Hugh Pentecost, Time of Terror. Not a bad one. The denouement wasn't that great - I'd have liked to see a little bit more foreshadowing, and I wasn't entirely clear on the ultimate goal of the perps, but the journey was good. I find the protagonist's susceptibility to beautiful women (they're like a drug for him, clouding his mind and taking over his good judgment - this book actually made him seem like a bit of a jerk because of it) does get a bit wearing.
Hugh Pentecost, Girl Watcher's Funeral. This one was pretty good. Well-drawn characters, interesting plot (a little less grandiose than usual, which was nice). Less surprises, maybe, but an enjoyable read, nonetheless.
Madeleine L'Engle, Two-Part Invention. I won this one in a contest online, so it wasn't my choice, but I did enjoy reading it. I like L'Engle's Wrinkle in Time series and am always up for a house story. Sadly, this one was much less about a house than about a marriage and the way it ended with the death of one partner. Interesting, well-written, thought-provoking, but not something I'm likely to ever read again.
Laura Ingalls Wilder, The First Four Years. I've never been as fond of this one as the others in the series, largely because it was a first draft and therefore much more bare-bones than the others. There's so much there, it would have been nice to see what she would have done with it, had she been able to finish it. Nonetheless, it's impossible to have the series without the capper.
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