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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2355 KP) rated Charlie Thorne and the Lost City in Books

Mar 24, 2021 (Updated Mar 24, 2021)  
Charlie Thorne and the Lost City
Charlie Thorne and the Lost City
Stuart Gibbs | 2021 | Children, Mystery
7
7.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Tracking Darwin Through the Amazon
It's been a few months since Charlotte “Charlie” Thorne has gone missing. While she was initially presumed dead, she took advantage of the confusion of the situation to slip away. She’s currently hiding out in the Galapagos Islands, which turns out to be very fortunate. One day, she is approached by Esmerelda, a researcher from the Darwin Institute who thinks she’s found a message left behind by Charles Darwin almost 200 years ago. Unfortunately, it’s in code, and Esmerelda needs Charlie to help her figure it out. Suddenly, Charlie finds herself on another wild ride that will take her deep into the heart of the Amazon pursued by people out to get the treasure first. But what did Darwin leave behind?
 
When I realized that Charles Darwin was going to be the featured scientist in this book, I was worried. As expected, there are some jabs taken at people like me, Christians who believe in microevolution (which Darwin clearly observed) but not the theory of macroevolution. I realize that will only be an issue for some readers. The rest will be thrilled with the action, danger, and twists that Charlie finds herself caught up in once again. I do struggle a bit with Charlie’s characters since she comes across as too perfect, but there are others in the book who are more realistic. I appreciated the rising tension we got while traveling through the Amazon as well as the humor that helped lighten the mood at times. There are some great seeds planted, and I’m looking forward to seeing how they pay off in future books. Fans of Stuart Gibbs will certainly enjoy this book.
  
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AT (1676 KP) rated QuickThoughts - Earn Rewards in Apps

Aug 31, 2018  
QuickThoughts - Earn Rewards
QuickThoughts - Earn Rewards
Lifestyle, Entertainment
10
7.3 (3 Ratings)
App Rating
Love it, love it, love it!
Guys. If you're hoping to earn some Amazon gift codes quickly, QuickThoughts is a fantastic app! Once you register as a QuickThoughts user, you will be given survey opportunities throughout most days. I've had some days where I've had few to none, but that doesn't seem to happen very often. The surveys are easy to do, and there are a variety. Everything from product or business review surveys to surveys about possible future products or ventures. Most surveys give you 40 cents to $1.00. If you start and end up not qualifying for a survey, you usually get 10 cents for trying. It adds up quickly! You can claim your rewards in $10.00 amounts. Trust me, it really does add up quickly! The best part about this survey app over others is that when you redeem $10.00, you immediately get an Amazon gift card code! Just enter the code into Amazon's gift card section, and you've got $10.00 to spend! You can also hang onto the codes for later, or leave the earnings in QuickThoughts to accumulate. It's a fantastic app! It's definitely worth giving it a try!
  
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Heather Cranmer (2721 KP) created a post

Jul 28, 2020  
Sneak a peek at the autobiography/memoir LANDING IN MY PRESENT by Mary Clark, Traveler​ on my blog, watch the book trailer, and enter the giveaway to win a signed copy of the book, a $25 Amazon gift card or a $15 Amazon gift card - three winners!

https://alltheupsandowns.blogspot.com/2020/07/book-blog-tour-and-giveaway-landing-in.html

**BOOK SYNOPSIS**
Mary Walker Clark barely knew her father. When he died, he left not only the obvious void every teen would experience, but took with him scores of Indiana Jones-style tales about flying the Hump, a treacherous series of US missions that transported supplies over the Himalayas to China during World War II.

It would take a chance interview with a pilot who had flown with her father in the war to launch a series of extraordinary journeys—into a shrouded past and halfway around the globe to India and China—for Clark to finally come to know the father whose absence had haunted her for decades.

Landing in My Present chronicles the adventures of a daughter who chose to pry open a painful past while enlarging her view of an adventurous father long thought lost.