Patch Book Club: Lost Treasure and Lurid Romance

Well, the past week turned out to be a busy one for me (launching Buford Patch and all), so I didn’t get as much reading done as I normally do. The week wasn’t a total loss though. I managed to finish two books and skimmed a third (I’ll explain later).

Anyway, here are my mini-reviews of what I read this week. Please let me know what you have been reading this past week -- good and bad -- by posting a comment below or sharing your thoughts in a blog.

“The Emerald Storm” by William Dietrich – Verdict: Would make a fun movie. Apparently this fellow William Dietrich has been writing books for quite some time. I had never heard of him before until I spotted this book on the shelf at the Hamilton Mill Library. The book, part of a series, features Ethan Gage, an Indiana Jones-type adventurer with a penchant for finding himself in trouble. Set in the early 1800s, “The Emerald Storm” follows Ethan as he attempts to rescue an imprisoned warlord, works to rescue his kidnapped wife and child, seeks out hidden Aztec treasure, rides out a hurricane on a wooden ship and so forth. The book was fast paced with a very witty dialogue that I much enjoyed. It was a fun read. I’ll probably check out another of his books at some point.

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