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It was a light-hearted crime book (0 more)
It seemed like the book was for a younger audience. (0 more)
I enjoyed this book. Even though it was a crime book with a murder it was also quite light-hearted.
It was definitely different to the normal crime books I read but it was still enjoyable.
I was gripped from the first chapter and once I got into it I couldn't put it down. There was just something about it that I couldn't put down. There was also a romantic story running alongside the murder.
The author kept me reading and it was written in a nice style.
I connected with the characters...mainly the main character. I got a sense of who she was and who she became towards the end of the book. She definitely grew as a person.
The book was intended for late teens to late 20's.
The blurb made me interested and the book lived up to it. The book didn't turn out as I thought it would after reading the blurb.
I would purchase the next book in the series.
I received a complimentary copy of the book from the author via Voracious Readers Only.
  
DNF'd at chapter 15.

Oh my god this book. It really had good premise and did like that the female lead was srong enough to stand up fr herself at points but the fact that she easily backed out of that strength and easily forgave bugged me. I also didnt feel a connection between the couple.

All in all a major disappoinment for me.
  
Why Mummy Swears
Why Mummy Swears
Gill Sims | 2018 | Children, Humor & Comedy
8
8.3 (3 Ratings)
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It was really easy to get into. Didn't want to put it down (0 more)
So true
Sequel to why mummy swears. It's like the author has been into my house and wrote the book on my family. Not that I swear that much. I found it really easy to get into and it was hard to put down, I just kept thinking 1 more chapter.
  
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Chelsea (166 KP) rated Cross Her Heart in Books

Oct 24, 2018 (Updated Oct 24, 2018)  
Cross Her Heart
Cross Her Heart
Sarah Pinborough | 2018 | Fiction & Poetry, Mystery, Thriller
8
6.8 (4 Ratings)
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I got through this book in three days- it’s seriously hard to put down! Lisa seems to live a simple life with her daughter, Ava, even if she is a little overprotective and cautious. Soon we find out why and what follows is a thrilling, crazy ride! The perspective changes with each chapter so you get to know background on everyone and what they’re thinking. Great read!
  
The Other Mother
The Other Mother
Carol Goodman | 2018 | Mystery, Thriller
10
8.5 (2 Ratings)
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Hands down this was the best Giveaway I’ve won from Goodreads. Goodman’s writing allows you to lose yourself in the characters from the very first chapter. I had a hard time putting the book down once I picked it up. I was questioning my own sense of truth as I read more and more trying to decide what was real and what wasn’t. I loved this.
  
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Kathy Najimy recommended Dear Mr. You in Books (curated)

 
Dear Mr. You
Dear Mr. You
Mary-Louise Parker | 2016 | Biography, Music & Dance
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"An extraordinary memoir by an extraordinary woman. Each chapter is composed to the men (real and imagined) in her life who feel at once brilliantly mythical, and painfully earthbound. There are letters to former lovers, briefly encountered heroes, fictional paramours, and family members, and like with Lena Dunham’s book, I’ll shuffle through and reread to laugh and weep as if it were at first time."

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Lie to Me
Lie to Me
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
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I enjoyed this book!

I wasn't sure what to expect but from pretty much the first chapter I was pulled into this story. The quirkiness of Ellie, the charm of Jack, the whole murder thing...I was hooked.

The characters grew on me as did the whole storyline.

Not something I would have normally picked up just from the cover, but something I did.
  
Modern Calligraphy and Hand Lettering by Lisa Engelbrecht
Genre: Calligraphy and craft
ISBN: 9781592536443
Published: September 1st 2010 by Quarry Books
Rating: 5

This book was absolutely amazing. I have loved calligraphy since I was eleven.

This book had everything: information on supplies and tools and instructions on how to build your own tools. There are chapters on different calligraphy styles, like classic calligraphy, vintage styled alphabets, raw dry-brush techniques, funky fun letters, calligraphy on fabric, urban-styled graffiti, flourishes, gothic, and mixed media pieces. Every chapter is exciting and inspiring, and each chapter will speak to a different person and hit on their personal style. I have to say the fabric section really made me want to dance and get out my sewing machine. There were example pieces, full alphabets, photographs, stroke-by-stroke instructions on certain alphabets, and ideas beyond belief. This book is enough to keep me busy for at least the next two decades…

I recommend this book to anyone interested in calligraphy, collage, mixed media, or anyone who loves hand-writing pieces of art (Yes there are still some of us who love hand-writing letters and love poems and posters. We're awesome.).
  
An Unkindness of Magicians
An Unkindness of Magicians
Kat Howard | 2017 | Science Fiction/Fantasy
9
8.5 (2 Ratings)
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This book was framed very oddly in the way you jumped into the story without any background. This makes roughly half of the book difficult to follow. Once the character and situational background is revealed piece by piece you begin to understand the story. I get that I only truly understood the book over the course of the last chapter.

The story follows a female magician as she tries to find her way in the Unseen World. Along the way she encounters murder, manipulation and betrayal. Will she be able to escape her painful past? Will she survive the challenges ahead of her? Where does she belong?
  
Godblind (The Godblind Trilogy #1)
Godblind (The Godblind Trilogy #1)
Anna Stephens | 2017 | Science Fiction/Fantasy
10
9.3 (3 Ratings)
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Well well well I'm mightily impressed Mrs Stephens. Mightily impressed. Easily up there on top as one of the best debuts I've read this year. Easily.

Great characters and plot work. A even balance between omg how cute (<i>that</i> chapter and holy shit how EVIL!

Evil being the overruling theme of this book with a great set of bad guys and an even greater set of good guys - let the Dancer's Light be upon you s'all I'm sayin'

Godblind had it's own flair for the dramatic and the quick switching between points of view gave the book it's own edge.

Can I have book 2 now?