tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post5903414981959101913..comments2024-03-18T17:23:44.789-07:00Comments on Kittling: Books: I Have Becky Masterman Covered!Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-47081167462257429502015-07-16T00:51:48.191-07:002015-07-16T00:51:48.191-07:00Same here. Even though I'm comparing covers no...Same here. Even though I'm comparing covers now, covers aren't the reason why I read the books I read.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-49823571983114280192015-07-16T00:50:57.707-07:002015-07-16T00:50:57.707-07:00I'm happy to hear that reading the second book...I'm happy to hear that reading the second book made you want to grab the first, since I've had the exact same reaction in reverse! I went over to check out your blog, and it looks as though we share a bit of reading DNA with our mysteries. I'm glad you stopped by. :-)Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-89770741516862685552015-07-15T19:58:37.836-07:002015-07-15T19:58:37.836-07:00I'm not crazy about either cover. The U.S. co...I'm not crazy about either cover. The U.S. cover seems a bit blah and I don't get a sense that it's even a mystery, certainly not a thriller. But it's tame enough to read on a train, bus or in a doctor's waiting room.<br /><br />The U.K. cover scares me. I don't like to read anything with a frightening cover. This goes back to high school days when I loved Sherlock Holmes, Nero Wolfe and Perry Mason, but not Mickey Spillane/Mike Hammer books because the covers (and disfigured women's bodies) turned me off.<br /><br />Your review won me over, not the covers. And I like the paperback cover with your review, even though we are not comparing them.<br /><br />And the quote from Gillian Flynn would not win me over. I would not read "Gone Girl" nor see the movie. I read her first book and didn't like it -- first person, psychotic family, woman in peril, ugh!<br /><br />These authors' quotes on covers are starting to resemble Steig Larsson comparisons -- everywhere.<br /><br />I'm glad this thriller has a good plot, characterization and background. That's why I'll read this one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-30960671966632408702015-07-15T18:22:09.432-07:002015-07-15T18:22:09.432-07:00The very first book I read this year was the seque...The very first book I read this year was the sequel to this one and it is definitely going on my reads list for this year! I actually just grabbed this one from the library and I cannot wait to read it! Glad you enjoyed this one so much!samantha.1020https://www.blogger.com/profile/04124614710493747821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-75999455864920632932015-07-15T13:42:21.147-07:002015-07-15T13:42:21.147-07:00Eagle Eye Pepper! :-) Yes, that was the paperbac...Eagle Eye Pepper! :-) Yes, that was the paperback cover with my review. I like to have a modicum of consistency with this feature, so I compare the hardback covers or the paperback covers, but not hardcover versus paperback. If I'm not mistaken, when the paperback came out, the US and UK used the exact same cover.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-41794496963156521212015-07-15T13:40:15.222-07:002015-07-15T13:40:15.222-07:00Yahooooo! I'll have a buddy! Yes, we'll de...Yahooooo! I'll have a buddy! Yes, we'll definitely be chatting and planning before February. :-)Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-66581539316731724722015-07-15T11:59:06.513-07:002015-07-15T11:59:06.513-07:00I liked the US one better. I did notice both US an...I liked the US one better. I did notice both US and UK covers are different from the one you posted with the review.Pepper Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00088936125225559789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-10964291259628555572015-07-15T11:50:04.354-07:002015-07-15T11:50:04.354-07:00I'd love to be your buddy. I've been look...I'd love to be your buddy. I've been looking at the website and trying to figure out how we'll do things. Told my husband that it would take up a bunch of my time for several days, but he just said 'more time for golf'. LOL<br /><br />We'll talk before the time comes, OK? I just feel that it would be dumb for me to miss this as it happens right at the time we like to visit and in a place we love to visit. Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495669354860191042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-91242387139021488352015-07-15T11:36:09.183-07:002015-07-15T11:36:09.183-07:00No, you don't have to make sense, and it's...No, you don't have to make sense, and it's got nothing to do with your age. I don't always make sense with my opinions-- dislike of women's throats and the backs of their heads, etc. We like what we like!<br /><br />Yes, I will be going to Left Coast Crime, and since I haven't gone to anything like that before and don't particularly care for crowds, I'm hoping I'll be able to have a buddy along. (Denis will be working, and it's a bit too much "book" for him if you know what I mean.)Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-52789813280819920792015-07-15T11:32:06.295-07:002015-07-15T11:32:06.295-07:00Yes, it does have a slight "racy" edge t...Yes, it does have a slight "racy" edge to it, doesn't it? :-)Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-34121836449957148842015-07-15T11:31:25.553-07:002015-07-15T11:31:25.553-07:00Is that your way of saying you don't particula...Is that your way of saying you don't particularly care for that author either, or.... You know, I wouldn't care for any type of "flavor of the month" blurb, and you probably don't either. :-)Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-68766950010386223722015-07-15T11:28:06.209-07:002015-07-15T11:28:06.209-07:00That pose on the UK cover makes me think of old Ho...That pose on the UK cover makes me think of old Hollywood movie stars more than anything else, but even if the book were about Elizabeth Taylor and the like, I still wouldn't like the cover! LOLCathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-36026933024806306842015-07-15T09:47:53.056-07:002015-07-15T09:47:53.056-07:00OK, first of all, I love the 'Kittling Books c...OK, first of all, I love the 'Kittling Books cover-off' designation. Cathy, you're famous. I always knew it. LOL<br /><br />I don't like either cover. I'll just say it right there. The US one may be integral to the story, but something puts me off. I know the first time I saw it I was wondering because I knew the protagonist was a woman of a 'certain' age (which I totally support). Obviously, the woman here is not the protagonist, but it annoyed me. I don't have to make sense - I'm a woman of a 'certain' age. :-)<br /><br />Hey, by the way - are you going to Left Coast Crime next February? Inquiring minds want to know. Ha!Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495669354860191042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-16694145667295093012015-07-15T05:33:23.020-07:002015-07-15T05:33:23.020-07:00I know which cover I would rather have on view whi...I know which cover I would rather have on view while in a waiting room or a public place-the U.S cover. I can see people giving furtive glances at me if I was reading the U.K. version.Lynn T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08920789124947857728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-37937507634121469812015-07-15T04:48:48.609-07:002015-07-15T04:48:48.609-07:00To be honest, neither cover exactly thrills me, Ca...To be honest, neither cover exactly thrills me, Cathy. But if forced to choose, I suppose I'd pick the US cover. Without the blurb. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-13242036651236488892015-07-15T02:52:36.554-07:002015-07-15T02:52:36.554-07:00Oh, that is so brilliant about Peter Lovesy's ...Oh, that is so brilliant about Peter Lovesy's publisher! LOL!<br /><br />I prefer the US cover of this book. That UK one would not make me want to read it at all. Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.com