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See 1 question about Blind Sided…. Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Jul 07, Lindasp rated it really liked it. I enjoy the characters and the plots in each book. At the end of this book, there are already signs of the next crisis coming but I need a break to recover from the excitement before beginning book 5. Jul 06, Connie rated it it was amazing Shelves: I could not get through the Irish End Games series fast enough. This series goes down as one of my favorites. You fall in love with the characters and you feel for what they are going through.
This series had me hooked from the start, and I can't wait for each book to come out so I can continue to read what happens next May 14, Elaine rated it it was amazing. Great story that continues to grow in interest and enjoyability with each book. Mar 23, Karen Harris rated it it was amazing. I love this series! I can't hardly wait to buy the next book! If you like surviving type plots, this could be right up your alley!
Apr 21, Bonnie Florek rated it it was amazing. Lewis's gift of storytelling has made a devoted fan of this reader! Jul 10, Sidney Rippy McLaughlin rated it it was amazing. Best of This Series This book was more original than the others have been. I like that the threat comes from Druids.
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In times like those, there would be religious type 'crazies' happen, I'm sure. Mar 23, Linda rated it really liked it.
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I am really enjoying this series, but wouldn't you think in this modern age, after 4 years, some help would have been sent to Ireland? The rest of the world is functioning normally. Dec 23, Kerri Paul added it. Mar 25, JoAnn rated it liked it. Not as good as the first book! Eileen rated it it was amazing Mar 31, Pat rated it it was amazing Aug 13, Certainly, not as consistently. But, in the current volume, the emotional stakes have risen, even over the wrenching events of the previous two books.
Let me start by saying I consider Micky and Cordelia to be the iconic couple of the genre, kinda the Bette and Tina of lesbian mystery. Then, after the various mystery elements have been introduced -- the Micky Knight stories usual have several mystery threads going on simultaneously -- new and even greater emotional turmoil arises.
Gotta admit, Redmann totally blindsided me with this one. The French have a word, bouleversant which can mean simply upsetting, but which usually implies shattering or staggering. Like I said, Redmann tears at your gut. The mystery is enjoyable in and of itself, and satisfactorily, if messily -- quite literally -- tied up, but he major emotional issue remains unresolved.
I was, just here and there, a little disappointed in the writing, which heretofore has been so rock-solid, even exemplary.
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Not enough to spoil an excellent reading experience, just enough to cause you to scratch your head a few times. So, to conclude, highly recommended, on several levels. May 04, Elaine Burnes rated it liked it Shelves: This is the 7th Micky Knight book. It maybe should score higher if we could do half stars, it'd get 3. The personal saga of Micky is as good as ever. If you thought she and Cordelia had been through the worst possible, hold on tight. I don't want to say anything about that story line and thankfully the book's blurb does not go there.
Suffice it to say, Redmann had better be writing no. I would like to think I could trust this author with her This is the 7th Micky Knight book. I would like to think I could trust this author with her recurring characters, but I'm just not sure. I don't know if all serial works suffer from this, but Redmann spends a lot of time filling us in on things that happened in past books.
There must be a more graceful way to get the reader up to speed. In some ways you can't--and shouldn't--because these books need to be read chronologically. You need to know the history of Micky and Cordelia and their band of merry and not-so-merry friends. You can't just summarize it all. So that was tedious. The mystery was OK, but Micky made a blatantly dumb assumption early on that was just annoying, and could easily have been avoided.
I don't like shouting at characters, but I had to and she's better than that. Now I see that the book blurb and the Amazon blurb are very different. I'll do my own: Cordelia is working temp jobs for an agency since her clinic was destroyed. As a favor, Micky helps the doctors group where Cordelia is working track down some patients who have disappeared. Micky is also hired to look into an herbal supplement that might be at the center of a scam. Her cases collide and escalate to insurance fraud and murder.
There's some ridiculously dangerous role playing allowed that seems designed only to heighten the climax, not enhance the case since there was an "older" woman available, but her age was never clarified or why she couldn't do the deed. Convenient coincidences help fill the gaps in the mystery. Cordelia does do something surprising, which is nicely foreshadowed. There are way more typos in this book than there should be. BSB is a big publisher by lesfic standards.
Redmann thanks six BSB people. Was not one of them a proofreader? Jul 03, PJ rated it it was amazing Shelves: In my opinion, Micky is one of the best defined and written characters, in lesbian fiction or otherwise. She's complex and flawed and feels real. I look forward to each and every installment in the Micky Knight series and I was not at all disappointed in this latest edition.
I refuse to give out an Confession here I refuse to give out any plot points but fans of JM Redmann know that the real world touches Micky in all kinds of ways, good and bad, and the plot and subplots in "Ill Will" do not shy away from real life issues, pains and fears. A big part of the Micky Knight books is a fabulous family of secondary characters, and I was thrilled to see them again on the pages of "Ill Will".
I do feel it's safe to say that one of my favorite secondary characters is back - Joanne Ranson. It was great to see her and Micky interacting as only they can as Micky says "Hey, you want sympathy, you talk to Cordelia. JM Redmann is great with dialog, and can say more with one sentence than a lot of authors can say with a paragraph. There's a lot of history with Micky and her family, with their relationships and their environments - and as in the real world, the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and it's impact on New Orleans is alive and greatly felt on the pages of "Ill Will" and that adds to the gravity and believability of the book.
Mar 16, Rhonda rated it really liked it. Ill Will by J. I liked it but it did have a lot of swearing in it. No sex scenes in it. Her partner Cordelia is a doctor who is taking over for a doctor on leave.
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Cordelia mentions to the other doctors who are discussing some patients that have not hat medical follow ups and were canceled when different people wh Review: Cordelia mentions to the other doctors who are discussing some patients that have not hat medical follow ups and were canceled when different people where fired. So the Doctors ask Micky two find the patients and let them know to come in because they were not answering their phones.
Another case Micky is working on is to find out if these certain over the counter her herbs are for real or are they conning someone elderly relatives. Someone wants Micky off a case and plans to beat and rape her to make her drop the case. Micky is tougher than she looks and hurt him instead so she got away. The story is good and kept my attention in it. I cared about Cordelia and Micky.
Their were a lot of gay and lesbian characters but they seemed real and were tastely done so it was just part of the story. Never got uncomfortable for my taste except for swearing. I learned a lot about how life has changed for everyone living in New Orleans, things I would not have thought of. Like having farther to drive to grocery store. The stress of not being able to help save lives or waiting to see if the ones you love made it to safety.
I would read more about Micky in the future. I was given this book to read in exchange of honest review from Sandy Lowe via Netgalley. Mar 28, Alena rated it really liked it Shelves: Not quite possible to discuss this without spoilers, but I'll try. It was paced a lot slower than previous novels and only picked up speed towards the end, but hey, even Micky gets older, I guess.
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I enjoyed the ride and had my heart broken in between, but this series always manages to do so. I was surprised that a storyline that hit very close to home didn't have me more emotionally involved. I'm such a crybaby when it comes to books and movies, but nope, no tears here. I don't know why. It was a v Not quite possible to discuss this without spoilers, but I'll try. It was a very Micky-centric novel, and I missed reading more about her friends. They were kinda there, but not really. But it was good. Katrina still dominates their lives in so many ways, amidst the many tragedies in this novel, that is the greatest one.
I hope the typos etc. Apr 15, Jess Faraday rated it it was amazing. Although I can't say enough good things about the entire series, this installment somehow tops them all. I've enjoyed watching Micky grow, professionally and emotionally, and this book sees her at her sharpest, as well as at great emotional depth.
The mystery is well-plotted, well researched, and very well paced. One of the hallmarks of an excellent series is that a reader can pick up any volume and not feel as if she's missing something. This is true of this series as well, but one will get the Although I can't say enough good things about the entire series, this installment somehow tops them all.
This is true of this series as well, but one will get the fullest impact of the complex relationship arc if one goes in order. A great story from an outstanding author. Jul 01, Mary Vermillion rated it really liked it Shelves: An interesting depiction of post-Katrina New Orleans and a wonderful portrait of Mickey and her partner Cordelia as they struggle with Cordelia's lymphoma.
One of my favorite lines: She said that her writing is all about why people pursue justice--certainly true of this novel, focused on health care issues. I'm sad and embarrassed that t An interesting depiction of post-Katrina New Orleans and a wonderful portrait of Mickey and her partner Cordelia as they struggle with Cordelia's lymphoma.
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I'm sad and embarrassed that this was the first Mickey Knight novel I'd read, but now I have a lot of fabulous reads ahead of me. Dec 29, Hesch Aut rated it it was amazing. She just won't give us a break! If you expect hot sex, exciting flirts and lots of laughter like in the earlier books of the Micky-Knight-series, you might be dissapointed with book 7.
But when you're a Micky-fan, you very likely still might want to keep reading about her, her partner, her friends and her life. And in that case you will get a bit of a shock at some point when reading "Ill Will". Not, that you weren't used to shocks anyway by now. So if you are up for another emotional ride, get She just won't give us a break! So if you are up for another emotional ride, get in and buckle up! Jul 10, Gill rated it really liked it Shelves: The dislocating effects of Hurricane Katrina are still apparent for Micky and her friends, the latter again being mostly absent.
Healthcare - or the lack of it - takes centre stage for Micky personally and professionally. Apr 16, Ulla rated it it was amazing. I'm a Micky Knight fan and have read the whole series again and again. Now I'm happy to start the next one, still remembering every detail of "Ill Will". I've never been to New Orleans but it's become so alive for me through Redmann's writing, on top of what I've learned through the years as a jazz and blues fanatic!!
Aug 12, Elisa Rolle rated it it was amazing. Apr 19, Heather Henkel rated it really liked it Shelves: I liked that even though there were health issues, Cordelia and Micky stuck together and built a closer relationship.