The Ice Virgin: A Novella
Hans Christian Andersen and Paul Binding
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Hans Christian Andersen was a master of other literary forms besides the fairy story - in...
The Round House
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One Sunday in 1988, thirteen-year-old Joe Coutts learns that his mother has been the victim of a...
I am Number Four (Lorien Legacies #1)
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Nine of us came here. We look like you. We talk like you. We live among you. But we are not you. We...
Sci Fi Young Adult Fiction
Hector Finds Time
Francois Lelord and Carol Gilogley
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Poor Hector. Tempus fugit, and our intrepid psychiatrist is not feeling quite as young as he used...
Zorro: The Novel
Isabel Allende and Margaret Sayers Peden
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Bestselling author Isabel Allende's first adult novel since 'Portrait in Sepia' - beautiful,...
Age is Just a Number: What a 97 Year Old Record Breaker Can Teach Us About Growing Older
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Retired dental surgeon Charles Eugster rekindled a love of competitive rowing he'd neglected for...
Parenting in the Eye of the Storm: The Adoptive Parent's Guide to Navigating the Teen Years
Katie Naftzger and Adam Pertman
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Adult adoptee and family therapist Katie Naftzger shares her personal and professional wisdom in...
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Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated Shadow Embraced (Haven, #1) in Books
Jan 6, 2021
3.5 stars.
I enjoyed this but we seemed to just jump into the story without any real explanation. I found myself baffled at the beginning; we just start with a fight out of nowhere and I if I'm honest it started a little strange...
I continued to be baffled until we got to the school, that was when it started to pick up for me and I got quite into the story. I enjoyed the mystery of trying to figure out who was behind the disappearances and wondered if Scar had had anything to do with it during her "visions" but no...though I wont ruin it by giving it away.
I did enjoy it, though. It was different and I like different every so often. If you're into young adult stories with a bit of mystery and intrigue then you will probably love this.
Charlotte (184 KP) rated Bolder Guilt-Edged (Zack Bolder #3) in Books
Jun 11, 2021
Warning: contains suicide and references to baby deaths/abortion.
Although this is third in, what looks to be, an interesting series it can easily be read as a standalone. There's a little back story on Zack Bolder, our main character, which is woven throughout this story.
I like that we're taken to Australia, it makes a change from the usual backdrops.
I found Zack Bolder likeable with a well written character.....a good depth to him without feeling as though you might drown. And Wellbeck, the strong, sarcastic detective, is quite an interesting character.
The working/personal relationship Bolder has with Wellbeck is just as good, they interact well together, bounce ideas off of each other and have each others back.
With adult themes throughout (not to mention creepy demons etc) I would recommend this for a more mature audience.


