Author: Mark Zaslove
Publisher: Aperient Press, 2018
Pages: 219
Genre: mystery / crime, humor
Obtained: from author's publicity manager in exchange for an honest review
Synopsis: When Mark Douglas' friend and supervisor, Lila, is brutally murdered, he is determined to find out why and catch the bad guys.
Thoughts: This book begins with an action packed, humorous raid to collect back taxes, and quickly introduces the good guys. The main character, Mark, was a Marine and is now an IRS agent. There are some quirky, colorful characters in this book. In a way, in the beginning, this book reminded me of Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series, but with a male protagonist. The story line itself was simple and easy to follow. The focus of the writer seemed to be the humor, but even more so than in Evanvich's writing.
I have never liked comedy shows and there are many comedy movies that I just can't get into. I find about the first five minutes funny, and then, I just lose interest with line after line of jokes that are supposed to make me laugh. They're just not funny to me after those first few. The same happens when I read comical books. I enjoy a book more when there is a really good story and all throughout the book, every once in awhile, there is something funny unexpectedly thrown in. When there is just line after line of humor, I lose interest. Unfortunately that is what happened with this book and it was hard for me to get through. Now I know MANY people just love this type of humor, and you'll probably love this book, especaiily if you like unconventional characters. So, if you're looking for a good old fashioned mystery or crime novel, this is not what you are looking for, but, if you are looking for a comical book that doesn't let up on the funny lines, this is for you. This book is definitely for adults.
Tea: Toasted Walnut
Obtained: free sample with order
Today I tried Toasted Walnut tea from Davids Tea, which is a green tea that has a low caffeine content. The ingredients were sencha green tea, nut brittle (sugar, hazelnut), pineapple (pineapple, sugar), coconut (coconut, coconut fat, sugar), walnuts, almonds, and natural and artficial flavouring. Some of the leaves were long and thin, while others were small, short pieces. There was quite a large piece of walnut in my sample, along with chunks that looked like dried, sugar coated pineapple. The scent of the leaves was of toasted coconut, sweet nuts, and a hint of fruit. I put my sample packet in my tea steeper and poured 16 ounces of water that had been boiled over the leaves. I let this sit for 3 minutes. The liquid was a cloudy yellow with a scent of toasted coconut and nuts. The taste was a nice combination of coconut, nuts, and fruit and had a slight sweetness to it. This was a warming tea that gave me a cozy feeling. This would be a great tea for a relaxing, snowy day. I think it would go great with any book.
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