A Shade of Novak (A Shade of Vampire, #8)
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Marking the 2nd Anniversary of the release of A Shade of Vampire, Derek, Sofia and their twins have...
A Feast Most Foul
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Murder is the main event in the Duchess's next gripping adventure. For her first official trip as...
A Voyage of Vengeance
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Lies and deception set sail on the high seas in this highly anticipated return to the Realm of...
David McK (3816 KP) rated His Last Bow: Some Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes in Books
May 5, 2024
1) I actually listened to the Stephen Fry presented Audible version of this (in between bouts of actually reading it)
2) I was expecting there to be an over-arching plot, similar to something like 'The Hounds of the Baskervilles'
With regards to #2, there isn't.
This, instead, hews closer to something like The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes in that it is presented as a series of more-or-less standalone cases, with the final one in the collection 'His Last Bow' and with that one set in the early 1910s, just before the outbreak of World War One, and in which Holmes comes out of retirement to solve one last case.
Sam Time
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Samantha (Sam) Hunter is living two lives. When her fiancé is away on business, lonely Samantha...
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David McK (3816 KP) rated Hornblower in the West Indies (Hornblower #10) in Books
Aug 19, 2023
The Napoleonic wars are now over, with Hornblower dispatched to - you guessed it! - the West Indies in charge of a much reduced squadron, where he finds himself embroiled (yet again) in various and sundry adventures, all 'topped off' by his survival of a Hurricane after his appointment is over.
I'd read elsewhere that this could be described as a coda to the main Hornblower saga, and that seems a fair enough comparison to me: basically, an extra piece added on to the end of a tale!
The Mysterious Affair of Judith Potts
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Someone is killing celebrities in Marlow. First, it's a famous soccer player. Then, a bestselling...
Nella The Princess Knight
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Help Nella and her friends on their courageous adventures; shoot arrows to help the lost birds find...
BookInspector (124 KP) rated Unchosen in Books
Jul 1, 2021
The narrative of this book is very fast-paced, and there is always something happening in this book. Most of the book is spent on the ship sailing through the ocean, and I really enjoyed the sailor’s life portrayed in this book. There is plenty of action, turns and twists, and this book really had me hooked and entertained. I loved the romance in this book as well, it is exciting, full of sexual tension and very adorable. The topics discussed in this book are forbidden love, family relations, bravery, adventures, self-pity, friendships, overcoming your fears and phobias and many more.
I really enjoyed the world that the author created for the reader. I felt like I was alongside the characters during their journeys. It has very strong Bird Box vibes, but also there is so much more going on than that. The chapters are pretty short, and the pages just flew by. I loved the ending of this book, it left me very satisfied with the outcome.
So, to conclude, I loved this book, and could not put it down. I really liked the characters and the roles they played as well as the fast-paced and full of adventures plot. It has all the things I need for an enjoyable dystopian/fantasy YA book, and I would strongly recommend it to anyone who likes pirates, ships and adventures.