Shelly Cashman Series Microsoft Windows 10: Introductory
Steven Freund, Eric Schmieder, Charles Henry Brase and Corrinne Pellillo Brase
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No matter what your depth or range of experience, the practical, user-friendly MICROSOFT WINDOWS 10:...
The Wheel of Time Companion
Robert Jordan, Harriet McDougal, Alan Romanczuk and Maria Simons
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Since its debut in 1990, Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series has captivated millions of readers...
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Joe Sugg and Amrit Birdi
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BOOK 2 IN THE USERNAME SERIES Evie is safe at home, but her heart remains in e.scape, the virtual...
Dianne Robbins (1738 KP) rated North & South in TV
Mar 31, 2021
Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated The Wicked Kiss (Alexa O'Brien, Huntress, #2) in Books
Sep 6, 2019
As mentioned above, I couldn't remember much other than the final showdown with Raoul so Shaz and Arys were almost new to me in this. I still managed to enjoy it, despite not remembering how or why she got bonded to Arys, though Shaz was rather self explanatory with his being Alexa's mate.
I don't think I'll be reading anymore of the series.
The White Song
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The final book in the epic fantasy series readers are comparing to David Gemmell and Raymond E....
Archie, Vol. 6
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ARCHIE VOL. 6 is the next installment in the collection of the historic ARCHIE series relaunch,...
Merissa (13739 KP) rated Dirty Secret (Cole McGinnis #2) in Books
May 30, 2023
The second in the series deals with more mystery and mayhem, with people getting shot at (and in some cases) and killed. Once again full of action, it did become harder to keep all the Korean names straight in my head, over who was who! Still, a very good addition to the series.
* I received this book from the author in return for a fair and honest review. *
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Are We There Yet?: Enid Blyton's Complete Family Series Collection
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Join, Enid Blyton, one of the world's best storytellers on six fun-filled family holiday adventures!...
Annie Chanse (15 KP) rated Death is but a Dream in Books
Dec 19, 2017
A police detective -- Callista, Callie for short -- saves a little girl from getting hit by a bus. She, herself, is then hit instead. She wakes up to find herself in the Underworld where she is taken before Hades and offered a deal. Protect his son, Plutus, and find out who wants him dead, and Hades will restore her to life. However, if Callie fails in her objective or dies while in the Underworld, she will die an eternal death, and her soul will never be allowed to have an afterlife.
It doesn't seem like a super great choice, but when a god offers you a deal, the "offering" part is really just a polite term to cover up the fact that you are going to do what that god wants you to do or your screwed. And so Callie has little choice but to accept Hades' offer. She meets several interesting characters along the way, including one of the Furies, Tisiphone, who becomes Callie's friend and ally in the Underworld.
Callie's job is complicated, however, by the fact that Hades forbids her to interview, interrogate, or even outwardly suspect any of his royal family of trying to kill his son, and even FURTHER complicated by the fact that Hades lies to her and manipulates her at every turn.
"Death is but a Dream" is a beautiful and original story of the Olympian gods, and it is quite unique in its view of Greek mythology. Perhaps the closest comparison I can make to a book/series already out there in the market is with Amber Benson's series that starts with "Death's Daughter." (I'm sorry. I can't actually remember what the series is called as a whole.) It has the same tone. Both feature strong, independent female protagonists who are thrown into a fantastical world that they want no part of, so yes, fans of Amber Benson's work will really enjoy this book, I think.
The only complaint I have is that the book could have benefited from some series editing. I had an e-book copy of the novel, and there were quite a few more errors than I would expect a published, completed book to have. Most of the errors were inconsequential -- missing commas, wrong words, etc. -- and could be easily overlooked or fixed by the reader simply inserting the correct word while reading, but still, a polished book should be as free of errors as is possible, and this book had a good number.
I still really, really enjoyed the book, though. I highly recommend it.