:26.280-05:002011-08-23T10:08:26.280-05:00Marce,
I really wish I could have shown you Sandi...Marce,<br /><br />I really wish I could have shown you Sandie's cheat sheet for this book. It was so funny. Really did look like a white board.Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-85062219970969288532011-08-23T10:06:10.706-05:002011-08-23T10:06:10.706-05:00Wow, I loved the idea of the white board notes :-)...Wow, I loved the idea of the white board notes :-)<br /><br />I decided I am going to read this series in order. I only picked up the first The Surgeon in July, loved it.<br /><br />I look forward to following this series and seeing how TessG grows as an author also.Marcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10136238772526246675noreply@blogger.com