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Shadow Child
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6.0 (1 Ratings)
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Objectively, I feel the book deserves 4 stars, but gr ratings are supposed to be based on your enjoyment, which was a 1 or 2 for me.

I’ve read other books featuring mental illness, the aftermath of atomic bombs, self harm, abuse. I don’t know why I felt so repulsed by this one, but I did. It isn’t a bad book-it’s very good actually, but I hated it.

This was an ARC I received in a giveaway. (Not via goodreads)
  
Faceoff (2014)
Faceoff (2014)
David Baldacci | 2014 | Thriller
7
7.5 (2 Ratings)
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Multiple Main Charecters (1 more)
Short Stories
I love the idea of this book.
Enjoyed the idea of of multiple main characters interacting when normally this would be impossible. I love the crossover aspect, and I got to read a bit from authors I haven't experienced yet. a few of them i might want to follow up with and read their books based on it. This is actually brilliant marketing.
  
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J Cole recommended Eye of the Hurricane in Books (curated)

 
Eye of the Hurricane
Eye of the Hurricane
Rubin Carter | 2013 | Biography, Sport & Leisure
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"I never saw the movie with Denzel Washington, but the book [on which it is based] is incredible. It's about a boxer who is a hometown hero in New Jersey because he went to juvie, then the army, made it big as a pro and then was wrongly accused of a triple murder. It's kind of inspiring - and it makes me think, "Man, what have I really done?""

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Emma (519 KP) rated Dark Winter in Books

Jun 13, 2019  
Dark Winter
Dark Winter
David Mark | 2017 | Thriller
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10.0 (1 Ratings)
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Local story
I took this book on holiday with me,Ironically to the western highlands where the main character is from, and I live 20 miles from Hull where the story is based, which is why the story resonated wirh me so well. I enjoyed the feeling of being able to picture the areas that are being described in the book.
I thought for a debut novel David Mark did a fantastic job of keeping the reader enthralled by the drama of the story, but also kept the story nice and concise, it didn't drag on too long. Also I managed to guess who the culprit was, but had to read all the way to the end to find out how he/she was connected with the whole case.
Overall a very good book and I will definitely be buying more from this author.